Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 193, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1917 — Page 1

No. 193.

Noted Horseman Coining To Rensselaer Next Tuesday.

Termed by Major General Leonard Wood, United States Army, as “The ideal horsewoman,” Miss Minnie Thompson, who will be see in Rensselaer at the matinee and night perfonpances of the Gentry Brothers famous shows on Tuesday, Sept. 4th, is universally acknowledged to be America’s foremost woman trainer and rider of high school, jumping and menage horses She will head the group of Gentry woman stars this season in several beautiful equine posing numbers and her act with the waltzing and tangoing horses will prove a sensation in the realms of the white tops. Miss Thompson is the- winner of countless blue ribbons at the-New York and other eastern horse shows. It was during the 1915 Piping Rock show that she leaped General Wood’s hunter, ‘Corsair,” over the' racing runabout owned by Otto Cushing, the well known caricaturist on “Life,” who sat in the car with Colonel Samuel Reber, head of the U. S. Artny aviation corps.

WANTED—ANOTHER TRACTOR.

We can furnish work for another tractor. Have large amount Pf ground to be plowed for wheat. Apply at once to James Walter, Manager Lawler Ranches.

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GAYETY TONIGHT Pathe Presents The Juvenile Star MARIE OSBORNE “LITTLE BABY SUNSHINE” WHEN BABY FORGOT SATURDAY Mystery of the Double Cross Episode 14 THE HIDDEN BRAND MONDAY FLORENCE LABADIE THE WOMAN IN WHITE

The Evening Republican .

Getting Ready For Over Seas

Judging from the preparation that is being made, it will be but a short time now until the ten Company M men who j were detached from that command and made a part' of the “Rainbow Division” of the national guard, will be sailing toward France, the longed for goal of every man now in the service. An early departure from Fort Harrison is indicated by the following which appeared in the Indianapolis Star: “The 1,800 men of the First Indiana Field Artillery Regiment, soon to go overseas, were equipped yesterday with woblen breeches, blouses, shirts, socks, overcoats, underwear, slickers and blankets, which will be required to protect them against the rigors of a winter in France. The. shipment of equipment, awaited before the .regiment would break camp, included 3,600 woolen uniforms, 1,800 overcoats, 1,800 slickers, 3,600 suits of underwear, 9,000 pairs of socks and 5,400 blankets—three heavy blankets to each man. “The time for the departure of the regiment for Camp Mills, near Mineola, L. 1., to join the other units of the Rainbow' Division of the national guard selected for early service in France, has not been fixed definitely, but it is expected that it will say farewell to Fort Harrison and Indiana within the next two or three days. It is not because of any special reason for secrecy that the difinite ho ir is not announced, since the war department already has stated where the division is being mobilized, but because Col. Tyndall will not know himself until another consignment of equipment, expected any time, has been delivered.”

Methodist Church Notes. 9:30 a. m. Sunday school. 10:45 a. m. Morning worship and sermon by the pastor. Theme, “Faith in God.” 6:00 p. m. Epworth League. Topic, “The Dividends Which Vacation Pays.” Leader Henry Platt. 7:00 p. m. Union meeting at the Baptist church. Sermon by Rev. Asa McDaniel. Every-member-canvass Sept. 9th. Last quarterly conference Sept. 12. James school house: 2 p. m. Sunday school. . 3 p. m. Preaching. WEATHER Fair and warmer tonight; Saturday partly eloudy.

Community Meeting to Be Held At Parr September 6th.

Program. Song, America, by all. Wheat—And All Its Phases —Co. Agent Learning. Discussion, C. D. Lakin, Joseph Kosta, and S. A. Brusnahan. Thoroughbred Cattle, Beginning— O. S. Bell. Discussion, ope nto all. Recitation—Hazel Stephenson. Song—Anistasia Lakin. Necessity so the Attendance of Children in School—G. H. Hammerton. Song—Beatrice Piatt. Conservation and Patriotism—W. L. Wood. Song—Millie McCurtain. Selection—L. L. McCurtain. Closin gSong—Star Spangled Banner, by all. We have as our authority, J. J. Hunt for the statement that the month of August, just ending, is the first month for eleven months past in which there has been no frost. This statement was submitted to Charles Chamberlain and he says it is correct, but that Abraham Halleck is. working on the lower Kankakee and not the lower Iroquois ditch. The proposed Williams ditch is an extension of the Kankakee . river improvement (Not from Abe Martin.) L ■ The Trust and Savings Bank will move Monday into the rear of the building now occupied by the State Bank. The State Bank will move into the room vacated by the Trust Bank.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1917.

