Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 252.

TAKE SEAPORT Von Mackensen’s Army Has Taken Roumanian Seaport of Constanza. GREAT GERMAN GAIN i — I The German Forces March ♦ x Twelve Miles in Two Days Russians in Utter Rout. ' i (United Press Service) Berlin, Oct. 23—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Constanza, Roumani i’s t greatest seaport has fallen before Field Marshal Von Mackensen’s army it was officially announced this afternoon. Capture of the city is the greatest single achievement for the "central powers since Roumania entered the war eight weeks ago. The victory is hailed by German military men as of more importance than all the gains made by the allies since the Somme offensive began. Official dispatches from the German and .Bulgarian war offices indicate that nite Russo-Roumanians iiave .differed a disastrous rout. Smashing northwest along the Black Sea coast Mackensen’s army marched twelve miles ta Constanza in a little more than two days. The rapidity of the Teuton advance is accepted as an indication that the Russians and Roumanians became demoralized and made an extremely disorderly retreat. Mackensen’s left wing is now approaching Cornavoda, the war offlca announced today. The advance was . made during a heavy rain and over , sodden ground. Vienna. Oct. 23 Special to Daily Democrat) —At his preliminary, ex- ’, amination today Frederick Adler, assassin of count Stuerghk, the Austrian premier, refused to explain the motive for his act. Adler said lie . killed the prime minister without outside advice or instigation. His jailers gave the impression of his being, I weak mentally. 1 Bucharest, Oct. 23—Special to the Daily Democrat) —Fighting continued 1 with great violence near Constanza ’ the war office announced today. Im- t mediately south of Cornavoda the. i Roumanians have retreated. London, Oct. 23—(Special to Daily ( j Democrat) —The Russo-Roumanians ; are being rolled back on a forty five mile front in Dobrudja under tremendious pressure by German-Burgarian 1 and Turkish forces. I. U. LUNCHEON. , One of the outstanding features of the Indiana State Teachers’ association meeting, which will be held at ; Indianapolis on the 26th to 28th of I this month is the Indiana university luncheon at the German house on Friday noon. October 27th. The price is 75c per plate. The state university is planning this luncheon for all alumni, former students and friends of the university who may be in attendance at the meetings. At a similar luncheon held last year more than 450 persons were in attendance and the indications are that the luncheon this year will be by all odds the greatest thing of its kind the university has ever attempted. Plans are already formed for an excellent program, consisting of music and stunts to entertain al! the lovers of the cream and crimson. The Tufts football game will undoubtedly bring a large number of alumni on that day anM it is expected that the attendance will run to at least 800. Reservation may be made of Ralph t Sollitt, 1016 Merchants’ bank building. Indianapolis, Ind. MURDER TRIAL AT MUNCIE (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind.. Oct. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The defense in the case of Earl Hopper accused of muderfng Frank Deam, foreman of the Ball Brothers fruit jar factory, scored telling points today. The testimony tended to show that there was no conspiracy between Hopper and Jonn Craig, who is serving a life sentence for killing Deam. One witness heard Craig cry:- "I killed him! as ne flourished his knife. CAR OF APPLES DELAYED. I have been disappointed in not receiving the car of apples advertised to be here today. They will not arrive for a week or so. Watch for further notice. ELI MEY ERS. I

