Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1918 — Page 1

No. 169.

A Sheboygan Bed Davenport is better than an extra bedroom. ■ SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY W. J. WRIGHT

WASTING WHITE PAPER.

Frequent complaint has been made that the mails are burdened with useless press matter sent out by the numerous bureaus in Washington. It is doubtful if an auditorium could be found 'there large enough for a convention of the press agents now employed in the nation’s seat of government. Most of this press matter is worthless to the newspapers and to the other places where it is 3ent. Yet there has been no reduction in volume. Some of the newspaper editors declare they have found a way to make use of bulletins they receive. They turn them over and write on the other side. But in numerous instances the mimeograph copies have been made in such manner that even the reverse side is worthless.

Recently the Editor and Publisher sought opinions from editors of leading publications, relative to the great mass of material being issued to the newspapers from Washington. Chas. Hopkins Courant, says: “We have received from the government a pamphlet entitled ‘Five Ways to Save Fuel?, We can name a sixth: ‘Burn the documents the government keeps sending to your officec.’ ” W. F. Wiley, managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, declares that “the waste of paper & printer’s ink by the press agents representing the various buteaus, boards, divisions and committees at Washington is little short of criminal. Of course no indictment of this character should be a blanket affair. There are publicity avenues in Washington that start somewhere and actually reach the people. The department, of agriculture has been sending out helpful matter for many years and continues to do so. It is the new agencies that are burdensome. Every new committee and every new division seems to think that the first thing needed is a press agent. ' A force of writers is assembled and the mails are asked to do the rest. No newspaper could print even a small portion of the matter mailed to ‘it from Washington each day. And every press agent seems to feel that the nation will perish unless his particular stuff is printed on page one.—lndianapolis News.

WANTED. MONDAY MORNING—TWENTY BOYS AND GIRLS TO TOP ONION SETS* GEORGE CASEY, ONE MILE NORTH OF RENSSEAER.

the best pictures GAYETY AND , PRINCESS THEATRES When you leave our shows you are satisfied because you Tiave seen something worth while. Good sensible pictures of the highest class. TONIGHT AT THE PRINCESS —J. Stuart Blackton presents his super-deluxe t * attraction x “THE WORLD FOR SALE” In 6 act*. All star cast. AT THE GAYETY —The Big Show —Refined and High Classed Vaudeville “THE LANDON GIRLS” Harmony Singing. / and , JOHN A. WEST “THE MUSICAL BROWNIE” Two Orpheum Circuit Acts. PICTURES—— “THE WORLD FOR SALE” and • - GALE HENRY AND HUGHIE MACK ~ J ' in — — “SAVED FROM A VAMP” 8 reels of pictures and 2 acts of vaudeville. 15c and 25c and worth it. MONDAY—SELECT PICTURES PRESENTS. NORMA TALMADGE in “BY RIGHT OF PURCHASE” 6 acts. BIG SPECIAL THURSDAY—“THE HEART OF THE SUNSET”. v “ v - w ' v\ v <• \By Rex Beach.

The Evening Republican

FUEL ADMINISTRATION MAY FORCE USE OF WOOD

An investigation is now being made by the federal fuel administration for Indiana to see whether or not farmers and others who have an available supply of wood for fuel are buying coal. \ If it is found that there is a disposition on the part of those who can obtain, and burn wood for fuel not to do so the fuel administration may put in a regulation making all persons living outside the larger towns to obtain a permit to buy coal.--In order to obtain this permit, if it is resorted to, it will be necessary for the person applying for it to show that he is unable to obtain fuel wood. In many Indiana counties‘farmers are making unusual efforts to meet their fuel requirement with wood and to get ready a surplus for sale in nearby towns. This is the most helpful activity imaginable from the fuel administration’s point of view. The fuel administrator for Marion county, Martin Rehfuss, Jr., is making 'a survey of the timber lands about Indianapolis and hopes to augment the supply of wood for the city this winter to an appreciable degree.

HAD SLIGHT PARALYTIC STROKE

County Agent Stewart Learning had a slight paralytic stroke of the face and is confined to his home. His physician has advised that he rest for two weeks and is hopeful by that time Mr. Learning’s trouble will disappear.

SATURDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

W. A. McCurtain was able to go to his home today. Mrs. Arthur Ames underwent an operation for appendicitis today. Miss Maggie Halligan had her tdnsils removed today. J. Q. A. Alter was takeri to ms home last night.

