Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1918 — Page 1

No. 163.

FUtELESSCOOXERDEMONSTRATMIH THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY oLSfe. Mrs. Byrd Coch- * ran, °f the Toledo Cooker Co., is now («t our store and w ’** conduct demmlt ons tration every • ti.!-’ Jk morning and as•‘•HcijIWASTE ternoon of ThursL day, Friday and Saturday. *■ / Starting at 8 o’clock Saturday night, she will have a special demonstration for the women of the county who might be unable to attend at other times. W. J. WRIGHT

THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.

it Will be a hard matter to find any fault with the quality of patriotism displayed by New York Republicans in their state' convention, which met at Saratoga yesterday. All of the addresses were lofty in tone and were emphatic in their demand . that all the people, regardless of political views, should support the war to the utmost. The New York Republicans were right in their view that the administration can be strengthened in its present program. That being true, there is no reason to feel that Republicans in congress would hamper the President or interfere with any plan that means putting even an extra ounce of energy into the fighting. This is not the war of any political party and ho party has any right to consider it as an asset. Public interest in the New York convention centered in the speech of Mr. Roosevelt. The report that his youngest son had just been killed in battle placed him in the attitude of a father who has given much. The speaker did not ask for sympathy but he did demand that those who have died shall not have died in vain. There is sound Americanism in his declaration: Our young men have gone to the other side—very many of them to give up in their joyous prime all the glory and all the beauty of life for tne prize of death in battle for a l°f~. ty ideal. Now while they are defend-| ing you, can’t we, men and women at home, make up our minds to try to insist in public and private on a loftier idealism here at home? lam asking for an idealism which shall find expression beside the hearthstone and in the family, and in the councils of the state and nation. And I ask you to see that when those who have gone abroad to endure every species of hardship, to risk their lives, ito give their lives—when those of them who Jive come home, that they shall come home to a nation which we, by our actions, have made a nation they can be proud to have fought for and to have died for. The fathers and mothers of the men across the sea can heartily agree with this; and those Who have sent no one abroad agree with the spirit of such doctrine if they are to be found worthy of those brave lads

THE GAYETY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE AMERICA'S GREATEST PICTURE. Ambassador Jamas YY. Gerard s “My Four Years ih Germany” In 10 reels. EZW F* America won’t fight, eh? Well if old Kaiser Bill could have been at the Gayety last night, he would have changed his mind. Hundreds seen it. Ask them?

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PICTURES WORTHWHILE SEEING TONIGHT

Who defend them on the field of battle. No less valuable and striking was Mr. Roosevelt’s insistence for a right kind of peace, *‘a peace conditioned upon the complete overthrow of Germany and the removal of all threat of German dominion.” The country will stand with him in his declaration that “we must ‘treat agitation for premature or inconclusive peace as treason to the' republic.”—lndianapolis News.

GASOLINE AGAIN SERVES THE FRENCH

Great is gasoline—from the standpoint of the Frenchman. In the first battle of the Marne, Joffre saved Paris by hastily mobilizing an army of taxicabs, and rushing his citizen soldiers to the front. In yesterday’s drive from the Marne to the Aisne, Foch used tanks —driven by gasoline motors —and then, in order to save his horses’ strength for the real work, he sent the war steeds to the front in huge motor trucks, each containing as many as eight horses. Gasoline driven airplanes in great numbers swooped down on the Germans and wiped them out with machine gun fire.

HAGENBECK - WALLACE CIRCUS TO RETURN TO THIS SECTION

The HagenibeckiWaHace circus is to return to this region, according to reports, playing in Gary on Monday, August 19, and in Hammond on Tuesday, August 20. The disastrous wreck of the second section of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train took place at Ivanhoe on the early morning of June 22, when the circus was enroute from Michigan- City to Hammond. The circus is returning to Lake county because __of the friendly treatment accorded the management and the victims at the time of the wreck. The Hammond date—June 22—was cancelled, it will be recalled, because of the terrible wreck. The circus is in North Dakota now. They call them “model husbands” because they are as clay in the hands' of their wives.

THE PRINCESS SELECT PICTURES PRESENTS Alice Brady “At The Mercy < of Men” 10c and 15c. MONDAYNEW PARAMOUNT. Jack Pickford in “The Spirit of ’l7” TUESDAY ~~ BLUE RIBBON PROGRAM. Mary Anderson and Antiono Mareno • __in s : “The Magnificent Meddler” also Drew Comedy

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918.

