Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 299.

BIG GUN FIGHT Artillery Battle Being Waged Across the SerboGrecian Line. BULGARS OFFENSIVE — And Report is They Will Pursue Allies Into Greek Territory. Athens, Dec. 14,—(Special to Dally Democrat) —The Athens newspai>ers announced that the Greeks will demobolize fifty percent of her troops under an agreement just entered Into with the allies. Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 14, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The sharp tone of the American note to Austria regarding the sinking of the Ancona has caused great surprise in official circles In Vienna, according to' advices received here today. No hint of the Austrian’s possible attitude is obtainable. Washington, Dec. 14,—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Informal confidential negotiations between Austria and the United States to reach a settlement regarding the Ancona Incident were being held today in Washington and in Vienna. The unofficial and personal conversations were proceeding . supplementing the note sent by this goverment. By this method both governments hope ap avenue of amicable adjustment may be found. Baron Zweldinek’s conference with Secretary Lansing was the first of sev , eral conferences planned. Ambassador Penfield is also conferring with Austrian Foreign Minister Burian. j Athens, Dec. 14, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A violent artillery battle 1 is being fought long the J frontier according to dispatches received here today. Bulgarian shells ( are falling on Greek territory but this ( far have done no material damage to . Greek property. Dispatches filed ( from Frontier points late yesterday , said no Bulgarian or Teuton soldiers have crossed the Greek border. But , btyore many hours it is believed the ( ptrsuit of the Anglo-French forces , wjll be resumed and fighting will begin on Greek soli. Rotne, Dec. 14,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Athens dispatches received here today announce that the An- 1 Jlo-French forces have conducted a 1 brilliant retreat from Serbia and are 1 tiot falling back upon previous prepared positions around Salonika. This 1 news, coupled with the announcement that the Allies will continue the Bal- < kan campaign and send reinforce- I mentg to Salonika have evoked en- i thusiastic comment from the Italian I press. Some fear was expressed here when th* Allies retreat began that Austria would send her armies in pursuit and help drive the Allied expeditionary forces into the sea and seize Salonika and an outlet on the Aegean sea. CONVENTION JUNE 7TH. ' (United Press Service) (By Parry Washington, Dec. 14,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Republican party will chose its national ticket at a convention to be held beginning June Seventh. Probably the city will be Chicago. The choice of a convention city prior to the asembllng of the democratic hosts was ratified with a viva voce vote after the committee turned down a vote to follow precedent and hold the convention after that of the party in control of the government. It will mean a readjustment of the date of the primaries in several states for choice of delegates, notably Maine and South Dakota. The vote on the early date was taken to mean that Chicago will be selected as the convention city. The vote to decide this will come up at five o’clock. TO IMPEACH ATTORNEY. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Dec. 14— (Bulletin) —Representative Frank Buchanan of Illinois, introduced a resolution today seeking to impeach H. Snowden Marshall, district attorney at New York, for misconduct in office. Buchanan charges Marshall among other things with failure to prosecute illegal shipments of explosives, with slander and with defaming innocent persons and violations of the eighthour law.

