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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
BIG SPEAKERS COMING.

It is announced from Headquarters
of the Ohio Anti-Saloon league that
beginning almost Immediately big
campaign speakers will tour the state
in the interest of the Prohibition
amendment and against the brewers
Home Rule amendment. Up to this
time the drys have been busy in coun-
ty organization work and local meet
ings have been addressed by local
speakers. Now that these organlza-
tions are we'll under way the big guns
will be unlimbered.
Ex-Governor Patterson of Tennes-
see will give a few days to the Ohio
campaign. Sam Small will be in the
state almost continuously until the
November election. Cyclone" Davis
Of Texas, candidate for congressman
at-large and speaker of unusual
force, will speak, as will Judge Gov
ington of Georgia, who is a favorite
here. 1t is expected that Governor
Hatfield Of West Virginia will come
late in the campaign, and Fred Blue,
commissioner of Prohibition in West
Virginia, who opened the campaign in
Columbus, will be back for other
meetings Other we'll known platform
men will be heard, including speakers
from Virginia, as well as trained men
from the Anti Saloon league Of a num-
ber of states
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
BIG PARTIES NAME
THEIR TICKETS
Result Of New YOrk'S First
Direct Primary Election.

New York, Sept. 29.-The candi-
dates favored by party organizations,
with few possible exceptions, won
in New York's first direct primary,
an institution designed to eliminate
the influence Of machines" from
elections.
Governor Martin H. Glynn won the
Democratic nomination for governor
over John A. Henressey by ma
jority that may reach 10000 when all
the returns are in.
Charles S. Whitman, district attor-
ney of New York county, received the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
over Harvey D. Hinman and Job r.
Hedges by a plurality of about $4,000.
Frederick M. Davenport won the
Progressive nomination for governor
over William Sulzer apparently, by a
majority which Mr.. Davenport's man
ayers claimed would reach 5000.
However, M. Sulzer said he was not
satisfied and would demand a re-
count.
James W. Gerard. United States
to Germany, made a run
away race of it for the Democratic
domination for United States senator,
getting probably 10000 majority over
franklin d. Roosevelt, assistant sec
retary of the navy, who ran on the
"Hennessy ticket"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT

Sept. 27 was the fourteenth day oi
the great battle of the four rivers
the Aisne, Disc, Somme and Meuse
So far neither side has gained any de
cided advantage The Franco-English
| forces have found the German posi-
tions to the north of Rheims particu.
larly strong. The great stress Of at.
tack and defense is now transferred
to the extreme western flank The
desperate struggle of the Germans TO
fling back the supreme onslaughts OF
the allies between the Somme and
Oise shows that they realize that tue
fate of their campaign depends on
the results to be obtained there. The
battle RACES in extreme violence q.
st. Quentin, where the Germans are
striving desperately to prevent the
capture Of the town.
Friday and Saturday of last weeI
the German right, according to Berlin
reports, succeeded in pushing back
the allies left, but Paris reports that
the allies regained lost ground Sun
day by a number of terrific onslaughts
in which bayonet fighting was a fea-
ture.
In the eastern war zone st. Peters
burg reports that the greater portion
Of the city of Przemysl, in Galicia,
Austria, is now occupied by Russian
troops. It is said the Austrians have
been driven into the forts east OF the
city, which are now surrounded by
the czars forces. Russia's advance
on Cracow, preparatory to launching
Of their movement against Berlin, is
under way. More than 100000 men
will compose the Russian army Of in
vasion. Germany is massing troops
in East Prussia to oppose the enemy's
advance.
Japan claims success in a fourteen
hour battle with Germans outside OF
Tsingtao, China.
Monday, the sixteenth day, found
the great battle of the Aisne raging
more furiously than ever, with the
hardest fighting centering ON the
6dSbeIn anu WeBlOTu 6UuS OIL Lu9 lAU-
mile line. The kaiser himself is said
to be directing the offensive move
ments Of his armies. That the losses
are growing heavier. due to the in
creased ferocity of the attacks, Is
shown by the greater number of
wounded that are being brought from
the battle-ground Especially heavy
are the losses on the Disc, Somme
and ,,Aisne rivers, where the French
and British are trying to encircle
General Won Kluck's army and are
meeting with violent counter attacks.
The battle continues to rage day and
night. Both Paris and Berlin report
slight gains.
st. Petersburg reports that Aus
trian troops have been routed from
their third line of defense in Galicia.
The Russians are approaching Tar
now, only fifty miles east of Cracow,
and have also captured UEsok and
Szavtana, Hungarian towns on the
southern slope Of the CarpathiaR
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
FALL MEETING OF
LIMA PRESBYTERY

