Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1916 — Page 1

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BIG SLAV DRIVE Russians Make Fifteenmilc Advance on Ffty- ; mile Front. BRITISH ADVANCE Germany Made Terrific Offensive on Thiaumont Works. (United Press Service) (By Ed L. Keen) London, Aug. B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A terrific smash by the Russians against the Austrian-Ger-man front, southeast of Galacia, netted the Slavs the most important gains made by the allies in more than a fortnight of fighting. The czar’s troops broke out with a heavy drive westward against the important Galactan city of Stanislau. They attacked on a seventeen mile front, crumpling in the Austrian lines and capturing the town of Tlumacz, fifteen miles southeast of Stanislau and surrounding heights. The German war office this afternoon admitted a German retirement on a front of nearly fifty miles. (United Press Service) BULLETIN. Home, Aug. B—(Special io Daily Democrat)—ltalian troops have scored their greatest victory since the the opening of the Austrian Italian war. Official announcement was made this afternoon that the Goritz bridge-head where the Austrians have defended themselves with the greatest stub-. borness 'for more than a year, has been captured by Italian troops. (United Press Service) BULLETIN Berne, Switzerland, Aug. B—(Spec- ' ial to Daily Democrat)—The Berlin ' Tageblatt announced that the German ' submarine Bremen, which was to have arrived atan American port, has been sunk through an accident to her machinery, according to a dispatch, received here this afternoon. Paris, Aug. B—(Special to Daily < Democrat) —German troops recaptur- 1 cd the strongest fortified Thiaumont j' work northeast of Verdun in a powerful assault early this morning it was officially announced at the war office today. A bloody battle is ( still raging around the dedoubt. ( Following a night of terrific bom-, ( bardment, th. Germans directed five ( most violent attacks against the French positiosn from the Fleury villiage to the Thiaumont work. Very large forces were employed in these atacks which were continued regardless of heavy losses. At Floury villiagc the Germans were completely • repulsed suffering heavily. By re-j i peated onslaughts a Teuton force fin allv fought tis way into the Thiaumont work which was recaptured last week by the French in their counter offensive. The French immediately counter attacked and desperate fighting was going on pt this point when the last dispatches were filed to the war office. London, Aug. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—British troops pushed their lines forward to the outskirts of the village of Guillemont in a resumption of the Somme offensive last night, General Haig reported to the war office this afternoon. Fighting is still proceeding in the outskirts of the town near the railway stations. Berlin, via wireless to Saville. Aug. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Austrian and Italian naval forces engaged in a fight in the Adriatic on August 2, while the Austrians were returning from a raid it was announced in an official statement from the Austrian admiralty received here today. The Italians were hit and turning southward, disappeared. MCCAUSLAND BOUND OVER. (miajos ss».ij paiiun) Fort Wayne, Aug. 8— (Special to Daily Democrat )-Dr. J. W. McCauseland, former Allen county coroner was hound over to the circuit court today charged with performing a criminal operation on Miss Ida I>awson, 22, who died from the results] of such an operation. During the hearing in police court today Mrs. Crystal l.awson, sister-in-law of Ida, testified that Dr. McCauseland told her he performed a criminal operation o nthe girl for sls. The physician furnished a $3,000 bond and was released.

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THE SMITHS MIX, Two affidavits were filed this morning in the court of Justice of the Peace G. T. Kintz. The first affidavit was filed by Joseph W. Smith, who charged that Amos Z. Smith committed assault and battery upon Asa E. Smith. Therefore, Amos Z. Smith pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and battery upon Asa E. Smith and was fined one dollar and costs, which action pleased Joseph W. Smith. Amos Z. Smith was not satisfied, however, and he in turn filed an affidavit against Asa E. Smith, charging that he committed assault and battery upon Amos Z. Smith. The constable has been unable to get the party of the second affidavit as yet. All the parties reside in Union township.

