Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 132.

i FORT OF PRZEMYSL | RETAKEN BY GERMANS I AFTER LONG SIEGE—U. S. WILL NOT | RECOGNIZE MEXICAN FACTIONS—PRESIDENT GETTING LEGAL ’ I OPINIONS ON GERMAN I CONTENTIONS

Vienna, June 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Przemysl fell before the armies of General Mackensen at 3:30 today, after a three weeks’ siege. Many prisoners, cannon and machine guns and large slpplies of food were captured. The main body of the Russian army is reported to be retreating in disorder along the railway leading to Lemberg. A terrific bombardment of Austrian and German howitzers ' and 42 centimeter guns broke the | northern fort to pieces. Large bodies I of troops rushed into the gaps. Ger- | man cavalry is harassing the Slava, I who are retiring. Berlin, June 3, — (Special to Daily I Democrat) —lTzemysl has been recapI tured by the Austro-German arm.es I under Gep. Mackensen acording to . despatches from Austrian headquarHI ters this afternoon. The German war I office had given out no official an- | nouncement. The Austrian statement I was accepted as true in view of the | German war office claims that Bavarg ian troops had captured five of the outer forts of Przemysl. Washington. D. C.. June 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The -belief was K growing today that the United States t will do no business with any of the [ Mexican factions. Carranza’s attitude ' was interpreted as meaning that he | claimed to be the Mexican govern- | ment. General Villa seemed dispos- | ed*to accept President Wilson’s terms E only on the basis of American decog--1 niticn of a government which will keep him in the army. General Zapata apparently was sullenly defiant. Laredo, Tex., June 3—(Special to j Daily Democrat)— Evidently preparing for further hostilities instead of a plan to get together, as requested by v President Wilson. Carranzistas today took across the border 400,000 rounds Os ammunition. Further shipments ahead of a possible embargo are expected. (By John E. Nevins) Washington, D. C„ June 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—President Wilson will have before him within a few hours a legal opinion disposing F of Germany’s latest contentions in the Lusitania’s case. It will then be up to / him to decide how much of it to make a part of the German note, expected to be approved by the cabinet Friday and then sent to Berlin. The opinion as prepared by Counselor Lansing of the state department will state positively that the questions raised by Germany concerning the alleged presence of arms and Canadian reservists on the ship is irrevelent. It will strip the German reply of its most vital contentions and will narrow the 'saues involved to the original American position. The affidavit filed with the department ’ intending to show that guns were mounted on the Lusitania and that there were hidden explosives on board will be considered. On the gun proposition the legal experts take the view that the German claim is disposed of by the New York port collectors, which declared that Inspectors examined every part of the vessel carefully, without finding the deapons referred to. It will be point Cd out also that none of the deck was strengthened to receive them. The carrying of small arms and ammuni tion was in accordance with the lav and the exact statutes will be review ed to show this. The charge that th< manifesto was falsified to conceal th< fact that hidden explosives were car ri e d, the opinion will say, amount on ly to a case of fraud or conspiracy against the government of the Unite, States, even if true, making the vesse as carrying contraband, possible su’ ject to seizure, but not to destruct lor Petrograd, .Tune 3,— (Special to th Daily Democrat)— Przemysl is no>

