Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1917 — Page 1

No. 164.

WOMEN WILL MAKE SHIRTS

MATERIAL FOR 100 SHIRTS HAS BEEN SENT BY GOVERNMENT FOR MAKING. Mrs. Ora T. Ross has secured from Hie United States government a consignment of material for one hundred army shirts. The government pays forty-three cents each for the making of these. Mrs. John Eger has consented to take charge of this work and all of the women who sew well are' asked to co-operate with her. The. different church societies are invited to make a portion of these. Already the ladies df the Catholic church are at work on a number. If you would rather work independently of any society you should take the matter up direct with Mrs. Eger. The money derived from this work will be turned over to the Red Cross and the Comforts Committee. It should be possible to make this hundred and possibly more.

"Jim” Hanley Among First Two Hundred In New York.

According to the New York, Clip* • ner, James Hanley is among the first *two hundred men drafted from the city of New York. Hanley is the Rensselaer boy who is gaining great fame as a music writer. Hanley wrote the music to “Indiana,” the most popular song hit of the season. Jim is with the Bernstein and Shaperio, Music Publishing Company, of New York. If Jim makes as good a soldier as he does a music writer, Uncle Sam will have a valuable addition to his army.

Misses Hattie, and Grace Waymire went to Lafayette todayv Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Frances went to Danville, 111., today for a visit with relatives. W. L. Bott, proprietor of the Jasper County Telephone Company, is in Star City today. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Porter will go to Valparaiso this evening for a visit with Bert Brenner and family. A. J. Harmon went to Pontiac, 111., today for a visit with his sister before returning to his home in Mitchell, S. Dak. Howard Beebe and Howard Speaks went to Hebron today to visit with friends before takirig up their duties with'Company M. - James West, who spends much of his time in the oil fields, in the west, is here for a visit with his family. He is spending the day in Chicago.

Mrs. Charles V. May, who has been in the hospital for the past few weeks has sufficiently recovered to be able to return to her home Monday. Maurine Tuteur' is getting along splendidly and will soon be able to return to her home. Miss Tuteur s lively, happy disposition helps her to take her confinement with much good cheer. < There is much early garden vegetables and early apples going to waste. There are no doubt many families could make splendid use of this waste. Is there not some way by which this food could be utilized? Mrs. Ora T. Ross and her guest, Mrs. John F. Lawrence, of Ann Arbor, Mich., went to Chicago today. Misses Edna and Ethel Iliff, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Iliff, went to Neligh, Neb., where they will atr tend a teachers’ institute. They will teach school in Minnesota during the next year. - ~

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Draftees Must Take Questions to Local Board.

Washington, July 27.—A deluge of personal inquiries concerning future steps in the army draft and of pleas from industrial concerns for exemption Of their expert workers drew from the .provost marshal's office today a statement that questions must be addressed to local boards and that claims for industrial exemption must go later to the district boards. No general class of workmen will be exempted. Provost Marshal General Crowder told the coal production committee, which sought information whether miners would be left at their work. Appeals to the provost marshal’s office from employers on behalf of their workmen can accomplish nothing, it was explained, as regulations promulgated by President Wilson govern all exemptions. ‘ ‘The question of whether a man is more useful to his country in a peaceful pursuit than in military service, is a matter to be taken up with the district board,” said the announcement, “and for that board to determine in the light of the circumstances surrounding each individual case. “Procedure in case of claim for discharge on the ground of industry or agriculture is explicitly outlined in the regulations. Only the upper or district board has jurisdiction over an industrial or agricultural claim for discharge. Before a man has a standing before the district board he must first be certified to by the local or lower board as physically qualified for service and must have had any discharge claim made before the lower board decided adversely to him. “He has five days after he is certified to the upper board in which to file claim for. discharge and five days more in which to file proof. All claims for exemption on industrial or agricultural grounds are decided originally by the lower or local board.” Most individual queries to the provost marshal came from men who are absent from their place =of registration and who have been summoned for examination. Such a man should apply in writing ot the local board in the district where he is registered, and request an order directing him to appear for physical examination and possibly exemption or discharge claim, before the board of the district in which he is now living.