JUNIOR BENJAMIN VOLUNTEERS

Junior Benjamin, son of Mrs. Ida Benjamin, of (this city, has offeree his services and it has been acceptet by the local selective board as guarc of the embarkation camp at Syracuse, N. Y. He will report for duty on -July 29,th. i Junior was, oh aebouht of physica defects, placed in theJimited service class 'hy the board here. Being made of the right kind of stuff, he is anxious Ito do his part for the government mail service in France.

YOUNG ROOSEVELT DEAD, FOE AVIATORS ASSERT

Paris, July 20.—German aviators yesterday flew over the headquarters of the escadrille to which Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt was attached and dropped a note, confirming the death of the son of the former President, according to Le Journal. (It is the custom Of the various flying corps to notify their adversaries in this manner when pilots shot down are identified.

WAR SUMMARY.

Despite the intervention of the Crown Prince’s reserves, the advance of the Franco-American armeis in their Aisne-Marne offensive continues, although necessarily the rate of progress has been slowed down by German resistance. During the twenty-four hours, the allied line has been advanced an average of nearly two miles and it is announced in Paris that the total number of prisoners counted has reached 17,000. More than-360 cannon, including a number of large caliber pieces have been captured. Berlin now admits that the allies have made considerable gains, but stated that the German line everywhere is intact. The Germans claim to have captured 20,000 prisoners during the week. Meanwhile, the allies are pressing the foe on both flanks. Toward Rheims, the Franco-American-Ita-lian armies continue to make progress while in the north the British have stormed and captured the town of Meteren*.

WHEAT CROP BADLY HURT IN STARKE COUNTY

Starke County Republican. The extent of the frost damage to the wheat crop is becoming more apparent as harvesting ends and threshing begins. In the Hamlet neighborhood the damage to wheat on the low lands is in some places almost total. The frost must have caught the low land wheat just after the blossoming period. In such instances only a shriveled gram was produced, or no grain at all. . In some fields the grain refuses to ripen, and the milk in the berry has turned black, an evidence of decay and worthlessness. In some of the grain that is acceptable at the elevators the dockage runs from one-seventh to one-fifth. Of course there is some value to the dockage, as it has feeding value. The damaged fields, as a rule, are those that were sown late. However, in some of the very late fields, the wheat was not damaged so much, owing to’ the condition of the sheaf. As a rule, it was the wheat that had just passed the flowering stage that suffered greatest damage.

NEW CASES FILED.

No. 8947, filed with circuit court clerk,'July 19. George L. Weiss, et al, vs. James Blankenship. Suit on account, $250.00.

SUNDAY CHICKEN DINNER. Eat chicken dinner with Ted Wynegar at the Depot Restaurant Sunday. Enjoy a splendid meal at a very reasonable price. GREAT CORN WEATHER. This is a good warm day. Fine for corn. Good for cutting oats and threshing. We are still having good nights in which to sleep. The Yanks are stiM after the Huns and everybody should be happy. If you are not happy you do not need to be classified by the local conscription board for the fact is prhna facie evidence that you have placed yourself in the grouch’s class.

Mrs. Dr. Lowell Snroff and baby of Chicago, is here for a short visit with her grandfather, H. O. Harris and other relatives. The Doctor will join her here Sunday. Mrs. James Griswold, of Valparaiso, and Mr* and Mrs. A. W. Andrews, of Shanow, lowa, are guests of Mrs. Mary D. Eger and family. They will remain here over Sunday. - If you want to realize what a monumental idiot you were when you were courting your wife, just sneak to the door of the room .in which a young fellow is courting your daughter, and listen to> what he is telMng her. Peter Nomenson returned to his home in Dwight, 81. today, after spending a larger part of the week on his farms in this county. Mr. Nomenson is greatly pleased with his crop prospects here, which he says are as good as there are growing on many of the Illinois farms, which are rated to be worth three hundred dollars per acre.

