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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
To the Voters of Mercer County

CELINA, OHIO, Sept. IS, 1914.
Please announce the name of |. +.
Raudabaugh as Independent candidate
TOR County Judge, to be voted for at the
November election next.
l. F. RAUDABAUGH.
Have never held salaried Office. AS
an Independent candidate am not un-
der obligation to any sect, creed or po7
litical combine, nor have | any promises
to any faction or person. My democracy
consists in extending to every individual
the greatest freedom consistent with
good morals and good government, and
holding that all men are equal before
the law.
Read law and was admitted to the
practice in Pennsylvania, and then adj
mitted to the practice in Ohio in the va
rious courts, where have had consider
able business of very important charac-
acter. Am informed by competent au-
thority that l am fully equipped for the
place. advertisement.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
COP. POLITICIANS
PUT A FOOT IN IT

The republican state platform has
raised a question in the matter of good
road construction. Republicans say that
the law should permit county and town
ship officials to build all roads and spend
all money, and the state highway COM
missioner be dispensed with. Many re-
publicans in Mercer county are not in
accord with this view.
At present the law compels the cities
to turn several million dollars into the
state treasury to be used for good road
building. All this road money is to be
spent outside of the cities. 1t is state
money and must be spent by state Off
GERS.
Under new laws enacted by Congress
at Washington, large sums of money
have been and will be appropriated for
good road construction under supervis-
ion of state officials.
1t is evident that If the republicans
should have their political platform en-
acted into law, that Mercer county
would receive no outside help to build
any of its roads. Under the present law,
the cities of Ohio and Uncle Sam will
contribute money to build roads in this
county. Mercer county, in turn, helps
to feed the city.
Many rivers and harbors have been
improved with government money ard
support given to hundreds of cities.
This is the first time that the government
at Washington has offered direct help to
improve the inland country and spend
some of the U. S.lTreasury money at or
near the front door of the farmer.
The cities have been getting Legislative
and money favors for half century,
and now republicans are kicking because
outside money is coming in to Mercer
county to help build good roads past our
homes and cornfields.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
SEND CHRISTMAS SHIP ACROSS THE SEA

ish war. The spirit Of Christmas ship
might sheath the sword. This kindly
offering from people who govern them
selves might cause scepters and crowns
10 slip from the hands and heads OF Rm-
porers, Kings aud Cars. Christmas
ship might cool the melting pot OF war.
II might illumine the night OF aristoc-
racy and lay the cornerstone Of a new re-
public IN the world II might soitenthe
iueds aud hates OF centuries and merge
the now contending hosts into one great
and mighty brotherhood.
Send the ship across the sea. And
when the tokens OF our generosity enter
desolate homes on Christmas morn, the
old world will pause and ponder on war
and plumber and wonder whether the
game OF strife and murder is worth
while
Send the Christmas ship across the
sea, and the spirit Of Christ, the Cross,
the Crown and the Crucifxion will have
increased many fold
On with the ship. Let its load be the
ships capacity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18

announcement that all concessions
and capitulations to foreigners had
been abrogated by the porte.
Sept. IA found the right and center
of the German army of invasion in
France still Withdrawing and the left
wing stoutly resisting the advance Of
the allies. The German crown prince
appears to be holding his own in the
vicinity Of Verdun, where a French
fortress was reduced.
II appears that the German general
stan is now trying to reorganize for a
defensive stand so that the German
fight is rapidly slackening speed. 1t
is plainly evacuating all OF the north
west OF France and Belgium, prepar-
ing for a. general concentration in the
east. Fighting is in progress all along
the line
st. Petersburg reports that on Sept.
II the bulk Of the Austrian army sur
rendered to the Russians. It is claim
ed that 100000 Austrian prisoners
have been taken by the Russians in
the battle that has ragged for eighteen
days along a 175 mile line from Ha-
liez, Galicia, to Opole, Russian Po-
land.
The retreat Of the Russian army in
East Prussia appears to be develop
ing into a fight, accompanied by evil
dences of decentralization. General
Hindenberg reports the capture of $50
guns and from 10000 to 10000 prison
ers.
The French war office, Sept IS, re-
ports that the center of the German
army, composed of the forces under
the crown prince, has taken the Of
fensive against the French troops
stretched along the Meuse between
Verdun and Toul in an effort to
break through, but has been repulsed.
The western and central armies OF
the German forces continued their re-
sistance north of the river Aisne and
north Of Rheims and Chalons, while
the eastern army is retreating.
By mastery strategy the Germans
have been able to keep the main lines
of their vast army intact. although
hundreds of soldiers overcome by ex-
haustion or unable to find their way,
have fallen into the hands Of the
enemy.
It was officially announced in Ber-
lin that General Won Hindenberg had
telegraphed Emperor William that
the Russian army of Wilma, composed
of the second, third, fourth and
twentieth army corps, two reserve di-
visions and five divisions of cavalry
have been defeated near the East
Prussian border.
The Germans have taken strong
positions north of the Aisne river, &C
cording to official dispatches from
London and Paris, dated Sept. IS, and
it is believed they are preparing to
make a decisive stand against the
allies. A long engagement is expect
ed The German war office issued
statement declaring the campaign in
France is progressing satisfactorily.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
Lottawa Sentinel I

