Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1917 — Page 1

No. 201.

Water Conditions Are Being Righted at Camp Shelby.

Today may witness the pumps at Camp Shelby in full operation, according to an announcement of the Hattiesburg, Miss., Traction Co. Transformers and all other necessary material has been received and a large crew of workers is rushing the electrical work to the utmost. Messages will be flashed to. Indiana and Kentucky as soon as it is evident that all will be in readiness "to receive the thousands of men from those states now mobilizing and packing up ready for tne journey to the sunny southland. Two crews, comprising about 35 skilled workers, are working on the line to Camp Shelby. The pojes have been in place for the past two weeks, and with the arrival of the insulators last week and the transformers more recently, the finishing touches are being made as rapidly as possible. The pumps for the two wells are in place for immediate service. A great part of the grounds and buildings have been wired and the camp grounds may glow with lights for the first time soon. Two pumps of 75 horsepower each will pump the water to the tops of the wells and two other pumps of 30 horsepower each will pump it into the tanks. Each of the well pumps is expected to have a capacity of 750 gallons per minute.

Son of Elwood Spriggs With the Medical Corps.

C. 0. Spriggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Spriggs, formerly of DeMotte, was in Rensselaer Sunday. His father was a Spanish-American war soldier and died from typhoid fever contracted while in that service. Young Spriggs is with the medical corps at Indianapolis and with seven other young medics has been detailed to do service at the Long hospital in that city. He enlisted in the service from Fort Wayne, Ind., on the 27th of last June.

Remington M. E. Church Presented Pastor With An Automobile.

A pleasant event occurred at the Remington M. E. church last Sunday at the close of the morning service, when the pastor, Rev. E. B. Warriner, was presented through a representative of the official board, with a gift of $350.00 to apply on the purchase of a touring car, which some of his friends knew he would like to purchase. • The pastor admitted he could not resist such a strong encouragement, and the transaction was soon completed, which now makes him the proud owner of a new automobile.

Farmers, Please Pay Attention to These Prices.

I am paying 60c per 100 lbs. for old iron, delivered; l%c per lb. for rags; 5%c per lb. for old auto tires; from 10c to 15c per lb. for old metal. Bring your junk in at once and take advantage of the high prices. SAM KARNOWSKY, Phone 577. Rensselaer, Ind.

Rioe Old Affe Is only attained by preserving those faculties with which nature has endowed us. The smiling, contented, bright-eyed old man will tell you that he owes the preservation of his eyesight to the proper care he gave them in youth and middle age. . ■ There is Nothing which a scientist should do that we will not do for your eyes. CLARE JESSEN OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. ——— Phone Ils

GAYETY TONIGHT Pathe Presents A MATRIMONIAL MARTYR with ' >■■*«- Ruth Roland 5 Part Pathe Hand Colored Picture. TUESDAY ONE TOUCH OF NATURE ;_ with John Drew WEDNESDAY THE SEASON OF CHILDHOOD ...—with —; —’ Mary McAllister

The Evening Republican .

Many Boards Are Not Providing Draftees With Required Papers.

The following telegram has just been received from the Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C.: “Washington, D. C. Governor of Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind. Some reports received from mobilization camps indicate that local boards are permitting men to go forward without sending the necessary papers in charge of one of their number. Of course, this creates great cqpfusion and makes it difficult, if not impossible, to credit the board for a portion of its quota. The deputy commissioner of naturalization advises this office that thousands of alien registrants who were not declarants

on June sth, have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States since that day. If such persons were registered on June sth, and if, since that day, they became declarants, they are subject to the draft. In particular cases local boards can determine whether or not persons have declared their intention by writing to the deputy commission- I er of naturalization, Washington, who will Be glad to furnish the information very promptly.—Crowder.” We believe no local board in Indiana can in any way be criticised along the lines of first paragraph ' above. The federal government did ‘ not have supply of forms in the possession of local boards to enable them , to comply with regulations at this time. —— j

Chicago People At Reynolds Home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Earle Reynolds entertained Col. Cal Griffiths and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clemmons, of Chicago, Sunday. The party motored to Rensselaer, arriving about 10 o’clock, and returning in the evening. Mr. Reynolds and party accompanied them as far as Morocco on the return trip, visiting the George Ade farm on the way. Col. Griffiths was very well pleased with our little city and especially with our court house and the cbllege gymnasium. While at the college the party inspected the theatre. Col. Griffiths is the western representative of a ten million dollar syndicate of theatres. He pronounced the theatre at St. Joseph’s as one of the most modern and up-to-date places of amusement as can be found in many of the larger cities of the country.

