Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1916 — Page 1

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FOUR AIRRAIDS On English and French Towns Within the Past Forty-eight Hours. SOME DAMAGE DONE Lucitania Note Now in Our Hands (Jives Unsatisfactory Tones. (United Press Service? London, Jan. 25, —(Special to Daily! Democrat) —Four German raids on 'English channel ports in forty-eight ; hours and the bombing of numerous Hsniliagcs behind the French lines Mktnark the inauguration of a new Teuwton campaign from the air. An official statement from the adI miralty today reported a raid by two B German aeroplanes on »he French seaj. port of Dunkirk at six a. m. today. K| , The admiralty added that a German J aeroplane, possibly one of those en- ‘ gaged In the Dunkirk attack, was shot down by a British aviator at Nieuport, fe eighteen miles from Dunkirk and a ■i!', short distance from the German lines, .j*'. The Dunkirk raid followed two bomb- ‘ Ing expeditions on English coast ,*and an attempted attack on Dover yesterday afternoon in which the ’ 'B Germans were driven off by British \aUairmen. The type of machine used by the Teutons in these latest attacks from rjjMSfthc sky has not been reported in offi- < jsial statements issued either in London or Berlin. London writers m • aeronotics believe the Germans have ■s/equipped their new' Fokkers to carry of bombs and plan systematic Kpaids by the giantxair Uhlans to terwSrorize French and English civilians. BULLETIN. Washington, Jan. 25,—(Special to Daily Democrat I—That an uusatisiacjgßg tory rather than satisfactory turn, Kbas been given the Lucitania negotia- * tions by Germany’s latest note, was ■ indicated at the white house today, a where it was said printed forcasts, jrshcwing complete concession of the ■ United Slates demands were "unjustified by the facts.’’ K". It was revealed that the note was i delivered to Secretary Lansing by Ambassador Bernstorff Saturday and by Lansing to President Wilson yesterday. The president today placed it before his cabinet. • That he may clear up the situation as far as possible before he leaves on his western trip, the president will center at length with Secretary Lansing tomorrow afternoon. He has . changed his time of leaving for NewYork from tomorrow noon to tomorrow midnight in order to have this conference. / • Salonika, Jan. 25—(Special to Daily , Democrat)—Sixteen • French aeroplanes again bombarded Gheveli yesterday, killing and wounding more than one hundred persons and causing heavy damage to Bulgarian camps. BULLETIN. London, Jan. 25—(Special to Dem ocrat) —The Dominion liner Norseman has been sunk by a submarine acording to a Liverpool dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph. The Norseman is a 10,750 ten steel screw steamr- owned by the British and North Atlantic steamship company of Llver- | reol and flies the British flag. She has been in service in the Atlantic and presumably was sunk in the waters around the British isles. If this resumption is correct she is the largest liner, excepting (he Lucitania and . the Arabic, sunk in British waters by a submarine. Berlin, ’Jan. 25— (Bulletin)— The main Montenegrin army has surrendered to the Austrians and the whole of Montenegro is now held by the invaders, according to dispatches received here today. Paris, Jan. 25— (Special to Daily Democrat)--German troops penetrated the advanced French trenches in their new offensive movement near the mouth of the Yser, the French war office admitted this aftdtnoon. It was stated that the enemy was later driven out. The renewal of the German attack followed a few hours after the Ijpmbardment in which more than 20,000 shells were hurled against the £ French positions.

