Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1916 — Page 1

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IN UTTER CHAOS Faces Greece if New Provisional Government is Not Recognized. IS STRONG PRO ALLY And Seeks Privilege of Recruiting for Army in the United States. (United Press Service) Athens, Oct. IS Special to Daily Democrat) —Venezelist leaders today decided to call upon the -allies for formal recognition of the new provisional government set up at Salonika favoring Greece's entrance in the war. Two diplomatic missions were organized. They will present the case of the provisional government Io the allies declaring that only formal recognition of this new government will save Greece from utter chaos. Negotiations been begun with the United States to permit the recruiting of Greek armies in America in the event th|t the United Slates recognzees the new government. ' Athens, Oct. 18 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Threatened with attack by a large crowd of anti-ally demonstrators the French marines fore* that occupied the municipa theater has abandoned the building and camped in gardens near the royal palace. Greek troops are still pat rolling the streets and a Greek batal lion is guarding the royal palace. The situation is most, tense. Anti-ailj leaders are working among the cro.vi denouncing the allies for seizing th< Greek warships and attempting ti stir the mobs to new demonstrate itoward the allied sailors. Athens is virtually under martial law. Officials are attempting to prevent a clash between French sailors and civilians. Reports that King Constantine hrs fled were denied by TJreek fifff’cTals. Washington, Oct. 18 —(Specia Daily Democrat)—The last German memorandum to this government proposing certain terjns for the settlement of the Lusitania incident las not been accepted by the United States, Acting Secretary of State Polk formally announced today. Polk made this announcement because of published reports that the memorandum had Ireen accepted ami would be used as a basis for the final settlement. “The note has not been accepted,' he said. “ and it will not be made public. Stories that it has been accepted and <ould be pubished were printed for partisian purposes. The state department is not going to be drawn into a discussion at this time.”

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JACOB F. DENNEY Democratic candidate for congress, spoke last night at Monroe to a large crowd. He will speak at P-'<‘ X'XXe" The Efland Democratic G.ee club, twelve voices, will furnish music. Be sure to attend.

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l I Washington, Oct. 18—(Specia to | Daily Democrat)- If any more German submarines put into American harbors this government will guard against transmission of unneutral m- * formation to them. This was clearly indicated today from the activities of neutrality exports nt Newport, probing the talks of civilian visitors aboard the U-53 in her recent stay here. The British r suggestion that valuable information may have been given the German vessel is having weight. London, Oct. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Austro-Gerinan troops have launched' a new attack on the whole Carpathian front, it was announced at Bucharest today. Thus far the attacks have not been successful and all news from the front. * reassuring. The Paris war office announced ■- that the German launched a violent . attack against French positions south . of the Somme this afternoon after . a heavy bombardment. General Haig . Reported progress at flome ]>oints. f despite a heavy downpour of rain. New York, Oct. 18—Special to the Daily Democrat) —The New York ' World today declared it has received information from English sources that two Bremens have been captur ed by the British and that a third it 1 now enroute to this country. TERRIBLE TORNADO (United Press Service) Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 18 —(Special ‘ to Daily Democrat) —Seven persons were killed when a house was blown down in Mobile today. The wind vol ocity has increased to 98 miles an > hour. An unidentified schooner is floating on its side in Mobile bay Great damage is reported at Biloxi and Mississippi City. The gale is sweeping all along the Floria and Ala bama coast. New Oreleans reports that a hundred mile wind is sweeping Pensacola and Mobile, but no loss o life while Galveston said the tropica storm is moving inland at Mobile am the wind velocity was 75 miles ar ’ hour. ELISHA EVERHA-RT DEAD Elisha Everhart. 68 years old, an inmate of the county farm died o' , senility this morning at eight-thirtj i o’clock. He has been at the"county farm since February 19th, 1915. Hi . has a brother living at Monroe, ?m . he spent several years of his lift I there. Funeral arrangements hav< not been made as relatives have no yet arrived. o MISSIONARY FROM INDIA i Miss Stella Bare of Indianapolis ;.nd - Miss Jessie Fishe , a returned missionary from India, conducted services ' at the Antioch church west of the > city last' evening. Miss Fisher hat - been in India six years and has been ■; working in the territory where De s sic > Merriman Rassman, former Decatur * girl, and her husband, now mission ’ aries in India, have been located.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, October 18.NL916.