The regular fall meeting of Lima Pres
bytery was held at Wapakoneta Monday
and Tuesday. The churches OF the dis
trict were well represented by pastors
elders. Elder ]. Willis Townsend was
terian Church of Celina.
Other Celina Presbyterians who at
tended a part OF the session were ]. l..
Fennig, Mrs. {. ID. Moore, Mrs. ]. Willis
Townsend, Mrs. Margaret Harris and
Mrs. l.. v c. Mytton.
Rev Mytton of this city was elected
temporary clerk, and as chairman of the
committee on colleges presented the re.
port of that committee.
Rev. G. Polk Goodson, pastor of Olivet
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Lima, presided
as Moderator. The retiring Moderator
preached the sermon on Monday night.
His theme was the Brotherhood of Man,
and was a strong and earnest appeal
from the text, when ye pray, say Our
Father"
Christian missions, home and foreign
evangelism and temperance were the
subjects that aroused the greatest inter
est. A rousing resolution indorsing
Statewide prohibition was unanimously
by the Presbytery.
A pleasant and unusual feature of the
session was the dinner provided by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church for the
delegates and served in the parlors of
the Evangelical Lutheran church. Here
was true demonstration of the recogni-
ton of Christian unity by local sister
The spring meeting of Lima Presby-
terry will be entertained by the First
church of Findlay.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
A NATION ON
ITS KNEES

philadelphia Public Ledger, Rep. ]
By his proclamation, naming Sum
day, October 4, as the day of general
supplication, the President, in his
own words, has recognized the
especial wish and longing of the
people of the United States in prayer
and counsel and all friendliness to
serve the cause of peace"
The purport of the appointment of
the day Of prayer is felicitously stated
by the President to take action
which shall prove conducive to that
concord among men and nations
without which there can be neither
happiness nor true friendship nor
any wholesome fruit of toll or
thought in the world" "
His effort for the, worlds peace
was shown in his attitude in the pa
tient vigil he kept in every exasper-
ating circumstance to maintain a
benevolent aloofness toward the COM
batants in Mexico. Some of those
who at the time, wanted belligerent
action have come to a different way
of thinking, as they have read the
tale told in Europe from one hideous
day to another. II must stir even
the cpnsciences of the war makers
and the fre-bringers to know that
thousands of miles away a nation IS
on its knees in prayer that the peace
of God which passeth understand
ing may once more prevail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
RECAPTURE TOWN
HELD BY GERMANS
RennGRCampfS Men Successful
In Russian Poland.
FIGHTING EXTREMELY SEVERE

Austrlans and Russians Suffer IRE
mendous Losses In tho Battle Now
Raging at Tarnow-Russlan Ad-
vance Guard In Hungary More Than
Half Way to 5udapest-serVians
Again Occupy Semln.
London, Oct. IAN official state
ment issued by the Russian war office
announces that General Rennen-
kampfs army has reoocupied Angus
towo. in Russian Poland, after ex-
tremely severe fighting with the Ger
mans. This information is held to
certify to the retreat Of the German
army Of General Won Midenburg from
the province of Suwalld as a result
Of the battle which has been raging
since Sunday morning along a front
extending from Grodno to Drussenki,
on the Niemen river.
Augustowo is in Suwalh, in Rus
sian Poland, 140 miles northeast of
Warsaw. The Augustowo canal com.
mences there, connecting the Vistula
river with the Niemen.
The fighting around Augustowo has
been exceptionally intense for several
days. The Germans occupied the
town, which is a short distance from
the Russo-East Prussian frontier,
about two weeks ago
The battle at Tarnow, forty-eight
miles east of Cracow, and an impor-
tant railroad center, continues. Both
Austrians and Russians have suffered
tremendous losses.
In st. Petersburg it is generally
believed that the advance guard Of
the Russian force which entered Hun
gary through the Dukla pass is now
more than half way to Budapest. This
invading army has thus far met with
little serious opposition, and military
experts assert that Austria must i'm
mediately withdraw a considerable
part of the troops she has operating
against Servia and throw this strength
in the path of the Russians.
Support of this contention is found
in the announcement that the Ser
vians again captured Semlin, across
the Drina from Belgrade. It is pre-
sumed that the Austrians have al
ready commenced the withdrawal Of
some Of their soldiers from that quar-
ter of operations.
The Russian advance guard has
caught up with the fleeing Austrians
in the Dukla pass and have dealt Sc
verely with them, taking large mum.
Der of prisoners and guns and 400
wagons.
The Russian capture Of the Usok
pass in the Carpathians was a bril-
liant military operation, according to
descriptions of the fighting which
have reached Petrograd.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
COTTERMAN'S INITIAL
>LOOK-IN AT DISTRICT 8

