Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1917 — Page 4

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BANK PRESIDENT KILLS CASHIER

Fatal Duel With Pistols Fought In Bank Building at Peoria, HI. 1 WIFE ARRIVES TOO LATE Berne M. Mead Slain by Edward A. Strause Over Fight for Presidency of State Trust ar.d Savings Bank. Peoria, 111., Dee. 24.—Borne M. Mead, cashier of the State Trust and Savings bank of Peoria, was shot and killed by Edward A. Strause, president of the hank, In a revolver duel in the bank building at noon Sunday. Business jealousy over the honor of being named president of the bank at a meeting scheduled for next week Is believed to have been at the bottom of the kilting. Mead was a heavy stockholder In the bank, and so is Strause. There had been bitter feeling between them for the last two months over control of stock. Hear Three Shots. At noon pedestria. hearing loud talking in the bank, stopped and gathered about the windows. A few minutes later the crowd scattered when three shots were fired. The police were called. While Doctor Weil was examining the body Mrs. Mend, having an appointment with her husband, drove up In her automobile. She heard spectators say that her husband had been murdered. The police refused to let her enter the building. She threatened to break through the glass door and was finally admitted.

Strause Is Locked Up. Strause was takeh to the police station, where he was locked in the private office of the chief. Ills lawyers, Frank Quinn and Joseph Weil, after a conference, said the banker would make a statement later. Strause was booked on a charge of murder. He gave his age as fortysix and his nationality as American. Mead was about forty-five. From what was learned by Detective Clifford, the men must have had a short, fierce struggle. The Ken fought behind closed doors. One shot had been fired from Mead’s revolver and two from Strause’s. Coroner Elliott has begun an Investigation. Rivalry for Office. It Is declared that Strause was about to be deposed as president of the bank, and Mead was slated to take his place. Mead held SGO,OOO of the bank stock and Strause held $lO,000, it is said. Friends believe personal ambition explains the tragedy. Directors Issue Statement. Xhe directors, called together hurriedly, issued the following statement: “The tragedy was, to our knowledge, due solely to a personal grievance between the two men, which extended over two or three years. “The basis was friction resulting from the fact that Mr. Mead, a large stockholder, was serving as cashier under Mr. Strause, the president, who had smaller interests.” The statement then says the negotiations had been pending for ten days in which Mr. Mead offered to buy out Mr. Strause’s SIO,OOO stock for $13,000. The bank is solvent.

2 SOLDIERS PERISH AT SEA

Pershing Says U. S. Men Were Swept Off Transport. Washington, Dec. 24. General Pershing reported the loss of two soldiers swept overboard and drowned from a transport at sea December 17, and the death of two others from gunshot wounds. The men lost at sea wer.e: Samuel 11. Kehl, corporal, engineers; mother, Mrs. Letty Andrews, Shenandoah, Pa. William F. Smith, private, engineers ; aunt, Mrs. Amanda Taylor, Chicago. Those who died of wounds were: Grover Goodall, sergeant, headquarters train, December 19; mother, ,Mrs. Ellen Goodall, Salmon, Pa. William Faun tleroy, stevedore regiment, December 20; father, George Fauntleyroy. Kingsdale. Ya.

CADET AVIATOR IS KILLED

Canadian Dies When Machines Crashed to Ground in Texas. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 24. —Cadet A: Ross Harrison of the Royal Flying corps was killed at Everman when hiis machine crashed to the ground, a distance of 400 feet. Harrison, who was bom in Kingston, Out., had enlisted in the corps in Canada and had come to Fort Worth two months ago to finish his training.

U. S. MEN TO WAR ON SPIES

Federal Officials Meet to Map Out Campaign Against Foes. Sew York, Dee. 24. —As the result of revelations within the last 24 hours Of the greatest drive of German propagandists and spies yet known in this coentry, four federal officials here have been called to meet today to map »vt a sew and wider campaign against

LADY ARTHUR PAGET

Among the most assiauous or Britain’s women war workers is Lady Arthur Paget, who was Mary Stevens of New York. Her husband is commander in chief of the home defense troops In England.