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y being bombarded by huge 16 inch Ause tro-German seige howitzers add other 0 heavy guns. The war office admitted : -. in an official statement that the enemy e captured several Russian .guns “which ! ? fought until they ran out of ammuni- . • tion.” This is the first admission that ; the Russians short of ammuni5 tion. i t s London, June 3, —(Special to Daily i > Democrat)—lt is reported here that < i the Austro-German’s have recaptured - - Przemysl. The Russian grip on Gali- j , cia is slowly being loosened. The!] German steam roller guided by Gen. j, Mackensen is rolling steadily on to ; - what appears to be an inevitable vic-i1 • tory. From Przemysl tc--a pc/it south i ; of Lemberg, the Slavs are threatened ■ ■ i with defeat on a 60 mile front. Eng- , ■ lish military men took a pessimistic ■ view of the campaign today. They - declared privately that the Russians j will do well to held their retreat. s i Washington, D. C., June 3 —(Spec-j ; ial to Daily Democrat)—Pessimism < and hope were about equally balanc- = ed in official circles today. The pres-■ i ident had about completed his rough : draft of the new German note. Be- ■ cause of the optimistic attitude of: Ambassador Von Bernstorff after leaving the president yesterday many officials believe the crisis was past. Others pointed out this was an entirely erroneous asuraption because the German military party knows ’ what it is doing, despite Von Bernstorff’s attitude. I London. June 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A British sumbarine has 1 torpedoed a large German transport in 1 Panderma bay, the Sea of Marmora. It was officially announced today. -i Rome, June 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Unconfirmed reports reached here today of a fresh revolt 1 of the civil population of Trieste. Troops are reported tc have fired into the crowds killing and wounding many citizens. Five thousand per- . sons are reported to have been arrested. O I PASTOR TO WED 0I 1 Rev. Ed Baumgartner of 'I ‘I Portland to be Married f i This Evening i — ? TO MISS METZNER [) 1 i. Sister of Presiding Elder of J’ This District—Brother 1 to Attend. cI. Rev. Ed Baumgartner, a former n k Linn Grove man, son of Mrs. Rosa it Baumgartner, and brother of Deputy e Clerk L. L. Baumgartner of this city. 13 now pastor of the Evangelical church 1 at Portland, will be married this evis , e ening at 7 o’clock. i- Tho bs-Ide will be Miss Pearl Meuw ner cf near Portland, she being a ■»>Sv‘ ter of the Rev. Metzner, presiding elder of this Evangelical district. The ie r _ ceremony will take place at the home n- of the bride’s parents near Portland. :y Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner of this city will leave this afternoon [' by automobile to attend the wedding. Miss Vera Buchman of Fort Wayne l ie is here visiting with her uncle and iw aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wood. i

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, June 3, 1915.

VICTORYJS WON Rev. Hunter Myers Completes Successful Endowment Campaign FOR ILL. WESLEYAN Three Years’ Work With Victory—Raised By a Good Margin The victory for which he has been working for three years' has come to the Rev. Hunter Myers, of Bloomington, 111. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers of this city. This is the raising of the $550,000. endowment fund for the Illinois Wesleyan college. ! Rev. Myers was appointed financial secretary of the endowment fund campaign three years ago, resigning his charge as a regular pastor to take up the work. The endowment fund wr.s to he raised in two years, but the time was then lengthened to June 1, 1915. The following telegram came to the parents here: Victory is outs; campaign a great one., We are over the line with good margin. Will write you particulars later. They had a big celebration of students, professors. and friends on the campus.” More celebration was planned for the following day. and everybody around the college was in splendid spirits, according to the conclusion of the telegram. This means much for the Illinois Wesleyan, and Rev. Myers' part in the raising of the fund, is a great one also. His friends and relatives will rejoice with him in his success. Rev. Myers is a son-in-law of Mrs. Nettie Schrock of this city. The family resided here for awhile before going to Bloomington o THE COURT NEWS jury Awards Fannie Newiscombe the Sum of Thirtyfive Dollars. WAS OUT AN HOUR Probate Matters Given Attention —Marriage License Rush Continues. Fannie Newiscomb was given a verdict for $35 this morning by the jury hearing her case against Mattie Young. The suit was to collect for wages for housework. The evidence and arguments were completed yesterday, the jury instructed this morning and the case given to the jury at 9:30. By 10:30 the jury, reported through its foreman, Lewis Fruchte, that it had agreed as aforesaid. The case was appealed from the court of Wash Kern, justice of the peace, who found for the defendant, Mattie Young for $7.50. John S. Wilson, guardian of Otis E. Wilson, et al. filed additional bond. The real estate described was ordered sold at private sale, without notice for cash. The April term of court is fast nearing its close, and will end, next Saturday, June 12, for the summer vacation. Real estate transfers: V. H. Finch et al. to R. R- Bradford, real estate ; n Wabash tp., $100; David Morand to John J. Hirschy, lot 468, Berne, $350. A marriage license was issued to Ralph F. Miller, merchant, born February 26, 1894, son of Martin Miller, to wed Lucy R. McCrory, born April 22, 1895. daughter of John McCrory. .— oDECISION IS POSTPONED. Indianapolis, Ind., June 3 (Special ' to Daily Democrat) —Final decisions in the impeachment proceedings of ’ Judge Redman of the Vigo circuit 1 court was postponed today until toI morrow.

