Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1918 — Page 1

No. 128.

RUGS We moved our entire rug stock to the first floor off our store and sold 36 room size rugs in May. If you are going to need a new rug this spring you should buy now. Rugs will be 50 per cent higher in 3 months. W. J. WRIGHT

CELEBRATION AT KENTLAND

PROGRAM TO BE UNDER THE CHARGE AND DIRECTION OF THE HOME GUARDS. Kentland has taken steps to put on a big celebration July Fourth. Not go much a celebration as it was understood in former years, but rather a patriotic demonstration more m keeping with the times. The County Council of Defense championed the project, and turned the whole matter of arrangement and' management over to the Home Guards. A live wire committee was named by the Guards, and plans were forth with set in| motion for a big, and an outpouring of patriotism. Though in rather an embryo state the program for the day contemplates plenty of music, drills and sham battles, athletic events, and a rousing soul stirring speech at night. Four companies of Home Guards from Jasper county, and the Brook company have been invited to participate, and will give a definite answer within a few days. These five visiting companies and the local company would be able to put on some real interesting work in the way of contest drills, formations, etc. Further announcement will be made as the program develops.

SEVENTY-NINE REGISTER IN NEWTON COUNTY

Seventy-nine young men who have reached the age of twenty-one years since last June, registered before the Newton county conscription board June 5. Based on the previous registration the number should have been 85, but there has been sd many volunteers by young men of this age during the past few months that the board was not expecting over 60 or 65.

BEAUTIFUL POTTED FLOWERS* Have you seen those beautiful potted flowers of Holden’s Buy one today for mother. Your wife would appreciate them, too. John H. Holden. Florist

z AT THE MOVIES GAYETY AND PRINCESS THEATRES TONIGHT AT THE PRINCESS ONLY OOLDWYN'S BIG SPECIAL ‘FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD’ A spectacle drama of the worlds battle for humanity. 7 acts. 10c and 15c. SATURDAY

AT THE PRINCESS Douglas Fairbanks in “Headin South" His best western.—Also comedy. 10c and 15c. WATCH OUT FOR “THE KAISER" THE BEAST OF BERLIN

The Evening Republican

M’ADOO GIVES VIEWS ON NEW REVENUE BILL

WOULD RAISE EIGHT BILLIONS BY TAXATION, ONE THIRD OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES. Washington, June 6.—Secretary McAdoo today recommended in a letter to Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means committee, that the new revenue bill be drawn to raise $8,000,000,000 by taxation, one-third of the estimated $24,000,000;000 expenditures in the fiscal year 1919. He also recommended that a war profits tax be established at high rate to be superimposed upon existing excess profits taxes; that - the normal income tax on unearned incomes be raised and that heavy taxation be imposed on luxuries. The suggestion were given in response to a letter from Mr. Kitchin and constituted an outline of the treasury’s ideas not only of taxation to meet the nation’s huge war expenses in the future, but of preparing the way for floating of additional billions of Liberty bonds. Increasing the rate of normal taxes on incomes from which Liberty bonds are exempt, said the secretary, will tend to make these bonds better investments and to permit them to complete with industrial and municipal securities bearing higher rates of interest.

Plant’ peppers—-make it hot for Van Mackensen. Raise melons and Von Tirpitz, the dog, will grow mel-on-collie. Spades are trump! With the royal flush of dawn, shuffle out and deal the dirty boche another blow with the hoe. Your dollars will make the world save for democracy—buy War Savings Stamps. Mr. Criticizing Citizen, you may help to speed-up the war machine by buying War Savings Stamps.

AT THE GAYETY HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Edna Bennett Smtlh Contralto. Stanley & Williams Singing and talking comedians. PICTURES. Wailace Reid “Nan of Music Mountain" 5 Act.—Also two good comedies. Two hour show. 10cand25c.

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FLAG DAY JUNE 14TH

AMERICA IS BEING ASKED TO OBSERVE THIS DAY THROUGH SCHOOLS AND INDUSTRIAL. FLAK DAY is June 14th. It has a special significance this year. America is being asked to observe this day through the schools and industrial plants by a simple flag raising ceremony. x Commissioner of Education P. P. Claxton, has sent to schools and industrial plants letters and suggested programs, as follows: The Four Minute Men of the committee on public information through the local chairman will provide the speakers. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education,

