Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 154, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 151.

CLEAUGALACIA German Drive to Force the Enemy From That Country Is Started Today GERMAN REPLY TO American Note Will Arrive July 5 or 6—Mexico City Entirely Cut Off Berlin. June 28,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The final drive to clear Galacia of the enemy is now on. Gen. I Linsingen has stormed and captured tlie Russian fortified position at HulIcz ana has crossed the Duistor taking several thousand prisoners. “All important crossings of the Dniester are now in our hands." Along p wide front, extending from north of Lemberg to a point east of Stryj, the Russians are being swept back.

Washington, June 28, —(Special to Daily Democrat) The gun-boat Marietta enroute from Key West to Vera Cruz wa ordered today to put into Progresso. Carranzista officials have shown a disposition again to interfer with Sisal shipments to the Uunited Saates. (By John Nevins) Washington, June 28. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gen. Zapatas forces in Mexico City have defeated the Car-, anzfstas under Gen. Gonzalas. A des-j patch from Consel Canada, Vera Cruz, j dated Sunday, 5 p. Tn., haj previously ; caused much confusion. It read “Zap- 1 atitas defeated Carranizistas in capi-j tai," The department assumed that, a period should have followed the word “defeated”. The code was trans- ’ lated further however and the follow-, ing appeared. “Capital entirely cat. cff. Carranza rushing all available men to Mexico City. It was feareA that the capital and inhabitants had suffered heavily. The reported Carranza defeat appeared also to have 1 ended present hopes of getting Rod | Cross supplies into the city which.' was said to have heen absolutely with- ' out food. El Paso, June 28,—(Special to Daily 1 Democrat)—More arrests, including Americans, will be made by the de- 1 partment of justice in the alleged conspiracy to start a new revolution. Special Agent Beckham of the department of justice rediculed Huerta s mask of innocence. “The government would not have moved in this 1 case unless it was sore Beckham 1 said.- “I can't tell what our evidence < against Huerta and Orozco is, but I < may say it is conclusive. There will i be other arrests, probably today. M e I are preparing our papers now." - < Washington June 28,— (Special to I Daily Democrat)— Secretary Lansing ' today received from Ambassador Ger- i ard, Berlin, a report on progress in i the preparation of Germany’s reply to the American note. All he wouid 1 make public was that Gerard said it 1 was “along favorable lines.” Washington, June 28,— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Carranzistas under i Gen. Gonzales have defeated the Zap- i atistas and occupied Mexico City, ac- i cording to a message brought by cour- . icr to Vera Cruz. Details were lacking. Berlin. June 28,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The German reply to the second American note will be handed to Ambassador Gerard on July 5 or 6. Because of the Fourth of July celebrate in the United States the foreign office deemed it inadvisable to send the answer before that date. The tentative draft outlined by the U. P. several days ago has not yet been approved by Admiral Von Tirpitz, but the reply, will take a form “to which no one in America can make objections”. Queenstown, June 28, (Special to Daily Democrat)— The crew of the coasting steamer Lucina sunk by a German submarine was landed here today having been picked up by a trawler. Petrograd, June 28, — (Special to the Daily Democrat)—The Grand Duke has futrated a determined attempt liy the Austro-Germans to pierce the Russian lines near Lemberg and cut off the south-eastern armies. The Rus-

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sians have fallen hack along a thirty i mile front east of Lemberg, but by withdrawing his forces, the Grand Duke has kept his lines intact and avoided the trap set for him by the ■ Germans. The new Russian positions are strongly fortified, and are beiig maintained in the face of determined assaults. o BUY AUBURN CARS. Finley Bryan of Blue Creek township and William Bieneke of Kirkland township, both well known and well-to-do Adams county farmers, have purchased a new Auburn ear from the local salesman, Tommy Durkin. George Oilier of Union township purchased an Auburn last week. Mr. Durkin went after the two cars this morning. CHANGE IS MADE Auto Transit Company Take Off Car Which Left At Eight Forty-five FIRST DAYS RECEIPTS

