Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 212.

BATTLES ARE BEING FOUGHT * —i —-> Uniformed Mexican Soldiers Holding Pitched Battles With Americans. UNITED STATES MAY Accept Germany’s Proposition for Modification of Submarine Warfare. Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 4,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The border situation is rapidly changing from unorganized banditry to an affair between uniformed soldiers of the United States and Mexico. Pitched battles between troops of the two nations occurred twice today at different points along the Rio Grande. While there were no casualities on the Americ tn side at least seven Mexicans were killed. Twelve Mexicans who crossed the river at daylight, encountered a detachment of American soldiers near Maderia. Seven of the invaders were killed and the rest escaped. All of the dead wore Carranzista uniforms. Mexican soldiers today fired across the river at a company of rangers near the Cavazos crossing. The rangers returned the fire and it is believed some of the Mexicans were hit. Captain McCoy hurried from Mission with a troop of cavalry to reinforce the rangers as it was believed the Mexicans who were in superior number would attempt a crossing. The dashes are expected to increase as the river is falling and is now fordable in many places. Dynamite bombs of military pattern discovered in a wagon stolen from a ranch and recovered by soldiers are accepted as further evidence that at least some of the Mexicans implicated in this weeks raids are members of the Carranzista garrison at Matamoras. Washington, Sept. 4, —(Special to Daily Demacrat) —Four submarines of the new H type capable of crossing the Atlantic under their own power without replenishing their supplies are being built by the Four River Construction Co., Quincy, Mass., for the United States Secretary Daniels said today. Washington. Sept. 4, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States seemed likely today to accept, as fully satisfying its demands for modification of Germany’s submarine warfare, the proposition that passenger liners, alone and net belligerent merchant ships be given warning by suomarines. The British contention that the United States should insist on similar treatment ships probably would be rejected. The supposition Friday was that America would insist on the same treatment for passenger carrying and freight vessels. The reconsideration was understood wold have much more difficulty in identifying merchant ships than passenger liners. German Ambassador Bernstorff is expected it Washington again Monday it was stated. The news was generally interpreted as meaning fresh developed ments in German American negotiations, possibly that the ambassador will bring with him Germany’s Arabic note. Another suggestion was that he might have something to say concerning European peace talk. London, Sept. 4, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The London press today almost without exception, •indorsed the attitude of the government that there must be no peace with Germany until the menace of “Prussian militar ism” is removed. The German inti mation as to possible peace terms made to the United Press at Washington on Thursday elicited lengthy edi torial comments from the Morning papers. They were unanimous in scout ing (he idea of an early peace and treated with greatest scorn the German statement that freedom of the R «as, freedom for the Poles and equal rights for the Jews were subjects up on which peace discussions must turn Petrograd. Sept. 4,— (Special to the Daily Democrat)—A decisive battlf that will settle the fate of Riga has begun. The war office admitted earlj today that the Russians have beer thrown back across the Dwina abotr 30 miles southeast of Riga and tha the Germans are trying to cross th< (Continues on Page Two)

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CASE IS SERIOUS Miss Irene Myers who was operated P upon yesterday morning at 9:3( o’clock at the Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, passed a bad night but was resting better today. It, is however too early in the case, to tell the outcome. She is suffering froma well developed case of typhoid fever. When a puncture of the intestines occurred, Miss Myers, who is a trained nurse, and knowing the nature of the case, insisted upon an operation at once, that being performed yesterday before her brothers, John T. and R. D. Myers of this city, arrived at her bed- . side. R. D. Myers remained over night, returning today noon, with word that she was resting better. The case is quite serious. cost Frepairs Os Gravel Roads, County Bridges, Big and Little, Are Now Discussed. A NEW TAX LEVY Superintendent Asks Increase and Tells Why He Thinks It Needed. At the meeting of the county council next week. Jim A. Hendricks will ask a tax levy for next year of 22 cents, which is an increase of 5.1 over last year. This increase, Mr. Hendricks explains is because he is expected to take care of a number of bridges and roads that will require that money. He has asked for the levy he thinks necessary, but he does not insist that this be met. It is up to the county council direct and the people indirectly. If they want certain things done, they must levysufficient money to pay the bill, if they don’t, it will be all right with Mr. Hendricks and the other officials. Wells county asks 32 cents, with a larger valuation. The following statement has been submitted by Mr. Hendricks: Cost of Repairs. The increased tax rate for repair and upkeep of turnpikes, means the taking over of the repairs