Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1916 — Page 1

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RUSS ADVANCE Russians Advance and Take a Series of Heights Last Night. BUSY AT VERDUN German and French Troops in Hand to Hand Fight Sway Back and Forth. (United. Service) BULLETIN Petrograd, Aug. 4 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Drivink in toward Kovel, Russian detachments crossed to the left bank of the Stochaod river in the region of Lubecho, capturing a series of heights where they fortified themselves, it was officially announced today. Paris, Aug. 4 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —In a most violent battle northeast of Verdun last night the Germans suffered enormous losses in repeated counterattacks witli mass formation, it was officially announced this afternoon. The fighting continued throughout the night and early today with first one side and then the other advancing At one stage the French re-oc-cupied Thiaumont redoubt, lost several weeks ago. only to lost it later. CARRANZA STANDS PAT (Unites Pr,»« Service) Washington, Aug. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat (—General Carranza i still insists that the first thing to be| decided by the United States and Mexico is the withdrawal of American troops. Mexican Ambassador Arredondo today delivered to acting secretary of state Polk a note, which while naming a commission, and placidly acepting the last American proposition for a joint commission to Investigate Mexican relations laid stress on the fact that the members of the commission are "to devote their attention perferably to the res-j elation of the points mentioned in. the previous note of this department.”, The points referred to are the question' of withdrawal of American troops i from Mexican soil, border patrols and fixing of responsibility for border, raids. Washington officials agreed s that Caranza in this manner is indi-j eating his intentions to urge these' questions ahead of all others. BULLETIN Washington, Aug. 4—(Special to ' Daily Democrat)— Following the cabinet meeting acting secretary of state Polk said he was not ready to say whether the Mexican note was satisfactory. He said the American commission certainly would not be appointed today.

BANDITS ROB PAY CAR. , ninlfcrt Press Service) . . , x Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —While frightened , pedestrians scurried to shelter before a fullisale of shots, bandits this afternoon held up and robbed the pay car of the Burroughs Adding Machine company of $37,000. Burroughs officials admited the extent of their loss this afternoon. The bandits were armed with automatic shot guns. Rudolph Cooper, the guard, received a load of buck shot in the hip and was seriously wounded as he grappled with one of the hold-up men. Three men participated in the robbery and all escaped. The pay car was within a block of the company’s office at the time of the attack. Edging close to the pay car the robbers, who were driving a Ford auto, suddenly pulled guns from the tonneau and ordered the driver to halt. . . ... The money, in five boxes, was shifted quickly to the bandits’ machine, % and the trio, driving at terrific speed, escaped down Cass avenue. A sixth box of money was left in the pay car. In the pay car at the time of the hold-up were raymastci Thomas Sheehan, Louis K Egel Schatz and Frank Price, employes of the Burroughs company. W‘. Detective and police by the score patroled the city this afternoon, searching for the robbers. They were armed with rifles, shot guns and automatic pistols. _ __ MEDAL CONTEST The W C. T~u" sl'ver medal contest will be held Tuesday evening at the Methodist church. Everyone is invited to come.

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• WE BUY THE ISLANDS ■ (United Press Servins) BULLETIN Washington, Aug. 4—(Special to J Dally Democrat)--The treaty between Denmark and the United States for the purchase of th Danish West Indies for $25,000,000 was signed in New York today by secretary of state Lansing and Minister Brun, the state I < epartment announced today. G. A. R. NOTICE i Commander W. H. Myers asks for a good attendance at the regular meeting tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p. m. Notice has been received from headquarters of the National Encampment to be held August 28-September y’, at Kansas City, and at the meeting tomorrow, arrangements will be made ' for those who want to attend. I o WILSON_ACTIVE President Wilson Formulating Course of Action in Strike Crisis. GOVERNMENT TO ACT If Nation-wide Strike of Railroad Men Starts — Conferences Today. (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—lndications that the 1 United States government is rapidly I formulating the course of action it 1 will pursue should the threatened railroad strike materialize were seen today in a series of conferences between President Wilson and Judge Chambers of the United States board of mediation and conciliation. The question was also discussed at length at the cabinet meeting. Chambers held his third conference at the white house with the president at nine o’clock. Upon entering the conference he expressed himself optoI mistically over a successful termina--1 tiqn of the pending difficulty. | After talking with the president for ■ half an hour he prepared a statement ■ authorized by the president. Before he could give it out, however, the .' president called him on the phone, re- ! questing another conference. | At the conclusion of the second one, it is believed likely that a statement outlining the administrations position on the strike situation will be i made, either at the white house or at ■ the board of mediation and concilia--1 tlon. STRIKERS ARE QUIET (United Press Service) Bazil, Ind., Aug. 4—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—While Governcr Ralston was addressing the striking

