Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1918 — Page 1

■No. 146.

PLEASE! 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.

NINETY-NINE MEN RECEIVE THEIR QUESTIONNAIRES

The ninety-nine men who registered in this county on June 5, having Become of age since the first registration June 5, 1917, have been mai'lKd questionnaires by the local selective board here. ■ As the men registered, their card ■vas given a number and Thursday ■he government held another lottery Knd again the serial numbers were Brawn. This time the first number Brawn was 246, but Jasper county’s BigheSt number was 99, this number Bould not count here. The first num Ber drawn that applies to Jasper Bounty is No. 10, which is Joseph B?ickard, of Collegeville. ■ The first number in the other Brawing was 258 and that was the ■lumber of Carroll Leatherman, who ■s now in the service in France. fcUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

TWO MORE GO TO THE COLORS.

S Jasper county continues to get inIto the war game. She has already ■contributed a splendid man-power delegation of volunteers and selectInen. Today that number is increased by two. The following leaving here for Purdue University: I MURRAY M. MYERS. I WILLIAM ROY MYERS. | These young men are from the ■most patriotic spot on earth, the place that has contributed more men Eased on population and more money Eased upon financial valuation than ■any other place in the country. That place is WHEATFIELD. It is the virile patriotism of this ■community and its like that makes ■victory possible. When men are ■called in this community no excuses lare offered. When money is asked Ifor it is forthcoming. I HATS OFF TO WHEATFIELD, Iplease. IbUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

IpICTURES WORTHWHILE SEEING I PRINCESS—GA YETY TONIGHT Blue Bird Plays. Franklin Farnum in “The Rough Lover” Aho GOOD COMEDY. 6 reels. —10c and 15c. EXTRA EXTRA At The Princess Select Pictures Presents. Clara Kimball Young | “The Marionettes” Also GOOD COMEDY. SATURDAY At The Gayety VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURES Wenick & Dale in Comedy Singing and Talking. PICTURES— Carmel Myers ‘The Girl in the Dark’ Aho 2 ACT COMEDY. 2 hour show. 10c and 20c. MONDAY— Blue Bird Plays. Herbert Rawlinson ‘Flirting With Death’ Aho Comedy. TUESDAYBLUE RIBBON PROGRAM.

The Evening Republican.

INDUCTED INTO THE SERVICE.

J. J. Montgomery returned to Rensselaer Thursday everting from Indianapolis, where he had gone with Harrison Lytle, the young man who failed to entrain here with the selectmen on June 24. There was a disposition on the part of the federal officers to deal harshly with Lytle, but when informed by Montgomery that the boy had been influenced to do as he had by his parents, the officers allowed the selectman to be inducted into the service and he was sent to Camp Taylor. Montgomery, after spending considerable time with the offending selectman, felt that he was thoroughly penitent and but for the vicious advice of his parents he would have reported as the law required. Lytle made promises to the federal officers to the effect- that he would do all and everything possible to show that he was a patriotic man and a worthy soldier. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

ENGINEER ALONE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK

Exoneration of all connected with the operation of the trains in the Hagenback-Wallace circus wreck with the exception of Engineer Alonzo Sargent of the deadhead equipment special, who alep at the throttle, resulted Thursday when the interstate commerce commission and the public service commission of Indiana conducted a joint hearing beana conducted a joint hearing behind closed doors in the court house at Hammond. Only commissioners and the attorneys for the Michigan Central railroad were permitted to attend the investigation, which was completed late in the afternoon. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

DR. M. D. GWIN RECEIVES COMMISSION

Dr. M. D. Gwin received a telegram today notifying him that he rad been appointed a lieutenant in ;he medical reserve corps. The date i’or his induction into the service has not been named. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

INDIANA CASUALTY LIST. Corp. Joe Mayniers, Gary, killed in action. Private Nicholas Weber, Madison, killed in action. Private Thomas J. Provence, Clinton, died of disease. Private Amo Benbow, Muncie, wounded severely. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

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, S-piece parlor suite, bed, spring and mattress, dresser, lawn mower, 2 rugs, brown leather window seat. MRS. S. G. SPIEGEL, Phone 209. We carry a complete line of tires, all sizes, Goodrich, Goodyear, Racine and U. S. at the lowest cash prices; also Standard blemished tires at 50 cents profit. Gas 24 cents. Agent for Maxwell and Oakland cars. Open day and night. MAIN GARAGE. Ephriam Gilmore, of Lee, was in Rensselaer today. He was not able to get around in very good shape as he was suffering from rheumatism. Mr. Gilmore reports that they have a most excellent crop prospect in his locality. That they had a fine rain Thursday night and that they had a most excellent rain with but little damage done by the storm.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918.