Washington . May 21, 1918. Friday, June 14th, is FLAG DAY. For the first time in the history of z America the Flag is being carried in European countries by legions of fighting Americans. • For the first time men of all nationalities who have adopted America as their country are banded together under the Flag, in foreign lands. There are many 'thousands of workers of many races in America who have those near and dear to them in these ranks, and who are working in American industrial plants to help win the war. They would welcome the opportunity to join with older Americans in paying tribute to our Flag and in pledging loyalty to the great cause for which we are all fighting. Flag Day offers a splendid opportunity for all of the workers in your plant to get together for a little ceremony of flag raising with a simple program which will go far toward bringing about a better understanding of the war and unity behind the war, and will also strengthen the right spirit in your plant neede for war. The Four Minute Men of the committee on public information are co-operating with the bureau of education and will be glad to provide a speaker at your meeting if'you so desire. We enclose suggestion for a very simple program, and will be glad to send you posters and other material to make these celebrations a suecess. We suggest you appoint a Flag Day Committee at once and get into communication with us for organization details, and with the chairman of your local four minute men organization for speakers. The receipt of a report of the progress made and the results achieved will be appreciated. Yours very truly, P. P. CLAXTON, Commissioner. FLAG DAY PROGRAM FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS JUNE 14, 1918. Prepared for celebration at Industrial plants to occupy part of the. noon hour. A committee of employers and employees, with foreign-born men represented on committee, should be appointed to arrange details, secure bugler, singers, speaker, and colors. I Jt . 1. Bugle, Call—Rally to Flagstaff.

2. Flag Raising. As flag raises, “The Star Spangled Banner” should be sung either as solo or in unison. 3. Salute to the Flag and Pledge of Allegiance. (To be given either as song, chant, or spoken words.) “I pledge allegiance to my flay, and to the republic for which it stands. One nation indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all.” 4. American’s Creed: (To be said in unison.) “I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; asovereign nation of many sovereign state; a perfect union, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives ans fortunes.” “I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.” 5. Address by Four Minute Man. 6. Song—“ America.”

EVERY STAMP ON THE TOP OF A STAPE IS A THRIFT STAMP

Every stamp on the top of a spade is a Thrift Stamp! Fork over the earth and we’ll never fork over to the Kaiser. Dig in and dig. For every ton of dirt you turn over, the boys in Europe turn over Teu-tons. Turn the tables of the nation into fortresses of food economy and turn the tables on the Hun. Mr. Business Man, don’t furrow your brow with gold——furrow the soil with garden implements. D 0 it —sow, sow! But don’t do is so-so! . Plant vegetables now and weTl plant the Kaiser later. . Till! Till! ’<til every inch.of ground is tilled! Kill German militarism with American tillitarism. 2 .

TO CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY

COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. At the meeting of'the Jasper county council of defense held in this city Thursday, June 6, a committee was appointed to arrange for a patriotic observation of our great national holiday which occurs July Fourth. This matter was urged by a bulletin sent from the Indiana state council of defense and it especially ’asked that all foreign-born citizens of this .county be urged to take part in this celebration. Chairman Frank Welsh of the county council of defense appointed the following members of the county council to act on this committee: Mayor Charles G. Spitler, chairman. J. M. Sauser. J. Budman Fleming. George M. Meyers. O. K. Rainier. S. C. Irwin. L. H. Hamilton. Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Mrs. J. I. Gwin. Mrs. E. M. Graham. Mrs. J. D. Allman. Mrs. A. P. Burton. The suggestion has been made that the matter be turned over to the Liberty Guards of the county and that an attempt be made to have all companies'in the county present.

WAR SUMMARY.

On the Marne battlefield, in a sector just forty miles northeast of Paris, United States marines yesterday delivered America’s answer to the German U-boat war off her coast. It was a knockout reply. In the most successful counter blow yet struck since the Crown Prince began his drive in the Champagne, the American marines, forming the center of a two-and-a-half-mile front, the flanks of which were held by French veterans, dashed forward without the firing of a single preparatory shell and snatched from the stunned foe important tactical positions, penetrated his lines to a depth of nearly two' miles and inflicted terrible losses upon him. The front of the brilliant attack was between Chateau-Thierry, the city on the north bank of the Marne, which the Germans captured just before the arrival of the FrancoAmerican reserves stopped them, and the village of Torcy, to the northwest. It is the front on whcih the Germans extreme lef,t formerly the Crown Prince’s center, faces Paris from the northeast, and aims to push along the north bank of Jhe Marne by way of La Forte against the French, capital. All the mention Berlin makes of this serious local reverse is: "Local engagements were fought northeast of Chateau-Thierry.” Some distance farther north of the American success around the village of Longpont, where the Germans are trying to thrust through or mask the forest of Villers-Gotterets, French troops, preceded by tanks, pushed back the Teuton line some-

what. On the eastern part of the salient created by the latest German drive the allies did not fare so well. To the southwest of Rheintis, according to Paris official admission, the. Germans were able to .wrest the village of Bligny, on the Arde, from the British. Their first onrush also carried the height to the south, but this the British recaptured in a counter thrust. • For the first time in many days the Germans started some raiding activities in Flanders yesterday. Their troops, trying to. penetrate the French line hear Locre, were beaten off. Raiding and reconnoitering activity also is reported from the Picardy front as well u between Arras and Albert. Allied experts generally look for a pause now during which a new blow is prepared. Few believe the next drive will be launched on the front where the Crown Prince’s drive has stopped short; the general theory is that Ludendorff will make his next try-on the Montdidier-Noy-on or Montdidier-Corbie fronts. There are other indications, however, .which prompt a repetition of the belief previously expressed in these columns that Verdun or the front immediately to the west will see the next blow.