RESULT OF EXAMINATION

LIST OF THOSE CALLED INTO SERVICE AND THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPTED. The local board of Jasper county, hereby certifies to District Board No. 1 State of Indiana the following list of names of persons who have been duly and legally called for the military service of the United States, and who have not been exempted or discharged: Otto Arthur Schwanke Ross Porter Garrett DeFries Virgie Janes Horace Louis Charais William Teske William Rudolph Schafer Clarence Joseph Stack Arvie Earl Culp Chariest Ellsworth Miller Bradford Poole Herbert J. Bozelle Merrill A. Freeland Earl William Caster Delos McClanahan Fred Henry Marchand Walter A. Houck Johannes Moolenaur Walter L. Nagel George Davis Louis Walstra Andrew Hotter Louis Oscar Claussen James David Nelson Anton DeGroot John Harmon Bernard Bailey Lewis H. Putts Harlow Hubbard Peek . Albert N. Hudson Leslie Zellers James Campbell Jesse Grimm Clarence William Knouff. Those Exempted. The following list of names of persons have been duly and Igeally called by said board for the military service of the United States and have been, by said local board, exempted or discharged within the meaning of the rules and regulations prescribed by the President under the Act of Congress approved May 18, 1917: Preston Henry William Bahler John Edw. Raycroft Michael John Wagner Raymond F. Derr Guy M. Crowder Burley I. Butter John Henry Ramp Manley Everett Stowers William Fletcher Ramey Omer Waymire ■ Charles Frederick Baker George Cleveland Eck Benjamin H. Price Floyd C. Amsler Frank DeHaan Anthony Moes Lesley Miller Leslie L. Lowman Joseph A. Kohloff Raymond W. Parks Joseph Graham, Jr. Harry Walker Charles Wesley Hancock Wallace Miller Frank Gorham Edward H. G. J. Eilts William Alfred Potts James C. Brouhard Ira Williamson Francis G. Braddock James M. Warner , Charles E. Casto Walter F. Wiseman Richard C. Hartsock Joseph W. Reeve GeOrge M. Babcock Lemma Hickman Sig Boezeman Hugh A. Quinn Otto Brackman Sylvester Bert Llewellyn Roy Louis Sigo John D. Moore Grover C. Stembel John Israel Reed Lewis H. Putts Orie M. Hensler George M. Hoyes George Bauer John Thare Warne Walter Roudebush Clarence E. Armstrong John Henry May William Terpstra Alpha R. McElfresh Ralph A. Hall .- Albert N. Hudson Russell W. Willits Harry S. Cook Harvey L. Harshberger Lew Robinson Joseph Duemser Hugh C. Mize. Henry Bert Avis Arthur Turner [ Floyd E. Sayers. «

Hand Badly Lacerated.

The twelve year old grandson of Joseph Pollock, north of Rensselaer, had the index finger and thumb of his right hand torn off today by the ex[tlosion of a dynamite cap. The est hand and his body were also slightly injured. It is thought that he must have been playing with the cap when the accident occurred. He was at a neighbor’s house When hurt and ran a mile to his home before receiving attention. His wounds were taken care of by one of the Rensselaer surgeons. The lad was taken to the hospital and is reported to be resting very nicely.

Marion Township Schools Open Septmeber 10th. ' Notice is hereby given to the patrons of the Marion township publft schools that the date for opening has been changed from the third to the tenth of September. . HARVEY W. WOOD, JR.,

HOME-READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN-SOLDIERS.

