Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1917 — Page 1

No. 75.

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William Tilton and Marcus Peek Join the Navy.

Wil’iam Tilton, oldest son of Mr. -and Mrs. J. W. Tilton, of this city, and Marcus Peek, son of Mrs. Peek, have bfeen accepted by the naval recruiting station at Indianapolis and have been transferred to the Great Lakes Training Station near Chicago.

Nature Cures, the Doctor Takes the Fee.

There is an old saying that “Nature cures, the doctor takes the fee,” but as everyone knows you can help Nature very much and thereby enable it. to effect a cure in much less time than is usually required. This is particularly true ,of colds. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Relieves the lungs, liquifies the tough mucus and aids -in its expectoration, allays the cough and aids Nature hr restoring the system to a healthy condition. C What Vesta service means to you: It means no matter whose make battery you ore using or what the nature of your electrical trouble is, you are welcome to out shop and tools. Inspect your own battery and do your •wn work if you wish, but get the habit of coming here for your electrical advice. We want y<si around. We are equipped to take,care of you and some time or other you will reed something in our line. —Rensselaer Garage. The weather man has at last caught, the spirit of better and larger crops and is giving ua some mighty fine warm' weather and this morning he contributed an ideal shower.

Mrs. Lottie George is having some improvements made on her residence. She ishavmg a new roof-new cement "walks and will have the building painted.

THE WEATHER. Showers and probably severe local thunderstorms tonight arid Friday; cooler Friday.

THAT KNIFE-LIKE PAIN

Is Only One of Nature’s Warnings of Weak or Disordered Kidneys. Have you a lame back, aching day and night? Do you feel sharp pains after stooping ? Are the kidneys sore ? Is their action irregular ?_ Use Doan’s Sidney Pills—the medicine recommended by so many Rensselaer people. Read this case: (Mrs. E. W. Burris, Rensselaer, says: 1 “I was suffering from a steady ache in my back and could hardly move without having knife-like pains shoot through my kidneys. When I went to stoop over to tie my shoes or get up out of a chair, that pain caught me. Miy i ead ached and I felt nervous and tired out. I was often so dizzy that I copld hardly stand. My kidneys acted too often and caused me ifiuch distress. I used several boxes' of. Doan’s Kidney Pills and they put me in good shape." Price 60c, at all dealers. Dont simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills —the same that Mrs. Burris had. Foster-Milbum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Bring your and ladies’ Pana'ma hats to be cleaned and reblocked. From now on we ship every Wednesday .-f-The Clothing House of Wm. Traub, Rensselaer, Ind.

Piano Tuning and Repairing P. W. HORTON Phone 248

The Evening Republican .

Enlistment Is the Largest Since the Civil War.

Indianapolis, April 18.—Indiana provided more men for the federal fighting forces of the United States Monday than in any one day since the civil war. In all, 196 men enlisted in the army, navy and marine corps—lol in the army, 90 in the r avy and 5 in the marine corps. The figures for both the army and navy stations exceeded all previous records. Today the rush at both places continued, with the offices os filled with men awaiting examination that the results were not tabulated.' The total of 101 enlisted Monday at the army recruiting station exceeds by 41 men the high record established April 12, and indicates, officers say, that the announcement, last week, that enlistments in the army will be for the period of emergency only will materially assist the recruiting officers in their work. * Men came from all parts of the state to the army station Monday. Fourteen of the men accepted Monday came from Greencastle and nineteen from Lafayette. Earlham. college contributed two men. DePauw sent several. Many of these men were recruits obtained by the postmasters of the? smaller towns and cities. The activity at the navy station during*the last few days has shown that -the people of Indiana are Desponding to the call for men which the navy department issued some time ago. _

Obituary of Robert White.

