Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1917 — Page 1

‘No. 181.

BARN DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING

JOSEPH BORNTRAGER SUFFERS LOSS OF LARGE BARN AND CONTENTS. Thursday afternoon during the rain and storm lightning struck the large barn belonging to Joseph Borntrager and completely destroyed it and its contents except on> wagon, which was the only article saved out of the burning building. The barn was a very large One and was worth at least $1,500. It was insured for SI,OOO, but it will take about twice that amount to replace it under the present prices of material and labor. ( ■ There was hay and straw m the barn to the value of S3OO, on which there was about S2OO insurance. He also had about SI,OOO worth of wheat with SSOO insurance. A good S6OO sitb iff practically ruined and on it~ the insurance is only S3OO. Harness and vehicles to the amount of S3OO were burned and there was only S2OO insurance on these The. value of farm implements is placed at S4OO, with S3OO insurance. Mr. Borntrager was very fortunate in having as much insurance as he had and under ordinary conditions his loss would be very small. But the extraordinary high prices make _his_loss very, much greater. For example, a gang plow that cost S6O last fall will cost s|2o this fall. A wagon that, a short time ago cost SBO. will cost $l2O now and this* is the relative advance in almost everything the farmer has to buy. Mr. Borntrager’s loss will be at least $3,500, and on this he has insurance to the amount of $2,200. The insurance was written by Geo. H. McLain and with the Continental Insurance Co. Not long ago Mr. Borntrager suffered quite a. loss to his property on account of a severe windstorm.

HOSPITAL NOTES.

The condition of Mrs. Middelkamp seems much improved. Mr. Priebe, who was hurt in the automobile accident, was able to go to his home today. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parks, at the hospital Thursday, August 16, a fine baby girl. Mother and baby doing well. Only two pairs of Prismo lenzes left. As lam going out of the business, these will be sold at 75 cents each. Here is a bargain if they will fit your car.—B. F. Fendig, at Republican office.

WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday.

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 co.t you nothing for —consultation And it is your duty to your Eyes. CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone IS.

GAYETY TONIGHT Pathe Presents * Fredrick Ward and Jean Eagles in FIRES OF YOUTH S Part Pathe Special Feature SATURDAY THE RIDDLE OF THE CROSS EPISODE 12 THE MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE CROSS L-KO Comedies Present THETERRORSOFA TURKISH BATH

The Evening Republican.

Faulty Brakes Cause Of Auto Accident.

The Monday Republican contained a brief account of the accident which befell Mrs. E. W. Allen, of Wheatfield, and family while enroute home after a visit with Allen Fendig, who is stationed at American University at Washington, D. C. Allen Fendig is now home on a brief visit and relates how the accident cocurred. Mrs. E. W. Allen with her son, Eugene, and daughter, Mrs. Simon Fendig, were near Uniontown, Pa., when the accident occurred. They were driving down a mountain side. The road on which they were driving was very steep' and the car steadily picked up speed until it was traveling at a very high rate of speed. Although the driver shut off the gas and applied the brakes he was unable to stop the machine. The brakes were faulty and it was impossible to decrease the speed of the car. In order to keep the car from plunging over an embankment Mr. Allen turned into the bank on the other side of the road. The car was practically demolished and the occupants all received injuries. Mrs. Allen had her right leg broken in two places and her collar bone fractured and was frightfully bruised about the chests She was taken to a hospital at Uniontown. Mrs. Fendig suffered from cuts and bruises. Mr. Allen had his nose broken and was bruised about the body. Mrs. Fendig remained at Uniontown, while Mr. Allen returned with Allen Fendig.

Entire Army to Be Reorganized On Alien Model.

—The complete plans for- the -reorganization of all branches of the American army have been sent out to the various units of the army by the war department. Every single commissioned officer in the United States will receive word of the latest plans of the war heads for the reconstruction of the fighting forces from this country, as recommended by General Pershing. This action is the result of Pershing’s visit to Europe, where he has had the opportunity of studying the needs of the American army. Every regiment even down to the companies will be affected by the new orders. The administrative unit of the infantry arm hereafter will be a company of 250 enlisted men and six commissioned officers in place of something over 100 men and three officers. The company will be divide ed into four platoons, each in command of a lieutenant. There will be twq captains as first and second in command, one first lieutenant and three second lieutenants.

