Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1918 — Page 1

NO. 113.

RUGS / • - We have moved our entire rug stock to the first floor. '' W. J. WRIGHT

WAR SUMMARY.

Tib* Gww* lll stand on th* north hw*h es th* Marne between Chat* eau-Tluerry and Dormans, * front of about ten mile*. They had failed up to late Friday night to effect a crowing- The Paris war office describee the forces that have reached the Marne as small. Whaims is still in Franco-British The allied right, which pivots on the cathedrak city, has Stood like a stone wall. ’ The extreme northern end of the allied left also has held firm west of Sois*on*. The center of this left wing, has been forced to give ground, the Germans, according to official Paris admission, advancing ’ beyond Oulchy-le-Ville and Oul-ehy-l*-Chateau, in the direction of wMnpMgn*. The German southern Picardy front has been set in motion. The attack has spread from Soissons as far a* Noyon. Ludendorff is now engaged in a tremendous converging effort in the direction of Compiegne, the northern railway gate to Paris. The attacking front between Noyon and Rhoims is fifty miles long. { The French won their first substantial victory since the drive began when they threw the invaders back across the Oise river to th* right east of Sapigny, after Berlin already claimed the “close pureuit" of the “retreating French.” [ Bodin announced the capture of more than 45,000 prisoner* and more than 400 gun* and thousand* of machine gun*. West of Soissons the German* suffered heavy defeat*. The French counter attacks stopped* their advance completely with heavy losses |o the foe, Paris announce*. While th* situation continue* precarious, and is admitted to be to by both Paris and London, there are ? larked symptoms of a gradual stiffening of the allied line*. Benin in its day report made a number of claim* not borne out by the French night communique. It spoke of “piercing” the British rear positions between Arcy and Grand Rdxoy, in the direction of Compiegne. The Gorman claim of the crossing of the Roissons-Hartenne* road, farther south, however, is substantiated by the French war office. Nor doe* the French night statement attempt to conceal the danger of th* German efforts in that direction, as well as toward Neuilly-St. Frant, below th* Rheims-Paris railway, southwest of Fere-en-Tarden-oi*. Spacial mention is made of the feet that the Germans concentrated their energy on this front throughout Friday.

New Suits Filed.

No. 8981. Albert Konovsky vs. Sarah A. Corbet, et al; mechanics* lien. Demand S6O. No. 8923. Ben May vs. Everett Halstead et al; suit on note. Demand $1,875.

* T THE PRINCESS TONIGHT New Paramount Pictures. Sessue Hayakawa fat “The Secret Game” 5 Acts—And Bray Cartoon r 6 Reels.—loc and 15c. . . ii i i 11 1 M Mondpy. June 3rd. FEATURE AND COMEDY • - Cumins—“DßAFT 258” and "THE KAISER,” The Beast of Berlin.

The Evening Republican .

WHAT LETTERS WILL DO.

(By Casper Whitfley) Paris, May 31.—Letters are one of the most essential factors in keeping our men’s hearts and spirits up and spirit is needed now that our boys are getting into the real fighting. Therefore, fathers and mothers, remember that through your letters the men get their happiest diversion in the field. So send them often. Through letters the men derive comfort and cheer. Don’t tell your troubles—your boy has his own. Give him the local news. Letters are the soldier’s tonic and help powerfully to maintain the army’s morale. Use all your influence to improve the postal service.

This is a time that tries men souls. The severity of the situation in France is appalling. But let us be brave for the Hun cannot and will not conquer France. While the beathens are making their desperate drive they are paying for it in an awful toll of life that will being rum to the deamon who is driving them forward. Now is the time to be resolute and to know that at this dark hour we have not weakened and that' the war will finally be won. There is no more reason to believe that the Germans can conquer the earth than to believe that satan will conquer heaven. All that we have in -this world is at stake* in France, offered upon the alter of freedom. That sacrifice shall not have been made in vain. WE WILL WIN. LET US BE BRAVE AND RESOLUTE.

THE TRUST & SAVINGS BANK HAS NEW WINDOW SIGNS

Some Chicago parties have done a most artistic piece of work in placing upon the windows of The Trust & Savings Bank, of this city, gold leaf lettering. Ordinarily window signs detract from the appearance of a business room, but the splendid work done by these artists greatly improves the appearance of this one of Rensselaer’s most elegant business -rooms.

