Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1917 — Page 1

No. 234.

“SAM AND "BUMMER”

SAY SHERMAN WAS RIGHTLOCAL BOYS VIEWING THE WONDERS OF WAR. The following letter from Samuel Duvall, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Duvall, who left for France last July for service as ambulance driver, tells of the experiences they are going through and just what the American soldiers will find themselves up against when they land on the “other side.” Despite the dangers they are passing through, the boys feel that they have largely been repaid and state that they are perfectly happy: September 20, 1917. (Wednesday night.) Dear Mother, Dad and Ed: I am in a poste de secours, sitting in a cave abri, about one kilometer behind the French lines, thinking about you and wondering why you don’t write. I haven’t received a scratch from any one except Fred Hamilton since I arrived in France.

When Sherman said war was “hell,” he said a mouthful, in my judgment. We are sure getting a real taste of it tonight. If possible, imagine a mixture of Boche shells from their largest to their smallest guns on a continual firing of French batteries not over five hundred yards away, all containing many “soix aute quieze,” and many heavier pieces, upon a rainy night. Well, that is the atmosphere that I am trying to write this in, so if my letter should seem a bit gloomy, why pardon it, as it takes a much stronger imagination than mine to overcome this damnable situation tonight. If the people of Rensselaer realized what really is going on here, they would appreciate living in such a peaceful little city like Rensselaei more than they do a thousand times. The boys in Company M, who are desirous of plenty of excitement and a good taste of war, will sure they want when they land here on the front.

Perhaps, sitting in a hole in the ground about thirty feet deep with logs, sand bags and steel bars for a roof doesn’t sound very pleasant and not so fine as the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago for a lodging place, but “Bummer” and I are perfectly happy and contented here and prefer it a whole lot more on this particular night, for they sure have some regular shell storms here. Fred Hamilton describes the spirit in our lines like that old football spirit Parker hammered into us and he says, “ ‘Bud’, when you get him on the run don’t stop until you set the ‘pigskin’ beyond the river Rhine.” Early yesterday morning during a lull in the battle, “Bummer” and I crawled out from our cave abri for a bit of fresh air, as we had been obliged to remain here for many hours until the heavy bombarding had ceased, then we ventured to the first line of trenches, via communication trench. After reaching it we talked to many English speaking Frenchmen. All that they seemed to want us to talk about and tell them was, when are the “Sammies” coming to help us crush the damned

“Boche.” , „ There was a “Boche” 320 shell landed about fifteen paces from the door to our cave abri. We dug the nose or fuse rather of the shell up, for a souvenir and took pictures of it, with myself standing in it, with just my head sticking out. Lord, when those shells hit they make holes in the ground large enough to put a couple of Fords in and shake the ground for miles. I have a friend overeat one of the battenes and the other night “Bummer” and I werft over and stayed all night. They have been shelling the devil out of a French city by the name of X, which the German occupy. We joined in the fun, shooting twenty 320 s apiece into the city about nine miles away. We have to stand on our toes and stuff cotton in our ears, when we press the button which fires the cannon. I have one of the empty shells I shot into the city, which I intend to bring home with me, if I

can, for A souvenir. At night the , star shells illuminate “No Man’s Land” for miles around. One would think it a Fourth of July night celebration from a distance if he didn t know what was really going on. Every evening after supper we go outside and sit down for an hour or so and watch the French and Boshe aeroplanes settle their disputes in the air. It’s great sport to see the shells burst sometimes above, under and all around them, then occasionally a Frenchman will make a “BullsEye”.and down comes Mr. Dutchman. I took a picture of one Frenchman last week whom we saw bring down six German planes. It is getting quiet outside now, as it is nearly 2 a. m., so I will close now, as “Bummer” and I have to beat it down the lines to the first dressing station in our ambulance to see if we have any “blesses,” or wounded in English to take back to the base hospital about twelve kilometers away. (In camp two days later.) Since I wrote the above I received two letters from home. Congratulations, Ed and Mrs. Duvall, I wish you both a long, happy married life. I .guess Ed has forgotten he has a brother over here in France, but that is all right, I guess. I like it very much in France and expect to remain for a while after

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I Crane Your Necks Saturday; Aeroplanes Going Over.

