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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
.CONFEREES REACH
AN AGREEMENT.
War Revenue Measure Finally
Whipped Into Shape
WILL PRODUCE S9O,OOO,OOO

Beer Tax VIII Remain at $3.50 = Bar
rel as Fixed by the House, and
Levies on ReetIhed Spirits and Gas
oline Are Knocked out-other Fea-
tures Of the Msaure That VIII Be
Made a Law.
Washington, Oct. 22.-An agree
ment has been reached by house and
senate conferees on the war revenue
bill. AS a result the beer tax will re-
main at $3.50 a barrel, as the house
fixed II, instead of $175, the senate
figure. The tax OF 5 cents a gallon
on rectifed spirits imposed by the
senate also has been knocked out, and
there will be no tax on gasoline.
The house conferees thus won as
to the beer tax and the proposed tax
on rectifed spirits. The senate con-
ferees scored as to gasoline. The
house had voted to tax gasoline and
AAt s0haNS hhOGhtu IL outs III hSaAiJ
every other instance the senate con-
ferees had their way and retained
their amendments in the bill.
The proposed wine tax as the sen.
ate wrote II, after much delay and
conferences between the California
wine producers and the Ohio wine
growers, whose interests conficted,
remains in the bill.
The tax on bank capital and surplus
will be 81 for each $1,000 Of capital.
surplus and undivided profits, instead
of 50. as the house had fixed It. The
senate amendment fixing a higher tax
On manufacturers Of tobacco gradu-
ated according to production and in
creasing as production increased was
retained in the bill.
Brokers will have to pay a tax Of
$50 annually.
The conference Topped on from
S15OOO.OO0 to $2O,OOO,0OO in revenue
by eliminating the proposed tax on
rectifed spirits and the increase
which the senate had made in the
beer tax.
Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee estimated that the
bill would hardly produce $90,0Oo;oo0
in revenue.
The senate amendment pertaining
to insurance policies was agreed to,
exempting life and casualty insur-
ances, but taxing fire and marine pol
icies.
The new Schedule B written into
the bill by the senate taxing per
fumery and cosmetics, chewing gum
and its substitutes and sparkling
wines, was retained in the bill. 1t
was the subject of a bitter fight.
The senate provision fixing a tax of
1 cent on every sleeping car berth or
parlor car seat was agreed to as
substitute for the house tax of cents.
Finally the senate won as to the
date when the bill shall go into effect.
The house made 1t effective on its
passage, but the senate proposed that
It should go into effect thirty days
after approval, and the conferees
agreed to the change. The bill as 1t
stands will undoubtedly be approved
by both houses and be signed by the
president.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT

river failed.
French war office reported that on
Oct. 10 the right wing Of the French
ermy made gains in Alsace, capturing
Notifications west Of Colmer, and that
an attempt of the Germans to recap
ture Thanh failed. Furious fighting is
in progress for the possession Of the
approaches to Lille. in north France.
The French and British forces claim
to be steadily driving the Germans
from their defenses. Terrific losses
have been sustained in this vicinity
by both sides
In north Belgium the allies are
holding back the German advance
against French coast cities.
The Japanese cruiser Takaohiho
was sunk in Kiauchau bay by striking
German floating mine. The crew Of
2S4 went down. An Austrian subma
rine was destroyed in the Adrfatic by
a French cruiser.
Germans, attempting to march on
Dunkirk, were reported defeated by
the armies of the allies ON Oct 20
near Ypres, Belgium The kaiser
forces are threatened by a aanking
movement, undertaken by the allies,
to compel the evacuation of Ostend.
Near St. Mihiel the allies claim 70
have made gains.
Franco British forces suffered a
check in their march to recapture
Lille from the Germans.
Rotterdam dispatches announce
that the German warships at Kiel are
being provisioned for cruise. Ber-
lin announces that the new British
submarine E-8 was sunk by German
Y varships in the North sea.
Paris reports that on Oct 21 French
troops, marching to the north along
the right bank Of the river Meuse,
battered their way through the Ger
man lines and advanced more than
Ave miles in their maneuvers to iso-
late the army of the German crown
prince at st. Mihiel
Germans met with a reverse at La
Basse, France, where they attempted
to halt the advance Of the allies to-
ward Lille. Losses on both sides
were heavy. British warships maneu-
vering off the Belgian coast are har-
assing the German troops.
Five British merchant steamships
we're sunk and sixth captured by
the German cruiser Emden, in the rS
GiOn OF Cochin, British India.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
PROMINENT AUGLAIZE
COUNTY MAN MISSING