All members are requested to be present at state meeting of Masonic lodge on next Monday evening, June 3rd. New orders and instructions from grand lodge. BY ORDER OF THE MASTER.

CHURCH NOTICE. Charles G. Aldrich, of LaFontain, Ind., will fill the pulpit at the Christian church both morning and evening, Sunday the 2nd.

THE MO VIEW-

AT THE GAYETY TONIGHT VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURES. “Miller” The Juggler And The “Rays” Singing and Dancing. PICTURES Wm. S- Hart “The Silent Man” And—“L-Ko Comedy.” 7 Reels of Pictures.—loc and 25c.

LET US BE BRAVE.

SPECIAL.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918.

280,000 CALLED ON JUNE 24

OFFICIAL ORDERS ISSUED FROM WASHINGTON—CAMP NOT YET SELECTED. Washington/ May 31.—Official announcement was made today that 280,000 men will be called to the colors during June. They will be ordered to report June 24, but it has not been determined to what camps they can be assigned, so the list of approtionments is for the present being withheld. ■■ ■ The quota is based dn estimates of the space available for the men in camps and cantonments. If the rate otf shipment of troops across again is raised .still more men may be called. In any event the probabilities are that enough men will be called for special service to round the number out to 300,000.

FOLEY, TREFZ, CHRISTIE AND OTHERS ADDRESS CHURCHMEN

Lafayette, May 30. —Nothing has been left undone to make for the success of the rural church conference which will be held at Purdue University, June 3, 4 and 5. Reports received from all over Indiana presage an attendance of practically 300* ministers and laymen anti arrangements have been made to care for this many and more, if necessary. Some of the most able speakers in Indiana and Ohio will be here. Michael E. Foley, chairman of the state council of defense, recognized as one of the best war speakers in the state, and Edward Terfz, former secretary of the Chamber of Commercfe of the United States one of greatest war speakers in the entire country, will be on the program the first day. Others on the same day will be Prof G. I. Christie, state food director and now assistant to the secretary of agriculture; -Rev. A. B. Philputt, Indianapolis, ministerial member of the state council of defense, and G. L. Mackintosh, president of Wabash College. Other speakers during the remaining two days will be Rev. J. M. Walker, Connersville, district superintendent of the M. E. church; Rev. McGuire, Loraine county, Ot, Y. M. C. A. secretary; Dean R. G. McCutcheon, of the DePauw School of Music, who will demonstrate the value of community singing in relation of war work, and the Rev. Moses Breeze, Columbus, 0., secretary of the Presbyterian F/orward Movement in Ohio and one of the best church speakers in the country. The afternoon will be given over a trip over the Purdue farm and the campus and buildings. Prof. C. F. Hall will devote the last forenoon to a discussion of “Adequate--physical equipment for Modern Needs,” and he will give the results of several year’s investigations of his topic.

REV. E. M. KUONEN TO FRANCE.

Rev. E. M. Kuonen has.had great success with the Y. M. C. A. He has been giving lectures through Illinois ever since last fall- on the “Y” work. He passed the examination in Chicago and'is waiting for his passport when he will sail for Paris to work as Y. M. C. A. secretary. The reverend got his first schooling in Paris and this will be no new place for him. His many friends are sorry to lose him but are glad that he has secured a good position and wish him well in the new and useful occupation—Monticello Herald, Reynolds items. Rev. Kuonen is a former pastor of the Barkley M. E. church and is well known to many readers of The Republican.

CAPTAIN C. C. BASSETT ON LEAVE

Dr. C. C. Bassett of Goodland who has lately been made a captain, was in Rensselaer a while Friday evening having returned from Chicago. He was met here by his wife and continued to their home in Goodland. Dr. Bassett first entered the army service as an adjutant under the then Major George H. Healey, succeeding C. Arthur Tuteur of this city. When Major Healey was promoted and made a Lieutenant-colonel, Bassett 'became the adjutant to Major Carl F. Beyer, who had succeeded Major Healey. Since that time Bassett has been promoted to a captaincy. He was given a five day leave to see his sister who is soon to depart for Japan. His leave has been extended an additional five days and he will leave Monday for Camp Shelby where he is with the 137th Field Artillery.

BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF HAS CLOSE CALL

While Sheriff Duffy was returning from a trip east of Delphi Tuesday he was caught in an electrical storm and while at a farm ten miles east of Delphi lightning struck the barn on the place and within fifteen minutes the entire structure was consumed by the flames. The barn was a large one and contained several tons of hay besides farm implements and harness which were destroyed.—Benton Review.

A wireless station has been recently erected at Cape Juby, on the coast of Africa.

Notes From The South

Liberty, Miss., May 29.— A. trip south at this time of the year is almost as pleasant as in the winter, and in some ways it is more, pleasant, as now one can see the growing crops and the way they are worked. The weather is. very pleasant here, now, although a .little warmer than up home, but the cool gulf breezes makes it pleasant at all times. ■—4 OhWe left Rensselaer last Friday in our car for Gilman, Hl., where we took the Hlinois Central for the South. All went lovely until about a mile of Gilman, where a hard rain came up while on a sand dirt road, and having no diains we were soon stuck and had to be towed in causing a delay of an hour. This made us almost miss our train, having to run from the car to the train in adriving rain and leaving our baggage there, which was forwarded later. We expected to find Ed Phegley on the train, but he sat in the depot in Chicago and let his train depart without him. He followed! on a later train and we found him in Gloster Monday evening and made his stay pleasant herer until today when he departed for home, much pleased with the country.

Through southern Illinois we found the. farmers behind with their work, and much of the corn ground not yet plowed, owing- to the wet spring. South of Cairo conditions changed and the prospects for a good crop were never better. —o— We arrived at M'eComb, Miss., Saturday morning at about ten o’clock, our train being about two hours late, owing to engine trouble the night before. We fourfd Harve waiting for us, and we were soon on our way to our plantation near here. There we found everything in the best of condition and the Porter and Robinson families prosperous and happy. They are known in this section as the hard workers from the North and have many visitors from the surrounding country, who come to see how a Hoosier farms. Looking at the results already accomplished by them one would think they had been on the place ten years instead of less than a year. They are up at four o’clock every morning looking after their chores and are in the fields early, and always find plenty to do. They have in about fifty acres of cotton, around a hundred of corn and about fifty acres of other crops. They are cutting their oats, wheat and rye now, and this ground will be planted in corn, peanuts and other crops, thus making two crops from the same ground this year. They put out two acres of Irish potatoes, which are now ready for market, but owing to the large crbp of old potatoes left on hand in the North, with the resulting low prices, it does not pay to ship the new crop. But they are not worrying over this matter, as they aye taking the smaller potatoes and cooking them and feeding to the hogs, which makes a good feed and will bring them two or three dollars a bushel put into pork. Later they will put in their fall crop for winter use.

Sunday we put in part of the day picking blackberries and plums, which grow in abundance in the woods and are to be had for the picking. Fine mulberries grow in profusion and are now ripe and delicious. Peaches are getting ripe now and we will have a large crop on our place. We have orie apple tree, on which the fruit is now ripe and is being enjoyed by the family. —o — Yesterday was Dorothy Robinson’s third birthday and in honor of the occassion a fine dinner was served, in which spring chicken and the first roasting ears of the season, picked in their garden, was served The Porter and Robinson families are not worrying over the high cost of living and their table is always laden down with good things to eat, the most of which is raised on the place. —o — Work on the Prentice highway is progressing rapidly and it will not be many months before the road is completed between. Liberty and Gloster. The road <is being straightened and shortened and the heavy grades cut out, and upon its completion auto riding through this country will be a pleasure.

—o— We passed John Q. Le *-:s* farm on oui way to Gloster the other day. His paeled trees are still p*een and still grow’ng, nature having provided for th« ’cs’t of bark by coating over the peeled places with rosin John will have to get busy t.-.e ax when he returns and cut them down f he expects to clear *i:s land The war is’ booming prices hen the same as in the north and the increase in the cost of lumber is mounting skyward. We went to a country mill yesterday to arrange for some lumber and found that the cheapest grade we cqjtid buy was 92H a thousand.* Three months ago we bought lumber at the same mill of the best grade for sls per thousand. —o — Well, as this letter is growing quite lengthy will bring it to a close. May write again before my return if the spirit to write strikes me.

LESLIE CLARK.