Jury in Texas Indicts Gov. Ferguson and Other Officials.

Austin, Texas, July 27. —Governor Ferguson today was indicted by the Travis county grand jury on nine counts, seven charging misapplication of public funds, one diversion of pubic funds and one embezzlement. C. J. Bartlett, secretary of state, was indicted on four counts, charging misapplication of public funds. C. J. Stowe, state superintendent of buildings and grounds, was indicted on one count. _ _ __ . C. O. Austin, commissioner of insurance and banking, was indicted on four counts.

Wagner’s Weekly Review.

The weather throughout the grain belt the past week has, in the main, been favorable for the progress of the crops. —Some moisture has fallen in the southwest and the northwest where needed, but additional would be beneficial to those sections, as well as to parts of Nebraska and lowa. Some complaints are being received from Nebraska of droughty conditions damaging corn, but early rains can readily change the complexion of the situation in the sections mentioned. s Reports indicate that we haye raised a bumper crop of oats. Threshing returns are generally exceeding expectations. The new oats have not begun to come to market in quantity as yet. * , The foreign demand for grains has been hampered by the export embargo, there being more than 300,000 tons of foodstuffs consigned to Holland alone held in the New York harbor because of inability to obtain export licenses, and there is some fear that the boats will be obliged to unload their cargoes. There is uncertainty as to the length of time that distillers will be permitted to, operate. These interests have been large buyers of corn in recent weeks. Th stocks of old corn are light and the quantity used for distilling purposes is comparatively large. Advices from Argentine mention growing crops as having been favored with climatic conditions since seeding and all reports show highly favorable conditions obtain. An especially large yield of oats, is expected. CorTT arrivals are said to be moderate and quality poor. The Kansas state crop report makes the corn condition of that state 51.5 7fh in June and T 5 a year ago. The wheat crop is estimated at 45,250,000 bushels against 42,000,000 in June. However, these figures represent a lo§s of about 60,000,000 bushels as compared with the- final yield for Kansas last year. The news of Europe, we feel’, will be such as to readily absorb any surplus of foodstuffs that America may be ahle to produce, regardless of the size of crQps, and we therefore feel that corn, oats and provisions will continue a purchase on the declines?

Wild Hay to Pol Up fin SharM. • A luge acreage of good wild hay on the Kent tract of land in Newton county, owned by John J. Lawler. Put up either on shares or by ton. See James E. Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches, Telephone SB7. c ■' -j* •

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDA, JULY 28, 1917.

6,000 Railroaders Walked Out This Morning.

Switchmen on nineteen Chicago toads struck this Saturday morning at 6 o’clock, when their demands for an increase in pay were rejected. The United States board of mediation and conciliation was called upon Friday morning following the break between the brotherhood officials and managers’ conference committee and the calling of the strike. The union refused its offer to intervene. Then the railroad managers issued their statement, attributing the strike to the union, and called for aid from the pdlice. A report coming over the Wagner wire late this Saturday forenoon stated that 6,000 switchmen had struck this morning, according to the railway brotherhood. However* the railway managers assert that the number of strikers is not more than 2,500.

Brothers Want to Serve In Company M.

Floyd and Guy Crowder* sons of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Crowder, \yh* live on the Keife farm southeast of Rensselaer, went to Indianapolis today for a short visit with relatives. Guy is a member of Company M and' his brother, Floyd, who is a fireman on the Monon, has made application to join. The two boys are anxious to join the service and to be together.

Mrs. Clifford Beaver and daughter, Mamie, went to Lafayette today. Mrs. Abe Wartena returned this morning after a visit with relatives at Indiana Harbor. W. R. Brown left this morning for Huntington, Ind., where he will visit his sons, Everett and Clinton. »i■ ■ Mrs. Charles Morlan went to Chicago today for a visit with her son, Forest, for a few days.