| | ART SMITH IN PICTURES. Manager Parent of the Crystal theater announces as a feature for Friday’s show, that he has secured tho ‘ famous one-reel "movie," of Art Smith the Fort Wayne bird boy, and the San Francisco exposition. This reel shows the dare-devil bird-hoy looping the loop over the exposition grounds at night, with his aeroplane a blazing mass of fireworks and bis narrow cs- ' cape from death when the exploding fireworks tear a plane and he dashes to earth uninjured. It also gives a I trip through the exposition grounds. In connection with this feature a tworeel Kalem drama entitled “Her Supreme Sacrifice," and a Kalem comedy entitled “Love vs. Chickens and You'll Find Out.” The price of admission for Friday will be 5 and 10 1 cents. Today's show consists of ’ a two-reel Essanay drama entitled ■ “An Amateur Prodigal/’ and “The • Red Signal," an episode of “The Hiz- • ards of Helen.” o — YOUNG MAN DEM Burt Tucker of Berne, Nephew of Mrs. Sarah Purdy, Succumbed TO WHITE PLAGUE Funeral Will be Held Friday at the Evangelical Church at Berne. Burt A. Tucker, of Berne, nephew of Mrs. Sarah Purdy, of this city, died yesterday after a long illness. The Eerne Witness says: “Burt A. Tucker, son of Mrs. Jane Tucker, who has been a victim of Va-i berculosis for the past three yea’s, • was relieved es his sufferings this morning at 3 o’clock. It was only during the last few days that he was confined to the house. Burt, like other victims of this plague, tried everything to shake off the horrible disease. He spent several months at the tubercular hospital at Rushville, but without any beneficial results. He returned to Berne from Rushville last fall and has since been staying w’th his mother, who resides in the northeast part of town. “Burt was born September 22,1 1892, thus bringing his age to 22 years, 9 months and 10 days. He is survived by his mother, three sisters, Ethel, Opal and Emma, and one brother, David. His father. William Tucker, former town marshal, died from the same disease in 1913. “Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 in the house 1 and at 2 o’clock in the Evangelical church.” HAD GREAT TIME Decatur Ben Hurs Royally Entertained by the Fort Wayne Court, No. 15. / GAVE THE DEGREE To Class of Twenty—Entertained at a Fine Chicken Dinner. More than forty members of the Decatur Ben Hurt Court went to Fort Wayne for the meeting last evening, i Some left earlier, but the greater j number went on the 5:45 car. They I were met at the train by a reception , committee and escorted to the hall, where a fine chicken dinner was served. They then were taken to the ) lodge room, where the Decatur team - gave the degree to a class of twenty , candidates. State Manager P. O. 1 Bower was present and gave a fine . talk on the good of Ben Hur, and addresses were given by others also. At the close of the initiation, the company was taken to the dining room, 1 whore ice cream and cake wore servs ed. The Fort Wayne court members f have proven themselves the best ent tertainers ever and the Decatur visit-i-lors express highly their appreciation I of the good time accorded them.

