Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — Page 1

No. 154.

TONIGHT at the GAYETY AIRDOME The Famous Cavanaugh & Shaw “Minstrel Bits” Black Face Singing Talking, Dancing This is a big time act and promises to be the best of this season’s booking to date. 5 and 10c.

War Department May Block Indiana Brigade, Senators Informed.

Governor Ralston stated Tuesday night that the information received from Washington concerning the war department’s action concerning the Indiana brigade was not discouraging to him and that because the brigade has already been informed here and there is no reason for delay. Governor Ralston declared that he will proceed with his original plans for having the three regiments of Indiana troops under one command. Senators Kern and Taggart were disappointed when they learned that the .war department will not-give its consent to the formation of a brigade of troops in Indiana, because that would mean indefinite delay. The senators were informed that the department intends to send the various units of the Ihdiana Guard to the border as rapidly as they are in readiness and that the brigade formation in one«is made, will have to await the arrival of the Indiana troop 3 at the Mexican border.

I have returned from Wisconsin University and re-engaged in electrical work of all kinds. Estimates. — Wm. Babcock, Jr. Telephone' No. 6 for stepladders, straight ladders and extension ladders. We deliver. —J C. Gwin Lumber Company. If you want some nice home-grown strawberries call at Rhoads’ grocery, Phone 71.

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UNION TOWNSHIP GRAVEL ROADS

Bill Bat of Union Township Gives Reasons For Voting For New Stone Road. Yes, gravel road, we have the gravel and think it makes better an: more durable highways than most of the soft limestone that has been used in this county. But whatever the material we use the next step for,a thorough system of roads is to hold an election; this is essential in order to sell bonds and make our payments easy. We have planned an excellent

system of road improvement which will be of vast benefit to the township as well as the transient travel. This system comprises about 30 miles of road, one-half of which is already partly completed for less than SI,OOO per mile. The new road will cost about $2,000 per mile. The total bond issue for all this improvement will be less than 4 per cent of the taxable property of the township after deducting all mortgage exemptions.

After the system is completed it can be kept up by the county. They will keep it in much better repair than we can; thereby saving us much trouble, time and expense. If any established state route should pass over our roads We will get state aid. If any national road comes our way, as the Jackson Highway is almost sure to do, we will be entitled to national aid. Thus there is no end to the benefi s we may receive by establishing and constructing this proposed system. After this is finished we are entitled to any road in the toAvnship not over three miles in length by petition, without an election. Thus we see that the county and state and the government are ever ready to help those who help themselves. All things are now ready. Let every citizen of Union township be loyal and go to the election and vote for the improvement. Build the roads and turn them over lo someone else to- maintain.

Many Crack Ball Teams Hit By Enlistment of Members.

Chicago Examiner. Many northern Indiana ball teams are reported to have been depleted by the enlistment of their members for service in the various militia units and have been forced to disband. The crack Rensselaer club has disbanded and cancelled all the games for the season. Indiana is sending four thousand of her finest young men and athletes to the Mexican border.

Don’t fail to call Phone 71, Rhoads’ grocery, for fresh home-grown strawberries.

CO. M TAKES FEDERAL OATH AND ALLEGIANCE

900 Men With Officers of the National Guard Pass From Guardsmen to Regulars. 9 Men of Co. lof Plymouth, 1 of Four Companies'in Major Healey’s Battallion Refuse to Take Oath and are to Face Court Martial.

The boys that Rensselaer sent to Fort Harrison last Saturday morning are no longer members of the Indiana National Guard. They are now members of the regular United States army. Nine hundred men, with the officers of the four thousand members of the national guard of the state of Indiana, stood with bared heads at Camp Ralston in the blue grass fields Tuesday afternoon and with '■heir right hands uplifted took a solemn oath of allegiance to fight for their country as members of the United States army. Scenes inspiring and at the same time pathetic, attended the ceremony which marked the passing of the Indiana soldiers from guardsmen to regulars. A thrill of patriotism swept through the camp when Company A, of the third infantry, marched from its company street to the parade ground and took the oath to fight whenever and wherever needed. The men returned to their company street cheering wildly and throwing their hats high in the air.