MRS. WIGG HELPS Her Spirit of “Brightening Corners” Keeps Moving Along. PLAY IS GIVEN I — By South Fifth Street Children for Benefit of Thornburg Fund. Mrs. Wiggs of cabbage patch fame, has helped to brighten more than her own immediate corner. Her spirit keeps moving right along. It spoke latest through eight children of South* Fifth street, who last evenI ing gave a play taken from “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," the proceeds of which will go to the Thornburg fund to be used by the Rev. Thornburg, chaplain, in helping the men who come under his spiritual supervision in the camp at Mercedes, Texas. The event last evening was a Joyful one for the children of South Fisth —and not only for them, but also for the parents and neighbors, more than fifty of them attending the play. This was given at the home of Velma McClure and the eight who took part in the play were Veima McClure, Dorothy and Helen Walters, * Donna Parrish, Dolores. Edward and Otto Bulkhead, Freda Sprague. Besides this, there was a stand at which pop corn in bright and pretty boxes made by the children, was sold and a fishing pond was also conduct- * ed. The sum of $1.20 was cleared for the fund.

IN FAVOR OF STRIKING. (United Press Service) BULLETIN New York, Aug. B—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —About ninety-four percent of the railway trainmen affiliated with the four brotherhoods have voted in favor of a strike, it was formally announced here today, after the vote had been tabulated. The count represents the decision of about four hundred thousand railway employees of 225 railroads with a mileage of over one quarter of a million miles, or practically every line in the United States. APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED. (United Servile) Washington. D. C., Special to Dally Demoirat) —With most of its foes absent the general army appropriation bill, appropriating $267,000,000 for national defense by land, today passed the senate without a record roll call. The total for preparedness is now $635,784,000. This includes $267,000,000 for the army; $315,000,000 for the navy, $25,000,000 for fortifications, $1,225,000 for West Point and $27,559,000 for general deficiencies. CAR STRIKE ENDED (United Press Service) New York, Aug. B—SpecialB—Special to Daily Democrat) —New York’s surface car strike has ended. All existing strikes were declared settled this afternoon ■when Chairman Straus of the public service commission announced that the employees agreement had been accepted by all the companies. MEETING NEXT WEEK. The Loyal Workers’ class of the Evangelical church has postponed I its meeting from Thursday night to next week, the exact date not being set. PREACHES AT UPLAND. Rev. J. H. Mavity, of the Christian church went to Upland this afternoon where he will remain until tomorrow He preaches at Upland tonight.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, August 8, 1916.

DEMTVRJ>ASTOR Rev. Stolte Will be One of Speakers at Anniversary Celebration OF THE ORPHANAGE Os Reformed Church at Ft. Wayne—M. Kirsch to Attend Board Meeting. Many members of the local Reformer church will go to Fort Wayne on Thursday to attend the celebration of the anniversary of the Reformed orphans’ home. A fine program will be given and Rev. L. W. Stolte, pastor of the Decatur church, and Rev. Knatz, formerly of Fort Wayne, a professor in the college at Franklin. Wis., will be the speakers of the day. There are eighty boys and girls in the orphanage, several being from Adams county. On Wednesday the executive board will hold its annual meeting, and this will be presided over by M. Kirsch, of this city, who is chairman. The year’s business will be disposed of. Among things to be considered is the building of the now dining hall and kitchen. Rev. Knatz, who resigned his pastorate at Fort Wayne to become a profressor in the theolgical seminary at Franklin, resigned also as treasurer of this fund and M. Kirsch was appointed to take the same. Rev. Beer of New Bavaria, 0., who spoke at the mission festival at Magley, Sunday and who is secretary of the executive board, passed through the city today enroute to Ft. Wayne.

GIVEN _SURPRISE Nod Bouseman Surprised on Thirty-eighth Birth Anniversary BY UNION CHAPEL Ninety-two Friends Have Dinner With Him—A Gift Given Him. Last Sunday morning the people of the Union Chapel church gathered at the church for tho regular school as usual. Nearly one hundred were present. After the closing of the school, Mr. Noel Bouseman, the victim of the surprise, went home as usual. Soon a couple of . auto loads drove up to his home, then some more machines and buggies, until ninetytwo had gathered to keep his thirtyeighth birthday with him. Needless to say they had abundance of well filled baskets, for it goes without the saying when the Union Chapel community arranges for a special occasion of this kind. Mr. Bouseman was completely surprised, being taken unand wondered what the first two loads driving up could mean. He said to his companion, “I believe we are going to have them for dinner” Yes, and some more, and still some more. But now you know what it is all about. The passing of this milestone will never be forgotten by Mr. Bouseman, neither will it fade from the memory of those who were there because of the memory of the splendid time that was had. Mr. Bouseman is held in high esteem ‘by the people of this church and community, and this occasion was a very fitting way of showing their esteem of Mr. and Mrs. Bouseman. May such occasions long live in the memory as a pleasant dream. A splendid free will offering was taken for Mr. Bouseman, to act as a little reminder of the good will of the people. In the afternoon the party in large numbers drove their mahines to the colored camp meeting, being held near Wren. This made an interesting and profitable climax to the day.—One Present. PLANT GOES TO MARION Word has been received that tho Power Manufacturing company of Lima, Ohio, which offered to locate here provided a building and five acres of ground was donated hace accepted a proposition to locate in Marion, O. They manufacture gas engines and employ about 90 men.

