Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1918 — Page 1

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RUGS ♦ We moved our entire rug stock to the first floor of our store and ' - sold 86 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

BIG SHOW FOR A SMALL PRICE

‘THE BEAST OF BERLIN’ BRINGS - A DOLLAR ADMISSION IN MANY PLACES. The “Beast of Berlin,” which is to be produced at the Princess and Gayety theatres tomorrow, has appeared in all the large play houses of the country, and in many of the places the price of admission has been a dollar or more. The picture was given in Gloster, Miss., while the writer was in the South, and a dollar admission was charged, the citizens guaranteeing the sale of 150 tickets before the management would agree to showing the picture there. This picture which exposes the intimate, life „ of the Kaiser and arouses the audience to fury as scene after scene is unfolded. The Princess and Gayety will produce this great picture at an admission of 15 and 25 cents. The first show will be given at 9:45 at the Princess, this early hour being chosen so that the business men may have an opportunity of seeing the picture. Other performances will be gvien in the afternoon and evening.

AT THE MOVIES GAYETY AND PRINCESS THEATRES ONLY THE BEST IN PHOTOPLAYS ■ TONIGHT AT THE PRINCESS BLUE BIRD PLAYS _ _ BEAUTIFUL CAMEL MEYERS in “THE WIFE HE BOUGHT” 5 Acts ALSO GOOD COMEDY. EXTRA SATURDAY —- EXTRA America’s greatest picture sensational, Rupert Julian’s astounding expose of the Kaiser. He punched the Kaiser on the jaw and New York stood up and cheered. - _ . Extra! beast Special'Horning Show at 9:45 A. M. On account of public interest in this picture; we will give a morning show as requested by several business men. Everybody in Rensselaer can see this show.—9:4B a. m., 2:15 and 4:00 p. m. It Night 7 o’clock at the Princess and 8:15 at the Gayety. Then continuous at both k theatres. Adults, 25c; Kids 15c.

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RENSSELAER SHOULD HELP

BIG RED CROSS SALE AT REMINGTON SHOULD RE<CEIVE OUR SUPPORT. A number of the business men of Remington were in Rensselaer Thursday evening for the purpose of interesting our people in the big Red Cross sale to be held at Remington Saturday, June 15th. The sale will begin at 10:30 a. m. and many articles will be offered including two automobiles, twentyfive head of horses, thirty head of cattle, and two hundred chickens. One of the special attractions will be the sale of the Kaiser’s Goats. A cafeteria dinner will be served. Let us all help our neighbors in this most excellent movement to assist in the conduct of the war.

Dr. G. C. Thompson, wife and son, of Kansas City, Missouri, are visiting his sister, Mrs. C. W. Duvall. Dr. Thompson was born in this city and left here when he was three years old and this is his first visit here since he left. His oldest son, who is employed in Detroit, Mich., will eome Sunday for a visit. The trips from Kansas City was made by automobile.

VISITS NATIVE CITY.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1918.

In view of the fact that Friday; i« flag day, the flag code prepared by the state flag committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which Mrs. S. E. Perkins is chairman, is published here. The committee, in compiling the code, endeavored to include ail rules which should govern the conduct of citizens when the nation’s flag goes by, or when citizen* are attending flag raising services. The flag salute is: “I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty' and justice to all.” The flag code is: When the flag is passing in parade, in review, or is being raised or lowered, the spectators should, if walking, halt, if sitting, arise, uncover, and stand at “attention.” 1 In handling the flag, it should not be allowed to touch the ground and Aever allowed to lie upon the ground as a means of decoration, nor should it be laid flat with anything placed upon it. ’ The flag should never be placed below a person sitting. When two American flags are crossed the blue fields should face each other. s When the flag is displayed from a staff, the blue field should be in the upper corner next the staff. From private flagpoles the flag may fly at all hours, day and night, with due respect to the colors. When the flag is shown horizontally, the blue field should be at the upper lefthand corner to the observer; .when vertically, the blue should be at the upper righthand corner; when in either positions, the flag should be fastened only at the top. In decorating, the flag should never be draped; always hung flat. The flag should never be worn as the whole or part of a costume. As a badge it should be worn over the left breast. I • When carried in parade or when crossed with other flags, the Stars and Stripes should always be at the right. As an altar covering, the field should be at the right as you face the altar, and nothing should be placed upon the flag except the Bible. When the flag is used in unveiling a statue or it should not be allowed to fall to the ground, but should be carried aloft to wave out, forming a distinctive feature during the remainder of the ceremony. When the flpg becomes old or soiled from use," it should be decently burned. X Always stand when “The Star Spangled Banner” is being played or sung, and protest when it is used in a medley.