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MEET AT K. OF C. HALL. The Knights of Columbus are requested to meet at their hall at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, from which place they will march in a body to the home of John B. Holthouse and then to the St. Mary's Catholic church to attend the funeral services. Every member is requested to be present to show his respect to their lute deputy grand knight. AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH. The subject of the sermon at the Baptist church tonight will be "The Denial.” Tomorrow morning at 5:30 o'clock sunrise prayer services will be held. Bev. M. C. Tunison of Fort Wayne will arrive in the city today and will be in charge of -the church ■ services during the remainder of the week. PUrONJTEAM Is Word Sent by President Wilson and Congress is Doing Business. MANY BILLS SLATED Republican Leader Mann Will Support Preparedness Bill. (United Ttess Service) Washington, D. C„ Jan. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson’s request to congressional leaders to “put on steam” and expedite important legislation bore fruit today. Chairmen spucred up their committees an* both houses made additions to calendars of pending bills. The senate military committee planned to close its preparedness hearings shortly and draft a new army bill. The house military com .mittce also decided to curtail hear ’.ngs. A naval bill, however, is not expected to be presented in either body for at least two months. Following the supreme court’s upholding of the income tax, the house ways and means committee was ready to go forward with new revenue leg islation. Representative Hull, author of the income tax law, has tentative amendments drafting, to increase the taxes on big incojues from ten to fifty per cent on those ranging from twenty thousand to five hundred thousand dollars. Sentiment also crystalized for creating a tariff board, authorized to collect tariff information and not recommendations to congress. In the senate final consideration, within a few days, of the Phillipino selfgovernment bill was planned. Passage of the modified Clark’s amendment proposing complete independence within two or four years until congress can reconsider conditions then present, seemed likely. ADD WASH Washington, D. C„ Jan. 25—(Special to Dally Democrat) —There is more danger of a war with England than with Germany, Republican Leader Mann today‘declared in a speech in the house, announcing he would support the preparedness legislation. _ He urged the imnrediate creation of a standing army of from 250,000 to 500,000 men. Washington, Jan. 25, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Armor plate manufacturers today flatly refused to tell the senate naval affairs committee the actual cost of their product. /Is a result the hearing by which they hoped to postpone a favorable report on the government armor plate plant bill is practically at an end. The bill will be favorably reported. RUSSELL COWAN CAUGHT. Russell Cowan, for whom there has been an outstanding warrant for many months, was qrrested in Fort Wayne last night by Sheriff Ed Green and brought back here To answer to a charge of bastardy brought against him by Bessie Lord, a young girl of this city. The girl is nineteen years old and the child is seventeen months of age. Cowan spent over a year in Canada, but later returned to Fort Wayne. At one o'clock the parties to the case were in 'Squire G. T. Kintz' court and an effort to have the couple marry was being made. The marriage ceremony that settled the case was performed this afternoon by Justice Kintz and the case is now closed amicably. Miss Ina Wright arrived from Fort Wayne today for a week’s visit wltn Miss Tonk Meibers.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 25, 1916.

IS GEROISEASE jls Pneumonia—ls Person is Well and Strong, Germs Not Likely to HURT HIM SERIOUSLY ■ !■*» II !!■■! If Run Down, His Chances Are Not so Slight—Bad Air Ally of Pneumonia. With so much near pneumonia, severe colds and grip prevalent, there will be general interest in the following relating to pneumonia, which was taken from an exchange: “Pneumonia is a germ disease and is usually brought on by the lodgment of the pneumococcus germs in the membraneous tissues of the throat or lungs. If a person is well and strong these germs are not likely to hurt him seriously. A slight cold may be the result. But if he is run down, dissipated or if he in any way has a weak constitution his chances are not so slight. It is not difficult to guard against pneumonia if one will avoid unreasonable exposure and at the same time will practice the rules of personal hygiene or right living. Working too hard or excessive exercise with extreme exposure is a common factor in preparing the way for pneumonia. Overeating, particularly if there ip an excess of meat in the diet, is another thing which often injures the body and lowers its vital resistance to disease. Alcohol is one of the most powerful allies of the pneumonia germ, and even moderate drinkers show a much higher death rate from this disease than abstainers do. But bad air is of all bad influences perhaps the most important in its effects on colds and pneumonia. People who live much in the open air, who never close the windows of their sleeping rooms in winter and who bathe daily almost never catch colds, br if they do the colds are light ones and do not run into pneumonia.” ■SUFFERINGS - END Mrs. John Magiey, sr., Formerly of Root Township, Died at THE HOPE HOSPITAL At 8:30 This Morning— Had Operation for Removal of Goitre. Mrs. John Christen received a telephone message from the Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, this morning, of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Magiey, sr., of near Warrerf, Ohio, who, until a few years ago, was a resident of Root township. Her death occurred this morning at 8:30 o’clock following an operation performed last week for goitre. Mrs. Magiey was brought to this ■city and later taken to the hospital for an operation. Specialists at Cleveland refused to operate, but she insisted on being brought to her former home here, and insisted upon the operation at Fort Wayne as a probable chance for relief, preferable to the intense suffering which she was obliged to endure otherwise. She seemed to be getting along well, but little hope was extended at any time for her recovery. She was about sixty-five years of age and was a native of Switzerland. Her maiden nam?* was Barbara Strube. The husband and three children are living. They.are: Ida, wife of Lou Houck, of Hoagland, late of Auburn; Cal Magiey, of Fort Wayne, and Emma, wife of Frank Nye, of near Warren, Ohio. The deceased was a sister of the former Mrs. William Wetter, now deceased. o OPERATED FOR APPENDICITIS Henry Heimann son Heimann of near Monroe was operated upon this morning at the Decatur hospital for appendicitis. The operation was performed by Drs. D. D. Clark assisted by Dr. C. S. Clark. At noon today the young man was resting easy and it is thought that the operation will be a very successful one. He had been suffering from inflammation of the appendix since last May.