Reports of the review of American troops in France recently show that the plan has already been carried out in General Pershing’s forces. The object of assigning two captains to each company, it is understood, is to provide against the disorganization of the unit through the loss of its commander. The second captain, under the European system, does not go into battle line with the company if his senior is present. He is held as a reserve to reorganize the company if necessary. Under the new plan, each regiment will have three battalions of four companies, making a total of 3,000 men. Supplemented by the regimental headquarters supply and machine gun organizations, the strength of the new regiment will be brought to approximately 3,600 men as against a little more than 2,000 in existing war strength regiments. The war department Thursday approved the collar insignia to designate the three elements of the army. Regulars will wear the'standard U- S. monogram, National Guardsmen will year a similar monogram with the initials N. G., superimposed, and national army men will have the initials .N. A., superimposed on the U. S.

Aug. 15. Ida Toombs vs Francis E. Toombs; action for divorce. Parties were married Sept. 22, 1916, and separated Sept. 28,. 1916. These si» days were full of trials and tribulations and plaintiff alleges-that defendant struck her and called her vile names, accused her of being intimate with other men. before her marriage to him and finally he threatened to kill her. Otherwise the defendant seems to be all right except for the further allegation of the plaintiff that he is a habitual drunkard. A. Halleck, attorney for plaintiff. Aug. 15. McNeil & Higgins Co. vs Lester Figher; suit on account for merchandise; demand $250. Jasper Guy & Co., attorney for plaintiff. Aug. 15. State of Indiana ex rel Nellie Knapp vs James Hoeferlin. Nature of action bastardy. •

Aug. 15. Clarence Russell McNabb, born Bedford, Ind., May 9, 1893, present residence Bloomington, 111., occupation soldier, first marriage, and Harriet Newejl Brown, born in Jasper county Nov. 24, 1892, present residence Jasper county, occupation teaching, first marriage. Ceremony performed by Rev. Free H. Beard Aug. J 6, 1917. Charles William Britt, born Fountain county, April 12, 1892, present residence Jasper county, occupation farmer, first marriage, and Blanche Lauretta Cooper, born Jasper county, May 24, 1896, present residence Jasper county, occupation housekeeper, first marriage. Ceremony performed by Mayor Charles G. Spitler August 16, 1917.

New Cases Filed.

Marriage Licenses.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1917.

Red Cross Asks For Knitted Woolen Articles.

Charles G. Spitler, Chairman Red Cross, Jasper County: Red Cross has urgent call from Major Grayson Murphy for enormous quantities of knitted woolen articles. Here is a cablegram from Major Murphy: “Last winter broke record for cold and misery among people here. Inexpressibly dread the coming winter finding us without supplies to meet situation. Urge you on behalf of our soldiers and those of our allies who will suffer in their frozen trenches, and also thousands of French and Belgian refugees and repatriates being returned through Switzerland to France. Everyone here looks to America. Begin shipping at once one million five hundred thousand each of warm knitted' woolen articles already requested. They must come before cold weather and in view of shortage of fuel and other discomforts they will be of increditable value in both military and civilian work.” —— ' We ask your chapter to furnish a definite number of this requirement. Your allotment is 100 sweaters; 100 mufflers; 100 pairs wristlets; 100 pairs socks. Full instructions will follow in two days. Ask your members to finish knitting now on hand and clear the deck for action, as we want every chapter to have a chance to do its part in making good on this call for help from France chapter.

J. J. O’CONNOR.

Director Central Division.

Make Use of the Potato.

Washington, Aug. 17.—The largest potato crop ever produced in this country is the promise of the monthly crop report just issued. Leon M. Estabrook, chief of the bureau of crop estimates of the U. S. department of agriculture, stated today that the average production for the previous five years (1911-1915) was 363,000,000 bushels, which represents a fair crop. This year the indications are that there will be a crop of 463,000,000 bushels, which is 100,000,000 above the average. This is equal to one bushel extra for every man, woman and child in the country. In order to avoid waste, officials of the Department of agriculture suggest two ways of taking care of this large increase. First, all housewives are urged to use potatoes as far as possible as a substitute for breadstuffs. Second, to preserve the potato for winter use by home storage. These measures, it is stated, will not only use the potatoes to advantage, but will save wheat.

You can save money and still be satisfied if you use Moxley’s SpecialOleomargarine. ROWLES & PARKER.

