Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1916 — Page 1

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FRIGHTFUL LOSS Germans Inflict Frightful Loss on English and French Troops NORTH OF SOMME Berlin Believes Climax of Somme Offensive Has Been Reached. (United Press Service) Berlin via Saville, Oct. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —“The tragedy on the Somme Seems near a climax" said a semi-official news agency dispatch reporting frightful French mid English losses in recent unsuccessful attacks to break tile German lines north of the river. When the British rushed forward for an - attack the sixth German infantry division left their destroyed positions and standing in the face o: the approaching enemy turned loose rifle and machine fun fire into dense masses of advancing enemy troops. These crowded columns were in some places literally moved down. London, Det. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Von Hindenburg's widely hearaldefl eastern frontier offensive apparently is under way. Teuton forces are attacking ffer-'?-ly on a sixty mile front along the northwestern Roumanian frontier. At the same time they have opened a heavy assault against the Russian lines north of the Carpathians. An official statement from the Roumanian war office this afternoon admits some Austro-German successes in this new offensive. The Teutons have pushed to Agas where they are engaged in battle with the Roumanians. Berlin dispatches yesterday rep rted that the Germans were driving eastward toward the main railway supplying the northern Roumanian army. London. Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lntimations that a serious crisis is approaching at Athens were contained in dispatches from the Greek capital today. French sailors have occupied the municipal theater and have planted field guns and machine guns in readiness for instant action, said the dispatch. Another reported the landing of marines at Piraeus to reinforce the Athens police and prevent “threatened trouble.” Allied troops have taken possession of three battleships. London. Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Aiming to drive a wedge between the Russian and Roumanian armies, the Austro-Germans have launched a new offensive near the northwest frontier of Roumania. Strong forces are attacking the Russian front at the point where the Roumanians joined hands. The Austrians and German war office announced that the Russians have been driven back at this point. Every indication points to the beginning of Von Hindenburg’s campaign to crush Roumania. The Paris war office announced today that a number of houses were captured in a village north of ComIdes. General Haig reported that British troops entered the enemy’s trenches west of Serre. MAYOR THOMPSON ON STAND (United Press Service) Chicago, Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mayor Thompson Was put on the stand in the municipal court today and grilled concerning his connection with the issue and invocation of saloon licenses. It was expected he would give important testimony in defense of chief of police Healey, his appointee who is under fire In connection with alleged laxities in dealng wth vice conditions. “My instructions to Healey were to enforce the laws," said Mayor Thompson. “I don’t know that I ever refused to follow his suggestion and I will say that I have always been influenced by Ihe recommendations of the chief.” Thompson said he had never restored a saloon lincense independent of the chief’s recommendation. TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY. (United Press Service) Nashville. Ind.. Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Jennies Alli son, wife of the editor of the Brown County Democrat, has a hen that is sixteen years, five months old, which has laid 3,050 eggs. During the last five years the hen has laid 750 eggs

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I STRIKERS PERSIST. (United ProMR Service) Bayonne, N. J., Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Despite a rec--1 ord of three persons dead, many | wounded and pitched battles between the strikers and police marking its progress thus far, the strike of oil workers here will go on so far as the Standard Oil company is concerned. Superintendent Hennessey today snubbed the strikers’ committee of ten which asked him to end the strike [* by giving them more money, the men declared. There was neither bloodshed or serious rioting up to noon today, but the situation is as tense and the feeling as strong as ever. ABOUT THE SICK Wm. Sheler Suffers Dislo1 cation of Shoulder—--1 3 Miss Daniels Home ’ FROM THE HOSPITAL i, Recovering from Typhoid Fever—Billy White is Slowly Recovering. ’ William Sheler is carrying his left arm in a sling, until he recovers from a dislocation of the shoulder. While walking backwards to make an uncoupling, he stumbled and fell. , thff dislocation resulting. 