Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 50

GERMANS ARE HURLER BACK By Russians at Vitebsk and They VV ill Resist March on Petrograd. MEN ARE ENLISTING To Oppose the Teutons from Overrunning Co» ntry—The War News. (Unit*,! rr»M itervtea) Lontoa F»t> 77—(Ipcoai to D*ly Democrat 1— fftvalwtfoMry <ort»t hkva c«ptur«a Navo Toharkaak. a wire dlapateh from Fatrograff atatad today. The cadet aßhcart site Hava Tahataaak it tha capital as the Don Coaaaeea grovtace and >a to j eatad twanty.fiva mitea eortheaat of, Koo to*. Waahingtan. 0 C. dad 37—t to* sial ta Daily Democrat)—Farmer Rep rftentative Barthaia, Mioaour,. was aaked today ta aa»e*' Saturday datore the aerate twtoommittee mvoo t,gat>n* the Germaw-Amaeiaan alii-' ante. Sa'thoidt named by Girttawe Ohlinpar. Taiedo. the brat wtneaa at the inquiry Ohlmfer read the rat ard as a eptecn attributed to ■•> tholdt. wrfthf tha aetection of cant datoo favorable to Germany. Bar tholdt made tha apetch mi St. Louie before the German ttoaffr ' . an organization of tingtrig aagto' juor prior to the peooidentlal non-nat-ng contention in tffU. aeeo*d,ng ta OMtafdr. Petmifrad.. Frh SS-»<N>ffbt»--T*n ■ di tarhmrota ot fdealuttimat» trnopa hiudril by Mtpiotim i***aeoittleemeT have hee* Siapoitbed toward Pak«f It wa* **>i> taiitlh t< t ffa? A Mtothor of aHbhied ter* *»■TtMtad Moacow ha* neat Tfi.fito inwpa to Dototo* (a Mail iwwa mi Vltobaak. 300 Milne w**t <>( Monrvra and the name ditean, •- anutb rtf pet mcrad) lumden. Fate 1* (tor* tai to I«ail< ftrtnocratf—Hoetilr raMn wee? n Jutland dMnn« the ateki aertteerwat trf St. Qeoalir. tn <k« i»<efif..rt •••■«♦ •-<.. Holte. <>urt and ro»t of X.-rmelie. Field Mambni Hau rwpwrtrd today Both one try taff Brt(i*k art Ute*» waa or.lvn aorth'*»i <d Yg*** IM* aoorniar Inmate rob 1‘ tttprrul lo Halit Omoerotl to Athenian to.irro* inutrhi tai «i»hw >f <h» n—rstai chip Utaoan f’aalte eh»»h ••• wate ta tlreud etaihi • J**'”<t*» th? Un , late adtaltoUt «MM«k 4 later Tl* {Stewart CSottr aa> mutoead with Hghte bomirt toss had no paitew* aboard Wgbt boat- with •'em,* are Mill adrift Prtromd F»t H <n»lait*li -Rpertal to Bally DaaomroH n. Gotma** han torr hut led *’«■ t at VftntadL aod H talk* ft<oh Or»ba (*M*tak ta lb. ra • - i•• vinro < >1 at Wki -th ■ Pet’Mrnd Oratw ’• » •-■*■ JSItSW Jsttethm op tlx- It., t.t M mltea octoth <>f »st. • i » t • Moe north of Moliltefl > MBBor to» **in« !»••»• ■* v ’ ' •«. > 11 OH •■•ttH’o‘l ts fe ttenoane > < r * '•» Mo «>. I- a, taato a ndU* and twat the III*.. Ml. tw.k It MS «M from th* »»•» .. b|>«g>«« ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *• VOU CAk join *« Ti * »■' • gi ♦ ♦ BtoiftU ri.elvd ♦ b thia m •’ VdeW* ♦ ♦ rtr.fc ts the Adan ♦ tamrd Iha I .. r . b n ... ntoermt " ♦ ♦ «MM Row to ltid.l * ♦ ln:o branrto* ■ » <** h«a*» ♦ ♦ artillery Thi» •*»» ■ ••• '■ ♦ « (Os., .mt Re«|.<r,nl • ♦ ♦ wbb to ndeoMtato ■» ♦ trMenier enh.tment and rtowe o ♦ rprtalr. hr. <•! •»” < ♦ .booM tot to I t h <i*h I* l - 1 « ♦MI MHon hoot 4ai -*r- .. a ♦ sMww Mirb'. bo to-*>«nd a< any d ♦ Mie root) I< IIM Ito eolwtar? < ♦ eo.<e.w. Ihnupbl <to d ♦ rail tor the remernma IhlrtvO.* t ♦ pep <»O' «d Wien din bo ’•to' l, < **a< a o J