Joliet (Ill.) News, April 16. Robert White, father of A. H. White, district manager of the Chicago Telephone company, died yesterday at his home in Wilmington. He has resided in Will county since 1845. He was 77 years old. _ 1 Mr. White was the tenth of twelve children of Adam White and Margaret Watson White, who came to America from Scotland in 1810. He was born in Lycoming county, Pa., July 2, 1840. Five years' later the family moved to Will county. He married Barbara Munroe, of Florence township, Sept. 16, 1863. Mrs. White died Sept. .23,-1892/ Six children were bom, four of whom survive. They are Walter M. White, of Colorado Springs; Mrs. M. C. Jones and Robert C. White, of Boone, lowa, and A. H. White, of Joliet. He was married again in October, 1913, to Stella Smith, of Wilmington, who survives. Mr. White’s early life was on a farm in Florence township. Where be bought and sold cattle. Later he was in the liVery business in Wilmington. A brother, the late John M. White, crossed the plains in 1850 to Oa.ifomia, in a wagon, when gold w ifi discovered in that state. Edward Corlett, who has known Mr. White many years, said today: “Mr. White was a very dear friend of mine. I have known him ever since I was a boy. He was active in business life in Wilmington and vicinity for almost half a century. I feel that I have suffered a loss in his death, as have a great many others who have been, like myself, riaany times befriended by him.” Mr. White, according to Mir. Corlett, was a friend of young men and aided many of them.

Loretta Nagel went to Lafayette today., ■ Patent leather shoes with white cloth or buck tops, button or lace; also all Styles of slippers for girls at B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store. Mrs. Alfred .Donnelly went to Chicago today to visit relatives. Many styles of white-canvas shoes or slippers for women or hildren at B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store. You keep down the prices by using canvas footgear.—b. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store. John E. Alter went to Forest today to visit his brother, Isaac, who is in poor health. * The newest styles of low shoes for men or women at a saving of $1 to $3 over Chicago prices. , Extremely early purchases enable us to- make these concessions on low shoes. —B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store. Mrs. Zois Hill, .who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Pollard, for the past week, left today for her home near Cincinnati, Ohio. New styles in gray, Srown or bronze shoes for women in various grades. Price range $6.00 to $9.00. —B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store. . Mrs. Mary Tehhune, sister- of Mrs. W. A. Green, went to Hoopeston, 111., where she will remain with her daughter, Mrs. John Merritt, for some time. She will later visit her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth' Black, at Vincennes, Ind. \

We want every woman to purchase a pair of our Comfort House Slippers. They overcome that tired, wornout feeling so prevalent the first warm days. Price .$1.75 to $2.50. —<B. N. Fendig’s Shoe Store. Daniel Wolfe, who was operated upon at the hospital Tuesday, is in a very serious condition. His brother, Peter, and two of his daughters, (Margaret Wolfe and Mrs. A. S. Brady, of Hammond, caipe today to see bom. Work shoes of all kinds and all grades for all occupations. We aim to combine comfort Sjnd durability in our shoes.—B. N. Fendig’s 'Shoe Store. * . Furniture repairing and upholstering. H. R. Lange, Phone 506.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY APRIL 19, 1917.

WILSON BEATEN IN DEMOCRATS IN HOUSE

Now Turns to the Senate For Aid, Relying. On Floor Victory—Will Work Hard for Bill. Washington, D. C., April 18.— President Wilson was defeated, today by members of his own party on the house committee on military affairs m his fight for selective conscription. He won on the same issue in the senate. The house committee rejected, 13 to 8, the administration provision for raising an army of 500,000 men in addition to the regular army and national guard, by immediate selective conscription. The committee adooted an amend- • ment offered by Ohairman Dent providing that the president should call for 600,000 volunteers under the exist, ing volunteer army act and apply conscription only when he “decides that such additional forces cannot be effectually raised and maintained under the call for volunteers.” The senate committee on military affairs accepted the administration bill with the selective conscription feature by a vote of 10 to 7. Mr. Wilson, still threatening to pillory this new group of “willful men” opposing his program in the hquse committee, immediately centered his attention upon the senate, which he hopes will pass the army bill before the house acts. In the house he will renew his efforts to defeat on the floor the volunteer system provision with the aid of republicans favoriel? an adequate army plan.