BLAMES GEN. CROZIER

Col. Lewis, Inventor of Machine Gun, Testifies. Declares Ordnance Bureau Has Always Been Hostile to His Weapon Browning Gun Untried. Washington, Dec. 24. —Col. Isaac Lewis, inventor of the machine gun which bears his name, in testimony before the senate military affairs committee, blames General Crazier for the failure to supply guns to the American forces now in France and declared the war department is “cursed with Crozierism.’ ’ Preceding Colonel Lewis, E. E. Borle, president of the Savage Arms company, which manufactures the Lewis gun, told the committee that even after the United States had entered the war the army ordnance bureau had refused his offer of thousands of these guns, which were eagerly snapped up by the navy. Colonel Lewis was even more graphic in his description of official ineptitude in the War department and more bitter in his denunciation of it. “The responsibility for these shameful conditions rests on the ordnance bureau,” he said, “and General Crozier is more responsible than any man living for the present obsolete and inadequate equipment of the American army.” Among other statements made by Colonel Lewis were these: “The American forces in Europe have no guns except those they got from France. “The Browning gun, which was adopted by the: war department, exists only on paper and is a figment of the imagination. “The ordnance bureau has always been hostile to Lewis guns; it has regarded them with suspicion, notwithstanding thousands are in use in Europe.” Colonel Lewis said that although his gun had been offered to the United States free of royalty and other charges, the influence of General Crozier in the department had been sufficient to cause the offer to be rejected. He said he is ready now to end the controversy and will make further efforts to have this country adopt the use of his gun.

"GERMANS TAKE NEW YORK”

Story Told to Kaiser's Soldiers, Says American. Baltimore, Sid., Deo. 24. —John A. 'Clarke, son of Sir. and Sirs. Andrew J. Clarke of Baltimore, now with the American troops in France, in a letter dated November 27, writes: “The other day a crowd of us were balking to some of the German prisoners, One expressed great surprise oil being fold that The American arms were meeting with success. The poor fellow had been told that the German army had invaded the United States, captured New York, and was marching victoriously on to Washington.”

FLEEING GERMAN IS KILLED

C. H. Feige Slain by U. S. Troops on Mexican Border. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 24.—Charles 11. Feige, the German who was shot and killed by a United States army patrol while attempting to elude the patrols and escape to Mexico, Was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin’s electrical engineering school in 1906, according to a statement found on his person. A bank book showing deposits in a savings bank of New York was also found, as were other , papers and diagrams which were withheld by the army authorities.

Stevenson Given U. S. Post.

Washington, Dec. 24. —Lewis G. Stevenson of Bloomington, Fj., former secretary of state of Illinois and son of the late Adlai E. Stevenson, was appointed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels chief investigator of the navy.

BEGIN RUSSIAN PEACE PARLEY

Von Kuehlmann Made Chairman of Meeting—Kaiser’s Rules Adopted. TERMS PRESENTED BY SLAVS - : 'v> -4- ■ y'V ■■ :• V _> Teuton Foreign Minister Makes Opening Address—Kaiser Plans to Attend Meeting Later if Delegates Reach, Agreement. Amsterdam, Dec. ‘24. —A dispatch received here from Brest-Litovsk, Russia (occupied by Teutons), dated Saturday, says: “Today at four o’clock in the afternoon the peace negotiations were begun at a solemn sitting. The meeting was attended by the following delegates: “Germany—Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, foreign minister; Ilerr von Rosenberg, Baron von Hock, General Hoffmann and Major Brinckmann. “Austria-Hungary: Count Czornin, foreign minister; Herr von Merey, Freiherr von Wisser, Count Collerda, Count Osnky, Field Marshal von Chisicres, Lieutenant l’arny and Major von Gluise. “Bulgaria: Minister Popoff, former Secretary Coseff, Postmaster General Stoyanovich, Colonel Gant jiff and Doctor Anastasoff. “Turkey: Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nessimy Bey, Ambassador Hakki, Under-Foreign Secretary Hekmit Boy and General Zokki Pasha. “Russia. .loffe Kaniineff, Bisenko Pokrosky, Karaghan Lubinski, Weltman Pawlowich, Admiral Alvater, General Tumorri, Colonel Ilokki, Colonel Zeplett and Captain Lipsky,