DECAT I R DAI I. D EM( )CBAT

Bereaina iwhore NaiKtleon miffercil hi-Hvy lOMt's in November IR|2 an( j bopnn mi orderly evacuation.) i| German* ‘.. . Ring to txctipy Vitebsk .iwhen* the firtt mobilizaii<»n forth. * itofi-nen of Petrograil occurred, wi re thrown back. . | Uermana uro onraniaim detach- • mints of Ukrainian prtoonera at Rovno tin Volhynia.) Tho GorniaitH nurroundod the <ity' in the evening. They upiiroachrd within seven verst, n. 82 mile.) and M>nt representatives forward. These! i declared that in view of ihn Esthon in's indr pendence they were coming a* auests. The defence, refused to a--i ,«•«’!’« that attitude and tho battle ensued. •'d. bmdaaui for the defense of the revolution prows hourly. Them j. a constant stream of armed men leavina for the front Two hundred thmi.aiul ! prwletMriata have enrolled. The staff at Luga iIW mile, outn i of l*etr<«rad on the lU«a I’ctrosrad railway) wired they would be able tai 'hall the German* If they had rein ' .f. r<-emrnt- These were *ent to > mediately. Officers are eatterly join . | Ing the p»rrl«on* which are relnvora'iffMed and bring organised hurriedly j Washinatoa. Feb. 1?-(Special m! ’ Dally Democrat)—Thirty men prnhae | ,ly lum their live, when the I’nltedi States navel tug (*herukee foundered i «»ff the AthmUr cwast yesterday, Sec j I rotary of the Navy Daniels announced today The todies of four dead have rear!, i *d ITiiiadelpiua The cotapletneii' ’ i was Sve o®«er» and 38 enlisted men ‘ The ten known survivors have been 1 tended | The list of those aboard wilt b« ! • taade public etwm. The message gar. I no delall* Os the founder (nt l*etrwnd, E*els Iff— (Delayed)- !’ | tfffteetal to Dally Itewmrrai >— “De »l ite our rvsdtavs. to sign a Germa i itee<« of usurpation, enemy del sch! j ments root Into to advance, ” the evil jerwifve muncH'* pres* pnxialmcd t •lay The German Imperialist* do not desire pea. a but the strangling of th* 1 workmen’s and peaaaat*' revolution.! I ■ l&ave haenh, uMAeaa. nMetgaie re-, i vteUMH* becomes the re retail, a■» ( I tosh" Occupatbio of Revel and r.koff and I even DrtrotHMl which la still distant < I cannot decide the revntattaa's fate st.ouMl tto thrtte* toward rrumnf in crease, tto r.*ua« II * government tuns' I I move to Moevow “tA*e mast defend •very rtotttaa, railway statloa anil AwewMNlve and Interpose a* obstacle > • in tto mod to I‘etruffrad’* Ismtom iteb la—lßpovtel id Doit, ttocmwrul) -Telegrams have hern to ' cc-hed team the Itrttisb embassy it { IN,itograd dated th'edtvesdhy This tndkstea that the lltltkh am I ;h*.-*4c* at lenst. had not toft tto Hu* j ' stao tffMM today ■ 1 lewA.m. FVb f?- (Hpm-ial to Itat'' | Itetmvrrali - Mumvld the Rnsao-Ger man t*mo actually bo >emladed ff! -gnr. wtttooi variwg that Japan will 1 i tube tto rnotd decided steps" Ftorti' ’ Wtatster Motooo |* credttsd with aav j, tag toffarw the Japaweea bouse of re;J rm entail vea Friday, in a dl.pai'k to" reived tote today "The tullesi end '■ etotshfflM estate With Gtoal Brtlau. |' Amefton and the other alite*." he de ctareff I’brte. »Mi IT tdperUl la Daßy , t tensor rat) Twa strong Uettuan miffs’, l.ueto topec-ed to the I ‘tomia Bps| Daevee ragtan I above Amarirati ~tto<s»» am "* tto Frv <M tto .| i' Actol eMte‘* , ‘* , <we etotad Way ta the <'hak.*4 i • lint (I f * . mato tw«.'a c.maM* 4 •••*• •'*'! i vtetewt ’eamhaHtateots towhwest ml Btttff I* Meant) • where Ato'Lsa ar * lllterv I* toaloffi bw note lht»«n pyßMk Ttorw are muitml arutlery'M ► arowmi Choppy wonff anff Avmwut ► Naswy was tombed by enemr a.r-l ► men Tbeto Weep MOS. Vkttate B * — mmvwri ■ ~ tot--c*mmamwHgMgßgpmMwwn p ONI MAR IIIAMINIC ► Ralph Iteety OMRO tore yesterday' ► aherwwm from tGrhaHown. o arrlv ' ► tag tore after Ito mefflml hpgpff had * adteurne* owing lo tie fart ihal his ’ >OOIO was eigki boor, tele Dr Cover * dffto SMI the ad«lsnry heard egamtaeff * him Hi tto aßerwram lie passed and k wwa pie tod I* Ito rtaae for general T military aorvico ♦ MAO tITTLI WRACK MWWWmama o Tto nortbtouM tram on the Q. R o * I did not arrive wplll |f .N Ibis 0 mor Aiea mt a.ruMM of betug obliged p ; detote stowed a ‘towh whbh m--0 rwrteff two fftltan math at ie*« uo--0 morwtoy two rats H a freight heime ♦ d-fulled

