Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 190.

OFFENSIVE IN BALKANSSTARTS Allied Offensive in the Balkan States is Well Under Way. ON FOUR SIDES The Russians Are Making Great Gains on March t on Lemberg. i (United Press Service) t • (By Ed L. Keen.) t Lo&don. Aug. 11—(Special to Daily < Democrat)—lndications that the long expected offensive of the allies in the ( Balkans may have begun were con | tainod in dispatches received here this afternoon. By sudden blow on tne Doiran front, j thirty-eight miles north of Salonika. French troops have captured the railway station or Doiran. evaucuated by the allies when they retreated from Serbia last fall. An official statement from Paris carried this statement this afternoon. I An Athens dispatch to the Central News reported a great battle raging on the Balkan front. The allies have I occupied not only the Doiran station but high ground adjacant, the dispatch said. The Biritish war office thus far has made no announcement of the beginning of the great drive expected to sweep the armies of the central empire out of Serbia. For several days [ advices from German sources, however ( have reported increasing anxiety at Berlin over rumors that the allies Balkan offensive tyas about to begin while f the great triple offensive on the west- a ern, east and (Italian fronts was under / * way. j * The allies, Berlin reported, plan to squeeze the Austro-Gormans and Bulgars by pressure on four fronts sitnua- 1 taneously, hoping at the same time to draw Rumania into the war against ( tho Austro-Germans. { The news of the allies’ success in ( the Balkans followed the announce- ( mont of new and sweeping successes ( by the Russians lu their advance ] against from the southwest. The Slavs on crossing the Bristrit- : za river three miles east of Stanislau and have made a rapid advance ( against the important city of Halitz, at the same time continuing their ad- , vance on the Sereth river further ( north with large captures, of prisoners. (United Press BULLETIN. Petrograd. Aug. 11—(Special to th' 1 Daily Democrat)—Russian troops are throwing bridges across the river Bristritza three miles east of Stanislau, preparatory to an advance on the city it was officially announced today. London, Aug 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—British troops continued their gains northwest of Pozieres, advancing slightly at ceriain places in the fighting last night, General Haig reported to the war office this afternoon. Paris, Aug. 11— (Special to Daily Democrat)—French troops broke the long lull on the northwest front of Verdun wbet of the Meuse last night attacking and cleaning up Garman trenches east of Dill number 304 it was officially announced today. Several prisoners were taken. North of] tho Somme artillery bombardment of ( German organizations were effective throughput the night. WILSON TO MAKE TRIP. ITTntted Press Service) Washington, Aug 11- (Special to the D.ailv Democrat)—President Wilson will plan to start a trans-continental campaign tcur between September 15 and October 1 Including . probably, many of the cities of the Hughes itinerary He will go as far as San Francisco it was learned today after Senator Phelan had called at. the white home to arrange several California speaking engagements

POODLE CAME HOME. Like little Bo Peeps’ sheep, the little white poodle dog, belonging to Gerald Smith, came home last night wearing a ribbon around his neck. When Gerald returned home from a visit, the poodle war wagging his tail in brisk welcome, on the Smith porch. It Is probable children had him playing with him, but Gerald was very much worried over the disappearance of his pet for a while.