Europe is at war, Thousands Of chill
dren will be orphans next Christmas day.
Gloom and tears will dwell in homes
Happiness and cheer will have fed
Poverty and famine are knocking at the
door. Christmas will not bring the glad
ness that II once did. The story makes
all the world sad.
Why not let Uncle Sam be Santa Clausp
A proposal has been made 10 send a
Christmas ship from the new world TO
the old. Load and laden il with the
joys and toys OF Yuletide aud il will be
the happiest ship that ever sailed the
sea This movement, once started, will
gain momentum A score Of ships will
plow through wiud and wave. Well
nigh ninety million Americans would
contribute. A Christmas ship would
bring childish JOY and laughter 10 count
less homes in all the nations now at war
Our kindly act might induce the blush
OF shame to flood the old world brow and
chide it for playing at the game Of fool.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
AUsTRlANs CLAIM VICTORY
Vienna Reports the Battle Of Lem
berg Successful.

Manchester, Mass, Sept 15.-Wire-
less advices received by DR.. Konstan-
tine Theodor Dumba, Austro- Hungar-
ian ambassador to the United States,
from Count Won Berchtold, minister
of foreign affairs at Vienna, read as
follows:
"The battle Of Lemberg has been
successful. Our forces, which were
placed along and south Of the Grodek
road, pushed back the enemy after
Ave days fighting. Ten thousand
Russians and numerous guns were
captured, but it was impossible to
make full use of the success because
our northern wing near Rawaruska
was endangered by overwhelming
Russian forces marching against Cen
eral Dankl's army and into the inter-
val between this army and the Lem
berg war theater. On account of the
superior strength Of the enemies, it
was found necessary to collect our
armies, now fighting with little rest
heroically for three days. into favor
able positions. preparing them for
new actions"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
Chief SCORCHED DURING
HOT BLAZE YESTERDAY

Fire which originated from a rubbish
pile being burned In the rear Of the Geo.
Pulskamp lot, on North Walnut street,
destroyed the barn .on the Pulskamp lot
and badly damaged barns ON both the
I'D Brune aud Calvin Jordan lots, on
North Sugar street. The Pulskamp
barn is on the east side OF the alley aud
the others on the west side. The blaze
was an exceeding hot one and Fire Chief
Weisman's left arm and the left side Of
his face were blistered by the heat before
the water could be turned on.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
GERMANS TO MAKE
DECISIVE STAND
Strong Position Chosen TO Give
BattIB 10 Pursuing Allies.
LONG ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED