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, February 27. 1918.

TOOK THE FLOUR

Allen County Food Director Closes Flour Department of Koenemann & Son AT HOAGLAND STORE

Sold More Than Amount Allowed as Limit for Each Customer on Flour. The atmng are jilstratlve power waa den vustnrdny when the firm «, , .. . .<mann A bon flout and l.npirments. ' aituated »t Houxtand, Indiana, wh* , ordered closed hy the county food ad- ' minhtrator. Georgo M. Haffner. Py iihte is meant the flour department. Tin- entire stock of this firm has liven • on!!tied, amt will to turned over to other dealers |H>n<llng the decis-i-on i f federal authorities. The offenae tor which this flrtn comes under! the han was for violation of the prrw lauia'hui issued aonir time ago. lim inng the consumers of wheat flour in! the cities to "a quantity no more than three pounds per week and to coun try customer* to pounds each week. K. F. Koeneanann t Son. it was f .nd .Were selling in quantities i»l a* mu, h aw fifty pounds. It was a flagrant violation of overselling. The attention of th.- local administrators had been t ailed tn violations of IMa ruling and it would not be sur privity if there are trore of the violators who will have ttoir licenses rrrotoff Fort Wayne Journal-Ga get I ff WILL RFMAIN MERE J O Sellemeyer. who recently sniff hl* property on Marshall street tn D W Beery, will wot move to Fort Wayne as was stated ta the vtory a few davs ago For the j resent to and h|» family will reside with the lleety famffy hut to sussi-t* to build a new home within the peg* year or so. The many friend* of the family tore are glad they will continue as rv*lden<s of Decal ur IS NOT GUILD Dr. Elizabeth Burna b Acquitted <»f Charge by the Jury. SHORT DELIBERATION Os a Half Hour—Firat Bal* lot Ten to Two in Her F avor. Tto jury wa* out l«l a half tour last evening wton. al 4.3* o'clock they returned • verdict aiqalning Dr Kllcatoih Hurns of tto charge of pro ffwrtag abortion oti Naomi Cramer. It is said that «m tto first ballot, the Jury stood tea to two ta favor of Dr Hum* and after several wwvre ballots It stud etovea to one in her favor; the ta«t one l»i«t wow over m» ito nett voting Tto verdict as returned reads: “We tto jury tto tofeegsat ant gotlt* HsrntMd Mm Ison terr mall " Tto tftal toffutt 1a tto circuit court lasi Friday