Kuehlmann Presides. “Prince Leopold of Bavaria, as commander in chief of the German forces in the east, welcomed the delegates and invited Hakki Pasha, as the senior delegate, to open the' conference. Hakki Pasha, after an expression of a desire for a satisfactory result, declared the negotiations formally open and proposed Dr. von Kuehlmann as the presiding officer. The German foreign minister was unanimously elected chairman. “The most important speech before the delegates was made by Dr. von Kuehlmann. He said : “ ‘The purpose of this memorable meeting is to terminate the war between the central powers and Russia and re-establish a state of peace and friendship. In view of the situation it will be impossible in the course of these deliberations to prepare an instrument of peace elaborated in its smallest details. “‘What I have iu mind is to. fix the most important principles and conditions upon which peaceful and neighborly intercourse, especially in the cultural and economic sense, can he speedily resumed, and also to decide upon the best means of healing the wounds caused by the war. “The German- foreign minister proposed the following rules, which were adopted: “Questions of precedence will be decided according to the alphabetical list of the represented powers. “Plenary sittings will he presided over by the chief representative of each of the five powers in rotation. Here Are the Terms. “The Russian terms include : “First —No compulsory annexation of territory taken during the war and speedy evacuation of such territory. “Second—That political independence shall be restored to all nations deprived of independence by the fortunes of war. “Third —That national groups not independent before tile war shall decide by referendum whether they shall become independent or give their allegiance to some power. “Fourth —Where mixed nationalities occupy any territory the rights of the minority shall be defended by a separate law assuring educational freedom and administrative autonomy, if possible. “Fisth —No belligerent country shall lie required to pay contributions and private persons shall be compensated for losses incurred through the war front it special fund contributed by all the belligerents on a proportional basis. The same principles shall lie applicable to colonies as to the parent countries. “The final clause of the terms prohibits the boycotting of one country by another and provides for separate customs agreements and for naval blockades not pursuing direct military objects. > “Tin* delegates of the central powers declared their readiness to begin the examination of the Russian program. The result of their labors will be discussed at the next sitting.” Kaiser to Attend Peace Meet. London, Dec. 24. —A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen says: "H “The Berliner Zeitung says Emperor Williaih has informed his government that -he contemplates going to Brest-Litovsk if the diplomats arrive at an agreement, in which case he will endeavor to assemble all the sovereigns and regents of Europe in a peace conference, as was done after the Napoleonic wars. ■ “The emperor is credited with having declared that everybody wants peace, and .that the future offers so many great tasks that all states must co-operate in them.”*

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

PRINCE MAX OF BADEN

Prince Max of Baden in his address to 1 lie Baden upper chamber declared Germany’s sword alone would never bring triumph. Speaking on the American declaration of war he said: “Wilson has no right to set himself up as a judge of the world. Let us not, however, deceive' ourselves. The American people do believe that the war must be continued in behalf of the ideal set up by Wilson. Power alone can never secure our position and our sword alone will never be abre to tear down the opposition to.us. The enemy must obtain the knowledge that behind. Our power stands an economical conscience.” The prince, whose warning has created a sensation in Germany, is regarded as being one of the empire’s sanest and ablest democratic statesmen.

KEET BABY POISONED

Piersol Says Plotters Gave Child Drug. Twelve Others Implicated in Abduction Case—Planned to Seize Banker. Springfield, Mo., Dec. 24.—Claude G. Piersol, convicted kidnaper of Baby Lloyd Keet, has confessed to Sheriff Mackey, asserting the baby was killed by a drug administered by the “Mysterious Riley” to. keep it quiet. »= The signed confession, made public, implicates 12 other persons, including those now under arrest. Maxie Adams, seventeen years old, recently released on a charge of attempting to kidnap C. A. Clement, was rearrested as a result of Piersol’s confession. Other warrants have been Issued. Piersol, only twenty years old, who vowed, with a noose around his neck, that he was innocent, anil won mercy from a mob bent on lynching him, revealed a wholesale abduction plot. J. Holland Keet, the baby’s father, was to have been kidnaped when he mot the kidnapers to deliver the $6,000 ransom demanded. Ed. L. Sanford, vice -president of the Holland Banking company and chairman of the state highway commission, also was marked for abduction. He was to have been held for SIOO,OOO ransom.

