Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1916 — Page 1

No. 92.

Princes C I THEATRE 0 HORTOIT BROS. PROPRIETORS TONIGHT 4 REELS 4 ' * Two dramas and a good comedy YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League. St. Louis 6; Chicago 5. Cleveland 4; Detroit 3. American League. , St. Louis 1; Chicago 0. (10 innings) Cincinnati 6; Pittsburg 1. \ Market Saturday. The Ladies’ Aid of the Barkley M. E. chunch will hold a market next Saturday, April 22nd, at Geo. Collins’ shoe store. Your patronage solicited. A nice line of buggies at Scott Brothers. fsi in M of housewives will swear m to that. You've never tasted % g such wholesome, tempting, a M appetizing bakings —you’ve I 1 never enjoyed such uniformly I ■ perfect results. Calumet Bek- g ing Powder never fails —r.nd it g costs less to use than other kinds, m Received Highest Awards F'txu Cook Book Frte Slip : t . ...... /

The Evening Republican

GERMANS OPEN NINTH WEEK OF VERDUN BATTLE

100,000 Soldiers on Both Sides Killed, Wounded or Captured to Date, Is Report. London, April 16.—The most gigantic conflict in. the history of ihe world, the battle of Verdun, laa entered upon its ninth week. It is in many respects without precedent. The enormdus scale of the German preparations and execution of the attack, the unparalleled concentration of artillery and the sustained ferocity rff the fighting mark the battle as one of the greatest efforts of the war. Verdun has been rated as one of the strongest fortresses of Europe, a cornerstone of the French defenses against Germany. The evolution of military tactics during the war, however, and particularly the employment by the Germans cf long range howitzers carpable of reducing the greatest forts have done much to change the character of the Verdun campaign as compared with the earlier conceptions of what such a struggle might be. Before the battle opened the French partly dismantled their forts around Verdun and elsewhere around the fort.

In no previous battle were the losses so, high as those which have been estimated in the fighting around Verdun. These estimates, however, an not be regarded as conclusive evidence, for neither Germany nor France has announced its own casualties. The French war office has declarcd the Germans have lost 200,000 in killed, wounded and captured. The Germans state semi-officially that the French casualties number 150,000 killed and wounded and that 36,000 unwounded French prisoners have been taken. If these estimates are approximately correct, nearly 400,000 men have been eliminated as fighting units. The ground occupied by the Germans after 56 days of offensive operations, may be roughly calculated is 100 square miles. The Verdun drive was begun on Feb. 21 by the German army under Crown Prince Frederick William. The Germans are reported to have brought up seven army corps, or 280,000 men, to reinforce the troops which had been in service there, and subsequently, according to French accounts, other large bodies of reserves were called

in. - After an unparalleled -artillery bombardment by way of preparation, the infantry attack was launched. Within the first ten days of battle the French lost Haumont, Samagneaux, Brabant, Omes, Beaumont, Chambrettes, Marmont, Cotellate and numerous other outer positions and, most important of all, Fort Douaumont. These positions lie of the Meuse and north, northeast and east ocf Verdun. The failure of the Germans to break the French line in the general offensive of last week led French correspondents to assert that the German offensive had been broken down. Dispatches from the -German front state the operations are being carried forward methodically in accordance with the preconceived plan, and with a full measure of the expected success for the German arms.

Christian Church to Hold State Convention In May.

The Christian churches of Indiana will hold their 77th annual convention at Danville May 15th to 18th. Rev. George H. Clarke, formerly pastor of the Christian church of this city but now pastor of the Sixth. Christian church of Indianapolis, will read a paper at the convention entitled, “Shepherds of Other Folds.”

Van Rensselaer Club to Hold Annual Election Tonight.

The annual election of five directors of the Van Rensselaer Club will be held this Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock and every member has been notified of the fact and it is hoped to have a large attendance odt. The membership is now 64. Plans are oil foot for a smoker and other social events for the near future.

R. & B. Fashion Clothes Worn by the best dressers in the big towns—(Sold by Hamill & Co. to the good dressers of Jasper county. Now is the time to have your sodding done for Decoration Day and orders given for flower beds, at Weston Cemetery.—-J. H. Holden. Misses Gladys Grant and Alice Daniqla are spending today in Lafayette. ! Miss Mary Clark returned to Monon yesterday after a visit with her cousin, Mias Ruth Clark.-, - The Republican in mentioning the marriage of Miss loma Imes last week meats were Sent out by her mother. Mijb. Imes lives in Chicago and has not remarried sinde her divorce from Will Imes. The announcements were sent out-by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lynn Pratt, friends of Miss Imes. ——l_J

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1916.

