Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1918 — Page 4

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CLASSIFIED COLUMN TOR SALE FOR SALE—Several big bone Poland China male hogs. Pure bred. Wm. J. McKinney. Mt. Ayr. Phone 87-D. L—FOR SALE Sixteen thrifty shotes weighing from 90 to 100 lbs. Inquire of George Scheetz. Rensselaer, Route 4. FOR SALE Good cow, splendid milker. Frank Shide. North Rensselaer Lumber Co.

FOR SALE—Some real bargains in well improved farms located within 3 miles of Rensselaer: 120 acres, 133 acres, 152 acres, 80 acres. I also have some exceptional bargains in improved farms o£ all sizes further out from Rensselaer. For further particulars see me. Phone 246 office or residence 499. Harvey Davisson. FOR SALE—Mississippi plantations. A few hundred dollars will buy you a farm where you can raise three crops a year and where you do not have to worry over long cold winters and high fuel and coal bills. Harvey Davisson. FOR SALE—A 5-passenger Oyerland automobile, has had but little use. Maude Daugherty. Jhons 266White. FOR SALE—-Ful 1 line of bee supplies, including sections and starters. Clark, at Republican office. FOR SALE—Ten acres, splendid land, good buildings in this eity, price right. Sixty-five acres, fair buildings, on pike, R. F.. D. Telephone and school. Price 145.60. Easy teams. Might take some trade. Geo. F. Moyers. FOR SALE—4O acres, all level lend in cultivation except nice grove of 3 acres, now 4-rooui house, barn, garage, well, nice orchard, on main road near station. Price $65.00. Easy terms. 7-room house all modern except furnace, in splendid condition, on improved street 2 blocks from court house. A bargain at *2,500. Can sell for less. Terms levy easy. George F. Meyers.

WANTED. WANTED —At once, men to chop cordwood and saw logs. Ernest Lamson. Phone 936-H. WANTED —Help to assist in cleaning school houses. Enquire of Eldon Hopkins. FOR RENT. FOR RENT —6-room house. Hard and soft water and lights. Telephone 441-White. Lee Ramey. FOR RENT —two or three unfurnished rooms. Phone 556. — FOR RENT—Modern 8-room house and sleeping porch. Inquire es JL N. Leatherman, First National

LOST. LOST —Gold Pi Phi arrow pin. Nelle Sawin engraved on back. Call 207. Nelle Sawin. LOST—Saturday evening, on Weston St., two blocks south of Wallace & Herath poultry house, ?12 in paper money. Reward. Phone 450.

MISCELLANEOUS. MONEY TO LOAN—S per cent, farm loanr John A. Dunlap. ~MONEY~fd LOAN—Chas J. Dean & Son MONEY TO LOAN—On farms at lowest rates and best terms. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, west side public square. Maurine Tuteur is reporting for the Republican during the absence of Marie Hamilton, the regular reporter. Mayor and Mrs. C. G. Spitler received a telegram Monday announcing that their son, Seccond Lieiut. W. I. Spitler, had landed “over there.” Cheer up! Even if you can’t take a vacation you can get some comfort out of the fact that there are more chiggers in the woods than there are on the paved streets. Charles Chamberlin, the superintendent of the city light and water plant, is giving notice that patrons must economize in the use of water. There is much danger that the supply at the plant may become inadequate. The dissatisfied man, may not be a very cheerful cuss, but he is usually hustling and forging ahead when the contented man is sitting down and letting well enough alone. Good reports from the threshers continue to come in. Orville Lambert on the C. W. Postill farm had 40 acres of wheat that averaged 29 bushels to the acre. Lonergan and Paxton 'had forty acres that averaged thirty-one bushels. This wheat was all fine quality grading number one. Ramson Halleck is spending a few days with the family of his brother, Abraham Halleck. He met with a very severe accident some thirteen weeks ago- while on a dredge in Kentucky. He has not recovered from the effects of this and still uses a cane in walking. The sdp>pl buildings are being redecorated and repaired. However, the old iron fence that was erected when Rensselaer was a town and the cows were allowed to run at large still stands. Let us hope that no old foggie ideas as antidated as the iron fence are being taught to the future men and women of this republic. It should not be a very long step from the uniform of the Liberty Guard to that of the real soldier. Let us hope that many of the boys make the step and rush to the side of those now engaged in that mighty conflict between the right and the wrong. Let Jasper county not say we will send every man that is called for, but that every man who can will go to the colors at once.

