Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1917 — Page 1

No. 231.

Jinx Continues to Follow Locals—Get 50-50 Split.

The jinx which has been following on the trail of the high school football squad all season, stayed on the job Saturday and as a result the local school was unable to register a victory for the third straight time this season. On dope, the Moroccoans had the edge at the opening of hostilities, but the game did not run true to dope and the visitors had to fight all the time to avert defeat. The game throughout was a battle of the linemen against the opposing backfields. Old style football for the most part was used and all afternoon the backfields men punched at the lines. The latter never wavered, 1 however, and resisted all attempts. Three downs and a kick was the rule. Heretofore when Morocco has met Rensselaer the best of friendliness has not existed betwen the two teams and in this respect the Saturday game was different. The players of both teams had the utmost respect for their rivals and the game was clean and sportmanlike throughout. For three quarters the teams battled each other to a standstill. Once the invaders marched down to the Rensselaer fifteen yard line, but were held on downs. This was the only time during the entire game that the local goal was in danger. Rensselaer came close to winning in the very last minute of play. After a steady march down the field McColly at quarterback made a long forward pass to Halleck and he scampered down the field, evading all pursuers until within two feet of the last Morocco line. He was brought down, the whistle sounded and What seemed certain victory for Rensselaer was snatched away from them by the timekeeper’s whistle. Hammond will be here next Saturday.

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STOCK SHOW WAS SUCCESS

CLASS OF STOCK- DISPLAYED REVEALS FINE ANIMALS—AWARDS MADE. The exhibits, the weather and the crowd combined to make the first annual livestock show of the* Jasper County Livestock Breeders’ Association the most successful event of its kind ever held in the county. Every type of livestock was represented in the show and old residents expressed themselves as amazed at the number and quality of pure bred animals that the county is producing. The competing herds and flocks were on exhibition at the Leek feed bam, which was comfortably filled with stock during the show. In the horse department, Arthur Watson?: Gus Yeoman;Arthur Daugherty aria I. N. Warren were the principal exhibitors. Mr. Watson exhibited an aged stallion, showing good form and action. Mr. Yeoman had on exhibition his Belgian mare which has attracted considerable attention at shows in neighboring counties, and he, with Mr. Warren, showed a class of spring colts. A draft gelding owned by Arthur Daugherty was the subject of favorable comment on the part of the judge. The mule exhibit was small but of excellent quality.

In the pony class Tom Yeoman and Vincent Quinn had exhibits of interest to the youngsters. —— The hog classes were well filled. Harvey Williams, of Remington, attracted considerable attention with his exhibit of Large Type Poland Chinas. Mr. Williams is a successful breeder and his showing was of high quality. The Hampshires were represented by a single breeder, Stephen Kohley, of Rensselaer. There was a good showing of spotted Poland Chinas, from the herds of Arthur Watson and 0. S. Bell. This brppd seems to be coming to the front and judging from animals entered, our breeders are producing an excellent type of hog, producing both size and early maturity. Gus Yeoman had on exhibition a few good Duroc Jerseys from his herd in Newton township. While little attention has been paid in the past to sheep production, two good flocks were exhibited. Arthur Williams entered a number of his Hampshires while the Shropshire breed was represented Joy excellent individuals from the James W. Amsler flock. It was in the cattle classes, however, that rivalry was most keen. Ten herds of pure bred cattle bat-

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1917.

James George Gets A Splendid Promotion.

James George, who for a number of years has been employed by the Sea Board Air Line Railroad in Chicago, has been appointed traveling freight auditor for that road with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio. This position carries with it a great amount of responsibility and also pays a most excellent Salary. Mr. George was held in the highest esteem by his fellow workers in the Chicago office and while all were pleased that he had received merited regocnition of his splendid ability, there was general regret that his new position would deprive that office of his presence.

TODAY’S GAME.

1234 5 6 7 New York 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Chicago 0003 00 0 Batteries: New York, Benton and Rariden; Chicago, Faber and Schalk. See Chas. Pefley for trees, vines, and shrubs of all kinds. Guarantee stock to grow or replace free of charge. For spring delivery. Forest Morlan spent Sunday here.