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BABE IS DEAD Emma Ellen Ritter, daughter nt Quincy O. and Emma Ritter, five miles south of Decatur, born January 26, 1915, died from dysentery last night at six fifteen o’clock after an illness of a few days. Two brothers, Leon five years old and Andrew throe years old also survive. Funeral services will be hold Sunday morning at ten o'clock at the Saint Paul’s church, burial in Decatur cemetery, Rev Paine officiating. ANOTHER FORD GOES Since the price of Fords have dropped the Kalver-Nohle Garage have been selling them as fast as they can get them together. Yesterday afternoon, they sold and delivered a five pastnger touring car to Oliver Walters, a prominent farmer of Union township, who will enjoy the pleasures of motoring. STRIKEjjTOMS UP Railroad Brotherhoods Are Getting Restless Under Inactivity. demand QUICK ACTION ■ From Their Officials —Mr. Stone Claims Men Will Not Wait Long. (United Press Service) New York, Aug. 11—(Special to the Daily Democrat)-The federal board of mediation find conc.ilßation and representatives of the trainmen’s brotherhoods, including four hundred-thous-and railroad men of the country, today agreed to delay submitting any final proposition looking toward a settlement of demands made by the men until Saturday morning at ten o’clock. Following several conferences held during the morning, President Stone of tire engineers brotherhood, indicated strongly that prompt action must be taken by the board, but members of the lioard declared they were not ready to report at present. Mediator G. W. Hangar, then announced that postponemient of the submission of any immediate proposition be granted. “We ask that we be given until ten tomorrow morning to make out report.” Hangar said. With the brotherhood’s representatives agreed to this, president Garretson of the conductors declared there was nothing to do but wait for the decision tomorrow. New York, Aug. 11—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The possibility of a nation wide railroad strike affecting four hundred thousand employees ami tying up more than two hundred and thirty thousand miles of railways loomed nearer today unless a settlement is quickly reached, when Warren S. Stone'grand chief of the brother hood of locomotive engineers declared the men were growing more and more restless. “We must have immediate action," said Stone. “Carrying a strike vote around in your pocket is like carrying a stick of dynamite. You can neven tell what will happen. This controversy lias dra.<ed. Our men are growing impatient, if it bad not been ! for the earnest plea of the brother--1 hood president, this controversy would not have been submitted to mediation. But our plea to give the government offices a chance to see what they could do, finally prevailed.” THE LITTLE SAMARITAN 1 "The Little Samaritan” is the name ’ of the show to be given tonight at ’ the Crystal by the Delta Theta Tau girls for tho benefit of the tubercu- ' Josts cottage at Geneva which is to - be furnished by these girls. ’ Joyes Farley, an eleven-year-old 1 youngster, delights to chat with the despondent failures in the park, in

spite of her parent’s disapproval. One day she takes an old man to her home and secretes him in the attic. He tells her that many years ago his little daughter was stolen from him. Joyce’ mother goes to the garret, and discovers the ill-assorted pair. She recognizes the old man as being her father. Besides this there is to be two additional reels, and the price of admission is five and ten cents. Be sure and go, to help the girls.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 11,1916.

IS NO__ACTION Although Affidavit Has Been Made Warsaw Sees No Action IN THE MURRAY CASE Hearing May be Held Saturday—Claim Its a Case of “Dirty Politics.” Charlesc Murray, former proprietor of the Murray Hotel here and who has been conducting the Ditton house on the soutli shore of Wawasee is becoming the central figure In a , political "warm-up” at Warsaw it seems. In Tuesday evenings’ edition I of the Warsaw Union a two colum ar- | tide described a “bling pig” which they claimed Murray was conducting at his hotel and criticized the officials for not cleaning up the place. As a result Glen Cole the manager of the paper was summoned before a court of inquiry and made to give his evidence under oath, which he did claiming that he and another Warsaw man named Earl Wine bought two bottles 1 of beer at Murrays last Sunday and saw him sell sixteen bottles. Late . yesterdayy afternoon J. P. Dolan of Syracuse filed an affidavit against Murray and he will probably be brought into court. He is under a six months suspended sentence which he will now have to serve if the charges are proven to the satisfaction of the court. The Warsaw Daily Times takes the position that the exposure made by the Union is a case of “dirty politics” and they call Manager Cole the “vice-detective.” The Union claims they made the attack because they thought it was time the officials take some action. AUTO UVERTURNS In Which Leo Ehinger and Herman Haugk Were Riding—Hand Cut AND TENDONS TORN ■ Accident Happens South of City at Early Hour Last Evening. Crawling out from under the overturned automobile, Leo Ehinger found his right hand very much disabled, having been cut most severely with glass from the broken windshield, and the tendons torn with the force of the strain on the hand on which he fell: while Herman Haugk, the other occupant of the car, who was thrown, was uninjured. That they escaped more serious injury, or death, seems ntiracu- ! lous. The boys seem unable to tell just ’ how the accident happened, so sud- ■ de’nly it occurred. They had gone out : about seven o'clock last evening, in : the Julius Haugk automobile ami were ■ running soutli near the Trout farm > when the automobile overturned. It i seems that they were turning onto a - mud road, and had turned aside for I an approaching car, when the swerve . overturned the car in which they were t riding. The top of the car was broken 1 as well as the windshield, and other parts of the car. WENT TO GENEVA ■> Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughters, t Francos and Dorothy, Mrs. C. V. Coni nel! and Mrs. Roy Archbold motored i- to Geneva Wednesday to attend to n business relating to the portable tuberculosis cottage, in which a patient 1 is now living and being cared for tinp der the auspices of the Adams County a Association for the Study and Prevene tion of Tuberculosis, of which Mrs. e Connell (I president. Tho society Is o also planning to erect other cottages, o The ladies made an all day trip of it, >' and enjoyed a picnic dinner, along i- the way and visited with friends. WENT OFF NICELY ■r The Methodist Sunday school pic- -- nic excursion to Walbridge park, Tos- ledo, 0., went off nicely, with not an ■e accident to mar the day. The total number 42G tickets were sold.

