Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — Page 1

No. 101.

PTHE Q BINGES 0 TONIGHT WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS William Farnum IN ' • THE BONDMAN The Biggest Picture Yet Produced

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.

I expect to close my store within a few days, and rather than move my stock I will give great reductions on all pianos and musical instruments. Note my prices .below. On new pianos 1 will sell for part cash, balance on payment. See me at once. $485 Hallett and Davis Player Piano, including 40 rolls of music $350 $350 Schiller Piano .$265 $650 Everett Piano, second hand, good as new, a great bargain, cash $135 $450 Hallet and Davis, second hand, cash ...............slls S2OO Pathe Pathephone with 5 records, 10 selections $145 2 $75 Pathephones with 5 records, - - 10 selections .... ....$ 70 Other musical instruments at big reductions.

Sunday Dinner College Inn a MENU t Chicken Fricassee on Toast Chicken Gravy or Potted Veal Brown Gravy Apple Sauce Dressing Mashed Potatoes Escalloped Tomatoes Deviled Egg Salad Strawberries a-la-mode Bread and Butter Coffee 50 CENTS. Davisson & Waymire - Phonellß

Corner Case Ice Cream, Sodas, Sundaes Grape Juice, Pop and All Soft Drinks.

DODGE TAXI SERVICE I yCjpy —■— /J \, -i*- \ K. T. RHOADES & CO. GARAGE. fIONE 579 or 282 SERVICE DAY OR RIGHT

The Evening Republican.

H. R. LANGE.

Rensselaer Residents Are Now Delaying Free Mail Delivery.

Considerable complaint has been made against the rnayor and the city council for the delay of the city street markings in preparation for free city mail delivery. The streets have been marked and the defllay is now caused by the residences not being supplied with man boxes. This must be done before the delivery can be established. Postmaster Littlefield informed the editor today that if the boxes are put in place he will 'Have an inspector come at once and that there is no doubt that the free delivery will be granted. The boxes can Ibe secured at the local hardware stares and for the very nominal sum of seventy-five cents. If you want free mail delivery in Rensselaer put up your mail box at once. .

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The seniors had a,class meeting Monday after school. The commencement week will begin next Friday, May 25. The following will "be the program: Friday, Mlay 25—Class night at the high school auditorium. Saturday, May 26.—Senior picnic. Sunday, May 27—Baccalaureate service at the Presbyterian church. 29, senior class play ait the Ellis theatre. _ _ Z „ Wednesday, May - 30—Jumor-Sen-ior reception. Thursday, May 31 —Commencement at the high school auditorium. Friday, June I—Alumni banquet. The school tennis court is ready and the 'girls have started playing.

Premier Urges Canada to Open Draft Service.

Ottawa, Ont, Miay 18.—Compulsory military service on a selective basis to raise immediately at least 50,000, and probably 100,000 mea% to make good the wastage in the Canadian .army corps in France was proposed to parliament late today by Sir Robert Borden, the premier, who returned from England last Tuesday. The prime minister declared that every man ih the country had been given the opportunity, under the voluntary enlistment plan, to do his duty to the country and to the cause. Under his plan Canada had done well, ne said. There had been dispatched 326,000 men for the Canadian force across the Atlantic. Including British, French and others reservists, not less than 360,000 men had gone from Canada for over-seas military service. But more are needed, Sir Robert announced. There were under arms enough men to supply reinforcemnts to keep the five Canadian army divisions up. to strength for some tune, but losses were great and provision had to be made for the future unless the five Canadian divisions ware to dwindle to four, to three and to two.

Proper Food for Weak Stomachs.

The proper food for one man may be all wrong for another. Everyone should adopt a diet suited to his age and occupation. Those who have weak stomachs need to be especially careful and should eat slowly and masticate their food thoroughly. It is also important that they keep their bowels regular. When they become constpated or when they feel dull and stupid after eating, they should take Chamberlain’s Tablets to strengthen the stomach and move the bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect.

We will be open Wednesday and Saturday nights and other nights by appointment. —C. E. PRIOR. Don’t forget the Patriotic Meeting Monday night. Everybody attend.