County Superintendent Cotterman, in
a visit to schools in District last week
makes the following brief comment OH
his observations:
Marion Towuship-St John, Puthof
Dwengsr, St. Rose, Hartings, Cassela,
Carthagena, Chickasaw, Sebastian.
Recovery Township - Oakland. ST.
Peter, St. Joe.
These schools are in supervision dis
trict No. s. under the care of Supt. II. J.
Bernard. Evidences of improvement are
seen in many of the buildings and
grounds. Some of them are almost ready
for inspection The addition of the re-
quired amount Of apparatus and library
should put several in first grade.
Teachers and pupils are manifesting a
fine school spirit, and everything bids
fair for a successful year work.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02

mountains. They have captured the
town of Przemysl at the point Of their
bayonets, but the garrisons of some Of
the forts continue to hold out.
The past few days German airships
have been displaying great activity
Bombs have been dropped upon Paris,
Antwerp, Warsaw and a dozen other
towns.
Germans occupied Malines, thirteen
miles south of Antwerp, Sept 20, fol-
lowing two days bombardment.
War Office at Berlin announced on
same date that the great battle in
northern France had again settled
down to an artillery duel, inter-
spersed with frequent assaults at vi
tai points along the line.
Reports received at Berlin from the
eastern front show that the fighting
continues in Galicia, Austria, and the
Russian attempts to assume the In
itiative in East Prussia have been
baked The fortress Of Przemysl
holds out against all attempts on the
part of the Russians to take it. st.
Petersburg reports that the Russian
advance has crossed the snowclad
Carpathian mountains.
1t was reported in diplomatic CIR
cles at Washington that Russia is
preparing to declare war on Turkey
If her demand for the rehabilitation
of the Ottoman army is ignored.
The French war Office reported at
midnight Sept. 30 that there had been
no notable change on the battle
front, except in the region south Of
the Woevre, where the French occu-
pied Seicheprey and forced their way
as far as the heights Of Rupt de Mad.
From other sources it is learned that
the German right and center are hard
pressed.
Italy has protested against Aus
tria's action In mining the Adriatic
sea.
The German army, heavily rein
forced, is battling with the Russian
army of General Rennenkampf, in the
territory between the Niemen river
and the East Prussian frontier. a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
With WHOM Do
We SYMPATHIZE?
I [Lohnstown Democrat. /

with whom does the Democrat SYM
pathize in the pending war" writes a
correspondent. Wei answer hat.
With the German, French, Belgian sand
English boys who man the trenches.
With the German, French, English and
Belgian boys who crowd the hospitals
With the mothers who bore these boys
With the fathers who saw them grow to
manhood and loved them as they grew.
With the women who we're welded to
those boys. With the children they LETT
when they marched to the front. With
the poor peasant woman who struggles
against the press of war-engendered
poverty. With those who in the cities
cry out for food. With the men who
fight for fatherland hating war in their
hearts. With the great artists like Kreis-
ler who must turn their marvellous mel
producing fingers to works of de
struction With the people who must
live out their days with lives forever
blighted by this war. With the innocent
whose fields have been trampled under
foot by marching armies. With all the
host of those who under the press of a
mistaken patriotism must offer up their
lives. Those are the ones with whom
we sympathize.
For hundred years we have lived iu
peace with our Canadian neighbors.
There have been no warships upon our
inland lakes There have been no forts
guarding everylborder pass. Could not
England and Germany have so lived?
Could not France and Germany in our
day have so lived2 Had Germany and
France and Ruseia and England and
Austria and all the Balkan states declar-
ed: millions for defense, but not one
cent for invasion, P" there would have
been no war Militaryism is a crime.
Crimes are inevitably punished by God
in his own time. Europe swelters in
blood because it planned and plotted
murder. For the nations engaged there
can only be regrets. The final victory
will cost so much that humanity cannot
cheer the conqueror. There is no CLEAN
in all this war. 1t is dark tragedy; it is
a cataclysmic drama of primeval hates
and passions. 1t is for all those who suf-
fer for whom we sympathize.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02

