Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — Page 1

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GAVE DELIGHTFUL LECTURE.

Dr. Wedderspoon, pastor of the St. James Methodist church m Chicago, gave a delightful lecture at the First Methodist Church in this city, Friday evening. . There was a large crowd present and the Doctor held the attention ol the audience for an hour and twenty minutes and when he closed his address none realized that he had occupied so much time. The doctor is a Scotchman and a very gifted speaker. He took as his subject “Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush,” by lan McLaren, (John Watson) the great Scotish minister and novelist. „ , . His delineation of the character in this beautiful piece of literature was wonderful. , The beauty of the story and the great ability of the doctor afforded all present an evening so much needed and enjoyed at this strenuous time. It was like a ray from heaven shinning through the awful cloud of destAir. It did much to lift, at least for a time, the awful reality of the great struggle now going on and from which it is so hard to divert the attention.

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WORDY FIGHT ON DRAFT MEASURE

Washington, April 12.—-The war department’s plan for basing draft quotas on the number of registrants in class one instead of upon population was sustained in the house tonight after an all day fight over a resolution passed by the senate authorizing the change. Opponents of the plan championed an amendment by Representative berger, of Nebraska, to base the quotas on total registration and liability to military service, which was defeated 244 to 118. Another amendment by the Nebraska member, directing that credits on quotas be given for all volunteers in the military or naval service since April 1917, was adopted 292 to 68. When a final vote on the resolution was about to be taken, Representative Harrison, of Virginia, proposed an amendment to specifically exempt farm labor and action went over until tomorrow.

RENSSELAER WOMEN ENJOY REMINGTON VISIT

Mesdames C. O. May, W. H. Parkison, S. H. Cornwell and Carl Somers were guests Friday afternoon of the Remington Jolly club. The trip to that city was made in County Treasurer May’s automobile with the accommodating county official at the wheel.

ALL ABOARD FOR FENDIG’S 810 ONCE CENT SALE, APRIL 11, 12 AND 13.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918. .V ‘.ri-f *■' \ •

JASPER COUNTY HONOR ROLL

ONE OF 24 COUNTIES IN STATE WHICH HAVE SUBSCRIBED ALLOTMENTS. “Jasper county has reached the crest!” These were the words of James H. Chapman, chairman of the third Liberty Loan in this county* today, when asked what progress Jasper county had made toward subscribing her allotment in the third loan drive. “Jasper county has done magnificently,” added Mr. Chapman, 1 “in the way of subscribing for this i bond issue and the drive is steadily I gaining momentum, and I believe I j am safe in saying that by nightfall ! the county will have succeeded in L passing the maximum allotment assigned to her, $240,000. Continuing the chairman said: “There is to be no letup on the part of our salesmen; there are a great many men in the county, who as yet have not been called upon to purchase bonds—men who can well afford to do so, and men who will do so before the drive is over. It .is not our intention to exhaust all of the available cash of our citizens at this time, but we feel that everyone should do his share on

this drive. Our people are to be congratulated and praised for their aid in making the drive a success. True, there have been a few who made the work of the salesmen tedious and unpleasant, but these few are rapidly falling into line and it is believed that in the future the work will be less irksome for those who are giving their time to make the movement a success. The feeling of patriotism binds us closely together and daily the co-operation among our people is becoming more pronounced.” Thus Mr. Chapman has in a brief way summed up the work done since April 6—the opening day of the campaign. Although the majority of the townships have subscribed their full allotment, there are one or two which have failed to give their apportionment—not because their citizens are less patriotic, but because their allotment amount was placed too high in proportion to their population, Milroy, for instance, was placed in such a position. The coun- - ty is thinly populated and is less rich in good farm land than some of the neighboring townships. In making . the allotments, Mr. Chapman feels that he may have erred in some instances, but states that in the future these mistakes will be ironed out, and that all townships will, be assigned allotments in keeping with their resources. In outlining his campaign the chairman set $240,000 as the figure for Jasper county to shoot at. Taking into consideration the taxable property of the county, Mr. Chapman found that apporximately two-thirds of the wealth of the county lay in Marion and the seven contiguous townships, therefore he alloted the eight townships $168,000, or two thirds of the amount to be subscribed. Of -this amount .Rensselaer and Marion town- | ship wad ’ assigned thirty-five per cent, or $52,000. However, this figure was later raised to $90,000, as there are many citizens living within the confines of the township who have large interests in other sections of the county and make their homes in Rensselaer. Jn the cases of all the township, Mr. Chapman weighed the facts at hand carefully before making the allotments and feels that each and every township