1 HAD FINE TRIP. , Mrs, W. A. Kuebler received a long letter from her nephew, Leon Crawford, announcing his safe arrival at Lost Angeles, Cal., last Saturday, joining his mother, Mrs. Mary Crawford, and his sister, Edna. He reports that his trip was a fine one, going byway of Portland. Oregon, and other northern cities. The mountains, covered as they are with snow, were especially beautiful. The snow, however, delays traveling somewhat and in a tunnel! near Livingston. Montana, they were delayed by a wreck. He made tfie Journey safely, however, and enjoyed it much. REVIVAL MEETING. The evangelistic meeting at the Evangelical church last night was well attended and a good service was enjoyed. The male quartet will sing this evening. There will be a special song or two each evening this week. The outlook promises a good meeting this evening. Bring some one with you) These special meetings are proving a great blessing to many. You are included. Let’s push the battle. Time, 7:15. Place, Evangelical church. wereTar¥ed Russell Acker and Miss Vivian Dawson Married Last Evening AT THE PARSONAGE By Rev. L. W. Stolte of the Reformed Church—To Make Home Here. The wedding of Russel Acker and Miss Vivian Dawson was a very quiet one, solemnized last evening at 8:30 o’clock at the parsonage of the Reformed church by the pastor, the Rev. L. W. Stolte. The couple was unattended and after the ceremony -went to the home of M”. Acker’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Acker, on North Second street, where they will make their home for awhile. The bride wore a pretty costume of dark blue crepe, becomingly made, with cloak and hat to match. Tile groom is associated with bis father, Samuel Acker, in the Acker Cement Works. He is a young man of excellent character and business ability. The bride is a daughter ol the Rev. James Dawson, former pastor of the Decatur Christian church, now' residing at Williamsport. She has, however, made her home here several years since the removal of the family from here, being employed here. Os a charming winsome nature she is liked by all, and both she and Mr. Acker are prominent in lodge and other social circles. DANCING SCHOO! Will Open Here Tomorrow With Miss Virginia Olds as the Instructor. TO BE TWO CLASSES One for Children in Afternoon and One for Adults iri the Evening. With Miss Virginia Olds of Fort Wayne as the instructor, a dancing school will open in the asembly rooms of the new Masonic quarters tomorrow'. There will be two classes one from four to five for the children, price thirty-five cents a lesson and another from eight to nine for the adults, prices fifty cents. Following this class an assembly will be given to which the public is invited, the cost for this occasion for those outside the class being fifty cents. Miss Olds is one of the talented dance instructors of Fort Wayne, and those who have joined the class are looking forward to a delightful occasion each week. The school will be held each Wednesday aftqrnoon and evening for six weeks. Miss Olds will furnish her own pianist. There is still room for a few' and if you wish to join, telephone 215 and enter your name. The tickets for adults are $2.50 for the i six weeks.