OPERATED ON THIS MORNING Mrs. Charles Schcimann was operated on this morning at her home near Hoagland for double rupture at eight o'clock. The Alteration was performed by Dr. D. D. Clark, Decatur E. J. McOscar of Fort Wayne and J. C. Grandstaff of Preble. The operation was very serious but she stood the ordeal well and will got along alright. A trained nurse from the Lutheran hospital is in attendance. DIERKES NOT TO BLAME Henry Derkes appeared and states that his automobile did not run into the Green Tombleson automobile, as stated in the write-up but that hts (the Derkes car was on its proper side of the road and the Tumbleson auto swerved and ran into his car.

NINE DAYS’ MAN Os the Redpath Chautauqua Company Due to Arrive in Decatur ON NEXT SATURDAY To Attend to Preliminary Business Incident to the Week of August 21. The sale of the tickets for the Chautauqua is going along merrily and the extra fine program put out by the Redpath company this year is being anticipated with eagerness, for the week beginning Monday, August 21. What is known as “the nine days’ man" is due to arrive here Saturday, August 12, nine days before the arrival- of the Chautauqua. The nine days’ man stays for a while, assists the local committees in looking after the advertising, the grounds, ticket sales, etc, waits until the tents arrive and helps in getting them pitched and attends to other preliminary, but very active business for the Chautauqua. The Chautauqua tent will be pitched in the Ed Ahr field, where it has been located tor the past two seasons. FREE TICKETS AT STATION All the children of the Methodist Sunday school that go free of charge on the big excursion and picnic at Toledo Thursday morning will be given their tickets at the station before tlie train leaves. All the children are requested to be there in plenty of time. REUNION OF AUGUST 15TH. George Clino has received an invitation to the 34th anual reunion of the 47th Indiana Volunteers asociation which will be held at Huntington on August 15th. A number from liere will no doubt attend.

GIRLS WILL HELP Delta Theta Tau Sorority Will Furnish Portable Tuberculosis Cottage. TO GIVE A SHOW Friday Evening at Crystal —Will Help the Adams County Society. Down at Geneva a man is “camping out” in the first tuberculosis portable cottage in the county, erected under the auspices of the Adams County Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The man is, however, furnishing his own furniture. The Delta Theta Tau sorority, one with an eye open to help humanity, has decided to contribute its support toward aiding the tubercular, and to do so, will furnish this cottage, instead of erecting another as they had first thought. To get funds wherewith to do this, they will give a picture show Friday evening of this week, at the Crystal theater, and are now selling the tickets. Be sure to get one of them and help the good work along. The decision to do this was made at a meeting last evening at the home of Miss Matilda Berling. The furnishings will be in the restful colors of green and white.

PLENTYOFMONEY Big Amount of Idle School Funds Now on Hand Shows Prosperity. THE LARGEST FUND In Several Years Lies Idle —lnterest for Teaching Purposes. Not in the history of the deputy au-1 ditor, Paul Baumgartner, has the i amount of idle school funds, for loan-! ing purposes, been as great as it has | been since July 17. More than $4,500 is lying idle in the Adams county treasury, waiting to be loaned out at six per cent interest, time indefinite —as long as the interest is paid. The amount on hands now is: Common school funds $2,998.64 Congressional 500.00 Permanent endowment 1,022.00 This is money of the county, the ! sole purpose of which is to be loaned out on real estate, at six per cent, the interest of which is used in paying teachers. The first two funds’ interest go to the county for teaching purposes, and the last named to the state schools. The large amount on hand would indicate greater prosperity, that more loans are being paid off than are being made, that there is less need for securing loans; or that there is more money in circulation. elsewhere, at a lower rate of interest, LOST VALUABLE HORSE. A valuable horse, for which he was offered $225, was lost by Tice Baker of Root township, yesterday when the animal died of indigestion.