DEATH LIST SEVENTY FIVE (United press Service) Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The death list in Wednesdays flood disaster will be at least seventy five according to reports from rescue parties today. Twen-ty-five bodies have been recovered. Many of the militia and those accompanying them reported that they have been unable to reach many of the towns washed out. They are building new roads to get to them. It may be several days before figures on all losses can be determined. GASOLINE DOWN CENT. New York. Aug 11 —Gasoline prices fell one cent a gallon to-day, the second reduction within three days. The Standard Oil company announced today that a further reduction of one cent probably would bo made next week, increased out-put and a lighter demand from abroad ar egiven as the causes for the reduction. here7Fbu¥al Body of Andrew Moyer to be Brought to This City Tomorrow Noon. THE FUNERAL SUNDAY Place Undecided Upon— Will be Taken to Tobias Meyers Home. The body of Andrew Moyer, former Decatur man, who met death in Fort Wayne Wednesday night at 9:30, when he was run down while making a freight coupling in the Pennsylvania yards at Fort Wayne, will bo brought to this city for burial. The funeral party will arrive here Saturday afternoon at 1:05 over the G. R. & I. railroad. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Moyer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Meyers, of South Fifth street. The body will lie in state there until Sunday afternoon, when the funeral will be held at 2 o’clock. The widow was formerly Miss Bertha Meyers, and surviving with her are two children, Eva and Glendoris. The deceased was born and reared in Wells county and spent his boyhood near Magley. His father, George Moyer, resides in this city. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: John, of Mendon, Mich.; Ben, of Wells county; Henry and Samuel, and Mrs. Mary Selby, of Hiawatha. Mich.; Mrs. Thomas Fisher and Mrs. William Sudduth, Decatur. TO ASSESS MACCABEES By a vote of 34 to 17 the supreme tent of tlie Maccabees, at tlie special session which began in Detroit Wednesday, voted to make tho levy of one dollar per capita on the members of the order throughout the United states and Canada, for tlie benefit of tlie home and relief, compulsory. HOME WEDDING Announcement Received of Wedding of Frances Dorwin and G. M. Wilson THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 At Lafayette—Will Live in Ft. Wayne—Bride Formerly Lived Here. Announcement was received here . today as made by C. T. Dorwin, of I Lafayette, of the wedding of his , daughter, Frances Willard, and Mr. Gilbert Merle Wilson, of Fort > Wayne. Tho wedding was a quiet home wedding, taking place at the , Dorwin homo at noon yesterday, Thursday, August 10. They will be at homo after September 1 at 1008 Nuttman avenue, Ip tlie Wildwood addl- ’ tion, Fort Wayne, where their home ' was gotten ready in advance of thoir ’ wedding. ’ Mr. Wilson is employed in the offices of the electric, works at Fort Wayne. Miss Dorwin was born in this city '• and spent her childhood days here. >- She is a cousin of Mrs. C. J. Lutz n and has many other relatives here, il Her father was a former Decatur photographer.