A pathetic scene followed when nine members of Company I, of Plymouth, which is one of the four companies under the command of Major George H. Healey, of Rensselaer, refused to take the oath and in disgrace before their comrades were led away under heavy guard to face a court martial. Federalization of the Indiana troops will proceed as rapidly as possible because both officers and men are anx-ious-to be among the first to see actice service. No more definite word reached the camp Tuesday about the probable departure of the Indiana troops to the border, but preparations are going ahead rapidly. Drilling was in progress in many parts of the camp and among the other companies the work of preparing for muster was going on. The mustering of the companies, one at a time, continued from noon until dark. Seven companies of the

BILL BAT.

J. V. Rice Porter Receives Fine Offer From Illinois Guard.

J, V. Rice Porter, a graduate of the Northwestern Military Academy, located in Chicago, received a wire from army officials in the state of Illinois offering him a position of first lieutenant in the guard of that state. Mr. Porter graduated from the academy in 1904 and since he was among the first three graduates, in the matter of rating in his class, his name' was placed pn the books as Washington, D. C., for future reference. Mr. Porter has wired asking for time to consider the proposition. He and if he should decide to accept the appointment should make an excellent man for the position that has been tendered him.

Plans For the Chautauqua Are Now Under Way.

The committee is getting .plans into shape for what they believe promises to be the most successful, most interesting and altogether the best Chautauqua that has been known in this locality. Of course, it is a little early and all the details have not yet been worked out but things are beginning to assume their shape and the prospects are decidedly favorable.

Band Concert Program for Tonight.

Must Not Shoot Fire Crackers On the Street.

ordinance against the use of fire crackers or other explosives on the streets of Rensselaer will be enforced by order of the city council. This order does not apply to your own premises.. ■' - ’ ' J

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1916.

Colossus of Columbia, March. The Altar of Genius, Overture. Wake Up America. Till We Meet Again, Waltz. Sextette from Lucia. America, I Love You: Selection, II Trovotore. March.

VERN ROBINSON

third regiment and four companies of the First regiment took the oath ,of allegiance before the close of the day. The third regiment companies to be mustered in were: A of Alibi on, B of Angola, E of Elkhart, H of Warsaw, M of Rensselaer, I of Plymouth and K of Auburn. The first regiment companies taking* the oath were G of Michigan City; B of Laporte, H of Knox and F of Gary. Two companies had been mustered in when Company I of Plymouth, third regiment, marched to a field at the north of its quarters prepared to receive the oath. The mustering officer noticed that some of the men had failed to respond to his order. He repeated the order to hold up the right hand, but no more men obeyed. “Don’t you men want to take the oath?” Lieut. Remington asked. Nine men hung their heads sheepishly but they did not answer. “Step from the ranks,” ordered the Lieutenant. Nine men walked out and stood aside before their comrades, while the remainder of the company cheerfully took the oath. With this ceremony over, Lieut. Remington gave his attention to the nine men. “Strip these men of their uniforms and government equipment and place them under heavy guard to be held for court martial,” he commanded. Asquaintances of the men said that they would probably change their minds tomorrow. Five members of E Company of Elkhart stepped out of the ranks when they lined up before the mustering officer. All gave various excuses for not desiring to take the oath. They were send to the guard house. W. L. Wood, of Parr, received word from Orphia Gant, a member of the local company, today, that shoes had been issued to all of the soldiers, and he also stated that it was the general belief of the soldiers that they would leave for the border Friday.

First Drill Given to Volunteers At Armory Tuesday Evening.

Following a few selections by the band at the armory Tuesday evening about one hundred men answered to the call for volunteers to form infantry and cavalry troops. M. E. Griffin took charge of the meeting and in a few words told the crowd the purpose of the organization. About twenty-five responded to the call for volunteers and were put through a few preliminary drills under the guidance of Mr. Griffin and former first lieutenant True D. Woodworth. The purpose of the drill was to give the men a general idea of the position of a soldier while at attention and the Afferent facings. There will be another drill held at the same place Thursday evening and a large attendance is desired.