REPORT VILLA DEAD; BODY IS DUG UP

Mexican Consul Gets Word Bandit Chief’s Corpse Has Been Identified; Betrays Burial Spot. El Paso, April 16.—Francisco Villa is dead and his body, distinterred some days after his burial, is in possession of the Carranza troops according to a series of telegraphic messages received in Jaurez today by the Mexican officials. Today’s accounts were the most circumstantial, and apparently reliable yet received. They were accepted with reserve by American officials, including General Bell, out the Mexican officials expressed confidence in their reliability. The messages, in the order received, are as follows: .The dispatcher of the Mexican Northwestern railroad at Jaurez reported to General Gavira, Carranza commander at Jaurez that he had heard a conversation over the telegraph wire to the effect that Villa’s body was in the hands of the Carranza troops. Gen. Gavira notified Consul Andreas here, who rushed messages co the telegraph operators at Madera and Cusihuiriachic asking for confirmation. The operators answered confirming the report and stating the body was being taken to Chihuahua. The telegraph operator at San Antonio, fifty miles west of Chihuahua, telegraphed Consul Garcia that Villa’s body was in possession of Col. Carlos Carranza, nephew of Gen. Carranza, who was taking it in a special train to Chihuahua.

Really Some Cause For Elation is Classified Column.

We have for a long time been proud of our classified advertising. A few days ago we decided to make a comparison and see whether our pride was well founded. We counted the number of classified ads in The Republican and then in a number of our exchanges. The following was the result: Winamac Republican 19 Delphi Citizen-Times 9 Fowler Tribune IT Kentland Enterprise 18 Wolcott Enterprise 16 Crown Point Star 45 Michigan City News 38 Valparaiso Vidette 20 Laporte Argus 32 Monon News 20 Kentland Democrat ! -2 The reason The Republican has *rom two to nine times as many classified ads as the other papers is the fact that it gives so much for the money. The Evening Republican goes into almost every reading home in Rensselaer and The Semi-Weekly Republican goes into almost all of the reading homes in Jasper county. It also has a wide circulation among former residents of this county, who are now in various states of the union. All furnish a valuable clientele and are a great help to the classified advertiser. We shall be pleased to have every reader test the effectiveness of our classified advertising. Call at the office or telephone your advetrising to No. 18.

Baby Born Without Right Arm Died Sunday Afternoon.

Robert, the 5-weeks-old baby of Robert Toombs, of Barkley township, died Sunday afternoon at about 5 o’clock. It had been ill for several days and the physicians were unable to save its life. The baby was born without a right arm. Dr. Johnson, county coroner, went to “the home this Monday morning and found that the child was absent the duct leading from the liver to the bowell and that it could not have lived. The liver, failing to be cleared, had filled up until the entire cavity was occupied. The baby will be buried Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock.

Hirsh Wickwire Clothes.

Go to the fine city stores and you’ll find the same clothes. Get HamUlized —(Safety first.

Pansies! Pansies!

On May 12th our plants will be here.- A fine lot of geraniums, all sjzes, colors and prices. 500 pan3y_ plants grown by a pansy expert and every plant full of bud and bloom. Salvia, coleus, heliotrope, verbenias, rooted cannas and ferns, 12 different krmfe of vines some blooming for porch boxes and baskets in fact, almost everything you want, and at prices that will please you. Remember the date, May 12th. Fancy fresh cut flowers for Easter. \ JONG FLORAL 00.

CRAZED BY, GRIEF HE SLAYS FRIEND

Bereaved Son Shoots Girl Neighbor While Returning From Burial of His Mother. Spencer, Ind., April 16.—‘Miss Fern Brumit, 18, was shot and instantly killed and Harry Dyer, 40, was shot and injured seriously tonight while waiting for a train to return from the funeral of Mrs. Martha Dyer, mother of the man, at Farmers, Ind., 13 miles east of here. Dyer is alleged to have done the shooting. There is no known motive unless he had suddenly gone insane from grief over his mother’s death. Miss Brumit lived with her parents next door to the Dyer home. She accompanied the funeral party from Indianapolis today. While waiting for the train to take them home Dyer and Miss Brumit walked away from the party and in a few minutes four shots were heard. When others in the party rushed in the direction of the shots they found Miss Brumit dead, shot once in the forehead and twice in the mouth. Dyer was lying close by, shot once. His condition was such that he could not be moved to Indianapolis tonight. Miss Brumit’s mother in Indianapolis had prepared supper for the members of the funeral party and was waiting for them to return home when she was informed of the shooting. Memlbens of Miss Brumit’s family could give no reason for the tragedy. Miss Brumit and Dyer were said to be friends only. Dyer was very devoted to his mother.

Joe Luers Trades Parr Store For Pulaski Farm.

Joseph Luers has traded his Parr store to B. G. Chodnard, of Lafayette, taking in exchange a farm of 172 aeres in Pulaski county, a mile west and a mile and a half north of Meduryville. Tbe new store proprietor took charge Friday noon. IMr. Luers will run the store for him for the next two months. After that time he is undecided what he will do. The farm is rented for this year.