Friday evening we had another pretty heavy rain which will delay the threshing, but seems hot to be too much for the corn and pastures. It is again very warm and the very best possible weather to make the corn hurry and get out of the way of an early frost. Many a man who regards gambling as a sin will go ahead and get married.

HAD ANOTHER RAIN.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918.

YANKS TURN FARMER, CLEAR OWN DRILL GROUND

Capt. J. Crawfis told Richard <5. Johnson four weeks ago that he wanted the wheat field on the grounds of the State School for the Deaf for a drill ground. Captain Crawfis commands Vocational • Detachment No. 2, which is quartered at the school, and Mr. Johnson is superintendent of the institution. “You may have it when the crop is harvested,” replied Mr. Johnson. Two weeks ago the grain was cut. Since the binder dropped the sftieaves they have been lying untouched. In the meantime, every day when Capt. Crawfis turned out the eight companies in his unit and tried to maneuver them in space altogether too small,, he looked at the wheatfield. “When do I get the field?” has been tain and tbe superintendent met. “When I get men and teams to haul the sheaves to a threshing machine,” was the reply. Usually Captain Crawfis merely nodded. Wednesday he did more. “Never mind the teams —get the thrashing outfit,” he told Mr. Johnson. “How are you going to—?” began Mr. Johnson. “Men,” was the brief response. “But ft will take—” “Twenty minutes” declared Capt. Crawfis. The thrashing machine was ordered for 7a. m. Thursday. It was ready for business at 8. Capt. Crawfis turned but eight companies, 1,000 men altogether—and the band. No, they didn’t play “Bringing in the Sheaves,” Capt. Crawfis admits overlooking a bet there. But they did play “Over There,” and other lively marching tunes. The men stepped to the martial measures and stepped too fast. The demand of the thrasher maw for sheaves was several times overscribed. Whereupon the soloversubscribed. Whereupon the soldisappeared. At 10 o’clock the thrashing outfit drew its fires, 300 bushels of wheat had been loaded on four trucks belonging to the detachment and were leaving the grounds for an elevator. “And will you roll the ground to smooth the stubble?” Capt. Crawfis was asked. “How long do you think it will take 1,000 marching men to do that?” was the answer. Capt. Crawfis estimated that approximately 5,000 sheaves were handled—two to the man on each trip—to the thrasher. Battalion drill on the wheat field was held Thursday night.

RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The post office department held an examination for rural cancers today. The examination was in charge of Miss Fame Haas. The following applicants wrote on the examination: I. N. Warren, Calvin Cain, Russell Van Hook, and Mrs. Anna Edge. There are vacancies on routes number three and four out of here.

FLY PAPER ALMOST FATAL.

The two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arnold got hold of some flypaper Friday and but for the timely arrival of a Rensselaer physician the child would have died from the effects of having swallowed some of the poison off of the paper.

WAR SUMMARY.

The miracle which apparently is all that can save the German Crown Prince’s army of half a million men from a disastrous retreat, or capture within the Soissons-Rheims salient has not happened. 'lnstead, the allies continue slowly but none the less surely to close in on the foe. On all sides, the Americans are taking a big part in the operations. Advancing northeast from Chateau Thierry, the Yankees captured two towns, while, to the north, they helped the French capture two others. On the Marne sector, the allies have made a new thrust which seriously imperils the German hold on the little stretch of river embarkment still remaining to the enemy, while east of Rheims, all of the old first line on a wide front has been recaptured by the French. Fere-en-Tardenois, it appears, will be in German hands only a few hours longer, at most. Latest reports place the allies about three miles form the city, -after having cleared and turned the difficult Fere wood which the enemy had strongly held with machine guns. . The Germans, allied military experts, evidently are hoping to save enough from the wreck, to strike a new blow, either on the glacis of the present battle or elsewhere in the near future. Instead of using their reserves pentifully, they are reported still keeping dviisions in action which are long past due time for a relief.

Ruby Turner went to Indianapolis today to spend Sunday. Leona Ray returned* to Rockfield, after a 9hort visit at Fair Oaks. , George Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Austin, Mary and Ruby Austin, went to Delphi today for a short visit Edward, Leonard and Urban Nagel went to Indianapolis today to see their brother, Bernard, who is stationed at that place in the mechanic department.