Were Entirely Satisfactory Though One Run Was Made Without One Fare Tiie new auto bus line to Geneva looks like a winner and Kalver & Noole have confirmed order for another car similar to trie one in use. The ■ first day was entirely successful, I showing a profit on the investment and it is believed it will get better ! as the people along the line understand that it can be depended upon. ' The only change made today after a two days run was the suspension of the last car which left at 8:45. The ' management feels that this car will ' not be a profitable one and excect on ' special occasions like Chautauqua ' week the last car will leave here at 5:15 and return at eight o'clock. One round trip was made Saturday without taking in a penny but the 5:15 trip out of here required an extra car to take care of the business. After the first month of business the averages will be figured and future plans of the company made. In the meantime tables will be out in a day or so showing the time the cars leave at Decatur, Monroe, Berne and Geneva. o CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT Indianapolis, June 28, —(Special to Daily Democrat)— George W. Ray, editor of the Herald, a democratic paper published here was today indicted far contempt by Judge J. A. Collins. The citation followed an editorial asserting that Judge Collins exercised an influence over the grand jury that indicted Thomas Taggart. In a recent editorial Ray said “ a good pointer has reached us to the effect that Collins tried to confine the grand jury until indictments were agreed upon but failed”. Judge Collins took action after Prosecutor Rucker had presented a paper to the court containing the editorial. Indianapolis, June 28,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Prosecutor Rucker stated that the editorial meant that the grand jury had submitted to “undue, corrupt and improper influence” on the part of Judge Collins to “corrupt, induce and coerce the grand jury to indict 150 persons.” Rucker also said that the editorial meant that Collins was perverting his official dutios in inducing and coercing the grand jury to improperly and corruptly return an indictment. o ——————— BELIEVES THAW IS SANE New York, June 28,—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Gen. Frank Streeter, who was chairman of the commission appointed by Federal Judge Aidrich in 1914 to examine Harry Thaw as to his sanity swore in the sanity trial here today that he firmly believed the slayer of Stanford White, sane. It was an important point for Thaw. A scathing rebuke to the New York press and its attitude in the present Thaw case was delivered by Justice Hendrix, the presiding judge. “The trial of this case by the newspapers both as to how it should be conducted and what evidence should not be introduced, must stop. I warn the newspaper men covering this trial that unless this trial by the papers stop I will summon them before me for contempt.”

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 28, 1915.

BEGIN VACATION 1 ’ t < g s The Kueblers Begin First i Part Os Extended Vacation WILL GO TO TIFFIN i And On Return Will Take Western Tour Enroute To California , Mrs. W. A. Kuebler and daughter, Marcella, will leave tomorrow for i Cleveland, Ohio, for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Julius Spies. They will then go to Tiffin, Ohio, where they will be joined by Mr. Kuebler and they will attend the fortieth anniversary celebration of his brother, Father Kuebler, as a priest, July 11. On their return here, Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler will leave for California. Miss Marcella will return to the Sacred Heart Academy boarding school where she will stay during their absence taking up her academy work when the term opens in the fall. Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler will go by the northern route and will stop off six days in Yellow Stone National Park. They also go to Seattle, Wash., Portland. Ore., and visit with John Crawford, and will also visit other western cities. They will take the ocean trip to San Francisco where they will visit at the fair. They also expect to visit the other fair, and will go to Los Angeles to be with Mrs. Kuebler’s sister Mrs. Mary Crawford and other relatives, and will enjoy the many points of interest that the southwest offers. o WILL OPEN GARAGE Thomas Durkin and George Smitley to Open Garage in Noah’s Ark Room. TO SELL AUBURN CARS Mr. Durkin Will Still Continue to Sell Auburn Car —A Transfer Line. Tommy Durkin, the well known agent for the popular Auburn automobile, and George Smitley, who has been doing a transfer business the past few months, have leased the Noah Ark building on North Second street and will within a few days be ready to open a garage of their own. Besides doing repair work and supplying accessories for automobiles, Mr. Durkin will still continue to push the sales for the Auburn car. He has met with great success with the Auburn this season amd is selling them fater than he can get them from the factory. The garage will also answer the pur]>ose of a sales and display room for the Auburn. Mr. Smitley has purchased another car, and will be in charge of the livery and transfer business. This morning Mr. Durkin went to Auburn to get two more cars which he recently sold. _— o HARMONS UNHARMONIOUS Alice Harmon who is seving time in jail for keeping a house of ill fame, was let out this morning for a while to accomplish the task of moving from her riverside home to the northwest part of the city. She became hungry and went t 0 the Smith restaurant to get a sandwich and a bite to eat and Harmon is said to have followed her in there, whereupon a fracas ensued between man and wife, and Mrs. Harmon is said to have struck her spouse. He hunted up the officers Deputy Sheriff Jacobs took the woman back to jail, the last load having been placed on the moving van when he arrived there. — o CLOTHING STORES TO CLOSE The four clothing tores have made arrangements to close all day, Monday, July 5. Vance & Hite. i Myers-Dailey Co. ! Holthouse, Schulte Co. I Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson

