Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

President Authorizes United States Guard The United States guard will be the name of the 25,000 auxiliary force of troops authorized by the War Department to supplement state and other forces now guarding war supplies, war industries and doing police duty essential to the conduct, including patrol of water fronts. President Wilson has signed the order for organization of the force, and further orders were going out from the war department today. Forty battalions will be organized to relieve regular troops, national guard or other purely military units of this guard duty. The order prescribed that this force be raised by voluntary enlistment or draft. It is the purpose of the government to make it up of men not available for war service at the front. Volunteers will be accepted only between the ages of 31 and 45. If resort to the draft is necessary, men placed in the special classes under the new draft system as being fit for limited military service only will be used to fill up the ranks. The guards will be clothed in regular army blue uniforms, for which there is no need in the army during war times. They will be armed with KragJorgensen rifles and other equipment not suitable in. modern warfare. As far as possible, the men will serve in the immediate neighborhood of their homes. Each battalion will be commanded by a major from the, list of those classed as unavailable for arduous campaigning in Europe. Men who failed to qualify for commissions at the officers’ camp will have an opportunity to accept commissions or places as non-commissioned officers. Comfy’s in elegant gift boxes would be just the present your friend is looking to receive. You can get them at B. N. Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Mrs. Alfed Donnelly and daughter went to Lafayette today. Our line of rubber footwear is ( large and complete. Rubber goods are vrey difficult to obtain from wholesale houses. We are in shape to take care of your wants in this line. B. N. Fendig. Harvey Davisson and Leslie Clark made a business trip to Delphi today. Just received another large ship-1 meat of those fancy recleaned split! navy beans. Beans that were cooked in threshing, while they last—per P O “°^ LES A PARKER . I ■ ' , ... - - John Werner isthe local agent for' the American Laundry and Cleaning Company; If you want a high grade i of service see him.