Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1918 — Page 1

No. 173.

WE SELL THE NEW HOME Sewing Machine Have in stock needles for all makes of sewing machines- .• 'L. W. J. WRIGHT

HARRY PARKER RECEIVES LETTER FROM FRED HAMILTON

Right Here, July 8, 1918. Dear Old Friend: Was surely glad to receive your letter last night, thanks. By joe, it sure puts the oheer in the old bones to receive a nice letter from you, Harry. Believe me, the bones are getting old, 24 the 20th of this month. Gee, it does not seem like it has been five years since you used to put the “Old Fighting Spirit” into us with a barrel stave. Time does fly and always full of some new experiences. I surely hope'that I spend my next’ birthday in Rensselaer. Good chance of my doing so if the “Old Yankees” just continue with their good work. I see by today’s paper that exMayor Mitchell was killed. Surely tuff luck. It is not half So bad to get it over here, but he did not even get a chance at the Huns. We are enjoying wonderful weather these days. Would make great football weather. Honestly, I hope to return to you all and play a few more games of football, unless the “Old Fritz” fixes me so I am not capable of doing so. How are the crops? I see by the paper that business men are going to help harvest them, Gee, such a spirit! “Old Bill Kaiser” hasn’t any chance. I wonder if Germany knows how hard the U. S. A. is going to hit her? If she don’t wake up and ask for peace in another year Germany will be a country of the past. I attended some American sports on the Fourth of July. Had a good time. Did not meet any of the “Old Gang.” Well, Harry, will close for today. Give my kindest regards to Mrs. Parker. I remain. Your old friend. PIDGY. Fred Haminton is a motor machine gun man and has been with the Canadian troops in France for over two years.

LIBERTY GUARDS UNIFORMS HERE

Lieutenant Wallace has received the uniforms for the Liberty Guards and that organization will attend the Foley meeting Monday night in full uniform. The guards are requested to get their uniforms before that / time.

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LETTER FROM OUR FIRST BOY IN ITALY

Mrs. I. N. Warren received the following letter from her son, Russell, who had just landed in Italy: Wednesday Evening, July 17, 1918. My Dear Mother: Well here we are on the other side. The first land we have seen since we left the U. S. a week ago. We couldn’t have had a nicer trip. The water was as smooth as a mill pond, with the exception of the last few days, but even then it wasn’t what you would call rough. I wish you could see the little town here. The houses are all old and plain looking. The mountains form a nice background, and in all? it is a mighty pretty little spot and I must take a trip over and look it over more closely before I leave. This wouldn’t be a bad place to live in for awhile, as they have summer all the year around, and by the looks of things now, they do nothing but fish and make money off the people that chance to go this way. This, isn’t a bad life at all. We were fed good all the way across, apd if things keep up the way they have started, it will be all right. There doesn’t seem to be a great deal that I can say, except that 1 am all right, and enjoying life. We can -go more into detail when this thing is over, and I see you again. Your son, „ „ RUSSELL. U. S. S. Stringham.

HAS BEEN RURAL CARRIER ALMOST FIFTEEN YEARS

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Bringle, daughter, Amy and her friend, Russell Wake, of Roanpke, were in Rensselaer Thursday afternoon. Mr. Bringle is possibly the oldest rural carrier in Jasper county in pdint of service. He is now rounding out his fifteenth year and patrons from his route says that his services are efficient and courteous.

Mrs. Simon Fendig, of Wheatfield, was in Rensselaer today. She has not heard from her son, Allen, who is with the American troops on' the' Cambria front in France. No news is good news and Allen is undoubtedly all right.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1918.