CHANGEJJF MIND Bluffton Wants Gas Holder Now, Though Opposed it Vigorously Once. BREAK IN THE LINE Caused Shut-down at Bluffton Twice in Six Weeks —Now Want Tank. Bluffton wants a gas tank and they want it badly and it brings to mind the fact that they could have had a holder at the same time the one constructed here had it not been that the council of that city refused the Indiana Lighting Company the right to erect same inside the city limits. At that time they manufactured all kinds of excuses, reasons and imaginary causes why this right should not be granted to the company and prevented it. At the same time the requests were gladly met in this city when it was explained that the holder would prevent the shutting off of the gas in case of a break in the line, as there is always stored in the big tank here sufficient gas to keep the city going forty eight hours or longer. A few days ago the Bluffton line broke near Kingsland and though ‘the gas company did everything possible to repair the leak, it took some time and Bluffton was without gas for several hours, causing the housewife, the newspaper men and others to lose their patience and to say mean things against the company, all of which would be alright if it had’nt been the fault of Bluffton and not the company. This was the second time within a few weeks and you can imagine all the unkind things that have been said. The company will no doubt Le glad to erect the holder at this time if asked to do so and Bit ffton ought to admit their fault and ask it. •' ' : a f> MOOSE__DANCE Moose Plan Series of Dances at Their New Assembly Room FIRST THURSDAYNIGHT New Piano Installed—Public is Invited to Attend the Events. The Moose lodge is planning a series of dances, the first of which will be given next Thursday night, commencing at 8:30 o’clock, in the assembly room of the Moose hall. Frank Schultz, Harry Fike and Fred Schurger comprise the committee in charge of the arrangements for the dances. Just last week the new Schaff Bros.’ piano was installed in the hall and excellent music is assured those who attend the dance, and all are invited. A dancing class will be formed and they will commence study at seven o’clock an dcontinue until eight-thirty o'clock, when the dance proper commences. The dances will be held each Thursday night until further notice, said one of the committee this morning. The Moose is a growing order, they have exceptionally well furnished quarters in the old C. B. L. of I. hall and their membership is growing by leaps and bounds. NOTICE TO PUBLIC. You are hereby notified that the city ordinance prohibiting roller skating on the sidewalks in the city of Decatur, Indiana, is still in force and effect, and the marshal of said city has been ordered to enforce the same. So take notice or arrests will follow. CHAS, N. CHRISTEN, Mayor. o , MRS. OBENAUER NOT SO WELL. John Niblick is in receipt of a letter from his wife stating that her sister, Hattie Studabaker Obenauer, is not so well. She was moved last week from the hospital, which is in a noisy district of the city, to the hotel, where she would have more quiet. She seems to be suffering from typhus I fever.

TO HOLD SPELLING CONTEST A good old fashioned ‘Spelling-Con-test” will be held next Friday evening. Jan. 28 at the Kinsey School in 1 Blue Creek township. The words will be taken from Alexander’s Speller. An admission of 10 cents will be charged and prizes of 30, 25, 15. and 10 per cent, and four 5 per cents, of the door fees will be granted to the eight best spellers respectively. OakGrove Valley. Pleasant Mills, Mushrat College and many others will l>e right there and no doubt the contest will be exceedingly interesting. There will be a special “Prelude” to the evening’s entertainment. The tontest is open to anyone. COMMITTE. STORESTO CLOSE From 9 O’clock to 10:30 Tomorrow Morning During Funeral Services FOR J. B. HOLTHOUSE Knights of Columbus Will Attend in Body—Asked to Meet at Eight. Business will cease in Decatur from nine o’clock to 10:30 tomorrow, durthe funeral services for John B. Holthouse, veteran business man, banker, and one of the oldest citizens of Decatur. The business men's association, through its executive board, decided that this request should be made and it will be complied with by practically every business house in the city. Cards will be distributed this evening and if is requested that one of these cards be displayed in tho door of each business house. Notice to K. of C. All members of the Knights of Columbus are requested to meet at their hall at eight o’clock tomorrow morning. They will march in a body from there to the Holthouse home on North Third street and from there to the St. Mary’s church, where the services will be held at nine o’clock. Pall Bearers Selected. The active pall bearers, selected from the Knights of Columbus, are ; C. S. Niblick, E. X. Ehinger, George Wemhoff, Dyonis Schmitt, Charles N. Christen and Lawrence Kleinhenz. The honorary pall bearers selected from the St. Joseph’s sodality are John H. Bremerkamp, John Bogner. 1 John Baker, John Heimann, Conrad Gillig and George Keller. o AT THE CRYSTAL TONIGHT. I In response to a steady and Insist-; ent demand, the Kleine-Edison feature 1 service announces the release of an ; all-star Biograph program. This is ; ; one of the most unusual and entertain-' ing additions to the Kleine-Edison pre , gram since its inception, as the pro- , gram contains all those famous stars , in the very productions which after; wards won them so much renown. < Mary Pickford, Blanche Sweet. Henry ( Walthall, Mae Marsh, Edwin August, Lillian Gish. Dorothy Gish, Fred ' Mace. Mabel Norman and Walter Mil ' ler are only a few of the great film 1 stars who will be seen in a line of the greatest dramas and comedies produced by those master directors, David W. Griffith and Mack Sennett. ! Since the disintegration of the old Bio- I graph Stock company many exhibitors ' have repeated the wish of photoplay fans the nation over that the various members of the famous stock company again be seen in the productions which made them severally famous. With this in mind the Biograph company has made up two programs which, for excellence of story, production, workmanship and casts, are unrivalled even today. The program will be the chief attraction at the Ciystal theater tonight. Five and ten cents. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, The show that for fifty years has appeared in all the principal towns of the country and never grows old, a wonderful story written by the most wonderful woman of the nineteenth century, dramatized and presented to more people than any other show. It deals with the events of the “Times before the War” and few now live to recall these times, yet the story never grows old and never fails to interest both young and old. It is booked to appear at the Bosse opera house next Saturday. o Jesse Niblick left this morning for Chicago, where he will visit the automobile show for a few days.

