Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1917 — Page 1

No. 221.

Celebrated Their 50th Wedding Anniversary Monday.

The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Woodworth was celebrated at their home on Park avenue Monday. Several out of town guests werb present, as were five of Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth’s children and'families. Vaughn Woodworth, of Shirley, lowa, was unable to be here for the occasion.' Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth were mar.ried in Monon on the first day of October in the year 1867, and a short “time later came to this city to make their home . Since that time they have resided here continuously with the exception of a short time spent in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth were the recipients of many beautiful presents of gold and cut glass from their friends and relatives. The many friends of this couple will wish for them many more years of happy married life.

Jasper Men at Camp Taylor Transferred to Engineer Corps.

When th ethird quota of Indiana men begins to arrive at Camp Taylor Thursday, a majority of the embryo Kaiser-lickefs will be assigned to permanent organizations in, which they will later travel to France. The others will go to provisional training battalions and later will be transferred to permanent organizations as the plans of the making of the national army progress. The plan of having men from the same locality go into the same company or regimsntal unit will be followed as closely as possible. . Officers by their observation of the men already at the camp show that this plan tends to develop more quickly an esprit de corps. When the Jasper county young men arrive at the camp Thursday they will be assigned to the 309th engineers. Jasper, Newton, Bentoni Pulaski and Warren counties were transferred from the infantry recently to tjie engineer division.

Governor Goodrich’s Recovery Seens Assured.

Reports from the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis given out by his physician assured the anxious public that Indiana’s governor is now on the road to full recovery from his attack of typhoid fever with which he has been contending for a month. He is resting better, taking a great amount of nourishment and is gaining strength daily.

WANTED—ANOTHER TRACTOR.

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

Abundance of Money.

I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate P 5 per cent and my limit is SIOO per acre.—p. D. Wells, Morocco, Ind.

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LT. COL. HEALEY DESCRIBES CAMP SHELBY, HOME OF LOCAL COMPANY. following letter received by the editor of this paper from Lt. Col. Healey, now in active command of the 151st Indiana," will give the reader a vivid description of Camp Shelby, at present the? home of the Rensselaer • company: Camp Shelby, Miss., Sept. 30, 1917. Mr. L. H. Hamilton, Rensselaer, Ind., My Dear Louis: Not alone to fulfill my promise to write to you but also because I find a great pleasure in doing so, I am taking this Sunday afternoon opportunity to give you some information about our camp, which we have now occupied for a little more than a day. My impressions are superlatively favorable from standpoint of climate, appearance, health, drainage, water supply and location. We seem vastly more in civilization than we did on the border last year and we are not only within a dozen miles of Hattiesburg, a very, nice little city, but have cities like New Orleans, Mobile, Meridian and Gulfport within a few hours’ ride. My descriptive powers are inadequate to describe the camp site. It is some 200 feet above Hattiesburg and has a sort of “top of the earth” appearance, owing to the rolling surface. It is what is known as cut over land, the timber having been removed and in the camp site proper the stumps lave been blasted out, leaving the land bare-save for scattering pines, which raise their tall crowns high above the cantonments and tents. Each regiment is so camped as to have drainage in at least two directions and although there are said- to be some heavy rains here, there is no danger of the inconveniences frequently suffered at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and at Llano Grande. There had been a heavy storm for two days prior to our arrival here, but the water had either run off or been absorbed by the soil, and except for the unimproved and -much traveled roads along the railroad, where train after train had been transferring thier loads to the heavy army trucks there was no mud and today this is all dried up. This is said to be a famous mosquito country but the army knows how to successfully fight the mosquito and this is accomplished by oiling the breeding places and by drainage off all water before it has a chance to stagnate. By contrast with our entry into Llano Grande in July of last year, the friends of Company M may feel assured that none of the varmints that terrorized them near the Rio Grande are present in this camp. In fact, while we pitchdd camp in a swamp in Texas and drained it after we had slept for a night or two with scorpions and centipedes in southern Texas, here we entered a camp so delightful that we doubt if a prettier place exists anywhere.