THIRTY-EIGHT MEN IS WHITE COUNTY’S QUOTA

The White county selective board Thursday received a call for thirtyeight men from White- county to be sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio, in general military service. The men are to leave on or soon after the Z4tn or this month- , _ . Another call was issued Wednesday to the state for 200,000 men, of which Indiana’s quota is 4,000, Illinois, for some reason, is hard tat on this call, being asked for 28,000 men. It is not yet known what White county’s share will be in this last call, but twelve to fifteen.

Bumper crops for us and a crop of bumps for the Kaiser! Here’s the way we’ll laugh at the Hun-hoe, hoe, hoe.—Lafayette Journal.

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BULLETIN

Lewis, Del., June 7.—Reports have been received here of the sinking of the sea-going tug Waltham of Fall River and two coal barges, which were in tow, by names laid by a German submarine. The crews are missing. . The barges were being towed from Norfolk to Fall River. Submarine chasers, destroyers and hydroplanes maintain a ceaseless patrol of the coast. The twelfth mine has been picked up. The tug and barges sunk off the Virginia coast belonged to the Staples Transportation Co., of Fall River. An Atlantic Port, June 7.—According to the captain of a British steamer in port today, he exchanged shots with a submarine on June 4, about forty miles off the Delaware Capes. The submarine ordered the ship to stop, but the captain refused and opened fire on the U-boat, vhe latter replying with several shots. The gunners abroad the steamer believe they made a hit, the captain said.

FRIDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Charles Eggleston, of near Fair Oaks, underwent an operation Thursday evening. Mr. Clark Johnson, of Remington, was operated upon Thursday afternoon. . .. .. Barbara Lakin was able to go to her home yesterday afternoon. The board of hospital trustees met last evening to take care of the hospital expenditures for May.

NEW PASSENGER RATES GO IN EFFECT JUNE 10TH

The railroad offices have received notice of the new traiff of passenger rates which will ,go into effect June 10th. The new rates are simply an increase of one a mile. The old rate was two cents plus the war tax. The comparison of cost of tickets shows that a former fifty cent ticket now costs seventy-five cents plus the war tax. This will have a Strong tendency to creat a public opinion in opposition to government ownership of railroads. New freight rates are to go into effect June 25th at a general increase of 25 per cent.

GERMAN BODIES COVER GROUND

FRENCH BLOCK CONTINUED ATTEMPTS OF BOCHES TO EXTEND FIGHTING LINES. With The French Army in France, June 6.—Continued attempts by the Germans to extend their lines on the Oise yesterday met with disastrous failure. They tried to get around Pont L. ’Eveque by crossing the Oise in the neighborhood of the northern most point of Carlepoint wood, where the small hill Montalagche, stands out like a bastion, but the French drove them back immediately they left the protection of their lines. . ~ . The sector between the Oise and Aisne also found the allies very active. They are determined to hold this and are displaying the greatest energy in improving their positions at the same time capturing small groups of prisoners, most of whom show signs of terrible fatigue and privation. A French prisoner, who made his escape from the German lines, declared that hundreds of bodies of Germans were lying around everywhere. According to his story the Germans guarding him and others had not received their rations since May 27 and were compelled to live upon what they found. The same conditions he added, prevailed throughout the German armies m the front lines.

NEWTON COUNTY QUOTA FOR SECOND ARMY IS 92

The conscription board has been advised that Newton county’s quota for thfe second army, now being raised, is 92. Of tMs number 36 are called for June. Six will report to the Chamber of Commence at Indianapalis on June 15th. Two are to leave for the Purdue training school on June 28. , . . A call was also received Wednesday to send 28- to Camp Sherman, at Chilicocthe, 0., during the five day period beginning June 24. This will make a total of 36 from the county for June. ... It must* also be remembered that Newton county has sent 36 to Camp Taylor and 23 to Columbus Barracks since the first army quota was filled, and if these 59 are credited, as they should and probably will be, the calls for June as above set out will fill the county’s quota in the second army. The local board is not informed, however, regarding credits for enlistments made through the board, but have written the adjutant general concerning the matter.

HUSBAND HAS RECOVERED FROM OPERATION

The Republican is in receipt of a letter today from Mrs. Zein* Roth, formerly Miss Zelma Rayher, who for some time lived in this county and was one of the splendid teachers in the pUblic school. Mrs. Roth send a check to have her mother’s subscription extended a year. Her mother, Mrs. William Rayher lives at Forest. ’ Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roth’s husband has lately undergone an operation for appendicitis in an Indianapolis hospital and has just now sufficiently recovered to be able to resume his duties as superintendent for the Armstrong Engineering company of Taylorsville, Illinois.

MARION TOWNSHIP WAR MOTHERS TO MEET The War Mothers of Marion township are to meet in the Methodist church in this city Saturday afternoon, at 2:30.

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