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• COOK STOVE AND JARS. Justice of the Peace G. F. Kintz has given his decision on the replevin suit brought today by Tomps Niblick against his wife to gain possession of a cook stove, jars and other things. Mr. Kintz decided that Mr. Niblick was entitled to the stove provided he paid his wife $5, as she had paid a part of the purchase price. He also gave Mr. Niblick possession of a fourgallon jar and his wife a two-gallon' jar. The case may be appealed on the cook stove decision. It is said that the four gallon jar which Mr. kraut, but that he does not get the jar until the kraut is eaten. Two enlarged pictures of his wife’s parents, which are now in his possession, and which were also in the controversy, are his because he paid for the frames. II JOIN£ AFFAIR Will be Box Social and Parcels Post Sale Friday at Election School. A GOOD TIME Is Planned by Teachers, the Misses Clara Boknecht and Ruth Leyse. A joint box social with many, many times the fun that there would be at one, is what the Misses Clara Boknecht and Ruth Leyse, two Kirkland township enterprising teachers, prom- , ise all who come to their social next Friday evening at the Election school , two miles south of Peterson, of which Miss Leyse is the teacher. Os course, the boxes of lunch will j be sold, and there will be cake walks. . Then, too, there will be two voting contests —one for the most popular ( man and the other for the most popu- , lar lady. j But the social does not end here, for the ladies have decided to also con- I duct a parcels post sale of Christmas packages. There will be many things for amusement and everybody is invited. Miss Boknecht is teacher of the . school of which A. L. Brentlfnger, who came to be principal of the West ward in this city, was formerly in charge. o ART EXHIBIT AND FILMS. An art exhibit, consisting of twenty 1 beautiful pictures, has arrived here from the state university extension dtvisiop and will be placed in the li- ] brary this afternoon. They will be here until January 16 and the public is invited to call and see them. Under the auspices of the high school also in connection with the extension division, tomorrow at the Crystal theater at 11 o'clock a. m., for the , boys of the high school will be shown } the first films illustrating “Electricity, ( the Source of' Unknown Power.” The ( pictures will also be shown at the reg- ( ular show at the Crystal in the even- , ing. The local schools are now on the , regular list and will during the win- ( ter have other reels and lantern , slides, illustrating various subjects of , interest to the- students. , —o — THE GOODFELLOW CLUB. 1 Previously reported $9.10 i Charles F. Steele 50 • Elias Crist 25 , Mrs. Elias Crist .25 Anker pool room 50 , A. W. H 1-00 L. Auth 50 Ed Boknecht 50 C. C. Pumphrey 25 William Parent DOO M. D. Dull 100 Otto Nilius 50 Mrs. Philip Carper 25 Total ‘ $15.10 NO INTERURBAN MEETING. The meeting of the old stockholders of the Fort Wayne and Springfield railway scheduled to be held in the city court room today did not materialize, as no meeting was held in the court room, nor were any of the old officials in town, as far as could be learned. A report that Mr. Greenland, superintendent of the new company, operating the line, was to be in the city, could not be confirmed. LIBRARY BOARD TONIGHT. The library board will hold an im portant meeting at. the library at 7:30 o’clock this evening and the members are requested to be present.

Elias Crist

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, December 14, 1915.

. DIED NEAR DIXON t ______ 1 Wm. J. Craig, Well Known Member of Monroeville Masonic Lodge I _ DIED ON SUNDAY At Age of Eighty-three Years—Lived South of Dixon, Ohio. Monroeville, Ind., Dec. 14 —After an illness of several months and poor health for some time before that, William J. Craig, one of the pioneer residents of this vicinity, passed away at his home, one-half mile south of Dixon, Sunday morning, aged eightythree years and a few months. The deceased was born in Entrim county, Ireland, August 6, 1832, and came to America in 1850, settling first in Canada, where he resided for two years when he came to the United States and located hi Michigan, where he was united in marriage to Mrs. Sarah Burnett and they resided on a farm near Lawrence, Mich., for several years, when he sold hi* hone and moved to Kansas, where he resided until 1870, when he sold out and moved to his present home. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. John Battenberg of Monroe township; Mrs. Sarah Hix of St. John’s, Mich.; Wm. J. Craig of Van Wert, and Charles R. Craig of Los Angeles, Cal.; nine grandchildren and three great-grand-children. The deceased was a devout member of the M. E. church since early youth and a member of Monroeville lodge, No. 293, F. & A. M. He was largely instrumental in the building of the present M. E. church at Dixon. The funeral services were held at the Dixon M. E. church today at 12 1 m. The Monroeville Masonic lodge 1 had charge of the services. WHEELER WILL David Wheeler Leaves All of His Estate to His Widow, Rose Wheeler. WILL IS PROBATED In Codicil He Asks That Trustee be Appointed to Care for Estate. In his will admitted to probate, David Wheeler gives all his estate in fee : simple to his wife, Rosa Wheeler, aft- i er providing for the payment of debts, i funeral expenses, etc., and for the erection of a monument. He asks that she serve as executrix. The will was written October 26, 1904, and ex- I ecuted by John T. Mayer and Orange | E. Whiteman. A codicil was executed September 28, 1910, witnessed by F. S. Armantrout and Henry Dickerson, . wherein he states that his wife has become somewhat affected in mind, he desires that Jacob Butcher serve as trustee of the estate and to attend to the business relating thereto. If the wife die without issue, he asks that the real estate be divided equally among his legal heirs. As Mr. Butcher is deceased, a petition was filed by Heller, Sutton & Heller, whereby Joseph W. Walker was appointed trustee and qualified, giving $2,000 bond. Evangelical church. Tomorrow evening at 7:00 the election of the Sunday school officers will take place. Every member of the Sunday school has a voice in this election. Let there be a good attendance. Rehearsal of Christmas songs will follow. J. H. RILLING, Pastor. S. C. CRAMER, Supt. KING’S HELPERS—LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION. All members are requested to be present at the meeting Wednesday afternoon, December 15, at the M. E. church, as classes will be formed and divisions made. Our legion is growing. We have at the present time sixty members. All the children in 1 the grades are invited to join us and i ternoon, December 15, at the M. E. help In this great cause.

