The Semi-Weekly Advocate from Belleville, Illinois • 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEMI- ADVOCATE 77. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915 No. 89 NINETEEN TURKISH SHIPS SUNK PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. Ninteen Turkish ships were sunk by two Russian torpedo boats last Thursday off the coast of Anatolia, the Russian Admiralty announced today.

Eighteen of the ships were laden with food supplies for the ish army and the other carried munitions. LONDON, Oct. Reuter dispatch from Genoa, Italy, reports that fire broke out on the Anchor Line steamship Calabria. It was extinguished only after considerable damage was done. The date of the liner's sailing for New York has been postponed.

PARIS, Oct. efforts in which the cost of human life was not reckoned have been made to lodge the French from the position they took from the Germans in Champagne. The French war office in an official communication today stated that between 7,000 and 000 corpses of German soldiers were left in the French lines in the Souain region alone. It was along the road north of Souain that the Germans launched the most violent of their attacks against the French salient which extends dangerously close to the Bazancourt-Challerande railway north of Tahure. LONDON, Oct.

Norwegian bark, Seileren, bound to Savannah, from Scotland, was sunk in a collion with a British steamer off the north coast of Ireland today. The crew was saved. HIGH PRAIRIE LADY TENDERED SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. William Moeser, of High Prairie, was tendered a pleasant surprise by the Ladies' Society of the Smithton Evangelical Church, Sunday afternoon, the occasion being the 59th anniversary of her birthday. The afternoon was spent with music and singing, and an elegant supper was served.

Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Skaer, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jerger, Mrs.

Adam Peisser, Mrs. Katherine Baer, Mrs. Theo. Smith, Mrs. Morris Miller, Mrs.

Henry Grossmann, Mrs. Katherine Bauer, Mrs. Fred Grossmann, and daughter Annie, Mrs. Lusette Lindauer, and daughter, Malinda, Mrs. Philip Brandenburger and daughter, Minnie, Miss Emma Lindauer, of Los Angeles, and Edwin P.

Moeser, of East St. Louis. HOMELESS INMATE CALLED TO DYING SISTER Twelve hours after Roy Johnson, of Carbondale, had been an inmate of the homeless department at the police station, Chief of Police Stookey received a telegram from Chief of Police George Lowery, of Carbondale, asking him to release Johnson 50 he could attend his sister, whom the Carbondale police chief says, was dying there. Chief Stookey wired back that there had been no charge against Johnson here, and that he left Sunday morning, stating he was going to Carbondale. Y.

W. C. A FOR EAST ST. LOUIS HAS INCORPORATED Articles of incorporation have been filed in the recorder's office by the Young Woman's Christian Associa- tion, of East St. Louis.

The incorporators are: Sidney E. Barnard, L. E. Vickers, Laura F. Thrasher, Emma WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Butler of East A street, Monday observed their 25th wedding anniversary. TO BE MARRIED IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TUESDAY One of the most elaborate weddings of this season will be that of Miss Irene Louise Gibson, daughter of John Gibson, of West First street, and Phil W.

Tebbenhoff, of Waterloo, Ill. The ceremony will be said in the Presbyterian church, by Rev. Chas. Highfield, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The bride will have as her attendants Misses Irene Vogt and Orene Weber, while Roy Gibson, brother to the bride-elect, and Harry Sopp, a cousin to the bridegroom-elect, will be the groomsmen.

Little Vincent Herr will act as ringbearer to the bridal couple. John Kusewitt and Richard Fuchs will be the ushers and Raymond Rapp, of St. Louis, will preside at the organ. The bride will wear a gown of crepe meteor, cut decolette and with court train, and trimmed with chantille lace and seed pearls. The bridal veil is of "Bridal Elusion," and will be worn Normandy style with orange blossoms.

She will carry a shower of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The attendants, Misses Vogt and Weber, will be gowned alike in pink Georgette crepe gowns, cut decollette and high-waisted effect. trimmed with silk net lace. They will wear strands of pearls and Paradise feathers in their hair and will carry pink Killarney roses. The bride will wear a strand of pearls, a gift of the groom.