OFF FORBERNE Local Rebekah Lodge Goes to Berne Tonight to Give Degree Work. TO CLASS THERE Meeting Last Night Ended in Surprise Luncheon by Odd Fellows. An important session of the Rebekah lodge was held last night when the degree staff made final arrangements for going to Berne, Indiana tonight to give the work and resusieltate the Rebekah lodge there. The team practiced the entire degree and tonight at six o’clock will leave for Berne where the work will be given, commencing at seven-thirty o’clock. The Berne lodge has prepared to receive the thirty visiting Rebekahs and a big fraternal night is looked for. Following the session of the local lodge last night a surprise was sprung on the assemblage when L. C. Helm, as spokesman for a number of Odd Fellows invited the Rebekahs to the dining room where the men, themselves without any outside aid, had prepared a luncheon. The lunch consisted of hot welnerwurst, buns, coffee, and they didn’t forget the milk and sugar. Dr. J. M. Miller, Bert Hunsicker, L. C. Helm and H. H. Knodle were the guilty bunch. WEODING_CHIMES At the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Ring for Miss Ella Meyers and MR. HENRY BORNS Wedding Dinner Follows Leave for Dayton, Ohio, on Trip. A happy October wedding of today joined the lives of Henry A. Borns ind Miss Ella Elizabeth Meyers, two axcellent young people. The scene of the wedding was the , St. Marys Catholic church which op-' ened its doors to a large host of friends who witnessed the beautiful ceremony. At 7:30 o’clock, Sister Aloysia playedl Mendelssohn’s wedding march for the entry of the brid- 1 'al party, which ajso included the I bridesmaid, a cousin, Miss Rose Voglewede, and the groomsman, Albert Segrist. Father Seimetz official-j ed. using the ring ceremony in com- ’ pleteness. Both the bride and her maid, wore tailored suits in harmony with the autumnal season. The bride's was of a beautiful shade of green with rich trimmings of black fur. Miss Voele- ( wede’s was a lovely brown, with fur Both costumes were complete with shoes, hat and gloves to harmonize. Corsage bouquets of pink roses addeda pretty touch of color. For the dinner at 11:30 o’clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary Meyers south of the city, there were twenty-five guests. The autum-, nal leaves which are at their prettiest with their rich shades of varying colors, the bright red berries of the bitter sweet and the fall flowers yielded their harvest for the decorations ot he home, in the midst of which the tables were set with their sumptuous repast. The bride’s table was in white, the feature of which was the i handsome wedding cake. I This afternoon the couple left for Dayton, Ohio, where they will spend ' their honeymoon. After November ( 2, they will be at home in Ft. Wayne I where the groom, who Is a harness. 1 maker, is employed. Mr, Borns is a son of Leopold. i Borns of Ft. Recovery, Ohio. For, several years, however, he has made his home here, having been employed by the Schafer Saddlery Company during that time. He has innumerable friends here who esteem him : for his very excellent worth and congratulate him for having won the heart and hand of so estimable a'i

young lady as Miss Meyers, than whom there is no better. Out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Meyers ami sons, Maurice and Robert, of Fori Wayne. o EVANGELICAL CHURCH This evening at 7:30 Is the time for the Mid-week service to be held in the old laundry building. Mr. C. L. Walters will speak. These meetings are’of special interest. U*t us swell tlie good attendance of last week. L. L. Baumgartner will have charge of the singing. An invitation is extended Io tlie public to attend. HONORIS WON Decatur Young People’s W. C. T. U. Branch Wins Honor at Convention. WAS ONLY BRANCH Gaining Required Number of Points—L. T. L. Also Receives Pennant. Mrs. C. F. Kenna and daughter, Beulah, have returned from Huntington where they attended the fortythird annual convention of W. C. T. U. of Indiana. They heard noted speakers, such as Clinton N. Howard, Ex-Governor Hauly, Ira Landreth and others and the convention was very inspiring and helpful. . Decatur people will be glad to hear that the DeI catur Young People’s Branch, an auxiliary of the W. C. T. U. was the only one honored, in the “point” contest. Each branch was supposed to secure one hundred points but the Decatur branch secured one hundred and twenty, thus being specially honored. Miss Beulah Kenna also received an individual prize for securing the greatest number of new’ membe rs the prize being a large book, a comI pendium of temperance truths. The Decatur Loyal Temperance Legion , was also honored, in that its superintendent, Mrs. Kenna, was