“LEFTY” NARROWLY ESCAPES CONFINEMENT FOR BEING LATE

Camp Taylor, Ky., July 30.—Dear Folks: Am on guard today, in name only, for about all I do is lie arounc the guard house. Am corporal of the fire patrol and make two rounds every six hours, and it only takes me ten minutes to make a round,'so you see I have plenty leisure time. Am hoping against hope that I can obtain a five day furlough commencing August 12th, but will not say for sure whether I will get it or not, for I don’t know. However, I know I can get a week-end furlough any time I apply. Here I am starting on the fourth month of this life, and now my first fears are being realized—the life here is growing monotonous and the time has begun to drag heavily on my hands. Each day of late has seemed a week long, but I suppose that is because ' it has been so terribly warm the last few days. One thing that helps to make life a little less lonesome is the fact that Garver and the other fellows who arrived last week are located within one hundred feet of our barracks, in other words they are next door to us. It was certainly a streak of good fortune and all my spare time is spent with them and Dean, who comes over in the evenings. Since the glamor and newness of .this life has ceased, I have begun to look about for new diversions, but there is none. Louisville is slow and sleepy and there is scarcely any real entertainment tp be found. Louisville people are hospitable enough when once you get acquainted with them, but one has trouble doing this —there are so many soldiers here that they all be entertained and the hospitality of" the citizenss is overtaxed. All this makes me look forward with greater pleasure to. my visit home.

Despite the fact that I have been here over three months, the life still remains strange and unbelievable to me and it is hard for me to think but that it some foolish dream, but I guess it isn’t. When a fellow has lived twenty-four years of care-free life it is indeed hard for hirii to acclimate himself to restrictions of army. life. The new men we have in our cadre are from White, Tipton and Union, Ky., counties. Some of the fellows from White I know. My health has been good so far and I have not been forced to answer sick call a single time. My right leg of late has been causing me trouble. Don’t know what it is, but at times it crumples beneath me without the slightest warning. Think it is getting better now, though. You may tell Harold that Wambsganss, the Cleveland second baseman, is on our ball club now. We have a real team, but there are others, for we lost Sunday 4 to 1. Narrowly averted being confined to camp for two weeks for being late to practice the other night. A constant stream of new men have been filing into camp the past week. It would be an extremely interesting sight to you, but to me the score has grown monotonous. First comes a’ Kentucky long-boy. You can tell them every time by their make-up. Next comes a Wisconsin husky and they all sure are a lively bunch. Then comes the natty youths from Indiana and Illinois and they all make good soldiers. Sometimes, not very often, I get homesick for the old home town and wonder if they can run Washington street without me, but I guess they can. The feeling never lasts long, however, for they tell me the town is dead, since so many have been .called to the front. One does not realize how many of our boys have left until he sits down and starts tothinking about them. Don’t know where I am going to spend the winter—maybe in France, maybe here or maybe in Indianapolis.

To attempt to make a prediction would be foolish because orders in the army come swiftly and generally carry great surprises. Newspapers are scanned eargerly by the soldiers, who are always seeking favorable news, ahjd of late they "have not been disappointed until today. See where the Germans have struck a counter blow with some success. But the Hun is doomed and some of theses days the foundation of his fighting machinery is going to crumble. ' Well, must close now. Don’t worry when you don’t hear .from me for several days, spare moments are scarce.

HOWARD B. CLARK.

CASUALTY LIST IN FRANCE.

Washington, July 31.—The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 36; died of wounds, 40, died of disease, 6; died of airplane accident, 1; died of accident and other causes, 5; wounded severely, 67; wounded (degree undetermined), 15; missing in action, 24. Total, 194. FROM INDIANA. Lieut. Oaryle Rhodes, Rose Di*pensary, Terre Haute, missing . in taction. - ’ Lieut. Fred G. Goffield, 116 Franklin Place, South Bend, wounded severely. Lieut. William E. G. Cooper, Hillsboro, killed in action. Lieut. Hamon Gray, LaPorte, dead of wounds. Corporal Harry R. Moore, Greeircastle, dead of wounds. James T. Evans, Cicero, dead of wounds. Isaac ‘ Bollinger, Jeffersonville, missing in action.