APPIONT H. C. MAY MONON MANAGER

GOVERNMENT CHOOSES LAFAYETTE MAN AS REPRESENTATIVE. H. C. May, of Lafayette, superintendent of motive power of the Monon, railroad was yesterday appointed Federal manager of the C. I. & L. (Monon) Railway. President Harry R. Kurrie declined the appointment because the owners of the property felt it necessary for him to retain the presidency to protect the interests of the stockholders during the period of federal control. President Kurrie asks that all officers and employees of the company extend to Mr. May the same loyal support that has been given -him, as well as the best there is in the Monon during this crisis. Mr. May started his railroad career with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad in 1892. He continued his employment with the company until September, 1899, when he entered Purdue University, graduating from the school of mechanical engineering in 1902. Shortly thereafter he entered the service of the Big Four Railroad, serving as master mechanic at Louisville. In 1907 he accepted the appointment as master mechanic of the L. & N. road at the shops in South Louisville. He remained there three years and on being proffered the appointment of superintendent of motive power of the Mlonon he accepted the appointment and came to Lafayette in 1910. He served in that, capacity until 1916 when he was tendered the same aippointment with the Lehigh Valley road where he remained for one year when he resigned and returned to the Monon in the same official capacity in October, 1917. On being asked last -evening if the appointment of his successor had been made Mr. May said nothing as yet has been done in the matter and would not be until after a consultation with Mr. Kurrie on his return from the east.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Fanners Grain Company will meet in the East Court room in the court house in Rensselear at 2 p. m., Monday, June 17, for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve during the coming year. At roll call the checks for the patronage and stock dividends will be distributed to the stockholders. f AB members are urged to be present to get their dividends and to participate in the election of directors and any other business that may come before the meeting. CHARLES W. POSTILL, See. RECENT BIRTHS. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schorer, May 2, a son. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Kaub, near Surrey, a son. May Day. •- • Read inside pages. AD home print today. Z z

THE FLAG CODE.

CHILD WELFARE CONSIDERED

INTERESTING MEETING HELD AT THE LIBRARY AUDITORIUM. There was a large attendance at the Child Welfare meeting held at the library auditorium Thursday afternoon. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. John I. Gwin, who is the chairman of the work in this county, having been appointed by the county council of .defense. The address of Amos W. Butler, secretary of the Indiana State Board of Charities, was a most excellent one in which he discussed the charity institutions of the commonwealth. Indiana takes first rank among the states in this work and her position of prominence is due very largely to dur splehdid secretary who for more than twenty years has had charge of this work in this state. While here, Secretary Butler visited our hospital and county farm and commended both very highly. The other address of the meeting at the library was given by Mrs. Charles Sewell, of Lafayette. The principal points in this address were as follows: This year has been designated as the children’s year and all over the nation, meetings are being held to arouse interest in child welfare. The appalling fact that more babies die before they are a year old, than soldiers die in the trenches or on the field of battle ought to stir everyone to do their full duty by these little ones. People are beginning to see that “prevention is better than cure” and every measure should be taken in pre-natal care and the earliest care of the young child. Proper food, clothing, fresh air and exercise must be emphasized. Three pints of milk a day for the children from two to six years of age is none too much. As children grow older and leave home fpr public schools, parents should not feel that their responsibility is ended, but rather heightened. Close co-operation between parents and teachers should be urged and encouraged.

RENSSELAER MAYOR ENLISTS

Mayor Charles G. Spitler has placed his name on the roll of Rensselaer business men who are offering their service to the farmers of this community. ,He is ready to accept the first call to go into the harvest field and help take care of this promising crop of wheat and oats. A number of the business men have signified there willingness to assist the farmers. A young lad about fourteen years of age called at the office Thursday and is very anxious to secure work on the farm. We ean recommend dhis young man and assure anyone who will employ him that he will do the work.

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WAR SUMMARY.