W RKCOMb f W. Paul Marta! bo*< H tto row • mHi«w of the rvMMrty w»<»»i r ll of ff<* I fr«M> tn wta>M boo town given tto tank t <«f Making up • ll*t O< the name* of « i ill Ito# Wmu* county bora no* in* w ito nrwty and r*i>ort* that < !to will have tto Wet roaffy for pubta-e ( '•Ion n'thln a tew (taff*. If you klWte ' Inf atty tatja w’oo have enlteirff away ' ( from tote but ,»»*>«• tome* ar» In iff «»• coo tn y. ptaoa* report ttom t 1 otwe Tto Itet will to puteteheff Witte < in a few <!•»*. then mrrw-ted and <u< i t'teteff anff rofMtbltatoff tefor. tku* ,i tablialitag no (Octal rmtef of ito I heron* of thi* county for tto war of ' ItH A CAGHtffß’ff WINDOW A caablora wluffow to 'atßlf 'laced between Ukff rtly clerk and ’b« clU* irroaureFa offlru at tto city ball. City <"tork link rkrteteo baa moved into Ito rterk* off’re nod bavlltff same .(uaPi ■* •***• I toe Mt Uptnddt* olffite change* are aieo being Mato m uw I treasurer * wfftavc » 1

/[/%&&% ZRifiT tßw The Food Ad minis! rall on Says: England is now cut off fcom the source of 70 pt r cent of he usurl source of nugar. We must divide r/wr wth our If you. an. all the ’••st ot us, will cut down our sugar consumption to three pounds ne* month, it tell! save the situ-(Ion. Sugar is an important ' • . It stimulates digestion, givei energy. and keeps hut<ge- away longer th®ri most other fooc Its energy hecamet available to the j body mar. rapidly thin that of ' any other food. R. 0. JOHNSON WAS ACQUITTED Judge Anderson Instructs Jury to Return Verdict for the Defendants. NO DEFENSE OFFERED The Judge Says Witnesses Did Not Come Up to the Requirements. (United Press Rervlc*) IpffteMpoii*. Fch 37 — (Special <•» Daily ItenHwratl- Following Irmtni lion of Judg<* Anderson in federal court here today demanding tb- Jury | and directing a verdict ot not guilty the seven city anff county official* m Gary. Ind. defewdanta in ihe etactiot ' fraud trial, were released. Judge A’ dersop'a ac tion followed a statenie l by him that the government had fall <• to prove the averment* in the Indk meat*. The men released were Boswell C. J, ht. ~n. former mayor of Oary; Mil Ham A Forbin. former < hlef of poUce, and five other former city anff county ofll etale The aclMHi of Judge Ander ton came after the government had rested I’* I case amt I* Krt •laeh . district Mtorney had presented a motion to nolle I tho indictment aa It applied to Jamas | I Hark, for the reason tnat bi» name 1 had not been mentioned by a siuK l ' j government wit nets. A discursl' O of tto rase ensued In which Judye der*on atateff that in biv opinion n| ra*# had not been made, not on’y