LEAVES SUNDAY [. p , Francis Lose Will Enter the University of Missouri to Take Up a t COURSE IN MEDICINE S - --- - I Will Become a Doctor—Two Years’ Preparatory Work j —Will Make Good. j Francis Ixise, son of Mr. and M,s. I John T. Lose, and the junior partner - in the Lose Brothers’ tonsorial parlor of this city, will leave Sunday for Columbia, Mo., where he will enter the state university and start on a two I years’ preparatory work in the pro- ' session of medicine. Mr. Lose will take the summer course at the university and will thereby save time and . gain a better foundation for a year's hard work in the fall. He will study at the University of Missouri for two years and will then enter another school for about four years, after which he will be ready to receive his degrees and practice his profession. Francis, or “Funk," as we sometimes call him,! sone of the best young gentlemen in the city and the many people who know him are confident that after six years of study he will make one of the best doctors in the country. In fact we are just worrying now that he might, become too famous, and will not come back to Decatur and open his doctor’s office. Anyway we are for him and heartily join with the rest of the community in wishing him the best luck in his coming bright and prospedous future, although we regret very much to see him leave “Funk’s” place in the barber shop, which will i be taken i;y J-’red Henschen I o TO REVIVE EAGLES Mr. Duke of New Castle Is Assisting Local Men In Securing Big Class FOR JUNE 17TH. ! Special Permission Granted to Take In Class of 100 At Three Dollars Fee Mr. A. E. Duke, past worthy presii dent of Rose City Aerie, No. 933, New Castle, Indiana, arrived in Decatur this morning and for the next two weeks will assist Mr. Green Burkhead j and others of the local aerie in reviving the local lodge of Eagles. The lodge which until recently was one of the strong ones has not been given much attention during the past year or two and as a consequence has lost in membership, though they still have thirty enthusiastic and live boosters. In order to increase the membership the grand lodge has given the local lodge permission to initiate members for a fee of three dollars and it is the desire to take in a class of 100 or more on June 17th. Mr. Duke will be at the Madison hotel and will be glad to explain the merits of this great order to any one who calls. The lodge pays SI.OO per day sick benefits and 1 SIOO. funeral benefits and the dues : are but seventy-five cents per month. . The New Castle and Portland lodges ' will be here on the 17th to assist in ’ the work. i o TO ATTEND CONFERENCE. ‘ Rev. J. L. Kline and wife of R. R. i No. 11, started today for the confer f cnee of the Church of the Brethren at . Hershy. Pa., after which they wi! 3 visit relatives and friends in astern - Pennsylvania for a week or two. t o MANY HEARD GOLDSTEIN A number of Decatur Knights o s Columbus went to Fort Wayne las i- evening where they heard David Col :■ stein of Boston deliver a talk agains a socialism. The lecture was held a (the Majestic theater.

f DOLPH NOT SO SURE. Tho sale of the B. A- C. railroad was again postponed in Huntingion v and reset for June 15, It is said Fred Dolph Is not so sure now that he wants the property since some of bls forfeit money has boon returned to enable him to make a survey of the property. Railroad men do not take much stock in Dolph's recent state1< ment that be would buy the C. B. & C„ the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban and connect them with an inter■j urban system of 420 miles. —Bluffton Banner. o CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the members cf the G. A. R., the W. R. C., the pastor, i. friends and neighbors and all others r who so graciously assisted in taking r care cf and laying to rest our husband and father. MRS. JOHN imoCK AND SONS, e o BLUFFTON TALKS 1 s What “The News” Says About Williiam Shanevfelt, Minister. r , ; NEGLECTED FAMILY I t Left in Almost Destitute Circumstances When He i Left Some Time Ago. — , The Bluffton News savs in connccI i tion with the article on Shaneyfelt's, I divorced wife appearing here and up- • braiding him Tuesday evening, while ' I conducting the street meeting: “ ‘Reverend’ William Shaneyfelt is i a former Bluffton laborer, who was , I employed for a nuaber of years in I local factories. While living here he i was inclined to pose as a preacher or I “■shorter, but had little if any follow- I ing ir. fbi» city, and he left here sev- I ’ eral years ag? and his neglected ■ family here became in almost desti- ’ tute circumstances. Sln»r.“vfelt was < arrested once and brought bach i this city, charged With neglect of his i family, and finally secured release by i agreement to make some provision for 1 his family. His failure to look after 1 his family here was considered one of t the reasons a daughter became rather ! wayward for a time, making it neces- ’ sary for the juvenile court to take t charge of her. ] i “According to the deserted and neg- 1 lected wife in this city Shaneyfelt some time ago secured a divorce in 1 another city, and shortly afterward i married Mrs. Margaret Buck, accord- < ing to Mrs. Shaneyfelt. According to < ■ Mrs. Shaneyfelt this Mrs. Buck was I , in this city at one time as the wife of j i Rev. Buck, who conducted services on £ the south side, and later came into disrepute. Mrs. Shaneyfelt, in a t ' signed statement last week denounc- ; ■ ed her former husband, when she de- < i clared in a conversation with a report- , er, had lied in order to secure his di- 1 vorce from her. Mrs. Shaneyfelt said . that her former husband had replaced . Rev. Buck as head of the Free Love : • cult, or Holy Rollers.” > The Bluffton Banner says: “Shaney- [ felt is paying for the support of a mi- ; nor child in the Wells circuit court, as the result of his beiifr aVrested ’ sfa edonvenueTH SR D 1 and returned here on a charge of dc--1 sertion several months ago.” o TO HAVE EXHIBIT. I There will be a manual training s and domestic science exhibit given . in connection with the county coms raencement to be held at Monroe next i week, Thursday, June 10. County School Superintendent E. S. Christen was at Monroe yesterday, taking some of the things to be shown. The exhibit will include work done in this t. new department during the past r- year. lt o II SELLS ANOTHER AUBURN n Ferdinand Reinking of Union township yesterday became tlie owner of a fine five passenger Auburn automobile which he purchased through Totuaf ray Durkin, tlie local agent. The car st is a beauty and Mr. Reinking will no >1- doubt get a lot of enjoyment out of it st this summer. Mr. Durkin is selling the at Auburn cars as fast as lie can get them from the factory.