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CHOKED AND ROBBED OF $45

FORMER RENSSELAER WOMAN VICTIM OF NEGRO BANDIT ' AT GARY. • r Gary, July 29.—“ Yesterday mottling, at eleven o’clock, Mrs. William A. Daverport, East Gary, .was choked and robbed of $45 by a negro. Police found no clue. Hobart militia and posses refused to give up hunt and the search continued at noon today, 25 hours after its occurance.” Attacked and choked into unconsciousness by a burly negro, Mrs. William A. D'avenport, 35, East Gary, is lying dangerously, ill at Mercy hospital and at noon today a posse of over 100 farmers and neighbors, the Hobart militia and scores of deputies led by Sheriff Lew Barnes, were continuing their 24-hour hunt for the brute, believed to be the same negro who assaulted two other white women in the past two weeks. Mrs. Davenport had Just returned from her war garden to prepare the noonday meal "in her home, a mile west of East Gary, near Pine street. She heard someone moving about in the front of the house. Knowing that her two children, Elizabeth, 14, and William, Jr., 10, had gone to/East Gary with her sister, Miss Jacobs, she investigated. As she stepped into the living room, the negro grabbed her, slapping his hand over her mouth to prevent her screaming. “I want money,” he demanded, closing his fingers about her throat. “Take it, take it. / It’s under the bed, but for God’s sake let me go,” panted the terrified woman. With a shove the beast threw her to the floor, ran into the bedroom, found the money, $45, jumped out a window and escaped. Half unconscious, delirious, Mrs. Davenport slowly got to her feet and ran screaming to the road. Two neighbor women, Mrs. Schaffer and Mrs. Rose, heard her cries. They lurried to her side.

“A negro—he beat me—took our money—ohhh.” Then she dropped into unconsciousness. One of the women took her to a neighbor’s home. The other gave the alarm. The husband, working in a nearby foundry, was notified. Soon more than 100 farmers, neighbors and foundrymen had gathered. All were armed, some with guns, sticks and pieces of iron from the foundry. Several picked up ropes. The Hobart militia was immediately called out. Church bells, whistles and fire sirens sounded a general alarm. In a short time more than 1,000 persons were combing the woods and territory for the negro, described as tall, smooth faced, dark, wearing a checkered jacket, a cap and khaki trousers. The Gary police department responded, but after several hours’ search returned to headquarters. Through the night posses and the infuriated husband scoured the region for miles around. The Hobart militia led by Captain Reeves, refused to give up the hunt. Women of the neighborhood served hot lunches to the searchers. This mprning the . militiamen and farmer’s posse strengthened by more deputies and Sheriff Lew Barnes and Deputy Fred Shultz, continued the chase. At noon today no trace of the negro had been seen other than that he was reported seen crawling along the railroad between Liverpool and New Chicago. Shortly after the robbery a neighbor woman, Mrs. Brown, started chasing her pigs into their pen. She noticed they were afraid to proceed. Investigating she found the negro huddled in one comer of the shelter. Frightened' she ran into her house and telephoned for help. In her fright she forgot to notice which way he escaped and when the posse arrived was unable to direct them. They found no trace of him in that locality. The money the negro stole was to have been used in the care of Mrs. Davenport, who is soon to be confined. Her condition makes her recovery doubtful, it was reported this afternoon? / This is the fourth assault on Gary women in the last month.

Jeff Crowell, negro, was arrested as a suspect by Deputy F. H. Bassett this morning at Ridge road & Broadway. Deputy Sheriff Stults questioned him at Police headquarters and after ascertaining his innocence, released him. Sheriff Stults, with three men from his office, aided in the pursuit from yesterday noon until early this morning. He continued the search today. Late this afternoon no trace of the assailant had been found by either of the posses, the militia company, neighbors or deputies from Sheriff Lew Barnes’ office. The man hunt continued.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davenport were formerly residents of this city. Mr. Davenport was first employed as an operator at the Monon depot and afterward was assistant postmaster and later the carrier on rural route number one, _ He resigned this position a year or so ago and moved to Gary where he has been employed. The Davenports have a very large number of intimate friends here who will much regret to hear of this misfortune.

