Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1917 — Page 1

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CHAS. MARLIN IN ACCIDENT

AUTO TURNED OVER SUNDAY EVENING, WRECKING CAR AND INJURING BOY. W A carriage being driven east of the Pleasant Ridge road Sunday evening, was probably the cause of a near serious auto accident. Charles Marlin, accompanied by his brother-in-law, was driving east in a stripped Ford when they came up behind the carriage, the occupants of which seemed confused and did not know which way to turn out to give Marlin passing room. Instead of turning to the right the carriage turned slightly to the left and Marlin, to save himself from running into the rear of the carriage, turned his car sharply to the right and when the auto reached the sideroad it struck a rut and turned over, throwing both occupants clear of the machine. Marlin was hurt some, having his back wrenched and otherwise cut and bruised, but it is expected that he will be all right again in a few days. Marlin’s brother-in-law was uninjured. The automobile was broken up considerably, the hood and radiator being torn completely off, the front axle and wheels bent badly " and otherwise broken up. All drivers of automobiles and buggies should learn which way to turn out when another wants past. Another automobile just ahead of Marlin, which was being driven very slow, had to almost stop before it could get this same carriage to turn to the right, and then had to go around it with two wheels in the ditch. ;

Red Cross at Camp Kurrie.

Through the kindness of Ed Duvall a tent has been placed at Camp Kurrie and in jt has been placed writing and reading material. This will be of great convenience to the boys, but the tent should be much larger or there should be another tent. Persons desiring to help in some way to make the' stay of the boys here just as pleasant as possible can do so by sending them magazines and papers. Ten copies of the Republican are being furnished each day and a goodly supply of current papers and magazines can be used.

Wild Hay to Put Up On Shares.

A large 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 837.

BAD EYES ARE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR It is to be regretted that there are so many of that sort in this day and age, but they must be cared for and we are fully equipped to do it. No matter what you think the trouble is, do not do a thing until you come to us. It will cost you nothing for consultation , • And <it is your duty to your Eyes. CLARE] JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone ll.—

GAYETYJTONIGHT Gold Rooster Features Presents LOIS MEREDITH in SOLD AT AUCTION Supported by - William Conklin 5 Part Pathe Picture. TUESDAY LIGHT IN DARKNESS Edison Feature. WEDNESDAY A PLACE IN THE 'SUN ‘ WITH Mary McAlister. i

The Evening Republican.

CO. M LICKED IN SEVENTH

BROOK WON BALL GAME 4 TO 2 —LEFTY CLARK IN COMEBACK. An error, an infield out and two singles coming in a bunch in Sunday afternoon’s benefit game between Brook and Company M, spelled defeat for the latter 4to 2. Those who attended the game with the expectation of seeing a mediocre exhibition of the national pasttime were agreeably surprised at the article of ball displayed. The game was replete with thrills and clever playing. Bob Blue, Healey, Hammond and Eldridge of the locals pulled some hair raising plays, while a pair of startling one-handed catches helped out the Brook hurler considerably.

Hampton, of Morocco, did the catching for the invaders and breezed through in fine style. The locals with the exception of one inning were unable to bunch their hits sufficiently to score. Hampton was in trouble on two or three different occasions, but wonderful backing saved him. Lefty Clark essayed a comeback on the mound' for the borne folks and was highly successful during the first six rounds. During this time Brook garnered but two hits off his delivery and nine of them went back to the shelter of the coop on stakes. Rensselaer'was leading at the end of the sixth two to one. Clark weakened in the seventh and Brook manufactured two runs, enough to win. Elder booted a roller and the batter was safe at first. The next swatter followed with a hit, an infield out moved both of the runners up and they scored a moment later on a single to left. The Rensselaer markers came in the fifth. Blue doubled to right, Eldridge singled, Blue taking third; Jimmie stole on the next pitch; Elder then doubled and both runners scored. Elder was pinched in attempting to pilfer third a few seconds later, on a doubtful decision, and the day’s scoring for the soldiers was oyer. The gate totalled in the neighborhood of S7O, sixty per cent of this going to Brook. About S3O was realized for the Company M fund.