clay workers here today, defending their rights to organize for better wages and complimenting them on the peaceful manner in which they had conducted their strike the Hydraulic company was bringing in forty strike breakers from Saint Louis Mo. The strike situation was considered more serious. Governor Ralston warned the men against the use of intoxicants and advised the strikers to keep their minds unclouded. Twelve armed guards are on duty at the plant. Several strike breakers quit work soon after arriving here. CAR MEN VIOLENT, (United Press Service) New York. N. Y„ Aug. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The first act of violence and the first clash between strikers and police occurred in Manhattan this afternoon as the lines were drawn for a walk-out of employes of all the surface street car lines in Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of Loud Island. A Third avenue car in charge of strike breakers collided with a truck. A crowd of strike sympathizers collected. The strike breakers were jeered and then the car windows were shattered with volleys of stones. Police reserves were called from the East Eightyeighth street station to disperse the crowd. The time limit attached to the street car men’s demands expired at three o'clock this afternoon. NO MORE “BEER” (Unltefl Press Service) Marion. Aug. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)— The Grant county fair board has ruled against the sale of ‘near beer” beverages at the county I fair this year. The sale of alleged - soft drinks has been the cause of ■ considerable trouble at the fair in past years.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 4, 1916.

A UNIFORM DATE ) i Monday, September 25, is Chosen for Opening of Township Schools. THE TRUSTEES MEET List of Teachers Engaged Not Quite Complete— Other Notes. The township schools in Adams county will open Monday, September 25. This uniform date was adopted yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the trustees with County School Superintendent E. S. Christen. According to a resolution made last winter, the terms will not be less than seven months in length. This brings Adams county up to the standard of surrounding counties, which have long since had seven months or more of school during the winter. The matter of having the county agent meet with the trustees at their regular meetings, and working jointly with them in educational work along that lino, was talked over, but will be definitely decided later. The teachers’ institute which will be held August 14-18, will be the best ever hold here. Better instructors have been secured than ever, and more of the trustees have agreed to attend more sessions, than at any prior time. The matter of the picnic of the trustees and their families, which was to have been held this month, has been postponed on account of institute and other conflicting things, but the date will be finally determined at the next meeting. The trustees r(\prted the list of teachers they have engaged for the ensuing term. Not all vancancles have been filled, however, and the list will be published when completed. MISSIOJCFEAST Zion Lutheran Church Will Celebrate its Annual Mission Festival ON NEXT SUNDAY Visiting Ministers to Speak Offering Will be Taken for Missions. The Zion Lutheran church will on Sunday celebrate its annual mission festival with appropriate services morning and afternoon. The Rev. F. J. Keller, secretary of the synod now convening in Fort Wfayne, will officiate at the morning service and Rev. Theo. Prinz of Millersburg, 0., at the English, afternoon service. The report of the committee on foreign missions explains that such missionaries are greatly hindered in their work by racial prejudice and hatred inflamed by the great war. High cost of necessaries of life and difficulties in the forwarding and exchange of monies have added considerably to the discomforts and hardships of missionaries in lands under the rule of the warring pow-' , ers. The special offering next Sunday I will be applied to aid and further the j Lord’s works in China and India. The German service will begin at 10 o’clock a. m.; the English serv- ; ice at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. AT THE CRYSTAL. A mixed program of exceptional in- , terest has been provided at the Crystal , theater tonight when “The Elder ( Brother” an Essanay feature film feat- . urlng Francis X. Bushman and Bryant . Washburn will be shown. A general > film, an episode of the Hazzards of > | Helen will also be shown, this in two - reels, and a roaring comedy ..Their Taking Ways” will finish up the bill. Better come tonight. ATTEND FUNERAL r r David Stoler and T. H. Ernst who f went to Jeromeville, 0., to attend the i funeral of the former’s sister-in-law, 1 and the latter’s cousin, have returned f home. Al Steele, who went with them, i remained for a longer visit. Jeromeville was the boyhood home of all.

’ SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC > Next Thursday, is the day for the Methodist Sunday school picnic at Walbridge Park at Toledo. The exi cursion on the Clover Leaf will leave here at 6:30 o'clock, and the train will consist of ten coaches or more if it will be necessary to accomodate the public, who intend to attend the picnic The excursion will stop and pick up passengers at Pleasant Mills and Willshire. Come one come all, for the public is invited to attend this picnic. o , . REPUBLICANS BUSY (ITnltM Press Service) Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Thousands of enthusiastic Republicans swarmed into Terre Haute today to attend the bean dinner and hear Edwin P. Morrow, Kentucky's leading republican orator, discuss the Mexican situation and the Washington administration. Arrangements had been made to serve 10.000. QUITS County Agent A ..J. Hutchins Resigns Job as County Agent. GOES TO ALLEN Where He Will Succeed Henry, Who Goes to Purdue. The resignation of county agent, A. J. Hutchins was presented to an unofficial meeting of the township trustees held at the office of county superintendent Ed S. Christen this afternoon at one-thirty o’clock and after deliberation of the matter the resignation was accepted. Mr. Hutchins will accept a position recently made vacant at Fort Wayne, as county agent of Allen county, because of the advancement of Mr. Henry, the present agent of that county to a place in hte state extension work under Prof. G. I. Christie. Mr. Hutchins has been in agricultural work in this county for more than a year, and just recently was selected to serve another year here. Mr. Hutchins has served Adams county faithfully and has made an enviable record here. Farmers of the county are loth to have him go, but the advancement offered him in the larger field in the county to our north is so much that Mr. Hutchins could not do justice to himself not to accept. The resignation becomes effective September first. While some talk cf a successor to Mr. Hutchins was had no definite action was taken to secure a new county agent. SHUN MUSCLE BUILDERS (United Preen Service) Evansville, Aug. 4 —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Row boating has seen its day along the Ohio river front acording to Presiednt Henry j Mann of the Evansville Boat Club The club has disposed of all but two of its row boats and has no demand for the two now in service The gasoline launch has superceded the old muscle builder — OPERATION MONDAY Will Colchin, the well known con- , fectionary man, will be operated on Monday morning at his home on WinI Chester street, for appendicitis, by j Drs. D. D. Clark and E. J. McOecar. I Mr Colchin has been ailing for the last two years and about a week ago had another attack. Although the case Is not serious, but he will be up and around in two weeks. MRS. LONGSHORE DEAD Mrs. Frankie Longshore wife of Ira Longshore of near Ossian, mother of Dick Longshore, employed by Phil Macklin as a county engineer, committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid this morning. Mrs. Longshore has been in ill health all summer and despondency is given as the cause of the act. MORAL—STAY SINGLE (United Press Service) > Greencastle, Aug. 4, —(Special to t Daily Democrat) —Levi Perkins, col- , ored of Terre Haute is serving a 60 I day sentence at the penal farm here . because one hot night last week ho - assaulted his wife when she pulled the covers off film