AGED J-OTHARIO Robert Hash. Seventv. Arrested for Alleged Serious Crime. NIECE IS VICTIM Eulalia Dunn, Little More Than Sixteen Years, of Near Geneva. Sheriff Ed Green went to Frankfort today to get Robert Hash, an old man, aliout seventy years old. who is wanted here on tlie charge of rape. His alleged victim is Jiis young niece.! Miss Eulalia Fern Dunn, daughter of, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dunn, of southeast of Geneva, who is only a little past sixteen years of age. The crime is alleged to have been committed about last January 8, but came to light only aliout a month ago, wiien the. girl’s mother, perceiving conditions, investigated and learned of the matter. The affidavit against Hash was prepared by Prosecuting Attorney Fred Fruchte, and filed in the court ct Justice of tlie Peace E. B. Lenhart Hash who Jived priginally in Tipton county, near Kempton, had come to the Dunn family, the first of the year, and the alleged crime is said to have nccured when lie and the girl came to visit at the home of her aant, Mrs. Balter, on tlie Scott Hughes farm east of this city. He later returned to Tipton. When the warrant was issued Sheriff Green said he sent it to tho sheriff of Tipton county, who it seems paid no attention to it. Recently Mr. Green sent it to a constable at Frankfort,, Clinton county, and the officer went accross the line and made tlie arrest and is.holding the aged Lothario in jail there, until Sheriff Green gets him. TELI. MRJDSSE If You Are a Young Man, Between 18 and 35 Years of Age and Want TO JOIN THE ARMY Received Word That He May Procure Enlistment For Toledo Station. If you are a young man, between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years, and want to join tlie regular army, all you have to do is to let Postmaster J. W. Bosse know. He in turn will report to the recruiting station of tlie U. S. army, 416 Adams street, Uncle Sam will do the rest. Following tlie announcement that President Wilson is authorized to use the services of postmasters of tlie second, third and fourtli class, in procuring enlistment, Mr. Bosse received word that lie, as postmaster of Decatur. a postoffice of tlie second class, is to work under the direction of the Toledo recruiting station. Those who enlist must be of good character, temperate habits, able bodied, free from disease and able to speak, read and write the English language. BRIDE VISITS HERE. Mrs. Grant Luce, of Fort Wayne, formerly Mrs. Mattie Schlegel, a bride of last Saturday, came down last evening on the 8:45 car from Fort Wayne on a little honeymoon trip. Her traveling suit was a modish black and white striped skirt with which she wore a white lawn waist and black hat, with accessories to match. Mr. Luce accompanied her to the interurban station in Fort .Wayne, where with parting admonition that he take good care of himself, they severed. Mr. Luce is a . painter, forty-eight years old, and . this is his first marriage. CARD OFTHANKS. We desire to extend to our friends t and neighbors our sincere thanks for their assistance rendered to us dur f ing the sickness and death of our be i. loved husband,' father and grand z father. And also our thanks for flor ). al offerings. r MRS. H. S. MILLER, DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN.

UNDERGOES OPERATION. Mrs. Frank Hartnett, formerly Miss Trellie Brandybery of Monroe, came I to Monroe yesterday in compliance with tlie advice of a Chicago specialist to have Dr. Rayl perform an operation for tumor of the breast. She withstood tlie operation well and her early recovery is expected. FolloA ing tlie operation on the mother Dr. Rayl removed the adenoids from her ten year old daughter Frances. MISSION FESTIVAL SUNDAY Tlie annual Mission Festival will he held at St. John's church seven miles nortli of this city on tlie traction line, next Sunday and special sermons will be given morning and afternoon. Tlie morning sermon will be given by Rev. Eickstaedt of laiPorte, Indiana, ami the afternoon sermon by Rev. Jacob ' Miller of Fort Wayne. Every Ixidy | cordially invited to attend these ser- ‘ vices. GET MORTwAGES The State ludustrial Board Shows Interesting Facts in Report. NEW LAW IS GOOD i Increase of Accidents Accounted for by Big Increase of Workers. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The state Industrial board in charge of the operation of tho workmen's compensation law, be-' lieves tlie constant increase in the number of accidents reported each • month may )>e accounted for by the fact that more men are all the being put to work, and that some of these must necessarily be without experience. Tht» increase may further be contributed to, according to tho board members, by the speeding up of employes to meet tlie growing demand for filling orders beyond the normal I capacity of the plants. The number of persons injured during the month of July, 1916. for instance. was 3,589, which is more than, double tlie record for September, 1915. The average wage paid by more . than forty thousand employers who are operating under the law was $4 a week more in July, 1916, than ten months ago. This increase has been gradual. COURT HOUSE NEWS. By the terms of his will, Harvey S. Miller gives all his estate, real and personal, to his wife, Ellen Miller, for use during life. At her death, a suitable tombstone is to be erected at the grave of himself and wife, and a daughter, Mrs. Maggie Harden, is to receive $500; and a grandson. Burley Hindenlang. SSO. The remainder of the estate is to be divided equally among the grandchildren. The wife is named as executrix, to serve without bond. Nellie and Frank Mclntosh were witnesses. February 24 is the date of the execution of the will. C. L. Walters is attorney for William F. Stepler in a quiet title case, against Henry A. Nix. — Catherine Teeplo took out letters of administration on tlie estate of her late husband. John A. Teeplo. Her bond is $1,200. Tlie claim of the Schafer Hardware company vs. Andrew Gottschalk, administrator of the estate of Jacob J. Runkel, for $650.54, which was dis-1 allowed, was put on the docket to be. heard as a case in court. Real estate transfers: George Brash et al to Rebecca Lower, part of,lot 3yi, 1 Decatur $2100; C. C. Burry, et al to Jacob Elev, part of lots 81, 87, 86, > ( Berne, $1500; John Ritter et al to t Blanche Anderson, quit claim deed to part of lot 706, Decatur, sl. MISSIONARY SERVICE I tj The annual Missionary services will be held in St. John’s Reformed church of Vera Cruz, Ind., on next Sunday morning, afternoon and evening. The l 8 Rev. Alfred Grether of Alliance, Ohio, )r will be the speaker for the occasion, r- Services in German and English. The e- Magley Male Chorus will sing for us J. at the afternoon services. Dinner and r- supper will be served in the basement of church. An' offering for missions R will be Ilfeted. j W. H. SCHERER, Pastor.