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C. S. PRESTON FAILS TO LAND NOMINATION

A Game Loser and Returns to Renewed Effort in Newspaper— Will be Candidate no More There was much interest in this town and county in the candidacy of Charles S. Preston, publisher of the Monticello Herald, for the nomination on the Republican ticket for Clerk of the Supreme and Appellate Court. His opponent was Patrick J. Lynch of New Castle. The vote at the convention gave Lynch 920% and Preston 769%. This count shows more for Lynch than really would have gone to him except that a few counties at the end of the list voted for him when it was seen that he had enough votes to nominate. Otherwise Mr. Preston woUld have received a portion of them. He gives as the chief -reason for his defeat that there were too many candidates from this district. The race was a good one and Mr. Preston was a good loser leaVig nothing but / d friendly feeling in the convention. He was a caller at this office this morning and calculated that from a financial point of view he was as well or better off than should he have secured the nomination. He. has come back to renew his efforts in the publication of the Herald. We predict success for him because he is a careful reader of the Evening Journal. He says he is not going to be a candidate again. —Monticello Evening Journal /'

WLw>pin| Ciyugb. In this disease it is important that the cough be kept loose and expectoration easy, which can be done by gviing Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Mrs. P. H. Martin, Peru, Bad., writes, “My two daughters had whooping cough. I gave them Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and it worked like a charm.” C * ’ •** -s

U. S. TRANSPORT IS “SUB” VICTIM

PRESIDENT LINCOLN; FORMER GERMAN LINER TORPEDOED —NUMBER OF LIVES LOST. Washington, May 31.—Loss of the homeward bound American transport President Lincoln was reported today by Vice Admiral Sims. The message was brief, stating that the vessel was torpedoed at 10:40 o’clock this morning and went down an hour later. It made no mention of casualties. Navy officials waited anxiously tonight for, further details, but as the attack occurred by daylight and the ship remained afloat for an hour, they felt certain the casualty list would be small and probably limited to a few men killed or injured by the explosion. The President Lincoln was a big former passenger liner of the Hamburg American line. She was one of the German ships taken over by the United States at the declaration of war.

FORESMAN STORE HAS NEW HEAD

Mr. Harry Medwith Succeda Cecil Lea in the Management of W. R. Lee’s General Store Mt. Ayr Tribune— A change was effected Monday morning in the managers of Lee’s General Store at Foresman. Mr. Harry Merwith who is well known aibout Foresman succeeding Cecil Lee who has operated the store since its opening in March. Mr. Merdwith is certainly a hustler and we bespeak for him splendid success in his new undertaking. He will be assisted by his wife and everything possible will be done to build up a thoroughly satisfactory establishment for the community. Mr. Medwith plans to fit up an upstairs room for community gatherings, and in fact do everything in his power to make this store answer the very need of the village aijd surrounding country. Mr. Medwith is taking over the management in the spirit of “if we please you tell others, if we don’t tell us” and asks the community to help him in serving them. Mr. Cecil Lee will probably move to Monon, where he will again engage in the produce business with his uncle, J. W. Overton.

ISAAC S. WADE

After a ten days’ illness L S. Wade one of Lafayette’s best known citizens passed away last Sunday. He was well known in the state as a temperance and a patriotic speaker. He fought in the Civil War, and was a member of the G. A. R., being one of the most favored visitors at the Soldiers’ Home, Lafayette. He was also a member of Lafayette St. Paul’s church, and was at one time Grand Templar of the Knights of Temperance. He is survived by his widow, Frances E. Wade, and two sons, and two daughters, as well as three brothers and a sister. The children are: John Bidwell Wade, of Lafayette; Claude R. Wade, of Bellington, Wash.; Mrs. Geoorge Remmers, of Chicago and Mrs. Martha A. Silvers, of Los Angeles. His brothers are Howard and Charles Wade, of Danbury, Neb., W. H. Wade, of Pine Village and Mrs. Olive Fenton also of Pine Village. There are two sisters and a brother who are dead.

THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY COMPANY of Rensselaer, Ind., will sell you a guaranteed tire for SI.OO profit, each. Any size. Also gasoline at 1 cent per gallon profit.

AT THE STAR THEATRE —The House of Good Pictures TODAY “Wanted’-A Mother” By Little Madge Evans And all star east.—Also Marguerite Snow King Baggot In a secret service production “THE EAGLE’S EYE” Admission 10 and 19c

MONDAY— Alias Mrs. Jessup Emily Stephans. TUESDAY—THE PAINTED DOLL all star

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