Former Wisconsin Governor Died in Milwaukee Sunday.

George W. Peck, 73, former governor of Wisconsin foT two terms, and at one time mayor of Milwaukee, died in Milwaukee Sunday after a short illness. Peck was one of three democrats who since the admissioiuof Wisconsin to the union in 1848 held the position of governor. He was governor from 1890 to 1895. After locating in Milwaukee, Mr. Peck began publishing a series of humorous stories, the best known of which were his “Peck’s Bad Boy ’ stories. Other collections of stories he published were “Peck’s Compendium of Fun and Sunshine,’ ‘ How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion,” “Peek’s Unkle Ike and the Red Headed Boy,” “ Sunbeams— Humor, Sarcasm and Sense.”

Attorney Sands and family spent Sunday at Tefft, making the trip by auto. - , W. F. Ihne, who has been living at Newland, has decided not to engage in farming this year and will sell a number of farming tools on the streets of Rensselaer next Saturday and will then go to Chicago, where he expects to remain until fall. J. W. Shaweross, who leased the Princess Theatre for three months, has left town, his lease having expired, and Horton Bros, are again in charge. Shaweross left a number «>f unpaid obligations but promises to return and “settle up.” We hope he does. Mrs. Mary E. Rockhold, who for some time had been employed as matron of the New Future Association of Chicago, came to Rensselaer Sunday to visit her sisters, Mrs. Ralph Donnelly and Mrs. Louie Ramp. The New Future Association, although doing an important reform work, was unable to procure funds to continue its existence. J. M. Pierson was over from Foresman today to see Floyd Amsler, who owns the building in which Mr. Pierson’s store is located. During the storm of four weeks ago the store building was twisted out of shape and the front staved in. It was jacked up and put back into shape but Sunday the wind was so strong that the roof of the building was again badly twisted.

Safety First With Your Panama Hats

Anyone can clean hate. But it takes a practical hatter to do it correctly. Kay’s Laundry. He guarantees work same as done in any city. Eighth and last week in yottr home town, as Mir. Nelson is due to go to the Richardson Hat Works of Loganaport, where he is permanently located.

In Kabo Anniversary Corsets you are offered the crowning stroke of thirty-five years of corset making. Nowhere have you seen such wonderful values as you are now offered in the Thirtyfifth Anniversary Specials of KABO “Live Model” CORSETS Back or Front Lace $5 to $1 Style 4068, in coutil, at $2.00 Style 7048, in fancy brocade, at $3.50 Style 9059, in fancy brocade, at $5.00. ! |B| greatest achievement in corset jCjjjP Kabo “Live Model” Corsets are

Methodist Church Notes.

“Go to Church” Sunday was a great success at the Methodist church. It was planned to have every one counted that entered the church and the total was 963. There were 364, at Sunday school and 60 at Epworth League service. Dr. Cumick will preach Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at the Passion Week services. Great plans are made to make Easter Sunday the biggest day of all the week. The following will be the- program: 9:30 Sunday school. Easter program and missionary collection. 11:00 Baptism of infants. Recep-. tion of members. Sermon on resurrection. 2:00 Junior League. 6:30 Epworth League; —?t3o concert. Everybody invited.

Hamillize the Boy

And buy an all wool blue serge suit with 2 pair trousers for ?5.75. Actually worth $7. It pays to be Haniillized. See Scott Brothers when wanting buggies and harness. Their line is complete.

T!ocl.y 0.1 United States Tire Show You have heard that at last the goal of tire makers has been reached in these superb pneumatic casings. Xu this week we will have a special exhibition of these ‘ Balanced ’ Tires. Let us explain to you what * balance ’ is, and what it does to give lower mileage cost. Let us explain to you the purpose of each of the five United States Tires—a tire to meet every need of price and use. Drop in. . We can show you real tire economy, and the way to better tire service. THE MAIN GARAGE ___ __L—--8 aH I M■■ jar _ _ j-. —— J

What the Monticello Journal Has to Say About the Debate.

Monticello Journal. The result of the debate here, in which the affirmative side of the question was defended by Messrs. Robert Reeve and Charles Halleck, of the Rensselaer high school and opposed by Misses Ruth Cullen and Vera Dehner of the local high school, was easily forseen long before the judges, Misses Bevan, Higgins and Putnam, teachers in the Loganaport high school, rendered their unanimous verdict in favor of the negative. The young ladies far outclassed their opponents in point of argument, fact and the manner in which they had their subject in hand. They not only excelled in constructive argument, but in the rebuttal, where the real test of debating skill is determined, they displayed decided superiority' over the Rensselaer debaters.

If it’s Electrical let Leo Mecklenburg doit. Phone 621

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