GERMANS GAIN IN FLANDERS

British Advanced Posts Driven Back 700 Yards. c London, Dec. 24.-—An attack in force by the Germans in Flanders was announced in a dispatch from Field Marshal Haig. The Teutons struck the British front in the neighborhood of the Ypres-Staden railroad. Field Marshal Haig admits his advanced posts were driven, in over a front of 700 yards. The German onslaught came after a terrific bombardment, hod was made under cover of a thick and deadly barrage fire. Marshal Haig's message adds that great artillery activity was kept up all throughout the night between Ghelavoli and Polechppejle/bn the ridge east of Ypres. The Paris war office reported a flareup of large scale raiding activity on the part of the Germans. All these enterprises were repill sen.

GOTHA DOWNED BY BRITISH

Three Germans Captured During Raid on England. London, Dec. 24.—A German airplane was brought down and its crew of three captured in one of two German raids, announced by Viscount French, commander in chief of home defense forces. The first attempted raid was over the Kentish coast, the enemy flyers being sighted at six o’clock at night. Of this party of aerial bomb-droppers one machine, a Gotha, was downed. The second raid occurred at 9:30 p. m. A few bombs were dropped over the Isle of Thanet. “No casualties and no damages were reported tonight,” Viscomat French said.

FIGHT FOR BETHLEHEM

Dispatch Tells How British Won From Turks. Allenby's Forces Deployed at Night and Threatened Enemy’3 Line Retreat. . . « ' London, Dec. 24.—The London papers announce that a “unique and historic" Christmas message will *be sent from Great Britain to the United States on Tuesday. London, Dec. 24. —The Christian people of the world received H Christmas greeting from the soldiers of General Allenby. It was the first detailed account of how the British troops wrested from the dominion of the Turks the city of Bethlehem, where 1,900 years ago was born the Savior. The news comes in a dispatch from Reuter's correspondent at Jerusalem. It says: “One of the most brilliant pieces of work during the recent operations was the capture of Bethlehem. The Turks had strong fortifications here with numerous field guns oil the outskirts of the town. “The troops which had been ordered to take the town deployed by night far to the left, threatening the Turkish line of retreat and compelling the Turks to withdraw. Welsh troops then entered. Bethlehem ait daylireak.”

PLOTTERS SENT TO PRISON

A. C. Kaltschmidt and Four Others Sentenced for Conspiracy. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 24. —Albert C. Kaltschmidt and four accomplices, who were found guilt}* of conspiracy in connection with German dynamite plots, have been sentenced by Judge Tuttle as follows: Kaltschmidt, four years in Leavenworth penitentiary and $20,000 fine; Fritz Xeef, two years in Leavdhworth penitentiary and SIO,OOO fine; Ida Kaltschmidt Neef, three years in Detroit house of correction, $15,000 fine; Carl Schmidt, two years in Leavenworth. SIO,OOO fine; Maria Schmidt; two years in Detroit house of correction, SIO,OOO fine.

FIRE DESTROYS ARMS PLANTS

Spy Blamed for $500,000 Blaze at Boston—Two Watchmen Die. Boston. Dec. 24.^—A fire destroyed two munition plants. The damage is set at $500,000. Officials expressed the belief that a spy started the fire in an effort to destroy not only the munition plants but the naval training station near by. An investigation is under way. The fire destroyed the plant of the Crucible Steel Company of America, where shells were manufactured, the plant of the Boston Seale Machine company and spread to other structures. Two watchmen are believed to have perished.

SHIP TORPEDOED; 101 PERISH

British Steamer Stephen Furness Sunk in the Irish Sea. London, Dec. 24. —One hundred and one lives were lost when the British armed steamship Stephen Furness was sunk by a German submarine in the Irish channel, according to official announcement here. Six officers and 95 men were drowned. The Stephen Furness was of 1,721 gross tons, and owned by the Tyne Tees Shipping company, Ltd., of New Castle. She was one of the many merchantmen that have been refitted by the admiralty for naval uses. She was built in 1910.

SECRET SERVICE HEAD QUITS

J. Flynn May Be Appointed Police Chief, of Gotham. New York. Dec. 24. —After it had been announced that William J. Flynn, chief of the United States secret service, was considered by Mayor-elect Hylan for police commissioner, and that there was a strong probability of his appointment, it was learned that he tendered his resignation to the treasury department a month ago. Overwork in running down German spies, enemy' aliens, and counterfeiters was the reason he gave for asking to be relieved of his duties.

DUTCH VICTIMS OF BOMBS

Five Missiles Dropped on Town of Goes in Zeeland. Amsterdam, ' Dec, 24. —Five bombs have been dropped on the town of Goes, in Zeeland, damaging several houses and seriously injuring one man. Zeeland is a Dutch province.