Congress Turns Down Million Dollar Relief Measure.

Conferees of the senate and house on the Hay resolution to draft national guardsmen into the federal service were unable to agree on the question of including a million dollar appropriation for dependent families of soldiers thus drafted and disagreement on the section was ordered reported to the houses. The senate conferees yielded on all other amendments, restoring th language of the resolution as it passed the house. Failure of the conferees leaves the president Vi thou t power to use the national guard for aggressive purposes outside the United States.

Pythian Sisters Elected Officers Friday For the Ensuing Term.

‘The Rensselaer Temple of Pythian Sisters elected the following officers for the ensuing term Friday afternoon: M. E. C., Mae Babcock. E. S., Mattie Grant. E. J., Edna Rishling. M. of T., Elizabeth Haus. M. of R. and C., Nina Burchard. ”, '• M. of F. f Sarah Collins. P. of T., Ellen Gwin. O. J, True Reeve.

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CARRANZA ISSUES DEMANDS TO U. S.

Asks That the United States Set Free 30 Mex Now Under Arrest and Lift Embargo—Reply On Way.. — 4. ^ —- ——:.— Carranza has met President Wilson’s ultimatum with a counter demand, and the question of war or peace between the United States and Mexico may be determined within the next twenty-four hours. The president's demand for the surrender of the prisoners taken in the Carrizal battle has been matched by Carranza with a demand for the release of the thirty Mexicans arrested in the. United States along the border within the past two weeks. Dispatches indicate that all but three of these already have been set free. Carranza also demands that the embargo on the exportation of American merchandise be lifted. These demands were presented to Secretary of State Lansing Tuesday by fcenor Arredondo, Mexican ambassador designated to the United States. They constitute the forerunner of Carranza’s ans Aver to President Wilson’s ultimatum to surrender the American prisoners now held in Chihuahua and to define the attitude of the de facto government toward the U. S.

14,000 Troops From the East Enroute South.

Supplies have been provided along the Mexican border for, an army of 200,000 men for the next thirty days, according to the announcement Tuesday night by the quartermasters of the United States army. It is als-i learned from the same source that 2,000 motor trucks have been purchased from twenty different automobile manufacturing concerns at an average cost of $3,000 each, and that bids have been asked for four hundren passenger automobiles to be used by the officers of the various commands along the border. Major General Wood, commanding the department of the east in a report to the war department, stated ‘hat 14,000 troops from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticutt and Vermont are now enroute to the border. The troop trains will stop several times daily to pennit the troops to exercise.

Charles Baker, Aged Roselawn Resident, Died Monday Evening.

Charles Baker, of Roselawn, aged 77 years, died suddenly Monday evening of heart failure. The decease! had been a resident of Roselawn for a great many years, having been one of the founders of the town of Roselawn. The funeral services were held this Wednesday morning at the M. E. church at Roselawn, conducted by Rev. Asa McDaniel, of the Rensselaer Christian church.

George Ade Pledges Himself to Support Hughes For President.

“I’m for Hugres and Fairbanks, of course,” said George Ade, tenth district delegate to the national convention, who added that he had made it plain immediately following the republican convention that he would support the republican ticket.

Mrs. Verne Nowels and son Harold returned home -yesterday after visitingfor about ten days with hermother, Mrs. E. Smith in Chicago. Her little nephew Herbert Schwartz came home w'ith them.

Dr. Allen B. Kanaval a Chicago specialist was called to consult with the local physician in the case of Mrs. Eli Arnold of Barkley township. It was deemed advisable to take Mrs. Arnold to Chicago hospital and she was taken there today. .