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FUNERAL HELD TODAY. For Babe of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Reed of Fort Wayne. Mrs. A. Wertzberger, Mrs. Barney I Werteberger and Mrs. Fred Steigmeyer went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. A. Wertzberger’s grandson, Patrick, aged fifteen months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Reed. The funeral was held [this afternoon at the Precious Blood Catholic church, with burial in Nie Catholic cemetery. The babe’s death 'occurred Saturday night, tl/e grandfather. Anthony Wertzberger. of east of the city, having arrived just two hours before its death. It had been 1 ill since January of eczema. They have one other child, a son. Ralph, aged four years. Mrs. Reed was formerly Miss Louise Wertzberger. THECOURTNEWS Jury Impanneled and the Haugk-Fristoe Trial Began in Circuit Court. REPORT IS APPROVED In Nussbaum Guardianship —Cause Continued— The Court Notes. The case of Albert Pelz and Maud Feasel. who petition that a guardian be appointed for Edward C. Pelz, aged and infirm, and incapable of managing his own estate, was received here on change of venue from the Allen circuit court. Two cases were I also received from the Allen superior court. They are the case of The Ger-man-American National Bank vs. G. E. Weber et al., on note, and that of Marion P. Gould et al. vs. Charles F. Schwartz. The. case of William H. Teeple vs. Phil L. Macklin et al., to set aside survey, was taken under advisement. The case of the State on the Relation of Cleo Steele vs. Floyd Shoaf has been continued to October 26. The final report ~of Joseph D. Winteregg. guardian of Mary Nusbaum was approved and he was discharged as to this ward and the trust continued as to the Amstutz wards. Real estate transfers: John A. Miller et al to Josephine M. Cross, lot 238 Geneva, SISOO. The trial of the case of Julius Haugk vs. James Fristoe, on account, went to the jury about the middle of the afternoon. The trial began this morning. Licensed to marry: Christian P. Neuenschwander, son of Peter M. Neuenschw’ander, farmer, born July 5, 1889, to wed Mary Eicher, born May 2. 1893. daughter of Peter J. Eicher: also William E. Wittmer, farmer, of Bluffton, born September 1, 1895, son of Wm. F. Wittmer, to wed Zella M. Egly, born September 28, 1893, daughter of Emil Egly. DORE B. ERWIN TO PRESIDE. Hon. John Worth Kern, senior senator from Indiana and democratic leader of the senate, will speak at the court house Tuesday afternoon. Hon. Dore B. Erwin will preside at the meeting and will introduce the distinguished speaker and visitor. The meeting will be held at the court room and every one who can should attend this important meeting and bear the great questions of the campaign discussed. STRAW VOTE ON THE ERIE If straw votes count you can easily figure the results in Ohio and Indiana, the same being the result of a straw vote taken on the Chicago & Erie west bound passenger due here at 12:46 today. The vote was taken between Marion and this city on No. 3 an<f gives you some idea of how the vote will result on November 7th. The vote was; Wilson-19, Hughes-7 and Benson 2. ? SON - 1? BORN Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp are in receipt of announcement of 'he birth of a fine ten pound son to their son, Frank Bremerkamp and wife of Terre Haute Saturday. The babe has been named John Richard for its grandfathers. Mrs. Bremerkamp was a Terre Haute young lady. Both the babe and its mother are getting along nicely.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening,

FOR BOYS BAND »•« «1 n Meeting Tuesday Evening to Organize a Boys’ Band in Decatur. WILL TAKE LEARNERS Meeting Starts at Seven O’clock in the Band Headquarters. Decatur is to have a boys’ band. That is if enough boys take an interest in the work and will be present at a meeting to be held in band headquarters tomorrow night, commencing at seven o’clock. At this time Lawrence Biggs and Fred Ball will figure out the instrumentation and form the first details of the new organization. It has become necessary to form the second band because of several youngsters wanting to play in the band and being unable to keep up with the larger and more experienced fellows. Biggs and Ball will direct and coach the boys’ band, and learners will lie taken, and taught to play the instruments of their selection. This makes it possible for any young lad in the city to get a musical education, if he has his instrment. Every boy that desires to enroll in the band should be at headquarters at the time stated so that the work can go forward at once. The hall is on North Second street in the Noah’s Ark building. A STRAWVOTE Rexall Company Conducting Straw Vote Through String of Stores. FOR TWELVE DAYS Results from Nationwide Voting Will be Published by Bulletin. Another straw vote, continuing for twelve days, and which promises a wide selection of votes, is that instituted by the Rexall company of Boston today. The vote was commenced here yesterday evening by Smith, Yaker sad Falk, and twenty : two votes, cast within an hour last night, gave Wilson • twelve and Hughes ten. The voting yjday is progressing nicely, practically every voter that enters the store casting his ballot fir his choice. Eight thousand drug stores, scattered over the nation, are conducting the vote and each day they send the result of the vote to the Boston headquarters, where it is tabulated and the complete results returned to the druggists. The tabulation for the first day is expected here tomorrow and will be published by bulletin in the store window. WHEAT SELLS AT $1.75 (United Press Service) Chicago, Oct. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Opening of the grain pit today was marked by intense excitement as speculators wildly bid for wheat, confident that the long predict shortage was now a fact and that the leading grain would go to two dollars before long. The statement of seaboard exporters that the United States has sold as much wheat as it can comfortably spare, also tended to stimulate buying. December wheat at noon sold for $1.75. HOOSIER BRIEFS. Marion, Ind.. Oct. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Frank Wise, of Upland, brought 1,605 hogs to this city and sold them for $43,398.83. Indianapolis — Experimenting with an automobile proved costly to John Sully. He was found riding in another man’s car and said that he was proving the supremacy of the auto over one of another make. He was fined $25. Crawfordsville — Wabash college here will soon have a new gymnasium. It will be one of the best gyms in northern Indiana, according to the plans recently completed.

