Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 October 1914 — Page 1

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Gradation Year 1913 15,654

CASE IS VIGOROUSLY FOtJGHT N-. BY ATTORNEYS ON BOTH .SIDES

Adjourned Over Until Tuesday to Al low Parke County Lawyers to Docket Case6 on Opening of New Term.

Mrs. Bernice Claire was the first witness called for the defense Wednesday morning. Mrs. Claire told of being etjged by the strikers while on her way home from the Ehrmann plant on the night of the shooting. She said that she had attended the meetings of the Garment Workers' union while she was a member, but dfenied on cross-exam-ination that she had "spied" at the meetings for the Ehrmanns.

Bhot and told to "ditch" it. He proved stubborn witnees. He said that he «'had given the billy to Albert Owens, a /^deputy prosecutor. He was given an unmerciful gtilllng by the state and answered "I don't remember" to the

Sknajority of the questions put to him. ™He said that he had once worked for Ehrmann Manufacturing company, l^reworks were touched off Friday *'wh,en Albert Owens, a deputy proseIfeufcor of Vigo county, was put on the l^itatnd. The clash was started when

Attorney Whitlock, for the state, said: *?We'll admit that Collings gave gDw'ens the billy and that Mr. Hamill |jsent him to Owens." |j Hamill retorted: "I don't propose r' ijto have such remarks made by a TayJflorville briber and ballot box stuffer."

Attorney McPaddin, of the defense, then asked that the court discharge Mr. Whitlock from the case because of •lis manner in court, but Judge Barton 3. Aikman overruled the motion.

Coroner's Inquest.

Miss Carrie B. Hyde, a public itenographer and reporter, was called :o identify the coroner's notes after Or. J. H. Jett, the coroner, had taken he stand and said that he had examined a statement from Dan Jordan lit the coroner's inquest. Harry Keife, fin employe of the Hulman company, |iext was called and he* said that he lad turned Wade over after he was $ hot and that he had a billy strapped his right wrist. Keife said tha* he lad been questioned bj' the coroner md had told him about the billy, but hat he had said nothing to the prosecutor when examined bv him. Oliver j^urst stated he had seen the billy at SVade's side after the shooting. Doyle '-Vilson, a little 11-year-old boy, took ',he stand and said that Mr. Wade had billy at his home while he lived vith him. When shown the billy vhich Collings staged he had been riven, the little boy looked at it and aid: "itfo, that Is not the one. I thought he One he had had a strap through ^he wood."

Harold House testified next and said fhat he had seen something which |esembled a bicycle handle grip in wade's hand. When asked if Mr. Hamill had not taken him in a room

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SELF-DEFENSE

Stress Placed on Testimony Concerning Weapon Wade Is Alleged to Have Carried.

By Staff Correspondent.

ROCKVILLE, Ind., Oct. 10.—With the unexpected closing of the state's side of the trial of Emil E. Ehrmann, wealthy overall manufacturer of Terre Haute, charged with the killing of Edward Wade, a teamster, Tuesday, and the introduction of the defense's witnesses to prove that Ehrmann was defending his property and life when he shot Wade, it is expected that another week will be consumed in hearing the final witnesses for the state. During the three days and a half which have been spent by the defense in placing witnesses on the stand an effort has been made to prove that Wade possessed a billy, and that it was with him the day that he was killfd.

Rush At Factory Door.

The state failed to prove that she was gitven a better place at the factory when she quit the strikers. Fred Goldsmith, a Terre Haute produce dealer, testified that he saw a crowd rush into the vestibule of the Ehrmann plant before he heard a shot.

Harry Caire stated on the witness stand that he had seen a man with a "brown suit" holding conferences with the strikers about the factory during the day of the shooting. Amelia Webber, who was next called, corroborated .Claire's testimony about the man in a brown suit. Emma Sudbrink, who was •placed on the stand next, also told about the actions of the strikers on the day of the shooting.

Mrs. Emma Haywood, who was on the stand a great part of tht| afternoon Wednesday and part of Thursday eve|ning, was the first witness to testify for the defense that Wade had a jr"stick" in his hand when shot by Ehrjfonann. She said that she was standing i'inside of the factory when the shootring occurred. Emma Coats told Thurs§day about being attacked by the jjstrikers while on her way home. Mrs. jjOzalia Howard was next put on the ?.stand and she testified to the encounter ffthat her husband had had with Cora .J'tonham, one of the strikers. Her hus|Loand just "brushed" the Donham girl's lUace, she said. When the shot was

Iflred she was backing into the vestibule jjdoor and couldn't see, she said. Collings' Testimony.