1 Word from New Bern, N. C. is that 1 Mrs. Philip Meihls has so far recovered as to be able to be up and around in her own home since her recent i operation, which is very gratifying to ’ her many friends. She is a daugh- ’ ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rex of this - city. r Clint Cloud, former county recordr erfi was brought home Sunday from the Hope hospital. Fort Wayne where he had an operation. He stood the trip well and is getting along nicely. Bobbie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil i White of California, who has been ill . six weeks of typhoid fever at the i home of Mrs. White's aunt, Mrs. Mtn- • nie Daniels, is recovering slowly. He • is able to sit up in bed when propped up with supports. Miss Nellie Daniels, of the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, arrived home this afternoon to recuperate from a four week's siege of typhoid fever. She was accompanied by her aunt, Miss Margaret Daniels, also a ' trained nurse. Miss Margaret will re- • turn to the hospital this evening. [ . ....... — o — FILE A PROGRESSIVE TICKET Indianapolis, October 16 —The state ’ ticket of the progressive party with the exception of judge of the supreme court from the second district, has been filed by Erwin M. Lee, progress- ! sive state chairman, with the secretary of state. Several places were made vacant since the state conven- , tion by persons who have resigned to affiliate with other parties on the . list. > A woman’s name will appear on the - ticket. It is that of Mrs. Claudia t Scott Schad, of Borden, Floyd coun--5 ty, who is a candidate for state superintendent of public instruction. John Napier Dye, of Vincennes, will be the candidate for United States senator, long term, instead of J. B. Wilson, of Bloomington, who resigns ed. The name of John Clifford, of ' Connersville, will appear in the place ' of Clifford Jackman. of Huntington. as a candidate for United States sen- ’ ator for the short senatorial term. 1 Jackson resigned to join the prohibition party. J. Oscar Hall, of Shelbyville, will decide tomorrow if he will 1 permit the use of his name as a can- ■ didate for judge of the supreme court 5 of the second district. “ Thomas A. Daly, candidate for governor, will begin an active campaign 1 this week. It has been announced '■ that Willis E. Roe, of East Chicago. f Elmer E. Pryor, of Martinsville; Dr. [1 Ward A. Smith, of Ootterbein, and l ’ Elmer E. Green, of Newcastle, will i- speak in different parts of Indiana. HERE WEDNESDAY Word has been received in this 0 city that Rev. L. C. Stolte will rep turn Wednesday from Terre Haute n and that he will be in charge of the s teachers meeting to be held at the h German Reformed church in the eveit Sting. Rev. Stolte has been attending s.' the synod.

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HOOSIERJRIEFS Troubles of Gladys Frutell Came to a Climax With Fall Into Cistern. EIGHTY POUND CAKE Progressive Barber Installs Telephones in Each Chair for Customers. (United Press Service) Terre Haute, Oct. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat)--John Miller lost '".is thumb as the result of a man biting it. Blood poison developed and amputation was necessary. Brazil —A cake weighting 80 pounds was baked by Mrs. J. E. Baldridge, of this city, for a birthday party. Hartford City—Troubles of Gladys Frutell, two years old, came to a climax when she fell into dry cistern nine feet deep and was brought up uninjured. During the last few days she has been bitten by a snake, has eaten rat poison and fell from an apple tree. Evansville —Each chair in a new Evansville barber shop is provid 'd with a telephone and a business deal can be closed by a customer while the barber is shaving. Hartford City—Efforts are being made by the Manager of the Hartford City base ball team to have Everett Scott, shortstop for the Boston Reds play here in a game before the season's closes. o BOX SOCIAL AT LUCKEY A box social will be held Friday evening, October 20, at the Luckey schoolhouse, four miles northeast of Decatur. Girls are requested to bring boxes. Esther Zerkel, teacher. ANSWER JHESE Let the One Hundred Per Cent Candidate Give His Answer to These IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Nagging Criticism Not an Answer to Questions of Thinking