Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1918 — Page 1

No. 309-

Snow At Camp Shelby Made Boys Home Sick

The following appeared in last Monday’s issue of the Hattiesburg, Miss., American; “Although the soldiers at Camp. Shelby have received many surprise! since coming here in the way of eold and freezing weather, the bigS st of all came Monday morning ortly after reveille when it began to snow. When the jaw bit hit the tents and grounds the alarm went up, but there were some who were inclined to believe that it was not snowing in the “Sunny South.” It was not hard to convince the Kentuckians, Indianians or West Virginians because if there was any doubt about the weather here it was dismissed Sunday morning when the thermometer rolled down, way down below freezing. ' “While the small white pieces of snow were falling many of the boys thought there would be no drilling at the camp, but in less than two minutes the snow stopped and there was only enough to give the grounds and tops of tents and mess shacks a small white cover. The snow remained on the ground for more than an hour, when the sun came along and. melted it away. “All records for cold weather were broken Saturday night and Sunday and many of the older residents of this section of Mississippi say it never was so cold. While everybody more or less, suffered from the freezing weather, there were no deaths reported.”

Noted Surgeon Will Be In Rensselaer This Evening.

The Jasper-Newton medical society will meet this evening and as a special feature of their program have secured Dr. Fitzpatrick, of Chicago and one of the leading surgeons of the United States. Following the regular shows at the Princess theatre this evening, Dr. Fitzpatrick will show moving pictures of Caesarian and other operations to which he has given many years of study. The adult public is invited to attend his lecture which will commence at ten o’clock. There will be no charge.

WEATHER Generally cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday, probably snow Saturday. There will be Offered at the Comer sale, Jan. 8, 1918, a splendid team of mules and also eight sows and sixty young pigs. Live stock can be accepted from this zone to arrive at Chicago for Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Satd.y «»rk. to only.,

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The Evening Republican.

HOOSIER TROOPS LONG FOR LEADER

CONTINUAL CHANGES AT CAMP SHELBY RESULT IN UNREST.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Jan. 2 Although the leave of absence granted Brigadier-General Roger D. Williams, commanding the Indiana troops, is for thirty days, General Williams will make no comment on the order of a board of surgeons sending* him to Hot Springs, nor is there anything in the order that reveals what the future may be. General Williams would not indicate whether this is the first step towaid a resignation or whether he will resume command when he returns. When General Williams was ordered to take charge of the Indiana troops, the understanding was that his command was temporary, but he went to work just as if it were a permanent assignment. Almost at once there was an improvement. Now that he is going away, perhaps for good, the same feeling of restlessness, uneasiness and dissatisfaction that was noticed before he assumed command, is beginning to be perceptible. Every one agrees that the Indiana soldiers are the best setup, best drilled, best appearing and the most eager and ambitious at Camp Shelly. They are full of pep and snap, mt they are beginning to be disheartened because they have no general officer commanding them and because their organizations are dedeted both in officers and men. Somehow they are gaining the idea that they never will be sent across seas, but will be kept for interior guard duty or in time ordered back to the border.

From the time they arrived here the Indiana troops have had a series of disappointments. The 3rd and 4th regiments were converted into artillery when they expected to remain as infantry, an arm of the service in which they were drilled and well trained. They had to forget wha't they knew about infantry and learn the tactics of artillery. Difficult as this was, Brigadier-Gen-eral H. H. Whitney, the artillery commander, has them in very good shape as to the artillery work, but :or a long time General Whitney was the commanding general of Camp Shelby, and in this division of duties the Indiana troops suffered a ittle, and they did not advance as rapidly as they would had General Whitney been able to give them his entire attention. The 4th has no ieutenant-colonel. ■ Robert Youngman, holding that rank, being sick at lis Crawfordsville home, Colonel Moorehead has had the entire burden and has borne up so well that be ms been complimented by General Whitney many times. The subordinate officers of the regiment have been switched and changed around so much that at one time Chaplain Brundage was the commanding officer of the regiment. Colonel ! 4corehead has been sent to the staff officers’ school at Ft. Sam Houston, and the regiment is now without either colonel or lieutenant-colonel in command.