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HERE TOMORROW Senator John Worth Kern w'll speak at Court House, Decatur, at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

RATE CASES UP Hearing on Indiana Shippers and Carriers is Going on. AT CAPITAL TODAY No Adjournment Was Taken—Railroads Expecteo to Show Figures. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The hearing of the public service commission of the rate case in which Indiana carriers and shippers are seeking a genera; readjustment of class rates because of discriminatory charges, was resumed this morning. No adjournment was taken in the hearing to allow railroads time to prepare data showing how much the proposed increases in rates would add to their revenue. The railroads are expected to present figures showing the cost of handling merchandise and other ciasses of freight. Information regarding expenses at terminals also will be presented. DEMOCRATS HAVE GOODS. fUnite'i presß Sorvlre) New York, N. Y„ Oct. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A second statement from the democratic national committee, quoting a “plank” adopted by the American Independence conference, following an ‘agreement” reached with Charles Evans Hughes, followed by a challenge from the republican national chairman, Willcox, for the democrats to produce such an agreement kept the political pot boiling here today with the hyphen issue. To the democrats’ charge that Hughes entered into a “secret agreement” with the pro-Germans’ organization Willcox entered emphatic denials and characterized the charges fas “the cheapest kind of advertising in the interests of a lost cause.” The democrats quoted what was said to be the "plank” adopted by the American Independence conference, calling upon the people to “condemn the abject surrender of American rights to Mexico and European nations,” and support Hughes. At republican headquarters a telegram received from a person who was present at the session between Hughes and representatives of the conference, denying that the republican candidate made any promises. HELD GOOD MEETING The meeting of farmers at the court room Saturday night was well attended and work of securing the four day short course for this county was begun. Everyofie that was there was enthusiastically in favor of bringing the course here. If it comes tentative plans for a large tabernacle building to house it were talked of, but no detailed plan was adopted, TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY (United Press Service) Rushville, Ind., Oct. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Beulah Staples Stevens has been admitted to the Rush county Bar Association. She Is the first woman attorney to be admitted to the Rush county association. i

October 23, 1916.