one ot three who received a gold star, in the star contest, the Decatur society also receiving a pennant. These two socities of young people, who are doing splendid work, a credit to the community, will soon enter upon their second year, at whic.i tim° a full report of the convention will be made. Mrs. Kenna is superintendent of both. A feature of the splendid entertainment of the convention wr.c the automobile ride of two hours over the city, given the entire delegation by the Commercial club. One hundred and fifty automobiles were in the parade. mrTmenig dTad — Kokomo Man, Well Known Here, Died Last Night from Tvphoid Fever — I AT KOKOMO HOSPITAL Owner of Cigar Store Here and Well Known Victim i of Short Illness. t * i George Menig, owner of the Menig cigar store in this city, died at the Kokomo hospital at Kokomo, Indiana last night about ten o’clock, after a ten days illness witli typhoid fever. The sad news was received in a telegram to Albert Anker, manager of the local store this morning at eight o’clock. Mr. Menig is well known here and had many friends in this city and at Kokomo where lie* operated two model sigar stores. He, became ill two weeks ago tomorrow and was taken to the hospital. From the first his condition was serious and, for several days lie has been unconscious. He is survived by the widow.. Mrs. Lucy Menig and one daughter. J Miss Lucile. He was born at Danville, 111., forty two years ago and lived there until about ten years ago when he located in Kokomo. The funeral arrangements have not been made as yet. Mr. Anker will go to Kokomo tonight to attend the funeral.

BROWNJIN_WREC!( S. E. Brown, Driving a Creamery Auto, Hit by Interurban Car AT STOP THIRTEEN Demolished Ford But the Driver Escaped Without an Inury. S. E. Brown, escaped injury when a Ford delivery truck which he was driving was struck by a special car on the Fort Wayne and Decatur traction line at stop thirteen this morning at seven-thirty o’clock. Mr. Brown was out colecting milk for tlie Martin-Klep|>er Creamery company and was making a turn west on the Poe road, eleven miles north of Decatur, when the car unheard and unseen by Mr. Brown, struck his machine. The car was dragged along the right of way for more than a hundred feet and pushed over an abuttment of a creek bridge which is there. The car was lipdly damaged, the milk spilled, but the driver escaped without a sratch. The car crew stopped at once, and Bob Meibers, conductor, helped Mr. Brown out of the wreckage. He caught the eight-thirty o’clock car liack to Decatur. The Ford still stood on end in the creek. The interurban car was a special on tlie way to tlie Fort Wayne car barns for repairs. « ONE IS KILLED Mrs. Henry Sanders, Near Monroe, Succumbs to Injuries Received IN AUTO SMASH UP At Montpelier—Four Others in Party Injured— One May Die. BULLETIN. Montpelier, Ind., Oct. 18 —(Special fto Daily Democrat) —Henry Sanders, j driver of the Maxwell car that was demolished here yesterday afternoon, in which his wife was killed and four others seriously injured ,has employed counsel to investigate the accident and bring suit against the railroad company for damages. Witnesses have been found who say that the watchman was very negligent in giving signals. The body of Mrs. | Sanders was taken to Monroe. Indiana. late this afternoon. The coroner had completed his inquest, but did I not make known his findings. Mrs. Henry Sanders is dead. Lewis ' ’ Griswold is crushed and suffering fro minternal injuries which will ' prov£ fatal, Henry Sanders, husband of Mrs. Sanders is suffering from j serious bruises and cuts, Mrs. Laura I Klcuser, from cuts and bruises and Chloe Sanders, age 9 years, slightly ! brised is the result of an automobile t accident at the Windsor street crossI ing of the Lake Erie and Western railroad at Montpelier yesterday ; fi ternoon at two-thirty o'clock. AU of tlie parties are from Adams county. [ near Monroe. Mrs. Sanders died at four ten o’clock five minutes after be ing taken to the Pennville hospital. Exchange reports of the accident say: 1 Two were fatally injured, two seriously injured, and a fifth member of, an automobile party from Monroe. | Ind was slightly injured in an accident at tlie Windsor street crossing J of the Lake Erie & Western at Montpelier tliis afternoon, when a Maxwell ' touring car was hit by a switch engine. The fatally injured: Mrs. Henry Sanders, crushed about .the head and face, and breast, and <s ' dying at the Taylor hospital in Montpelier. Lewis Griswold crushed and reported suffering from fatal internal injuries. He is at the hospital. The seriously injured: Henry Sanders, driver of the car, husband of the lady fatally hurt. He is suffering from numerous bruises.