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HAS ANSWERED EVERY CALL

JASPER COUNTY HAS MET ' EVERY DEMAND IN MEN AND *MONEY. This -county has sent a large number of volunteers to the army and navy.. Every quota of selectmen has been filled on a 100 per cent basis. Jasper county was the banner county of the state" in subscription to the Third Liberty Loan. It has met its quota in all Red Cross, Young Mens’ Christian Association and Knights of Columbus drives. We have been proud of our record and most of us have a desire that no blot may be made upon the escutcheon so long kept bright and clean. That there is some danger that blemish may come to Jasper county’s fair name is evinced by the fact* that some are questioning the right of the government to call a certain number of selectmen at a given time into the service. The patriotic spirit of Jasper county people says to the government that your commands shall be obeyed and not questioned. However, F. E. Babcock, in the last meeting of the Jasper county council of defense, being one of the very few meetings he has attended, raised a terrible howl about the fact that we were asked to send seventy selectmen to Camp Taylor on Tuesday, July 23rd. The indignant remarks of Mr. Babcock were injected into the proceedings of the meeting after Dr. E. N_. Loy had made a frank open statement of the doings of the local conscription board and had invited the closest inspection of their work and the co-operation of the county council. Mr. Babcock, would have the people of this county block the efficient efforts, which is now being made to spur up the sending of soldiers to France that they may stand by those who are now so effectively serving humanity in its efforts to destroy tyranny and oppression. He objects strenuously to Jasper county filling her quota of seventy men, because for some reason, which he has no way of knowing why, is the number of our allotment for July 23rd. This objection can have but one effect in this county and that is to enemy age discontent and opposition to government rules and regulations. This must be as serious an offense as to object to the council endorsing some strictly political partisan matter or finding fault with a bishop who says that he loves his ‘country, but that he loves his sectarian church denomination more or to be.diseleased with the fellow who would eelittle the patriotism of Theodore Roosevelt, the world’s ideal patriot. The editor of the Republican finds limself unable to thrill with patriotic emotion every time the name of Woodrow Wilson is mentioned, but he has every respect in the world for the president of the United and in his humble and weak way -is anxious to obey every demand made by his government without asking why. Wheff the proper time comes and the question of who shall occupy the presidential chair is before the coun-! try, good and sufficient reasons will: be given by a great majority of the people of this country why that person should not be the present incumbent. Until that time we desire to co-operate with the powers that be in order that the great task in jvhich we are now engaged may be done as efficiently and as quickly as possible.

BOYS GET INTO TROUBLE AT BROOK

Brook Reporter. Two cars filled with Six boys from in and around Goodland attempted to pull a Wild West show in Brook on Sunday evening. They had stopped here during the day and about 11:30 at night started through town side iby side trying to see which possessed "the most speed. One was an Elgin Six with a Doc Yak radiator ca>p, the other was a Ford. To add to the parade they began shooting a couple, of revolvers. Just east of town the Elgin pulled the drive rod and this slamming the car led people in town to belie <e a wreck was on and the cars went from here to the scene. Wo damage occurred, although the drive rod was twisted into a cork screw. The eai was hauled into town. Monday night two of the boys telephoned they were coming over to take “their medicine.” Prosecutor Hess met them-tafid results were $12.50 each. Tuesday even : ng two more reported and paid the same amount On Wednesday Marshal Hatfield went over and persuaded the remaining two to come and “dig up.” They dug.

NO BOTTLES, NO MILK.

We must have our bottles or it will be impossible to furnish you milk. Many customers have retained the bottles causing us to nun short. Hereafter unless the empty bottles are left where we can get them when making deliveries, no milk will be left JOHN DUVALL. C. KELLNER. ED. DUVALL. MRS. WM. MAGKEY.

OurWindowsTell f Straw Hats |f you buy your r new straw hat here, you’ll know that you are getting correct style and value. Whether you want one of the regular or conservative ■» models or one of the smart light weight . hats, such as j * Bangkok, Milan, M Leghorn or a genuine Panama, we have the size and shape you want at $2 to SB. All hinds, of felt hats in new summer shapes and weights, $2 to $6. Caps at 50 c to $2. Tomorrow’s Weather Fair and warmer.

PROFESSIONALS OF DRAFT AGE MUST WORK OR FACE HUNS

Washington, July 19. —Professional baseball players of draft age must work or fight immediately and the draft registrations may be changed soon to include theatrical performers and moving picture players and employes among those to seek new jobs of face induction into the army. Secretary Baker settled the question so far as baseball in concerned, today in an unqualified decision holding the game a non-productive occupation and saying, so far from amending the registration to important ball players, he believed the scope of its provisions “should be so enlarged as to include other classes of persons, whose professional occupation is sole•y that of entertaining.”