Keep your eyes open and listen for the whirring of the aeroplane propeller on Saturday, October 20. There may be something doing in the sky over Rensselaer. Army flyers will make coast to coast aeroplane raids on that day in behalf of the liberty loan, and as we are inside the Rantoul zone they may come this

way. At an appointed hour, forty-five aviators and eight balloonists, armed withpaperbombs, will ascend for flights ranging from fifteen to bne hundred sixty miles between camps where the “Eyes of the Army” are in training. As cities, villages anc towns are passed over, hundreds of red, white and blue paper bombs containing Liberty Loan literature, will be dropped on each municipality. There will also be dropped one large red bomb (to which will be attached a long ribbon) containing a special message for the mayor. The most daring aviators and balloonists from the different camps will be selected for these flights. Applications for the honor of flying in behalf of the Loan already” are coming in to the war department. Besides dropping the bombs, the flyers doubtless will give brief exhibitions above every city over which they pass.

Starvation Perils Americans Now In Hun Prison Camps.

Washington, Oct. 17.—Minister Morris at Stockholm cabled the state department today news of the arrival there of Willot Charles Smith, of Norwalk, Conn., who escaped from a German internment camp at Kiel and brought word that American prisoners in Germany would starve but for food sent them by the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. Smith stated that without the food packages sent by the Y. M. C. A., and the Red Cross, prisoners would not be able to live as the daily food ration consists of a slice of black, sour bread and a drink of cold coffee for breakfast, and for dinner and supper about a pint and a half of warm soup apty consisting of water and turnips.

Attend the Charity Card Party This Evening.

All who care to enjoy an evening of pleasure with refreshments thrown in for the small price of thirty-five cents, should attend the charity card party to be given this evening at the K. of P. hall, under the auspices of the charity board. These card parties were inaugurated a few years ago and have been found to be very successful both in a financial way and as a means of entertainment. There are quite a number of families in our midst who will need aid during the coming winter months and these card parties should serve to give them financial assistance. -Attend the party this evening and do your part in aiding the charity board in their work.

No. 8843. Aljce, Minnie and Floulla McDonald vs Fred W. Schultz. Suit on account. Amount $116.40. Filed Oct. 10, 1917. No. 8842. Ed Cox vs Fred W. Schultz. Suit with note $193.50.>, Filed Oct. 10, 1917. No. 8844. William Custard vs Fred W. Schultz. Suit on note for $199.30. Filed Oct. 17, 1917.

Uncle Isaac Walker, of Barkley township, has on exhibition at the county clerk’s office samples of his 1917 com. The ears are large and well matured and as good as any com we have seen which was grown this year. Uncle Isaac is 78 years of age, but is still active and does much of his work on the farm. If all of our farmers were as industrious as Uncle Isaac would be no food shortage.

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Babcock returned to their home today in Wells ?ounty after a visit with relatives and friends here. Mrs. F. Clark Price and daughter, Carrie, left this morning for their home in Ashland, Kans., after a very brief visit with Miss Nettie Price. Dr. M. D. Gwin went to Chicago this morning to meet his wife, who is returning from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Barnes, of Oshkosh, Wis. Eyes examined and glasses ground by optometrist of years of practical experience in one of the best equipped exclusive optical parlors in the state. —Dr. A. G. Catt, Rensselaer, Ind. Over Long’s drug store. Ask your neighbor about that fine butter they are using. They bought it because it came from the Harris Creamery. All home print today. Read, the inside page*.

WEATHER. Fair and colder tonight and Friday except rain or snow extreme north portions.

the war is over, whenever that may be. About Xmas time !am going on a two weeks’ leave into southern France and Spain. k Well, bye-bye for this time. Wil write again soon. Send me some newspapers and magazines to read. With love, SAM.

New Cases Filed.

Raises Some Splendid Corn.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917.

ORGANIZE IN GILLAM TP.

MEETING HELD AT INDEPENDENCE CHURCH THURSDAY EVENING. . , 4 ’ Charles G. Spitler, Abraham Halleck, George A. Williams and Louis H. Hamilton attended the Liberty Loan meeting held at Independence church in Gillam township Wednesday evening. A number of interested people of that township were present and considerable time was spent in planning the campaign to be made in .that township. The parties from Rensselaer had taken with them samples of the First and Second Liberty Loan Bonds which were carefully examined by all present at the meeting. George A. Williams made the principal address and others, including the township chairman, John P. Ryan, also made short talks. At the close of the address Mr. Ryan took charge pf .the meeting and an organization was perfected to make a thorough canvass of the township and a drive to sell the $13,000 of Second Liberty Loan bonds assigned to Gillam township.