Frank Doyle, prominent Salem town
ship farmer, tax assessor and member
of the Auglaize County Fair Board. has
been missing from his home since Oct
g. Doyle had been suffering from stom-
ach trouble since the month Of June and
on that day drove to this city to procure
medicine. His horse was tied on the
street and when he failed to remove 1t
after a reasonable length of time off,
cials placed it in one of the ilveries.
At the Doctors Office is the last place
h ewas seen and his whereabouts at this
time remains a mystery. The news of
his disappearance was kept as quiet as
possible in the hopes that he would re-
turn, but no word has been received.
The family and friends are In a state
of keen anxiety regarding his where
abouts Mr. Doyle was man of aver
age height, weighed 115 pounds. has
dark hair lightly streaked with gray and
wears a mustache, The amount OF mon
ey carried on his person at the time Is
unlxnown.--St Marys Argus,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
THE WARNES LAW IN ACTION

The tax payers of Hopewell township
will fare better in tax reductions this
fall than any other township. The fol-
lowing table shows the valuation for
Hopewell township, as assessed for taxa
tion for 1913, and the amount of taxes
for that year The valuation under the
new appraisement for 1914 and the
amount Of taxes that will be paid is also
given:
Total valuation in 1913 81, 399, 500 90
Taxes paid in 1918. .......-. II, 954 50
Total valuation in l9l4.... 2,477, 220 90
Taxes for year amount to-. II $50 90
Increase in valuation. .... n 600 90
Decrease in taxes es.......... 6,O63 20
OF this decrease, 81 ,4S6 80 is due to the
Governor having the State rate reduced.
What the reduction this year means
under the first grind of the Warnes law
is shown in few individual cases in the
townships given below. You can find
your tax account for the year if you will
but call on Auditor Steinbrunner Dis
trict Assessor Morrow or Treasurer Ben
ke, who will gladly look up your tax
account. Don't be backward, these
officers are your servants and are not
asking your political or religious belief,
They are simply transacting business in
a business way from the Governor down
to the clerks in these Offices:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Autos Collide; Eleven Hurt.

Columbus, Oct 20.-With the view
obscured by fog, two speeding auto.
mobiles. carrying twelve passengers,
clashed in head-on collision in
Broad street. Slippery streets are
believed to have been a contributing
cause of the accident. Eleven Of the
passengers we're injured and two
taken to hospitals. Earnest F. Butler
Of Granville, N. Y, was the most seri-
ously injured.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Doctors Accused Of Fraud.

Cleveland, Oct 22.-George De
Graff, structural iron worker, was in
dicted by the grand jury on charge
of obtaining $500 by fraud from the
Cleveland Railway company. Indict'
ments also we're returned against DR..
c. D. Treister and DR.. 8. ]. Havre,
house surgeons at a local hospital,
charged with aiding and abetting De
Graf in the alleged fraud. 1t is claim
ed that De CRAFTS injury is an old one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
First Deqree Murder CHARGED.

GAINESVILLE, o., Oct. 1S.-The grand
jury indicted Charles Lynch on fous
counts on a charge Of killing John G.
Albert, a farmer, on Oct 4. First de-
gree murder is charged. Lynch was
arrested in Wheeling a month ago,
after he had cashed a certificate Of
deposit made out in Albert's name,
and returned here without extraditiOn
papers being required,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
FRANK VOGEL DEAD
Business Associate Of Henry eisgsl
Passes Away.

New York, Oct. 20.-Frank e. Vo-
gel, business associate of Henry Sic
gel in the Inflated Siegel enterprises,
and who was soon to have come TO
trial on indictments growing out Of
his business methods, died suddenly
at the Hotel Biltmore. His private
physician and Coroner Hellenstein
said that death was due to heart fail.
ure. Mr.. VCsel, Mrs. Vogel and their
two children arrived at the Biltmore
from Briar Cliff manor. The family
was to remain at the hotel until after
the trial OF the husband and father,
which was to begin at GenesSo. N. Y,
ON Nov. 8.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
SINKS BRITISH SHIPS
German Cruiser Emden Adds Five
More to Her Credit.