All Available Reserves Of the German
Army Being Rushed Into France
From cologne-Brunt Of Conflict
North Of Rheims, West Of the Ar
gonns Ridge and North Of Verdun.
The offiolal Communications.
Paris, Sept. 17.-Beyond the mea-
ger announcement contained in the
war departments official communique
that the allied forces had not given
way at any point, Paris knows little
of the situation north OF the Aisne
From various reports arriving here 1t
is evident that the great battle in
which the Germans are expected to
make their decisive stand in France
has not yet begun in earnest. and
that only sdrmishes have occurred
between the rear guards OF the enemy
and the pursuing forces OF the allies
BY which they were oVertAken.
The position taken up by the Ger
mans is we'll chosen, and q long en-
gagement between the opposing lines
can be expected According TO the
best information available here the
brunt of the conflict is north Of
Rheims, west Of the Argonne ridge
and north OF Verdun. The resistance
which the Germans are offering is,
however, almost impossible to esti-
mate, nor is IL clear whether the en-
emy intends to make his last stand
in his present position or merely
cover his retreat to the river Meuse.
One report received here is to the
effect that all the available reserves
of the Germans are to be rushed into
France from their base at Cologne.
The skill displayed by the German
commanders In keeping their forces
practically intact is taken to indicate
that the enemy is preparing for bat
tie on a huge scale, and no one here
believes that the Germans will with
draw from France without final and
decisive test of the strength Of the
opposing lines.
The French war Offices communi-
cation reads: Military headquarters
has not communicated any new de-
tails of the engagements proceeding
on our front. AS has already been
said, nothing must be taken as a sur
prise which happens in a battle last
ing several days, and there is no con-
clusion to be inferred in any sense.
We believe, however, we have not
given way at any point"
The German commanding officers
are reforming their main lines, filling
up the gaps in the regiments that lost
the heaviest from the reserve lines,
and refitting with ammunition.
With the armies Of General Won
Kluck and General Won Buelow COM
bined north of the Aisne river, the
army of the Grand Duke of Wurttem-
burg holds the line from the river
Aisne to Craonne, north of Rheims, to
the new position in the Argonne,
where the armies of Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm and Of the crown
prince of Bavaria are in complete
strength, with headquarters still
maintained at Montfaucon.
The Germans hold the lines of the
Meuse, and have Strengthened out
their lines so that they are now in
touch with the strong fortress of Metz
and the German reserve lines in Lor-
Taiue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
REVIEW or THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT

Kaiser Wilhelm's hosts Ia noythrrh
France continue to fall back. a-yo g.
in< to a statement issued by tie
F1onch government on Sept -
Fench and British forces. in pursuit
of the German right, have reached
the lower courses Of the Aisne. The
German center also is retgeating with
the enemy at its heels, the allies hay-
ing crossed the Marne near Ntry-le-
Francois. A retiring movement was
heHm also by the German left. which
has abandoned the region around
Nancy. French troops reoccupied
Nancy.
This general retirement was made
imperative by the continued retreat
of the German right wing, which is
now somewhere northwest of Rheims,
and the defeat of an army corps
which was operating just east Of
Vitry-le-Francois, around Revigay and
Sermaize, and which, in its hurry to
Join the retirement, left a quantity
Of war material behind for the French
to pick UP. The Germans in the Ar
gonne district likewise have begun to
fall back, so that the pressure on the
forts to the southwest Of Verdun,
which a Berlin report said the Ger
mans had commenced to lombard,
should be relieved.
Since Sept 10 the whole of the Ger
man right wing has fallen back in
considerable disorder, closely follow
ed by the French and British troops,
Six thousand prisoners and fifteen
guns we're captured on the 10th and
18th, and the enemy is reported to be
continuing his retirement rapidly over
the Aisne, evacuating the Scissors re-
gion.
Muelhausen is reported to have
been reoccupied by the French.
Sept. 10 the Germans announced a
great victory at Maubeuge. The for
tress was reduced and 10000 soldiers
made prisoners.
Austrians evacuated Russian Po-
land on the same date, following the
rout of an Austrian army at Rawa,
thirty-two miles northwest of Lem
berg, Galicia. Complete victory was
claimed by the Russian war office in
the fighting that has been raging
north of Lemberg and it is reported
that large number of Germans were
among the troops captured. In the
seven days fighting in this vicinity
the Austrians are said to have los
10000 mon, besides guns and ammu-
milton.
In East Prussia the Germans we're
successful. A Berlin dispatch dated
Sept. 12 reads: General linden
burg's victorious progress in East
Prussia continues. The Russians at
tempted to relieve the pressure on
their defeated left wing by launching
the Twenty-second army corps against
General Hindenburg's flank, but we're
defeated. Several batteries were cap
tured from the main Russian forces"
An event of the week was Turkeys
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
ADDING TO THE HIGH
COST OF LIVING

Deputy State Game Warden Herman
Nohr caught A. w. Rupert, of this
city, hunting for squirrel in Franklin
township last Tuesday and as result
it cost Rupert $25 and costs for the little
red squirrel that he had bagged, He
was arraigned before Myaor Rice and
plead guilty.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
100000 WOUNDED
Vienna Caring For Soldiers That Fell
In Battle In GaIIcia.