Paris. Oct 1.-The official state.
ments on the battle Of the Aisne, ex-
tremely guarded though they are,
give adequate reason for the belief
not only that the turning movement
by the allies left wing is continuing
successfully, but that a similar action
has developed on the extreme right
The Official bureau deviated slight
ly from its reticent course when 1t
said that on the left wing, north of
the Somme, the action continues to
develop rapidly more and more to-
ward the north" A later bulletin said
the general situation was satisfactory.
To expectant Paris this is sufficient
confirmation of the unofficial report
that the German right had been bro
ken and that Won Kluck's great army
was at last in frank and vehement re-
treat. Military experts take a less
happy view of the situation, but all
are confident that the time Of Ger
man tenure of French soil is growing
shorter by the hour.
The latest communique explained a
hint In a former statement of an ad-
vance of the French right near st.
Mihiel on the east bank of the Mouse,
where the Germans had concentrated
after days of desperate effort. 1t
showed that the German left had
been pushed back nearer Pont-a-
Mousson, where the crown prince had
had his headquarters, and that the
German center would soon be in dan
ger If the double env, 70 ling tendency
Of the allies attack " .a sustained.
Germans Reported aecedlng.
An unofficial dispatch from the
front says:
"The Germans are receding before
forcible and sustained pushing from
the allied armies, especially on their
western and eastern wings, while the
center, where the Germans are more
strongly intrenched than at any other
point, with heavy artillery, remains
almost stationary.
despite evidences Of weakening on
the part of the invaders, hard fight
ing continued on the nineteenth day
along the $50 mile front from the
Somme to the Moselle, and there is
no indication that the historic battle
Is nearing a finish.
ut is generally concluded by
French military men that some i'm
portant move must soon be made by
the Germans, who have found it ind
possible to stem the advance Of the
allies, though they offered the stern
est and most desperate resistance,
sacrificing thousands Of men daily.
"The German wings appear to be
folding back on the center, leaving |
the sole loophcle for a backward |
movement by way of Rethel (twenty
miles northeast of Rheims, in depart
ment of Ardenes)."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
LADS AND LASSIEs AT
OLD MIAMI

Among the students enrolled in the
freshman class Of the Liberal Arts College
of Miami University are Ralph Wright
and Zura Walter both of Celina. Mer-
Ger county is further represented at Ok
ford by Constantine Fecher, OF TT. Re-
coyery; Belva Dine, Rowena Hight and
Lois Malick, OF Celina, in the first year
class Of the Ohio State Normal Csllege.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
KNOW WHEREOF
THEY SPEAK
IOhio Penitentiary News.

Two thirds OF the inmates of the East
ern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,
which has a population Of close TO 500,
have signed petition to the state legis-
lature, demanding the prohibition of the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors in the state
and stating II to be their belief that fully
10 per cent of the crime is directly at
tributable to the use of such beverages.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
CRANE FAMILY
REUNION

On the 24th ult., on the birthday Of
Mrs. John Hight, reunion OF the Crane
family was held at the Hight home in
Hopewell township. II proved a very
pleasant social affair, where old times
was the general theme and a bountiiul
dinner added 10 the good cheer, some
twenty FIVE people attesting to its merits.
Among those to enjoy the day at the
Hight home were Mrs. John Tilton, Mrs.
Edith Buck, Alb Buck and wife, John
Buck and wife, Frank Buck and family,
Albert Rhoads and family, Floyd Rhode,
and family, Dan Eichenaur and family.
Mrs. Lib Downey and Grandma Lehmans
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
BOATS SUNK BY MINES
Italy FiIes Protest With the Austrian
Government.