Between Montdidier and the OUe the German again have been “atone-wailed”-by the French. After having been thrown back across the Matz River, near its confluence with the Oise, and on the French left, between Courcelles and the north of Mery, the Germans suffered additional terrific losses in vain efforts to break the French hold. In the Oise-Aisne triangle they did not renew their attempts to push the French further southward. The latter, however, scored some local gains in sharp counter thrusts. But in one area the Crown Prince’s troops did register a new and admittedly menacing advance of about a mile and three quarters. This was south of the Aisne, in the center of the line between that river and the Villers-Cotterets forest. Here they penetrated the village of Laversine, the Paris war office admits. The French also grant the loss of Coeuvres village, slightly to the northeast of Laversine. The Germans found it impossible to debouch from this hamlet. This fact gives strong cause for assuming that French resistance here has sufficiently stiffened. Further south, above Corey,. Ine Germans made a sudden violent lunge toward the northern edge of the Villers-Cotterets forest. The initial push penetrated the French lines, but this gain was lost to the French in a counter assault. On the extreme southern part of the Montdidier-Marne front the Germans made a ferocious attempt to “strafe” the Americans and west from them at least some of the ground lost to the maines in the last few days. Not a yard did they gain. Again their losses are described as serious. The Americans, fully alert for the expected counter thrusts, clung tenaciously and successfully to all they had .won. To sum up: The battle for. Com'piegne has come to a standstill in northwest, north and east, except for bitter local fighting in winch the French had all the best of it But west of Compiegne the battle took a new turn, with the Germans trying furiously to thrust into the French side and menace their rear above the Ainse. On the greater part of this attacking front the poilus held their own. Meanwhile there are signs of an impending new German offensive on

MORE SELECTMEN TO ENTER SERVICE

LOCAL BOARD HAS SELECTED MEN TO FILL QUOTAS CALLED. ——————a—— Twenty-nine of the following list of thirty-two men are to go to Chillicothe, Ohio sometime within five days after June 24: FRANK GARVIN. JOHN UTTERBERG. JACK RHOEDE. HENRY FREY. SYLVANIS MARQUIE. LAURENCE ILIFF, OSCAR JOHNSON. WILIAM ARMSTRONG. JOHN PHARES. TONY APOSTAL. DAN LEIGHTY. OSCAR WHITEKER. ALBERT H. JOHNSON. PLATTE SPADE. GUY SWIM. WILLIAM McKINNEY.. WILLIAM A. SIMONIIL JOHN JUNGLES. JAMES MIZE. LEWIS DoFILIPI. OSCAR LUNBLAD. HOMER FISHER. DON SUTTON. CHARLES H. BRITTAN. ALFRED MURRAY. MAX J. SCHULTZ. ALONZO NORRIS. ROY FLORES. CHARLES KLOUS. Walter snodgrass. LIVINGSTON ROSS. LEO R. ZELLERS. To go to Purdue J fine 28th. MURRAY MEYERS. WILLIAM ROY MEYERS. To go to Indianapolis June 15th. HENRY BUNNING L. EARL GIFFORD. BASIL DUNLAP. VICTOR SEGO. BERNARD NAGLE. ERNEST GARRIOTT. WILL GO TO VANCOUVER. Thursday the board received word to send three men to Vancouver, Washington, to serve as cooks in camps, where spruce is being cut for use in aeroplanes. The following were selected today and will leave here Sunday: EVERETT PARKER. WALLACE MILLER. JOHN I. REED.

a larger scale. London notes that the Bavarian crown prince’s reserves remain virtually untouched. Ludendorff is believed to have utilised the interval preparing a new major blow. It may come east of Rheems, in the Champagne, or at Verdun. At any rate the conviction prevails in Paris and London that the German high command proposes to bend might and main to force a decision. Paris reports lively gun action on the Ourcq and southwest of Rhaims, around Champlat, as well as near Fort Pompelle, on the Rheims, bastion, whore mixed French and British forces held the lino. The German night report also mentions local engagements south of Ypres. A considerable allied advance on the Macedonian front is reported by Paris, details of .which are lacking. The allies swept forward on a front of nearly 12 miles to a depth of more than eight. Berlin’s official report stated the total of prisoners more than 15,000. The German war office again speaks of the bloody repulse of French counter attacks southeast of Montdidier. ' It admits that some German guns were lost. Incidentally the German report also tells of the repulse of new attacks northwest of Chateau Thierry. Of the loss of Belleau wood to the Yankee marines nothing is said.

STAR THEATRE —The House of Good Pictnrss TODAY Virginia Pearson “When False Tongues Speak” A big star and a good story— Also THE FORD WEEKLY—10c and 15c. “SATURDAY— An extra special—See MONTAGUE LOVE As Cardinal Mercer in “The Cross Bearer” A sreen act production of lore, honor' and patriotism of Cardinal Mercer—Also two reels of Gorman spy pictures “The Eagle’s Eye” Admission 10c and 15c. MONDAY—FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAINE in RED WHITE AND BLUE BLOOD TUESDAYPEGGY HIGHLAND in “THE OTHER WOMAN” Also PATHE NEWS. ..

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