Voters. , (By George Creel.) Written for the Democratic National Committee..) Does Mr. Hughes believe that Huerta should have been recognized? Is he in favor of intervention in Mexico? Would he have sent troops to the border or not? Would he have endured the Villa raid or dispatched the punitive expedition? Would he have refused Admiral Mayo support in his Tampico ultimatum, or would he have backed him up just as President Wilson did? No power has been able to drag an answer to these questions from the 100 per cent candidate. He bubbles with mean, nagging criticism and contributes no single helpful suggestion or positive statement. The whole matter of Mexico constitutes an acid test of the American people. Ten thousand have owned all the land in a country of fifteen million. Foreign concessionaries, working through venal officials, have seized the natural resources. For years the vast bulk of the Mexican people have been cursed by every oppression and corruption, condemned io poverty, slavery and illiteracy. It 's freedom, hope and aspiration that they are fighting for, just as America fought and as France fought. President Wilson has refused aid to the effort to restore their chains. He has refused to use their struggle as an excuse for conquest. He has refused to guarantee the profits cf concessionaries with the blood of America's youth. He has stood flat on the proposition that every people has the right to work out its own destiny, and in the face of every irritation and impatience, he has tried to give aid, sympathy and encouragement. Da Americans believe in democracy? When they talk of freedom and justice, is It for all peoples, cr

Just for themselves alone? Have we reached a point where property right are put above human rights, gr'»d above honor? Is the Declaration of Independence still a faith, or only a hypocrisy behind which we plot meanly and rapaciously? INVITED TO FORT WAYNE Martin H. Lucke, chairman of the twelfth district has extended to all the democrats and others of this vicinity and this county, a cordial invitation to join them Thursday evening ofthis week in a big political demonstration. At that time Fort Wayne will have as their guests, four of the most distinguished men in the United States, W. G. McAdoo, treasurer of the United States. Prof Axton of Princeton, brother-in-law to the president, Senators Kern and Taggart. The meeting will be held' at the Palace theater with overflow meetings at other places. It will be a big event. TAKESAGENCIES Thomas Durkin Takes the Agency for Dodge and Chandler Six Cars. GONE FOR MORE Has Delivered One of Each to Local Purchasers— Popular Cars. Thomas Durkins, owner of the Modarn garage, has taken the local agency for the Dodge Brothers car and the Chandlers six. Both are popular priced cars and he will handle them in conjunction with his Auburn agency. Teh Dodge Brothers car sells for $785 f. o. b. Detroit, and the first one of them received here was soul and delivered to Julius Haugk and son yesterday. It is a beauty for a car of this kind and the local market will probably realize its value. The Chandlers six is a higher priced car. made at Cleveland, Ohio, and selling for $1295 for the seven passenger type. It is a six cylinder car having every latest convenience. Mr. Durkins sold a Chandlers six sedan to William Kupbler yesterday and this morning went to Cleveland to have the car shipped. On the way he will stop at Detroit and purchase two Dodges for the local sales force. NEW ENGLAND DINNER. All Epworth Leaguers, and any kind ladies who are interested in the league, are asked to make a plate of candy or crackerjack to be sold Thursday at the New England dinner at the M. E. church. Please bring or send your candy between eight and noon Thursday. BOX SOCIAL A box social will be held at the Luckey school house four miles east of Decatur, Friday evening, October 20. Girls please bring boxes. Teacher, Esther Zerkel. wobFoTpuiy Is Going Along Nicely—- “ That Girl” Will be Presented by THE QUEEN ESTHERS October 27—Proceeds to be Used for Mission Purposes. Work on the clever little play, “That Girl” is going along nicely under the direction of Mrs. F. F. Thornburg and this will be presented Friday. October 27, by the Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist church, in the church Sunday school room. The tickets are selling for twentyfive cents for adults and fifteen cents for children and the proceeds will be used for mission purposes, the Queen Esthers Iveing an auxiliary cf the Woman’s Home Missionary society. Further announcement regarding the play will be made later by the members, in detail.