C. J. Stebbins joined his wife at Marion today. Mrs. Stebbins has been visiting her parents at that city for a short time. John Hopkins, one of our earner boys, is on the sick list and was not able to collect from his patrons today. He will see you nekt Saturday. Mrs. Mary Harnish, who has been the guest for a few days of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Shafer, returned <to her home at Logansport. * Mrs. George A. Thomas returned to her home at Monticello this morning after a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin, of this city. Gwin Thomas, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, is a member of the officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. George Martin, who lives near the Queen City school house in Milroy township, was a very pleasant caller at the Republican office today. He arranged to 'get the news twice each week by having his name placed upon the honor roll among the subscribers of the Semi-Weekly.

NOTICE. —Wanted, bids for soldiers’ meals. Will have from 75' to 100 for three meals each day. For fmther particulars see H. B. Tuteur, Captain Company M, Rensselaer, Indd. MUZZLE YOUR DOG. Orders have been given the city police department to shoot any and all dogs running loose that are not muzzled. By order City Board of Stealth office. NOTICE. All don must be kept up or they will be killed. VEEN ROBINSON, City Marshal.

WEATHER. Fair and warmer tonight; Sunday fair. ■

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United States Easy Prey But For the Allies.

Pittsburg, Pa., July 27.—“ We are not yet awake,” asserted Col. Theodore Roosevelt last night in an address in which he deplored lack of preparedness both for the present war and for possible future wars. “I would gladly refrain from pointing out shortcomings of the present and the immediate past if there were any indications that we intended to provide for the future. But there is no such indication. And yet now is the time to formulate our permanent policy ; now, when the lemons of war are vivid before our eyes. “The prime fact to member is our utter helplessness at this moment, six months after we really, four months after we nominally, went to war. The actual event has shown that if we had not been shielded by our allies, a single small German army of a couple of corps, or a similar small army of any old world military power, would have conquered us out of hand. “When I say conquered, I mean conquered. Such an army could have been ferried across the ocean in thirty days. In that time.we could not have assembled, out of the whole country, an amry force of trained sqldiers to meet it, and we had not even a single aeroplane or a single battery of artillery with which to meet the hostile flying squadron and artillery. We would have been as easy a prey as Belgium, and we would have been as completely conquered. “We have baen saved because, and only because, for their own purposes, our allies, the British and French, had to protect us. But next time we may have no allies.” The Colonel was the speaker at the evening meeting of the national convention of Moose.

U. S. Preparing Commissions For Student Officers.

Washington, July 27.—War department officials are preparing to issue commissions to successful candidates at the officers’ training camps promptly on the closing of the first series of camps on August 15. Definite figures as to the number to be commissioned are not available, but probably more than 25,000 men and perhaps 25,000 will receive their papers. Their assignment to the regular army, national guard, or national will follow immediately. Officers in charge of the camps already are making up their recommendations. These lists will begin to reach the war department about Aug. 1, ’and a special corps of clerks will be set to work making out the commissions so that all can be .returned to the camps in time to be issued to the new officers when the training period closes. An officer from each camp will bring in the list and take back the commissions.

Next Call For Men Will Come in October.

Senator Lewis, who is the democratic whip of the senate, and who is supposed to have information of an inside nature, if anybody has it, said the fore part of the week that the next call for men for the second installment of the national army will be made about the first of October. In reference to the national guard now under arms, Senator Lewis made the prediction that the first of January will find them in France. From which it may be concluded that the portion of the guard to go into training on August 5, and which will take Company M from this city, will not be far behind the first installments of the guard when they land in France. /

Eat a Banana and Save Bread.

The best way to save flour is to stop the eating of bread. But such advice is worthless unless we know what to eat instead of bread . During these summer months our gardens and the cheap vegetables that flood the markets furnish the answer. But all the year around the banana, a tropical fruit, which is easily and cheaply grown, can be depended upon very largely to furnish starch and sugar and a good supply of mineral salts at a price which under ordinary conditions is no greater than wheat flour. Bananas are brought to our markets while they are still green, in specially fitted boats which touch the ports of the West Indies and Central and South America. Our ability to get bananas at ten to twenty-five cents a dozen, depending upon their size and condition, is regulated by the carrying capacity of the banana fleet. Any readjustment of our ship-ping-±o meet the needs of freighters Tor carrying munitions and supplies across the Atlantic which withdraws these banana boats from service cuts of a very important food Supply. It is foolish to urge people to save wheat by consuming less bread if at the same time we make it impossible for them to get the cheap food from the tropics.

