Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1918 — Page 1

No. 145.

PLEASE! i Facilitate matters for those soliciting War Saving Stamps by buying quickly and liberally. ___ REMEMBER THIS! These solicitors not only are War Savings Stamp purchasers themselves, but have given their entire time to the cause. Germany MUST be whipped and our Government MUST have money with which to accomplish that result. In buying War Saving Stamps— It’s not charity—lt’s your DUTY. W. J. WRIGHT Chairman Marion Township.

BIG DAY AT NEWTON COUNTY RURAL CHURCH

The Mft. Zion United Brethren church, southwest of Morocco in Newton county, will hold a big rally service next Sunday, June 30th. A great program has been prepared. The Brook orchestra will be present to furnish special music. Dr, Camp, of Dayton, Ohio, has been secured to give addresses in both the afternoon and morning services. Last year the attendance on this occasion was over five hundred in the Sunday school and over one thousand on - the grounds. They are expecting a bigger and better day this year. A picnic dinner at noon brings many old friends and acquaintances together. Not only the Mt. Zion school but Morocco, River Chapel, Brook, Mt. Ayr and others will attend. This rural church will Ibe a great place next Sunday. Many attended from this community last year and we learn that many are planning on going this year. The pastor, ReV. Cecil R. Smith, is having the co-operation of the entire community to make the day a great success.

Colera Morbus.

This, is a very painful and dangerous disease. In almost every neighborhood someone has died from it before medicine could be obtained or a ‘’physician summoned. The right way is to have a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house so as to be prepared for it. Mrs. Charles Enyeart, Huntington, Ind., writes: “During the summer of 1911 two of my children were taken sick with Cholera morbue. I used Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and it gave them immediate relief. C

HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE.

As I am moving back to Chicago, I will sell at private sale for cash at a reasonable price the following household goods, if bought within a few days: Cook stove, heating stove and oil range, kitchen table and three chairs, icebox,kitchen cabinet, leather couch, 2 leather rockers, 2 tapestry chairs, piano, 8-piece parlor suite, bed, spring and mattress, dresser, lawn mower, 2 rugs, brown leather window seat. MRS. S. G. SPIEGEL, Phone 209.

PICTURES WORTHWHILE SEEING THE PRINCESS TONIGHT Margaret Fisher in The Devil’s Assistant G acts. Also NEW CHRISTIE COMEDY. 7 reels in all.—loc and lSc„ FRIDAY— Blue Bird Plays. Franklin Farnum in “The Rough Lover” Comedy drama in 5 acts. Also GOOD COMEDY. 6 reels.—loc and ISc. SATURDAY— AT THE PRINCESS Select Pictures Presents. Clara Kimball Young i* “The Marionettes” Also GOOD COMEDY. AT THE GAYETY —Vaudeville and Pictures.

The Evening Republican.

STOVE EXPLODES; HOUSE BURNS

MOTHER AND CHILD BARELY ESCAPE WITH THEIR LIVES. ,An early morning fire caused by the explosion of a kerosene stove, < line very near resulting in two fatalities. As it was a mother was very severely burned about the face and one hand and her son had his ear burned and his hair singed. The fire occured at the home of C. E. Bowen and family, who live in the Charles Battleday residence on north College avenue, about 7:00 o’clock this Thursday morning. Mrs. Bowen had prepared the morning meal for her husband and he had gone to his work at the Main garage. She had turned the burner down on her kerosene stove and had gone to the home of her neighbor's, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hudson, who live nearby.

•The oldest son and little two year old daughter were up and out in the yard. The boy noticed the fire in the house and, called to his mother to come home. While she was running home the stove exploded. The house was a story and a half building and upstairs and two other boys were asleep. The mother ran into the house and called for the boys to come down at once. The house was then in flames. One of the lads came down but the other little fellow was so excited that he did not come and the mother rushed upstairs and started to carry him down. The flames were then about the stairway and when descending the mother fell with the boy and it was at this time both were burned. The flames soon enveloped the building and not a thing was taken from the house. The loss of the furniture and a small sum of money representing their all will be very keenly felt by these people. ' The children are all young. The oldest son must not be more than ten years of age. They have lived . here since February, coming to this city from Winamac. While in Winamac Mr. Bowen had his household goods insured but had failed to have the policy transferred when he moved. This cf course invalidated the policy and the loss will fall heavily upon this unfortunate family. Mr. Bowen is a mechanic and it at his work every day. His good wife has assisted him and "each week has been in the habit of doing a number of family washings. When these facts are known to the people of Rensselaer, the biggest hearted people in the world, they will see that misfortune shall not press down heavily upon these deserving people, our friends and neighbors. The building which was almost ruined by the fire belonged to Charles Battleday and was insured. The fire company reached the burning building in good time and did heroic work under the direction of acting chief Charles Rhoades. Chief J. J. Montgomery was out of the city havingztaken Slacker Lytle to Indianapolis for the government.The peculiar construction of the building made the fire a bard one to handle and the company was not able to put the fire out until the building had been practically ruined.