The condition in the 3rd are about as bad. The organization , ahß. .almost disrupted. Some of the officers are away at school, others have resigned, and it need not. cause surprise in Indiana to hear that, after more than a quarter of a century with the national guard, Colonel George W. Freyermuth has offered his resignation. Colonel Emmett F. Branch was too sick to follow his regiment, and the Ist Indiana came to Camp Shelby without a colonel. The central departement discharged Colonel Branch for alleged physical disability, but the war department overruled the central department and restored him to his rank, but he is in New Mexico and not at (lamp Shelby, and the understanding is that even if he recovers he never will be here, as it is reported that a movement has been started to retire him again. In the absence of Cblonel Branch the affairs of the regiment have been in good hands. According to the report of the inspectors sent Jrom Washington, the Ist or, as it is known, the 151st infantry is the best infantry regiment at Camp Shelby. In that regiment also a number of officers and men have been transferred, others are away at different schools, surplus of officers from Kentucky, have Deen assigned to the regiment and many of its best enlisted men and non-commissioned officers sent to other organizations. Lieut Col. George H. Healey, to whom the inspectors gave much credit, is gone to the officers’ school at Ft. Sam Houston, and,consequently, the regiment has no colonel or lieutenant" colonel. Major Ben Wimer, a very efficient and competent officers, who made a wonderful record on the Texas border, is acting regimental commander, and is on the job every minute. Now comes the report that Major Wimer, who is in line for promotion should Lieutenant Colonel Healey be made colonel, will not be made lieutenant colonel,- but that Major Clyde F. Dreisbach will be promoted and that Captain Ray McAdams will be advenced to be a major, and that the rule of seniority will not be followed. The setting aside of the seniority rule is not satisfactory in the 152nd infantry. Conditions an far from satisfactory, and Colonel Coulter may quit the service. The regimiut

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is short about 600 men. A number of its most competent men hate been rtnsferred. Lieut Col. A. J. Killer is also at the Ft Sam Houston school. Colonel Coulter has been compelled to divide his time between Eerforming the duties of acting rigade commander and commander of his own regiment, and the responsibility of both is sO great that le has put in many long and weary, lours when he should have been restting. The Hoosier soldiers are a very patient lot They are not grumbling or growling or finding fault and are ready for any fate. But in the interest of discipline, to aid in more complete training and to give them a chance to add to Indiana’s fighting fame, they are very anxious to be put somewhere and to be permitted to stay put

PRIVATE SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS Owing to the fact that wo are to leave soon wo will offer at Private Salo at our residence on Sooth Callon Street, beginning Monday, Dec. 31,4917 AND CONTINUING FOR FIVE DAYS. OUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS. MRS. GEORGE H. HEALEY Phono 133.

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KAISER SUBJECTS MUST REGISTER.

Washington, Dec. 30.—The week of Feb. 4 was set aside by the Department of Justice today for registration of the half a million unnaturalized Germans in the continental United States by police and postmasters, in pursuance of President Wilson’s alien enemy proclamation directing this action as a means of minimizing the danger from enemy sympathizers in the United States. After registering no Gorman may change his place of residence without the approval of the police or post master on pain of internment for the war. The above orders do not apply to German women, nor to any persons under 14 years of age.

Lightless Nights Are Now Obligatory

“Lightless night,” according to reports from the larger cities m Indiana, is being generally observed* on Thursdays and Sundays as ordered >y the national fuel administrator in Washington. In Indianapolisy the assistant County Fuel Administrator, las been checking up on the careess and has discovered that one noice to a violator is enough to arouse lis interest in the matter. A second violation, under Stewart’s plan of action, endangers the offenders’ supply of electricity. An authoritative statement from. 1 Washington informs the federal fuel administrator for Indiana that it is the intention that the “lightless night” order be strictly enforced and that violaton need not expect to escape the penalties. There has been some complaint against the order rom moving picture show owners, mt there will be no exceptions made in their favor. In replying to an appeal for a modification of the order in favor of the movies, the national fuel administartor wrote: “Although appreciating co-opera-tion by motion picture, houses, the shortage of fuel renden necessary its conservation by eliminating superfluous lighting. We believe that any deviation from the order would result in its purpose being defeated and consequently must advise that your compliance with the terms of the order is com- ; mlsory.” To the many requests for information as to what lights must be turned off, the state fuel administration has made but one reply. The order contemplates that no lights shall be used on Thursday and Sunday nights which are, not essential to the public safety.

STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC

There has been complaint made to the food administration and to the membetß of the county board of defense that we are still selling bread at the old price. To such complainants and to all others, we wish to state that we have put the matter before the Food Administration Board of -■ Indiana, and also the manufacturers for a decision whether we shoufd discontinue selling the bread. The manufacturers explained ’that he could not, with extra war taxes he had to pay, make a reduction in price. The Food Administration stated he had no jurisdiction over the price shipped from outside the state. We then put it up to some of our best customers whether we should stop handling this make of bread and take on some other, but they demurred to that manner of getting around the difficulty, saying that because of the superior qulaity of the bread they preferred it at the old price. The fact that our bread trade has not'fallen off is, we think, a proof that they do want the bread though higher in price. To those who object to the price, we say there are several in town that handle bread lower in price, and we find.no fault with anyone and recommend that they do so. However, we do not see that they are called upon to deprive others from the kind we sell, when they prefer to do so, and are at liberty to purchase any other kind they wish to do

J. A. McFARLAND.

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While they last; 25 dozen cans of genuine red kndney beans, peas, and lye hominy at 10c a ean. Not over 3 cans of each to a customer. Quality equal to what you have boon buying .S; EGER GROCERY

ONLY CLASS ONE MEN TO BE CALLED

NATION’S FIGHTING TO BE DONE BY YOUNG MEN WITHOUT DEPENDENTS.

All men for the war armies still to be rawed by the United States will come from class 1 under the new selective service plan. That means the nation's fighting is to be done by young men without families dependent upon their labor for support and unskilled in necessary industrial or agricultural work. Provost Marshal General Crowder announces the new policy in an exhaustive report upon the operation of the selective draft law submitted to secretary Baker and sent to Cofr gress. He says class 1 should provide men for all military needs of the country, and to accomplish that object be urges amendment of the draft law so ag to provide all men who have reached the draft age since June 5, 1917, shall be required to register for classification. Also, in the interest of fair distribution of the military burden, he proposes the quota* of states or districts be determined hereafter on the basis of the number of men in class 1, and not upon population. Available figures indicate, the report says, that there are one milion phyncially and otherwise qualified men under the present regutration will be found in class at questionnaires have been returnee and the classification period endt February 15. To this extension oi registration to men turning twentyone since June 5 of last year and thereafter .will add, 70,000 effective mon a year.

Class one comprises; single men without dependent relatives, married men who nave habitually failed to support their families, who are dependent upon wives for support, ox not usefully engaged, aim those families are suported by incomes in dependent of their labor, unskilled farm laborers, unskilled industrial laborers, registrants by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made, registrants who fail to submit questionnaires and in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made, and all registrants not included in any other division of the schedule. Norrawed down under the analysis of the first draft mUdein the report, the plan placed upon unattached single "men- and married men with independent incomes moot of the weight of military .duty. The aggregate number of men in the other division of class one is very small. General Crowder finds that the first draft surprised the highest expectations of the friends of the selective service idea. He pays high tribute, not only to the thousands of civilians who gave ungrudgingly service in* making the plan a success, but also-to the high patriotism of the American people as a whole. “At the President’s call,” he said, “all ranks of the nation, reluctantly entering hte war, nevertheless instantly responded* to the first call of the nation with a vigorous and unselfish co-operation that submerged all endeavor toward the consummation of the national task. I take it that no great national project was ever attempted with so complete a reliance upon the voluntary cooperations of citizens for its execution. Certainly no such burdensome and sacrificial a statute had ever been executed without a great heiarchy of officials. “This law has been administered by civilians whose official delations lie only in necessary powers with which they are vested by the president’s designation of to perform* the duties that are laid upon them. They have accomplished' the task. The have made some mistakes. The system offers room for improvement. “But the great thing they were called upon to do they have done. The vaunted efficiency of absolutism, of which the German empire stands as the avatar, can offer nothing to compare with it. It remains the ultimate test and proof- of the intrinsic political idea upon which American institutions of democracy and self government have been based.” «

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES 9:30 Sunday school., * 10:45 Morning worship and communion service. . * 6:00, Epworth League. Topic, “Our Need of Guidance.” Leader Chauncy Wood. . 7:00 Union service at the Baptist church. • JaBM School Homo. 2:00 Sunday school. 3:00 Preaching service.