The ring bearer will wear white velvet trimmed with pink. The attendants will precede the ring bearer and the bridal couple, and Mr. Rapp will play Lohengrin wedding march as the bridal couple enter the church The ring will be carried in a large lily. The church will be decorated with autumn leaves and chrysanthemums. After the ceremony a reception will be held at the home of the bride's father at 16 West First street, after which the newly-married couple will depart on a few weeks' honeymoon to the West.

After their return they will be at home to their friends at Edgewood Place. Mr. benhoff is connected with the Morris and Co. at East St. Louis.

FELL WITH LADEL FULL OF HOT LEAD William Lortz, an employe of the Belleville Water Co. was severely burned on the right arm this morning, while at work on the new Town. ship High School building. Lortz, who is helping put in the pipes for the new building, was carrying a ladel of molten lead when he caught his foot in a wire that was laying on the ground and fell, spiling the lead over his arm, arm burning it from the wrist to the elbow. TWO BELLEVILLE YOUTHS PASS BAR EXAM.

At the bar examination held in Springfield a few weeks ago, two Belleville youths were present and Sunday it was announced that both of them had passed. Emil B. Heckenkamp, a son of Bernard Heckenkamp of East street, was successful, as was also Edgar C. Grossmann, of South Jackson street, a brother of Attorney L. J.

Grossmann of this city. CELEBRATED THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. John Schroll, 209 East Ninth street celebrated their wedding anniversary by giving a pink luncheon. Those present were: Mr.

and Mrs. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifer, Mr. and Mrs.

Ilse, Mr. and Mrs. Lautz, Miss Elsie Wuertz and Mr. Clarence Daab. They all had a delightful time, wishing the happy couple many happy returns.

A Guest. MRS. SCHILDROTH DIED AT HER HOME SUNDAY Mrs. Phoebe Schildroth, a wellknown resident of this city, widow of the late Charles Schildroth, died at her home, 308 South Airy street, Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, after an extended illness, aged 74 years. Mrs.

Schildroth was born December 25, 1841. Her husband died in 1902. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Lizzie Opp, wife of Louis Opp, of East street; Mrs. Anna Wetzel, of St.

Louis; Dr. H. F. Schildroth, of Washington, D. Charles Emil and Katie Schildroth of this city.

She also leaves three grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family home to the Walnut Hill cemetery DIPTHERIA WAS FATAL TO THIS CHILD Diphtheria which is prevalent in this city just now, claimed a victim Sunday in the person of Marcella Bertha Mary Weisenstein, daughter of Joseph Weisenstein, of 234 Lebanon avenue. The child was ill only one day. She is survived by her parents and one brother Lyman. The child was born March 12, 1909.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon to Columbia, Illinois, and was private. KANSAS CITY WOMAN SEEKS INFORMATION Mayor R. E. Duvall on Monday received a letter from Mrs. Charles Bowman, of 509 Knickerbocker avenue, Kansas City, inquiring for information relative to Mrs.

Erastus McBride, who is said to have lived about 6 miles from Belleville 21 years ago. The writer also asks whether Thomas McBride or Mrs. Dovie Church still live here and that possibly they might know something of where Mrs. BeBride might be. Information relative to a veteran's pension is desired from Mrs.

McBride. KATHERINE NIEMEYER'S WILL FILED The last will and testament of the late Katherine Niemeyer, who died in Lebanon, October 5th has been filed in the probate court. She leaves her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Emma Niemeyer and her niece Emma Niemeyer, some furniture and household goods; her nephew, August Niemeyer gets furniture and $250; a grandson, Randle Klein, is to get $500; a daughter, Frieda Klein i is to get $3500, and some real estate and other real estate is left to a son William Niemeyer, who is also ed as executor. The will was drawn October 17, 1912, before William Schmidt, Jr.

and M. W. Schaefer. MANY APPLES BEING SHIPPED BY DICK BACH Julius Bach and his daughter, Miss Melba, of Portland avenue, visited at Walnut Hill, Illinois, Sunday. Cornelius Bach, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Julius Bach is employed there in shipping apples for a St. Louis firm that he works for. During the five weeks Bach has been at Walnut Hill he has shipped over 60,000 barrells of apples to the St. Louis market.

RED TURNER HOME. Edward "Red" Turner, who is a member of Uncle Sam's Navy, is home on a week's furlough. He is stationed at the Chicago Training station, MRS. SAM GRAY DIED MONDAY MORNING EARLY Mrs. Nancy E.