One of the hardest fights since the [trial has begun took place Thursday jafternoon when J. Collings, a bank lauditor, was put on the stand. Colillngs was introduced as the man that fwas given the billy after Wade was

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DEATH Of RULER MAY vPUT RUMANIA IN WAR

Ministry Expected to Throw Support to Allies—King Had Sought to Aid the Germans.

LONDON, Oct. 10.—The Rumanian legation tonight^ officially announced the death at Bucharest at 5:30 this morning of King Carlos I of Rumania. Seventy-five years of age, and of late years in poor health, his death is believed to have been directly due to excitement engendered by the recent break with his ministry over Rumania's -position in the European war. A week ago there were reports that the monarch contemplated abdication. King Carlos was thoroughly German in Views and sympathies. His people were essentially Slavic. Both Austria and France sought to draw the little country into the war. The populace in Bucharest at the time was clamoring for war. The Rumania ministry was a unit in desiring that Rumania should stand with England, Russia and France.

The death of the king at this time, it is belleived here, means that Rumania will throw her fortune with the allies. If so, her troops, admittedly the best equipped and among the best drilled of the southern European principles, will be of great assistance to Servia against Austria.

LORIMER MS BONDS

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—Bonds offered by William Lorimer, president of the defunct LaSalle street trust and savings bank, to secure his appearance for trial on an indictment charging misapplication of funds, were approved by the federal court today. Property values at $100,000 was scheduled by former political associates of Lorimer.

COTTON SEED NOT CONTRABAND.

State Department Solicitor Holds It Not Subject to Seizure. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Solicitor Cone Johnson, of the state department, tonight held that cotton seed oil la not subject to siezure or detention when carried in neutral bottoms, even if ultimately destined to German territory, providing it is first consigned to a neutral port, such as Notterdam.

The opinion was brought forth as a result of complaints from American shippers.

TJ. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEHPBRATVRE RECORD.

a. 62 3 p. 6S 6 p.

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9 a, 67 Noon 67

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 7 A. 31. OCT. 10, X914.

Temperature, 66 highest temperature Saturday, 70 precipitation, direction of wind, southwest velocity of wind, ten miles per hour state of weather, partly cloudy relative humidity, 8S per cent.

FORECAST.

INDIANA—Fair and cooler Sunday. Monday fair moderate west to northwest winds.

ILLINOIS—Fair Sunday cooler east portion Monday fair moderate west and northwest wind*.

PREPARING FOR OLD JACK FROST

War Censor Yields Point to America

NEW YORK, Oct. 10—The freeing of both the British and German censorship is the most significant event of tho week in the war zone. Each side, apparently, has concluded that the American nation, as the great neutral country of the war, is entitled to know the truth when the truth doesn't conflict with the superior claims of military strategy.'

Great Britain and Germany have both permitted the dispatch of messages recounting success this week by thei other side. The British government, in particular, has allowed the cables to be used for transmitting to the United States a description of th-s battle of Wirballen, In which the Germans were victorious. The Germans, also, have permitted the United Press correspondent to telegraph from Berlin the facts of the Russians' renewed invasion of East Prussia. Th»se evidences of a desire on the part of the belligerents to meet the recent protest of America against unnecessary limitations by the censorship signify the importance attacked to American opinion and the possibility of America's influence playing a decisive part for the termination of the war.

Recovery of some ground lost at Roye by the allies has been a victory without much significance. The French, however, have scored an important success by pushing the German besiegers away from Verdun and by forcing at the Meuse from operations into engagements of small importance.

Russia has penetrated into East Prussia at two points and has seized strategic railroad centers at Lyck and Marggrabova. Elsewhere, the Russian offensive has been halted.

In Galicla, the Austrlans have certainly held their own during the week and there are Indications that, with German assistance, they have driven the Russians back at certain points. The campaign of the Russian central army, operating from Warsaw, has also encountered difficulties this week, because of a German offensive nfear Ivangorod. The week has brought Berlin no nearer to capture by the Slavs.

KILLS TWO AND SELE

MAXBASS, N. D., Oct. 10.—Melvln Booth, a farmer, today shot and killed his father-in-law, Charles Fink, 80, of Brantz, Mich., fatally wounded his wife, 2$, and then killed himself. Family quarrels are said to have brought on the tragedy.

KING OF BELGIANS WOUNDED.