WEATHER. Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight north portions; cooler Tuesday-

tied for breed and championship honors. The Polled Herefords were represented by O. S. Bell and Arthur Watson, both young breeders. The herd of Mr. Bell was exceptionally good, in the opinion of the judge. Mr. Bell has the largest and best of Polled Herefords in the state and has blood lines representing not only the best of the polled breed but he has also succeeded in breeding the horns off of the Fairfax family, the best known of the horned Herefords. Mr. Watson has recently embarked in the Hereford business and exhibited several heifers from the W. H. Ambler herd at Winamac; Four herds of horned Herefords were represented. —First in number stood the herd of Fred Phillips, president of the Livestock Breeders’ Association. Mr. Phillips has been in the business for only a year but has spared neither time nor money in making his herd the best. Garland Grant exhibited a young bull which attracted a great deal of attention. The Fleming herd was represented by several cows. Smith Brothers exhibited a good bull calf. The Shorthorn breeders had a good show, outnumbering all other breeds. The herd of Omar Kenton attracted a great deal of attention on account of the high quality of the animals and the manner in which they were shown.

Floyd Amsler showed a few of the cows and heifers which he is collecting as foundation animals for one of the best herds in the county. D. H. Yeoman made a very attractive exhibit of his Shorthorn herd. The twin white heifers were the cause of more favorable comment than anything else in the show. Chauncey Wood, who is building up a herd on his farm south of town, made a very good showing. His herd bull caused much comment on account of his good size and his heifers showed good breeding form. Russell Van Hook carried off the daily honors with his herd, headed by the cow of a SIO,OOO Jersey sire. His animals were high class individuals and backed by some of the best blood lines that the breed possesses. The awards were as follows: Best stallion: Arthur Watson Ist. Best mare: Gus Yeoman Ist. Best gelding: Arthur Daugherty 1. Best drafter, Daugherty 1, Yeoman 2. Best draft colt: I. N. Warren Ist, Gus Yeoman 2nd. Shetland ponies: Tom Yeoman Ist, Vincent Quinn 2nd., HOGS. Spotted Poland China. Aged boar: Arthur Watson Ist. Boar under 1 year: Arthur Watson, Ist. Sow and pigs: Arthur Watson, Ist.

Best Sow, O. S. Bell, Ist, 2nd, 3rd. Hampshire boar, Stephen Kohley 1. Duroc Jersey boar, Gus Yeoman 1. Duroc Jersey sow, Gus Yeoman Ist and 2nd. Large Poland £hina boar: Harvey William Irt. Large Poland China sow, ’ Harvey Williams 2nd. CATTLE. Hereford. Aged bull: O. S. Bell Ist. 4 Aged cow: O. S. Bell Ist. Yearling heifer: O. S. Bell Ist and 3rd; Arthur Watstgi 2nd. Heifer calf: 0. 8- Bell, Ist and 3rd; Arthur Watson 2nd. ' Bull over 1 year, Fred Phillips Ist. Bull under 1 year, Smith Bros. Ist; G. Grant 2nd; C. Fleming 3rd. Aged cow: Phillips Ist; Fleming 2d. 2 year old cow, Phillips Ist. Yearling: Chas. Fleming Ist. • Shorthorn. Aged bull: Omar Kenton Ist, 2nd; Chauncey Wood 3rd. Yearling bull; Omar Kenton Ist, 2nd; D. H.Yeoman 3rd. Aged cow: Omar Kenton Ist, 3rd; Floyd Amsler 2nd. 2 year old cow: Floyd Amsler Ist, 3rd; D. H. Yeoman 2nd. Grade cow: Chauncey Wood Ist. Yearling heifer: Omar Kenton Ist, 2nd; D. H. Yeoman 3rd. Heifer calf: D. H. Yeoman, Ist, 2d. Grade heifer, Gus Yeoman. Jersey. ! Aged bull: Russell Van Hook Ist. Aged cow: Van Hook Ist, 2nd. Yearling heifer, Van Hook Ist, 2d. Heifer calf; Van Hook, Ist, 2nd.