TOURISTS HAVE AN ACCIDENT

MRS. E. W. ALLEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT IN PENNSYLVANIA. Mrs. E. W. Allen, who left Wheatfield a week or two ago with her son, Eugene Allen, and her daughter, Mrs. Simon Fendig, to visit Mrs. Fendig’s son, who recently joined the army and is stationed in the east, was seriously injured in an. automobile accident Sunday. No particulars have been received of the accident, except the following from the Lafayette Journal: “E. W. Allen, proprietor of the Lafayette Taxi company, received word last night thdt his mother, Mrs. E. W. Allen, of Wheatfield, has been seriously injured in an automobile accident in Pennsylvania and is at a hospital in Uniontown, Pa. His son, Eugene Allen, and his sister, Mrs. Simon Fendig, also of Wheatfield, were also in the accident, but they were uninjured. How the accident occurred was not stated in the message. The party was returning from Allentown, Pa., where Mrs. Fendig’s son is intraining as a member of an ambulance unit. They were traveling in a Maxwell touring car. E. W. Allen left this morning for Uniontown.

Woman Badly Injured In Auto Accident Saturday.

An automobile accident which occurred in front of the James H. Chapman farm in Union township Saturday evening resulted in the injury of the mother of Mr. and Mrs. Kingery, of Flora, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Kingery, four children and the mother-in-law were coming south on the north road leading into Rensselaer when they ran into some loose gravel which so suddenly retarded the speed of the machine that the rear end waS' thrown to one side and the car turned completely over. How the uninjured parties escaped without being killed is hard to figure out. The mother-in-law had a collar bpne broken and should have been taken to the hospital, but the man in charge is reported to have been interested in the marketing the product of the high priced corn that has been selling and was therefore quite indifferent to the pain of his mother-in-law. ’ Her injury was attendeff by a local physician, and the car having been but little damaged, the party proceeded on their way to Flora.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Duggins, of Rensselaer, a boy, Saturday, August 11. _ „ Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green, of Union township, a girl, Sunday, August 12.

Late Births.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1917.

HOME-READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN-SOLDIERS

(Issued by the War Department and all rights to reprint reserved.) Thia course of thirty daily lessons is offered to the men selected for service M the National Army as * practical help in getting started in the right way. It is informal in tone and does not attempt to give binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various manuals and regulations of the U. S. Army, to which this course is merely introductory.

LESSON 1. YOUR POST OF HONOR.

You are called to serve as a soldier in the National Army, because that isone of your obligations as a citizen of the United States. The ■ citizens of a republic must always be ready in the hour of need to leave their own homes and take up arms in defense of their rights and principles. Otherwise the Republic could not long continue to exist. The men who now enter the military service deserve the gratitude and respect of their fellow citizens. You are doubtless making a heavy sacrifice in order to perform this duty to your country. Hundreds of thousands of other young men and their families are face to face with similar sacrifices. All our citizens will Conner- nr later be called upon, each to bear his or her share of the burden. Men and women, rich and poor, all alike must do whatever is necessary and must give up whatever is' necessary. For no personal interests or feelings can be permitted to stand in the wa"y at a time when the safety and honor of the country are at stake. As a citizen soldier you are chosen for a post of special distinction. America is justly proud of the soldiers of the past who have won for us the rights today denied and put in serious danger by the high-handed attacks of the German government. America will be no less proud of you, as you fight to uphold those rights. Your personal responsibility is great. As warfare is today conducted, the individual soldier counts for more than ever before. Your own skill and bravery, no matter how humble your rank, may easily be important factors in deciding whether an engagement is to be won or lost. You can not depend upon anyone else to carry .this personal responsibility for you; you must depend upon yourself.