Staff Branches of the Service. Three staff branches which all directly touch every soldier are the medical department, quartermaster corps and ordnance department. The medical department works along two distinct lines: First, it tries to keep everyone in the army in good health, and for this purpose keeps close watch of the cleanliness of camps and buildings, of the quality and cooking of food, and the like; second, it provides ambulances, hospitals and medical service for the proper care of sick or wounded men. The medical department includes the dental corps, the hospital corps and the nurse corps. Its officers are experienced physicians who have passed rigid examinations./ Its enlisted men are chiefly engaged in the difficult and often dangerous work of rescuing the wounded and transporting them to field and base hospitals. The medical department of the American army is regarded as one of the best in the world. A soldier may feel assured he will receive every possible ’ attention in case of need. The quartermaster corps is the business manager of the army. It furnishes food, clothing, and most kinds of equipment'; provides horses and mules; arranges for transportation; takes charge of money, buys supplies, pays troops, and keeps on hand stores of supplies. The officers of the quartermaster corps must be able business men. Many of them have held important business positions. The enlisted men of the corps are skilled in such occupations as blacksmithing, painting, driving teams and trucks, baking bread, and the like. Of the same general character is the work of the ordnance department, which furnishes the pins, ammunition, and other supplies needed for fighting. Several times during the present war whole armies have been forced to retreat or have suffered severely because of the lack of ammunition. The~ quantity of ammunition used daily is enormous. During the French offensive of June, 1917, 12,600,000 shots were fired from artillery guns. In the actual theatre of. war the ammunition service is under the control of the field artillery. • Bringing up supplies of ammunition to troops and to batteries in action is one of the most essential of all duties on the battlefield. The wagons or trucks carrying ammunition must be driven when necessary within easy reach of the firing line. Sometimes there is an opportunity here for the display of resourcefulness and courage far above the ordinary requirements of the service. At the second battle of Ypres in April, 1915, the Third Battery in the Third Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery galloped into position within a few hundred yards of the German front, where they did gallant work fighting against overwhelming odds to hold back the enemy’s onslaught. After a time it became necessary to bring up high explosive shells. One of the Canadian gunners tell how they were brought: \ “The ammunition wagon containing them came galloping across the open field under a heavy fire, the men lashing their horses .and yelling like mad. The horses were simply crazed. Some of them had been hit with bullets and when they neared our guns the men could not stop them. It looked as though they would go right on to the German lines. There was only one thing to do: The rider of the leading horse drew his revolver and shot them dead. They went down, with the other horses and men and the wagon rolling over and over them. With the high explosive shells we tore the trees to bits and left the whole place open; then our infantry, quickly following up the advantage, drove the’ Teutons back.” When the three fighting arms and the nine staff corps are all brought together under one control they form what we may call “the fighting team.” This is the team in which you and every other soldier must be ready to play your part. The smallest Unit in which all of these of the service is represented is known as a division. Under present regulations an infantry division is made up of three infantry brigades; one brigade of field artillery; one regiment of cavalry; one regiment of engineers; one battalion of signal corps; one squadron pf airplanes; together with field trains and combat trains carrying rations, baggage, ammunition, and all kinds of supplies. A division, therefore, is in itself a complete small army. When at full strength it includes 28,334 officers and men. A field army is made up of a number so such divisions. !

Increase Indiana Express Rates.

Effective Saturday September 1, 1917, there will be an increase in all express rates between Indiana points.—Frank Tobias, Agent American Express Co.

Preabytreian Church. 9:30 Sunday school. - 10:45 Public worship and sermon. Rev. John P. Hale, D. D., of Lafayette, will preach. 7:30 Union service at the Baptist church. v

Barkley Methodist Church Notes.

Rev. D. E. Shumaker, of the AntiSaMon League, will speak at the morning service at Barkley and at the evening service - at Gillam. Bicycle tires, the largest line in the city. All new stock ut the old low prices. Also bicycle repairs and repairing.—Main Garage.

PENS GIVEN TO SOLDIERS

FAREWELL AT MOROCCO CONCLUDED WITH A FRIED CHICKEN BANQUET? Morocco gave a fine farewell to its soldier boys, volunteer and conscript, Thursday evening, and fiftyseven members of Company M, with Captain Lieutenant Watson and including Lt. Col. Healey and Major Tuteur, shared in the splendid hospitality of that patriotic community. There was a large crowd present and the soldiers were the center of attraction. The Morocco band gave a fine concert, there was .a program of short addresses given by W. D. Martin, Dr. Recher and Rev. Rankin. The addresses sparkled with loyalty and were liberally cheered and the boys who are soon to leave here for duty in France, came in sot a just lot of praise. Lieutenant Watson, who was placed in command of the company by Captain Garland, then gave an exhibition drill of the part of the company present, conducting them through various evolutions and having a squad give the rifle physical drill and the bayonet exercise. The soldiers were cheered by the large crowd. The Morocco members of Company M, six in number, were then called to the speaker’s stand, as also were a dozen young men of that town who had been conscripted, and each was presented with a foWitain pen. Then all were marched to the dining room of the fine new M. E. church and given a fried chicken banquet. The occasion was a pleasant one and will long be remembered. This was the forerunner of two other banquet events. One takes place at the Christian church this evening, when the various churches give a banquet, and the other at Goodland Saturday evening when all will be tendered a farewell. A large crowd is expected to follow the soldiers to Goodland.