Rome, Sept. 15.-Italian wounded
returning from the fighting in Galicia
say that the battles there resembled
a series of massacres, and that 100,-
900 wounded have been sent toward
Vienna. These wounded soldiers de-
clare that the Russians deliberately
fred low, which accounts for the i'm
mense numbers of wounded In
Vienna $4,000 beds have been taken
for wounded soldiers. The situation
in Vienna is reported to be indescrib-
able. The capital is stunned by the
news of such frightful disasters. The
care Of the wounded alone is vast
burden. Great crowds of unemployed
are parading and demanding that
peace overtures be made.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
INJUNCTION STILL
STANDS

Judge Mathers last Monday morning
heard and oyerruled a motion Ia modify
the injunction recently granted In the
case OF Abbie Lucas Gable against leor'
etta Pearson ct al. The defendants have
a building on LOT on West Warren
street that they want to move of but 20
do so they would be compelled TO tres
pass upon the Cable lot. The parties
have at numerous times had trouble and
consequently Mrs. Gable has enjoined
the Pearsons from using her lot 10 move
the building.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
REPLIES TO KAISER
AND BELGIANS
President Wilson On Position
Of the United States
HIS ANSWERS ARE IDENTICAL

Declares America viii Not Attempt
to Form or Express Final Judgment
on Any Protests, For TO Do So
Would Be Inconsistent With the
Neutral Attitude Of the United
States Government.
Washington, Sept. IT. - President
Wilson has laid down a general prin-
ciple by which the United States win
be guided throughout the war in re-
ceivlng and considering protests from
one belligerent against another. He
has decided that the United States
will not attempt to form or express
a final judgment on any of these pro
tests; that to do so would be incon-
sistent with the neutral attitude OF
the United States government.
The extreme care of the president
to maintain an absolutely neutral at
tltude was emphasized by the fact
that the language of his reply to the
kaiser and his verbal answer to the
Belgians were identical so far as the
vital portions we're concerned. 1t
was apparent that the president had
deliberately planned to give his an
swers in such way that neither side
could by any possible twist Of the
mind interpret the attitude OF the
United States as favoring one against
the other.
Diplomats here regarded the move
as very clever, although they were in
clined to fear 1t would be satisfying
to neither side. The president in his
letter to the kaiser, as we'll as in his
reply to the Belgians, seized upon the
opportunity of again reiterating his
fevent prayer that the war soon will
be over.
Here is the text of the presidents
reply to the kaiser's message, receiv-
ed several days ago. charging that the
allies were using dumdum bullets and
telling the president how his heart
bled over the necessity for the de-
struction of Louvain:
HTeSlocUL 10 NdlbCTs
'T received your imperial maJesty's
important communication of the 7th
and have read it with the gravest in
terest and concern. l am honored
that you should have turned to me
for an impartial judgment as the rep
resentative of people truly disinter-
ested as respects the present war and
truly desirous Of knowing and accept
ing the truth
"You will | am sure, not expect me
to say more. Presently, / pray God
very soon, the war will be over. The
day Of accounting will come when,
take for granted, the nations of Eu-
rope will assemble to determine
settlement. Where wrongs have been
committed, their consequences and
the relative responsibility involved
will be assessed. 1t would be prema-
ture for a single government, how
ever, fortunately separated from the
present struggle, it would even be in
consistent with the neutral position
of any nation which like this has no
part in the contest, to form or ex-
press a final judgment"
1t was the second paragraph Of this
message to the kaiser which Presi-
dent Wilson incorporated verbatim
in his reply to the Belgian commits
sioners.
The Belgian commission, headed by
Minister of Justice Carton de Wharf,
was received at the White House and
laid before the president the Belgian
governments charges Of atrocities
alleged to have been perpetrated by
German troops on Belgian citizens.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
pemoorats Wln In Malne.