JEWELS_STOLEN Mrs. Jennie Patterson-Todd Viction of Chicago Thieves. GEMS WERE STOLEN Valued at s6oo—Placed Rings in Table Drawer Soon Missing. I The Bluffton News tells of the I theft of diamonds from Mrs. Jennie J Patterson Todd, formerly of this city, a sister of Mrs. French Quinn. “Bluffton friends of Mrs. Jennie Todd of Chicago have been informed of the theft of diamonds valued at S6OO from Mrs. Todd, at her home in Chicago last week. Mrs. Todd was here a few weeks ago and arranged Ito have furniture which she had stored here moved to Chicago. She moved into a new apartment and I * while moving took her rings from her fingers and placed them in a table d-awer. She left the rings in the drawer while she went away on an errand, and when she remembered ‘ them, after her return the rings were gore. The theft was reported to the pobce, but they have found no trace of the guilty parties.” — -«>- —• DANCE WEDNESDAY. r The regular weekly dance will be given at the Masonic assembly room Wednesday evening. The usual good _ music, together with the good time, assured. All are invited. VILLAVICTORIOUS Villista Bandits Rout Def facto Troops in Saturday Battle. ’ KILL A GENERAL Said to be Camped Ten ] Miles West of Chihuahua City. r r (United Press Service) El Paso, Texas, Oct, 23- l (Special > to Daily Democrat)—That General Ozuna, commander of the expedition of Mexican troops sent to capture Villa, was killed in Saturday’s battle with 1 the bandits, his command cut to pie'ces and Colonel Salinas, who succeed--1 ed to the command after Ozunas ! death was seriously wounded were ' | the reports received here today bv I agents of the United States govern- ’ | ment. Large forces of bandits under comi mand of Villa were encamped ten miles west of Chihuahua City last night, menacing the largest and best fortified city in northern Mexico, i.c- . cording to these reports. From Mexican official sources no . cerification of these reports were ; available. J El Paso, Tex., Oct. 23—(Special to ( Daily Democrat) —United States department agents here declared today that they have obtained reliable information that Carranza forces had sustained a severe defeat in the twoday running fight with Villista bandits and that Villa's forces were now only a few miles outside Chihuahua City. The call for Carranza reinforcements from Jaurez is regarded as an indication that the situation is serious. GERMAN SPEAKER IN COUNTY. Hon. A. A. Rottengase, of Chicago, a German-American, and one of the best speakers in the country today, will arrive this afternoon. He will speak at Preble tonight, at Williams tomorrow evening and at 1 Freidheim Wednesday night. Every voter should hear him. His address is a treat and he is one of the best- : posted men in American today. Be ' sure to hear him. LAND CASE~UP AGAIN. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ Oct. 23—(Spec--5 ial to Daily Democrat) —Attorneys -for the department of justice today ’ presented to the supreme court apes tition to review the Oregon-Califor- -- nia land case, involving the constitui- tionality of the law passed by congress last session.

BAD GYPSY GANG. I New Corydon, Ind.. Oct. 23—Six ' wagons with gypsies and their outfits passed through here to the state line. They carried with them one sick man, supposed to have been shot, and the fear of arrest for tying up the aged father of Frank Miller, two and one-half miles northwest of town and taking from him all the money he possessed, made him hurry. Miller's cries attracted the attention of.] Jesse Urick, farmer, who went after] them and made them give back the I 1 money. This was the worst looking |] gang that has passed through or visited this section for years. Storekeepers chased them out after citizens were held up and attempted robberies were reported. One of the gypsies was shot at by Carl Huffman, living in the south part of Wells county a few days ago. "THAT GirCAST 1 - 1 s Comprises Very Good Tali ent — Interesting Play t* i Will be Given r - ON FRIDAY EVENING 1 m 1 3 At M. E. Church Lecture ? * s Room—Proceeds go to Home Mission Work. e “That Girl,” an interesting little 1 play to be presented by the Queen 1 Esther Circle in the lecture room of the Methodist church Friday evening at eight o’clock, will draw a large I crowd. Tickets are selling rapidly } for twenty-five and fifteen cents and the proceeds will go toward the apportionment of the society for home mission work. Wilson Beery and Mrs. F. F. Thornburg are directing the play. The following is the cast: Ruth Bonelle, an orphan girl (“That Girl”)—Florence Myers. Mr. Park —Chalmer Porter. J Mrs. Park—Ruth Parrish. Mr. Mintnier, eccentric uncle of Ruth —Charles Thornburg. I John Park—Lloyd Beery. Alice Park —Ireta Butler. Robert Park—Richard Meyers. Mildred Park —Martha Sellemeyer. Jane Adams —Josephine Myers. Helen Brown -Gertrude Kinzle. Elizabeth Grey—Fanny Heller. ! Leigh O'David, maid — Gladys Flanders. Mrs. Wild, poor woman —Ramona f Smith. , Friends of Alice —Hallie Leonard, j Mabel Hower, Bernice Beery, Esther Butler. Playmates of Park Children —Milton Swerenger, Charles Downs. James 3 Downs, Harriet Myers. Edna Sweren--8 ger, Mildred Butler. WERE NOT PLAYING CARDS. In an account published in this pa- ' per Saturday evening concerning a 1 little fistic encounter which occurred 1 between Philip King and George Zimt merman at the Kintz cigar store it - was wrongfully stated that the trouble started over a game of cards. ) This was incorrect as the men were ; not playing cards and the trouble is said to have been due to a controversy over King leaving Zimmerman's ’ employ. QUAKE DID NO DAMAGE (United Press Service) I Los Angeles, Cal.. Oct. 23 —(Special ’ to Daily Democrat (-Temporary break ’ of a power line between Los Angeles ' and Bakerfield was the only damage 1 reported today following two slight earthquake shocks in this section of ' California last night. GETTING ON BAND WAGON. The Chicago Examiner, which has consistently fought President Wilson, announces today its stand for the president and advises all its readers to vote the democratic national ticket as well as the state knd county ticket. It beats all how everybody is getting on the band wagon. o - QUARRYMEN KILLED (United Press Service) ! Steelton, Penn., Oct. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two men were killed and one seriously injured when dynamite let go at a quarry near here ’■ today ’ > _ s ATTEND CONVENTION y -- j. Banker E. X. Ehinger went to in- -, dianapolis this afternoon to attend i- the annual convention of the state i- bankers’ association in session Tuesday and Wednesday.