SOME AMERICAN SOLDIERS Americans are well-fitted to meet this test. During the Civil War, at the battle of Antietam, the 7th Maine Infantry lay, hugging the ground, under a furious storm of shot and shell. Private Knox, who was a wonderful shot, asked leave to move nearer the enemy. For an hour afterwards his companions heard his rifle crack every few minutes. His commanding officer finally, from curiosity, crept forward to see what he was doing and found that he had driven every man away from one section of a Confederate battery, tumbling over gunner after gunner as they came forward to fire. * * * At the end of an hour or so, a piece of shell took off the breech of his pet rifle, and he returned disconsolate, but after a few minutes he gathered three rifles that were left by wounded men and went back again. .' .. In the Confederate armies individual soldiers were no less skillful, cool and braye. On both sides they were Americans. Here are a few cases quoted from official records. You must read between the lines to get the full benefit of the stories they tell of resourcefulness and courage. ' On June 9,1862, Private John Gray, sth Ohio Infantry, “mounted on an artillery horse of the enemy and captured a brass 6-poundpiece, in the face of the enemy’s fire, and brought it to the rear.” On October 12, 1863, Private Michael Dougherty, 13th Pennsylvania Cavaliy, “at the head of a detachment of his company, dashed across an open field, exposed to a deadly fire from the enemy, and succeeded in dislodging them from an unoccupied house, which he and his comrades defended for several hours against repeated attacks, thus preventing the enemy from flanking the position of the Union forces.” ' From May 8 to 11, 1864, Private John B. Lynch, 3d Indiana Cavalry, “carried important dispatches from the President to General Grant, passing through the enemy’s country, escaping capture, delivered his messages and returned to Washington with replies thereto.” • On April 27, 1899, Private Edwatd White, 20th Kansas Infantry, during a fight with insurgents in the Philippine Islands, “swam the Rio Grande de Pampaga in face of the enemy’s fire and fastened a rope to the unoccupied trenches, thereby enableing the crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.”

The directors of the new Farmers State Bank will hold a meeting tonight, at which time it is expected" that officers will be selected and also a location will be chosen. Indications are that Charles Stackhouse will be elected president and Charles V. May, the present county treasurer, will be appointed cashier.

On May 6, 1900, Private William P. Maclay, 43d U. S. Volunteer Infantry, “charged an occupied bastion, saving the fife of an officer in a hand-to-hand combat and destroying' the enemy.” Tn all these cases medals of honor ♦ere granted. The incidents, however, are typical of the army. Thousands of similar stories might be told. They represent the spirit that will inspire the National Army when the time comes to show the stuff of which it is made. Tales of heroic courage can be found in the annals of all armies and of all nations. But the American Army has its own special tradition, which these incidents illustrate. It is the tradition of intelligence, selfreliance, and individual daring on the part of men serving in the ranks. THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER COUNTS Other things being equal, an army made up of self-reliant, thinking men has a great advantage over a merely machine-like army, and this is especially true in present-day warfare. Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff, U. S. A., remarks on this point: “The conditions under which modem wars are fought are ever making increasing demands on the individual soldier. * * * The individual soldier must know how to interpret accurately orders and signals, for the enemy’s fire may often so isolate him from his leader and comrades, perhaps only a step away, that he may be thrown on his own initiative in making his actions conform to those of the whole line; he may have to use his own judgment in opening fire, in advancing, in intrenching.” . FAIR PLAY A second tradition 3>f the American Army, which need only be mentioned, is that of fighting fairly and treating even the enemy- with as much humanity as his own conduct will permit. As for slaughtering or enslaving the civilian population of captured territory, attacking prisoners or assaulting women, American soldiers would as little commit such crimes in time of war as in time of peace. In this respect most of the ,civilized nations of the world think alike. FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS AND PRINCIPLES There is a third splendid tradition of the American Army which you will help to carry forward. It has fought always and everywhere in defense of principles and rights—never merely for territory and for power. Even the Civil War resulted from the clash of opposing principles—the principle of an indivisible Union upheld by the North, and that of freedom to withdraw from the Union upheld by the South. To protect the rights of citizens, the American people have several times opposed tyrannical governments —the English government in 1776 and 1812, the French government for a short period in 1798, the Mexican government in 1848, the Spanish government in 1898. The final effect in each case has been toadvance the cause of liberty and democracy throughout the world, even in the countries against which we fought. Our weapons have not willingly been turned against any peoples, but only against the rulers who misgoverned and misled them. In fighting for our own rights, the American Army has fought also, in President Wilson’s phrase, for the “rights of mankind.” For a like high purpose, the American people have entered 'into the present war against the German government—a government which in our belief misrepresents and misleads the German people. Only by so doing can we make ’ America and the world “safe for democracy.” But one ending can be thought of—an ending that will guarantee the continuance of all those principles and rights which the American Army has in the past so nobly fought to establish. j Never lose sight, even for an in- • stant, of the fact that all your traih- ' ing, your efforts, and your sacnfrces . have this one great object in yiew, i the attainment of which is worth anything.it may cost