| SPRAGUE HOME DAMAGED Fire which started between the ceiling and roof of the kitchen annex at the Harve Sprague home on North t Seventh street at 12:30 o’clock this afternoon, damaged the roof of the house and ruined a quantity of banner supplies to the amount of about $l5O. Although it is not known Just what the exact cause of the fire was, it is thought to have started from the flue • in the kitchen and when it was first discovered it had spread under the roof of the main part of the house J and gave the firemen a stiff battle for a short while. Mr. Sprague, who is a ■sufferer from a weak heart, suffered a relapse during the excitement and it was necessary to work over him for some time before he was relieved. o A FINE MEETING I T Men of Presbyterian Church Conduct Successful Service Last Evening. TEN MINUTE TALKS ■ Given by Messrs. Schafer, Teeple and Kelly—Male Choir Delivers Music. That it is not absolutely necessary to have a theological or D. D. degree to conduct a church service, was made evident last evening when the men of the Presbyterian church decided to permit Rev. Hanna to join the audience and they assumed complete charge of the evening service. And the women, too, except for the organist, were not allowed even the most minor part of the services. A choir of ten male voices lead in the singing and delivered two special musical numbers, the first being a solo by Hugh Hite, assisted by the choir in the chorus; the second being an anthem with a tenor solo sung by E. D. Engeler. Attorney C. J. Lutz gave a grief introductory talk, giving the subjects of the evening »and introducing the speakers. Amos Biggs delivered the Scripture reading, and was followed by Ed Moses. who gave the announcements for the week. Ten minute talks were given by the following men: C. D. Teeple on “What a Man Can Do for the Church;” Clayton Schafer on“ What a Man Cannot Do for the Church,” and Jesse Kelly on “What a Man Should Not Do for the Church,” The meeting was a most enthusiastic one and was so successful that it is being planned to hold another one within the near future. BUY NEW DOUGH MIXER Miller & Beal, proprietors of the Peoples bakery, today placed an order for a Champion electric dough mixer. The firm has had an electric mixer some time, but owing to a great increase in business, a larger machine was found to be necessary. The capacity of the new mixer will be 2% barrels while the capacity of the old machine was 1% barrels. The mixing and making of the dough is done entirely by electricity and is the most sanitary mixer on the market. Several other great improvements are being conisdered by the firm, and the bakery and restaurant will soon be one of the finest in the state. — o GAS CAUSES FIRE While cooking with the gas stove yesterday noon, a quantity of paper on a shelf at the hear of the stove became ignited and caused a damage of about SIO.OO at the Noah Mangold home on First street. Before the fire could be put out by members of the family, the blaze had burned off the paper in the kitchen and badly charred the woodwork. No call was sent 1 in for the fire department. ——o THE WISE MAN : There was a man in our town 1 And he was wondrous wise, • When business dropped a little bit He rushed to advertise. And when it grew by leaps and bounds With all his might and main He took the profits he had made > And advertised again. — o CHILDREN’S GUARDIANS The board of children’s guardians will meet at two o’clock Tuesday as--1 ternoon in the library.

AUTO IS BURNED t A Fine Large $5,000 Stearns Racing Car Burns Near St. John’s. t J ; I PROMINENT MEN • From Southern Part of State I i Have Unfortunate Fire Near Here.