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WILSON_TO WIN According to Forecasts of Greatest Newspapers’ Poll of the Votes. LOOKS LIKE CINCH President Now Assured of Nearly Enough Votes and Gaining Rapidly. The Sunday newspapers showed the wonderful trend of sentiment towards President Wilson which it is confidently expected will develop into a landslide on election day. The Chicago Herald shows that Wilson now has 251 votes assured in the electoral college with 266 necessary and a dozen states in doubt. Indications are that the president will be reele -t---ed by a vote that will leave no doubt in any ones mind. The following clippings tell the story in part: With election day just 15 days off the Presidential tide is drifting toward President Wilson. Ftughes has made slight gains tn states which are normally republican but are this year in doubt. The president has made gains in states which are ordinarily Republican. but which this year are, not only in doubt, but likely to decide the election. The states where the President has made gains are Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Washington. West Virginia and Wisconrin—Cincinnati Enquirer. President Wilson will carry Illinois by 150,000 plurality, leaders of the Democratic state and county campaign declared yesterday. James M. Dailey, chairman of t!ie Cook ountye managing committee, estimated the Democratic ticket would sweep the county by at least 100.000. Arthur M. Charles, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, predicted victory for the entire state ticket by a plurality of 150,000. —Chicago Examiner. The consensus of opinion among the Democratic leaders is that ns goes Ohie so will go the country.. They say: “The only reason we are so sure of our majority in Ohio is because we are better organized and know better by personal individual cont art just what the individual voter is going to do. If other states knew the people's status as well they would be just as certain. The people of Ohio are not different from any other people; they are of the same stuff as Indiana people. 1 fully believe that Indiana is just as certain for Wilson as Ohio and that November the 7th they will show a national DemrfcraHc landslide. They Are telling in Columbus the story of one of its richest and most influential republicans who in New York on Monday recorded a bet of $25,000 against $37,000 that Wilson would win. Yesterday he received by wire an offer from New York of $lO,000 if he would cancel the bet.—By John Temple Groves. Wilson, with 36.976 votes, has a clear majority—almost 59 per cent—of the 62.843 ballots cast so far in the nation-wide poll being taken under the auspices of the Examiner. Hughes has received 25,321 Votes—the equivalent of less than five votes to every seven cast for Wilson. Hughes has won over 3,210 voters who cast their ballots for Wilson in 1912, but offsetting this, Wilson lias acquired 1,152 Taft Vote's and 2,640 Roosevelt votes, a total of 3,192. Hughes holds 8,855 Taft men and 5,178 Roosevelt adherents. First voters divide their ballots 1.905 to Wilson and 681 to Hughes.— New York American. LAKES TOLL FORTY EIGHT (United Press Service) Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Probable toll of Lake Erie’s “Black Friday's” storm jumped to forty eight dead today wi'h the arrival of the steamer Matthews with three bodies from the foundered steamer Merida. The captain of the Matthews reported that the bodies were found fifty miles west of Long Point Ontario. He said that another vessel had picked up four more bodies, all believed to have been front the Merida. The Merida carried n crew of twenty five and the others are unaccounted for.