John R. Ryan had been appointed chairman of the township by the county organization. At the meeting Wednesday night 'James Stevens was appointed vice chairman and John Selmer, secretary-treasurer. The following were appointed nr each road district and these men are to have direct charge of the canvass for bond sales: District No. 1, Perry DeSeims; District No. 2, Mack Coppess; District No. 3, George Logan, and District No. 4, Paris Robinson. Mr. Ryan called a meeting of these men at his home for this Thursday evening. There is every reason to believe that Gillam will do her part. She certainly has a most efficient organization.

New Drafts Wrawing Plan Under Consideration.

Washington, Oct. 17. —A comprehensive new plan for applying the army selective draft which , would take first only men without dependents and of no particular value to war industries, and establish various grades of dependency and industrial value from whcih future drafts would be made strictly on the selective basis has been worked out tentatively by the provost marshal general’s office and discussed with the president. It is proposed to formulate in each local draft district a table of all registrants, placing each in a column denoting his dependents and industrial value in the war’s prosecution. For instance, horizontal columns or classifications would be based on dependency. Men with no dependents would be placed in the first class, those with dependent distant relatives in the second class, those with wives in the third class, those with a wife and one child in the fourth and so on. Similarly the vertical columns might represent certain industries arranged according to their respective merit as war necessities. Industrial classes under consideration in this connection are farmers, ship yard employes, munition workers, railway and transportation employes, miners, steel plant and motor ndustry workmen, and certain other individual plants or industry branches to be designated from time to time iby the president or the war department as temporarily essential.

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel* Eldridge, of Barkley township, left this morning for a visit with their daughter and other relatives at Geddes, S. Dak. Miss Bertha and Mrs. Jesse Eldridge accoinpanied them as far as Chicago. Dr. Gwin, of this city, has been appointed food administrator by Dr. Barnard, who is state food administrator. The doctor is anxious to take this matter up with the hotels and restaurants of this city and have them comply with the request of the food administrator, and all who do this will be furnished placards indicating that they are co-operating with the government.

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steward are attending the Baptist state convention, Oct. 16-19, annual meeting. VIOLIN STUDENTS! Prof. Benito Kaitz, Russian teacher of violin and stringed instruments, will be in Rensselaer to teach Saturday morning from 7:30 a. m. to 10:55 a. m. For information call 121-Red. Last call for 20 boys to top onions, Saturday, October 20.—8. Forsythe. FOR SALE—4 year old Jersey cow, giving 2 gallons of milk daily. In A-l condition. Phone 561. Chas. Shaw. Real E»tate Transfer*. Charles S. Bowman et ux to Albert Sturgeon et ux Oct. 15, 1917. Lot 6 Remington, Tilton’s add, $3,600. Trustee Weston Cemetery to Eunice J. Morris, Sept. 7, 1903, lot 10, Weston cemetery 1902 plat pt se nw 22-28-7, $5. Cem. deed. Sheriff of Jasper county to Fret H. Brown Oct- 16, 1917, nw 11-31-7, n% sw 11-3127,,5e sw 11-31-7, 280 acres, $4,471. Sheriff’s deed.

LIBERTY LOAN BOOSTED $6000

ABRAHAM LEOPOLD PURCHASES ADDITIONALBONDS—NOW TOTAL SB,IOO. Abraham Leopold, one of Rensselaer’s oldest citizens, and for a great many years Rensselaer’s foremost businessmen, handed the Kaiser a jolt Wednesday when he subscribed for $6,000 worth of Liberty, bonds. He expects to raise his total of bond purchases to SIO,OOO before the close of the second sale. Jasper county Jias been called upon to buy in the neighborhood of $428,000 worth of these bonds during the second drive of the government to raise money to whip the kaiser. $428,000 is a lot of money and our citizens will have to get busy if this mark is to be reached. There are a great many men in this community who are amply provided with worldly goods to make very large purchases,

and the move on the part of Mr. Leopold should be followed by others. It is going to take a long, hard pull to subscribe the amount allotted to us. Every man, woman and child in this county should have one of these liberty giving bonds and the excellent terms upon which they may be bought leaves no excuse for anyone not having one of them. An employe of the government was in this city today investigating the bond sale and to see what was being done by our citizens toward the raising of the portion assigned to us, and urging the banks to push the sale still harder. It is up to the American people to provide the necessary money to carry on the war and they might as well do it now as anytime, was his opinion. Despite the fact that Mr. Leopold was born in Germany, he has no more ove for the Kaiser than the rest of us. Mr. Leopold will be 85 years of age in December and feels that he is a little too old to shoulder a gun, hut- wilL try and-do-hia part by subscribing money to help carry on tlie war.