PUSHING WAR SAVINGS SALES

CAMPAIGN FOR THE SALE OF WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES CONTINUES. CONTINUES—SPEECH TONIGHT. W. J. Wright, chairman for Marion township and his assistants are making a very strenuous campaign in this township for the sale of War Savings Certificates. These solicitors are making an intensive canvass and jwill try not to miss a man, woman or child. in the township. . Tonight will close the campaign. There is to be an address at the Gayety theatre by Sergeant Charies E. Bisset, who has seen active service on the western front. The band will give a short concert and it is hoped that a large crowd will be in attendance. Rensselaer people who heard the Sergeant at Mt. Ayr Thursday evening report that he has a most excellent message. He made two speeches in the county today, one during the forenoon at Wheatfield and the other at Remington this afternoon. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

WAR SUMMARY.

Armies on all fronts are making time. Powerful thrusts are being made into opposing lines, and these raids, it is predicted, will shortly develop into vigorous fighting. In the mountains of northern Italy Gen. Diaz made a successful attack on Col del Rosso, west of Monte Grappa, destroying certain fortifications, taking captives and seizing machine guns. The blow was' not at the mountain stronghold itself, which is strongly held by the Austrians. On the lower Piave, the Italians are taking care not to be trapped on the east bank of the flooded Piave. In the west it is declared that the Germans are making further plans for a new offensive. News from Russia indicates that the Germans’ difficulties there are increasing. The people are starving, hence it is believed they will the more readily respond to allied offers of assistance, expressing their gratitude in turn by again opposing the common enemy. From the American viewpoint the chief news eVent is the announcement by Secretary Baker that an American- regiment would be forthwith dispatched from France to Italy. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

THE NEW DIMMER LAW.

The Indiana General Assembly of 1917 passed a dimmer law, of which many motorists seem to be ignorant, this summer. The law provides that where there it not sufficient light in city streets or county highways, to render all persons, vehicles or substantial objects clearly visible at a distance of 150 feet, that motor vehicles, when in motion, shall carry a headlight capable of throwing sufficient light ahead to reveal persons, vehicles and other substantial objects at a distance of 150 feet. The law also provides that the headlight not glare so as to obscure or bewilder the vision of the driver of an approaching vehicle. Secretary of State W. A.. Roach las mailed this week to all Indiana officials a copy of this law and asks the most rigid enforcement of it. EUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

ANOTHER PRO-GERMAN PLOT?

Scores of galvanized iron wires, which were all thirteen inches in length and which were standing erect in the ground, were found in a pea field on the Shirk farm west of Peru one day last week. The discovery was made by employes of the Peru Canning company, when mowers ran into them while cutting the crop. Members of the county council of defense made an investigation at ’oncei Believing that the wires were placed by enemies of the United States in the war, who desire to hinder the gathering of agricultural products by injuring harvesting machinery, they have issued a warning to all farmers to examine their fields. The fear has been expressed that wires may been placed in standing wheat and clover. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

WAR MOTHERS.

The Jasper County Council of War Mother’s will hold their county meeting in the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon, June 29th, at 2:00 o'clock.

ABUNDANCE OF MONEY

I can loan you all the money you want on that farm. My rate is n per cent and my limit is 1100 per •ore —P D WeV« Maroon. Ind

Fred, Longwell, former prosecuting attorney of this district and for many years until lately superintendent of the Brook schools, is now a full fledged minister of the M. E. church, a conference of the church at Rochester recently voting unanimously to recommend his admission to the annual conference. If you have a house to rent, rent it through the columns of the Republican.