I THE CLEMENCEAU CASE. Little Jane Lee, especially engaged latest of thff Fox photoplays supreme. Film corporation, to play the part of I Janet in “The Clemenceau Case,” the latest of the Fox protoplays supreme, is the most wonderful little actress in the world. Little Jane is only four years old but as to acting she could give points to many of the best-known emotional leading women on the stage today. Not the least of Jane’s gifts is a wonderful ability to weep real tears. In order to get little Jane 1 to cry realistically in a big scene of “The Clemenceau Case” all that Director Herbert Brenon had to do was to describe this child to Bernhardt the pathetic siuation in the lives of her “father and mother” that was being screened. Little Jane listened, at first with a trembling lip, and then burst into sobs.- At the Crystal tonight only, five cents for children; ten cents for adults. Six big reels, remember. NIGHT JHOP“FIRE Fire Destroys Nearly a Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Valuables. AT THE TANVAS SHOP At 2 O’clock This Morning —Six Hundred Dollars Book Accounts. Fire, of unknown origin, destroyed stock, book accounts and advertising matter worth one thousand dollars at 2 o’clock last night in the A. W. Tanvas harness shop, located in the John Weber building on Second street. The fire was discovered by a driver for the Louis Holthouse barns and the alarm was given before the fire had a big start. The driver says he smelled smoke while at the Old Adams County bank corner and made an investigation. Mr. Tanvas this morning estimated his loss at near eight hundred dollars, six hundred of which was book accounts, the balance being damage to stock “and advertising cuts. The loss is covered by insurance. The building was not damaged much. One reason assigned for the cause of the firo, and a reasonable supposition, is that a spark fell out of a soot pan on the floor and caught in some papers that laid there. The department made a quick run and used the chemical to quench the flames. Quite a number of spectators gathered to see the fire. MEETING IS POSTPONED The regular meeting of the Business Men’s Association announced for tonight lias been postponed until Tues- , day of next week, December 21, on ac- ( count of the Masonic meeting. All members are requested to take no- ' tice. _ | OPENS SATURDAY .-■ . I Burt Hunsicker Will Throw Open New Grocery to i the Public. A FINE STOCK ' < In Nicely Remodeled and i Thoroughly Up-to-date i Headquarters. , On next Saturday, Burt Hunsicker, for many years one of the leading business men of the city, will throw open to the public a brand new gro- i eery store. 1 The grocery will be located in the ] Studabaker building on Second street 1 south of the Bernstein sfore. This I building has been undergoing a course i of remodeling and is strictly up to date. A new front has been built, an addition made at the rear and numer ous other improvements noted, in accordance with the needs of a modern grbeery store. The stock will be entirely new and well assorted. Watch tor the ad later. Mr. Hunsicker will be assisted by Joe Linn as clerk. Mr. Hunsicker recently retired from the wholesale firm of Everett, Hite & Company, to go into business for himself.