London, Oct 22.-The/ German
cruiser Emden again has been sink
ing British steamers, this time at a
point 100 miles southwest of Cochin,
British India, according to a report
received by the admiralty from Co
lombo, Ceyl9n. She has sent to the
bottom the British steamers Chill
kama, Troilus, Benohr and Clan Grant
and the dredger Ponrabble, bound for
Tasmania. The British steamer Elk
ford was captured by the Emden. The
German cruiser Emden up to the
present time has to her credit the
sinking of fourteen British steamers
and the capture of four other vessels
flying the Union Jack.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
BOER REVOLT SPREADS
England May Aid Manuel to Regain
Portuguese Throne.

Berlin, Oct. 1S.-(By Wireless via
gayville, L. I)-Reports from The
Hague are that tie revolt of the Beers
is taking on larger proportions and
many arreE 8 are being made,
Former King Manuel Of Portugal
has been received by the British tor
eign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, in
pursuance of plan to restore the
monarchy in Portugal. The Germans
have lodge strong protest at Lis.
bon against the hostile attitude os
the Portug' ese government. The lat
tar still hesitate to participate openly
In the war.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Again Governor Cox found by COM
mencing the appraisement of personal
property on February | it was working a
hardship on the farmer by reason of
catching his crops and feed, so he adj
vised the legislature, while in session
last winter, to change that clause in the
law and start the appraisement of per-
sonal property on April l.
Have the triplets said anything about
this to their readers. No. But they
worked overtime to tell how the
farmers were being gouged this year by
having to return this item. They say
nothing of repeal Too small. Not
withstanding every farmer will pay less
taxes, unless some special improvement
in his township or district has been made
by himself or his neighbors, for which,
if it has increased their taxes, they are
entirely responsible, and it is hoped by
The Democrat they are getting their
moneys worth III return.
Farmers have reason to vote for Gov.
Cox and not against him. The Warnes
assessor law has brought out hidden
wealth in the cities and elsewhere and
reduced taxes, as he said it would. 1t
has hurt no man who has been making
honest returns. The tax dodger and the
triplets mourn, but let them wall. 1t
becomes them.
And this is the law that Little Willie
Irelan of the TT. Recovery Tribune, Re
publican candidate for Representative,
wants repealed and is spewing about.
Like the brewers, he howls for home
rule" He thinks he can get into Office
on it. He would, if the people were the
chumps he takes them to be.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
PLAN DEFENSIVE CAMPAIGN
Germans Strongly Entrenehed In Rus
sian Poland.

London, Dot. Dispatches from
Rome say that the battle now raging
IN Russian Poland is Of tremendous
Importance. Repeated attempts to
storm the fortified line held by the
Russians are reported TO have failed.
From Petrograd, it is reported that
the Russians have driven the Germans
forty miles west of Warsaw and that
the czar's army now holds Skier
niewcz, southeast Of Warsaw. The
town is an important railroad center.
The German line now rests on the
river Zoura, an aHluent of the Vistula.
The German columns which threat
ened Warsaw have all been halted at
varying distances from the Polish
capital. All the news points to Ger
man plan of a defensive campaign.
Elaborate entrenchments similar to
the defenses in northern France have
been constructed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
WILLIE
SHOULD WORRY

The cost of appraising the real and
personal property in Mercer County in
1910 was S7,635.75. The cost of ap-
praising both real and personal property
in 1914 was S5,7II.sO, including the
salaries of the District Assessor and his
deputies, difference of $I,935.95.
By reason of the vast amount of prop
erty being assessed in the cities OF Ohio
this year under the appointed assessors
that had never been assessed before
made it possible for Governor Cox to
have the State rate reduced from .96I
to .450 mills. Estimating the tax du-
plicate of the county at S42 900, ,000 the
reduction made in the State and county
rate will save the taxpayers of Mercer
County the sum of S25,2OO. You can
see this saving alone would pay tor the
appraising of our property-both real
and personal-for the next four years.
These figures have been public proper
ty for the last couple of weeks. Have
Little Willie, Calamity Jane and Uriah
Heap said anything about it in their pub
lications. Not much. 1t would not
serve their purpose little bit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