If one impression more than another controls me at this time it is the businesslike manner inTwhich all is accomplished, not alone from the standpoint of the government and the higher officers but the whole-souled manner in which everyone has taken hold/ Last year we went to Texas u'ntrained except for the theory of text books and the brief summer camps. This year there existed in every company a nucleus with the viewpoint of soldiering. There was a poise that it took months to acquire suddenly adopted entire companies when they assembled on August sth and I am convinced that the nation’s purpose is appreciated by every soldier and that each is willing, even anxious, to contribute all that he possesses to the solution of the problem, which is the democracizing of the world. While it may have taken some time for all to have realized the necessity of the United States entering the war, certainly now no citizen who ever had the right to claim loyalty can fail to give full endorsement to the plans and it is inconcvieable how any can take a position that will entail greater hardships for the men who are to soon be fighting for them in the trenches of France. History drill pronounce them in terns of ignomy and posterity which will enjoy the freedom • provided by our present sacrifices will loathe them alike for disloyalty and cowardice. The new organization changes met us when we detrained. The Indiana regiments as such are now only history. The Third Indiana is now the 137th Field Artillery, all but one battalion and it becames a depot battalion for the 151st Infantry,* which was formerly the First Indiana. Company M, to which the Rensselaer boys belong, is to continue as infantry. They macrhed by my quarters today on their way to their camp, a half mile away. lam going to drive over there soon and see them. A depot battalion is a replacement unit, which is employed to fill up gaps made by losses in the regiment to which It is attached. Presumably when the 151st infantry goes to France the depot battalion will go along and I will thus be able to keep in touch with the - boys from home and with the home people through the boys. Friends in addressing them will give the name of the soldier and m the case of Company M will address

PLEASED WITH CAMP SHELBY

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1917.

Courage of the Germans Said To Be Fast Oozing Out.

British Headquarters • in France and Belgium, Oct. 2.—The badly punished German troops eas£ of Ypres today were largely resting on their arms after reverses suffered yesterday when they attempted in a*series of fierce counter attacks to drive the British back. Possibly the designation “resting” is a misnomer, for the enemy were sitting under a terrific bombardment from hundreds of big guns which were deluging his back and forward areas with frigh explosives and turning his fastn«»es into twisted masses of debris which formed the graves of the defenders. Captured Germans say that after their forward defenses have been greatly demolished by this ceaseless pounding, relief and ration parties venture out, to be turned back pr make their miserable way forward by circuitous routes to the men holding the advanced shell holes, who have often been compelled to hold on without water or proper food. Badly needed ammunition has frequently never reached its destination. It is generally admitted among the prisoners that the morale of their men has deteriorated since the beginning of the battles in'Flanders.

Green Background For The 1918 Auto Plates.

Ed Jackson, secretary of state, has issued notices that the large increase in the number of automobile licenses now being issued by the office has made necessary a revision of the forms of the applications for owner’s license. For the year 1917 about 200,000 licenses will have been issued, and the change in form is made for the purpose of expediting the issuing of licenses, and ' making prompt deliveries during 1913. The statement said: “The 1918 Indiana automobile license plates will have a green background with black figures, making an attractiv eplate and easily to be seen and read. Heretofore, when the numerical numbers for license plates run to 100,000, alphabets were used to designate each 10,000 over 100j* 000. Hereafter, numerals only will be used, whieh will ay old considerable, confusion in the reading of license numbers.”

Jasper Called Upon to Buy $428,400 Worth of Bonds.

Indianapolis is called on by the government to buy $14,000,000 worth of the new liberty bonds of the United States, and Marion county, outside of Indianapolis, has been asked to raise $2,802,800, making a total of $16,802,800 for the city and county. In making the allotments to the counties, the two elements taken into consideration were population and bank resources, each on a 50 per cent basis. Following that plan of calculating, Jasper county’s allotment is found to be $428,400.

Bruce Porter, Jr., Visits Old Home.

Bruce Porter, Jr., whose mother lives at Mt. Vernon, S. Dak., left this morning for Spring Grove, 111. He had l>een visiting his sister, Mrs. Mills, at Muncie, Ind., and came here Tuesday for a short visit with relatives. He was accompanied by his friend, Dean Thompson, who has been employed by Bruce’s mother on her farm. Mr. Thompson will leave Bruce at Chicago and will go to Mt. Vernon, where he will again be employed on the Porter farm. Bruce reports that there are thirteen counties in South Dakota that did not have to furnish men on the first call for soldiers, as these counties had given more than their quota as volunteers.

New York peaches for canning this week at Rhoades* grocery, $2.25 to $2.50 per bushel..