HOG CHOLERfi Hog Cholera Breaks Out in Kirkland Township on Several Farms. A FARMERS’ MEETING For Thursday Night to Take Preventative Measures Be There. Hog cholera has broken out in Kirkland township and immediate and absolutely thorough methods will . be taken to stamp it out. The scourge has appeared on several farms in the vicinity of Honduras, the especially bad eases being on a farm one mile west of there. Mr. M. H. Overton, specialist from Purdue University, who was sent here to conclude the demonstration work started by A. J. Hutchins has jumped into the fight with a vim and is doing everything in liis i>ower to curb the expensive disease. On Thursday night commencing at seven-thirty o’clock lie will hold a meeting at the Crum school house, known as number six school house, In Kirkland township where he will explain the workings of the disease, its treatment and prevention, showing graphically by means of a lantern ind slides just how to combat it. Hog cholera is Adams county hog raiser's nightmare, costing local farm ers hundreds of dollars yearly. It can be curbed if communities that have it work together. Let every Kirkland township farmer be at the Crum school house on this night and get into the fight to save his hogs. Be at the meeting and co-operate with Mr. Overton, he’s on the square and working for you. FRIENDSJBATHER Help Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weber Celebrate Twen-ty-first Anniversary OF THEIR WEDDING Fifty-nine Guests — Many from New Haven—A Good Time Reported. Friday. October 13, was not an unlucky day for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weber, prominent people of Root township. It was their twenty-first wedding day. the twenty-one years of their married life being particu larly happy. The celebration of the anniversary however, did not occur until last Sunday, when fifty-nine friends join ed with them in observing the day. Among the number were twenty-three from New Haven, who drove down at three o’clock in the Buhr truck. Cards, horse shoe, music and dancing were enjoyed until 5 o’clock, when a fine supper was spread. After the repast, there was more dancing until late in the evening, when the big auto truck was obliged again to start on its twenty-two mile journey home. Expressions that Mr. and Mrs. Weber may have many more happy years together were given. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weber, their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Buhr; Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Busse, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buhr, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Busse, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stellhorn, Mr. and Mrs. John Peoppel, Mrs. Henry Schoppman, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Peoppel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Weitfeldt, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Buhr, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson, Clara, Herman, Erma, Ella and Nora Weber, Frieda, Hilda and Arthur Busse, Robert Meyers, Theodore Buhr, Celia Smith, Herbert, Erwin and Erma Stellhorn. Werner and Frieda Peoppel, Lydia, Flora, Paul. Verena and Lorinda Weitfeldt, Otto. August, Anna, Paul and Theodore Weber. Marvin Peoppel, Lloyd and Forest Johnson. Jack Ireland. . Miss Margaret Reed returned today to her home at Ohio City after a week with her aunt, Mrs. N. Reed, east of Decatur.

VILLA LOCATED. ( I (Unlle-1 Press tjervlce) I E) Paso, Tex.. Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —For tho first time since beginning their campaign i against Villa, Mexican government officials admitted the location and the import of the size of the bandit chief’s forces when it was announced today that Villa with eight hundred well armed men and more than a thousand recruits, partly armed, are I about 150 miles southwest of El Valle, the southernmost outpost of 1 General Pershing's American expedi- ( tion. A detachment of Vllllstas Is hesent into the foothills to recover the machine guns, ammunition and military supplies hidden by the bandits. THE COURT NEWS 1— ■ •. Adeline Smith Divorce Case B i r Sent to Allen Superior Court on 1 t CHANGE OF VENUE 1- .. «■ i Sipe et al. File Petition for > Drain—Guardian is Apt pointed for Wards. i ’ Peterson & Moran and Deahl ft Deahl have filed in the Elkhart circuit court at Goshen a complaint f)r Meyer & Company of Wren, Ohio. > ’ against the Crow Motor Car ComI pany, dealers in hardware, implements and automobiles demand s4si)o. They allege that they sold eight automobiles purchased from the defen--1 dant motor car company, but that they proved worthless and the eight parties to whom they sold them, reB , turned them. The divorce case of McVeigh vs. ? McVeigh has been reset from Octo- ? ber 19 to October 20. In the case of L. A. Graham and C. | L. Walters vs. Eli Myer et al. the j court found for the defendants. T(je 1 plaintiffs are charged with the costs. The divorce case of Adeline Smith r vs. Joseph Smith has been sent to the Allen Superior court on change of venue. Ths was done on petition of the plaintiff whose application for an allowance was overruled. In the James K. Martz drain, the } remonstrance was sustained as to the second, third and foifrth causes cr , as to all others. Judgment was rendered that assessments should h" modified and equalized as