New Suit* Filed. No. 8790. Archilles Davis vs. John Roorda;- supplementary executloNo. 8791. First National Bank of Medaryville vs Julius Klinger et al: complaint on foreclosure; demand S3OO. . ' LARGE FARM y?R RENT. We still have a large farm for rent. Rensselaer quarters. Write or phone, James Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches, Rensselaer, Indiana, Rhone 337.

Company M Strength

Now Is 134 Men. Dr. Rariden, of Brookston, first lieutenant in the United States army, was in Rensselaer Friday for the purpose of examining the recent recruits secured by Captain Tttteur and his officers. The number examined Friday was fifteen and of these there were butythree who failed to make the requirements. The total strength of the company is now 134, sixteen short of war strength, ant these sixteen are expected to be found before another week. Next Sunday will find the members of the company mobilized in this city, and they will remain here until given orders to leave for their southern training camp. The men will be in uniforms, that is, as many as there are uniforms fnr Those who failed to pass Friday were Carroll Wesley Leatherman, of Jasper .county; John C. Martin, of Frankfort, and Harry G. Albertson, of Morocco. The men who made the guard are Benjaman N. Gardner, of Fowler; George J. Powers, Rensselaer L Charles O. Higginbotham, Frankfort; Ardis L. Cornwell, Remington; Ray G. Botts, Frankfort; Emory H. Nixon, Frankfort; Melville E. Patterson, Fraknfort; Wm. W. Little, Rensselaer; Morris L. Carlyle, Remington; Curtis R. Wolfe, Brook; Guy M. Crowder, Rensselaer, and Thomas E. Robinson, Rensselaer.

County Agent Notes.

The Jasper County Better Farming Association has completed the checking up of the results of the oat smut demonstrations started by its members last spring. This work has been in charge of County Agent Learning and F. J. Pipal, of the plant pathology department of the Purdue experiment station. Thirty-two farmers in different parts of the county were used as demonstrators. Most of them treated their seed oats with a formaldehyde last spring, leaving untreated check plots on their farms for comparison. A few treated all their seed arid others did not treat any. The results show that the 32 farmers seeded 1,466 acres of oats. The average per cent of smut on the treated plots was .23 per cent, while the .average per cent on the check plots was 6.6 per cent. Many of the farms showed less than .001 per cent of smut in the treated plots and wherever the percentage ran as high at . 1 per cent it was invariably found that bulk formaldehyde had been purchased by the farmer. The demonstration increased their yields of oats an average of 93 bushels per farm by the use of the formaldehyde treatment. The average cost of material was less than one dollar per farm and the labor expended was slight. The figures indicate that the use of the treatment On all seed oats in the county would have increased the production this year by about 1 §B,OOO bushels, value dat over SIIO,OOO. Many demonstrators also increased vigor of treated plants due to the fact that other diseases aside from the smuts were arrested. In speaking of the matter Mr. Pipal said: “The osses from smut in northern Indiana are below the average this year. While there was a loss of 5.5 per cent, the average annual loss is about 14. I have just come from Monroe county, where the loss ran as high as 34 per cent in many fields.” The Association made no attempt to carry out a campaign to induce all farmers to treat theii; seed oats last spring. These demonstrations were carried on with the idea of securing data which could be used in a countywide project of oats smut control to be taken up next winter. County Agent Learning! reports that enough material has been obtained from the trials this year to prove convincing to anyone who will study it and expects that in a few years the practice of treating all small grain seed will become general.