HAVE YOUR DIMES READY

Tomorrow is the weekly collection day for The Evening Republican. Have your money ready for the collectors when they call tomorrow. Many of the subscribers have been negligent lately in paying the boys when they call. These amounts are small in each case, but in the aggregate amount to a considerable sum; The publishers need the money to help pay their bills and must insist that all subscriptions be paid when due. Please have your money ready when the boy calls. BLY -SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

THE SOLDIER BOYS “HIT THE TRAIL”

The soldier boy is religious; he studies the Bible closely and he is interested in his own spiritual welfare and! that of his fellows. These | facts are pointed out by secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. in a report just issued cn the religious work of pie Red Triangle among the 300,000 enlisted soldiers and sailors of the central military department. In support of the statements, figures are given to show that a total of 22,430 njen at Camp Taylor attended 231 religious or evangelistic services during January and that 5,826 others were enrolled in 244 Bible classes conducted under Y. M. C. A. auspices.) Thousands of men have thus been induced to interest themselves more deeply in their own spiritual happiness and .welfare and to make what are known as “forward step decisions.” There were more than 450 Christian decisions made by soldiers during the month. It is considered a noteworthy fact that more than 2,000 soldiers, 2,073 to be exact, asked to be given Pocket Testaments during the month covered by the report. The Y. M. C. A. it is announced, has just ordered another 500,000 Pocket Testaments for use in this country, so that every soldier who desires a copy of the Gospels may have one. The new order brings the number of Bibles printed for free distribution by the Y. M. C. A. alone to 1,700,000. The presses of the American Bible Society have been working overtime for more than a year in an effort to meet the soldier’s demand for Pocket Testaments. The average life of such a book, bound in khaki, is only 90 days, which means that four gospels must be manufactured each year if the boy who fights is to be kept supplied with the book that is having so profound "an- effect upon his life.

Religion has been made attractive in the camps because of the patriotic appeal which it has, says the report. Thousands upon thousands of enlisted men in the central department have been drawn to evangelistic and other religious services and meetings who never attended church. An inspection of any of the big cantonments shows that the soldier now regards religion as a necessary part of his daily life. General Pershing likewise regards it as vital in his recent request for more army chaplains with the troops in France. “You’re pretty regular at Sunday morning meetings,” said a Y. M. C. A. secretary to a private recently in one of the big cantonments. “Say, why not?” answered the soldier. “I never heard such good preaching in my life before.” Sunday evenings are given up to a more informal service in charge of some secretary. There is a lot of hearty singing. A man in khaki sits at the piano, another leads the singing, another offers a prayer, and then there comes a short talk. That talk if often a masterpiece; it has “punch” in it, and it invariably declares that the one thing a good soldier needs in that great fight for purity and truth is Jesus Christ. One may frequently see men standing in line, like patrons of a popular movie before the ticket window, waiting their, turn for a quiet word with one of the secretaries. Out comes a fountain pen and down goes his name. “Say, have you got a Pocket Testament. Well, then, take this one. Here put your name in it. 'No, it doesn’t cost anything except five minutes a day reading in it.” The record of that card goes to the man’s home, and to the nearest representative of the church that he prefers, and if he moves tp another camp, the card follows him. In many huts every evening at 9 o’clock the whistle blows and the men, knowing what that means, quiet down and crowd around the fireplace. On the mantle are some pictures that suggest home, and before the glow of the fireplace stands a big husky uniformed secretary. It is prayers, a few verses, a short pointed prayer from one or two soldiers, and then a hearty “goodnight, everybody.*’ BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

One thousand bushels of wheat hoarded by Standford Willard, a Wakarusa, Ind., banker, were yesterday hauled to a Goshen mill and sold at the fixed price of 12.10 a bushel. The county food administration directed the sale. Willard, owner of 2,000 acres, is recovering from a public beating by Theodore Herring, a farm hand, who charged the banker was a slacker on Red Cross Consignments. For quick results advertise in the Republican .classified column.

IpF > Remember This

If we weren’t sure of your ■a liking Snrtetg Irani dlntlyfa we wouldn’t have them. What better argument could you ex. pect from an ambitious clothierfl After all it’s the service a fellow gets out of a suit that influences him to buy the same brand from the same clothier again and again. That’s not the only reason we feature Society Brand clothes, but it’s one of the best reasons. *

We’d like to give you more quality if we could We’d like to give you more style if we could. WE CAN’T Tomorrow'i Weather • Fair and warmer.