40 SHORTHORNS DISTRIBUTED

SATURDAY RY FIRST NATIONAL BANK—AN INTERESTING FEATURE. x One of the most interesting features in connection with the two days stock show was the distribution of forty pure bred Shorthorn heifers by the First National Bank, to forty young farmers of the county Saturday. There were 89 applications for the forty head, hence the instigators of the movement were forced to resort to a drawing to decide which of these 89 would be permitted to purchase one of the animals. The owners of the First National bought the animals and in turn sold them to the young men for just what they paid for them, taking a note for them. At the end of one year the owners of the calves will be permitted to sell. After paying of the note, including the interest to the bank, the young men will be permitted to keep the profit. The purpose of the movement is to educate the young farmers of the county to take up the breeding of pure bred livestock. The result will be watched with interest by _all_cpiv. cerned and there will be keen rivalry among the forty fortunate young men to see who can obtain the best results within the year. The following was the result of the drawing: 19 Red, white bar in forehead, name Kitty, No. 590396. SIBO. Boycie Lambert.

32. Light red, mixed face, white spots, name Butter Cup 2nd, No. 543235. $165. Bred to King Royal. No. 439507, Oct. 3, 1917. George Lonergan. 30. Roan, name Violet 2nd No. 543236, muley. $225. Wm. Erb. 12. Red, 1 drooped horn, X on right hip, name Melba King 2nd No. 477147. —$185. Bred to Lord Ripley. Ross Lakin. —l? — Roan, name Thistle Queen Nor 504375. Bred and Bessemer No. 367197 July 25, 1917. $l5O. Walter E. Bunning. J 7. Red VIII, name Gladys Floss No. 594839. $lB5. 8. Red, name Glady Belle No. 514062, small spot in face. $165. Clarence A. Hansen, Francesville. 2. Red, name Red Lassie No. 593095, wart on neck. $165. Elsworth Price 15. Red, name Mound Hill Duchess No. 50474. $165 Gaylord E. Hume.

24. Roan and spots, name Buckeye Lady No. 568264. Bred to- Bessemeh No. 367197 July 30, 1917. $18&. Harold Kennedy, Wheatfield. 4. Red, little white over shoulder, name Gladys Rosa No. 512063. Bred to calf January 30, 1918. $l5O. I. L. Jones. 17. Red, name Gladys Filbert No. 512062. Bred to calf December 15, 1917. $l3O. Paul Grube, Wheatfield. 9. White, name White Lassie No. 495490. Bred to Bessemer No. 367197, July 10, 1917. $225. Earl Matheny. > ™ 5. Roan, small Scotch,-name Topsy Maid No. 582206TJ165. John Zimmer. ' _ 6. Roan, short spike horns, name Golden Lady No. 582202. $l5O. John Sigo, Remington. 11. Spotted, name and number to be furnished by Oglesbie. $l5O. Harley S. Toombs. 20. Light roan, name Lady Mabel No. 542968. Drerep. $2lO. Ivan Snow. 38. Dark roan, name Bella Archer No. 542966. Drerep. $2lO. LaVerne Paulus. 36. Red, tag in ear No. 7, name Rosemary 3rd No. 557616. $150.J. Ralph Dunlap. 37. Smallest and lightest roan, name Roan Lady. $l3O. Theo. Eldred. Amsler.

33. Largest dark roan, name Roan Daisy. $165. Murray Yeoman. 34. Roan, ear tag 34, name Griffith’s Autumn. $165. Garrett Snedeker, McCoysburg. 14. Dark red, ear tag 32, name Griffith’s Rose. $2lO. Chester Weuthrick, Francesville. 21. Red, ear tag 37. Price Brothers. $165. Geo. P. Daugherty. 28. White, Diller heifer. $225. Howard L. Parks. 29. Red, Collar Heifer, with horns. $165. Marion Faylor. 39. Red and spots, collar heifer, no horns. $225. Garfield Fdlger. 40. Red, Charles Sevren. $165. Eugerte Martin. " 26. Red, B. F. Humphrey. $l3O. Walter Erb. 22. Red Sailor, milk strain. $225. Ralph J. Yeoman. 31. Roan Sailor. $165. 25. Dark Red Sailor, Scotch. $2lO. David A. Yeoman. 13. Red, white hind legs sailor. $lB5. Elmer R. Jordan, McCoysburg. * * _ 35. Light roan, name Princess B 2nd. 2 marks left ear, 3 marks right. $l3O. Ed W. Walter. 10. Red, name Princess Ann 6th, 3 marks right ear. - $l5O. Lowell Hayes, Part. . 16. Dark roan, name Roan Crook 7th. 1 notch right ear. $l3O. Cletes Kohley. 3. Dark red, name Red Princess Anne 7th, 1 notch left ear, 3 notches right ear. $lB5. Harold Garvin. 23. Red ear tag 2, white spot in forehead, white on belly. $165. Chas. Reed. 27. Red and white. $2lO. Herschel! M. Bice. 18. Red. $lB5. Louis Lane.