Constipation and Indigestion. These are twin evils. Persons suffering from indigestion are often troubled with constipation. Mrs. Robert Allison, Mattoou, 111., writes that when she first moved to Mattoon, she was a great sufferer from indigestion and constipation. Food distressed her and there was a feeling like a heavy weight pressing an her stomach and chest. She did hot rest well at night, and felt worn out a good part of the time. One bottle of Chamberlain’s Tablets corrected this trouble so that she has since felt like a different person- C Taking the Scottish Rite Masonic Degrees. M , H. R. Kurrie and Floyd Amsler are in Indianapolis this week taking the Scottish Rite Masonic degrees, which ircludes the 32d degree. Following is a list of Rensselaer 32d degree masons: ' Dr. H. L. Brown, Dr. H. J. Kannal, Dr. W. L. Myer, Dr, A. G. Catt, S. Hilliard, E. L. Hollingsworth. Mayor C. G. Spitler, A. R.. Hopkins, A. H. Hopkins, I. F. Meader, E. Lamson, J. H. Holden. Mr. Kurrie and Mr. Amsler will become members of the Shrine also while in Indianapolis. The above list of 32d degree Masons are most all Shriners and some will attend the meeting this week.

NOTICE. My office, which has been closed for six weeks because of sickness and death of my mother, will be opened Saturday, April 21st, and every day thereafter. DR. ROSE M. REMMBK. Some Good Advice. “Don’t think boo much of your own methods. Watch other people’s ways and learn from them.” This is good advice, especially when bilious or constipated. You will find many people Who use Ghamberaldn’s Tablets for these ailments with the best results, and will do well t> follow their example. c First Christian Church. at 9:30 and closes at 11:15. We go direct to' study at 9:30. Something new—you had be*; ter try it. 'Evening service at 7:30, subject “Patriotism.” ' LOCAL MARKETS. April 19.—Grain, corn $1.40, oats 66c, wheat $2.25 and rye $1.76. Poultry, eggs 31c, chickens 17c, and butterfat 45c. Batteries ore different. Get out your, instruction book and see what all the manufacturer tells you*to do to make your battery last longer. Then get a Vesta book and see what they have done bo make your battery last longer. Think a little when your battery goes on a batt. It costs no more to replace it with a Vesta.

Would be pleased to * do your Carpenter Work Large and small jobs /given the best attention Edward Smith Plume 465

ROBBERY AT LEE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Jacks Brothers General Store and Culp & Son Hardware Store Are Broken Into and Robbed. • i Two stores at Lee were broken into and robbed Wednesday night. The robbery is supposed to have occurred about 1:30 p. m., as an automobile was heard in the town at that time. About 2 o'clock this Thursday morning a machine was heard as it passed through MoCoysburg. •The Jacks Brothers’ general store was broken into and a bucket of lard, some tobacco and other articles were taken, and also a small sum of money. It is estimated that the loss of these boys is about SIOO. The store of Culp & Son was also broken into. They have a hardware store and handle automobile supplies and were not able to determine this morning just what loss they had sustained. Otis Jacks came to Rensselaer this morning on the milk train and an effort is being made to apprehend the guilty parties.

Odd Fellows Enjoyed Elegant Banquet Wednesday Night.

Tables were spread and a large number of Odd FelloWs enjoyed an elegant banquet 'at their hall Wednesday night. The banquet was given in honor of the success won by the committee on membership for the splendid work of taking the application of thirteen men. Among the good things to eat was a roasted calf, donated by William Coen. The menu contained a large number of elegant things to eat and the supper was served in splendid sty'e by the members of the Rebecca lodge. m After the supper fraternal addresses were made by George A. Williams, I. Newton Warren, C. Warren Hanley and W. L. Bott. After tee intellectual feasts, which was also spread on pretty thick by the above brothers, a social time was greatly enjoyed. The Odd Fellows of this city are a wide awake bunch of fellows and the order is making rapid strides. The initiatory degree will be conferred upon a number „of candidates this Thursday and every Odd Fellow, whether a member of this lodge or not, is invited to be present.

Gerard Declares Germany Planned An Invasion of America.