THE SECOND DAY Os Commissioners’ Court— Two Parties Ask to Have Taxes Refunded. REPORT IS APPROVED Os County Attorney H. B. Heller of the State Tax Board Meeting. William Jaebker filed a petition to have taxes, erroneously assessed, refunded to him. Taxes in the sum of $6.10 were ordered refunded to John G. Smith, on account of erroneous assessment. The report of Henry B. Heller, county attorney, of his attendance at the meeting of the state tax board of commissioners in Indianapolis, July 26, was approved. John Hendricks et al. filed a petition for the vacation of a highway. A petition to change the depth of the Adam Biberstine drain was filed. CHEAPER GASOLINE NEAR. Washington, Aug B—Cheaper oil and gaoline before the end of the month is predicted by officials of the bureau of mines, wtio have received reports iro.n their agents in the Oklahoma oil fields. Geolgists in the field declare that new wells are bettig opened up and the established producers are drawing the maximum flow from their property. Private producers as well as the Standard Oil properties are being worked to fullest capacity bureau of mTne field workers report. oGLOVE FACTORY VACATION The employees of the Waring Glave Factory are taking their annual week vacation this week. The works of this great factory are Idle, for the only time in the entire year, except the office and shipping department which are keeping its employees busy. NOTICE VcTtHE PUBLIC. B. C. Henrjcks, the chiropractor, ] has returned, and is now ready to welcome all his old friends, and wants to make many more new ones. n MILLER FUNERAL WEDNESDAY. The funeral services for H. S. Miller will be held at Mt. Victory United Brethren church Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. j

TAKES NEW JOB. Carl France, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. France, of Alliance, Ohio, spent Saturday at Columbia City enroute from Alliance, Ohio, where he has been employed in the steel mills, to Gary, where he will accept a position in the pattern department in the steel mills, in which his father is also employed.—Columbia City Commercial Mail. SELECTED AS DEPUTY. Information reaching Ben Hurs in Decatur is to the effect that Mrs. A. D. Art man has been selected as district deputy to succeed F. F. Braughman, of Marion, who has been transferred to Springfield, Ohio. Mrs. Artman will have charge of the entire county.

A ROTARY CLUB Decatur Rotary Club Organized Last Evening by Young Business Men. OFFICERS ELECTED Avon Burk President—Will Make Effort to Affiliate With National Order. At a meeting held last evening at the J. T. Merryman law office a Decatur Rotary club was organized with fourteen young business men as its charter members. By-laws similar to the ones *n use by the Fort Wayne Rotary club were adopted and the secretary was instructed to apply for membership in the National Order of Rotarians. For the time being the Decatur Rotary club will be conducted more along independent lines, except that the same plan of taking in members, holding rotary meetings and dinners will be the same as laid down in the national order. Officers and directors for the first year were also elected last even ing, with the following results: President. Avon Burk; vice president, Jesse Sellemeyer; second vice president. A. D. Suttles; secretary. Oscar Hoffman; treasurer, Arthur Holthouse: statistician. W. A. Klepper; sergeant at arms, Oscar Lankenau; directors. Dr. Fred Patterson. Harry Fritzinger and C. C. Punrphrey. It is the plan of the local order to hold its meetings the first Monday in each month at which time a dinner, will be served in connection and one of the members will preside as toastmaster. rotating at each meeting. Talks on different lines of business will also he given, and if possible, speakers will also be obtained for the occasions.