PICTURES OF THE GREAT WAR

AS DESCRIBED BY ALFRED THOMPSON, WHO IS ON BATTLEFIELDS. Saturday, Sept. 8, 1917. We left our old cantonment yesterday about 11 o’clock. I was glad to go, although we had been there so long that we were beginning to get some comforts there and make it more like home. Went toward the front and got to a little field hospital about noon, where he had our lunch; then came on and arrived here about 2 o’clock. We are now at a big hospital almost within spitting distance pf one of the most famous cities of this war, at least the town isn’t more than fifteen minutes walk from here. I never saw such a bunch of military preparations in my life. As we approached the front we passed thousands and thousands of cars, trucks, ambulances, officers’ cars, caissons, etc. Every grove was an automobile park and was filled with them. The road was packed with cars of all sorts. We saw dozens of* aviation fields with machines of all kinds, the little speedy monoplane fighting machines, the big biplane observing and photographing machines and many others.

This is a big hospital with several sections of ambulances stationed here, working at the posts or doing excavation work. I saw one Ford here yesterday that had been struck with shrapnel and there were a dozen holes in it, another car, a Fiat ambulance, had been struck with a shell and was only a tangled mass of twisted steel and splintered wood. Both cars had been struck at a post which was bombarded, but luckily both drivers were in the “abris” caves for shelter, and escaped hurt. At one end of the hospital here is a great pile of plain wooden coffins and there is a gang of men working all the time to augment the pile. Near them -another pile of wooden crosses is seen. It must be a cheerful sight for the wounded to see. I saw a funeral here yesterday. It wasn’t much, just a priest walking ahead carrying a cross, a man following wheeling the coffin on a two wheeled affair, and a man bringing up the rear. They don’t think much of death here, it is too common. The hospital here is well within range of the German guns but they don’t shell it often. They say the Boche used to shell it but now the French have a battery trained on a German hospital and so both desist from firing. I hope one of them don’t forget themselves and start things moving.

When we arrived there was some artillery action going on, and every now and then a shell from a French battery back of us would pass over our heads with a peculiar whining shriek. It is hard to describe the sound of it, but also hard to forget it’after once hearing it. H. G. Wells says it sounds like tearing silk and that is something like it. When I haerd the first one I ducked, Wouldn’t help it, but the men around the hospital didn’t seem to notice it, as I gave up my dodging. It is perfectly useless anyway, as you never hear 'the shell that hits you. The whine doesn’t reach your ears until the shell has long since gone- But it is a peculiar sensation, nevertheless. In the evening they began an artillery preparation for an attack. Back of the hospital is a hill from which you can see the German and French trenches with a pair of glasses. It is forbidden to go up there but everyone goes, so I went aiso. Things were in full blast when I got there. There was a crowd of people there watching and it was worth thirty days in jail to see it. In the valley at the foot of the hill were the French batteries, over the next hill in the valley were the two sets of trenches and on top and behind the next hill were the German batteries. It was an appalling sight that greeted us. Dusk had just set in, and it was stabbed with a continuous row of flashes, and a deafening uproar came up to us on the hill. I cannot understand how a single man could live in the second valley where the trenches were. A dense pall of smoke hung over thjs valley. It was a magnificent and terrible sight and I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. The ground and buildings shook with the explosions, which kept up a steady roar for several hours. I finally went to bed to try to sleep, as I expected a call during the night. Slept on a stretcher in the car with all my clothes on, that is, I attempted to sleep but it was impossible. ''A big battery of heavy guns opened up back of us and the big shells whined over our heads every few minutes regularly. The cars would all rattle when these guns let loose. You can have no idea of the frightful beauty of the scene from the hill. I would have liked to watch it for hours but could only stay a few short minutes. I couldn’t realize that two big nations were at death grips in that second valley I was looking down into. The German batteries soon opened up on the French and that added to the uproar, especially as these shells landed in the valley nearest us, just at the foot of the hill. As it grew darker, the sky on the sides of us jjyas lighted up with a continuous flash. They called out most’ of the cars during the night but Dee and I did not get ,a call. One of the boys got sick at the sight of a terribly wounded man and they had to substitute