NEW PRINCIPAL J. B. Sarig, of Galveston, is 1 Chosen Principal De- > catur High School. ——. IS WELL QUALIFIED Miss Martha Gibbons, of Anderson, New Science Teacher. At a meeting of the school board last evening. J. B. Sarig, of Galveston, was chosen principal of the Decatur high school and teacher of mathematics, succeeding Prof. M. F. Worthman who was recently made city school superintendent. Mr. Sarig is an enthusiastic educator. of ten years’ experience, although still a young man, being but thirty years old. From 1912-15 he was superintendent of the schools at West Lebanon, resigning from there to finish his college training. This summer he received his A. B. degree from the state normal. He is an athlete, a leader in orchestra w’ork, and enthusiastic in all departments of educational work, making him particularly well qualified as a leader. His recommendations speak very highly of him. His family consists of himself, wife and one child, and the family will move here in a few weeks. Miss Martha Gibbons, of Anderson, who received her A. B. degree from 1 the Pennsylvania college for women, has been selected teacher of science, succeeding Prof. Worrel. All the teachers in the academic work in the high school thus far selected, have A. B. degrees, and the staff is a very efficient one. The commercial and manual training departments are still vacant, but the teachers will probably be selected at the next meeting. The c'ty schools will open the first Monday in September which is Monday, September 4. home ITtrain Three Decatur Girls Who Hiked to Bluffton for Odd Stunt GOT VERY FOOTSORE And Decided to Come Home on Train — Fourteen Miles in Five Hours. Footsore and tired but happy over the achievement iu walking fourteen miles in less than five hours, Misses Esther Bowers, Blanche Biggs and Ireta Miller, three prominent young ladies of Decatur, arrived here at 10:15 o’clock this morning, and were the guests at dinner today of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Souders. “We just walked here to break the monotony of Decatur life, and we wanted to do something odd," they said. They were too tired to try walking home, and will return on the evening train over the Clover Leaf. Their canvas walking shoes were in bad need of repair as the result of trodding over Stone roads. Miss Bowers, the leader of the trio, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bowers, Mr. Bowers is a prosperous hardware dealer at Decatur. —Bluffton Banner. The girls arrived home last evening on the 7:03 train, Iraving had a fine time. They left here at 5:30 yesterday morning and reached Bluffton at 10:30. They were guests of Miss Biggs’ aunt, Mrs. Souders. ANNUAL MISSION FEAST.

The Reformed congregation at Magley will celebrate its annual mission feast Sunday, August 6. The morning service will begin at 10 o’clock, sun time. Sermon by Rev. Albin Beer of New Bavaria, Ohio. Afternoon at 2:30 sun time, address to the Sunday school by Rev., Beer 1 and Rev. Stoite. Evening, 8 o’clock, sun time. Ger- ' man-English service. Sermons by ’ Rev. L. C. Stole( German) and Rev. , Alvin Beer (English). A cordial in--1 vitation is extended to everybody. OTTO ENGLEMAN, Pastor.

BIG INDIANAPOLIS FIRE a (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fire started at 7 o'clock this morning probably from * spontaneous combustion guUed the three top floors of the five story Feeney storage comapny building, with a loss estimated at nearly fifty thousand dollars. The three floors were filled with household furniture in ) storage. The fire, near the center of the city, attracted thousands of spectators. GOES TO FORT WAYNE N. F. Wagoner, former bookkeeper for the Kalver-Noble garage, has gone to Fort Wayne, where on Monday he will begin work in the Pennsylvania I railroad offices as billing clerk. He . will move his family there in a month • or so, HICKS _SAYSWET Rev. Hicks Predicts an Exceptionally Wet Month for August. MANY STORM PERIODS Frosts Will be Evident in Northern Points Before End of Month. It is some consolation to know that Prof. Hicks, the St. Louis weatherj prognosticator, sees a let up of treme hot weather during the month , of August, and not only says there will be plenty of rain-fall, but schedules a lot of severe storms. According to his predictions a regular storm period is central on the, first and last until the fourth, at which . time storms will pass over the country from west to east, followed by cooler weather. From the 6 to Bth there will be a decided rain fall and wind and thunder storms, with probably hail storms in some localities A regular storm period lasts from' the 10 to 15th when it will grow veryj warm and rain and wind storms will follow Many localities may expect "cloud bursts.” The weather will then change to much cooler and cloudy . weather. From the 17th to 20th there will be phenominal heat that will change to unseasonably cool and in some localities there will be frosts before the end of the month. Storms of wind and rain will pass over the country from the 23rd to 27th that will be followed by cool weather, j The month ends with a schedule jf storms and cool nights that will bring frosts in north parts. Taking the month as a whole, it will be wet, and there will be enough cool days to give a respite for the hot ones. o SUFFERING FROM BRUISES. Meredith Stewart is nursing a badly bruised head and also suffering from numerous other bruises about his body, as tiie result of a bicycle accident in which he was the central figure Thursday evening. He was enjoying the delights of coasting down the cement driveway into the basement of the new creamery building on Winchester street when his foot slipped from the pedal of the bicycle. Os course when his foot was off the pedal the coaster brake refused to work, and the bicycle went into the basement at a good rate of speed, and crashed into the wall on the opposite side, with the aforesaid injury to Meredith. Had it not been for the fact that he had his cap pulled well down over his head he probably would have suffered serious injury. ' The bicycle fared badly, the spokes ■ of the front wheel being broken, the front forks bent baewkard and the I frame "kinked” almost, beyond repair. Meredith is today congratulating himself that is was no worse.