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TOO MANY NOTES I i For Other People Were . Signed by W. H. Fledderjohann. ■■ FILED A PETITION In Bankruptcy in Ft. Wayne —Liabilities $158,200.74 —Assets $134.08. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says: “William H. Fledderjohann, former general manager of the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban railway, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday before United States Commissioner T. J. Logan, scheduling his liabilities at $158,200.74 and assets at $134.08. Mr. Fledderjohann’s bankruptcy petition is the result of the failure of the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban and its subsequent plunge into the hands of a receiver. The petitioner’s liabilities are mostly for notes which he signed as security for other people. "One note is for $12,000 and other smaller notes are for $4,000, $4,600, $4,400, $4,700, $2,000. SIO,OOO, $3,090, SB,OOO, $5,000, $3,200, $15,000, $4,000, $4,500. These notes were execute* by the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company to William Fuelling, William Aumann, Henry W. E. Dirkson. Henry Gallmeyer, Ernst Gallmeyer, Frank G. Wright, Charles Dirkson, Edwin Fledderjohann and others. Perry A. Randall is attorney for the petitioner.” The Sentinel says further: Mr. Fledderjohann is said to have invested every cent he was worth and more in the Decatur line, which at no time has been a paying venture. Originally it was intended to extend the line south but lack of funds prevented further work although much of the right-of-way had been secured, Mr. Fledderpohann's liabillities are scheduled as follows: Taxes. $3.45; secured claims, $38,189; unsecured claims, $34,047.25; notes and bills $85,961. List of Notes. Liabilities amounting to $85,961 are on notes of the Fort Wayne and Springfield Railway company, given as follows. To Martin Gerke, $4,000; to William Aumann. $12,300; to Henry W. E. Dirkson, $4,600; to William Fuelling, $4,400; to Henry Gallemeyer $4,700; to Ernest Gallemeyer. $2,000; to Frank G. Wright, $10,000; note executed by Charles Dirkson to First National bank, Decatur $3,090; note executed to Edwin Fledderjohann to People’s State Bank, Berne, $621; to Herbert Mammond & Co., Chicago, $8,000; to Herbert Hammond & Co.. $5,000; to John A. Herschfield, St. Mary’s Ohio, $15,000; to Fannie Armstrong, St. Mary’s 0., $4,000; to Ernst Gallemeyer. $5,000. The petitioner was security on all the above notes, Mr. Fledderjohann’s assets are scheduled as follows: Cash on hand, $34.08; household goodss $35, and other personal property $65. He claims SIOO exemption. The petitioner carries four life insurance policies, all I ayable to Caroline Fledderjohann: Two policies with Lincoln National Life Insurance company, $5,000 and $1,500; Modern Woodmen of America, $3,000 and Royal Neighbors of America, SI,OOO. RESERVES DECISION A In the hearing before county superintendent Ed Christen yesterday a decision was withheld concerning the location of a high school petitioned for by Hartford township residents, until February 24th. Peter Fox, (ho trutee holds that there is not enough funds to repair a school building at Linn Grove and to build a new high school. Mandamus . proceedings brought agonist the trustee will be heard in the circuit court. AN ERIE WRECK. Middletown, N. Y„ Jan. 25-—(Spec-ial to Daily Democrat)—A dozen passengers /were injured, none fatally, when a freight train crashed into the rear end of eastbound Erie express No. 8 at Port Jarvis early today. o — “A prominent Canadian financier in his sixty-fifth year went to England to take' a physical examination by a great physician. “ ‘You’re as sound as a nut.’ said the doctor. ‘There’s no reason why you shouldn't live to bo a hundred —if only you don’t stop working.' ” —-Woman’s Home Companion.