Ktalttot llla«k. *»UC th* other def. nd anta "I am not crttlciilng anylHwly in this court r»<*m »ai<l Judr.e Anderson. ox--laintnt h.- did no» wan' anything b * mH about loHmmwii h»vin< Ulird to make • •••* •*' ’•** d aa nw-anina 'bat he was eewnrHig either Mr Stack or *»l» assistant. Mr MaMftU>. >. . ..t the foul' governm> nt i ha' l» I unata* to prove fact* ■at out tn the Indictment. Th” trouble In that tb« government witnesses have] not turned out to ho what was requires “ Iturina th* discussion Attorney < Was W Miller asked that the name’ Ot re’-' uu defendants be cleared of certain ■ tale merits made by the prosecutor ”Wkv you almoat llcen-«d saloon Uretwoa to viola 1 * th* law up then- in Oar Mid Judge Ahderaon. “And I am no. going to >*t»* a uenifirale of rharartar to anybody I want th"*'* mm to aland under every Wt ot naaty evidence that ha« mm" out here.” NO No word baa been received relative to the whereabouts of Hetu/ Ounselt who ha* ’wen missing since last Balin'n.vy. Thia afternoon searcher* rerutu •d vork on dragging the HL Mary’s r|v»’ '• is the opinion of many thnt ha left iho city to loAk for work, and Um. •*** *•* reee'ved from him eooL

NEWS Capita) Film Co. to be Organize- -Will be Second Largest in Country. AitiS COLEMAN’S TRIAL Angela Woman Claims Insanity as Defense—Successor wr ...Jameson, (United >**rMS Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 27- (Special to Daily Democrat* —This city was seen hing for a new coni administrator today tn take tho place of Dr. Henry J.'.meson who resigned. The joint

committee oi the .Marlon county counit 'll ot lefenae ai d the chamber of comI men- mot tod ty to pick n suitable liman. Indiaunpolls. Feb. 27—(Special to Daily jn'Oimt) Plans were under way here today for the organization of tn- Cukltal Filin comjmny by .< grout l of Indiana business men ami flnam ec s. The . < tnpuny will be the second larg'si manufacturing and distributing moving picture company in ’he country. It Is capitallaed at G2.5Qt),00T. Twei -five branch offices have been eata I shed throughout the country H* adou.irter* will be established in Im d msnolls. Indianapolis. Feb 27—(Special to Ba, DemocraO— Increased production of poultry la certain in Indiana this year according to delegates attending the Indiana Egg £• Poultryj ifocintlon annual convention here". T e association holies to have 100 hnaa on every farm in tho state. I A igoln. Feb. 27 (Special to [>ii!,y Democrat)—The defence continued l>. 'simtation of testimony in the trial M .Mrs Ward Coleman, charged witn io murder of her mother. Mrs Sabina Gleason, here today Character witnesses were introduced. Their testi-i my tended to bear out the defense’s I , ntfon that the woman was Insane — -o ’ | ::eo at marion I Burney Everett, a Well i Known Adams County , Man. Died I ( IN SOLDIERS’ HOME > Death is the Result ot Par- •

alytic Stroke of April, 1917. lost - Wednesday evening, the news of he death of Harney Everett was received by the family from the Marlon soldier’s home. Death resulted from a paralytic stroke which occurred April 17. 191 S Barney Everett was horn November «, 1545. in Columbia county. Penn i While In childhood days his parent* came to Adams count) In early •bun hood he served his country in the 47th Ind Co. C. In UW* he was united in marriage to Mary J- Paaswater. To this unio ■ ti-n chit'''; .; .’’“re born Ono 7” " .sued 'iijii in detrti.. The wife and nine children survive. The funeral was largely attended and the Ixidy was laid to rest in the Matlon cemetery. business men met. Tin Retail Merchants’ asociation held ‘ts regular meeting at the city hall la-t evening and discussed a number of Important prontetUß which sliuold result beneflclP.’ly. C. J Voglewede made a splendid talk in which he urged tha the merchants use more advertising space to tell tho people of thia community what they have to sell nnd why they are entitled to patronage. It’s a good idea and one. if foil wed. is sure to result in n large increase in the busniess ot . ■, cry merch nt who docs his share. scarlFt fever. Harry Hutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Sutton, is HI of sea "let fever anff the home Is quarantined. Mr. Hutton and the older children have taken up their abode elsewhere during me h " : " I