was dealt with fairly. ' Thait Jasper county has done wonderfully well in the drive goes without saying, but the work of the committee is not yet finished and several more thousands of dollars, will be added to the county total before the campaign is finished. Those who have not done their part will be asked to do so, and there should be no letup on the part of anyone simply because we have reached the amount assigned to us. The credit for the showing of Jasper for the most part must go to Mr. Chapman and his cohorts. Liberty Loan -meetings have been held throughout the county during the entire week. The salesmen have worked unceasingly and the speakers and musicians have been a wonderful aid in making the campaign a successful one. Another fact which must not be overlooked is the work that the women have performed. Much credit must go to them for their work, and were it not for them the present subscription list would not be nearly so large as it is. They surely have helped to swell the total to great proportions.

Mr. and Mrs. Noah Zeigler have just returned from Streator, 111., where they were called by the illness of Mrs. Zeigler’s sister, Mrs. Flora Parcher. Frank Haskall, who left the hospital Thursday, had intended returning to his home near Winamac today, but was not feeling well enough to make the trip and will hot leave until some time next week. ' n April is becoming a little less hostile and perhaps by Sunday she will become real friendly and give us some warm weather.’

HOLD AT AIL COST-HAIG

HAIG COMMANDS FORCES TO HOLD AT ALL COST AS DEFINITE CRISIS LOOMS. • .f London, April 12.—A definite crisis has again been reached, Major General F. B. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the war office, declared today. “The situation is undoubtely unpleasant,” he added. “The enemy is within a short distance of Bailleul, which is an important railroad center for feeding our Messines-Wytchaete front. He is also advancing in the direction of Hazelbrouck, which is a very important railway center.” Great "Britian’s armies stand at bay in France and Flanders. After three weeks of a combat which has eclipsed anything that has raged during the entire four years of warfare, Field Marshal Haig has issued a command to his men to hold their ground at whatever cost, and fight with the knowledge that their blows are struck “for the safety of their homes and the freedom of mankind.” The end of the first phase of this gaint struggle now may be consider-

ed as passed. “There must be no retirement,” is Haig’s admonition, which adds that the British now are lightmg “with their backs to the •vail.” The withdrawal in Picardy was officially reported to hav i been a part of the allied strategy, but the period for such tact'C3 seemingly now is history. The order issued by the field marshal contains another sentence which may be pregnant with significance. “The French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our support,” he said, and this is the first official intimation that the allies are ready to strike back at the German invaders. This blow may not necessarily fall in Flanders, nor yet in Picardy, but may .be aimed at some part of the line where Generalissimo Foch may believe he can cut through the German front and compel the Teutons to relax their pressure against the British. The allies stand today on a front which has been dented and battered, but which is very strong throughout. Tracing this line from the south it is found to leave the old battle front at Braucourt, west of Laon. From this point it the west, passes south of Coucy-Le-ChateaU and curves north until. it reaches the Oise river, which it follows until it reaches a point south of Noyon. Here the line crosses oversome high hills and runs just north of west to Mesnil, west of Montdidier, where it turns to the north. This line is continued as far as Castl, where it turns northeast to Hangard and then by .a crooked line through Albert to a point east of Hebutem. Here the line runs off to the northeast through Bucquoy and Boisleux to Fampoux, east of Arras. At this point it turns north to beyond Lens, and then turns sharply to the northwest past Bethune, entering the scene of the most bitter fighting. It continues as far as Marville, which marks the farthest advance of the Germans in their present offensive operation and then bends to the northeast to Passchaendel, north and east of Ypres. Here it curves to the northwest to Merchem and thence north over the lowlands of Belgium to Nieuport, to the sea.

WAR SUMMARY.