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,THREE PROGRAMS r General Committee on the > Municipal Tree Met i Lasft Evening. 1 - k . RAISED THE FUNDS * ’ And the Tree Will be a Suc- , cess—Three Programs Arranged. Deciding to have programs on Wednesday and Friday nights following the Christmas night entertainment under the municipal tree, and commending the soliciting committee for providing nearly two hundred dollars; in funds, the general committee of the municipal Christmas tree organization went into details concerning the ways and means of handling the crowd. Plans of the program committee include an old people’s night, and the arrangement committee will find ways to bring them to the tree and return them home. On the two nights devoted to programs only, the different choirs of the city will be asked to sing the men's chorus has tendered its services and speeches from Clark J. Lutz, Rev. J. A. Seimetz, C. E_Bell and Hon. D. E. Smith. The city band will play on each evening there is a program and will arrange to lead the chorus singing. On Christmas night C. E. Bell will open the festivities by a short talk, and Judge D. E. Smith will deliver a short address. The men’s chorus will sing on this night. The band will play, and the kiddies will get a halfpound of candy. And the poor, too, will profit from the goodfellowship at this! time. Baskets of food will be arranged and sent out by committees and a general feeling of good will will be instilled (Conttnue/ sn Page 4.) ~ I TO HAVE TRIAL r 1 I . i High School Commercial Students Arrange for a t Mock Trial Dec. 23. f THE THREE BOYS < — Who Are Playfully Accusj ed of Having Robbed a e Mock Bank in School. f As a preliminary to a grand mock 1 1 trial which the high school students of the commercial department, in charge of E. S. Barnhart, will have 1 v December 23, the mock arrests of r three boys to be tried, took place this c morning. The mock sheriff was Joe c Burdg and the three boys arested on the mock charge of theft, or robbery, c were Roy Kalver, Johnny Clark and I Bob Colter. The boys, in this play 1 trial, are playfully accused of having ( broken into the mock bank of the com- e mission merchant in the high school commercial department and having robbed the same. The mock detect- ® ive, Adrain Baker, is said to have unearthed some mock evidence which will bring int othe trial some interna- ' tfonal afairs. The judge who will hear 1 the case is Harold Kirsch. A great f mock trial is anticipated, and it will be very instructive to those taking part and to the audience. 8 COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. a The commissioners were In special session this afternoon and among the other business transacted, granted permission for the placing of the mu- * nicipal Christmas tree in the court house yard. The tree will be located in the southeast corner of the yard, it is believed. v The board received bids for the fur- j nishing of stationery and printing j supplies for the year, the award again ( going to the W. B. Burford company ( of Indianapolis; No other bids were filed and the contract is almost exact with that of last year. The board will meet on the 27th to ] clean up the bills for the year which i means that your bills must be filed 1 by the 22nd. |<

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I NEW YORK SNOWBOUND I (United Prtan Service) New' York. Dec. 14, —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—New York and the J entire Eastern States awoke today snow-bound. Trains were stalled in snowdrifts and wire communications were interrupted. IJttle relief was forseen during the morning by the j weather bureau and it was predicted the day wound bring northwest gales, more snow and a decided drqp in tem- ■ perature. The New York Central had no word from any (mint outside Manhattan regarding trains from Chicago or other western points except one local train from Albany hail become stal- . led. All Boston to New York trains , were delayed or snowbound. —— o— THE COURT NEWS Niblick Suit for Possession of Realty Settled by Agreement. DATE IS SET For Hearing of Claim—W. J. Myers Takes Out Administration Letters. Inventory number one in the estate of Louise Homeier, filed by the administrator, Herman Reese, was approved. Caroline Doak, executrix of the estate of Samuel Doak, filed sale bill which court approved. J. C. Moran, administrator of the William Swartz estate, was authorized ' to spend not more than $l5O in erecting a tombstone at the grave of the deceased. Mr. Kirkpatrick, who appealed his case from the court of the mayor. ' where he was fined for running an automobile without a license, telegraphed to have the ease dismissed in court, which was done. The claim of Ruthey Workinger against Smith Stevens, administrator of the Newton Stevens estate, is set for December 31. ——— Harry O. McGill vs. C. & E. railroad. Separate demurrer by plaintiff to sec- [ ond, third and fourth paragraphs of answer. In the case of Samuel T. Niblick vs. ' Jesse Niblick, for possession of real 1 estate and damages, agreement was es- 1 fected whereby the defendant gives • possession and $5 damages. The de- 1 fendant is to have the right to enter 1 upon the land to remove corn, up to ’ and on January 1. , i A marriage license was granted I, Frederick M. Fogle, laborer, of Gene- ( va, born February 7, 1879, son of Hen- | ry Fogle to wed Elizabeth M. Peele, of Berne, born November 26, 1889, daughter of Joseph M. Peele. ( William J. Meyers took but letters ‘ of administration in the surviving 1 partnership of Meyers. Meyers & 1 Richards. He filed inventory and ap- ‘ praisement, also statement of liabil- 1 ities. Bond was also filed and approv- 1 ed. ‘ 1 A marriage license was issued to t an Amish couple, Joseph L. Schwartz, t farmer, born December 8, 1893, sou of I Jos. A. Schwartz, to marry Elizabeth ‘ Wickey, born October 18, 1896, daugh- 1 ter of David Wickey. ' n I FINE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. £ The Niblick store is handsome in its * Christmas decorations of southern smilax twined over white lattice work and chandeliers. Nestling in the ' greenery are warm, red poinsettias. 1 The artistic work was done by Brice ' McMillen, and is unusually pretty this year, with the lattice and poinsettia ! additions over those of prior years. o WEST WARD REOPENS School was resumed today at the , west ward school which was closed . yesterday to disinfect. A pupil, Mam- ( ie Straub became ill of Scarlet fever, ( and the disinfecting took place ac- ] cording to law'. 1 FUNERAL TODAY. ‘ The funeral of Christ Conrad of J Preble township was held this after- I noon at one o’clock from the Friedheim Lutheran church, Rev. Preuss | officiating.