St. Joe Outlucked And Meet With 6 to 0 Defeat.

Kirby Hall, of Notre Dame University, paid a visit to St. Joe Sunday and met the representative football team of that institution. The Visitors emerged from a hard fought game with a 6 to 0 victory dangling to their belts. Jimmy Babcock, former Rensselaer high school star, was the boy who carried the pigskin over for the only touchdown of the day. This score came after the first five minutes so play. The Hall team marched staedily down the field and Jimmy punched his way across the dine. —" Luck was the predominating factor in the defeat of Coach Parker’s charges. Three times his men carried the ball down to the Notre Dame twenty-five yard line and three times lost the ball on fumbles, when it looked certain that they would score. Notre Dame slightly outweighed St. Joe, but they did not outplay them and were lucky to be able to go home with a victory. The feature of the game was a long njn by Wellman, who intercepted a forward pass on his own twentyfive yard line and ran it back fifty yards. ’ Vanderhaar also starred for St. Joe, while Bumbaholdt led for Notre Dame.

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for him. The man was ripped clear up the back and was dying fast. A priest was bent over him and the poor devil was calling on his mother. Another boy told me he carried a man whose leg had been shot off. They hadn’t time to amputate and fix him up so they just tied up the shreds at the torn end an’d sent him back to a hospital. He must have been suffering agonies but he smiled and asked one of the boys for a comb so he could comb his hair and look nice. Can you beat that? I can’t get over the glimpse I had scene can never be adequately described by anyone, much less me. It seems so horrible that two nations such as France and Germany should be devoting every energy to destroying the other.’ After several hours of that cannonade I can’t understand how there could be a man left alive there, and yet they do survive, some of them. A man just went by carrying a load of crosses for the men who died last night, I suppose. This morning the cannonade has stopped. Only here and there a battery roars out. I finally got to sleep last night late, and have just gotten up and had coffee for breakfast. Am going to bed prtety quick and get some sleep today if I can, as I expect to work tonight Sil night and perhaps tomorrow morning, too. I little imagined a year ago that I would be watching a battle on the western front from a hill top at this time. I hate to think of American troops going into that. You have no idea of the fearfulness of it, you can’t have until you have seen it. I thought I had ah idea before I came what a modern artillery battle was, but I didn’t have. Dee and I have adopted a wnangy looking cur of a dog for a mascot. After he is cleaned up and well fed and had kind treatment I think he will be a good dog. He has been sadly mistreated. It is awfully foggy this morning. I can hardly see anything a little distance off. There is a village about five minutes walk from here that the Germans have simply ruined with shell fire. Wish I had some pictures of it to send you. Well, I must close and wash up and then try and get some sleep. There isn’t much noise now and I think I can sleep. Don’t know how long we will be here, perhaps a few days, perhaps two or three weeks; not more than that I think. - r '’ ; ALFRED THOMPSON.

AT THE STAR TODAY MARGARET ILLINGTON in. THE INNER SHRINE Also Burton Holme* in Instructive Travels. . i I . .■ TUESDAY—MabeI Talifarra In THE SUNBEAM. WEDNESDAY —Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in a big special. Also Pearl White in the 12th Episode of THE FATAL RING. THURSDAY—SpeciaI Art Drama picture A MAN AND THE WOMAN, by Alma Hanlon. - - s ■ Mary Pickford in REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM—Coming. —,—■ - —; i - AT THE STAR THEATRE.

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