Forecast is For Frost Tonight; Farmers Trembling.

Today’s weather forecast is for a frost tonight for this vicinity and as a consequence the farmers are fearing for the safety of their corn. The Jnusualqr cool weather of the past ew hours has caused grave fears to be entertained by the farmers and the local gardeners. Jasper county is assured a bumper corn crop if the frost will stay away until the corn is laid by. A killing frost at this time would be a severe blow to all, and it is to be hoped that Old King Frost will behave himself for a time at least. The wind last night undoubtedly sidetracked a frost and saved thousands of dollars’ worth of crops. Woodhull I. Spitler, now a member of the second officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, spent Sunday with his wife and baby.

Wheat sowing time is upon us. A reasonable price has been guaranteed by the United States Government and the problem for the farmer is to raise the wheat. The question is bieng asked everywhere: “How can I raise a bumper crop in 1918?” Undoubtedly the selection of a slightly rolling or -thoroughly tiled field is the first essential. Undrained fields invite failure. , Sour soils do not permit a proper development of the wheat plants in the fall to enable them to withstand severe winters. limestone can be secured at various points in the county at figures ranging from $1.50 to $2.00 per ton. Two tons of limestone per acre will improve most of the wheat land of the county for several years to come. Lime should

COMMUNITY BIDS FAREWELL TO BOYS ENTERING GREAT STRUGGLE

Hundreds Witnessed Departure of the 128 Members of Company M, Who Left to Go Into Active Train- • ing Greatest War the World Has Ever Known—Amid Tears and Smiles, Jasper and Newton Counties’ Group of 128 Men Left Monon Station Preparatory to Hurling Themselves Into the Struggle to Overthrow Autocracy In Far-Off Europe.

Far back in the days of 1861 — days that will only be remembered by the older citizens of our county, Jasper placed upon the altar of sacrifice what strength she could musi ter in the cause of the only internal i strife this country has ever had. Again in 1898 Jasper county sent many of her young men forward to engage in battle. No company was sent from this city at that time, but many of our young men joined the colors. An interval of eighteen years then elapsed before Rensselaer saw any uniformed soldiers going to the front to aid their country in a "battle against a foreign enemy. The year 916 saw the departure of the company representing this county for Mexico. That was a memorable occasion and our citizens assembled at the station to witness the departure of our offering in the interest of the country at that time. On each of the above occasions Jasper county paid tribute to the cream of her youth and wished them Godspeed on their journey and for tender sympathy these occasions could not be surpassed. However, the morning of September 10, 1917, will go down in the history of the county as a day that will npver be forgotten. 128 young men standing in line, grim, resolute, defiant, and with a look of determination upon their faces, left the armory and wended their way to the Monon station, where they were to catch their train for Fort Benjamin Harrison in the initial step of their journey, which no doubt would end when they were on the battlefields of Europe to fight in the cause of democracy. What a proud moment it was for those young men, who were heeding their country’s call and going forward to offer their lives in the cause of humanity; how proud they felt as they passed in review before our citizens; how proud they felt as they boarded the train and bid goodbye to their relatives and friends! For the second time within a little over a year, many of the members of the local company were permitted to leave Rensselaer to offer their services for their country. What more noble privilege could be granted them? Each and every one of the soldiers felt the tenseness of the situation and despite their efforts to appear cheerful, a lump arose in each throat and tears streamed down their cheeks as they bid their parents, sisters, brothers and sweethearts goodbye—perhaps in some cases the last goodbyes they would ever be permitted to make. Seven-fifteen witnessed the departure of the troops from Washington street on their way to the station and foryt-five minutes later these same young men were leaving the town behind —perhaps for weeks,

LEND A HAND

FERTILIZED

Field of Eilt Tobin and Sons, Jordan Township

never be applied until after the soil has been tested and found to be sour. Tests will be made bjr your county agent without charge. A well prepared seed bed should be firm, with a few inches of mellow soil on the surface. Deep plowing is not tobeadvised and on some of the lighted soils, thorough disking without plowing will give the best results. ' , Investment in phosphate fertilizers is one of the best paying propositions that the wheat grower can take up. Under normal conditions, from 200 to 250 pounds of acid phosphate may be expected to increase the yield from five to ten bushels per acre. Thin soils will be benefitted by the application of from 100 to 200 pounds of steamed bone meal. Fertilizer

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917.