PARR COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS JULY 5th

The Parr community club will hold its regular meeting at the Parr school Friday evening, July sth. Chairman Chas. U. Garriott reports the following program: Song ....“. Girls Chorus Benefits of Childs Welfare Work Mrs. John Gwin Recitation Gladys Hammerton Song ......... Hazel Lowman and Anastatie Lakin. Americanism By G. U. Garriott; Read by L. L. McCurtain. Solo Trellis Wood Talk Mr. Learning Song Girls Chorus Demonstration Miss LaVerne Geyer. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

COMMUNITY CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED IN JORDAN

Following the lead of other progressive communities, the people of Jordan township will meet at the Union school house Wednesday evening, July 3rd, for the purpose of organizing a community club. A good program has been arranged and everyone is invited to attend. The community club is becoming a valuable aid in Indiana in offering a channel for the interchange of local, state and national ideas and the need of more such organizations is being emphasized at the present time. You are welcome. Come. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

KOUTS MERCHANT WORKS IN WHEAT FIELD

Joseph Luers, the Kouts merchant, returned today to his home, after spending a week on his farm assisting his tenant in the farm work. Joe says the work was pretty tough on him for a few days but he felt it was his duty to help with the crop as it is almost impossible for farmers to get enough help. During his absence his store was in charge of his wife who also felt that she was doing her patriotic duty to take the place of her husband. Mrs. Luers is a sister to Lieutenant Jay Nowels now at Camp Shelby. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

Anyone wishing to see me will find me in the Trust & Savings bank on Saturday afternoon*. H. O. darritf, phone IM.

ROAD REPAIRS NECESSARY TO HELP COUNTRY

If a “penny wise, pound foolish” policy is adopted—particularly in so I far as road, repairs are concerned — it will mean that for every dollar saved ten wiH have to be spent to make up for the destruction that will go on and which will increase alaitningly. . , In canng for highways—used now ten times as much as they were a year ago—nothing could fit the case so well as “a stitch in time saves nine.” Unless liberal road repairs are permitted all over the country many highways will be almost beyond use before the summer is over, and they will be absolutely of no avail when winter comes. In order that the roads may not be entirely destroyed or put into a condition requiring complete rehabilitation, the government ought to impress upon states, counties, cities, townships and villages the necessity and desirability of eliminating every mudhole, every depression, by filling in crushed stone; it should ask that culverts and bridges be kept in a reasonable state of repair, and it should command that every highway should regularly and systematically, be dragged after every rain, that high spots may be eliminated, low spots filled and the roads made as smooth and safe as possible with this temporary scheme to aid, as far as possible, transportation over public highways.—Chicago Herald-Examin-er. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

SUNDAY WORK ON THE FARM NOW PERMISSIBLE

It is quite right and pioper to do farm work on Sunday if that Sunday work is necessary to produce food crops to help whip Germany. That is the attitude of the rural churches of Indiana, expressed recently in conference at Purdue University. The reason given, for this position was the conviction of Indiana rural ministers that Germany is the worst enemy of civilization, and if every church of civilization —of all religion everywhere, that is worthy the name of religion; that the victory of the barbarous Huns would be literally the victory of the devil and the triumph of that pagan monstrosity created by the Kaiser’s savage and sacreligious mind and called by him “the good old German gott;” in short, that every’ church in America is fighting for its existence, just as every other component of civilization is fighting for its existence, and that if Sunday work in saving crops will help overthrow that bestial menace it becomes —veritably a .churchly work to do. This conference of the rural churches of Indiana was held at Purdue University under the auspices of the department of agricultural extension. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

OBITUARY.

Miss Mary Emily Steele was born in Decatur county, Indiana, Mandi 21, 1849 and departed this life June 25, 1918, at heßßate home at Gifford this county. Shehpras united in marriage to Robert Stpele in 1866 and to this union was bbrnnine children, six of whom were present at the funeral to mourn their loss. Sister Steele was a member of the Baptist church for thirty years. She renewed her covenant with God in the Church of God a few years ago at Gifford. The deceased was laid to rest in the Kniman cemetery and the funeral services were conducted by D. W. Williams. CONTRIBUTED. BUY SAVINGS STAMPS TODAY.

STAR THEATRE —The House of Good Pkturee— TODAY We present DUSTIN FARNUM in “NORTH 53“ A story of great interest.. Forcibly told by Mr. Farnam, and an all star cast. Also A NEWS WEEKLY. Don’t miss this. SATURDAY—SEE ALICE BRADY in “THE TRAP” Also No. 17 of “THE EAGLE’S EYE” Featuring MARGUERITE SNOW -■ and " KING BAGGOTT A story full of action. Remember No. 17. MONDAYEMILY STEVENS Will present “DAYBREAK” v TUESDAY— You will want to see MRS. VERNON CASTLE “STRANDED IN ARCADIA” Together with a Paths Nows Weekly. WEDNESDAY — EDNA GOODRICH in “WHO LOVED HIM BEST” Also A one reel comedy. COMING SOON “LIBERTY”

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