A fine, large yellow $5,000 Stearns, sixty-horse power racing automobile, belonging to a prominent man in t.ie southern part of the state, accompanied by two men friends, was nearly totally burned Sunday noon on the Fort Wayne road, a mile north of St. John’s. The fire was caused by a leak in the gasoline line, causing a backfire. The entire body of the machine, with two wheels were burned. The remains being useless to the man, who did not want to take it back home with them. L. A. Holthouse was called and he went out, bringing in the “remains" »to this city. He purchased what was left of the car. The men are said to be quite prominent in the’r home town, and very highly respect 1, and the accident was due to no carelessness or fault of theirs. Mr. Holthouse at their request, withheld their names and the name of their home town, as they did not want the accident known there. Their home is said to be in the southern part of the state The clock on the auto stopped at 12:30 thus registering the time of the fire. (Continued on ?age 2.) MAKES AJUMP Henry Krick’s Automobile Jumps Him Over an Embankment. WAS THROWN OUT But Escaped With a Few Bruises—The Machine is Damaged. Henry Krick figured in an automobile accident, escaping with only a few slight bruises, though how he escaped so easily seems to be a miracle. While running down grade on the Tricker pike, east of the city, Saturday, enroute to his farm, Mr. Krick lost control of his machine in some way. The machine suddenly jumped over the embankment of the road, where it approaches the bridge over the creek, and where it is some eight and a half feet high. The machine fell right side up, which was indeed fortunate. Mr. Krick, however, was thrown out but escai>ed with a few bruises and a slight cut on his hand from the broken windshield. The automobile was damaged considerably, the windshield being broken and the wheels damaged. o REPAIRING BOX CARS Between six and seven hundred cars are being repaired in the Frankfort yards of the Clover Leaf preparatory to being used for hauling grain. Each year a number of cars are worked over for grain service and owing to good crops in all parts of the state, the road anticipates unusual heavy grain shipments this season. Between 15 and 20 car builders are needed at the shops. The work is by the piece system and men experienced in this class of work' may secure good position with good pay. o POLICE COURT Frank Hower who was charged by Night Policeman Reynolds with assault and battery as a result of a fignt engaged hi between Hower and Jacob Grim last Sunday, appeared before Squire Lenhart this morning, pleaded guilty to the charge and received a fine of $lO and costs, amounting to $17.80. Hower stayed tl>e docket. A i similar affiadavit was filed against Grim and he will have his trial tomorrow afternoon.

| CHILDREN DID WELL. The children's day exercises at the Methodist church yesterday nutrning were especially tine. The committee I in charge included the Misses Nell'e Blackburn, Velma Lenhart and Helen Walters, and the program given was unusually good. The children gave songs, drills, recitations and other exercises and each did his part “one hundred per cent good,” according to . the grade of the t>astor with the unan- ■ imous approval of the congregation. Flowers were used in decorating the church. The choir was comprised of ' young girls with Miss Celia Andrews, organist. Miss Helen Walters served as pianist for the for the exercises. o

A GREAT SUCCESS Was Presentation of Cantata “The Seasons,” by the Choral Society OF ST. JOHN’S SHURCH Large Auditorium is More Than Filled—Great Musical Feast Given. Sustaining and indeed advancing | their reputation as fine musicians, the members of the choral society of <he; St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran church at Bingen, of which the IW.' W. O, Bischoff is pastor, last evening presented the cantata, “The Seasons.” > by Rev. Rudolph A. John and C. A. I Weiss. The chorus director was Ca’ - 1 W. Hohnhaus; organist, Prof. Herman Hahn. | The big church was crowded in every nook and corner, and many extra chairs were used in providing accommodations. Even with the extra provision, there was not room for all who desired to hear the cantata, and many could not oven obtain admittance to the church. The interurban brought large crows from Fort Wayne and Decatur and intermediate points, and a itomobiles and horses and buggies lined the roads in many rows. The entire program as published in full, heretofore, was given and was a musical treat, the like of which one seldom has the privilege of hearing Every number was rendered exquisitely, and the entire whole produced a .harmony that showed careful and painstaking drilling, as well as much natural musical ability. The following members of the choral , society took part: Soprano—Alvena Mailand, Bertha Zwick, Marie Scheuman. Alma Schroe- 1 der, Christine Berning, Clara Buhl-' mann, Lora Scheumann, Christena Reiter, Luella Mailand, Beatrix Hey, Dora Bradtmueller, Emma Schoppmann, Bertha Hockemeyer, Ida Koene- [ mann. Tenor —Henry D. Schoppman, man Mailand. Erwin Koenemann. Wm. Aumann, Fred J. Hey, Paul Reiter, Otto Witte, Martin Aumann, Chris Buuck, Fred Berning, Erhardt Bradtmueller, Otto Bradtmueller. Alto —Minnie Schroeder, Amanda' Scheumann, Adeline Scheumann. Clara Berning, Luella Heckman, Lydia' Scheumann, Pauline Berning. Basso —Charles Berning, C. H. Oct-' ting, Charles Greber, Oscar Bultemeier. Herman Schroeder, Henry Oet- 1 ting, William Gallmeier, Wm. Kline, Wm. Bultemeier, Otto Kleine. o NOTICE TO PUBLIC. Complaint has been made of roughness, shooting of firecrackers, and scattering of paper on the public playgrounds and tennis courts. We ask that this be stopped at once and that all boys and girls co-operate with us in making these grounds clean, pleasant places for recreation. These grounds have been donated by publicspirited citizens, who wish the young people of Decatur to enjoy them, but orderly conduct and neatness of the grounds must be insisted upon. MRS. J. W. TYNDALL, President Civic Improvement Society. o CARD OF THANKS. The wife and children of George 11. I Strickler wish to sincerely thank the > neighbors and friends, also Dr. Par- > rish of Monroe, and Murray Scherer. . of this city, for the many kindnesses : shown them during the illness and nt - the time of the death of their husband and father.

