Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1918 — Page 1

No. 174.

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GIVES DEGTFUL MUSICAL RECITAL

PUPILS OF MRS. SAGE DELIGHT AUDIENCE OF SPECIALLY INVITED GUESTS. Mrs. Loren Sags and her' music pupils gave a delightful recital at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening to a large number of invited friends. ' . The entertainment consisted of piano and voice numbers, which were rendered in a manner which did grest credit to teacher and pupils. Every number on the programme was greatly appreciated by the audience as was shown by the enthusiastic applause. The young people deserve especial credit for their artistic execution ‘and the perfection they have thus far attained. Among those should be mentioned, Virginia Kresler, Ellen Kresler, Dortha Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson and Maxine Martindale.

RUTH ALLIS IS MARRIED.

The following item is taken from the Mt. Ayr Tribune: Harry Jinkerson, who founded the Tribune some thing over two years ago, and who has been employed for some time by one of the large packing concerns in Chicago, has disclosed* the cause of his recent frequent visits home. There developed ‘a lady in the case’ and word reaches us that he was married Saturday, July 20th, on Mis last visit home, to Mrs. Ruth Allis, of Rensselaer. Mrs. Allis was formerly Miss Ruth Wiltshire and gained the name of Allis through a former marriage which was dissolved by divorce. We recall Miss Ruth as a small child and remember her as a fine little girl. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire. They were married at Crown Point and will live in Chicago, where Harry has a good position as cashier with Morris & Co.

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RENSSELAER TO HAVE CIRCUS

SPARK’S CIRCUS AND MENA- ..... GERIE WILL BE HERE SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. Rensselaer is to have a circus. Spark’s circus and menagerie, which has exhibited here two times in the past, is to again visit Rensselaer on Saturday, August 17th. This> circus is from the South and is one of the large circuses of the country. This being the first circus to visit Rensselaer-this year and coming on Saturday, as it does, it should draw a nimmense crowd, as Rensselaer is getting more and more to be a Saturday town, and the streets on Saturday night for some time have resembled a Fourth of July night when we celebrate, or a circus night. Sparkfe circus is one of the cleanest in the country and is spoken of highly wherever it has exhibited. The bill posting car will soonbe here to distribute the advertising matter.

CASUALTY LIST IN FRANCE.

Washington, Aug. I.—The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 12; died from wounds, 28; died of disease, 11; died from airplane accident, 2; died of accident and othek causes, 5; wounded severely, 61; wounded, degree undetermined, 2; missing, 3; prisoner, 1; total, 120. FROM INDIANA. Sergt. George S. Coonce, Evansville, died of wounds. ■Sergt. Glotus L. Montgomery, Lebanon, severely wounded. Edward Rasmussen, Oxford, severely wounded.

NOTICE. The Jasper county council of defense request /the stores to close during then patriotic meeting Monday, Aug. sth, from 2 to 4 p. m. RETAIL MERCHANT ASSOCIATION. The principle of the opaque postcard projector has been utilized in a new machine for registering color printing plates on a printing press.

RENSSELAER. INDIANA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 2. 1218.

URGE VIGOROUS POLICY IN WAR

REPUBLICANS OF TENTH TO ESCHEW PUSSY-FOOTER IN CAMPAIGN MEET. , o • Better the Republican ticket go down in defeat than that any Repub-' lican pussyfoot about the war is to be the key-note of the coining campaign in the tenth district as expressed at a conference of the district Republican leaders and members of the state organization, at Hazelden Farm, George Ade's estate, July 25. —Otto KlausS, state auditor uttered the declaration which bids fair to be the slogan in the speech before the conference. Vigorous prosecution of the war was urged by Mr. Klauss and others speaking before the gathering. County Chairmen from the eight counties in the district and Lawrence Lyons, district chairman, some of Republicans in the Tenth and a number of Republican state candidates attended the confab, which is a forerunner of district meetings within the next few weeks. Mr. Ade was host to the G. 0. P. leaders. District Chairman Lyons arranged the gathering. Ed. M. Wasmuth, state chairman, urged the county chairman to take active steps to register all voters. He explained the absent voter and soldier voter provisions of the law and pointed out that it rested with each member of the organization to poll a large vote. Miss Carolyn Shoemaker, dean of women at Purdue University, spoke in behalf of the franchise movement among Indiana's women. She read a pamphlet which is to be issued soon by the women of the state, containing excerpts from the Democrat and Republican state platforms regarding woman’s suffrage. Miss Shoemaker asked the Republican leaders of the district to assist the women in obtaining 100,000 members and the signatures of 700,000 voters and women in the state on a petition to be presented to Congress and the next session of the Legislature.