CASUALTY LIST IN FRANCE.

Washington, July 19.—The army casualty list today shows. Killed in action, five; died of wounds, one; died of disease, seven; died of accident and other causes, one; wounded severely, ~~ fifty-eight; missing, one. Total, seventy-three. . From Indiana. Sergt. Ralph Barker, Mt Vernon, killed in action.

UNION MEETING.

The union meeting will be held at the Gayety theatre Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The preacher of the evening will be the Rev. L. C. Anderson, of Richmond. These meeting are being well attended. Come! i „■ ■ l~ I ■ AH who are interested in music are cordially invited to attend a free musical talk by the much renowned music genius, Essa Ellis Perfield,, of New York and Chicago, at the Presbyterian church, July 27, 4 -tern., following the War Mothers’ meeting. All War Mothers’, children, parents and teachers are requested to be present

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GREAT PICTURE AT THE GAYETY

LARGE CROWD SEES GREATEST WAR PICTURE AT LOCAL THEATRE. The movies as an educator was demonstrated here Friday night when the great Gerard war film was shown at the Gayety theatre. This picture speaks in the clearest tones and depicts most vividly many of the vital points in history leading up to the entrance'' of this country into the war. That the Kaiser and every .German in the, his realm, is guilty of dishonesty, intrigue and murder and are a menace to the world which can only feel at ease when that group of the enemies of humanity have been annihilated. We do not want peace with Germany, we want to know that the scourge that has Staggered the world can never do so again. It is the duty of every person in this community who has not seen this great picture to see it tonight. It will erase from one’s mind every possibly doubt as to whether we should be in the war. One thought that comes to many is how did we remain out of it as long as we did.

SUGAR AND FLOUR FOR THRESHERS MEALS

The following letter was received by the food administrator for Jasper county: July 15, 1918. Mr. John Eger, Fed. Food Adm. Jasper Co., Rensselaer, Ind. My Dear Mr. Eger: The housewife may be permitted to buy extra sugar and flour for threshers’ meals, upon the same basis as for her own household. This, in the case of sugar, is one pound for each 30 meals served: in the case of flour, two pounds for each 30 meals. These meals should be very simple, composed of plenty of good, nourishing food. We see no reason why threshers can not feed upon the same ration of the staple foods as is used in their private households. „ . Yours sincerely, U. S. Food Administration for Indiana.

ANOTHER RENSSELAER SON TO ENTER NAVY

William Babcock Jr., has received notification to report a t Municipal Pier Monday July 22. William has been waiting for his call over three months. He enlisted while attending school at Wisconsin from which institution he was graduating.

IT IS NOW CAPTAIN MEYERS.

Captain J. A. Meyers arrived here Friday and will remain until Sunday evening with his family. Captain Meyers received his promotion from first lieutenant to captain about two weeks ago. He is with the aviation department but will not go over seas for sometime on account of physical inability to f erve with gass mask.

DO NOT GET MAIL

David Leatherman received a letter this morning from his son Carrol, who is at Nantes, France, with the Depot Quartermaster Base See No. 1, Depot No. 2, A. P. O. American E. F. Cai roll is well and all right but very much disappointed that he has not received any mail since reaching France which was sometime the first week in March. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dean went to Car.rp Taylor, Louisville today to visit their son, DeLos, over Sunday.

* AT THE STAR THEATRE —The House of Good Pisturea TODAY A special novelty act with an all star cast in “MASKS AND FACES” In six acts. Presenting the greatest array of talented -.stars ever assembled' for stage or screen. A story by Charles Reade. It is a facinating story of Pek Woffington, a famous English actress, who was noted for her kind and loving deeds. Also two reels of THE EAGLE S EYE. An eight reel attraction. MONDAY— shaN||ON and NILES WELSH in “HER BOY” A patriotic picture that should appeal to every war mother. TUESDAY— ' MRS. VERNON CASTLE “HILL CREST MYSTERY" ’ ALSO PATHE NEWS. SEE LIBERTY SATURDAY, JULY 27 th.

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