THE WEATHER. , Jlair tonight and Sunday except thunder showers this afternoon or benight; extreme north portion! cooler tonight; north portion cooler Sunday.

auto livery E. W. HICKMAN Will drive you any place at any time. heave calls at Schroer’s Garage. Phone 78-B or 244Black.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1917.

BOOSTER CROWD MADE LONG TRIP

Driving in Automobiles to Francesville, Medaryville, Wheatfield and DeMotte. Twelve auto mob lie loads of entluisiastic citizens made a long drive Friday afternoon, advertising the Monday night 'patriotic meeting in Rensselaer. In the crowd were a few of the soldier boys from Company M, and also the fife and dmm The first stop was made at Francesville, where Major Healey made a rovsing address in which he invited the young men of 'that community to go to the front with the Rensselaer boys. There were quite a number of the people in that community Who heard Die (address. “ The next stop was made at Medaryville and here a large number of citizens were soon gathered and a talk was made by L. H. Hamilton. At Wheatfield Major Healey 'again made the address and it is sure to bear fruit and a number of boys from that part of the county are sure to -join Company M.—— There was- a good sized crowd ait DeMotte and the talk there w|as made by L H. Hamilton. Major Healer was given the names of a large number of prospects and he feel's sure that the company here can be filled to war strength and that it will be c imposed of a hundred and fifty men. It wfais intended to make stops at Thayer and Roselawn, but the car in which Major Healey was riding was out of commission and he was unable to leave DeMotte until too late. The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all. There were no mishaps and all reaiched home in good time and with renewed patriotism. Great credit is due Rex Warner and Major Healey for the success of this trip which was made on so short a notice. All who took their cars and those who accompanied them, including the soldier boys and the drum corps, deserve much praise and twill be pleased, we feel quite sure, ait the result in the great meeting Monday night. Plans are being made and a booster crowd will be sent' to Remington before the meeting.

Farmers’ Club Meetings.

The regular meeting of the Bowling Green Fanners CQlwb will be held at the Bowling Green school house next Tuesday evening, May 22nd, beginning at 8 o'clock. The program committee has take® especial pains to arrange an interesting program and in addition to numbers Iby chrb members, talks wifi be given by Henry Paulus, Percy Hauter, president of the South Marion Club, and by County Agent Leam&ng. President John Zimmer expects a rousing meeting and invites all to attend. *— The West Carpenter Farmers’ dub will hold its regular- May meeting in the Price school house next Friday evening, May 25, beginning |alt 8:00. The meeting place was changed from the Welch school to the Price in order to secure a more central location. The main topic of the meeting wM be Com Production, and President George Putt states that several local county experts have .been secured to lead' the discussions along this line. The public is cordially invited to attend. . ■.... .■. ■

Order Daylight Bill to Senate— Means We Must Get Up Earlier.

Washington, D. C., May 18.—The Calder daylight saving bill was ordered favorably reported to the senate today by the senate committee on interstate commerce. This is the first long step in congress to bring'about the saving of an hour of daylight during the summer months. If at becomes a law the clocks affl over the country will be set forward an hour. ~ Every man, woman and child ‘Will start to work or to school an hour earlier than has been the custom and they will get through with their tasks just an hour earlier.

Bicycle tires, all new stock. Phone 218. Jim Clark. Don’t forget the Patriotic Meeting Monday night. Everybody attend.