Besides being boosters for Decatur , and willing to affiliate with any good movement for the betterment of the community social events will also be enjoyed by the organization. According to the National Rotary order only one person from every individual line of business can become ] a member in the club. The local organization will confine itself mostly to the young business men. The charter members of the Decatur Rotary club are Avon Burk, W. A. Klepper, Jesse Sellemeyer, Oscar Hoffman, Harry Fritzinger, Herman Gillig. Arthur Suttles. Dan Vail. Carl Pumphrey, Francis Schmitt. Dr. Fred Patterson, Oscar Lankenau, Dan Tyndall and Arthur Holthouse. Enthusiasm was first aroused in the starting of a young business men’s organization by W. A. Klepper, man- > ager of the Adams County Creamery '] company, and Avon Burk of the | Burk Elevator company. These two I men have made several trips about tlie state in order to obtain some idea how clubs of this kind in towns tlie size of Decatur were conducted and to them is due the credit for bringing about the organization. ■ o NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE After all, the meaning may not have been much changed when the printer set it" the bride does not go powerless to her husband, being possessed of considerable property" instead of setting it up" the bride does not go dowerless.” Where there is “dower" there Is usually “power.” WILSON ACCEPTS CHALLENGE (Un I tea Press Service) Washington, Aug. B—(Special to Dally Democrat)—President Wilson will accept Mexico and the campaign issue if republican candidate Hughes and his followers continue to Indicate J their desire for the fight for the presidency waged on this question.

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UP AGAINST IT Candidate Hughes Will Have Hard Time Convincing Farmers OF PANIC CONDITIONS With $1.35 Wheat Prices— Look at the Labor Situation, Too. (By Willis S. Thompson.) Aug. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Candidate Hughes was much purturbed because as, he declared, labor conditions were deplorable at the time and immediately following tiie passage of the Underwood tariff. Mr. Candidate Hughes did not explain that these conditions were inherited from the republicans. That since that time conditions have had a chance to adjust themselves and that under democratic rule and under democratic laws the country had attained a conition of prosperity unprecedented. "Temporary prosperity" cries Mr. Candidate Hughes. “With wheat selling in the primary markets of the west at $1.35 a bushel or better”, says the New York World, "M. Hughes is going to have a lot of trouble convincing that farmer that he is living in a “fool’s paradise of temporary prosperity. With the farmer, as with most other people, prosperity is prosperity and he will stick to it as long as it lasts." Indiana is not a producer of war munitions. Quite the contrary. There are over forty thousand employers of labor in the state who are voluntarily operating under the provisions of the Workmen's Compenscation law. These employers report constantly to the board. Once a month the board makes a full report. The report for the month of July is most interesting In many respects. Among other things the fact is shown that there wore 3589 accidents, which is far in excess of months preceding. This figure has grown constantly since the board began Its w’ork and began keeping the records in September 1915. This fact is the

more conspicuous considering that large numbers of the largest employers have introduced safety applicani ces which have diminished materially the percentage of accidents. Tho man employed have also been drilled in the importance of exercising greater care. The interpretation of the reports of increased number of accidents is in the larger number o> persons employed and the greater speeding up required in the demand for larger production. But the most striking feature In the reports is found in the increase wages. Since last September the average wage of persons employed by these more than forty thousand firms and individuals in Indiana has increased four dollars a week. Each month this average grows larger. In this same conection the report Just issued by the federal department of Commerce has a special interest. The figures are from the official census of manufactures made in 1909 and 1914. The population of the United States at tlie census of 1910 was 91,972,266, and estimated July 1, 1914 it was ] 98.781,000. Capital invested in manu- ] factures in 1909 was $18,428, 270,000 and in 1914 it was $22,790 880,000 a gain of $4,362,610,000. The cost of materials used in 1909 ’ was $12,142,791,000 and in 1914 this I was $14,368,089,000, an increase of . $2,225,298,000. The value of manufactured product in 1909 was $20,672.052,000 and in 1914 this had grown to $24,246,323,000, an increase 0f53.574,271,000. 6 Salaries and wages in 1909 amount- ' ed to $4,365,613,000 and in 1914 these were $5,367,249,000, an increase of sl,u 001,636,000. Tlie average number of salaried employes in 1909 was 790,267 „ and in 1914 there were 964,217, an increase of 173,950. Wage earners in 1909. average number, 6.615,046 and In 1914 these were 7,036,337, an Increase of 421,291. o Were it possible in 1916 to have acn curate figures on all these the Inn creased would be most astounding!/ s large. It is this unprecedented prosp perity that faces the candidate who . must cross and recross the country (Cuntinuea on Page a.)