RETURN FROM SCHOOL. Misses Grace Coffee and Margaret Moran, teachers in the city schools, have returned from Muncie, where they attended the Muncie National Institute. Becausd of attending school on their term was shortened thereby. The regular term closes the week of August 18. The school is in a flourishing condition and growing rapidly. A new industrial feature that may be added soon is a school for chefs. The plan is I encouraged by the Muncie Commr"-I cial club. J

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SCORES TEDDY (I Judge Burton Vance Likens Roosevelt Next to 1 Judas and Arnold. 1 r CONCENTRATE WORK f Os the Party on a Few States to Gain Balance of Power. (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, Aug. 4—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The national con- ' ference of progressives, called on five days notice was characterized by the same earnestness that has always been the feature of all progressive gatherings. There were representatives from twenty states present and there wore letters and telegrams from seventeen. It was announced that there were twonty-six states that had repudiated . the action of the national committee which met with George W. Perkins lat Chicago June 26 and indorsed Hughes. Four were doubtful and the balance had been divided or followed the committee. There was much bitterness expressed by the delegates in discussing what, everybody caled a most cor- ! nipt betrayal of progressives by their I leaders. John M. Parker, candidate for vice-president, was asked to express his views on what the conference should do. He referred to the origin of the party as the personal following of one man and of which George W. Perkins was the reputed buyer. He repelled the idea that any man or set of men could buy the proi gressive party of more than four million voters or deliver those voters to anyone. Mr. Parker said he believed the conference should name a committee with authority to decide upon the campaign. That this campaign i should he concentrated in seven or ■ eight states 'and we will shell them worse than the shelling at Verdun,” he declared. j He advised naming electors in these states, with strong state ticket such as Indiana has nominated, and let them be voted for without the fill- ; ing of any vacancy on the ticket. His I denounciation *>f the "betrayal of tho party by its leaders was most severe, as also was that of Bainbridge Colby of New York. Mr. Colby also presented a letter which had fallen into his hands showing how they were working through te republican organization in attempt I to force progressive workers and voters to “Follow the leader.” Judge Burton Vance, of Louisville speaking to a nation to reassemble the Chicago Convention referred to the betrayal of the progressive imrty as the most treasonable act in the country’s history. He spoke of Theodore Roosevelt as the ‘most heinous” traitor in history next to Judas and far worse than Benedict Arnold in selling out the party at Chicago and in presuming to deliver more than four million voters to the corrupt republican machine. CIRCUS MAY COME. Postmaster J W. Bosse is in receipt of a letter from the combined Barnum & Bailey and the 101 Ranch shows, asking about conditions here, in reference to their showing in this city in September. A meeting of the local business men was held this morning and the matter discutteed tentatively. The show wants free ■ license, free water and grounds, it is understood. Local business men said this afternoon they were in favor of . having the show come, and the mati ter will he taken up next Tuesday 3 evening at the regular Business Men's j meeting and settled. It is probable i- that word will be sent to the show .- to hustle along.

MISSION The Lutheran Zion congregation at Friedheim, Ind., will celebrate its annual mission festival on Sunday, August 6. 1916, in the Conrad Doehrman grove, one-half mile east of the Friedheim church. Rev. F. Wambsganss of Columbus, Ind., will preach in the morning, and Rev. Theo. Henkel of Hilliarchs, Ohio, will preach in the afternoon. All kinds of refreshments will be served on the grounds. A cordial invitation is extended to all. C. B. PREUSS. Pastor of the Lutheran church at Friedheim, Ind.