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IMPORTANT DUTY —- n Os Every Person Wishing to Vote in November is to Study the Law. ARE YOU REGISTERED? Observations on Law by Committee of Lawyers is of Interest to You. (By Willis S. Thompson. Indianapolis, Aug. 11—Most important of your duties as an individual voter is to see that you are properly registered. Next in importance is 1 seeing that your neighbor is registered, else he cannot vote in November. Democratic, district, county ward., township and precinct committeemen have no more important task than to see that all persons who intend to vote the Democratic ticket in November are registered on October 9th, the date set by state law. The thing to do at this moment is to find out who are not registered, and have the list ready when registration day comes. Then see that every I unregistered man goes to the regis- ' tration place and gets his name on the list of qualified voters. Tho thoroughness with which this work is done will measure the size of certain Indiana majority for the Democratic national and state ticket in November. There are many ways in which names might get off the registration lists. For instance. Candidate Chas. Evans Hughes is not qualified to vote in his home state of New York. The 1 records show he has neglected to exercise his duty as an American citizen 1 and cast his vote since 1910. after he ( was given a life job asa member of I the Supreme court Such lack of interest in political affairs is not very general among patriotic Americans, however, and it is n<4l likely that many such will be found in Indiana. But your name, or that of your neighbor may have been omitted folother cause, and maybe for som' • cause over which' you have had no control. For the purpose or having an ' agreed interpretation of the registra- > tion law, tho chairmen of the demovracratic. progressive and republican state central committee each named an at- . torney for appointment by the governor to prepare such interpretation. This committee of lawyers has reported. Here Is a part of the report referring to purging and renewal of the lists. It will lie well to see that the duties asigned to county officials are properly performed and the lists chocked as early as possible. Here are the observations of tho committee of lawyers on the points mentioned: "The general election law requires the clerk of the circuit court of a county to safely keep the poll books of the voters made by the clerks at the general election held in November 1914 for six months, after which time they may be destroyed. If such poll books of any precinct arc destroyed or are not accessible then all of the voters in such precinct must register in 1916. I Tn all precincts where the poll books made by the clerks at the g<-1- ' eral election held in November 1914 I have not been destroyed and are accessible the auditor shall strike off the registration books of such precincts for file year 1914, tlie names of all registered voters who failed to vote nt tho general election in Novemlier 1914. , Tlie names should be stricken off both lin the registration proper and in the i index of the registration book. j "The theory of the registration law is that the registration books of ea -h precinct shall constitute a permanent i registration record unless they have ,(been destroyed, mutilated or are inacII cessible or are for any other reason,l able cause unfit to lie used, in either a of which events there must be an enr> tire new registration of all voters residing within a precinct where such condition exists. “Tlie law contemplates, however, II that the names of the registered voters h who failed to exercise the right of y stiffrago at the last general election e next preceding shall be determined by j, comparing the registration liooks used b for the identification of voters and e the books kept by the poll clerk at s the last general election next precedd ing and that the names of those who t were registered but did not vote shall s be stricken from the registration llssi. In any precinct where the poll books (Continued'on Page 2.)