Rome, oct. las a result Of the
sinking Of an Italian fishing boat
near Ancona by an Austrian floating
mine, the italian government has in
.structed its ambassador at Vienna to
sEter an energetic protest against the
Nres, which prevent free and safe
bIgation Of the Adriatic. An Italian
Eedo boat is reported to have been
AK by a mine between Venice and
Bomacchio, in the Adrlatic sea.
It is generally believed that Italy
will not stand by. and see her COM
merce and her fishing industry in the
Adriatic. which she regards as under
her own protection and control, jeop-
ardized by floating mines placed by
the Austrians in the hope that they
may chance to destroy an enemy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
LEVAN BAKER
FOUND GUILTY
OF Murder in Second Degree for
the Staying of Wilbur Phil
IIps-Sentence withheld.
Dennis Baker, Indicted for Par
ticipatIOn In the Crime, Plead
Guilty TO MansIauRhter.

After being out but three hours, the
jury hearing the murder case of LeVan
Baker, charged with killing Wilbur
Phillips, Lima man, on a Lake Erie &
Western freight train east of this city,
last November, returned a verdict at ASS
last Friday afternoon of murder in the
second degree, which will send the
young man to the State Penitentiary
for life.
It was not publicly announced when
the jury reported, and only few specta-
tators were in the courtroom when the
verdict was read.
The prisoner, as he was brought into
the courtroom by Deputy Sheriff Betz,
wore the same stolid, Indifferent express
sion that characterized his demeanor
throughout the trial, but seemed bit
more nervous than usual and failed to
give the courtroom attaches his usual
greeting. He scanned the faces of the
twelve men very closely as he took his
seat before the bench between Sheriff
Fisher and his counsel, Attorneys Mat
tingly and Whipple, but he met only
downcast eyes.
As Clerk of Courts Johnson read the
verdict the prisoner sat unmoved. When
Deputy Sheriff Betz prepared to take him
back to his cell he greeted the deputy
with smile and carelessly said bood-
bye to his counsel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02

Deputy Fish and Game Warden Nohr
was notified the first of the week that
of ten cans of bass from the
Federal Hatcheries vii, ,be delivered at
Lake Mercer within the next sixty days.
The new arrivals will be placed in the
water on the south side of the lake, near
MonteZuma.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
ASSIGNMENTS MADE AT
TOLEDO U. B. CONFERENCE

The United Brethren annual conference
in session at Toledo last week made the
following assignments Tor towns in this
section OF the State:
NJ. r. Ballinger, conference superin-
tendent.
Montezuma-S. f. Wenger.
St. Marys-G. {. Arnold.
Rockford-L. T.. Ames.
Delphos-G. w. Lilly.
Van Wert-E. A. Lilly.
Pleasant Grove-H. a. Zuspan.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
BOUND OVER TO COURT
FOR NON-SUPPORT

Frank Sidenbender, of Coldwater, was
arrested by Constable Reynolds in that
village last Saturday afternoon on a
charge of non support. He was brought
to this city and arraigned before Mayor
Rice, where waived examination and was
bound over to court under bond of $500.
Bond was furnished,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
CUT TO PIECES
Prussian Guard, the KaIser's Pride,
Reported Destroyed.

Bordeaux, Sept. 29.-The Prussian
guard, the picked soldiers Of the Ger
man empire and the kaiser's pride,
has been cut to pieces in the fighting
of the last three days on the center
Of the battle line. The strength Of
some companies has been reduced
from $50 to 100 men. Virtually all
the original officers have been killed
or wounded. Two battalions have
been annihilated.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
Is Time of Germans
Stay in France.
ALLIES PUSH BACK FOE
Turning Movements Are Con-
tInulng Successfully.
AFFECTGERMANLEFTANO RIGHT

French Governments Latest offiolal
Statements on the Battle Of the
Alsne Say Action Continues to De-
VeIop Rapidly More and More to the
North and That the General situa.
tion Is Satisfactory - Nineteenth
Day Of the Great Struggle In North.
Orn France.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02

Dr. Cordier had naraow escape from
serions injury Wednesday morning when
he lost control of machine he was driv-
ing and it ran into hitching rack along
the house on West Market street. The
machine crashed into the rack with such
force as to damage it considerably.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02
BULLETIN.

Berlin, Oct. la report given out
at army headquarters says: There
has been general fighting on our right
wing in France, but nothing decisive.
The center is quiet. The French ad.
vances in the vicinity Of verdun and
Toul have been renewed"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-02

CHI. Carroll, of Alliance, has ordered
The Democrat to his address in that city.
He is among the Mercer County boys
making good abroad being a trusted
employe in telegraph department of the
Il. S. & M. S.