Extracts From Letter of French Ambulance Driver.

(Written by Alfred Thompson.) Sept. 24, 1917. Last night I heard someone playing the organ and it made me more homesick than anything since I left the United States. It sounded so beautiful. I walked over there and lad a very enjoyable time. We could not find the place at first and walxed in the wrong court yard, where we found an old, fine looking abbe who, kindly hobbled out to the road and showed us the way. He certainly seemed like a fine old man. Finally we found the place and went in. He was playing in a little old room about eight by twelve which served as his kitchen, bedroom, dining room and parlor. It was dark there except for a little bit of a gasoline light that he played by. He had a little old organ worked by the feet and he sat there, a little withered up old man of seventy-two with a long gray beard, and played the most beautiful music. It almost brought tears to my.eyes. He was an old soldier,.had

fought in the war of 1870 and had just escaped hanging by the Germans. Again in this war, when the Germans took this town, about three years ago, they starved him for five days. Think of that! They did not give him a bite for five days, and he an old man of seventy years, a noncombatant, and on the sixth day they »ave him a bit of soup. Can you Seat it? He played a long time, some, of the most beautiful French and German songs and finally “America.” I never heard it sound better, but it was probably because I was just in the mood. Wish you could Save seen that picture, a darkened little room, an old befit man of 72, playing an old organ with practically no light and four silent, enthralled listeners. You cannot imagine how you miss music until you have been out in a godforsaken wilderness where there is none for three months almost. I surely appreciated it. He talked French and German to us, being fluent in both. He told us a lot of interesting things about the Germans when they occupied this town. lam going back tonight an,d every other night we are here, as he is interesting to talk to and I love to hear his music.

Liberty Loen Meeting In Barkley Saturday Evening. There will be a liberty loan meeting held in Barkley township at the Barkley church Saturday evening at 8 o’clock'. Hon. W. L. Wood, of Parr, will address the meeting and Barkley citizens, are asked to attend. Mr*. Smith Recommend* .Chamberlain’* Tablet*. “I have had more or less stomach trouble for eight or ten years,” write* Mrs. G. H. Smith, Brewerton, N. Y. “When suffering from attacks Of indigestion and heaviness after eating, one or two of Chamberlain’s Tablets have always relieved me. have also found them a pleasant laxative.” These tablets tone up the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. If you are troubled with indigestion give them a trial, get well and stay well. C All four pages home print today.

Thirst For Military Knowledge Delights the Officers.

Men of the National Army are developing a spirit that augurs well for the future of the force, informal reports reaching the war department from several cantonments show. The young- soldiers are throwing themselves into the work with a zeal that has aroused the enthusiasm of their officers. Z ■ At Camp Deven, in Massachusetts the officials report many instances where the men come in from eight hours’ of strenuous training still eager for work. Instead of seeking rest in their quarters, the new sob diers turn out into the company streets and continue practicing what 3®fyzzhave just learned. Already great difficulty is being found ininducing men specially fitted by previous training for a particular part of work behind the lines to forego their places with the fighting units. Time after time mechanics have answered such calls with the statement that they wanted to come in with their companies and go into the trenches. . , ■ • <.

Mother Goose Rhymes For the Kaiser.

With apologies to George Ade’s lessons for children, why not modernize our old nursery rhymes? As our grandmothers sang it in the Nineteenth Century. “The Blackbird Pie.” 1817. Sing a song of six pence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds Baked into a pie; —When the pie begins to bake Then- the birds begin to sing. Oh, isn’t that a dainty dish To set before the king? The king is in the parlor Counting out his money, The queen is in the kitchen Eating bread and honey; The maid is in the garden Spreading out the clothes, And along comes a blackbird And pecks her on the nose. Modernized for the Twentieth Century. ‘‘The World’* Warcry.” 1917. Sing a song of Liberty Bonds, A pocket full of coin, Four and twenty soldiers Starting for “The Rhoine”; When their front begins to break Then for peace the Boches sing. Oh! but what an awful crime We hold against their king! The Kaiser goes to “Huntown” To give the Austrians money, The Queen goes up to Stockholm To give her spies their honey; The chancellor rides the Reichstag But is about to lose the reins, ’Long comes Uncle Sam’s new airships And shells their headless brains. BUY LIBERTY BONDS NOW.