National Committee to Meet.

Washington. Dec. 24. —It was announced at Republican national committee headquarters that Chairman Will cox has called a meeting of the committee in St. Louis on February 12. It Is understood Chairman Willcox recently has told friends pressure of other business makes it desirable for him to retire.

Costa Rica Seizes German Paper.

San Jose. Costa Rica, Dec. 24. — Nueva Era, the last German paper in Costa Rica, was seized hy the government on account of libelous articles against President Wilson and the British prime minister. Lloyd-George. It published also violent protest against the recent blacklist.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, 191 T

[Under this head notices will b« published for 1-cent-a- word for the flrvf Insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for e&cb additional .'nsertion. To save hook - keeping cash should he sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-flva cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two or more times— as the case may be—for 2S cents. Where replies are sent In Tha Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE For Sale—Two fox hounds, 1 female, 12 years old, trained for all fur, l black and tan hound, 2 years old, trained for all kinds of fur. Will sell pair for $35, and reserve rjght of one dog pup.— PHLIP DURANT, Rensselaer, d-27 Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Machine In splendid condition and looks and is practically as good as new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—As executor of the last •will of Elvira E. Bull, deceased, I have for sale, by order of the court, the Bull residence property on Franklin street In Rensselaer, Indiana. This is a good property and can be bought worth the money.—GEO. A. WILLIAMS, d-29 Wood For Sale—Anyone wanting wood at either Rensselaer' or Fair Oaks, we can furnish them standing timber. Call J. E. WALTER, mgr. J. J. Lawler lands, phone 337. For Sale—6oo-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Miss., nice city of 2,000 population.. Farm is well improved. Located on Prentice highway, a macadam road being built from McComb to Natchez and which intersects with the Jackson highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 216 or 499. ts Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers in any quantity desired, either plain or printed, at The Democrat Office, ts One of the Best Located Residence properties In Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildinga. etc. Ground alone Is worth prlca asked for entire property. Terms It desired. For further particulars cal] or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—B-ply Litho Blanks. We have on hand several hundred sheets 22x28 8-ply litho blanks, coated 2 sides, that we will sell in lots of 50 or more at $6 per 100, which is less than cost a year ago. This board was ordered for a special purpose, but customer changed order and it was not used. Is put up in 50-sheet packages and has not been broken. —THE DEMOCRAT. ts

FOR RENT For Rent—Good 6-room house, barn, 3 lots, some fruit, $lO per month. Possession at once. —C. J. DEAN & SON, Phone 31 ts For Rent —The barber shop room In the Makeever House block is for rent. Inquire at once of JAY W. STOCKTON, Rensselaer, Ind. For Rent— 9-room house, electric lights, city water, three blocks from court house.—Dß. F. A. TURFLER. ts WANTED Wanted—Position as housekeeper by middle-aged lady with no children. Good cook and experi- ’ enced housekeeper.—Address “J,” care The Democrat, Rensselaer. d 27 Wanted—Old false teeth. I pay $2 to sl6 for complete or broken eents. —DR. WRIGHT, Hartford City, Indiana. j-i Wanted, Wood Choppers—We have a limited amount of wood to cut at McCoysburg, Rensselaer, Parr and Fair Oaks. See JAMES WAD TER, or phone 337. ts ~ MISCELLANEOUS Attention Farm Owners—The Walker Township National Farm Loan association can loan you money any place in Jasper county at 5 per cent on thirty-six years’ time. Meet us at Walker Center school house in Walker township the first Saturday night in each month, or call or write V. M. PEER, Sec.-Treas., Fair Oaks, Indiana, or WILLIAM STAEBAUM, Pres., Tefft, Ind. ts Storage— l have two rooms for storage of light household or other goods In The Democrat building. Terms reasonable. —F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. FINANCIAL Money to Loan— s per cent farm loans:—JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance—Fire and Lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 633-L. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan en farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. 5 Pet. FARM LOANS 5 Pet. . See us for 5 per cent, money. No charge for abstract examination. Low rate of commission. Loans on city property.—-CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. ts I flnl Ual mthout Delay - I nil IP Wlt^out Commission, VUI lu Without Charges fsl H Making or Recording Instruments. j W. H. PARKEfSOM