Mr. Geo. Staples ■PwUft Gen. M’g’r. of . |FHL®RS JHAJ SRpsry IlBBiJl ■ ■z Will be at our store on ftr-dLI Frid'y and Satur. He will have 900 pieces (not samples) of all wool cloth* This will be Mr. Staples’ first stop. His line will be complete. Come in and select your suit from LARGE sized woolens; have your measure taken by Practical Tailors. rCdOaOM Time of delivery: Any time between now and Christmas. ___L _ Correct fitting absolutely guaranteed. 9 Order your Fai Suit Friday or Saturday. Get it ; ° made the way YOU want it-cut to fit YOU and you only. Hilliard & Hamill O

Billy Has a Fine New Yellow Bus.

Billy Frye is out with a fine new yellow bus. He had a fine twelve passenger body placed on a ton and a half Republic chassis.. The interior of the body is upholstered in plush and'elegantly furnished having mtich the appearance of a passenger coach. The number desiring service of Billy’s line between Rensselaer and Remington has become so great that it was necessary for him to have ajear that would carry more passengers.”

No More Whiskey After September 8th.

Whiskey, long the curse of the nation and something that has no rightful place in a civilized nation, is to be a thing of the past. Whiskey making will die at 11 o’clock on the night of Saturday, September 8. The food administration has ruled that after that hour no foods, food materials, or feeds shall be used in the production of distilled liquors, for beverage purposes. At that hour the longfought battle against the manufacture of whiskey will have been won, and for the period of the war at least, distillers of spirits will be removed from the consumers of the nation’s food supply. The whiskey makers fought to the last ditch and lost. They sought by every stretch of technical interpretation of the law to secure a twentyfour hour period of distillation beyond that allowed by the food board.

Thanks Ex-Farmer For Valuable Suggestion.

Last evening’s Republican contained a very valuable comment by “ExFarmer,” suggesting that a sheep club be formed in this county after the manner of the Shorthorn Club formed for the boys. The idea is fundamentally sound and I trust that it will be worked out. I would be pleased to have “Ex-Farmer” call and go over the plans with me. In the meantime is there some public spirited individual or corporation in the county willing to finance this project? There is no livestock on the farm today giving greater - returns on the investment than the sheep, and anyone promoting this project will be doing much to develop the resources of the county. Thanking-you for the suggestion, I am, very truly, STEWART LEAMING.

Bicycle tires, the largest line in the city. All new stock ut the old low prices. Also bicycle repairs and re pairing.—Main Garage. Schulze’s potato bread. The bigger and better loaf of bread. Sold onlyby . ROWLES & PARKER.

First Soldiers Will Be Given Knitted Socks.

The 1,300 enlisted men of the First Indiana Field Artillery Regiment, soon to go overseas, will wear woolen socks knitted by Indiana | girls and women when they go to France. For two months 700 or 800 women, representing many cities and towns, have been patiently knitting these socks to be presented to the first, regiment of Indiana to start for the battle front. The socks have been knitted onder the direction of the “Socks for Indiana Soldiers’ ” organization, of which Miss Mary Helen Boyd is state chairman. Miss Boyd, catching her idea from the wonderful work which has been done by Canadian women in giving foot comfort

to the Canadian soldfers who have gone to the trenches, formed branch organizations in a large number of cities and towns and she has had the hearty co-operation of hundreds of women. She started"out with the idea of having 4,000 perfect pairs of socks knitted by Sept. 1, but‘then she little thought that there would be a call for Indiana soldiers as soon as that. Now that the call has come before that time she is issuing an urgent appeal to all Indiana women who have been engaged in the work to send in all completed pairs at once. The early call to the colors of several hundred of the Hoosier boys has so stimulated the knitters that most of them are putting in many extra hours each day to make sure that the quota is completed before the regiment is ready to depart. With 4,000 pairs it will be possible to present each so the Hoosier artillerymen with three pairs. Four hundred pairs from the various branch stations have been delivered to the state headquarters at Indianapolis this week.

Co. C Expects to Drug Co. M Soldiers In Game Tomorrow.

Reports coming from Monticello state that Company C’s baseball team is expecting to give the Rensselaer company a sound trouncing at Riverside park Saturday afternoon. It is rumored that the Company C lads will have a front that will surprise the local aggregation. However, such reports invariably precede all athletic contests and the locals are not in the least worried as to the outcome of the battle. Hugh Kirk will do the “Silk” O’Laughlin part of the game and expects to get by without being the subject of a bayonet charge. The game is called for 3 o’clock and an admission of 25 cents will be charged. The addition of Elmer Wilcox, who will do the backstopping, and the placing of Gant in right field will be the only changes from last Sunday’s lineup.