set out. being a five per cent increase on those set out. Costs are ordered taxed to expenses of construction. In the matter of D. W. Beery et al r petton for a dran remonstrance was I filed by George W. Raudenbush, et t al ' i Tn the quiet title case of John M. Meyers vs. Jacob Moon, et al. summons was ordered for Nettie and . William Frey to the sheriff of Johni son county, returnable November 20 which is the first day of the November term of court. The clerk was ordered to pay to Paul Fisher, et al the sum of s26.'it due them. 1 Peterson & Moran for Harvey L. ' Sipe et al have filed petiton for a drain. , Report of the inhertance tax appraiser in the Dwight Wilder estate was filed and November 20 set as the date for the hearing. Notice to interested parties was ordered. William Frazier was appointel inhertance tax appraiser in the James ' A. Ferguson estate. The date for the nearing of tho. Jacon Kaeseh estate inheritance tax report lias been reset for November 20. John J. Hoffstetter qualified os guardian of Alma Harding and Hnldah Hunziker. His bond is $6500. Homer Ruhl, general freight and , passenger agent for the Fort Wayne , & Decatur Traction Company, has , qualified as a notary public, filing his r bond with the county clerk. The claim of John M. Wells, guardian, vs. Harvey Ault, administrator j of the J. T. Ault estate, has been docketed as a cause -in court. The claim is for $603.34 on note. >- a A marriage Jicense was issued to I Henry A. Borns, harness maker, born (Continued on Page 2.) |

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SPAHR INDICTED I ' 1 11 Markle Man Has Murder Charge Placed Against Him by Grand .Jury. CHARGE IS MADE Os Murder in First Degree —An Early Trial Will be Sought. — I Huntington, Ind., Oct. 16—John Spahr who killed It. A. Littler Monday night after a quarrel at the Spahr home in Markle was indicted for first degree murder Saturday by the grand jury which finished its two day session Saturday night at 6:30 o’clock. The indictment, which alleges that Spahr entertained "premeditated malice,” was placed in the hands of Judge S. C. Cook and he announced that a bench warrant would be issued Monday morning and placed in the hands of Sheriff W. E. Scott to serve on Spahr, who has been in the county jail since the night of tiie tragedy. Tlie indictment read as follows: “The grand jury of Huntington county, in the state of Indiana, in the name of the authority of the state of Indiana, on their oaths present that one John Spahr on the ninth day of October. A. D. 1916. of said comity and state aforsaid, did then and there unlawfully and feloniously and purposely and with premeditated mall ‘e kill and murder one Arrel Littler, by then and there unlawfully, feloniously and purposedly, and with pre.nediated malice, striking at and upon the head of said Arrel Littler with a certain dangerous and deadly weapon, towit: a shovel, which said shovel the said John Spahr then and there held in his hands, and thereby inflicted certain mortal wounds upon the said Arre) Littler, of which mortal wounds the said Arrel Littler died. “ And so the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do say and charge that said John Spahr, the said Arrel Litt|>r, in manner and form aforesaid feloniously, purposely and with premeditated malice, did kill and murder, contrary to the form of the statute in such case, made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the state of Indiana. “ARTHUR H. SAPP. Prosecuting Attorney.” Will Seek Early Trial. It is understood that an early trial will be sought by the defendant's attorneys and that Spahr will base l.is defenses on the theory that he killed Littler as a matter of self protection. Spahr has never wavered from his original story, told a few hours after the killing that he picked up a brick or a stone which Littler had thrown at him and struck his victim on the head witli il. He has maintained that Littler came to his home with the missies in his hand for the purpose of calling him out to kill him and has steadfastly adhered to this story. He declares that Littler hurled the brick at him, at the same time uttering an epithet. When Littler cursed him, Spahr alleges, he picked up the missle and returned it striking his assailant on the head. The state will rely on the tes.tmony of Mrs. Harvey Derr, who declares she saw Spahr chase Littler from nis rear porch and hit him over the head with a shovel. This story will be substantiated in part by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lantis who claim to have also witnessed the killing. Coroner R. S. Galbreath and the Markle doctors who examined the bo ly of Littler when he was picked up unconscious in the street and carried into the Lantis home will also be important witnesses. EFFORTS FAILED. (United Press Service) (By Robt. J. Bender) Shadow Lawn, N. J.. Oct. 17— (Special to the Daily Democrat —Because important differences still exist between the allied and central powers under which supplies may be sent, to starving Poland, President Wilson today announced he has not yet been successful in inducing the powers to conclude a definite settlement. Some weeks ago the president wrote a letter to the rulers of England. France. Russia. Germany and Austria urging their co-operation in alleviating the sufferings of the Polish people. Today he issued a statement admitting his efforts had been in vain.