George A. Donnelly and L. E. Trussell went to Knox today. ff mtmmmmmr Mr. and Mrs. Marion I. Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carson and daughters are planning to visit Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Brown, who live near Huntington, Sunday. They will make the trip in Mr. Adams’ automobile. Raymond Dixie, who enlisted in the navy last spring has written relatives here* that he has been granted a fifteen day furlough, beginning August Ist, and expects to spend the time here. Raymond is a member of the crew of the battleship Montana. Arthur Tuteur has undoubtedly gained the distinction of being the first Rensselaer gardener to have roasting ears from his .own garden this year. ~ He had his first roasting ear meal Thursday. As a gardener Art don’t bow to any of them and the garden spot he has this year is as fine and pretty a one as we have seen any place. If there is anyone who has beaten Art’s record this year we would like to hear from them. _ A meeting' for the purpose of organizing a community club will be held at the school building at DeMotte next Friday evening, Aug. 3, at 8 o’clock. This meeting will be in charge of a committee consisting of Dr. Y. R. Oosttsn, Thos. e Abbring, and others are in charge of the arrangements. Dr. H. J. Kannal, County Agent Stewart Learning, and probably Prof. R. A. Craig, of Purdue, will appear on the program. Keener is one of the few townships without a community organization at the present time and many of the prominent citizens have felt that it is time to get busy. Everyone is invited to attend. * ■ - -

No. 258 Fails to Pass the Physical Examination.

No. 258, Carroll Wesley Leatherman, the young man from this county who attained the distinction of being the first young man from Jasper county to be drawn in the great lottery held, last week, failed to pass the physical examination, which would have permitted him to become a -member of Company M. Leatherman, Kith 14 others, was given the test by an examining officer Friday. Following his having been drawn for the first draft army Leatherman enlisted in Company M. Although Leatherman failed to pass he will have to appear just the same before the local registration board, where he will be re-examined.

U. S. Troops Ordered to “Shoot to Kill” On Mexican Snipers.

El Paso, Tex., July 27.—Brigadier General George Bell, Jr., district commander U. S. army here, has informed Mexican Consul Bravor that U. S. soldiers on patrol duty would return the fire whenever they are fired upon from across the border. The soldiers, General Bell sailed, had been ordered to shoot to kill. General Bell’s statement was in reply to a protest, lodged by the Mexicali consul, alleging that a Mexican soldier on the night of July 17 was mortally wounded. General Bell informed the consul that he had found that the Mexican soldiers fired first.

French Mails Are Free To American Soldiers.

American Training Camp in France, July 27.—The Frnech government has extended to the American soldier free use of the French mails. Similar postal arrangements can be made with Great Britain for such reciprocity already exists between Great Britain and France. The soldiers rejoiced today over the arrival of a large consignment of tobacco from America.

Allies Will Fight to the End.

= At a conference of the allies held at Paris this week, the following resolution was unanimously passed before separating: “The allied powers, more closely united than ever for the defense of the people’s rights, particularly in the Balkan peninsula, are resolved not to lay down arms until they have, attained the end which in their eyes dominates all others—to render impossible a return of the criminal agpression such as that whereof the central empires bear the responsibility.” • The Gillam Farmers’ Club will meet at the Independence church on Wednesday evening, Aug. 1. The program committee has arranged the following program: Song, Gillam Chorus. __ Song, Johnson Children. “Woman and the War,” Miss Fjprence Ryan. “What is the Best Telephone System for the Farmer to Employ: Private, Corporation, or Co-operative?” Stewart Learning, John Guild, John Selmer. General Discussion. Recitation, Gordon Robinson. Song, Chorus. The Parr Farmers’ Club will hold its regular meeting at the Parr school next Thursday evening, Aug. 2. The program committee announces that the usual high grade program will be rendered and invites all to attend. Rev. F. H. Beard, pastor of the Baptist church, expects to leave for Spencer, Ind., with his family about the first of September. Rev. Beard recently accepted the pastorate of the Baptist church of that city, and although Rensselaer citizens greatly regret to lose him and his fine family, they will wish him success in his new field. During the tftne here as pastor of the local church, Rev. Beard has done much good arid has aided the church very much.

TONIGHT AT THE STAR THEATRE Little Muriel Ostriche end Arthur Ashley in a strong picutrization of * MORAL COURAGE MONDAY j in A GIRL LIKE THAT TUESDAY Mae Allison and Harold Lockwood in MR. 44 WEDNESDAY Marie Doro in Dickens story of Oliver Twist. In addition we will offer the Ist episode of the best serial yet shown THE FATAL RING I Pearl White Will Star. See Story in The Chicago American.

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