Carries Arm in Sling During Last Days of 8lege. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10.—King Albert, of Belgium, carried his arm in a sling during the last few hours of the defense of Antwerp, according to refugees who arrived here tonight. It was reported in the city that he had sustained a flesh wound. Those who had fled from the city told a graphic etory of the fort's last depserate stand again&t the German guns. The Belgian garrisons withdrew fighting desperate rear guard actions, spiking their guns as they departed and in some instances blowing up the fortifications. The oity itself had capitulated earlier.

Those from Antwerp now here agree that tremendous damage has been done tho Belgian city

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VON WIEGAND WRITES OF RUSSIAN REPULSE

Story From Front In Poland Describes Bloody Encounter In Which Germans Won.

By Karl H. Von Wiegand. ON THE FIRING LINE NEAR EAST WIRBALLEN, RUSSIAN POAND, OCTOBER 9, BY COURIER TO INSTERBURG, THENCE VIA BERLIN, THE HAGUE, AND LONDON— The German artillery tolay beat back, in a bloody, ghastly smear of men, the Russian advance. Yesterday I saw a.n infantry charge. Today It was mostly an artillery encounter. The Infantry attack is the more ghastly but the artillery the more awe-inspiring.

As on Thursday, Friday's battle opened at dawn. With two statf officers assigned as my chaperons, I had been attached overnight to the field headquarters. I slept well, exhausted by the- excitement of my first sight jl modern warfare, but dawn once again revealed the two long lines of the Russian and German positions, the Hessian guns began to bark their loads of shrapnel at the German trenches.

We had breakfast calmly enough, despite the din of guns. Then we wbnt to one of the German batteries on the left center. They were already in action, though it was only 6 o'clock, the men got the range from observers a little In advance, cunningly masked, and slowly, methodically, and enthusiastically fed the guns with their loads of death.

Russian Aim Bad.

The Russians did not have cur range. All of their shells flew screaming 1,000 yards to our left. I watched them strike through my passes. r,ie effect on the hillock was exactly as though a geyqser had suddenly spurted up. A vast cloud of dirt and stones and grass spouted up and when the debris cleared away a great hole showed.

All the while our ears were rent with the ceaseless scream of the Russian shrapnel and siege guns—for I was told that the attaoking forces had actually brought up their heavy sloge pieces and were using them in attempting to assault gronnd intrenohments. Added to this was the dm of machine guns from the trenches to our right and left, and, of course, the regular, dock-like boom of the guns on the hillook beside me.

While we watched, the Russians

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KING ALBERT SAVES ARMY ATANTWERP

Fall of Fortress, However, Causes London to Fear Early Bombardment By Zeppelins.

VON KLTJCK HURRIES ARMY TO STOP BELGIAN RETREAT

Moves Big Force North to Prevent Junction of Invaded Nation's Troops With Those of

Britain.

LONDON, Oct. 10.—England fears a Zeppelin raid is impending. Tonight the city was even more somber, with fewer lights lit, and with sentries operating huge searchlights, redoubling their efforts to search the skies for aerial visitors. The Britons think the German occupation of Antwerp means an iEilmost immediate Zeppelin raid.

Lloyd's today jumped its insurance rate on damage from possible airBhip bombs from two shillings six pence per hundred pounds, to five shillings. Strategical experts insist, however, that it may be weeks before the Germans can bring up their gi«tnt hangars for the Zeppelins.

Albert Saves Army.

Interest here tonight centered in the fate of the Belgian army—the greater part of which had originally been concentrated for the defense of Antwerp, and which was withdrawn from that city Thursday when it became apparent that the city must fall Apparently the Germans had hoped that this army would remain in the city and fall when the great "Busy Berthas"—otherwise, the German siege guns—had reduced Its fortifications. But King Albert foresaw the danger of bottling up his force* there, and led them out—where, no one knows.

German aeroplanes gave prompt word to the commanders that this withdrawal had been made. Wori was evidently hurriedly sent to General Von Kluck to hurry a column along which would interpose a wall between the Belgian army and the British base at Ostend. This column was reported today to have crossed the river Scheldt at Tremonde, in the face of a terrific resistance from a small Belgian detachment, and to be proceeding on northward toward St. Nicholas. Its mission is patent. It will attempt to interpose a force which might cut oft the Belgian army.

Victory Aids Germans.

Official advices here tonight indicate that the Belgians, alert to their danger, are hurrying along the Dutc ^frontier and will effect a junction with the British forces.

Military experts here do not disguise the fact that the fall of Antwerp will release for service against the allied battle line again a force of at least two army corps, to say -nothing of field artillery and siege guns. But they hold that this force of Germans will be offset by fresher allied troops which, it is unofficially reported, are assembled at Ostend in anticipation of just such a contlgency.