The county chairmen reported that a large,per cent of the Republican voters in their counties had been registered. Many expressed the belief that the farmers had registered more proportionately, than the city voters. District chairman Lyons presided and heard reports from the following county chairmen: A. M. Wortsell, Porter county, Valparaiso; A. K. Sills White county, Monticello; Elmer McKnight, Benton county, Fowler; Fred Longwell, Newton county, Brook; E. Miles Norton, Lake county, Gary; George McLain, Jasper county, Rensselaer; Homer Henneggar, Tippecanoe county, Lafayette; John Stephenson, Warren county, Williamsport. Many prominent Tenth District G. 0. P. leaders attended the conference discussing plans for the fall election John Bower of Fowler, who was the progressive candidate for treasurer of state in 1914, was on the ground early. z John Bennett Lyons, 80 years old father of the district chairman, a Republican of many years standing in the district, out bowled many of the yoqnger men at the old bowling green game. Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1916, visited the confab. Cloyd Loughery, Monticello grain man, greeted Mr. McCray as “Governor” but no special boom was launched at the gathering. State candidates present included Ele Stansbury, nominee for attorney general; William A. (Deacon) Roach secretary of state; L. N. Hines, candidate for superintendent of public instruction; Judge B. M. Willoughby Supreme Court nominee; Willis C. McM*ahan, Crown Point, Appellate judge candidate; U. Z. McMurtrie, treasurer of state nominee, and Otto L. Klauss auditor of state.

W. H. HAYS AT LINCOLN.

Lincoln, Neb., July 31.—Will H. Hays, Republican national chairman in an address yesterday to the state Republican convention in session here, characterized the Republican party as the "war party of the nation," and.insisted on the "right of full participation in this greatest of all crises." He said that the Democratic party was “playing politics,” and closed with the assertion that a Republican victory in 1919 would mean a never increasing prosecution of the war. He left last night for Denver. The convention adopted resolutions pledging allegiance to the nation; favoring a "nonpartisan * conduct of the war,” and indorsing both the equal suffrage and prohibition amendments to the federal Constitution.

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SEES VICTORY IN A MONTH

BRITISH PREMIER ASSURES MANUFACTURES BATTLE FAVORABLE TO ALLIES. ■• i y London, Aug. I—-“No man shook boast until the battle is over. But all men who know are pleased at the way it is going. For another month’s time, however, we must remain anxious.” Premier Lloyd George made this declaration yesterday in an address to manufacturers, which has been made public by the press bureau. The premier continued: “The longer the war lasts the sterner will be the economic terms we will impose on the enemy. “The sooner the enemy realizes this the better it will be for him. He is fighting to impose his own economic terms on the allies and he will never succeed.” Referring to the Paris resolution for an allied economic agreement after the war, he said: “Up to the present time America has expressed no opinion on this matter, and it is vitally important that the policy of America and that of this country should be in complete agreement on economic as well as other problems.

“An agreement among the allies means that the economic fate of the world will be in the hands of the great allied powers, federated together at present. “We must be in a position to determine conditions which we regard as fair without having them imposed upon us by the will of the enemy. “If the enemy continues fighting, which imposes greater burdens upon us, destroying our young manlood, then he is guilty also of outrages which shock humanity and make it difficult to shake hands with lim after the war, and sterner terms than ever must be imposed against lim. “We must necessarily, in whatever policy we proclaim, keep in touch and be in complete accord first with our dominions, and, second, with our allies. “There is a good deal of discussion about a league of nations. I am certainly one of those who beieve in it. But there are two eagues of nations already in existence—the British Empire and the great alliance against the central powers. “Do not let us make the mistake of dissolving partnership the moment the fight is over. “The world won’t be right immediately. The allies must get in closer touch with each other and remain so.” Regarding raw/ materials and equipment of transports, the Premier said: “I think that we ought to see that the people who have been fighting together should be served first. We must keep the partnership going and lelp each other to the vend, so that the brotherhood shall remain intact.”