GENERAL PERSHING TO LEAD FIRST FORCE

Pick of Regulars To Make Up Contingent Going to Europe Soon—--28,000 Will Be First Force. I; Having proclaimed June 5 the day on which the 10,000,000 men in the country from 21 to 30 years old shall register for the selective draft army, P;csident Wilson tonight issued orders for the dispatch of the first expeditionary force to France. This expedition, which will be sent to tine firing line as soon as possible, will consist of one division of regular army troops—2B,ooo men—and will be under the command of Maj. Gen. J J. Pershing, who lead the American army in pursuit of Villa in Mexico Hast year. The announcement of the decision to place the American flag on the firing line at once was made in the following press bulletin issued by the .war department: “The president has directed an expeditionary force ;of approximately one division of regular troops, under to. proceed to France at as early a date as practicable. Gen. Pershing and staif will precede the troops abroad. ~“It is requesfed”tHat“no speculations with regard to the motilization of this command, dates of departure, composition, or other items be carried' by the press, other than the official bulletins given out by the war department relating thereto.” The division sent to France will consist of picked units of the regular army. Ail the men will be veterans of the service. They will, go into a camp near the front in France, where they will receive intensive training in the most approved methods of trench warfare under the direction of French and British officers. Although it is not permitted to discuss the plans for mobilization and departure, it may be taken for granted Iby the American people that these American troops will be giving an count of themselves in the common cause with their French and British allies before the end of the summer operations. The difficulty of finding ships to transport a division and the arms and supplies it will require has been solved in negotiations with the allies. A certain number of vessels not needed for the transportation of food and war munitions to the allies will be set aside as transports far the expeditionary force.

Monon’s Roll of Honor Now Numbers Thirty-Five.

Monticello Journal. The town of Monon has an honor roll of thirty-five, that number of her young men having surrendered their business and their occupations to rally to the colors. The News says the young men who have enlisted from there were actively engaged in civic duties, mingling prominently in social and business affairs and are of the cream of the community’s young manhood. They are now widely scattered over the c untry at a number of army posts and training caps. One man enlisted in the guard here and one at Winamac. Representatives from Manon in the army are located in Maine, Kentucky, Texas, North Carolina, Florida and the Great Lakes. Only four of the number that 'have so far enlisted at Monon failed to pass the required physical examination. Nearly all of the enlistments were .secured by Postmaster Bennett, who has been' very active in securing recruits for the army from his town.

It Will Take 32 Complete Towns To House Forces Training Now.

Complete plauo ter housing 22,000 men at each of the thirty-two divisional cantonments camps in whica the war is to be trained have been worked out by war department officials and construction work will oe undertaken as soon as commanders of the mfilitary deipartments have designated the sites. Twelve of the camps will go to tne new southeastern department, commanded by Major General Wood, making 264,000 troops assigned to that department. Six comps will be established in' the cefntrail department, six m the southern, three in the western, four in the eastern and one in the northetastem department • In effect, the project is to .build thirty-two towns complete with all necessary equipment and facilities. It .will require six million feet of lumber, whirfi was adopted because the price of cantvas Js so high and the supply so rihort. If tents were used it woufld require two complete sets a yeair to keep the men under cover. L There wifi be 2,000 buildings in each encanxptnent. These will indude quartern for officials and men, stables, kitabems, mess hlalls and store roams in addition to numerous structures for special purposes.

ICE FOR RESIDENCES. For this year our price will be 40c per 100 lbs. 1,000 so. book 33.75 P paid in advance; 2,000 lb. book $7-50. We are now delivering. Phone 104. WHITE & LEE. PASTURE. We now have plenty of good pasture for cows and* heifer*. Same price as steers.—James Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches.

JUNE 5 IS REGISTRY DAY FOR THE ARMY

All Men Between 21 and 30 Inclusive Must Appear and Register— Heavy Penalty. Washington, D. C., May 18.—. President Wilson tonight issued the proclamation putting in effect the selective draft army service provided by the bill passed by congress and signed by the president today. The proclamation orders the reentry of all men in the United States who have passed tlheir twenty-first birthday but who have not passed their thirty-first birthday. The registration must be made in the election registration place for the precinct in whidh the man is a permanent resident The day of registration is Tuesday, June 5. The only men who need not appear are those who already are in the military service of the nation, either in the regular army, the navy, the federal militia ar naval militia, or in the officers’ reserve corps. The law says: “Every such person .shall requirements of this act upon the publication of said proclamation or other notice as aforesaid given by the (president or by his (Erection; and any 'person who shall wilfully fail or refuse to present 'himself for ragistration or to submit thereto as herein provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction in ■the district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, and shall thereupon be dully registered, provided that in the call of the docket precedence shall Ise given in courts trying the same to the trial of criminal proceedings under this act.” The law further provides ‘'that persons shall be subject to registration, as herein provided, who shall have attained .their twenty-first birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty-first birthday an .or before the d'ay set for the registration, and all persons so registered shall be land rc main subject to draft into the forces hereby authorized, unless exempted or excused therefrom as in this act provided. Provided further, that in the case of temporary absence from actual place of residence of any person liable to registration as provided herein, such registration may be made lay mail under regulations to be prescribed by the president” Everyone between the ages specified above, whether he is njarried or single, should be sure and register at •lis regular registration place.