Most of all, however, Antwerp's fall is reflected in the grave fears of the near approach of the time when London must withstand a Zeppelin attack It will probably be weeks before this aerial raid comes, but meanwhile London Is apprehensively waiting.

AUSTRO-CERHANS FAIL

PBROGRAD, Oot 10.—The AustroGerman force opposing the Russian advanoe in Qallola have been overwhelmed and pressed back, according to military reports. It Is also stated that so badly was the fighting in Eastehn Prussia gone for the Germans that the war office in Berlin has removed Gen. Von Hlndenberg from command of the German forces In the territory, replacing him with Gen. Von Schubert

Aerial Operations Are Featured in Warfare of Kaiser and France

LrONIXDN, Oot. 10—German artillery fire, heretofore unusually effec-. tlve, is not nearly so troublesome to the allied t-oops, according to another installmer of the offloial press bureau's

review, made public to-,

night, Tiie resume of operations also acraln lays great stress on the aerial operations of both armies,

On Monday, October 6, the report states, there were three air duels between Prenoh and German aviators. Two of these were indecisive, but in the third the French airmen brought down a German Taube by a rain of fire. Both tho German pilot and observer were killed' in the fall of the

maehine from a great height, and the observer was unrecognizably burned by the exploding petrol tank. •'That evening," the report continues, ''the enemy paid its unusual at-^ tention to our air men, both in attacks by aeroplanes and in artillery fire,"

The statement asserts that on one oeeasion at an unnamed locality on the firing line, British officers diseerned the bodies of 150 Germans strewn on the ground in advance of their position. A detachment of British sent to bury these men were fired on by the German troops, it was asserted, and had to withdraw without accomplishing their errand of mercy,

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KAISER REPORTS ADVANCES ALOES DECLARE FRONT REMAINS UNBROKEN

WAR BULLETINS

BERLIN, Oct. 10.—(via wireless to Sayville, L. I.)'—Victories all along the lines occupied by German and Austrian troops were claimed in an official statement issued by the German war office today. "Paris is depressed by the appearance of new German armies in northern France," the statement says quoting from the Frankfurter Zeitung. "They have frustrated the allies' out-flanking evolutions. The battle on the Somme and Oise has reached its climax."

LONDON, Oct. 10.—King Albert, of Belgium, is at the head of the Belgian army, somewhere near the Dutch border and northwest of Antwerp, according to authoritative reports reaching here tonight. Meanwhile, it was persistently reported, although without official confirmation, that Queen Elizabeth, his consort, had arrived in England, via Folkeston, last night, and was now a guest of their majesties at the palace.

LONDON, 00^"11.—(Sunday)— Special news agency dispatches here say that the Germans are now bombarding Lokeren, northeast of Ghent. Progress of the German force toward the Belgian bolder was indicated in dispatches early Saturday telling at the crossing of the SchedH by a large body of troops, moving in the direction of Termonde. Lokeren is eight miles southwest of St. Nicholas, and a scant twelve miles from Sas Van Gent, the Dutch city just across the Belgian line, near which it was reported that King Albert had reached Thursday.

OSTEND, Oct. 10.—A column of French and British troops today repulsed with heavy losses a detachment of 2,000 Germans in the neighborhood of Termonde.

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MANCHESTEBTMass., Oct. 10.— Ambassador Dumba, of Austria-Hun-gary, this afternoon made public the following wireless received from Vienna: "Our advance in Galicia has everywhere attained success. An officer of the general staff returning from Przemysl reports the garrison there in splendid condition. They made several sorties and pressed back the enemy's lines, making numerous prisoners. "Marmos, in the Carpathians, is again in our hands, two groups of Bussians having been decimated. No Russians are west of Wysskow."

BRITONS LAY DOWN WEAPONS IN HOLLAND

DONDON, Oct. 11.—(Sunday)—Two thousand British marines and sailors, part of a force of 8,000 which participated is the defense of Antwerp, have crossed into Dutoh territory in the neighborhood of Hulst and laid down their arms. They will remain interned in Holland during the war.

This fact was made known In an official press bureau statement Issued early today, which also frankly stated the danger to the Belgian amy of being cut off by a strong force of Germans.

PRAISE FOR PEACE POLICY.

Clark Says It Will Win Wilson Gratitude of Nation. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Oot. 10.—to a speech here tonight defending the democratic administration and urging the re-election o«f Representative Banter, of the Atlantic Cltty district, Speaker Champ Clark said of the president: 'Perhaps, who knows, when President Wilsoji has finished his oo&rse as chief magistrate of this mighty republic and when Jristorians com© to assign him his place in history, they will pass over the great domestic measure® of his administration, suoh as tariff revision and currency reforms, and declare that his er rts to keep the United States out of wur constitute his clearest title to the gratitude of his country."