WAR SUMMARY.

A* a result of Gen. Foch’s latest blow to the hopes of the German Crown Prince in the Soissons-Rheims salient, allied observers today report the Germans headed north on one section of the line north of Fere-en-Tardenois—and going as rapidly as possible. “Fleeing precipitately” is the way one correspondent puts it. The allies struck yesterday on a ten-mile front between the Aisne and the Ourcq on the .west side of the salient and when the last dispatches were filed last night had advanced more than two miles and were still going. Four villages on the west side of the salient were captured and one on the east. The advance gives. Gen. Foch a practically straight line from Soissons southeast to the point north of the Marne which the enemy still holds and renders a German retreat as far as the Vesle increasingly probable. Late reports indicate that the hold of the Germans south of that riv*T is becoming more difficult. Both railroad junctions on the Vesle, including the German base at Firmes are under constant bombardment from cannon and airplanes. In the bombardment of Fismes the American artillery is actively engaged. French and British shared the glory of yesterday’s advance but the Americans north of the Oucq were not/idle. Beside advaincing their lines materially, they took the measure of two more crack divisions .of Germans and found them about like the others they had met. It is announced in Paris that the allies have captured 33,400 Germans since July 15. This probably does not include the nearly 1,000 captured yesterday.

Word was received here today by Miss Fame Haas, of the death of Markus J. O’Brien, of Langdon, N. Dakota. He . will be remembered by many here, having visited here frequently during the past number of years. His death was dtieto his serious eye trouble and other complicated disease. ■— 17 M!rs. M. W. Collins, of Bucklin, Kansas, came to see her mother, Mrs. Fannie Parkison today.

OurWindowsTell Tmported socks from the United States of America 4X is our leader today. And you’ll find the same quality " as formerly in the socalled “imported” from Engl and, France, 4 Germany, etc. *• The dye pot has been captured by the American chemists. Never a better showing of colors. 25c, 35c, 65c, 75c. The strong fav- . orite in underwear is the athletic union suit. And as the most of j you men know this hind goes over the top for hot weather comfort. You’ll find here a good variety in fabrics. $1 to $2.50 Of course the two-piece underwear still holds. Habit is strong, so we always have plenty. yy, ▼ For night comfort pajamas of madras are good sleepers. Tomonow , « > W«»th»r Partly cloudy; probably showers.

U. S. MAY CURB USE OF PHONES

Washington, D. C., July 31. Americans probably will be asked to do less talking over the telephone soon after Uncle. Sam takes charge tonight. They’re great little talkers now, with a grand total of more than 15,000,000,000 telephone conversations each year. Out on the Pacific coast-they talk most, and in the eastern, south central states the least. The big talkers will have to cut down, and maybe little talkers also. The telephone companies are just like boys who have outgrown their clothers. They’re toe big for their “britches.” And as the United States is at. war and’it isn’t possible right qway to build a new outfit to properly clothe the telephone companies, Uncle Sam is going to have them put on a diet and make them reduce to fit their old plothes. It wouldn’t surprise any one connected with the companies nor with the postoffice department if one of the first acts of Postmaster General Burleson’s committee would be to abolish the unlimited service and make all service limited, possibly making it metered. When the government took over the railroalls its economy ‘program made it more difficult to travel except on business. Joy rides over the country are almost impossible now. The food administration is making it difficult to eat too much. The fuel administration is making it hard to waste coal. So why not cut out the joy of talks? *

A SPECIAL INVITATION TO CIVIL WAR VETERANS

The Jasper county council of defense extends to the veterans of the Civil War, very special invitation to attend the patriotic meeting in the Chautauqua tent in Milroy Park Monday evening and to occupy seats on the stage. „ FRANK WELSH, Chairman.