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H. PARKER CHILDERS CONVALESCING

H. Parker Childers, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Childers, of this city, has written his parents that he has sufficiently recovered from his operation for appendicitis that he has been placed in the convalescents’ ward at Camp Shelby. Parker underwent an operation for appendicitis early last spring and after the operation the wound became dangerous and for a while it was thought he would not live. His recovery has been very slow and as indicated above he has just lately been placed in the convalescents’ ward. He was one of the soldiers to leave here with Company M.

PATRIOTIC PROGRAM. For the patriotic] celebration to be held at Milroy Park in Rensselaer, on Monday, August 5, by the citizens of Jasper county: 2 O’CLOCK. Song—'America by all. Invocation. Solo. Presentation of service flag to the county by the War Mothers—By the President, Mrs. C. W. Hanley. Solo. Address—Rev. J. C. Barrett. Community Singing. Prayer For The Boys. 3 O’CLOCK. Pageant—Young people of Remington with Mrs. Lough and assistants. tion will occupy one of the boxes 4 O’CLOCK. Meeting in the airdome by the conscription • men of the county in charge of the Jasper county council of defense, the conscription board and committee. 8 d 5. - Address at Chautauqua tent. Hon. M. E. Foley, Chairman Indiana State Council of Denfense.

Mrs. Michael Kanne was not quite so well last evening, but seems to be better today. _____ >

SELECTMEN STILL GOING

JASPER COUNTY CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE MAN POWER FOR WAR. While no call has been issued for a body of selectmen to leave here in August We continue to send men to different places to do war duties. Today/ August Ist, Roy Ballard and Ivan C. Coppess, of Gillam township, left for Valparaiso, where they will receive mechanical training. Monday, August sth, Fred Bachman, of Marion township, will leave for Syracuse, N. Y. He goes as 8 Limited service man. ■ ‘ k August 15th, Keith Spencer and Fred Peck, of Remington, go to Indianapolis. Adrian Foster, also of Remington, goes to Cincinnati. August 28, Roy Israel, of Marion township and John Cook, of Hanging Grove township, goes to Valparaiso.

LETTER FROM W. D. CROOKS ON ACTIVE SERVICE

American Expeditionary Forces, July 7, 1918. Dear Mother and All: The days sure do slip by fast nowadays, and there has been quite a bit going on here. On the Fourth we had a holiday all day. In the morning they had union services in honor of the Yanks. We formed a church party of two hundred —it was a very impressive service; Coming back some of the fellows could not keep still in the ranks and the officers in charge kept us waiting until half past two trying to find out who created the disturbance. We had a cold dinner. In the afternoon, Base 17, took our number in baseball, 5 to 4, and the English sailors beat us 4 to 3 at soccer. Oh yes, we had pie for dinner—we rate it against Thanksgiving or Christmas, (first time in two months.) Our paymasters are sick With influenza so we did not get paid on the sth and on the 6th was the big carnival. I went, borrowed a couple of shillings and had a large time. The games were held in a large fort and of course we had to get passports. The fort was a wonderful sight in itself and the native games are very interesting. Needless to say that Jack < were beaten in foot race and tug-o-war and in fart about all they won was the ball game with the Canadians. We drifted back to the sase about 12 o’clock and say I met a good looking young lady, (Here ly. Mr. Crooks is a member of a the censor had used his Jcnife freesubmarine crew and their letters are censored very clfsely.) We had not had services here this evening. It is raining off and on every five minutes. Some fellows are playing “I’m So Lonesome,” on the Y piano. I guess we are all lonesome, at least we feel like we are a long ways from you. Hope the mail gets straightened out soon. . WILLIAM DORRIS CROOKS, U. S. Naval Base 18, Care Postmaster, N. Y. -

WEATHER. Wednesday was a very pleasant day, but it was quite cool again last night. Today is warming up nicely. This is ideal threshing weather. A large amount of wheat is being iparketed and unless the supply of cars is very plentiful there is pretty sure to be a blockade in shipment of grain in a short time.

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