and rebuilding of all small bridges and the reflooring and putting in of new stringers on all river bridges, in addition to taking over also all the old gravel roads for repairs. In many cases this is almost equal to rebuilding them, but in doing this we save all overhead expenses on the sale cf all small work, which almost builds them. We can rebuild a small bridge tor one-half the money required if it goes through the regular way. Byusing day labor we reduce the bridge levy at least ten cents, and it’s up to the people to say which way the levy will bring the most value to the taxpayers. We have quite a few bad bridges over the county and they . must be kept up or some one pay i damages. The large truck loads of , merchandise from live tons up to ten, . and the large tractor engines weigh- . ing from twelve to fifteen tons, pulling loads behind them which re t quire substantial bridges and roads, and the more automobiles we have the more repairs are necessary. A saving in one place means a waste in gome other direction. The commissioners have gone over the county and taken up just what new work they had to for safety, keeping in mind the tax levy and doing their ’ best to keep it down. Do you want your property kept up or do you want f it to go down? JIM A. HENDRICKS, j Highway Superintendent. — - I —G "" < ELZEY REUNION r The Elzey reunion wil be held tomorrow at Steele's park. All those s in the west part of the city will find a jitney bus waiting at 10:30 o'clock i at the E. A. Mann corner, at Monroe and Tenth streets: while at 10 o’clock t . it will call at the Eli Myers residence ~ on Fifth street, for those who live in ,-. that part of the city. —o e BIRTH OF DAUGHTER il )- Helen is the name of tl.o girl borr i. this morning to Mr. £LU Mrs. Jess« May of Union township. The mothei P was formerly Miss Pearl Burger am e this is their first born. >s——u y BABY DAUGHTER IS BORN n Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harvey, res!,-in. it south of the city are parents of a firn 11 eight and a half pound baby daught*le which arrived this morning. Mrs. Har - vey was formerly Miss Mary Barkley.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, September 4, 1915.

BIBS REJECTED 10 - "t 3 Monroe Town Board Took t- Action Last Night on n Electric Extension. i, TWENTY BIDS FILED ' - But All Were Rejected on 1 Account of Their Indefir (i nite Specifications, e At a meeting of the town board of | Monroe held in that village last evenk ing for the purpose of receiving and letting bids for the erection of an electric light and power plant line from this city to Monroe, twenty bids r were filed and opened but all of them were rejected on account of their very indefinite and unsatisfactory specifications. Wright & Caqipbell of Portland were found to be the lowest bidders, although the competition between the twenty firms represented, was very close. The clerk was order ed to re-advertise for bids for the con- ■ struction of the line, which is about six miles long, and the board will meet I again on September 17th. City Superintendent Mylott represented the city of Decatur at the meeting. DICKIE CASHEN DEAD. I , Word was received here yesterday of the death of Dickie Cashen, the three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. , Robert Cashen of Chicago. The . little fellow took sick Thursday afternoon and died the next morning. . Mrs. Cashen was formerly Miss Ger- , trude Rugg, a daughter of Mrs. Catht erine Rugg of this city. Funeral servI ices were held this morning. ■ NOT SATISFIED l -1 1 Rural Route Patrons Object r to Try-out of New Rural ' Delivery Plans ’ AND GIVE REASONS ! Some Are, Left Out While Others Get Their Mail Late in Afternoon. > 1 f 5 (United Press Service) , Lafayette. Ind.. Sept. 4—(Special to t Daily Democrat)—After a three days’ r try-out, rural route patrons in Tippes canoe county are far from satisfied ’ with the new experiment of the postoffice department which consolidates . the routes and delivers mail by automobile exclusively. The new order consolidating the routes of this counr ty went into effect September 1. The f objections to the new method are ’ First. The consolidated routes do not take in ali the territory covered by the original routes, and thus many e are deprived of daily mail delivery ’ altogether. 3 Second. The new routes being fifty 1 miles long, many farmers do not ree ceive their mail until late in the afternoon. Prominent farmers asserted that * many miles ®f road in the county had 1 been improved solely to accommodate r the rural mall delivery service. The *• new plan does not include delivery of *■ mail on many of these roads. The farmers also complain that news contained in morning newspapers is old before it reaches them. It is also believed here that the system of parcels post marketing as advocated by the >- government will be impossible in hot e weather under the consolidated ded livery as vegetables and produce will k suffer during the long ride through e the country before reaching the city, k A loud note of protest also came toe day frfcm thirty carriers who were n 1 deprived of their positions by the order. They have appealed to Congressman Wood, who has indicated that he would carry the light into congress. _— o / n W. R. C. WILL MEET. "• "■’* , r A meeting of the W. R. C. is call(1 ed for Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the G. A. R. hall. Every member is requested to be present. _ TO SING AT BAPTIST CHURCH. Ie» ■ — ie Miss Grace Miller wil sing at the -r Baptist church tomorrow at the regr- ular Sunday services. The public is , cordially invited.