INTRODUCING CHURNGOLD In Rensselaer Believing that Rensselaer housewives want relief from skyhigh butter prices, and shortage of really good butter, we offer for your approval CHUMGOLD, fine, wholesome and economical. CHURNGOLD is a food of unusual quality, being made in a complete, modern, sanitary churnery, under U. S. Government supervision. This its purity is guaranteed. The ever growing demand for CHURNGOLD in every city where it has been introduced proves that CHURNGOLD has likable qualities and real economy, which will surely appeal to you. • / THE G. E. MURRAY CO. Phone 46 Sole Agents

Fred A Sims Is Named For The State Tax Board.

Fred A. Sims, former secretary of state, former chairman of the republican party in Indiana, and wellknown as* a member of the state board of tax commissioners for years, has been appointed a member of the state board of tax commissioners by Governor James P. Goodrich, to succeed Phil Zoercher, democrat, who was appointed to serve an unexpired term several months ago. The appointment of Mr. Sims will entitle him to service on the board for . a period of four years from Sept. 1. It has been known for several months that Governor Goodrich intended to name Mr. Sims to the board as soon as Mr. Sims could so arrange his business affairs that he could accept the position. The governor long has regarded Sims as the highest authority on taxation matters in Indiana. His long record as a member of the tax board m former years with without criticism.

Home Economics Club.

The Home Economics Club will meet at the library auditorium in this city Saturday, September Ist, at 2:30 p. m. Much important work impends and a full attendance is desired—Mrs. A. Eib, President.

Mrs. Guy Hudson and sons returned from Winamac after a few days visit with relatives. Mrs. Van Wood is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R Phillips, at McCoyaburg. .

Fowler Editor Exempted By the District Board.

The appeal conscription board sitting at Laporte seems to be very liberally inclined toward married men who were drafted into the service by the county conscription boards. Forty-five men have been released who were passed by the local board at Fowler and to whom exemptions were refused. Among the number is John R. McCullough, editor of the Benton Review, who made a claim for exemption that was turned down. The local board certified him to the district board as follows: “John R. McCullough—Married, no children. W. I. McCullough, father of claimant, owns 250 aeres of Benton county land. Father of claimant welt able to take care of wife in case he is called to war.” Harry Comley, reference to whom was made earlier in the week, and who is the proprietor of a furniture store and undertaking establishment at Fowler, was granted an exemption by the district board after the county board had refused his claim. He has a wife and child and was expecting to make a big financial sacrifice if called to war.

Monon Has Put Ban On Speeding of Automobiles.

Having grown tired of seeing the streets of Monon used for a speedway by reckless drivers, the local authorities have decided to put a stop to the practice by rigidly enforcing the state Idws and town ordinances. It is reported that a number of arrests have been made, the edict having gone into force last Sunday. Men are placed at street crossings and are furnished stop watches. Cars are timed as they travel given distances and if the speed exceeds fifteen miles an hour arrest of the driver follows. The law with reference to displaying lights is also being enforced. slt is said that a good effect is already noticeable and that drivers proceed through the town with a great deal more caution than formerly. One second hand Maxwell automobile, good shape, new tires, for sale cheap, at the Overland Sales Room. Dr. J. Hansson.

STAR THEATRE / FANNIE WARD in THE WINNING OF SALLY TEMPLE SATURDAY ETHEL CLAYTON in STOLEN PARADISE A World-Brady Special. MONDAY Sw MAE MURRAY m ON RECORD TUESDAY FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAINE in THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE WEDNESDAY PEARL WHITE IN A SERIES OF THRILLS Matinee Daily At The Star Theatre

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