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A SUDDEN^ DEATH Samuel D. Crist Died at the Home of Brother at Monroe Sunday Morning. DEATH WAS CAUSED From Sudden Attack of Ap-oplexy-Had Been Visiting With Brother

1 Upon returning home from a social at the Washington church Saturd ty evening about 11 o’clock. Samuel D. Crist, residing at Fort Wayne, but for the past jeveral days had been visiting with his brother. John Crist, nt Monroe, was suddenly taken ill with severe pains in the head and two hours later, passed away, death being due directly to an appoplectic stroke. Mr. Crist had been in poor health for some time and last Thursday, with his family, he went to Monroe for a visit with his brother, thinking that it would improve his health. Saturday evening the family drove out to the Washington church, Mr. Crist having been born in that vicinity, and having a large number of friends and icquaintances there. Upon his return home he compla:ned of pains in the head and which ! nI creased in severity until death relievj ed his suffering at 1 o’clock Sunday I morning. Mr. Crist was born in I Washington township in September, 1861. being the son of Mr. and Mrs. , Elias Crist, now of this city. The de- | ceased spent his younger life on the farm and was married shortly after reaching man’s estate. To this union I was born one child, Mrs. Paul Shivers, of Fort Wayne. Within a short time the loving circle w-as broken by the death of the wife. Several years later Mr. Crist was united in marriage to Miss Della Glass. To this union were born three children, Veletta, Robert and Richard. Surviving besides the wife, children and father, are two sisters, Mrs. B. F. Briner, residing southwest of this city; Mrs. John Andrews of Monroe, and one brother, John Crist of, Monroe. Mr. Crist was affiliated with railroad circles, he having been an engineer on the Pennsylvania road. » The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church in this city. Interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery. I 1 0 COMMUNITY BIBLE CLASS REPORTS ! I Ward I. i Dist I.—No report. 1 Dist. 2.—Meetings have been discontinued during the hot summer months. Ward 11. Dist. I.—Mrs. P. G. Williams, Tues. 7:30 p. m. Moser Flat. Dist. 2. —Mrs. Cole, Fifth street, Monday 7:00 p. m. After this week there will be no rfiore meetings of this section until fall. Dist. 3. —Mrs. Thos. Fisher. W. Madison street, Thursday 7:00 p.m. Ward 111. Dist. I.—No report. Dist. 2. Mrs. M. F. Rice. N. Fourth street, Tuesday, 7:00 p. tn. I Dist. 3.—Mrs. John Rex. N. Second .street. Thursday 9:15 a. m. Dist. 4.—No report. o MRS. WHERRY SERIOUSLY ILL. Mrs. Hugh Hite and Mrs. Oscar Lankenau received a telegram last evening at six o'clock that their mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Wherry, who has been with her daughter. Mrs. Theodc o Johnson, two weeks, at the Johnson home at Youngstown, Ohio, is seriously, but not dangerously ill. The cause of the illness is not known hero, as when she left she was in perfect health and a letter received recently • said she was well. She had been suffering from a slight cold, but was better again. Mrs. Lankenau left this . morning to be with her. Word came later today that sho had been quite ill of acute tonsililis but is now better. CHARITY BOARD The board of charity will meet Tues- ; day afternoon at three o’clock at the library. Each member is requested to be present. The quarterly repo-t will be made out at this tittle.