Mrs. Asa McDaniels chaperoned the company of Camp Fire girls who went on a “hike” yesterday. The trip proved a great treat to all who went. Supper of baked potatoes, steak, scrambled eggs and “winnles” was prepared and eaten by thfe hungrv company when they had covered a distance of some miles west of town. While marshmallows were toasted the members of the little company told stories and spent a merry hour until time to “hike” home.

Rev. J. P. Green returned last night from his extended visit in the east. He reports a far greater interest in the question of preparedness in that section than is evident here. He also inform us that before the Chicago convention that there was a large degree of Roosevelt sentiment, but since Mr. Hughes has been nominated and they have had time to become acquainted with the man and his policies his following is increasing rapidly.

WEATHER. Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer north and central portions tonight.

JACKSON HIGHWAY COUNTY ORGANIZATION

Meeting of AH Interested to Be Held Thursday Night at the Coort House at 8 O’clock. A meeting of the citizens and taxpayers of Jasper county interested in the Jackson Highway, will be held at the court house at 8 o’colck p. m., Thursday, June 29. . X It is the desire <k the committee that this meeting be representative of the entire citizenship of the county and it is especially desired that the people of both the north and south ends turn out a substantial representation. At this mating a permanent county organization will be effected, which will be auxiliary to the interstate Jackson Highway Association which has general charge of the location and improvement of the highway from Chicago to Neiw Orleans. The fortunate geographical location of our county and a reasonable amount of effort on our part will insure us the permanent location of thi3 great highway from one end of the county to the other. Up to this time such roads as there are on the Jackson Highway line have >een improved by the townships at township expense, and in most instances maintained at county expense.

The time is near when the state of Indiana, with financial assistance from the general government, will begin the building of trunk line roads of cement and brick, to the construction of which the local committee will je required to contribute but a very small part. A brick or cement road through the county will be worth more to the citizens than an interurban railroad, and the Jackson Highway will be one of the first to be improved in the state. * A little effort, well directed, wi'l keep Jasper county on the Jackson Highway map and ultimately bring us the pavement. Crank up your machine and come in Thursday evening and we will talk it over among ourselves. LOCAL COMMITTEE, Charles G. Spitler, Chainnan.

Pony Express, Phone 623. Fresh fish at Osborne's, Phone 439-B. Fresh home-grown strawberries at Rhoads' grocery every day. Mrs. I. J. Stiers, of Lee, came this morning to visit until Thursday with Mrs. Henry Randle. Fresh nome-grown strawberries each day at Rhoads' grocery. Mrs. A. W. Douglas and children came yesterday from San Francisco to visit Mrs. Joseph Adams. Mrs. J. W. Crooks returned to her home in Roselawn after spending Tuesday with Mrs. F. H. Beard. Putting $lO, sls or S2O in a suit of clothes is easy enough. Getting your money’s worth bade is another matter. But when you're Hilliardized you’ll get it back if we have to give it back.-—Hilliard & Hamill. Mrs. Stella McKay and son, John, who have been visiting her father, Wm. Green, returned to their home ’ in Wheatfield yesterday. Mrs. A. R. Sherrill, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John Price, and family since Sunday, returned to her home in Otterbein today. * I Mrs. Ed Walker and daughter, Gladys, returned yesterday to their home in Monticcllo after visiting with her sister, Mrs. Ellen McClitic since Sunday.

MORE RHEUMATISM THAN EVER BEFORE

Clergymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Mechanics and Merchants Stricken. Our old friend Rheumatiz is having his inning this year, and a few wx>rd3 of caution from one who knows all about it may not be^amiss. Wear rubbers in damp weather; keep your feet dry; dnnk plenty of lemonade, and avoid strong alcoholic drinks. If rheumatism gets you, or sciatica, and you have sharp twinges, gnawing pain or swollen joints or muscles, you can get rid of all agony in just a few days by taking one-half teaspoonful of Rheuma once a day. All druggists know about Rheuma: it’s harmless, yet powerful; cheap, yet sure, and a 60-cent bottle will last a long time. Ask B. F. Fendig or any druggist.

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