FERRATA HAD PLANNED PEACE.

Death of Seoretary Seriously Affects Hopes of Pope. ROME, Oct. 10.—A serious blow was dealt Pope Benedictus' partially formulated plans for restoring peace in Europe by the death today of Cardinal Dominico Ferrata, stricken with appendicitis, As papal secretary of state he "had been changed by the new pope with the delicate task of "feeling out" the warring nations. It was understood he had already set in motion the vast power of the Vatican to this end when his illness prostrated him.

Cardinal Ferrata was one of the leading candidates for the papacy and is said to have lied a heavy vote in the conclave ^elected Pope Pius' successor.

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FRENCH SAY BATTLE LINEi HOLDS FAST

Fresh Attack on German Sight Wiifc British Reinforcements Brings New Optimism. ,j

ARMY OF BELGIUM EXPECTED

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Additional Strength Declared Likely to Make Possible the Hurling Back of Teuton North

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PARTS, Oct. 10.—Prolongation of th* 300-mile battle line to a junction with the Belgian main army which escaped from Antwerp, and a freshened attack on the German right flank with British reinforcements which it is persistently reported are now concentrated at Ostend, gave Paris new Optimism for success tonight

The war office statements were laconic. All along the line, from AJs&c* on the far east to Armentieres, the allies' lines hold fast. The center positions remain unchanged, with a hill In the general engagement.

But French troops are reported again to have assumed a vigorous offensiV® in Alskce, making gains. On the extreme left, to the north, the flghtin® has been continuous, the allied forces making gains here and there. At no point have the Germans forced a backward mofve.

There is no doubt among military experts here but that the Belgian army will evade the German column which ts pressing northward, and, affecting a junction with the British forces, wIQ give the allies the sufficient added Impact to hurl back the German north wing.

Tonight'^ official announcement matched the afternoon statement In brevity. It merely stated that there, had been frequent encounters between opposing cavalry forces in the neighbortiood of Lille.

South of this point vigorous fighting was reported, and also at Arras. The French line, it was said, had withstood persistent assaults frorh the Germans on the heights of the Meuse.

GERMANS CONTROL ANTWERP.

Take Full Possession of Stronghold and Establish Order. ROSBNDAAL (via The Hague anJL\ London), Oct. 10.—German tfontTo! ot Antwerp is absolute. Tonight It 1«( reported that the invaders now hoI4i not only the city, but every one of tho' forts that their great forty-two centl^j metre guns did not demolish. They, have restored ord&r In the city and/ made every attempt to limit the fires burning In various sections of Antwerp, caused by their shell fire. It is stated that the great Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame has been damaged, bat not beyond repair, by German sfceltaU Two streets—Rue and Darciles and Vaa| Bree—have been greatly damaged, thai houses lining them for thetr entire I length having been reduced to a black-! ened, smoking ruin. Stuyvenberg hoa-j pital was hit a score of times and sev-1 eral parts wrecked.

Tonight the Germans had estab-, llshed their headquarters in the city) and lined the Place De La Commui»| with machine guns.

WINDOW TRIMMERS PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCES3|

Will Meet Monday Night and Make Preparations for Surprise Entertainment and Banquet.

Plans for a big surprise entertain- j|' ment will be taken up at the jubilee banquet of the Terre Haute Assoeiation of Window Trimmers to be held *v Monday night at the Young Business i/. Men's club on Cherry street. The banquet will be in the nature of a love feast over the successful outcome of the United Fashion Shows ^yhich

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held last week under th£ auspices of the window trimmers. J, H. DeWitt, president of the association, will act as toastmaster. "We're going to have a real entertainment soon," said DeWitt last night. "We won't reveal the nature of the surprise but it will be announced,at the banquet"

COTTON POOL PLAN ENDORSED.

Federal Reserve Board Likes St. '^*5 Louis Bankers' Idea.' ^3 WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct .to'— Thorough endorsement of the cotton .,^3 plan proposed by St. Louis bankers for W raising $150,000,000 for relief of the cotton situation in the south was given "jQtonight by the federal reserve board and Secretary of the Treasury McAdpo in a letter to Festus J. Wade, president of the Mercantile Trust company of St. Louis.

The plan in brief is to create a bankers' pool available for loans on cotton a/ 'im 'it six cents a pound, middling