Gray, wife of Sam Gray; a well-known farmer, died at her home at Dewey Station, at two o'clock Monday morning, after an extended illness. Mrs. Gray was born in Randolph county, near Prairie du Rocher, October 25, 1858, and married Samuel Miller, who died several years ago, On November 22, 1906, she married Samuel Gray, who survives her. She also leaves one daughter, of the first marriage, Mrs. Maude Nicholson, of Monroe county, also her brothers: Daniel Davis, of Monroe county; Henry Davis, of Waltonville, Grant Davis, of Monroe county; Warren Davis, of Longton, and her sisters: Mrs.

Mary Miller, of Murphysboro, Mrs. Rene Henderson, of Waltonville, Mrs. Thomas Bradley, of Kansas; Mrs. Una Dueker, of Ames, and Mrs. Flora Nicholson, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from the family home to the Green Mount cemetery. BRIDES-ELECT ARE GUESTS AT LUNCHEON Mrs. Wm. Thompson of South High street on Saturday afternoon entertained at an informal tea in honor of Misses Irma Hughes, Margaret Merck, Nanon Fischer, Elsa Lengfelder and Jessie Wildermann, all of whom will become bride's in the near future. A series of luncheons and dinners are being given in honor of the brides-elect.

This afternoon they were entertained by Mrs. David Baer and Miss Emma Baer at a 1 o'- clock luncheon which was given at the Country Club. On Friday afternoon Mrs. James Twitchell, of South High street will entertain at a luncheon at her home, in their honor. POIROT-MACE WEDDING AT ST.

LUKE'S TUESDAY From Monday's Dally Tuesday morning at solemn high mass at 9 o'clock at the St. Luke's church, Miss Ruth Poirot, daughter of Mrs. John Poirot, of East First street, and Leon Mace, of East St. Louis, will be united in marriage by Rev. Father J.

P. Byrne. The couple will be attended by Miss Meta Rampenthal, of this city, and Dr. James Hogan, of East St. Louis.

The bride will wear a gown of "Point-a-spree" cut entrain and trimmed with lace and silk braid. The bridal veil is of very sheer silk tulle, will be worn Juliet style and with orange blossoms. She will carry a shower of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The attendant, Miss Rampenthal, will wear a gown of pale pink crepe de chine, with an overdrape of Georgette crepe. The- gown is highwaisted, and the waist is trimmed with sheering of Crepe de Chine, combined with the Georgette crepe.

She will wear a pink chiffon garden hat, trimmed with tiny rosebuds and narrow black velvet streamers. After the ceremony A wedding breakfast will be served at the home of the bride's mother. Late in the day the young couple will leave on a honeymoon trip to Chicago. After November the 1st they will be at home to their friends at 4111 Waverly avenue. East St.

Louis. The groom, with his brother, conducts three grocery stores in East St. Louis. WERE MARRIED SATURDAY EVENING AT BRIDE'S PARENTS. Miss Clara Klemme, daughter of Gottlieb Klemme of Portland avenue and Gustave E.

Heinecke, of St. Louis, were married at the home of the bride, Saturday evening at 6 o'- clock by Rev. C. R. Hempel, pastor of Christ's church.

Only the immediate families were -guests. After a supper the young people departed for a honeymoon trip, after which they will live in St. Louis. Made In America- The NORTH- CONDUCTOR CASE TO BE APPEALED The city of Belleville is going to push its case against the East St. Louis and Suburban railroad and make a further fight to compel the railroad to put conductors on its local cars.

Monday morning it was announced by Mayor Duvall that the cases recently passed upon by tice Wangelin adversely to the city are to be appealed and a decision from a judge of the circuit court secured. The city is making an effort to compel the Suburban to put conductors on its local cars largely in retaliation for the alleged activity of the Suburban in securing objectors to the Rock Road paving. About three weeks ago Mayor Duvall instructed Chief of Police Stookey to take action against the Suburban if cars were operated without conductors. The result was that four lawsuits, of a civil nature, were instituted in Justice Wangelin's court. It was determined to make a test case and no further suits were entered.