DELAY OF BAKER CAUSES DILEMMA

SKILLED MECHANICS AND MARRIED MEN LIKELY TO BE CALLED. —*—*— ' Washington, July 26.—The delay and indecision of Secretary Baker in recommending legislation to utilize the nation’s manpower resources to fill* the army, has caused what wellinformed military men believe to be an alarming condition in respect to the military program of the government. ~ This fact became known today when it was learned that, a number of states in the Union, probably as many as ten or twelve, da not have sufficient men in Class 1 to fill the August calls for men. Either these states will not provide their proper quotas and other states will be called on to provide men for them, or else Class 2 will have to be invaded and married men, skilled mechanics and skilled farmers will have to be taken to fill the ranks. Alarmed at reports that have been reaching him regarding the depletion of Class 1, Provost Marshal General Crowder has taken steps to ascertain the truth in regard to the situation and at the same time moved to prevent further depletion of Class 1. He wired the Governors of all states asking them if they had sufficient men in Class 1 to fill the August call, and issued an order to prevent the induction into the army or navy of any man in Class 1 for any purpose whatever. The fact that some of the states do not have enough men in Class 1 to fill the August calls has been brought about by a number of conditions. In the first place, special calls for men from certain states have been issued, taking men from Class 1. In addition, thousands of men from Class 1, seeking safe positions in the army or navy, have been inducted for special work in staff corps in both the army and navy, these inductions being with the consent of both the war and navy department. Then the negro problem has caused many states to deplete their ranks of white men in Class 1, as calls for negro draft men have been rather irregular and in many cases do not keep pace with the calls for white men.

Thus many draft boards in the country, principally in the southern states, have a number of negroes left in Class 1, while the available white men have all been taken. The alarming part of the whole situation is thfe prospect for the future. The congress does not meet agan for business until August 26. Assuming that the new man power bill is presented by Secretary Baker immediately after the recess, it will be at least a month and more, likely two months, before the bill can be enacted into law. After that there will elapse time in registering the new classes of men called and lifter that, questionnaires must be made out, men examined and the individual cases passed on by the local boards. All these things make it appear that it may be December at least, and possibly January, before the new man power proposals will become effective. i_: ' . ■ ■ -

Long before this time Class 1 will have become exhausted in every state in the Union, and the men from Class 2 will have to be called to the colors. This will mean, of course, a disruption of the principle 6f the selective draft, since it will mean that married men, skilled mechanics and skilled farm workers will be called ahead of bachelors of thirty-two and single men of nineteen. The prospect is that every ablebodied men in Class 1 will be in uniform by Labor Day, and that all calls after that time, which may come at the rate of 300,000 a month, will have to be filled from the deferred classifications. It is pointed out that there is no justification for such a condition as this, and that the procrastination of the secretary of war is solely responsible for the condition. -Provost Marshal General Crowder has a clean record in the case, w as several months ago he foresaw the situation that now exists and presented man power proposals to the secretary of war. Even the congress, not on the inside of the military Situation, but with some degree of farsightedness saw that something of the sort would happen, and vairious bills providing for additional registration were introduced. The senate military committee did its best to push the bills, and had hearings in which the need for. additional legislation was shown to be vital. All efforts were stopped, however, when Secretary Baker appeared before the committee and asked for time. Ninety days in which to consider the proposition was what he' asked, despite the fact that his expert on man power, Major General Crowder, had weeks and weeks prior to that time submitted recommendations on the subject to him, It was gyident that Secretary Baker had never given the slightest consideration to these recommendations, cither than to reject them completely, as he indicated to the committee that he did not know what the situation .was. * If the man power, bill had been presented at that time, it would be a law by now and possibly the

i *5% This is the time when our straws are shouting for your heads. The hot wav.e is here and we have a big thing in straw hats, big in values at $5 and big in comfort. The right sweatband and the right shape for your head and the right weight —or lack of weight. - Eor luxury the genuine Panamas at $5 and $3.50. Bankohs at $5. Sennits at $2. Milana at $3.50. Leghorns at $5. Split Straws $1.50. A lid for every lad. A tile for every top. A crown for every cranium. A hat for every head. Among' Other Good Things ■ Tomorrow’* Weather Pair.

registration might have been set for the near future. It would have 'been entirely possible to get men for the army from the new registration before the complete exhaustion of Class 1 in every state. The man power bill, however, is only another registration of the “3,000 miles away” policy of Secretary Baker and indicates his complete aversion to preparing the United States army for eventualities.

MEDARYVILLE HAD BAD STORM

W. L. Bott, of the Jasper county telephone company, in a talk with the owner of the Medaryville telephone company this morning, was advised that Medaryville had the worst storm in the history of the town Friday evening.. ; The big cribs at the elevator were destroyed and other property was badly damaged. Most of the telephone lines in the town were blown down. We have-been unable to find out the extent of the damage done but from the above it must have been considerable.