Whooping Cough. 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, Ind., writes, “My two daughter* had whooping cough. I gave them Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and it worked like a charm.” C Try our classified column.

RENSSELAER. INDIANA. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918.

FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS

INTERESTING LETTERS FROM BOYS DOING THEIR “BIT” FOR UNCLE SAM. LETTER FROM HARVEY J. PHILLIPS L’aber Wrach, France, May 15, 1918. My Dear Friends: . Well, Pearl, u one year ago today we were plowing and I suppose you are doing the same today. Take my advice and stay on the farm until after harvest at least. You krtow some one has to stay at home to keep the boys at the front in things to eat and wear. J don’t know of any place better for a farmer than on,the farm. You can do your bit better raising a big crop than by wearing a uniform. Of course it does not seem as patriotic, but nevertheless it is absolutely necessary. Take the farmer away and how long could we stay in the war. Well, Pearl, we are working about as hard as is possible for a fellow to work. That is most of us are, although I have a pretty easy snap and nothing to do except monkey around and look wise. I have charge of the stores, that is the supplies for cooking and eating. Have a motor boat and small truck at my disposal. I am getting almost $45 per month and going up for a higher rating the first of June. If I make it I will draw a little over fifty. That is not so bad for a farmer, eh! But you see I was in the first draft here and we had the hardest work and naturally we get the best ones now that we have a bigger ibunch. I almost forgot to tell you we have biscuits about four times a week. Of couse you know that makes me mad, but I always manage to get away with about ten. I always eat in the galley with the cooks and therefore get a little better than the others. Not that I eat any more but my job permits it. In the last draft that came, there was a store keeper with a higher rating than myself. I thought I was out of a job and asked to get on a motor boat but the paymaster said he would tell me when he wanted me to quit. He used to raise h—with us about every day. I soon got used to it and would only laugh about it. Now he is a very good old duck and is trying to get me a better job or rather a higher rating to put me on an equal footing with this other kid. I have had to do all the work and show him at the same time what there was to do. So I can’t see that he is of very much help to me. HARVEY J. PHILLIPS, U. S. N, Aviation Base, L’aber Wrach, France.

HOWARD CLARK WRITES OF HIS WORK AT CAMP TATYLOR

Camp Taylor, Ky,—Today we got in another hew bunch, all old ones having left yesterday. So you see I am again not in the transfer, and present indications seem to point to my being retained here for an 'extended period. I would rather be here than in any other camp in the U. S. A., as it is said to be the best in America. However, I wish I might be ordered to France immediately, so as to be there when the final blow-off comes, which apparently is not far distant. The experience would be wonderful and would place me in a position which would aid me materially in later life. However, I have survived two transfers, which indicates I have made good and am of considerable more value here. Some of the non-commissioned officers have been here every since the first draft last summer. Members of the cadary are kept here to drill the new men and their “bit” is considered a great factor in conditioning the troops and to. be one of the reasons why America Is .playing such a great part in the .strife. I. see by the paper that I will b< home next. Sunday. That’s wrong. I had thought of trying to get a weekend pass but have given it up. Dean will be home, though. We are to take a five day baseball trip, starting July 3rd, so that is the reason I shall not attempt to' come home at this time. We are to go to Paris, Hl., July 4th. On the sth and 6th, we wHI be in Evansville and Terre Haute. The other