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TH HAVE CUNTEST 0 B y Bluffton and Decatur High Schools Will Have Two s Contests. 3 —_____ 1 ONE IN MUSIC t And Spelling—One in Debate—About the State League. i Os special interest in school circles is the announcement made today by High School Principal Martin F. 1 Worthman. Two contests have been agreed upon between the Bluffton and Decatur high schools. One contest will be in music—both vocal and instrumental—and a spelling match. Fifteen of the best spellers, probably, will be chosen from each school. The other contest will consist of a debate. The question will be "Municipal Home Rule.” This will be the question that will be debated upon by all the different schools at the sectional meetings next May. The exact time has not been set, and further details will be given out later. The State League. The following bulletin received by Prof. M. F. Worthman, from Miss Thompson, of Indiana university, secretary of the state high school discussion league, in which prizes will be given the winners of the county, district and state contests, will be of general interest to students: Purpose. The State High School Discussion League, conducted by the bureau of public discussion of Indiana university extension division, has organized for the third annual discussion contest ' series. The fundamental purpose of the extension division in organizing the j league is to encourage young men and women to study civic questions, to help train them in analysis, logic and platform speaking, and finally to awaken a community-wide interest that will stimulate intelligent thinking upon the question discussed. Topic for Discussion. With this fundamental purpose in view, topics for discussion are chosen which are live issues for the citizens of the state. This year’s topic is “Municipal Home Rule," one of the fundamental problems of municipal government up before the nation for settlement at the present time. Prizes. Through the generosity of a citizen of Indiana, who is much interested in the training for citizenship afforded by the discussion contests of the State High School Discussion League, the bureau of public discussion will be able to award a bronze medal to the winner of each county contest, and a ten-dollar gold piece to the winner of each district contest. As heretofore, a gold medal will be given to the successful contestant at the state contest. Who May Compete. The contest series comprises local, county, congressional district contests and a final state contest. Any commissioned, certified, or non-certified high school in Indiana may organize a local contest. The winner of this local contest will represent his school in the county contest. The winner of the count) contest will represent his county in the congressional district contest. The winners of the thirteen district contests will g oto Bloomington to take part in the final state contest. The schools of the state are making an early start in preparing for the local contests, so that they may not be handicapped in any way at the county contests and district contests. District Committeemen. The state has been organized into counties and districts with a committeeman in charge of every district and a chairman in charge of every county. The district committeemen are as follows : First district. E. J. Llewelyn, Mt. Vernon; second, E. D. Merriman, Washington; third. E. B. Freshwater, Mitchell; fourth. T. A. Mott, Seymour; fifth. J. V. Masters, Greencastle; sixth, Benjamin Null. Richmond; seventh. Claude H. Anderson, Indianapolis technical high 'school; eighth, Dan H. Eikenberry, Muncie; ninth, Ben Scifres, Lebanon; tenth. E. N. Canine, East Chicago; eleventh, A. L. Frantz, Logansport; twelfth, J. P. Johnson, Albion; thirteenth, Byron S. Legg, Mishawaka. Dates for the Contests. All local contests must be held not (Continued on page 1)