Boston, April 17.—:T0 show the deep hatred “which he asserted Germany has held against the United States,” former Ambassador James W. Gerard tonight disclosed facts which he said had been kept from the American people during the past two and a half years. He was the principal speaker at a national defense dinner -given by the PilgrimPublicity association. Mr. Gerard said that Admiral von Tirpitz, in thinly veiled statements and the German reichstag and Prussian parliament in open discussions, proposed the institution of unrestricted submarine warfare against England with the intention, “when England should have been subdued by •hunger, to come over to the United States and collect the price of the war from usr” “I want to tell you," Mr. Gerard added, "that if we had not gone into this war, Germany vould have fulfilled its intention to come over here afterwards and attack us, and would have done so almost with the applause of the rest of the -world, I can tell you also that everything consistent with honor was done to keep us out of the war. Beyond that, I am sure, none would have us go.” The former ambassador expressed his Jjelief that citizens of German descent would prove loyal, but, he added, “if they do not stand with us, I -think we know where to festoon them.”

Smashing Offensive Continues Against the German Lines.

London, April 19.—Reuters Amsterdam correspondent says that according to a Brussels dispatch General von Hissing, German governor genin Gelginm, died Wednesday evng. The great offensive of the French army against the Germans from the bend in the line in France from Soissohs eastward into the Champagne continues unabated. Numerous new points of vantage have been taken, prisoners and guns captured, and violent counter attacks put down with heavy casualties. Ip three days of fighting more than 17,000 unwounded prisoners have fallen into the hands of the French, together with seventyfive cannon.

Mark O. Sayler Here.

Mark O. Sayler, of Mitchell, S. Dak., arrived here Wednesday for a short visit with friends. It will be remembered that Mrs. Sayler, Mark s wife, -who was a daughter of CL K. Ritchey, of this city, died last new year’s day. Mr. Sayler has a transfer business in Mitchell and is doing very nicely. From here he will go to Marion, Ohio, where he will visit his sister, Harriett Wolfenger, and also his father, Benjamin Sayler, who was married to an Ohio lady not long ago.

EXPERTS URGE CARE IN PLOWING GROUND

Purdue Leaders Point Out tlve Need of Farmers Considering the —ProblemCaref ultyr —" • Purdue University, April 18.—The big Indiana drive for proper and careful seed com testing for germination in planting began in every com county in the state today with twb or three experts present in each of them to direct the work. . They are to get the farmer to see to it that he is planting seed that will grow and that he is really getting the seed into the ground instead of missing hills by reason of irregularly shaped grains choking his planter. The com experts at Purdue also lay great stress on plowing. That work is on now—big. They are not laying down any hard and fast rale for the whole state. It is true that the reports of those who, in the corn contests came in with the 100 and 90bushel yields for their five-acre registered tracks all plowed deep. Few went less than six inches and many up to nine inches. The plowing and the careful further preparation of the soil were points emphasized in most of their reports—only secondary to the careful selection of variety of seed, the discarding of seed corn that did • not test high for germination, and the grading for the planter so that there would be the proper dropping in each hill. It would be foolish to say to all fanners to plow deep. Some pdight turn up under clays or clammy material that would be detrimental, but it is well to direct the farmers to the need of studying the plowing problem more carefully than in the past, and make a good job of it this year. All over the state there are careless plowers. Many are tenants, but not all. They say they plow six inches, and probably ought to, but they are scraping down only about four, and the result is that the foundation is not well laid for a crop, the resources of the soil have not been called on by the plow to respond at least to a bumper crop. There is strong advocacy of the tractor among com “men and general farmers now. Even though the season is well advanced, farmers and country bankers are advised to look into it now.- It is thought that Indiana country bankers should not only encourage, by financial plans on easy terms, the individual farmers to add this equipment for this year, but that, Aavmg the use of the fanners’ money, they should buy tractors themselves and rent them out, or head community tractor companies. With SBOO tractors they are able to plow six acres in a ten-hour day. at an average cost of 65 to 70 cents, and disc and harrow twenty acres a day at a cost of about 25 ’ents. The best feature of the tractor, however, is that it does not get tired. With a change of drivers and a headlight it is good for twenty-four hours’ operation during the rush season, with the result that twelve or fifteen acres can be plowed and forty or fifty acres disked and harrowed. It is ’thought that Indiana country bankers can do nothing better to improve their assets than to finance tractor companies, or, in the emergency that confronts the state now, when the plowing season is on, to buy some, tractors outright and take over the job, at a good profit to themselves an dthe farmer, of turning and preparing land that the farmer would like to have in crop this year .but can not plow and prepare with his limited man and horse power.