CASTO RIA For Infants and- Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of

callbilly FRYE For ail train and city calls. Also Ante Livery CITY TRANSFER CO. Phones 107 and 366. W. U FRYE. Prw.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

WAR SUMMARY.

Nervous tension all along the battle line France, from the channel of Rheims, with spasmodic outbursts of artillery fire, indicate a renewal at ap. early hour of the bitter fighting which has forced the Germans back across the Vesle and on their way to the Aisne on the Aisne-Marne front. The comparative quiet of the *“» t . three days has been broken only by | local actions. Artillery fire, ha* increased all along the Franco-British-I American front between Soissotas and Rheims and a renewal of the I allied push here to throw the enemy ' still farther back is expected. I French and American troops have been busy consolidating their lines, establishing crossings on the Vesle, and bringing up artillery, reserves and supplies. While reports are that big bodies of German troops which were withdrawn bes- *e the American and French advance cn the Vesle are continuing their retreat toward the Aisne, the Crown Prince has e»tablished strong rear guards, field artillery units and machine gunners on the plateau between the Vesle and the Aisne and is evidently preparing to offer desperate resistance to the attackers. , Tension is seen also on the British front in Picardy, where American* are co-operating with the British. Two enemy raids in the Dernantourt sector were repulsed by * the British and Americans, according to dispatches, and the Americans won the praise <t>f the veturu Britons by *beir deadly rifle fire and bravery. A British and American raid, says the dispatch, was successful. German prisoners comment on their heavy losses, soldiers placing their loss in prisoners at 60,000 since the July offensive opened, while Berlin has admitted 12,000 lost in prisoners. War correspondents place the German casualties at 300,000 to 350,000 since the peace offensive was inaugurated. A growing spirit of unrest is evident in Austria, some Austrian papers going so far as to state that all hope of a victory for the central powers ha* been lost. A German air raid on England was reported by the British war office. The report state* that the raiders did not penetrate inland very far. No details are given. <

DIVORCE CASE. Margaret Ethel Hilton vs Gaylord Hilton. Married July 8, 1914. Desertion. H. R. Kurrie returned to Chicago this morning. H. B. Tuteur is in Indianapolis today on business. Mrs. Benjamin returned this morning to her home in Wheatfield. Attorney W. H. Parkinson is here to look aifiter his professional duties. Dr. J. W. Horton went to Chicago this morning to attend the dental convention. William Wasson, who is employed at Brook, is spending a few days in this city. e Miss Pearl Laßonti, of Chicago, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Roy, of south of this city. Miss Mary Beck, of Sedalia, Missouri, came today to Visit relatives. C. B. Steward went to Evansville today to attend a meeting of the state charity ward. If any of your stock dies be sure and promptly call A. L. Padgett, Phone 65.

If your stock dies call me at my expense and I will call for it promptly. A. L. Padgett. Phone 65. Mrs. Glenn Brown and baby returned to Mbnon, after a visit with her parents. Mrs. Louise Cox returned Ito Ker home in Kokomo, after a weeks visit with (her brother, C. W. Platt and family. Marie Hamilton went to Frankfort Monday evening and will spend a few days with her friends, Misses Ruth Pavey and Mary Flora. Mrs. Margaret Phillips returned this morning to her home in Winnetka, 111., after a visit with the family of H. W. Walter. Sergt. Roy Sell returned to Camp Taylor this morning, after a five day furlough spent with his parents in Brook. Mr. W. H. Ritchey and daughter, Mrs. J. Joranger, went to Reynolds this morning to visit Robert Michaels and wife.