WEATHER Probably rain tonight And Thursday;. cooler tonight.

them as follows: Pvt. John Jones, Co. , 151 Depot Bat., .... Camp Shelby, Miss. It is possible that they will not even be known as Company M, but the new letter assignment, if one is made, will be given out soon; in fact, may already have been announced. Marie has doubtless told you about coming out to camp with Mrs. Healey. We enjoyed having her and feel that she also enjoyed the experience of it, including the meal at our mess. W' are putting on more airs down here, all the companies and all the officers headquarters having mess halls, the company mess tables providing for 240 to be seated at one time in each hall. The new tables of organization provide for 250 in each company, a total of about 3,600 in a regiment. Each company will have one captain, three first lieutenants and two second lieutenants, 15 sergeants, 33 corporals, 4 cooks, 64 first class privates, 128 privates, 2 musicians and four mechanics. Unless officers from the training camp are detailed to the companies, promotions are to be made from among the enlisted men, thus properly offering to those who apply themselves the chance of promotion. Rather oddly, my regiment is the 151st, and I am the Lieutenant Colonel and during the absence of Col. E. F. Branch, who was left at home, ill, I am in command. My father was Colonel of the 151st Indiana during the civil war. - y Sincerely, GEO. H. HEALEY, Lt. Col. 151st Inf.

When House is Afire Loafing Is Dangerous.

By Goerge Ade. A house was burning. All of the neighbors, except one, were trying to save the building. He sat on the fence. Some one suggested that he should help. “They don’t need me,” he replied. “The others are so blamed energetic and efficient that probabily the fire will be put out without me turning a hand.” A ship was sinking. The captain ordered all hands to the pumps. “Keep the pumps going- and I wi il land you safely,” that was the captain’s assurance. AH of the'sailors, except one, sprang to the pumps. This one sat on a coil of rope and smoked his pipe. “Do you want to drown?”

asked a shipmate. “I won’t drown,” was the cool reply. “Not while you boys are doing my share of the work. I know you’ve got to keep the pumps going whether I help or not.” Once a great republic, in real need of the loyal assistance of every citizen, called for subscriptions to a bond issue of enormous dimensions. One kind of man said: “I don’t believe I’ll subscribe. The country is full of fellows that are all keyed-up and patriotic and when it comes to a show down they’ll make a few sacrifices and take care of my part of the subscription, rather than see the enterprise flatten out and fail.” Don’t perch on the fence when your neighbor’s house is burning. Don’t sit on a coil of rope when th** ship is sinking. Don’t fail to subscribe for the second issue of Liberty Loan bonds.

County Commissioners' Court.

. Bridges. No. 3341. Contractor A. S. Keene allowed $399 in full payment. No. 3042. Contractor John Danials allowed $998 in full payment. No. 3043. Peter Wood allowed sls for superintending and $45 for filling in abount abuttments. Winamac Construction Co., contractors, allowed $1,787, payment in full. —No. 30761 Petition for bridge in Carpenter township. Cause dropped. AH other bridge petitions pending continued. Roads. No. 3Q12. Judson J. Adams et al stone road. Fred Popp appointed superintertdent. No. 2970. Carl L. Carr et al stone road. W. V. Porter, contractor, allowed $2,620. 3009. B. W. Ellsworth et al stone road. No bids received. Auditor dirceted to readvertise. 3003. B. F. Forsythe et al stone road. Petitioners file proof of publication of new estimate. Auditor to advertise for sale of road Nov. 6. 3013. William Folger et al stone toad. Harry E. Reed appointed superintendent and approves his bond. 3014. W. H. Gratner stone road Harry E. Reed appointed superintendent and approves his bond. 2987. Joseph Halligan stone road. Contractors Johnson & Salrin alowed $582. , > 2969. James Lane et al stone road. W. V. Porter, contractor, alowed S6OO. 2987. Granville Moody stone road. Contractor allowed $592. 2874. George Nanninga —stone road. Contractor A. S. Keene alowdu SSOO. 3006. G. B. Parkison stone road. Contractors Johnson & Salrin allowed SSBO. 3010. John F. Pane stone roadJohn Parkison appointed superintendent. 2990. Fred' Tyler et al stone road. Auditor directed to notify contractor to begin work. 2988. D. H. Yeoman stone road. Contractor W. V. Porter allowed $1,600. . 2928. William L. Wood stone road. I. W. Moneyhun & Son allowed $1,056. 3015. John R. Phillips stone road. Engineers and viewers expense account approved and cause continued for objections. 3090. R. Harvey Putt et al stone road petition. Auditor presents certified copy of petition and cause continued.

To Organize Local Independent Football Team.

Rensselaer is to be represented by an independent football team this year and followers of the pastime will soon see former high school stars and others who have indulged in the game in the independent field, in action. Several games have already been arranged for and it is probable that the season will open within a very short time. The first practice will be held next Sunday morning and the management asks that all who wish a tryout for places on the eleven report that morning. Independent football ’has come to the front rapidly within the past two or three years and indications are that it is to enjoy the favor once accorded it. Pine Village, Hammond, Px. Wayne, Wabash, Indianapolis, Canton, Ohio, and the Cincinnati Celts are classed as the leading aggregations in this section. Morocco is also taking up the game this year and probably will be an opponent of the locals. Not for several years ' past has Rensselaer had such an abundance of material and the locals, once they have displayed their wares, should have but little difficulty in obtaining games with the leading teams of the state.