NINE SELECTMEN FAIL ON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

Nine of the selectmen who left here last Tuesday did not stand the physical examination at Camp lor. Three of these men arrived home this morning and the other six are to come latter, possibly this afternoon. The three to reach home this morning are: Sylvanis Marquie, Isaac Fowler and Elijah Cunningham.

UNION SERVICES. The Rev. R. F. Rolofson, of Monon, will preach at the Gayety theater next Sunday evening.

METHODISI CHURCH NOTES? In the absence of the pastor, several laymen will speak at the Methodist church next Sunday morning.

NOTICE TO MASCNS. All Masons are requested’ to meet at the halPat 2&Q Sunday afternoon for the purpose of attending the funeral of Brother Bert Overton. , -- -u:,., , , . . NOTICE I will be at Dr. Gwin’s office for the collection of due. These accounts must be settled by cash or note. r ELLEN GWIN.

TWO POUNDS A MONTH IS SUGAR RATION IN AUGUST

H. JE. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, announced yesterday that Indiana would receive but 8,883,000 pounds of sugar in August. He said that in July the sugar certificates showed a distribution of 13,012,750 pounds. Consequently he announced that another cut in sugar rationing must be made. He issued notices that but two pounds per capita per month would be permitted, instead of the present three pounds'. Hotels and restaurants must make two pounds do for each ninety meals. Certificates for canning will be issued as heretofore. Certificates for manufacturers in Class A, that is, ice cream, candy and some other manufacturers, soda fountains and bottlers,- will be issued no certificates at all for the present. He announced also that the substitution of saccharin for sugar would meet with prosecution under the pure food laws because the substance is deleterious. The Gary Baking Company, of Gary, has been ordered to pay SSOO to local war charities for a violation of the food rules. Charles G. Vahl, of BrownstoWn, has been ordered to close his bakery for ninety days because of violations, Both violators used an improper amount of substitutes along with wheat flour.

WARNING ISSUED TO INDIANA MOTORISTS

At a meeting of the directors of the Hoosier State Automobile association, held in Indianapolis, a warning was issued to the motorists of Indiana and to the tax payers in general that the road conditions of the state demand serious attention, on account of the fact that the heavy motor trucks that are now being used are ruining the highways. It is said-that over 60 per cent the state taxes are invested in roads, and that there si over $40,006,000 outstanding in road bonds, some of which are for road that were worn out long ago. The association recommends that the next legislature authorize the state tp take over a system of approximately 4,000 miles of roads, which system would connect up every county seat in the state.

DISCOURAGING NEWS.

“I have just had in my hands the notebook of a very famous General, the covers greatly worn for having so long inhabited ■ his pockets, while campaigning. In a fit of transient despondency, he made the following entry, May Ist: “Instead of having the prospect of a .glorious offensive campaign before us, we have a bewildered and gloomy defensive one, unless wn should receive a powerful aid of ships, land troops and money from our generous Allies.” . Don’t worry: the May in question was May, 1781, the famous General, whose original notebook I held in my hands was General Washington, and the “generous allies!' whose part, by a striking reversal of history, you now so splendidly play in the new fight for independence, were the French. f “Washington's doubts were quickly dispelled; six later Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Well may we be of good cheer at the thought that the three Yorktown nations are now on the same side of the trench, and mean not only pow but for all subsequent times to continue on the same side of the trench whenever what is nearest our hearts shall be at stake, that is national, independence, personal freedom, justice for the weak as well as for the strong.” The above is from the address of Jean J. Jusserand, French Ambassador to the United States,, delivered at the Win the War meeting of the League To Inforce Peace, held in Philadelphia in May, this year. When a man brags that he is a regular in his habits you can bet that he, is talking about his had habits.

AT THE STAR THEATRE —TW House of Good Pieter—- ■■■■ ■ ■ ■■ -- *■■■■■■——» TODAY SATURDAY—SPECIAL ETHEL CLAYTON in “THE JOURNEY’S END” A special 5 act World-Brady picture. Also the opening chapter of “LIBERTY” in 3 reek. Those who like swift action should see MARIE WALCAMP, EDDIE POLO and this group of stars in Liberty. An eight reel program. No advance in price. „ f ■ ■■ • MONDAY—FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAYNE In the patriotic production “UNDER SUSPICION” ■ 1 . TUESDAY—GLADYS HULETTE f 1 -in “OVER THE HILLS” „ also . ' THE NEWS FROM “OVER THERE.” _ *

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