Attorney Abraham Halleck returned to Crown Point this morning, where he is engaged in the hearing of a ditch petition. Anyone wishing to see me will find me at the Trust A Savings bank on Saturday afternoons. H. O. Hams. Phone 124. f Mr. and Mk. J. J. Montgomery are taking an automobile trip through Ohio, Pennsylvania and other ern states. Thsr expect to be gone about a week. Vincent Quinn came home Monday from Camp Shelby, and has a twentyeight day furlough in order to assist his father on the farm. Ruth Clark returned last evening from Battle Ground, wfhere she spent the past two weeks at the camp meeting grounds. Nathan Eldridge, of Barkley township, who has been quite sick for some time, has been considerable worse during the last few days.

WILL RETURN TO UNITED STATES

REV. GEORGE W. TITUS HAS BEEN “OVER THERE” SINCE LAST FEBRUARY. (Continued from Monday’s Daily). Well, any how, I went to bed finally amid the crashing of myriads of guns and do you know, actually went to sleep. Thus ended my introduction into warfare. After this experience it was not so bad, although I had quite a few real exciting experiences. One of the happiest was going down in the trenches with a gunny sack loaded to the brim with “eats” for the boys. Oh! yes I got a little clip on the hand that reminded me that it was real business; but that did not matter much. I worked on this front for two Months, and then came the big switch which necessitated our moving to the scene of the big show of last April. I must tell yiou of my journey across France. - r Well, by this time I had been assigned to the First French Motor Battery. Before I started' I had become well acquainted with the boys and they seemed glad to number me among them. We started on Sunday afternoon and after a heavy and hard march of eight miles we arrived at our lodging place for the night. It was a large barn and my room was a recently occupied stall. It was my first initiation into this phase of the soldier’s life; nevertheless I piled in on the straw.. I tried to sleep but I had too many companions already. These little fellows that get their living under cover; these little fellows that live off of other peoples’ backs and do their dirty work in the dark. Well, breakfast at sa. m. and after picking the straw stack out of my ears, I got busy at my corn-beef-wooly. Another march of ten miles and then on board the train.

I drew my Sleeper early in the game. It was a box-car, no “cataon,” 40 homes, 10 chwanks. . After dinner and the supper, prepared my evening toilet —arranged the straw flat on the soft side of the floor and after a hard days work went fast asleep. That night the heavens wept at our departure and gentle drops as big as a man’s hat fell upon my “chambre.” Well, after having slept for several hours, I was aroused by some one pounding upon my parlor-car door. Thinking we had by mistake lapded some where among the Germans, I began to think of my end. Oh! but joy imagine what bliss when the welcome news was herald—“a bully sandwich for you.” I awoke at 6 a. m., and waited our disembarkment, which was on the other side of France—the “western front.”