W. S. Younger, former superintendent
of the Washington townships schools,
now engaged in school work near Spring
field, announces he will be a candidate
for the appointment to fill the vacancy
in the Board of Directors of the Mercer
County Agricultural Society.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

The Franklin township Sunday school
association will have a meeting in the
Church of Christ at Montezuma next
Sunday. Rev. A. H. Roebuck will make
the leading address.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

The temperance forces continue to
have great meetings. That of Governor
Patterson tonight will be hummer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Hanford's Balsam instantly cools a
burn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
One Paper

In the HoMR Is worth a dozen In
the byway, and just remember
THR DEMOCRAT Is the home
paper of Mercer County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

OF this amount, S5.42 was saved by the
reduction in the state and county rate.
This is the law that Little Willie of the
Ft. Recovery Tribune, standpat candi-
date for Representative, would have re-
pealed, setting up the brewers cry for
home rule. " DR.. Wintermute helped
Gov. Cox put the progressive laws that
are the pride of the State in statutes.
See that his reelection is unanimous.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Marion Township
While in many instances the taxes are
higher in Marion township, the cause is
due to local affairs. This year there are
six new pixies, and most OF the old ones
to pay on; therefore, in some cases, taxes
will be higher, as the pixies are built on
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
CeLina

The Reservoir City-the biggest
little town ON earth-the hub Of
the universe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Liberty Township

His saving this year ........ s 81
The state and county reduction will
save him $3.50.
w. II. Roetger-
Valuation in 1918, SIS, 800. GO. s114 OF
Valuation in 1914, S21 ,2S0.... III O4
With an increase in valuation of s., $50
this year, Mr.. Roetger will pay $500
more this year than last, notwithstand-
ing the fact the state and county rate
saves him S12.77.
VIM. c. Howell
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Beer Tax VIII Remain at $3.50 = Bar
rel as Fixed by the House, and
Levles on Reetlfed Spirits and Gas
oline Are Knocked out-other Fea-
tures Of the Msaurs That VIII Be
Made a Law.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

OF this amount, S9 54 is due to the re-
duction in the state and county rate.
Mr.. Forsthoefel's pike tax last year
was SIS. As; this year il will be S47.73.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
His saving this year. ....... s4
Marion Township

However his saving in the reduction
Il the state and county rate is So. So.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
rs saving ans year -.
Washington Township

OF this sum, S5.53 is due to the reduc-
ton in the state and county levy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
DIAMOND QUEEN"
VICTIM OF THUGS
Two Men Beat Libby Burns in
Home and Rob Her of
$4,000 In JeWelry.

Mrs. Libby Burns, seventy-three
years old, once known as the Diamond
Queen of the Tenderloln," is in a crit
ical condition at her home at PAT Lenox
av., as the result of being black acked
and robbed of $4,000 worth Of jewelry.
Two men gained entrance TO the house
last Saturday night By rushing past
her when she answered the doorbell.
The first man turned out the light
in the hall and struck Mrs. Burns with
a blackjack, beating her to the floor.
She tried TO rise and was knocked down
again by the second man.
AS the men were removing the jew
ely from her person Miss Butler, who
was in back room, screamed. GO
in and kill her" one OF the men said,
according 10 Mrs. Burns, and as Miss
Butler rushed into the hall she, too,
was struck down unconscious.
The robbers did not make any at
tempt TO go through the house, but
contented themselves with Mrs. Burns's
jewelry and made their escape.
At the time Mrs. Burns's invalid
brother, George oliver, was on the
third floor OF the house, but did not
hear any noise. Lenox av. was de-
serted at the time, for the Harlem
Carnival parade was passing along
l25th ST.
The women were discovered twenty
minutes later by Thomas Oliver, an
other brother Of Mrs. Burns. Mrs.
Burns's condition is serious, but 1t Is
thought she will recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
WOUNDED TREATED
WITHOUT ETHER
Report to Red Cross Tells
of Lack of AL2stheticS
in France.