Judge Wangelin dismissed the suits on the ground that the Illinois Utilities Commission had sole jurisdiction in the matter and that the city should go to that body for relief and not to the courts. Some of the city officials believe, said Mayor Duvall Monday morning, that the courts have jurisdiction in the premises, and the case will be carried through to the highest court in an effort by the city to compel the use of conductors on the local cars. BON BUSIEK'S PLAYING WON HIGH PRAISE Bon Busiek, son of Supt. George Busiek, was one of the star players on the Washington University football team in its game Saturday when it defeated the Missouri University team at St. Louis, 13 to 0.

W. J. Connor writing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday had this to say about Busiek's playing: "Kling was a hero while he lasted -for one half. Then came Busick, a smashing end of 190 pounds.

Busick was a raging torrent, a tidal wave that drowned every play Missouri attempted in the final periods. "Who's that big was a question asked by the uninitiated as they watched Busick upset the rolling interference and knock the man with the ball sprawling Often Busick hurdled the 'interference and threw himself against the runner with such force as to spill the play entirely. He played like a lion, fed too generously on raw meat and his fiendish efforts in the final periods prevented a Missouri score. SWIPED JOHN BARLEYCORN; GOT 60 DAYS Sam Anderson and Tom Fox will have to spend the next sixty days in jail and pay to the state a fine of $15 each because of their love for John Barleycorn. The men entered pleas of guilty before Judge Crow of the circuit, court Monday morning, to charges of stealing two bottles of whiskey and they were gent to the rock pile for 60 days and ordered to pay fines of $15 and costs each.

DEPUTY SHERIFF IS HERE IN SEARCH OF MAN Deputy Sheriff J. Smith, of Benton, Illinois, was here Monday in search of Rex Fowler, who is wanted in Benton for the killing of Philip Stanley. The murder was sommitted last Friday night near Benton, while the men were drinking. Stanley was shot through the heart. No trace of Fowler was found here.

Merker guarantees the best WESTERN MUTUAL LIFE. See ily group and Bridal pi J. Kobl. 1td; 1t sw. PHILLIP GASS SAVED HIMSELF FROM DROWNING Phillip Gass, cashier of the First National bank, probably owes his life today to his ability as a swimmer and the quick wit of Capt.

Ferd. J. Schrader. Gass and Schrader vere fishing in a boat at GilmoreLake Sunday when a monster fish of some variety gave a vicious tug at the bait of Gass' line. Gass was standing up at the time and Schrader was rowing the boat.

Gass, whether from excitement or stage fright at the prospect of catching a fish that would equal in size a five-pounder that Attorney Louis E. Wangelin had landed a few minutes before, stepped out of the boat. The water was about 30 feet deep at that particular point, but Gass kept his presence of mind. He dropped his pole and began swimming. Schrader managed to row the boat up to where Gass was floundering in the water and aided him in crawling in again.

Aside from a "ducking," Gas came out none the worse for his experience, but he did not get that fish. BEDEL-BRONS WEDDING TAKES PLACE TUESDAY From Monday's Dally The marriage of Miss Zita M. Bedel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bedel, of this city, and Raymond M.

Brons, of Peoria, will take place at solemn high mass in St. Peter's Cathedral Tuesday morning, at 9:30. Rev. Father B. H.

Eppmann, assisted by the Rev. Fathers J. P. Oberlinkels and J. Kuhls will perform the marriage ceremony.

Miss Leona Bedel, sister of the bride-elect, will be the maid of honor, and Mira Bedel and Alice Brons, sisters of the contracting parties, will be the bride's attendants, The groom will be attended by Dr. Clarence J. Schirack of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cyril Bedel, brother to the bride-elect. Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. A. Brons, parents of the groom-elect, will arrive from Peoria this evening to attend the nuptials. OLYMPIC TEAM WAS BEATEN AT EDWARDSVILLE The recently organized Olympic Association foot ball team went to Edwardsville Sunday to play the Edwardsville Tigers and came home all chewed up with a score of 18 to 0 tagging after them. Even with this seeming crushing defeat following in their wake the rooters of the Olympic Association were holding their heads high and declaring it was a case of defeat meaning victory.