FARMERS, ATTENTION

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WAR SUMMARY.

Germany artillery fire inerenrnd yesterday in th* Cambrai taction and along tho Arre* front, th* British war office announced. Th* TcWgM* - •l*o attempted further reconnoitering raid*. They were driven . •outhwect of La Ba****, Icavtag prisoner*. Another German raid *a*t of Epehy alao waa repulsed The fire waa partciularly het directly weat and aouthwaat of brai, wher* th* German infantry achieved some *uccee* in recent attack*. ■ , Pari* report* a general bombardmont of th* *ntir* Fr*nch front, and the repulao es two hoetile raid* one south of tho Oia* and tho other n*ar Carnillet,in Champagne. French raddera penetrated the Gorman trenches near Fort de la Pompella and returned with prisoner*. British troop* in Italy ip the prat twenty-four hour* cro**ed the Piav* River and captured a number of the enemy* The British war office doo* not mention th* sector in which th* mid was mad*, but declares lo**** ware light, although th* raider* inflicted considerable damage on th* Toutons* German flyers are bombing Italian war hospitals, and Rom* announce* eighteen patient* were killed in air raid* over hospital* at Castal France VOUOtOe 'S The entire west bank es tho Piavo i* reported dear of the enemy and a lull ha* *et in along the Italian front, except for small outpost action*.

Randle Had To Furnish The Food.

Last summer when every one was tearing loose every foot of ground at all available and planting * therein beans, potatoes and other useful vegetables our fellow townsman Ed. J. Randle felt sure that there would be a great amount of this crop that would not be used. In talking to his good friend Edward P. Honan, he said that potatoes would be so plentiful that they would sell for fifty cents or less, a bushel. Honan said not so, for there would be a great demand. The discussion we are not able to give, because cold black ink cannot 83 ve proper emphasis, ended in the parties agreeing that if potatoes were under fifty centy a bushel on January 1, 1918, Honan was to serve a potato dinner to the directors of the First National Bank, and if they were over fifty cents a bushel Randle was to furnish the dinner. Honan of course won as he most always does. You can’t beat the Irish and last night Mr. Randle feasted his fellow directors and their wives at a most sumptuous dinner at his home on Cullen street.

Stewart Moore Has Foot Broken Following Fall On Icy Pavement.

Stewart Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore, had the foot of his lame leg broken Thursday morning following a fall on the icy pavement at Gary. Stewart was on his way to work at the time the accident occurred. His crutch slipped from under him and he fell in such a manner that his foot was doubled. beneath,, him. • Stewart returned to (Rensselaer this afternoon with his brother, Jacob, and will remain here until the injured member has mended sufficiently to permit him to return to Cary, where he has an excellent position with a garage company.

Gleason Is Here.

John Gleason, the horse buyer, is here and will give the right prices for your horses. Bring him your horses. Will be here a short time, only.

Ernest Comer will offer ten head of two year old heifers for sale at the Comer publie sale, Jan. 8, 1918. We have a four cylinder Seven passenger automobiles with self starter and in a No. 1 condition. KELLNER A CALLAHAN.

STAR THEATRE TODAY ‘A MORMAN MAID’ Starring MAE MURRAY y A thrilling story of“Wuriy Morman days. Abo Ford Weakly. .. SATURDAY—At Th. Star Theatre The Attraction wiH bo . ETHEL CLAYTON » “THE DORMANT POWER.” A atery of surprising interest and ostcNoment. Supporting Miss Cbtyten are Montagu Lona, Edward Langford and Murril Oetriehe. - MONDAY—"THE PRIMROSE RING.” A PteMumut Predue tin* Abo BURTON HOLMES along "THE UPPER NILE."

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