* JUNIOR RED CROSS I Report is mad, that Mbs Ruth (lllhert, of thi: city, teacher In Blue (’reek township, rnnde the best Junior ■ Red Cross record In the county tliut'ar. her school having made US p« r cent for membership. Not only are ml of her pupils enrolled, hut several children from outside have become I members Objection was made by (he West I want to the item last night that the North ward was the first to report one. hundred per cent tor Red Cross. The West ward reported throe days ago. In Saturday’s pni-T that it had made 100 per cent, although tn tho item contributed the naim <■’ the school was omitted, there bei’x very little to (ell what school it was Fe oral country schools have also rejoned TOO per cent for Junior Red Cross

AWAITING REPLY

• — President May Again Appear Before Congress to Answer Austria. MORE PEACE TALK i ' General Spirit at Wa hiug-, ton is One of Rejectior to Hertlings Offer. _ 1 (United Pres* Render) i (By Cafl D. Groat, Cnltcrt I’ros ■ «t;U* correapondent.-) « Washington. Feb. 27—(Special t ( Daily Democrat) President Wilson i<' ( I waiting Upon Count Uzernin’s ■ -pcet1 ed reply to ills last peace terms’ me.sage before determining his fidu < 1 course as to a new statement b» fore >

the tribunal of the world If it show* a conciliatory and r. cep five spirit, tin- president will again ap pear before congms to amt’Ufy ?... previous statements, according (<■ tt ■ belief among international author!’fc • ■ today. Whether he would reply to I Hurtling cannot lie stated now. The general spirit here today. as( t 'digesting Hertling’s message was o-.,* of rejection- Everywhere the thou;i;t ! wa.-- that Hertiing was insincere, that Ihe was playing a game This game, I according to the general view, wa- o I try to foster pacific spirit with the , ! - lled nations mid to try to cause a s| Lt jn them There is much camouflage about hi* remarks unent Belgium, about seifdetermination and atom German v.aHints, according to the thought here The disposition of the Russian pr i> I, ip is caiisidered » partii tilarly adr.ijt maneuver. The chancellor's statements anent (J, rniauy' war of defi-nse are reaatdcd hen' iis threadbare sophistries which In tb» light of Gero.,-n atrocities appear ludicrous. Count Czernin. however, may adopt a different tone, as he hfi" o’, the past. While the Austrian- tire so linked to Germany by debt (hat. a break is difficult. Au-Irin yearning for peace :s such that the to.ient believes a political oUeiisive should be continued ther,' just as long as any chance of a separate iM-acc is possible. , j PLANT AND GROW ALL YOU CAN India’apolis, Fob. 27—“ The government '.as no nt, mion to restrict the pro -iction of perishable foods. Grow f.ra are urged ' pro<’’tee th<„‘" use-' crops. The cr.lj anxiety of the food administration is that eveiy toot of available ground be put under cultivation and that a rtaxiinum of foodstuffs be brought forth,’’ said Dr. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana today. Dr. Darn.i-d has received many inquiries as to t te attitude of the ti Iministration particularly in reference to growing of nt,-lon crops in indian t. To each of these he has pointed out that the gover: nent has no purpose to tell tho farm r what he shall grow or what he shall not grow, the concern being altogether with a maximum of production, the incidental problems, such as marke transportation, etc., will be left for settlement as occasion requires. GRANDTATHER KUNKEL W A. Kunkel, chairman of the eighth district democratic organization is now a nappy grandfather, a daughter havimr, come to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kunkel, Jr., on the 23rd. She has men named Mary Ann I Kunkel accord ng to cards received | hero announcin I her arrival. |

Price, Two Cents.