WALTER GILMORE.

Miss Gail Daughterly Married In Wyoming on September 23d.

Word has just been received by Mrs. George P. Daugherty of the marriage September 23rd, of her granddaughter, Miss Gail Daugherty, to Mr. Edward S. Rice at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paris Daugherty, of Ten Sleep, Wyo. Mrs. Rice is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school in the class of ’O4. Since that time she has made her home in Wyoming. She attended the state university at Laramie, Wyo., for two years, and was a most successful teacher in the schools of Wyoming. Mr. Rice is a prosperous rancher and cattleman in the Big Horn Basin. They will make their home on their ranch near Ten Sleep.

Dr. F. A. Turfler Has Big Crop of Onions

Dr. F. A. Turfler had a crop of onions this year that was remarkable. He had out five acres of onions which yielded 2,500 bushels, and he nas sold these for $1.50 per bushel. This is a gross amount of $3,750, or an income of $750 per acre. This is a sample of what a large acreage of Jasper county land will do. The muck region of this county is sure to be the future Wall Street of thb county. It will be a real gold mine.

Thursday Hospital Note*. Editor Bartoo, of Remington, is improving nicely. Mrs. Bowsher'is very low and is not expected to last very long. Mrs. Fred Chapman and baby returned to their home today. Mrs. Alva Simpson’s tondition is good. Samuel Wilber was able to leave the hospital today. Isaac Alter is slightly improved. Ralph Dunlap is making a bee line for the goal of recovery. \ Lacy Alter and Leon Bailejhs<re improving nicely. 7 Miss Johnson, of Chicago, has been added to the corps of nurses. . _ — Jack Carmen and J. J. Miller made a business trip to Lafayette today. Dr. F. A. Turfler went to Chicago today on business. L. Mrs. Alfred Donnelly, the wife of the Onion King, went to Chicago today. j» Mrs. J. D. Law and Mrs. J. B. Redden, of Morocco, went to Salem, Ind., today.

FARMERS WONT BUY, SELL, FIGHT

CHICAGO BANKER CALLS FARMERS SLACKERS AND SELFISH. The following article was clipped from today’s Chicago Daily Tribune. What do you think about it Jasper County Farmer? E. D. Hulbert, president of the Merchants’ Loan ana Trust Company, finds the attitude of farmers in the present situation one calling for a change. . He said yesterday: “The one weak spot in the situation is the attitude of farmers. They will neither buy Liberty bonds, pay taxes, Sell their produce, or fight. I have asked many out of town bankers who have called h°re about farmers

paying taxes andl have learned of . but one instance in which a farmer has paid an income tax. They have profited throughout the entire period of the war, but are unwilling to help the government in any of the four ways mentioned. “The controller of the currency has estimated the gross income of the United States to beabout $40,000,000,000. Of this he estimates farm produce and animals to bring a gross return of about $17,000,000,000. The farmers, according to this estimate, are getting 42% per cent of the country’s income and giving nothing out of it. It is left for the government to raise taxes and sell its bonds to the remaining 57% per cent while the class which as a whole has profited most escapes any burden. “The farmer has been pampered by politicians until he seems to feel le is in a preferred class, and, as I said, he doesn’t want to buy Liberty bonds, he doesn’t want to fight, and he avoids his income tax. It is about time the farmer should appreciate lis position in the country and help do his part in a war as much for his benefit as for those who are putting up the money and doing the fighting for him.’.’

Frank Dalton, day clerk at the Makeever hotel, went to Marion, Ind., today for a visit with his mother.

BENEFIT Chicken Supper ■. to be given by the : young I dies class and young mens dlass of J Christian „ Church flhurs., Oct. 18 5:30- 7:30 ! PRICE 35 CENTS

TODAY AT THE STAR Edith Hallor and James Duncan in an Art-Drama Production A MAN AND THE WOMAN FRIDAY—George Beban in a strong caricature picture, A ROADSIDE IMPRESARIO. SATURDAY —Gerda Holme*, Ashley and Edward Langford in a WorldBrady Act, THE IRON RING. MONDAY—House Peter* In THE HEIR OF THE AGES. Aho Burton Holmes’ Travel*, j TUESDAY—Mme. Petrova in THE BLACK BUTTERFLY, a Quality Metro Picture. WEDNESDAY—Sessue Hayakawa in THE BOTTLE IMP. Aho the 13th episode of THE FATAL RING, with I Pearl White in a succession of thrills.

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