The first alibi offered by the locals was the comparative weight of the two teams. The Madison county lads were said to out-weigh the Lympic (bunch on an average of 20 pounds to the man, and when it is considered that sheer avoirdupois is often a deciding factor in a foot ball game, it is no wonder the score was go lopsided. The next alibi was that the local team had only been practicing a week, whereas the Edwardsville bunch have been in shape, individ(ually and collectively for a long time. Coach Ralph Leunig had done wonders with the Olympic boys, but he was unable to get them into shape, especially as to team work, in the time he had at his disposal. The Olympie team has another game in sight for some time within a few days but the exact date has not been announced.

NEW ATHENS IS TO HAVE TRUANT OFFICER AT WORK. Because of the large number of children who are reported to play "hookey" from the New Athens publie schools, the board of education of that place has decided a truant officer is a necessary adjunct to the government of the schools. Harry Beimfohr has been appointed to the job and he will see that the kids stay in school. The police department was notified Sunday to arrest and hold Rex Fowler, who is wanted in Benton, Illinois, for the killing of Phillip Stanley. MRS.

BAHRENBURG WILL TALK AT SUFFRAGE MEET The annual Convention of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association will be held in Peoria, October 28, 29 and 30. Among the prominent national and state officials who have accepted the invitation to appear on the official program are: Congressman Claude U. Stone of Peoria, State Senator John Dailey of Peoria, Senator Richard J. Barr of Joliet and Senator W. Duff Piercy of Mt.

Vernon, and Senator Hugh S. McGill of Springfield. The general topic of the Convention will be: "What women's votes have done and can do to better conditions in Illinois." Delegates from all sections of the State will give reports. There will be time allowed for discussion and round-table conferences. The evening program of the 28th will include the annual address of the State President, Mrs.

Grace Wilbur Trout, and other speakers. A Suffrage Banquet will be given on the evening of the 29th. Mrs. Carrie A. Bahrenburg of Belleville, who is a member of the Board of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association and National President of the Woman's Relief Corps, will have a place on the program of the Annual Convention and speak on the subject: "Patriotism applied to Civic." MONSTER CORN CROP EXPECTED BY GOVERNMENT October estimates of crop production and prices for the State of Illinois and for the United States, compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates and (transmitted through the Weather Bureau), U.

S. Department of Agriculture, are as follows: CORN. STATE: October 1 forecast 000,000 September 1 forecast 358,610,000, final estimate last year price October 1 to producers 67 cents, year ago 74 cents per bushel. UNITED STATES: October 1 forecasts 3,030,000,000 bushels, September 1 forecasts 2,985,000,000, final estimates year ago price, October 1, 70.5, year ago 78.2 cents. WHEAT.

STATE: Estimates this year 625,000 bushels, final estimates last year price October 1 to producers 99 cents, year ago 98 cents. UNITED STATES: Estimate this year 1,000,000,000 bushels, final estimate last year October 1 price 90.9 cents, year ago 93.5 cents. OATS. STATE: Production estimate 0c- tober 1 is 195,000,000 bushels, September 1 forecast final estimate last year price October 1 to producers 31 cents, year ago 43 cents. UNITED STATES: Production estimate October 1 is 1,520,000,000 bushels, September 1 forecast 000, final estimate last year 000; October 1 price 34.5 cents, year ago 43.3 cents.

BARLEY. STATE: Production estimate Oetober, is 1,780,000 bushels, September 1 forecast 1,675,000,000, final estimate last year price October 1 to producers 60 cents, year ago 60 cents. UNITED STATES: Production estimate October 1 is 237,000,000 September 1 forecast. 222,936,000, final estimate last year October 1 price 46.8 cents, year ago 51.8 cents. POTATOES.

STATE: October 1 forecast 000 bushels Septmeber 1 forecast 13,710,000, final estimate last year 7.440,000; price October 1 to producers 47 cents per bushel, year ago 93 cents. UNITED STATES: October 1 foreeast 368,000,000 bushels, September 1 orecast. 405,909,000, final estimate last year October 1 price 48.7 cents, year ago 64.7 cents. APPLES. STATE: October 1 forecast 190,000 September 1 forecast 3,962,000 final estimate last year 1,233,000 price September 15 to producers $1.35 per year ago $2.55.

UNITED STATES: October forecast 71,600,000, final estimate last year 84.400,000 price September 15 to producers $1.74 per- year ago $1.35. Read the DAILY ADVOCATE..