I BAND CONCERT. I The Decatur City band will give another one of its free concerts Monday evening, September 6, at the corner of Monroe and Second streets. The following program will be given. beginning at 8 o'clock. Everybody invited. Come out and hear the music and be a band booster: Shoulder to Shoulder, March—Arthur. Tranquility, overture—Barnard. The Electric King, march —Brown. Grand Selection, Musical Hash— Zimmerman. Poet and Peasant, March—Fillmore. Stop! Look! Listen! Fox Trot—Allen. Yankee Hash, medley overture— Miller. Under the Double Eagle, march— Wagner. America, INIEMN HERE Teachers of the Six North Townships of County in Session Here. IN THE COURT ROOM Hold Preliminary Institute —lnteresting Program is Given. Forty teachers of the north six townships of the county met in the circuit court room today when they held their preliminary institute. The County Superintendent E. S. Christen was in charge and Miss Erma Houk served as secretary. The opening exercises were conducted by Prof. Carl Hohnaus, and the program as outlined in the regular institute course was given. A. L. Brentitnger discussed Indiana history; O. L. Vance, of the city school board, talked along the lire of the cooperation of teacher and school board: Guy Brown lead a discussion on the relation of the teacher to the school, and in this Miss Etta Brandyberry and Mr. Schaupp also took part. On the afternoon program were Miss Ruby Parrish, Ben S. Colter, Miss Helen Cowan, Mrs. McCollough, M>ss Daniels, Mr. Jackson, and Joe Charnper. The preliminary institute for the south half of the county will be held at Berne next Saturday —I o GERMAN ALLIANCE IN SESSION. (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—When the twelfth annual convention of the German Alliance of Indiana opened here today. President Joseph Keller of Indianap olis promised there would be no sensations. There was not a set program It is the custom of the alliance to allow its members to do as "the spirit moves them.” The convention will continue over the sth and 6th. Tomorrow Mr. Keller will read his annual report, which he said has to do only with the routine affairs of the alliance. SHIMER-HASKELL Rev. Ezra Glendening of Geneva Officiate at Wedding of WELL KNOWN COUPLE Obediah Shimer and Martha Haskell—Attend Reunion in Ohio. Last Thursday morning. September 2, occurred the wedding of Obediah Shimer and Martha Haskell of Ossian, Ind. They have both lived long in Wells county. After the wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. r Ezra Glendening of Geneva the newly married couple led the way to a ' heavily laden table, loaded with eat- ’ able, where about thirty-five people ' surely enjoyed themselves. Shortly ■ after 12 o'clock the newly married couple motored to Magley, where they boarded a train for Ohio, where a they will attend a reunion of the groom’s friends. May their life be s one of joy, peace and happiness.— Contributed.