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WAS BANQUETED Gusta Cramer Completes Twenty Years With Local Telephone Co. WAS HONORED GUEST At Banquet Tendered by the Telephone Force—Great Time Enjoyed. “Twenty Years in a Telephone Of--1 flee” would make a novel of mighty good reading matter, if one were only allowed to divulge what one hears in the telephone confessional, but alas, one is pledged by law to secrecy. Miss Gusta Cramer, one of the chief telephone operators of the Citizen s Telephone company, this city, will therefore probably never write her book along this line, although she would be well competent to do so, for she is today completing twenty years as an operator in this city. Miss Cremer, not only by her experience, but by natural aptitude is one of the best telephone operators ever, always kind and courteous and obliging, and Decatur patrons have testified to this in many ways. The telephone force also holds her in high esteem and the banquet given last evening was in honor of her. At ten o’clock, when the night shift came on, the rest room was closed from the work room and the night operator relieved from duty for tho time being, by a substitute, one of the old operators. The long tables in the rest room were arranged for twenty-five, and the delicious banquet was served in three courses, the Misses Hazel Butler and Lena Dellinger serving. The color scheme of red, white and blue, the telephone colors, was carried out. The rest room walls are of warm red, and with white woodwork, and the blue and white crepe paper streamers from the chandeliers to the corners of the room carried out the effect. This was also manifest in the bowls cf white and red peonies, and the bowl of purple pansies, as tabic centerpieces. Twenty candles lighted the tabic th“se standing in two long rews of ten "5-b down th, sidea. Place cards were the telephone emblem, the shield, bearing in rej letters the dates “1895-1915,” spanning the years of Miss Cramer’s service. These were tied with blue ribbons. Wh’le the guests were seated at the table, ready for the banquet, a flashlight picture was taken. The banquet was served from the following menu: Strawberries in whipped cream, vanila wafers, pressed chicken, hot rolls, spaghetti and cheese, potato chips, pickles, radishes, mixed pickles, pear preserves, jellies, German slaw, apricot sherbet and cake. Those present besides Miss Cramer, the guest of honor, included the telephone force, a number of former operators and friends, being the following: Superintendent and Mrs. Geo. Kinzle, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Smith. Joe Hunter, Dick Smith, Jesse Cole, Adrian ’Baker, Kate Flickinger, Mrs. Mary Cramer, Agnes Gillig, May Smith of Fort Wayne. Kittle Fought, Pearl Purdy, Frances Baker, Ercie rnd Lena Butler, Lily Venis, Lily Buhler, Marie Gluting, Mayme Harting, Mildred Coffee, Beatrice Heidemann, Laurine Keller. ' o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Ole Miss Lickiticut broke her lantern at church t’uther evenin' and ole Mr. Parsons escorted her hum fer politeness. When the excitement uv th' 1 neighborhood ovur ole Mis' Lickiticut , havin' a beau hez died down, Bingvillo will give an ice cream soslrtl. Nuthin’ like lavin’ sum stir all th’ time. o GO TO OSSIAN A big delegation of Decatur people with the city band and the men’s chorus, will go to Ossian this evening to attend the tabernacle services. A spe- • cial car will be run at five,o'clock ’[over the interurban, provitpd fifty • can go, the fare round trip being ■ f 5 cents. o BIBLE CLASS TO MEET. Tlie High School Girls’ Bible class will meet this evening at 7 o’clock at the Baptist church.