places we will go T do not know for certain, but there Is a possibility we will go to Cincinnati. Today, Ed Monroe, of the New York American League club, came to our company and will be on the pitching staff with ano th fellow and I. I am booked for Wednesday’s game against a battalion team. These battalion games are the best in camp and to get in one of them is some dlstinotion. Yesterday we defeated the 4th regriment. beating Yingling, of the Cincinnati National League club. Two other big leaguers were in their line-up and the Anal score was 3 to 2, a home run deciding the combat in the final inning. I won a 5-inning ,no-hit game today. The days are slipping rapidly by, and outside of being under constant restraint, I am pleased with the life. Notice by the paper that almost every week some of the Rensselaer boys arrive tn France. Makes me seem sort of foolish to be soldiering down here in Louisville, but I guess it is no one’s fault but one’s own for not enlisting early in the game. It Is for this reason I have not written for the paper, as the letters from the fellows in the hell "over there” are so much more interesting and thrilling 41han anything I write, and I do not wiish to step In and take the place which rightfully belongs to those who are fighting real men’s battles.

These Kentucky nights are cool, in fact at times actually cold, but they are refreshing. At times I am acting as a sergeant and have from 50 to 80 men under me. Expect you would laugh to see me climb from beneath the blankets at 5:’.5 a. m. and ordering the rest of them to get up. Oh, this Is a great little old game to change a fellow: expect I will be washing my own dishes and making my own bed after I get home again. This life certainly gives one a rare opportunity for character study, the Alf-

SERG. BISSET WILL SPEAK

CANADIAN VETERAN RETURNED F&OM FLANDERS TO BE . HEARD HERE. The War Savings campaign in this county is to be augmented and stimulated by the stirring addresses of a veteran who has seen service on the western front. Sergeant Charles E. Bissett, of the 19th Canadian Battalion, will make three addresses in the county as follows on Friday, June 28th: u 10:30 a. an. Wheatfield. 2:30 p. m. Remington. 8:30 p. m. Rensselaer. Sergeant Bisset spent five months ip the hotly contested Ypres salient and was invalided home with trench fever. , ... He is said to have a splendid message and his addresses should be attended by large crowds. A vigorous selling campaign is on and all should sign pledges for the purchase of War Savings CertifichXos. If you have a son “over there” there is no doubt but that you are backing him up with your DOLLARS. If you do not have a son in the war it is up to you to LICK THE KAISER* BY LICKING A LARGE NUMBER OF WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES. Don’t do your “bit” DO YOUR BEST.

Anyone wishing to see me will find me in the Trust & Sayings bank_on Saturday afternoons. H. O. name, phoao 184.

ferent types, the different temperaments ■ind all you know. However, one and all ate’handHed with a firm hand and discrimination is not made. Any advancement one makes . comes from whole-souled effort, and ability superior to that of his comrades. Don’t know how soon I will get home, not before August anyway, unless it is on a week-end pass. Wall bid you all good-night CLARK, 11 Co., 3rd Battalion, Camp Taylor, Ky.