Baptist Church. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Sunday school at 9:30. Parr. Regular business meeting of the church Saturday night at 7:30. Sunday school at 10. Morning worship and sermon at 11. Christian Endeavor at 7. Evening sermon at 7:30. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30.

Maxwell Automobiles to Advance In price. Maxwell cars wild advance in Brice $30.00 on May Ist Orders will be filled as received at present prices. MAIN GARAGE. _ ICE FOR RESIDENCES. For this year our price will jbe 40e per 100 lbs. 1,000 lb. book $3.75 if paid in advance. 2,000 lb. book $7.50 & paid in advance. We are now dePhone 104 - - WHITE & LEE. NOTICE. The Sons of Veterans will meet Friday evening, April 20. All members requested to be present. Abundance of Money. I can lovu you all the money you want on that farm. Myrate is 5 per cent and my limit Is SIOO per acre.P. D. Wells. Morocco. Indiana. FOR SALE Fresh fish. Plype Charles Leavel. There; will be a meeting ,of the Alumni Association of Rensselaer high school at my office Tuesday, Apnl 24, at 7:30. All members urged to be prsieot,—Floyd Meyers, President.

TODAY’S PROGRAM AT THE STAR THEATRE

Marc McDermott ( and Miriam Nesbitt in “THE LAST SENTENCE” From the Book of That Title by MAXWELL GRAY > Produced by the Edison Company in a Strong 5-Act Drama. Friday LOU TELLEGAN IN THE Victory of Conscience PARAMOUNT , ADMISSION 5 and 10c.

Middle West fights While the East Talks.

’ Washington, D. C., April 18. —What may surprise New York and New England is the fact that Chicago and Illinois led in recruiting for the regu.lar army yesterday. There is prevalent in the eastern metropolis and up in Boston, too, on impression that the Chicago territory is lax in interest in national defense, even that the great city by the lakes is '"almost disloyal.”* The records of the war department show that Illinois recruiting stations yesterday accepted 236 applicants for the regular army. For Die same 4ay the state of New York, including New York City, had 127 enlistments And ' llinois’ quota is 11,276 to New York's 18.236. _ ___ ; Pennsylvania's quota is 15,330. The state had 225 recruits yesterday. Indiara was third with 187 recruits and Georgia fourth with 143. Missouri tied New York, though its quota is but one-third as many. It developed yesterday that Chicago and the middle west are taking the lead in ail recruiting.

14 Schools For Army Officers Are Authorized.

Washington, April 18.—'Establishment of fourteen citizen training camps where reserve officers and applicants for commissions in the new war army will receive intensive military instruction, was authorized today by Secretary Baker. • The camps will be opened May 1, and the courses of instruction under officers and non-commissioned officers of the regulars will begin May 8. In selecting locations the war department was guided largely by the lines of the proposed divisional training areas. For Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, Fort Benjamin Harrison, at Indianapolis, was selected.

Miss Blanche Embree Married Friday, March 30, in Indianapolis.

In Indianapolis, on Friday afternoon, March 30, 1917, Miss Blanche Embree, the former efficient and popular night operator for the local telephone company, was married to Mr. Forest Chancellor, of Iridianapolis, Rev. F. H. Bfeard, of this city, pronouncing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Chancellor will make their home in Indianapolis.

PASTURE FOR RENT. Have pasture for 250 head of stock near Fair Oaks. Plenty of good water and fine grass. All cattle SI.OO per month. All horses $1.50 per month. For May Ist and Nov. Ist Phene James Walter, Mgr. Lawler Ranches. NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be killed. VERN ROBINSON, —' ~ : ~T City Marshal.

Children’s Trimmed Hats Charming Hats For Little Girls You never expected to see such a pretty group on sale' ~ Saturday, April 2l«t - ONLY 490 JARRETTE’S VARIETY STORE

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