Have been fearfully interrupted by one of the worse experiences coming under my ‘observation. I would not be permitted to tell you about it, but suffice to say it was one of the cruelties of war. Now back to my story. After detraining it was another march of ten miles with supper on the side of the road. Once more my room was among' the cattle. I was very tried and knowing that a long march of twenty-five miles faced us on the morrow, so I went off to sleep. Not even the rats that played football over my body all night succeeded in awaking me. After a hurried breakfast, we started on the twenty-five mile “'hike.” They thought I could not endure it, but I had the full enjoyment of walking in that night swinging my feet as, high as any of them. That night we slept in an old abandoned convent. Here the rats we so thick that you would have thought that they were carrying off the building._ The structure was erected in the fourteenth century and you can imagine the millions of “spooks” that played around all night long. The next day another march of miles and this brought us to the front. Since then I have been sleeping in my hut. During all these strenuous weeks I was with the French motor battery, and how I got to know them. Ninety per cent of them came from Indiana. However, changes come to us all as well and after having spent several days with these fine fellows at the front, the “Y” decided to change me. I shall not soon forget how the boys and myself felt. They drew up a petition signed by every man and officers asking the “Y” to •leave me with them; but it could not be granted. When I left it was like leaving a good church. My new job was quite a promotion, for it placed me in charge of our hospital “Y” work at our first hospital behind the lines. It is one of our most important points and the work here has, perhaps, a far more reaching effect than any other we are doing. Men wounded in the front line are brought back to our hospital and are on the operating table in thirty minutes. There is always heaps of work to be done here and I have tried to make the beat of the opportunity. I do not confine myself to simply “Y” work, but am glad to volunteer my services for anything. The day of our taking the town of from the Huns, I carried strechers and worked in the operating room. I had the experience of being mentioned in person to Gen. Pershing, but that was all uncalled for, as I have little sympathy for the personnel glory stuff. I see to it that every sick, wounded and gassed man that is brought in here is supplied with hot chocolate, cakes, sigarettes and other necessities free. I think you will find an account of my work at the hospital in the issues of the Metropolitan papers some day during the last of June.or the first of July. It was written by a journalist. I really like the work so well here, and the hospital staff are so determined that I stay, that I ami going to find it difficult to go home.l Yes, I am- really going home In

Farmers Take Notice! \ I ' ■ * ‘ 1 . ■ * ■ / 1,1 ■ F 1 _ If you are wanting fertilizer for wheat leave your orders with us now as we have a good supply bought but will be unable to get•any more after this is. all sold. Kellner & Callahan

August. Seven months of front lines service over here is a fair con? tribution for a man of wife and children. It means more than a year’s service in southern France among our troops. I am going to be very glad when 1 get back home, because it will give me an opportunity of doing a far larger service, not only for the kingdom, but for men and country. As I said I shall be very glad to come to Rensselaer and speak for you. Am glad Marie is getting along so well. Let’s see is she a junior or a senior this year? I guess it is junior. Hope Fred comes out of it all right. The Canadians have done wonderful work, and he has shared the honor. They are quiet on the front now, as is really the case on all fronts, but as usual it is the lull before the storm, but folks at home need have little apprehension, however, as to the results, for the despicable hun will be beaten. Things are looking better for us all the time. Well,. thiaUs a long, long letter, and perhapiOyou will have grown tired of reading it. Convey, however, my sincere regards to my dear friends there and especially J. N., G. H. Me., Chas. Simpson, Carson and all the rest of them not forgetting Mrs. Hamilton. Yours. x «G. W. TITUS.

ENJOYED RED COSS LUNCH.

Camp Taylor, Ky., Aug. 3, 1918. To the Canteen Section of the Jasper County Red Cross. Dear Folks: We Jasperites, who now make up the first section of company 5, want to extend our thanks to you for the dandy lunch you gave us. The railroad gave us a box lunch for supper. There was no comparison—only contrast between them. Yours was so much nicer, and bigger. We sure had all we wanted to eat. We are getting along fine. I think that the boys that were sent home were all more than holf sorry that they could not stay with us. We got our second “shot” and vacinatidn today and will all be home-sick or sick tomorrow.

We are trying to make a good reputation for the men who follow to live up to. They will have to go some to do it. I think our good send off had a lot to do with "it. I know we will remember the town and "the pretty girls a long time or forever. <

Sincerely, GERALD EDSON MURRAY, (Capt.) CHESTER S. HUFF, (Lieut.) CHARLES J. JENSEN. Co. 5, 2 Bn., 159 Depot Brigade, Camp Taylor, Ky.

THE TEST OF MERIT.