AUTO OWNERS HARD HIT

TAX OF $lO TO $l4O ON CARS AND 2 CENTS PER GALLON ON GASOLINE. Washington, July 31.—A tax on gasoline and an excise tax on the use of automobiles were adopted by the ways and means committee today for the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill. The gasoline tax will be 2 cents a gallon, to be paid by the producer or manufacturer. The automobile tax, which is an addition to the 10 per cent tax on manufacturers’ sales agreed upon yesterday, will be paid by the owner of the car, and will range from $lO on a SSOO car to $l4O on a car costing between $4,500 and $5,000. Motor trucks will pay according to the same schedule as automobiles. On motorcycles there will be a flat tax of $5 a year. Another tax probably will be'devised to hit dealers in used cars. It is estimated that the tax on gasoline will bring in between $40,000,000 and $45,000,000. The automobile tax is estimated to produce not less than $125,000,000. These were the only items on the Treasury Department’s luxury list discussed today. To expedite action on other items, the committee authorized Chairman Kitchin to appoint a subcommittee. «r The committee, Representatives Hull, •of Tennessee, Helvering, of Kansas, and Moore, of Pennsylvania, was directed to report not later than Saturday. The automobile tax will be assessed according to the retail price of the car at the time of manufacture. There will be no deduction for age of the car or for the length of time it has been in use. Hence a car costing $3,000 in 1910 will pay just as much as a 1918 model costing the same amount. The tax will have to be paid by the owner whether the car is in nse or not. Owners who lay their cars lip, stripping them of tires, will not escape the tax; the collector will get them if they own cars, even if the cars can’t run around the block. The schedule agreed upon is: Cars costing SSOO or less . J$ 10 From SSOO to $750 15 From $750 to SI,OOO ...... 20 From SI,OOO to $1,500 .... 30 From $1,500 to $2,000 .... 40 From $2,000 to $2,500 .... 50 From $2,500 to $3,000 .... 60 From $3,000 to $3,500 .... 80 From $3,500 to $4,000 .... 100 From $4,000 to $4,500 .... 120 From $4,500 to $5,000 .... 140

FRANCESVILLE PHYSICIAN SERIOUSLY HURT BY TRAIN

Dr. J. C. Sharrer, of Francesville, well knowh over the entire eastern part of this county, lies in a critical condition in a hospital at Benton Harbor, Mifch., as the result of an accident Tuesday when his auto was struck by a train. Dr. Sharrer, accompanied by Mrs. Sharrer, had driven to Benton Harbor to visit their son, Dr. Leslie, a surgeon of that city. The elder doctor had started to drive back to Francesville in a smdll runabout, leaving Mrs. Sharrer there for a longer visit. At or near the town of Galien, near the south Michigan line, the car was struck by a fast train on the Michigan Central. Both hips were broken and his ikull was fractured. He was taken back to Benton Harbor, with slight hopes for his recorvery. Wednesday evening he was slightly better, it was stated, but the latest word is serious. Dr. Sharrer is sixty-one years of age, and has been a resident of Francesville for about thirty-five years, having grown to manhood in the Delphi vicinity. Their son, Leslie, is the only child.

ATTHE STAR THEATRE —The Hou— of Good Pict—— TODAY DUSTIN FARNUM and WINEFRED KINGSTON In an interesting story of "THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL” also THE FORD WEEKLY. SATURDAYMONTAGU LOVE , MADGE EVANS ' CHARLES MAC QUARRIE BARBARY CASTLETON . and u „ LOUISE VALE in "VENGEANCE” i also 4 MARIE WALCAMP **? and EDDIE POLO in "LIBERTY” MONDAYHAROLD LOCKWOOD . sci “BROADWAY BILL” ■*- TUESDAYMRS. VERNON CASTLE » in ■ "THE MARK OF CAIN” also * PATHE NEWS WEEKLY.

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