VERN DAVISSON HAS THRILLING EXPERIENCE

Somewhere in France, May 26. Dear Pa and Ma: *__,i u I received your letter® dated April 18 and 21. Glad to hear from you. We are working day and night now. Have been for about eight or nine days. Up to date X have managed to get about 24 hours sleep out of nine days and nights. The .roads have been so badly shot up we had to fill in big shell craters and cut trees from across the road so we could get through with our ambulance® to the poste to get the wounded. Had to do all that under shell fire. Have had several cars hit. Two nights ago my car received two nice holes through the body. It is my second new car in two weeks. The first night at poste the road just in front of the paste was so full of big shell craters that I stopped my car and borrowed a pick and shovel from the cave and filled two big ho'es so the cars could toe turned around in front of the poste. The French told me not to do that, to stay in the car until things quieted down a little. They loot me the tools tout they were afraid to come out and help, so 1 continued to du the work. Every little while a aftieil would hit close and 1 would Jump in the ditch to avoid the spray of shrapnel, then continue until the next pne. r inallv X got it done and turned my car around and had a load waiting for me, so I took them and winded my way tfhrougii the rest of the shell holes for about two kilometers to a good road and felt much relieved to get out of that place. It is not so bad now as it was for a while at first, tout we all feel shaky going down that atrip of road, for every two or three minutes shellLs drop all along there. We call that Place ••Dead Man's Gulch” because thO road is strewn along either side with dead soldiers. Some were laying there two weeks, as there was no time to bury the dead and too dangerous to hesitate along there. D<*d horses, wagons, ambulances, guns, helmets— -everything lay just as it was killed or shot to pieces—the most terrible sight any one ever saw on any pant of the front. We were about tired out. Several of us got a slight touch of gas—not bad enough to stop work. Duvall is back to tihe section now all O. K. June 3.—Have been so busy lately, have not had time to write even a line. Getting about five or six daye rest now, then return into the hell again. One of Our drivers got nit in the leg by a piece of shell a few days ago, but his wound was not serious. Several of our cars got chewed up a bit by shells. I got another new car a few days ago and it got a few shrapnel holes through "the body already. This is my second new car in a month. Have almost seen my finish several times during the big battling, but pulled through O. K.‘by some good luck. Just took i a load of wounded from the poste, which was located in the remains of a little town just behind the trenches which were exceptionally close, and came back after another. The town was being fiercely bombarded. The streets were full oi buildings tumbled down, and large shell holes. A shell hit the Red Cross poste and tumbled the building and krfocked the cellar in just before I could get there again. The shells were coming so thick I had to pull my car •behind the big brick churdh and wait awhile. Wlhile I was dodging around from one corner to the otiier a big one .hit the church, blew the windows out and the doors open and knocked part of the church down. I almost gave up the ghost I could not find a place anywhere the- shells were not coming, therefore I just kept on dodging behind the corners to save myself from the flying pieces of shell. It got so hot around the church I had to vacate that place, so I began to look for a way out of town. Every street I went to was tumbled full of debris and Mocked up so I cranked up "Lizxy" and Imagined she was a goat and drove over the remains of a house in fihe street and managed to get out. I bursted a tire in' the attempt but had no time to make any repairs there, besides I was the only person left <n that town. Believe me I must have looked lonesome. I sure felt it, and it was some relief to get out The bocftes were shooting big six and eight inch shells in there. "Poor sport.” Don’t know where we will go after this little nest of a few days. I bope not such a rotten place we just came out of. VHRN C. DAVISSON. U. S. A. A. S. ,628 Conway Autos Par. B. C. M., Part*, France.

K STYLE HEADQUARTERS a*- tarirty Brand (BtotljraJJ . • w »«■ • * ’ ' -• _ ; (TJJTE’LL admit that a War Sav- II Yv ing stamp can be licked. Even at that though you have to do the job behind its back, But what we admire most about ||l a W. S. S. is its ability to stick. If you prefer our present form of ||l Government to an Autocratic Potsdam II rule—Buy W. S. S. Lick ’em and stick ’em. I But; If you prefer the Potsdam rule, let us ask you this: “Why in Hell don’t you go back to Germany?’’ I , Either get on or off the boat. Buy War Savings Stamps and assist the World in putting the Potsdam rule out of existence, or go on bach to Germany. • HUlianUHanui I fasas 111 ftsiinsAAauM Il I JI TomorroWsWeatner Partly cloudy.

FOBMER BESISEMT WETTES FROM HOME IN CALIFORNIA

Pub. Republican: X sure must send you a check, for we cannot do without the Rensselaer Republican, as it is like a letter from tome each week. I think a great deal of.my native state, but I have become quite a lover of California. \ I notice from the paper that in many ways you are doing the same things there that we are here. Of course, we are all doing all we can to help win the war. We have 'had about all the drives .that could be thought of —Y. M. C. A., Red Cross, Liberty Loan®, Thrift Stamps, etc., and yesterday the efforts of the temperance people of our city were crowned with a victory by voting the 75 saloons out. We would like to do as good old Indiana has done—vote our state bone dry twid we may do U before a year is over. Wlhile we have obstacles to overcome that many states do not have, such as wine grape vineyards, which are a large source of income in some communities, but nevertheless we are hopeful that we will succeed and be one of the states to ratify the national amendment. Our present governor, who is running for re-election, tias proclaimed for bone dry prohibition. We also recognize all the special day®—wheatless, meatless, iheatless, etc., and if necessary to win •the great war we are ready to observe some eatless days, too. ■ Stockton is a very prosperous town of about 50,000 population. It has many big manufacturers, 1 ' the largest of which is the Holt Mfg. Co., which is very busy at present making caterpillar engines for our allies dn France, on which the famous tanks are built. The payroll of this plant is $50,000 per week. Cophine, our youngest daughter, is employed by Uhls company as stenographer. Beatrice is a stenographer in the Stockton Savings and Loan Society Bank. I am in the fuel business in the winter time, which is a very good business for four or five months. The most of my time is occupied in looking .after my apartment house. I have built an apartment house with 14 apartments and two stores and a garage in Ohe rear 50x100 feet. California is an attractive place for the autolst and probably has more automobiles in proportion to its population than any state in the union because of its fine climate and Its excellent paved roads. Aetna was very bad sick last summer and was in the hospital for about ten weeks but has now about entirely recovered from same. She has been very busy lately helping to put the saloons out and Is now very 'happy that we succeeded. We both hope to be able sometime to come back to Indiana and will make Rensselaer our first stop. I will close with my best wishes to your and family, also to all Jasper county friends. Sincerely, A. L. BRANCH.