The British are at bay in Flanders decisive battle of the war is being fought out there, Gen. Haig now admits. Heavy French reinforcements are being rushed into the fight. In a soulstirring order to his troops, Gen. Haig praises their brave resistance and calls upon them to fight to the last for every position. “1 he safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each of us at this critical moment,” he says. The German advance has now been pushed te jato twelve miles and the important Bailleuil rail center b in great danger. The enemy has reached a point from which it is impossible to rool up the British line in either direction, but as the same time is open to a counter thrust by Gen. Foch’s armies. The next few hours man tell the story. ' . \ At the same time there are evidences that the German fleet is being prepared to come out and fight. British experts warn that this b likely. So far as b known American troops have not yet entered into the great battle, hut apparently they have fought two hard engagements at Tout and in Lorraine, in both of which they have shown the Germans that they are real soldiers. Heavier fighting b reported both in Italy and in Palestine.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Fred J. Deno et ux to Jacob A. May, March 7, s % sw; s % n % sw 34-28-7, 120 acres, Jordan, $9,000. Jesse. Nuss et ux to William Obenchain, April 6, Its 14, 15, blk 7, Gifford, sllO. Joseph Matenky et ux to Sam Nathanson, April 6, e V 4 nw 4-31-6, 82.77 acres, Walker, $lO, p. c. d.

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VICTORY WHEN U. S. GETS 5,000,000 MEN ABROAD

Albany, April 12.—The New York legislature, after listening to a stirring war speech by former President William H. Taft, today unanimously and enthusistically adopted a resolution declaring that the state “favors the entrance of the United States, after the war, into “a league of nations to safeguard the peace that must be won by the joint military forces of the allied nations.” Mr. Taft spoke before a joint session attended by Governor Whitman and by a crowd that filled the assembly chamber. He advocated that the United States, as soon as possible, put into the western battle front an army of 5,000,000 nien. This probably would take two years or more, he said. “When we get our army of 5,000,000 men abroad,” he declared, “the victory is won. We’ll occupy the center of that terrible battle front. And we’ll bear the brunt of the struggle as we should after our allies have been fighting our battles for the last three years. “I have traveled about this country a great deal recently,” Mr. Taft continued, “and this one fact is uppermost in my mind as a result of my observations: The one big thing for which the hearts of our people are yearning, the one factor for which they are willing to sacrifice all is that when this war ends in victory for our cause and the cause of the allies, a repetition of this dastardly effort on the part of William Hohenzollern and the Potsdam gang will be impossible in the lifetime of this generation or of many generations to come.”

The resolution adopted follows: “Whereas, The most important task before the United States is to win the war; and, “Whereas, The war will not be won until the peaceful development of all free peoples is guaranteed by the strength of their own will; therefore, be it “Resolved, By the legislature of the state of New York, both houses concurring, that the state of New York pledges all its resources to the vigorous prosecution of the war until Prussian autocracy has been defeated; and be it further “Resolved, That the state of New York favors the entrance of the United States after the war, into a league of nations to safeguard the peace that must be won by the joint Military forces of the allied nations, and be it further “Resolved, That certified copies of these resolutions be sent by the secretary of state, to the President and to the presiding officers of both branches of congress and each of the senators and representatives from New York.”

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Sunday, April 14th. John F. Stubbs, of Chicago, wil occupy the pulpit at the regular hours 10:30 and 8:00 p. m. Sunday school as usual 9 :30. Adv.

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“COME ON, YOU YANKS AND FIGHT”—THEY CAME

• New York, April 12.—A raid by a party of 200 Germans on a portion of American-held line in which all. but twenty of the attacking force were accounted for by the defending Americans, was described by Raymond Starbard, an adjutant in the war work organization of the Salvation Army, who arrived here today after having been within range of German artillery on the western front for seven months. In making a report to Ms headquarters here Adjutant Starbard, whose home is at Worcester, Mass., said: “This raid occurred March 7. One German (a member of the attacking party) leaped to an exposed position and in very excellent English shouted: “ ‘Come on out, you Americans dogs, and fight.’ “Before he could leap back to safety one of our men had thrown a hand grenade, which took off both his legs. “Then ensued & fierce encounter, in which the Americans accounted for 180 of the Germans out of an original 200 in the raiding group.” Gradually the German fighting forces are becoming disabused of their idea that the Americans are not “scrappers,” Adjutant Starbard declared. Men of the allied forces on the battle lines are confident of victory, he added.

FORMER PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL ENTERS SERVICE

Carroll County Times. Prof. C. F. Bradshaw, of the Delphi schools, has been accepted for service in army Y. M. A. C. work, and will begin his duties in that line at the close of the schools. His work during this summer will probably be in some American cantonment but he expects to enter the overseas this fall. Mr. Bradshaw received a telegram this week asking if he could report at New York at once and start for Italy next Monday, but he has decided to finish his work here before entering the service. For the Y. M. C. A. work, the men must be above the draft age and must have had experience in executive work. Mr. Bradshaw is well qualified for this work owing to his experience in school organization work.

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