DEATH OF ONE HAS ENSUED Russell Premer of Madison House Dead from a Strange Malady. OTHERS ARE SERIOUS Dr. McCaskey of Ft. Wayne Makes Blood Test—Outcome Awaited. The strange malady that has attacked five jieople since last Friday. | causing a paralysis of the throat and tongue, with blindness, speechlossness and which may be due to a food pnla- ■ oning, proved fatal last evening at eeven o'clock to Russell * Premer, aged 4), who for the past year has been conducting the Madison House, corner of Jefferson and First streets. A post-mortem examination will to conducted this evening by physicians . to aid in determining the cause of one of the worst calamities that has ev<-r fallen upon the citizens of Decatur. | Mrs. Premer who became ill Mond*." is confined to her tod. but her condition is not as serious as is that of the others. She is able to see and talk, but has been unable to swallow since Sunday. Mrs. Frank Reed, another victim. Is said to be very bad. and lias reached the stage in which the paralysis of the throat and tongue is complete, together with the blindness and speechessness. Her condition is said to be orse today. She became ill a day later than Mr. Premer. Mrs. Reed has been staying at tho Madison

House. i Miss Viennie Berger is also quite i ad. but her physician states that -ho is slightly better today. She has been ■ > .nployed as a waitress at the hotel Bob Kaiver, whose condition is aimir to the three named before is said .: be quite serious. He is. however, r able to see and talk, but has the same • difficulty with the throat, being unable t to swallow. t Ur. McCaskey. of Fort Wayne, call- , e<; lo see Kaiver last night; and was > h> - i again this morning, in consults- - li i’i with four or five Decatur physieiat s, relative to all the cases. Fluid was drawn from the Kaiver boy’s spina'' column for the test to determine ihe nature of the illness and -i • blood count will be made from both M s Reed and Kaiver. These fluids w?i ■ taken to Fort Wayne by Dr. MeCasky who left on the 1 o’clock car, i id report will be made as soon as (tossible. Until tho analysis has Imen completed, physicians will make no announcement. It is the belief, however, that the illness is due to poison from roast meat eaten at the hotel last Friday. Those who ate of the meat are those who have become ill. while those who ate of the fish have escaped. A lady, wife of a traveling salesman who was here last Friday, returned this morning, and she too, is said to be ill. similar to the others. Mr. Premer was born in Portland. October X, 1576. anil was forty-one years of age last October 8. He was a son of Henry Premer. the father making his home with his children s'nee the death of his wife which .uti: ' a number of y.Ts ago. 11.- gru'er pp- ot Mr. er . youth wa.. spent s' Geneva. In- *-is married at Portland October 31. 1901, to Miss Mary E. Butcher. They lived ten years at Bluffton, where they conducted a restaurant for six years. They sold the restaurant a year ago, his death occurring on the anniversary of the day he sold the restaurant be- ‘ fore coining to this city to take “ charge of the Madison Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Premer have no children j Surviving, besides the wife and the ’ father, betore named, are a brother, | Aaron, of Bryan, Ohio, and two sisters, Pearl Fetterman. of Billet. 111. • with whom the father is at present; ’ and Mrs. Sadie Dixon, of Marion. Mr. Premer was a member of the Odd Fellows and Moose lodges. He lis also a member of the Methodist » church at Bluffton, the membership not having been transferred. The arrangements for Mr. Premer s funeral will not be made until Mm. Premer becomes totter and until word is received from Mr. Premer’s relatives who live at a distance. Mm i ■“’xContinneO on Pugs