Washington, Nov. 4.-That operations
are being performed without the use OF
anasthetics on wounded soldiers in
some parts of the European war zone
was reported to-day in this cable mes
sage from London to the American Red
Cross headquarters by Thomas White
more, of Boston:
Just returned from France for sup
plies. Acres of wounded. Unimaglnable
suffering. Operations without ether"
The Red Cross cabled $4,000 day
to Minister van Dyke at The Hague Tor
Belgian refugees in Holland. Numerous
boxes OF supplies and clothing for
women and children have been sent.
Ambassador Herrick. at Paris, has
been asked TO name a special commit.
tee to administer the additional tund OF
$4,000 for use among wounded and
refugees in several places outside the
French capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
HORRORS OF TRENCHES
DRIVE GERMANS MAD
Hundreds Lose Minds from Lack of Sleep and Food
and from Stran-Mcn Forced to
Live with Dead
| By Cable to The Tribune.l

In Northern France censored Nov 4Th life the
Kaiser soldiers
horrible the Suitable food lacking there pac-
tcay medical for the disease has made
and the ranks The mental and physical OF these long
vss looking death the has affected the
Of the od phcnac German much than has that
the Allies
The German has become umpy and developing what old soldiers
call He nccs when under FIRE and will readily abandon
shelter OF the trenches attack in the open
Under the awful hundreds OF German soldiers
gone nights without with cold hunger
300 hghten the grim reality Of this Belgian
prisoners whom bore but resemblance
had nordate length and the hair
OF comparatively young had become white
position Yprcs by the German dead had
The suffering the German wounded
appalling OF the struggle Belgium
they often left because anbunces and
surgical unprocuab who able walk
has find way field base hospital 1t is often
beyond bbng the injured Their bodies sew the
route 'front.' firing line back to Ostend
ondon Nov dispatch the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Rotterdam, says:
Antwerp predict carly epidemic the fact that
the only supply the River Nec which IS
BY many slain soldiers The rebuilding Of the
reservoirs which by the bonbadmen has been
permitted"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
ANGLO.AMERICAN
BRIGADE REVIVED
Now Known as the First London
Machine Battery-Many
Wealthy in Ranks.
10y Gable 20 The Tribune. ]

London, Nov. A few weeks ago
the Anglo-American Brigade, which
was composed entirely of and financed
entirely by Americans, was disbanded.
But its 260-odd members did not re-
turn to the United States. They will
still be able TO fight for the cause Of
the Allies. but they will fight under the
name of the lst London Machine Bat
terry, which has just been taken over
by the War Office.
1t was rumored that the dropping OF
the name Anglo-American Brigade fol-
lowed a request by the American AM
bassador. who also suggested that
those subscribing to the fund refrain
from making their donations public.
While the corps was still known as
the Anglo-American Brigade an officer
said: 1--WE are getting along swim
mingly but what we want is private
Such is not said to be the trouble now,
and in the ranks Of the lst London Ma
chine Battery are not only many
wealthy men but also an Annapolis
graduate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
GERMANS GIVE WAY
ON PRUSSIAN LINE
Their Retreat Described in
Russian Report as
"Preoipitate,"
BaKALAREJEVO IN
CARS POSSESSION
Austrians Also Driven Back and
Muscovites Capture kielce
and Sandomir.

ps.rorrad. Nov. 4.-Thc following
oec;al communication from the Rus
.;.n General staff headquarters was
given out here tonight:
a sudden change has been noted
,,~,c November 8 on the east Prus-
s;s, front, where the enemy. which re-
co.t,v had been on the defensive al
most everywhere, has begun 70 fall
hack 20 certain points. This retreat is
rree.pitstc on the left wing OF the
,,emv. which was vigorously thrown
hack toward Balls and Lyok.
"Our troops took Bakslarejevo. capt
,-ire large quantity OF arms and
s-rr,rni;ion and making prisoners Of a
German company.
.0~ the left bank Of the Vistuls the
Germans continue their Qrecipitste re-
,~sst toward the frontier. Their rear
Guards hsye been dislodged from kolo
and Przecborz.
con tlt morning OF November we
drove back the Austrians beyond
K;s're which place our troops occu-
r.e6. making 600 prisoners and taking
machine guns. on the same day we
wo- decisive victory over the Aus
trisns along the whole front from
Kie,cs 10 Saudomir. The enemy fell
hack with al speed. Our troops took
Ssndomir. which is an important
s.ra,egical point.
In the region south OF Kielce dur
;rg the 7as, week we have made pris-
orcrs Of zoe officers and $4,000 soldiers
and have taken large number Of can
non. as well as machine guns. During
,re night e. November the Austrians
mace d series OF attacks which were