WORK NEARS COMPLETION

EXAMINATION OF MEN OF SECOND CALL EXPECTED TO BE OVER BY EVENING. The work of examining the 103 men included in the second call to make up the draft quota from this county was nearly completed at press time. There remained but about a dozen more to exmaine at 2:30 o’clcok. Some of these men had not put in an appearance at that time but were expected to do so before the day was over. The result of the examination since Thursday afternoon follows: 129 Bruno Kolbe, transfer to Gary. 139 Arvie Earl Culp, passed. 142 Bradford Poole, passed. 146 Joseph'A. Kolhofr, rejected. 147 Merrill Freeland, passed. 148 Earl M. Caster, passed. 2196 Robert E. Osborne, transferred from Pontiac, 111. 149 Raymond W. Parks, rejected. 150 Joseph Graham, Jr., passed. 151 Delos McClanahan, passed. 152 Fred Marchand, passed 153 Harry Walker, passed. 154 Chas. W. Hancock, passed.

155 Wallace Miller, rejected. 156 Frank Gorham, Co. M. 157 Willie Potts, Co. M. 158 James Brouhard, not appear. 159 Ed Eilts, passed, 160 Walter Houck, passed. 161 Johannes Moolenaur, passed. 162 Ira Williamson, passed. 163 Francis Braddock, rejected. 164 Walter Nagel, passed. 165 James Warner, passed. 166 George Davis, passed. 167 Charles Casto, rejected. 16K Walter Wiseman, passed. 169 Richard Hartsock, Co. M. 170 Joseph Reeve, rejected. 171 Louis Walstra, passed. 172 Andrew Hotler, passed. 173 Louis O. Claussen, passed. 174 James D. E. Nelson, passed. 175 Anton Degroot, passed. 176 George Babcock, rejected. 177 Lemma Hickman, rejected. 178 Sig Boezeman, rejected. 179 Hugh A. Quinn, passed. 180 Otto Brackman, passed. 181 Sylvester Llewellyn, passed. 182 John Harmon, not appear. 183 Bernard Bailey, passed. 184 Roy L. Sigo, rejected. 185 John D. Moore, not appear. 186 Grover Stembel, passed. 187 John I. ’Reed, rejected. .188 Louis H. Putts, aviation corp*. 189 Ora M. Hensler, rejected. 190 George M. Hoyes, passed. 191 George Bauer, passed. 192 Michael Krivoniack, not appear. 193 John T. Warne, rejected. , 194 Walter Roudebush, passed. 195 Clarence Armstrong, rejected. 196 John H. May, passed. 197 Win- Terpstra, rejected. 198 Alpha McElfresh, rejected. __ 199 Harlow Peek, postponed 8-27. 200 Ralph A. Hall, passed. 201 Albert N. Hudson, Co. M. 202 Russell WiHitts, 203 Harry S. Cook, postponed 8-27.' 204 Harvey Harshberger, passed. 205 Lew Robinson, passed. 206 Joseph Deumser, not appear. 207 Hugh C. Mize, rejected. 208 Henry B. Avis, rejected. 212 Arthur Turner, rejected. 221 Leslie Zellers, passed.

Methodist Church Notes. 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:45 a. m. Morning worship and sermon by pastor. Theme “The Peril of the Miraculous.” 6 p. m. Epworth League. Topic, “Our Father’s Care.” Leader Ruth Clark. 7p. m. Union vesper service on court house lawn.

~ Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker "have returned to their home here and have as their guests Miss Carrie Strecker, of Marietta, Ohio, and Mrs. George F. Kash, of Cleveland, Ohio. Both are sisters of Rev. Strecker.

TODAY A Five Act Paramount Drama EACH TO HIS KIND r SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT Carlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge in THE CRIMSONDOVE A World-Brady Picture. ZZ MONDAY LEONORE ULRICH Io HER OWN PEOPLE TUESDAY NANCE O’NEILL hr THE IRON WOMAN WEDNESDAY THE YELLOW PAWN ALSO ™ c FATAL RING No. 4> I AT THE STAR THEATRE, v . . • . I

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