Rensselaer People Are Given Convincing Proof. No better test of any article can be made than the test of time and this is particularly true of a kidney medicine. Doan’s Kidney Pills have stood this test and stood it well. What better proof of the merits of this remedy could you demand, than the statement of a Rensselaer resident who used is usccessfully and tells of lasting results. Read the following: Jacob R. Wilcox, a retired farmer, says: “I suffered from backaches and severe pains across my loins. I couldn’t rest day or night and was tired and worn out. The kidney secretions were highly colored and contained sediment. Nothing seemed to relieve me until I got Doan’s Kidney Pills from B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store. They relieved the aches and pains, I could rest better nights and my kidneys were regulated.’ (Statement given May 31, 1907.) On February 29, 1916, Mr. Wilcox said: “I continue recommending Doap’s Kidney Pills as a reliable medicine. They have never failed to do good work.’’ Price 60c, at all dealers. Don t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Wilcox had. Foster-Mil-burn Co.-, Mfgra., Buffalo, N. Y. Don’t fail to attend “The- RagCarpet Bee” tonight. It> for our boys “over there.” A silver offering admission.

Charles Pefley will furnish you trees for fall planting direct from Rochester, N. Y. Every tree guaranteed to grow or replaced free of charge. Phone 475.

INTERESTING LETTER FROM VERN DAVISSON

On Active Service, With French Army, • • July 5, 1918. Dear Pa and Ma: Received your letter of June 2 and 3. It was good to hear from you. While I was out at post our lieutenant made a tour of the posts and brought back the mail. We are working on the front again and getting along all 0. K., also read the clippings from the paper, much news. Tell me what hospital DeVere Yeoman was in. You see we don’t have time to stay only long enough at the hospital to unload and hurry back to the front. But if I were expecting to see any one I knew I would take time. I sure would have liked to have seen him. This country is full of U. S. soldiers now from coast to coast. Lots of them by us. I think the regiment of U. 'S. soldiers will be put in the French division to which we are attached. I saw the Boche aviators brought down in flames a few days ago. One Boche jumped from a height of 15,000 feet and the other at 5,000. Some exciting things to see. The next day two Boche and one English plane were brought down close here. We saw it all. „ Is Linnie training to be a pilot or a groundman? Hughie joined the navy wireless. That is a good job. You made a good guess where I am. You did not miss it far. I will send you a little order signed by the lieutenant, because it is seldom we get a chance at an U. S. Y. M. C. A. In fact only once since in France. We will be leaving this place for another in a few days, but don’t know where we will go, possibly to Italy or near Paris. We never know exactly until we land. I would like to go to Italy. We are getting good eats and plenty. Will send my photo soon, if I can get some. No, Duvall is not married that 1 know about. He is in the hospital again, not seriously ill. I am 0. K. and hope this finds you all feeling good. Will cljme. Your son. V. C. DAVISSON. P. S. I am sending you the menu of the 4th dinner. S. S. U. 1-629. July 4. 7 SOUP. Cream with Rice Entree Beef Stake a la Wachter ROAST. Chicken a la Labe VEGETABLES, y Rissoli Potatoes , ! Fresh Green Peas SALAD. Lettuce with Cold Ham DESSERT. Imported California Peaches ' Pateaur a la cassel CHEESE. Pruyere

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cook and baby, of West Point, visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robbin Stewart and children visited Will Gray and family near Monon Sunday. The Country chib met with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McDonald Saturday night and a very interesting program was carried put. Owing to a little confusion in ‘dates the treasurer and family, and the ice cream were not present. However, Mrs. McDonald treated the crowd to fresh canned huckleberries, eo the absence of the ice creanr was not so keenly felt after all. The next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris C. Jacks at Lee Saturday night, Aug. 17. Some special business will be transacted at this meeting in addition to a few specialties on the program. Chas.'W. Bussell and Mr. Tremmel, of Hammond, were down between trains Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Eldredge and family, of near Lee, visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cochran Sunday. A party went from McCoysburg Saturday evening to the Kankakee river fishing. They returned Sunday evening with some nice carp. Wilson Bussell is in the midst of his honey crop and will no doubt take off two tons- of honey before the season closes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markin, of Moody, gave a surprise at their home Sunday evening in honor of Herman Ames, who came home from the navy. After supper about 100 friends came in to spend the evening. AH were treated to ice cream and had a splendid tune.