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FIFTY-TWO . SELECTED

DISTRICT BOARD HAS CERTIFIED FIFTY-TWO MEN FOR SERVICE. District Board No. 1, of LaPorte, under date of October 1, has adder twelve names to the list of forty already certified, making fifty-two out of the Jasper county quota of fiftysix. A full list of the men selected for service are as follows: Certified September 1, 1917: 1 Carroll W. Leatherman, Rem- . ington. 20 John Kaufman, Fair Oaks. 32 William Ott, Kniman. 40 Ray M. Burch, Rensselaer. 52 John S. DeArmond, Tefft. 55 Vernon R. Stearns, Newland. 59 Louis W. Misch, Wheatfield. 66 Jos. J. Thomas, Rensselaer. 68 Carl Weickum, Rensselaer. 70 Othel Caldwell, Rensselaer. 75 Herman Goepp, Moody. 77 Delevan Babcock, Rensselaer. John Kriz, Rensselaer. 92 Chas. P. Porter, Parr. 94 Oscar J. Stembel, Wheatfield. 97 Tunis Snip, Jr., Thayer. 101 "Fletcher D. Minniear. 102 Harold L. Fidler. Rensselaer.

September 6, 1917. 3 E. E. Shoemaker, Rensselaer. September 18, 1917. 9 William Klinert, Rensselaer. 21 Henry VanWienan, Thayer. 62 Ernest Smith, Goodland. 124 Virgil Janes, Remington. 125 H. L. Charais, Remington. z 136 Wm. R. Schafer, Remington. 139 Arbie E. Culp, Francesville. 141 Charles E. Miller, San Pierre. 147 Merrill Freeland, Rensselaer. 148 Earl W. Caster, Wolcott. 152 Fred H. Marchand, Monon. 161 Johannes Moolenaar, DeMotte. 166 George Davis, Tefft. 171 Lewis Walstra, Thayer. 173 Louis O. Claussen, Newland. 175 Anton DeGroote, Remington. 182 John D. Harmon, Rensselaer. 210 Leslie Zellers, Fair Oaks. 211 James CampbeU, Wheatfield. 213 Floyd E. Sayers, Rensselaer. 214 Jesse Grimm, Gifford. Certified October 1, 1917: 16 Ross Robbins, DeMotte. 28 Clarence Bowman. 35 Teddy Miller, Remington. 85 John R. Shields, Rensselaer. 96 Perry F. Naylor, DeMotte. 99 Clarence V. Sayers, Rensselaer. 105 Arthur Battleday, Rensselaer. 126 WiUiam Teska, Parr. 143 Herbert L. Bozelle, Fair Oaks. 172 Andrew Hotler, Goodland. 174 James D. Nelson, Fair Oaks. 183 Bernard C. Bailey, McCoysburg. Of the ajpve men selected, the folowing are now in the service of the government at Camp Taylor near Louisville, Ky. Carroll W. Leatherman. John Kriz. Othel Caldwell. John Kaufman, Fair Oaks. William Ott, Rensselaer. Ray M. Burch, Rensselaer. John S. DeArmond, Tefft. Vernon R. Stearns, Newland. Louis W. Misch, Wheatfield. Jos. J. Thomas, Rensselaer. Carl Weickum, Rensselaer. Delevan Babcock, Rensselaer. Oscar J. Stembel, Wheatfield. 1 Tunis Snip, Jr., Thayer. Fletcher D. Minniear. E. E. Shoemaker, Rensselaer; Wr. R. Schafer, Remington. ’Arbie E, Culp, Francesville. Charles E. Miller, San Pierre. Merrill Freeland, Rensselaer. * Fred H. Marchand, Monon. - Johannes Moolenaar, DeMotte. Lewis Walstra, Thayer. Anton DeGroote, Remington. James CampbeU, Wheatfield. Twenty per cent, or twelve, of the selected men are to leave hefe Thurslay on the 10:55 a. m. train. Quite a number of the selected men have been notified to be on hand and the list of those to go cannot be given at this time.

There Will Be No Band Concert Tonight.

Owing to the absence of several members of the band there will be no band concert this evening. The announcement was made previously, but there seems to have been many who missed it and consequently there have been many inquiries. The cool weather is now with us and it is probable that there will be no more concerts this season.