but. his injuries tire not considered dangerous. Mrs. laiura Klouser, suffering from bad bruises and cuts, but Injuries not considered dangerous. Chloe Sanders, aged 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sanders, inly slightly bruised. Tlie automobile, whose occupants were ail from Monroe, Adams County. was going west. The driver, Henry Sanders, claims the flagman at the dangerous crossing flagged him to come ahead, but the flagman claims he signaled Sanders to stop. All of the injured persons were thrown clear of the track, and were not run over by the train. The engine that hit the |>arty is kept in tlie Montpelier yards all the time because of heavy business there. Mr. Griswold is an elderly gentleman and the others severely hurt are middle-aged. marrieTtoday Dick Boch and Miss Bess Tonnelier Plight Troth This Afternoon AT FOUR O'CLOCK Wedding Dinner Follows at Tonnelier Home—Well Known Couple. A second wedding of todav, m which Father Seimetz of the St. Marys Catholic church Officiated, w is this afternoon at four o’clock at the parish house, the principals being Dick Boch, deputy county surveyor, and Miss Bess Tonnellier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tonnelier, of N. Fifth street. A number of relatives witnessed the wedding and standing ' with couple, as their attendants were Miss Celeste Wemhoff, an Intimate friend of the bride; and Mr. Theodore Graliker. of Springfield, 111. The beautifully symbolic ring, service made a very impressive one. i Os blue broadcloth, tlie bride’s suit trimmed in fur, looked especially pretty in combination with the blouse of flowered gold metallic lace. The large black hat was trimmed in ermine fur and the blue shoes and gloves made a perfect finish to the costume. A bouquiet of roses and swansonia, in a charming shower effect, was worn. Miss Wemhoff’s costume was likewise of blue. Taffeta silk I witli georgette repe. in jacket effect. I made a pretty combination completed with blue hat and gloves and gray shoes. Immediately after tlie ceremony the wedding dinner was served to fifty guests ar the Tonnelier home. Two , long tables were set under a bower I like effect of the smilax-like foliage iof the clematis panticulata which nl- | so draped archways and windowsand hooded chandeliers. A cluster of white wedding bells bung to the chan- ' delier over the center of the bride s 1 table, caught up the trailing green vines, draped from each side to the I table, where they were caught with ; moline bows to the handles of baskI ets. One was a large crystal basket of white carnations and tlie other a wicker basket of lovely fruits in pretty colors. Under the wedding bells, j was the fine white wedding cake, tlie centerpiece of the table. At this table, besides the wedding rarty. were the members of both the bride’s am’ tlie groom’s parental families. I At the other table, similarly decorated with the trailing green vine, and with floral centerpiece of pink roses, were the other guests. Place cards I were flower-illustrated and the anpointments of the table were charming in every detail. A number of out of town guests were noted in the company, among 'them being Mr. and Mrs. Abe Boch. , Miss Juanita Boch, Wayne Boch, Gertrude Boch. Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tonnelier, St. Petersburg Florida: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Meibers. Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Boch will go to housekeeping at once at 821 North Third street. The bride a life-long resident of the city, and the groom nearly so, their friends are numbered among their every acquaintance. Tlie bride is gifted 'along many lines, and her naturally charming disposition, witli ■ her many attainments account for her poiMilarity. Mr. Boch is an ambitious young man. industrious and , capable and of splendid worth. He > is a son of Abe Boch of Ft. Wayne. , former counly auditor.