THE FIRST TIME Since Federal Court Was Established in Ft. Wayne I Has a Man Asked THAT A JURY Determine Whether He Be Adjudged a Bankrupt— Julius Haugk the Man. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says regarding the answer which Julius Haugk filed, and on which the Democrat had an item Thursday evening: “For the first time since federal court was established in Fort Wayne a man has asked for a jury to determine whether or not he should be adjudged a bankrupt. “Julius Haugk of Decatur, against whom a suit was filed some time ago by the First National bank of Fort Wayne, asking that he be declared a bankrupt, filed an answer with Commissioner Logan yesterday in which he alleges that he is not insolvent. Haugk says that the claims of the First National bank is the debt of Rufus K. Allison and not his own. that Allison was the principal and surety. The indebtedness is said to be $50,000 for bonds executed to the , bank by Allison. “In his answer Haugk asks that his 1 case be tried before a jury. This will 1 automatically postpone hearing on the i case until the September term of i court, when Judge A. B. Anderson of i Indianapolis will be here to preside, i Peterson & Moran of Decatur are attorneys for the defendant.” o EASY TRAVELING In Ohio for Automobilists , —Cross Roads Have Sign With Arrow. POINTING THE WAY r v 1 To the Towns —Law Provides That Unimproved ‘ Roads be Dragged. Automobilists touring Ohio appreciate the fact that signs at crossroads with arrows indicating the way, make ( traveling easy from one town to another. A law which went into effect September 1. will make it even f better. The Van Wert Times says: The Cass highway code, passed by the last legislature, went into effect { September 1. Provisions providing a penalty for the township road supervisor who doesn’t have the unimprov- i ed roads in his territory dragged, and requiring the county commissioners to t keep the roads posted, were incorporated in the bill at the behest of the Ohio State Automobile Ass’n. Persons who have not seen the work I of split log drags accomplished while the ground is still wet after a rain. ' do not realize how greatly this work improves a highway that under other ! conditions would be full of ruts. A very little work sometimes accomp- 1 lishes considerable good, not only for the man who does the work but for his 6 neighbor as well. With the dragging of roads made compulsory there is a' 1 chance that our dirt roads will not be full of ruts so much of the time. The law requiring the placing cf ‘ sign boards at the intersection of all main traveled reads is one that will meet with the appreciation of all who have occasion to travel unfamiliar territory, and sometimes means that one doesn't have to travel very far away from home. It is a great convenience to find that upon reaching a crossroad the way is properly indicated and that one doesn’t have to stop at a farm house for directions —Van Wert Times. 1 o FUNERAL TOMORROW The funeral services for Mrs. Mar--1 garet Lobenstein who died yesterday > morning at her homo in Monroe as the. j result of a paralytic stroke, will be j held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock s from the Monroe Methodist church. interment, will be made in the Ray cemetery. j

1 RAILROADS AGAIN POSTPONE. ! (United Frews Service) Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 3—(Specia to Daily Democrat) —The Indiana rail roads have again voluntarily post poned the effective date of their tar iffs, giving a general five per cent increase in freight rates —this time until November 1. For a time the railroads made their postponements for thirty days and made frequent assertions that the matter soon would be threshed out, but the past two postponements have been for sixty days each. One reason given by the railroads was that the public service commission would not be asked to take up the ease during the hot weather. It is believed, however, that they wish to revise their schedules. IN HIGjfSCHOOL List of the Books You Will Need if You Enter Any of the Classes. OTHER SCHOOL DOPE Boundaries of Wards as They Affect Children in the Grades. Get your school books ready. The list for the grades was published last evening and the list for those in the high schools is given below. We also give you the boundaries for the various ward buildings so you can study out just where the children will go and what they will need in the way of hooks: First Year. Vos’s Essentials of German. D’Ooge—Latin for Beginners. Well’s and Hart’s New High School Algebra. Thomas, Howe and O’Hair —Compo sition and Rhetoric. Mayne and Hatch—High School Agriculture (for boys). Coulter—Plant Life