months or years, they knew not which. The leave-taking was a sad one and there are many heavy hearts in the community today. Following their arrival at Fort Harrison the men wiH go into active training for perhaps several weeks, after which they will be sent to Hattiesburg, Miss., the cantonment assigned to them during their training to fit themselves for active duties in Europe. The next few months promise much hard labor and the entire time will be given over to preparing the troops of Uncle Sam for the hardships which are tp be encountered in Europe. The time of the arrival of the Indiana troops at Hattiesburg will be no doubt at least a month hence. Providing nothing unforseen occurs, the Indiana troops will be among those entering the war zone in the early months of 1918. Although only brief announcement was made as to the program to be followed out Sunday, there were hundreds of citizens on hand to spend the day with the soldiers. Dinners were provided for the khaki clads by friends and relatives and everything was done to make the final day before their departure one to be remembered. In the afternoon a drill was given by the soldiers in the field just south of Camp Kurrie, for the benefit of the visitors. Following this, Lieutenant Watson gave a short talk, thanking the citizens for the interest they had taken in the company during their stay here and asking them that they keep in communication with them following their departure from the city. It was his desire that the company be recruited to full strength before leaving. The members of the company were then permitted to spend the remainder of the day with their friends and relatives as they saw fit. The company was quartered in the .armory over night, with the exception of those who remained at home. All were on hand at 5 o’clock and the remaining time before the departure of the train was spent in preparing for their leave-taking. The special train which transported the troops to Indianapolis was to pick up Company C of Monticello, The train was under the care of Conductor Fred, Ball and was under the especial charge of Frank E. Lewis, of Lafayette, lately appointed to the position of general trainmaster. All bridges and culverts were guarded and every precaution possible taken for the safe delivery of the troops at the state capital. The train was not allowed to run over twenty-five miles an hour.

Floyd Hemphill, son of I. N. Hemphill, enlisted in Company M Sunday, bringing the total strength of the company up to 128 men. Floyd attempted to join the navy on two occasions, but was rejected in each instance on account of physical disability. Although he has not as yet been examined, it is thought that he will successfully past the examination. Watermelons for sale, 1 % miles north and 1 mile west of Parr.—Wm. Roudebush.

stocks are low and prompt action is needed on the part of those who wish to secure them for the wheat crop. Turkey Red is a safe and readily obtained variety of wheat in Jasper County. Poole, Rudy and a few other Varieties have given better results in many instances but their usfe involves hazard. > Loss from scab, smut, blight and other diseases may be materially reduced by cleaning the seed at least four times and treating with formaldehyde. The treatment consists in springing the seed with one pint of formaldehyde diluted with forty gallons of water, shovelling thoroughly and covering for at least two hours. /A safe seeding in Jasper County is between September 20th and. October Ist. .

John White Passed Away Sunday Evening at 6:30.

John White, 77 years es age, passed away at the home of his son, Harry White, on Van Rensselaer street at 6:30 o’clock Sunday evening. Mr. White had been in failing health for some time and about three weeks ago suffered another paralytic stroke and since that time his decline has been rapid. Deceased was a retired farmer, coming to this city with his son about two years ago to make his home, from Francesville. Mr. White united with the Christian church when a very young man and throughout his life was an ardent believer in that faith. Deceased leaves to mourn their loss, two sons, Harry, of this city, and Frank, of Francesville; one sister, Mrs. Ed Woolman, of New Carlisle, and one brother, Finley, also of New Carlisle. Funeral services ’ will be held at the Francesville Christian church Tuesday afternoon and burial will be made in the cemetery east of that

Government Weather and Crop Report.

The following is taken from the report of the government for the month of September: Corn, Sept. 1 forecast, 209,000,000 bushels; production last year 174,658,000 bushels, Wheat, Sept. 1 forecast 31,600,000 bushels; production last year 19,440,000 bushels. Oats, Sept. 1 forecast, 76,900,000 bushels; production last year, 52,500,000 bushels. Tobacco, Sept. 1 forecast, 13,100,000 lbs.; production last year 13,764,000 lbs. Potatoes, Sept. 1 forecast, 9,390,000 tons; production last year, 3,403,000 tons. Apples, Sept.l forecast, 1,920,000 barrels of three bushels each; production last year, 1,307,000 barrels. Peaches, estimated production in 1917, 592,000 bushels; production last year 888,000 bushels. Prices given is the average on Sept. 1 this year, and second on September 1 last year: , Wheat $2.02 and $1.38 per bushel Corn, $1.65 and 81c. Oats 57c and 41c. Potatoes $1.15 and $1.20. Hay $13.50 and $10.30 per ton. Eggs 33c and 22c per dozen.