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GRANT PETITION Council Grants Prayer of Eiting Road Petitioners to Build Into City. APPROVE FOOS SEWER To Hear Objections Against Kekionga and South 11th Street Sidewalks. Receiving a response from every member of the city council nt th‘« roll call last'evening the regular -iession opened with the reading and approving of the minutes from the previous meeting. Mayor Christen's senU-onnual report of tlie amounts of fees collected was filed and spread on reco'd The total amount of fees collected from licenses and fines were V’U’.bd The proof of publication giving notice to property owners that remonstrance would be he tr i igafnst the jirelimlnary assessment roll in the matter of tlie Foos ScVer improvement was filed and placed on record. . As no one objected to the assessments tlie final resolution was passed and adopted ordering the city clerk to turn the assessments over to the city treasurer for collection. The treasurers quarterly report , ending with Sept. 30th was filed and referred to the finance committee. s ' Engineer Orval Harruff filed his re- ? port and estimate sheet in the marr ter of the South Eleventh street sidewalk improvement. The same was r approved and the preliminary resolution setting November 7th as the dav s on which objections would he heard T was passed and Adopted. The Kns gineers reports on the Kekionga .. street sidewalk and the Dave Wav’cn- . er sewer improvements were also fiL ( ed and spread on record and the preliminary resolutions setting N -veni- ' j ber 7th as the day on which obje"t itions would be heard were passed arid adopted. The electric light r-ommit-H tee reported as having entered into a 'contract with the trustees of the . Town of Monroe. Ind. for the furnishI ing of electric power to her citizen’; and reccomended that the report ana I , contract attached, be approved ami . 'spread on record. The motion carried for the adoption. .' Upon motion the report was approved and ordered spread »n record. I The water works committee r<commended that tlie petition of Mr. I Stults for ap extention of tha water J main be granted. The finance committee approved the report of the City Treasurer and ordered same r paced on record. 1 The finance committee allowed the I following bills and the tr.cat'ng nd- ! iourned. Ft. Wayne Sanitary Wjipers Co. $ 6.50 Win. Greenville Grace Co. ... 35.23 L. C. Smith & Bros 57.55 Indiana Elec. Appliance Co. .. 11.50 ' General Electric Co 19.07 Wayne Belting & Supply Co. . . 2.31 1 Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 2.89 Hocking Valley Coal Co 69.14 Standard Oil Co 16.50 1 Wells-Fargo Express Co. ..... 1.11 |L. M. Nussbaum 6.65 • Electrical Appliance Co 39.03 ' The F. Bristoll Co 22.55 Smokeless Fuel Co 44.56 ' The P. & H. Supply Co 23.75 T. St. L. & W .R. R, Co 72.20 G. R. & I. R. R. Co 55.5 U Central Rubber & Supply C 0... 8 15 Kalver-Noble Garage Co 3.17 . Street Commissioners’ pay roll 130.15 ; Waterworks pay roll 142.00 L. L. Baumgartner 17.00 ■ Orval Harruff 37.50 |M. J. Mylott pay roll 157.50 ; City Firemen 92.50 : John D. Stults 7.05 Charles Roop 80.25 . Police pay roll 70.00 i Win. Schatnerloh 400 , G. R. & I. Ry 58.46 Isaac Chronister 32.50 A. C. Foos pay roll 190.00 DR MANN ON PROGRAM 1 Dr. and Mrs. Frank C. Mann are ,f visiting here with their mothers, Mru. i, Joseph Mann and Mrs. Minnie Util K lels. Dr. Mann represented tlie Mayo e Clinic by giving a scieutiific demonr stration at the Mississippi Valley li Mdecal meeting held in Indianapolis r Octo. 10 to 12. i- Subject of the demonstration were 1 (a) Tlie vasomotor mechanism in ex- » perimental surgical shock, (b) The , effect of the gastric juice on tlie pepunal mucsa.