Is Only One of Nature’s Warnings of Weak or Disordered Kidneys.

Have you a lame back, aching day and night? Do you feel sharp Wins aften» stooping? Are the kidneys sore? Is their action irregular? use Doan's Kidney -Pills—the medicine recommended by so many Rensselaer people. Read this case: Mrs. C. Morlan, Harrison and Jefferson Sts., Rensselaer, says: "I had a heavy, nagging ache in my back day and night. I could get only snathches of sleep and I got up feeling so tired and worn-out, I could hardly do my work. Every time I leaned over, sat down or got up from a chair. a sharp pain shot through my back and I almost had to cry out I felt nervous and upstrung. My head ached and I was often so dizzy I Came near falling. Spots seemed to come before by eyes and my kidneys acted irregularly. I used (two boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills and they gave me wonderful relief.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills— the same that Mrs. Morlan had. Foster-Mil-burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.

The Eastern Star ladies will serve a picnic supper Thursday evening at 8 p. m. All Eastern Stars and their husbands are invited. For particulars call 609. We can offer you the most attractive prices on your tires, especially the larger sizes. Call and get our prices, but remember we will not handle seconds. O. H. McKAY & SON.

THE ALTER FAMILY REUNION WAS HELD SUNDAY

The annual reunion of the Alter family was held last Sunday at the home of John E. Alters, president at the association. The morning programme consisted of introductions, visiting and a session of literary work, chiefly 'biographies and histories of the different branches of the family. - A chronological chart of the family was presented by L. S. Alters, showing the history for the past one hundred years. Names, addresses and occupations were presented of the scattered member. Heirlooms, souvenirs and relies were displayed. In the afternoon the program was chiefly musical. Members of the family and others gave selections on the piano, violin, guitar, mandolin, harp and harpinola. The weather was excellent, the attendance was good, and the interest was intense. One hundred five relatives were in attendance. The afternoon session was attended. by an additional one hundred visitors and honorary members. H. F. Parker, of Rensselaer, took a photograph of the group in the evening, the association ' adjourned to meet again at the home of Clinton Alters, Clinton county.

Hee A Good Opinion es Chamberlain’s Tablets. “Chamberlain’s Tablets are *• wonder. I never sold anything that beat them,” writes F. B. Trerney, Richmond, Ky. When troubled with indigestion or constipation give them a trial. C '■ ' "T 1 - * Charles Pefley will furnish you trees for fall planting direct from Rochester, N. Y. Every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge. Phone 476. We handle Super-Cord tires, and we can sell them about as cheap as any other dealers do common fabric tires with cheese-cloth for fabric. Come in and see. O. B. McKAY.

There may be a lot of sincerity in the world. But none of it is ever wasted when a man is apologizing to you. STAR THEATRE —The House of Good Pictures TODAY ’ EMILY WEHLEN in ‘‘ “THE OUTSIDER’’ FRIDAYDUSTIN FARNUM in “NORTH 53” Also A Ford Weekly. SATURDAYALICE BRADY in "THE TRAP” Also MARGUERITE SNOW and KING BAGGOTT in “THE EAGLE’S EYE” . .Subject Submarine No. Fiftythroe.” Action, plenty of it. . . . I —4 SEE “LIBERTY” Coming Soon. - MONDAYEMILY STEVENS “DAY BREAK” J TUESDAYMRS. VERNON CASTLE “STRANDED IN ARCADIA” Paths News Weekly.

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