and Plant Used (for boys). Bailey’s Domestic Science. Kinnen and Cooley's Shelter and Clothing. English Classics —Longfellow, Narrative Poems; Stevenson, Treasure Island. High School Spelling Book. Second Year. Storm —Immense —German Classic. Walker Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Benett —Latin Grammar. Webster —Ancient History. Wentworth and Smith’s Plane and Solid Geometry. Three Narrative Poems —English Classic. High School Spelling Book. Thomas, Howe and O'Hair—Compo sition and Rhetoric. Miner’s Bookkeeping. Bennett —New Latin Composition. Ivanhoe Historical Notebook with Ancient History. Third Year. German —Arnold’s Fritz auf dem Lande. Latin—Johnston and Kingery’s Cicero. Benentt —Latin Composition. Benentt —Latin Grammar. Harding—Mediaevel and Modern History. Ivanhoe Historical Note-boow with M. and M. History. Wentworth and Smith —Plane' and Solid Geometry. Commercial —Wil be made known the first day of school. Thomas, Howe and O’Hair —Composition and Rhetoric. Addison —Sir Roger de Cooerley Papers. Moody, Loevtt and Boynton—First View of English and American Literature. High School Spelling Book. Fourth Year. German —Storm’s Poffenspaler. Latin —Knapp's Vergil. Bennett—Latin Gramar. James and Sanford—American History. Garner’s Government in the United States. f Ivanhoe Historical Note-book with American History. Modern Commercial Arithmetic. Commercial —Announced first day Gorton's High School Physics. Laboratory Manual with Physics McPherson and Henderson —An Ele mentary Study of Chemistry. Laboratory Manual with Chemistry Thomas. Howe and O’Hair —Compa sition and Rhetoric. Moody, Lovett and Boynton—F®** View of English and American ’ (Continued on Page 2.) ***

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COUNCIL LOWERS : CITY TAX RATE r- . it e Total Levy of $1.50 Ape s propriated for City’s q Running Expenses. D ... v ’ RATE IS LOWERED e i- By Twenty-six Cents Over Last Year—The Annual Budget Passes Council. A special session of the City Council was held last evening for the purpose * | of passing the annual tax budget and makinc the necessary appropriations for year 1916. The tax levy ordinance was at once placed on its first reading and approved. It was also passed on its second anj final readings and upon motion adopted and declared a law. i The levy included fifteen cents for the sinking fund and a dollar thirtyfive lor the general fund. It also pro- ’ videj that a poil tax of fifty cents be placed annually on all voters and that owners of a male dog pay SI.OO a year while the owners of a female dog pay $2.00 a year. The above tax rate is twenty six cents lower than last year. Before the appropriation bill was passed a motion was made to include SIOO . for the City band. The following suras and items were included it. the budget Salaries ~. $9080.00 Sinking Fun,] 5260.00 Telephone 100.00 Stationary 100.00 Rental 2500.00 Repair Fire Dept’ 300.09 Repair Streets 800.00 Repair Sewers 300.60 New Streets 3400.00 Advertising 200.00 Electric Lights 6820.00 Hydrants 4840.00 Incidentals 100.00 City Band 100 00 The bill was upon motion adopt’d by the entire council. A motion was then made to raise the salary of Dick I Christen the City bookkeeper to $75. a month. The session then adjourned until next Tuesday evening. o WAS B n RN IN DECATUR Antone Kriskamp, S 3 years old, for 54 years a resident of Delphos, died Wednesday morning at 11:30 o’clock at his home on West Seventh streeL from infirmities and complications. He has been a sufferer from heart trouble and dropsy for the last six years. Mr. Kriskamp was born July 14. 1832 in Decatur. Ind. He married Miss Mary Differ, of Decatur, and when he was 29 yeras old they moved to Delphos, living here continuously since that time. He worked for several years at the old barrel factory here, and was also an employe of the Ohio wheel works for some time. Later he became a butcher, and followed this trade until he became ill. He was employed by Theo. , Hemkamp for about nine years. Suiviving besides the widow are eight children, as follows: Mrs. Lizzie Graber, Lima; Mrs. Herbert Granger, South Bend Ind.; Mrs. 4 Frances Garret, Cleveland' Mrs. Martha Hedding, Lima: Andy Kriskamp. California; Geo. Kriskamp, Kansa City, Mo.; Frank and John Kriskan Delphos. Funeral services will held at the Catholic church on F day morning at ten o'clock. will be in St. John’s cemeter phos Herald. MRS. KILBOURNe'aT Captain E. H. Kilbm a message yesterday ing him of the death at her home at Ba' he left immediate' He returned a w< with his mothe ” but apparen’ Wayne Jourr a Mrs. E. H catur to ’ and Mrs husband ied hir r. —• 3. ■! i« i 1 urrj ii -■ ■ B- S' £ CO.