The city council meets in regular session tonight in the council chamber in the court house. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Porter returned home Sunday after a two weeks* visit with relatives and friends at Valparaiso and Francesville.

THIRTY-FOUR CERTIFIED

JASPER BOARD SELECTS MEN FROM FIRST DRAFTEES FOR . WAR SERVICE. The local board has selected the following men out of the first draftees called in this county. These names will be certified to the state board and if they are not excused by the district board they will form a part of the fifty-six men Jasper county is called upon tn furnish. r The board members have found their duties to be very difficult and one they would much prefer not to perform. But as men they have tried to do their duty and have made an earnest, conscientious effort to discharge that duty in fairness to all. The thirty-four names certified are as follows: Carroll W. Leatherman Elbert E. Shoemaker John Kaufman Henry Van Weinen Clarence Bowman William Ott Teddie Miller Orval H. Crisler Roy M. Burch John A. Moosmiller Leo M. Mutter John DeArmond Joseph Hallett Vernon R. Stearns William Marlin Louis W. Misch Ben Grube ... - Joseph J. Thomas Carl Weickum Othel Caldwell german Goepp elevan Babcock John Shields Glen Overley John Kriz Charles P. Porter Oscar J. Stembel ‘ Perry F. Naylor • Tunis Snip, Jr. Clarence V. Sayer Fltecher D. Minniear Harold L. Fidler Orla Clouse Arthur Battleday.

Red Cross to Prepare Surgical Dressings For Battle Ships

At. the request of William C. Braisted, Surgeon General of the United States Navy, the American Red Cross has called upon ten of the larger chapters of the society nearest New York to supply at the earliest possible moment surgical dressings for each 188 battleships and destroyers. Each ship will require thousands of compresses and bandages, the entire consignment making a total of more than six hundred thousand surgical dressings. The surgical dressings are to be prepared by the women workers in the Red Cross Chapters at Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta, Boston and the northeastern division, these chapters being chosen because their proximity to New York will expedite delivery. It is expected to fill the order within the next ten days. Women qualified in the various chapters to make surgical dressings are working night and day for the rapid completion of the work. Only women who have taken the Red Cross course in the making of these bandages are eligible to engage in the work. With the declaration of war there has been a rapid increase in the number of women taking the Red Cross surgical dressing courses. In June 4,144 certificates Were issued to women who had taken the course of eight lessons of three hours each, and in the first ten days of July, 1,279 certificates were issued. —Each chapter will supply the battieship named after that particular state and others in which they might have a geographical interest. Thus the Chicago chapter will supply the Chicago and the Illinois. New York will supply the New York and the Albany. These boxes as completed will be shipped by chapters direct to the Bush Terminal at New York for distribution to the ships. The making of surgical dressings is especially suitable work for young fingers and eyes and affords a splendid opportunity for the young girls and women of Rensselaer to prove their patriotism. The number of supplies sent from our local chapter could soon be doubled and trebled if the girls would devote only a few hours of * their time each week. Our women who can knit are busy with their needles every spare moment, the women who can sew are making shirts and pajamas as rapidly as is consistent with good work and yet most of these women have the responsibility of homes and families. If the young girls will help carry on the work of making surgical dressings, our combined efforts will bring splendid results and the women and girls of Rensselaer will have their part in winning this war. Do we want our boys* wounds dressed with, newspapers and straw as they are compelled to do now some places Jm France?