Expert Wall Paper Cleaenr. Jesse Scott, well known wall paper Cleaner, will be in town Monday or Tuesday. Leave orders with Free Wood, Phone 570. NUT MARGARINE. Try it once. It is not an imitation of anything. Do not take it for oleomargarine. We compete with creamery butter on quality lines and save you money. „ RHOADS’ GROCERY. Sprains and Strains Relieved. Sloan’s Liniment quickly takes the pain out of strains, sprains, bruises and all muscle soreness. A clean, clear liquid easily applied, it quickly penetrates without rubbing. Sloan s Liniment does not stain the skin or clog the pores like mussy plasters or ointments. For chronic rheumatic aches and pains, neuralgia, gout and lumbago, have this well known remedy handy. For the pates of grippe and following strenuous work, it gives quick relief. At all druggist s, 25c. <* NOTICE. All dogs must be kept up or they will be killed. yERN robinSON, City Marshal. Hopkins* City Transfer line. Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call phones 226 or Abundance of Money. I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate ia 5 per cent and my limit is $lO0 per acre.— P. D. Wellsi Morocco, Indiana. Special prices on bicycle tires for §0 days only.—Watson Plumbing Co. Don’t forget the Patriotic Meeting Monday night. Everybody attend.

Storage Batteries IMBCHARGED AND REPAIRED Electric Starters, Generators, Ignition Lighting Systems Repaired and Rewired . - Of Rensselaer Garage Official Service Station for Vesta Double Life Batteries.

TODAY ETHEL CLAYTON IN “ THE WEB OF DESIRE 99 K Wm. A. Brady Special AT THE Star Theatre * MONDAY Is Paramount Picture Day. SEE MANILA With Burton Holmes on a trip around the world MONDAY— At The Star Theatre

Would be pleased to do your Carpenter Work Large andsmall jobs given the best attention Edward Smith Pkoie 464

Don’t forget the Patriotic Meeting Monday night. Everylydy attend. Mis. W. L. Thomas will take a class in music. All pupils wishing to take lessons call Phone 627. A globular life boat which can carry 16 persons safely through the roughest water has been invented by a Dane who saw an iron water tank floating several weeks after a wreck. A Missouri inventor’s anti-skkHding device for automobiles includes legs to be so carried on the bub of an automobile wheel that they can De projected to engage sUppery roads. Bad Cough 7 Feverish? Grippy? You need Dr. King’s New Discovery to stop that cold, the soothing balsam ingredients heal the irritated membranes, soothes the -ore throat, the antiseptic qualities kill the germ and your cold is quickly relieved. Dr. King’s New Discovery has for 48 years been the standard remedy for coughs and colds in thousands of homes. Get a bottle toda* and have it handy in your medicine chest for coughs, colds, croup, grippe and all bronchial affections. At your druggist’s, 50c. ' (2 To help an automobile get out of a mud hole an inventor has patented a series of flexibly joined steel strips that form a roadway when laid in front of a wheel. A subterranean river in the Philippines is navigable by small boats for two and a half miles from its mouth, passing, through several large stalactite hung caverns. An English inventor has patented r process for so treating the edges of paper money that, when placed in a phonograph of his invention, they produce words attesting their genuineness. ' Stop Left Over Colds. Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey will stop that hacking cough that lingers from January. The soothing pine balsams loosen the phlegm, heals the irritated membrane, the glycerine relieves the tender tissue, you breathe easier and coughing ceasw. Don’t neglect a lingering cough, it w dangerous. Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey « antiseptic and pleasant to take, benefits young and old, get it, at year druggist’s today. Formula on the bottle. 25c. - ' (2 Don’t forget the Patriotic Meeting Monday night. Everybody attend.

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