Circuit Court.

No. 8592. William H. Wells vs George H. Gifford, executor, et al. Venued to Newton county. No 8596. Lafayette Loan and Trust Co. vs George H. Gifford, executor et al. Venued to Newton county. No. 8784. Taylor Critchfield Clague Co. vs John A. Dunlap et al. Files affidavit for change of venue from county. No. 8818. Nellie Raymond and Mary Swanson vs Maurice Gorman, Sr. Trial by jury, who find for plaintiffs and that said Gorman is incapacitated to attend to his affairs on account of old age and infirmity.

I am in business for myself opposite D. M. Worland’s furniture store and am ready to meet all cars and all kinds of work. Batteries looked after, generators and starters fixed, radiators soldered and vulcanizing. We do expert work for the same J. Knboske, Prop.

VOL. XXL.

Rev. A. C. Downing Died In Spokane, Week.

A. C. Downing, who was raised in Rensselaer, and who has been a minister in Spokane, Wash., for a number of years, died Sept. 22, 1917, at Spokane. His obituary follows: Arthur Caleb Downing was born at Rensselaer, Ind., April 10, 1860. He married Elnora S. Haner July 8, 1884, at Exeter, Neb. To this union five sons were born. Two of these sons, Charles and Bruce, died in infancy. His education was obtained in the schools of Indiana, and at Eureka College, Illinois, which he attended atter his marriage. Since leaving school his pastoral work was done in Illinois, lowa, Montana and Washington. At Kalespel, Mort., th! First Christian chufch was built under his supervision as the first minister. From there he moved to Garfield, Wash., where a new church was built during his one year’s pastorate. His next field of labor was at Spokane, Wash. His first pastorate was with the Pacific avenue church. He remained with his congregation four years and a new church building was erected. His second pastorate in Spokane was with the Christian church at Hillyard. Here also a new church building was erected, and he rmeained pastor of the church until the time of his death. He was with the Hillyard church five years. Hi<{ work for the Master continued up to the time of his death. He preached both morning and evening at Hillyard on the Lord’s day preceding his death, which occurred Sept. 22, 1917, being 57 years, 5 months and 12 days of age. His was a faithful and useful Christian life.

Many Places of' Amusement Provided For Soldiers.

With more than 130 Jasper county boys at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss., news from that quarter has a rather local significance, as it tells us what the boys are doing, how they are being entertained, how they are cared for and how their moral needs are being looked after. The following items are taken from the “Camp Shelby Notes’’ appearing in the Hat“Construction of several baseball diamonds at Camp Shelby is nearing completion and games may be in progress before the end of next week. Football fields are being laid off. Y. M. C. A. athletit men at the camp expect to start gridiron work soon. , “Camp Shelby’S big theatre, now in course of construction, is to be cne of the camp’s greatest institutions. With a seating capacity of several thousand, especially attention bieng given to acoustics and a standard size stage, Theatre Shelby will be a great place. It is planned by division commanders to bring only the best shows to the theatre. High class vaudeville.and Klaw & Erlanger productions will be booked here out of New Orleans. The theatre will be finished in two weeks. “Acting on the information secretly given them that liquor is being brought into Hattiesburg and Forrest county by bootleggers, both city and county authorities have determined to round up the alleged tigers. Within the past two days, three suspects were found to have unlawful quantities of liquor in their possession. In two instances soldiers were involved who were turned over to the camp authorities.”

Modern Woodmen to Meet.

There will be a meeting of' the Modern Woodmen Wednesday evening, Oct. 3. Business of importance will come before the meeting. All members are urged to attend.

Hopkins’ City Iransfor Line Transfer business formerly operated by Billy Frye. Calls will receive immediate attention. Call Phones 226 or 107. Farmer’s wife, don’t churn. We will exchange a pound of butter for a pound of butterfat. —J. C. Harris & Son. TODAY STAR THEATRE Louise Huff and Jack Pickford in a 5 Reel Comedy Drama THE DUMMY Abo Pearl White in a bundle of wK thrills in thb, the 10th episode of THE FATAL RING TOMORROW, Thursday, Mary Pickford in the sensational production of THE LITTLE AMERICAN. German sympathizers made a strenuous fight against thb picture being shown in Chicago. Matinee at 2, 3:15 and 4:30. Admission 5 and 10c. At night all seats 10c. Shown one day only. FRlDAY—Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman in the charming story of ' THE WORLD APART. *' SATURDAY SPEC I AL—With Alice Brady in a big comedy drama of the . usual World-Brady high quality production, THE SELF-MADE WIDOW. ■