LARGE FARM FOR RENT.

We still have a large fam for rent. Rensselaer quarter* Write lor phone, James Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches, Rensselaer, Indiana, Phone 881 s

JACKSON IN SECOND CAMP

SECRETARY OF STATE ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER OF THE SECOND CAMP. Ed Jackson, secretary of state, has been selected as a member of the second officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, which begins on August 27th. - Mr. Jackson had gone out all over the state making patriotic speeches and urging all who couldtotake up arms in defense of democracy. In so doing he became tremendously interested and felt that he should offer himself. —He was not sure how his good wife would look at the matter, but in taking it up with her found that she was as patriotic as himself and when he told her that he felt that it was his duty to offer himself she said it surely did not look good to urge other people to go when he himself did not enlist. Last spring while Senator Watson and Mrs. Watson were in Washington and they supposed that their son, Gowdy, was pursuing his studies at Depauw, they were surprised to find that young Watson had enlisted. After his enlistment he paid his parents a visit at Washington and his mother was very much worked up about the matter. She asked her son why he had enlisted and the young patriot said: "Dad voted to send other mother’s sons and I sure ought to go.” With the entrance of Cope Judson Hanley into the second officers training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Judge and Mrs. Hanley will have placed upon the altar of patriotism their all. Emil is already in the service, being a member of the hospital corps now at Frankfort. "-■■■ »

Hammond Postmaster to Take Jasper County Bride.

Unless the condition of her mother will not permit, Miss Anna Middlecamp and John Rhoade, postmaster at Hammond, will be married Weanesday, August 15th. The ceremony is to be performed by the pastor of the Union township Lutheran church. Mr. Rhoade is one of Hammond’s most popular business men and his bride is a most excellent lady.

Workman Nearly Electrocuted.

One of the workmen on the steel front being put up at the First National Bank building narrowly escaped a very serious accident Saturday. He was drilling in the steel with an electric drill and touched one of his hands to the steel frame. By this a circuit was made and one hundred and ten volts of electricity passed through his body. His body sank down and he would liave fallen headfirst from the scaffold to the cement several feet beow had his condition not been noticed by bystanders, who rushed under him and prevented his falling.

Meyers Agency Makes Sales.

George F. Meyers has made the following sales during the past week: Mary Weiss 160 acre farm near Virgie to G. I. Thomas, of Remington. Mrs. Weiss gets in part pay the residence on Cullen street now occupied by T. G. Wynegar. William Kresel 40 acres near Rensselaer to John J. Law, of Idaho. Price paid was $202.50 per acre. Possession is to be given March Ist, 1918. George M. Meyers 120 acres pasture land in Walker township to Lee Myres. Consideration $5,000. Mr. George Meyers takes in exchange 160 acres South Dakota land at $3,000. _ Balance to be paid in cash.

Mrs. John H. Fuller and daughter returned to their home at Ontario, after a short visit with Wil--bur Criswell and family.

"AR THEATRE TONIGHT. See Little Vivian Martin in THE WAX MODEL ALSO A Burton Holmes Travel Picture BEAUTIFUL BAVARIA TUESDAY . Mabel Taliaferro in THE DAWN OF LOVE / Metro Day. WEDNESDAY =M FANNIE WARD i. 1 THE YEARS OF THE LOCUS Aho the 3rd Ephode ■of THE FATAL RING See Pearl White In Action.. :

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