September 9. Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cochran, of McCoysburg, a boy. September 9. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Granville Marlin, of Rensselaer, a son.

WEATHER - ■** I Fair and continued cool tonight and Tuesday; probably frost tonight north and central portions. An overcast condition aided by a strong wind, undoubtedly saved the corn crop last night. It is hoped that the bright sun today will warm up the atmosphere and thus avoid a killing frost tonight.

Miss' Pauline Fay, of Belleville, Ontario, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul Wood, went to Bloomington, Ind., today, where she will attend the university.

UNFERTILIZED

The application of oats or rye straw to the fields after the wheat has been seeded is to be recommended upon soils which blow, but many poor stands have resulted from the use of coarse manure as a top dressing and from the application of straw with a fork. When preparing for wheat is it not a good idea to keep in mind the growing of a bumper crop of clover after the wheat is taken off? Most of our soils need ft and the cost is not excessive. „ STEWART LEAMING, County Agricultural Agent. Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension, U. S. Department of Agriculture and Jasper County Board of Education, Co-oper-ating.

Late Births.

4,500,000 Tons of Shipping Gone In Eight Months.

London, Sept. 9.—ln view of the American peculiarity of being able to\put forththe beet efforts when the people know what they are up against, cretain facts about the submarine campaign, which now constitutes the most menacing phase of Germany’s attack on world civilization, are -hereby given. They may be relied on as accurate. It is not thought necessary to deal in figures below thousands. Following, in terms of tonnage, are the monthly sinkings by German submarines from January to August, inclusive, the figures being for the allies and neutrals in the aggregate: January 332,000 February . 479,000 March ...... ... 600,000 April 788,000 May 549,000 June *.. 758,000 July 463,000 August 591,000 Against the loss of about four and a half million tons in months, new construction is estimated at less than a million tons, leaving a net loss to allied and neutral shipping at about three and a half million tons. The loss to American shpiping is said to have been less than one-half of 1 per cent. While the decline in shipping loss in July and August was substantial, it cannot be regarded as satisfactory, and the situation continues to call for the kind of activity demanded by a great emergency.

Monnett Home Crowded.

The management of the Monnett Home has been unable to take care of all the girls who have applied for admission this year and many have been utmed away. Had the building contemplated been erected there is no doubt but that the capacity so provided would have been used. Miss Simpson, the efficient superintendent, is doing everything in her power to take care of just as many as possible of the girls. The teachers are rooming away from the home and many of the larger girls are being taken care of in some of the splendid homes of the city. Among the homes being used are those of Bert Hopkins, Jesse Allman and Earle Reynolds. It is hoped that the Methodist conference and the people of this community will realize that there is -a need of this splendid institution and the opportunity to really put Rensselaer on the map by being the home of a girl’s school that can become one of Indiana’s great educational institutions.

Place Wuerthner Children In a Good Home.

Attorney Abraham Halleck and wife drove to Plymouth, Ind., in their automobile and took the two Wuerthnew children, Paul and Edwin, children of Christian and Mary Wuerthner, deceased, and placed them in the home of the family of John Shane, near Argus, Ind. Margaret Wuerthner, an older daughter, has been in the Shane home for a number of years. She has finished the grades in the common school and this fall started to the high school at Argus. She is a happy and contented girl and the boys are• fortunate to be placed in so good a home.

New Cases Filed.

Sept. B.—Hiram Howell vs W. L. Wood, adm. estate of Margaret Winslow. Suit for note and labor. Demand $691.65. Sept. B.—David Winslow vs W. L. Wood, adm. estate of Margaret Winslow., For material and labor, demand $224.36. Sept. 10.—State of Indiana ex rel John Reeder vs George H. Hammerton, trustee Union school township. Action brought to mandate said trustee to open and conduct school in District 15 in said township. Mrs. Rebecca Sanders returned to her home at Frankfort today after a visit with her son, John Eanders.

TODAY AT THE STAR BLANCHE SWEET la THOSE WITHOUT SIN A 5 Act World-Brady Picture. TUESDAY —Lionel Barrymore in THE BRAND OF COWARDICE. Metro Day. • f— : WEDNESDAY—Lenoro Ulrich in THE ROAD TO LOVE. Also Pearl White in THE FATAL RING. THURSDAY—Joe Welsh in THE PEDDLER, a* Art Drama Production. * FRIDAY—See Mario Doro in CASTLES FOR TWO. - SATURDAY—CarIyIe Blachwell and June Elvidge in THE PRICE OF PRIDE. Watch for THE LITTLE AMERICAN. Coming.

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