Portland, Me-, Sept. IS. With re-
turns complete from all the cities
and 464 out of the sol towns and
plantations, Oakleigh c. Curtis, Dem
Ocrat. mayor of Portland, was elected
governor of Maine at the state cleo
ton by 2,69s plurality over the pres
ent incumbent. Governor William T.
Haines,. Republican.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
Nn Rnaslana In RalqIum.

London. Sept. 15.-The official press
bureau issued the following: There
is no truth whatever in the rumors
that Russian soldiers have landed or
passed through Great Britain on their
way to France or Belgium. The
statements that Russian troops are
on Belgian or French soil shcGld be
discredited."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
lie VAN BAKER
NOW ON TRIAL
Jury Selected Made Up Almost
Of TiIIers of the Soil.

The trial of LeVan Baker for the al
legged murder OF Wilbur Phillips, Of
Lima, in a gondola ear on the Lake Erie
and Western railraad, somewhere be-
tween Lima and Portland, Ind, on the
night Of November %, 1913, began be
fore Common Pleas Judge Mathers in
this city Wednesday afternoon.
The work of empaneliDg the jury be-
gan when court convened Tuesday morn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
GRIMS FINALLY COME
TO JUMPING off PLACE

Judge Layton, after hearing the argu-
ments in the Grim divorce case last Sat-
urday afternoon, granted divorce to
the plaintiff, Nora Grim, but gave the
custody of the son, Lorain, to the father
and defendant, Horace Grim.
The costs of the action were assessed
to the defendant and he was ordered to
pay the plaintiff $3.50 alimony. The
property was decreed to the defendant,
excepting the household goods which
was ordered divided equally between the
contesting parties.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18

ing, but the panel was not filed until
tnirty-seven special jurors had been
called upon besides the regular panel of
thirty-eight.
The jury as finally selected is made up
as follows; Henry Becksted, Mike Linn,
II. {. Thomas, W. S. Dine, Charles
Walter, John A. Grim, Charles Mier,
Newton Howe, Philip Heiby, VIM. Mo-
sier, Frank p Miller and Henry Stan
bery-nine farmers, one grocer, ma
chinist and a carpenter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
UP TO EMPEROR WILLIAM
Administration Hopes He Will Open
Way to Peace.

Washington, Sept. 16.-oficials Of
the Washington government and
diplomatists revealed feeling Of ex-
pectancy that within another day
or two Emperor william would reply
to the informal peace inquiry made
by the United States a week ago. Ad-
ministration officials are clinging to
the hope that the answer Of the Ger
man government may open the way
for further discussion with Great
Britain, France and Russia Of pesca
terms.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
MILLINERY DISPLAY
AT CHICKASAW

Hagedorn Sisters, the Chickasaw mill
ners, again ask mothers and daughters
to come in and inspect their bright, new
and up to-date display of fall and winter
millinery. They have fine stock to Sc
lect from and their prices will be found
satisfactory
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
BOOZE, AND THE SAME
OLD STORY

Alonzo Kelley, painter-paper hanger
barber and booze fighter, well known
about town, was arrested last Monday on
a charge of non-support. At hearing
before Mayor Rice he waived examira-
ton and was bound over to court in the
sum of $500. He furnished bond.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
SURELY ENJOYED
THEMSELVES

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Linn returned
home last Saturday from four weeks
visit with relatives and friends in Kan
sas, Nebraska and Colorado. Philip can
not get over telling the boys around the
court house about the wonders of the
west and what a glorious time they had.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
CELINA MAN KILLED AT
SPENCERVILLE

B. G. Potts, of this city, car inspector
on the c., II. & d., was ground to death
beneath the wheels of freight train at
Spencerville last Tueskay morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18

John w. Clutter, son of Hiram Clut-
ter, of Rockford, has received a govern
meiit appointment to teach school in
Porto Rica He left last week for New
York City and expected to sail last Sat-
urday for his new location.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-18
THE GRIM REAPER

T. NJ. Kelly the well known Center
township farmer whose back was broken
by falling tree on the 7th inst, died at
his home near Neptune last Saturday
morning.
The deceased was born in Morrow
County, this state, May 20, l849. He
was married TO Miss Fannie Shanklin
December Is, 1877. Three children sur
vive. Funeral services were held from
the late home Monday afternoon.