Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1918 — Page 2

"Jonsey” Warner Writes Home Folks From France.

Mrs. J. P. Warner of Remwelaer received a letter a few days ago from her son, D. J. Warner, w*ho w<i a member of old Company M that left Rensselaer laet August and was sent to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. “Joneey’’ is one of the boys who was recently sent overseas: Somewthere in France, July 10, 1918. Dear Mother, George, Bill, Gum and Everybody:— It has been over a month since 1 wrote you and several weeks since our arrival in France (or on this side). I am all right up to date, but was awful sick on the boat. This IS a beautiful country and a fine climate, but I can’t tell you the name of the place even if 1 knew it. Of course I know the name, but what If it? I have to say everything I can think of before I say anything in French, and then generally end up with a gentle ,dainn. I don’t know what I will do or where I will go yet. I have put in for military police but haven’t been placed yet. The boy® are going to the front .every hour from this camp, but I don’t know how far it is from this camp and if I did I don’t suppose I would be allowed to tell. I’ll not do it anyway. We are fed well here but we had some (censored) we got here. We rode at least, miles in box cars, - pen in each car, and the cars are not as large as ours by at least a third. Ha, ha. Since It is over I have to laugh, but it was no laughing matter at the time I tell you. But we had lots of fun anyway. We were days making the trip. I dropped my fountain pen just now and broke it all to , hence the pencil. Maybe you think it is easy to write when you can’t say the very things you want to and What would be so interesting to yon over there. I don’t understand the lingo they got here and you would be tickled to death to hear the boys try to buy things. Some try to get by with it, others get out of patience and quit. Myself? Well I try to tell them what I want; if I can’t 1 take what they think I want and then pay them by laying the money down and letting them take what they think it is worth. Good way all right, for them, but I don’t think I have been cheated any. Darn the luck, I don’t know what to say to you, but if I ever come home you will say I am the biggest liar that ever walked. We sure have traveled some this trip, and I suppose I have traveled 20,000 miles in the last two years while In the army. Listen, folks, we can’t say everything we want to in military zones, so if my letters are not interesting don’t blame me, and just consider that I am saying and writing what I do to let you know that I am all right and well and doing it to keep you from worrying. I will try and write you every week from now on, but if you don’t hear from me that often don’t get excited for there are apt to be times when I can’t write any time I want to. I have talked to lots of the men. who are back from the front for a rest. It must be exciting, and if I don’t get the police job I’ll try to go up with the next hunch. Well, I’ll not write any more this time, but tell Mrs. Powers that I’ll write her some time, and if she wants to read this tell her it means her the same as the rest of you. Well, Ma, try and keep well. and don’t worry any. I will close with best wishes for all. I aim as ever. Your only son and brother, PVT. D. J. WARNER, 3rd Bat. F. A. R. R., A. P. O. 722, American E. F. P. S.—Keep thie address as I may forget to put it in next time.

Carl Leatherman is Beginning to Receive Letters From Home.

Carl Leatherman, who was the first conscripted man drawn from Jasper county and has been over to France for the last six months or more, has written several letters that have been received by his father, D. F. Leatherman, and other relatives here in the 'past week: Nantes, France, June 26, 1918. Dear Father and all: This is Wednesday p. m., and I am at the docks, but as we are not very busy at times I am taking advantage of it by writing to you again. I don’t know very much to write though, not having heard from you yet. I don't understand why I am not getting some mail as several of the other boys that came here with me have been getting mail, addressed here. I an> still at Nantes and doing the same work as at first. Now there is considerable more work than at first but there is also more men to do it A short time ago about 200 Chinese laborers were brought here; they are enrpiloyed by the U. S. government. Besides these the U. S. government has employed some of the French government, so altogether there are a good many "Chiniks” here, besides a company of colored troops of a labor battalion. So you see there is considerable work to do here. Just now the "Chinks ’ are loading supplies from the warehouse into cars. The wea'her has been good here for some time now. Not too hot nor not cold. Jufet comfortable. I don’t believe it ever gets as hot here as it does there. But I have not seen any real heavy rains here or thunder storms. Well, it is nearly the Fourth of July. I suppose I will celebrate at the docks. There may be speaking in the evening at the < M. Cl A., but don’t know yet. A Belgian refugee that is giving French lessons to ue would like to pull something off. The 14 th of July is the Independance Day of France, and the 21st the Independance Day of Belgium. It would be niee if arrangements could be made to cele-

brate at the same time. Thursday eve. I did not get this finished yesterday eo will write a few lines more tonight. To day has been a nice warm day. I have not been very busy today as I am- some days. It is a nice evening and I shaved and thought I would walk up town to the Y. M. C. A. as I want to get somb soap and shaving cream, but the fellow that Is going with me is doing his washing and it looks like be wasn’t going to get there until it is too late. Well, there isn’t much more to say except I am fine and dandy, and cannot complain of conditions except Idqn’t think we are getting as good feeds as we should. It is beans'or stew every day and it is beginning to get old. It is not on account of shortage of food for there are piles and piles of food supplies in France. .But I think it is poor management of the mess. As to the war n6ws, I suppose you get as much of that as we do. At present things are looking very favorable for the allies. I think the tide is turning. The ' Italians have won a great victory over the Austrians acording to our papers, and I suppose you get about the same news. Well, I wi,ll close for this time, and I hope to hear fro-mi you before 1 write again. I am as ever, . Your son, CARL. Depot Quartermaster, Base Sec. No. 16, Depot No. 2, A. P. O. 701, A. E. F.. Nantes, France. p. s.—Write as often as you can for mail would be a big help to me. Tell the rest of the folks to write. I wrote to Sarah Tuesday.

Nantes, France, June- 30, 1918. Dear Aunt and all: 1 read your letter of June 5. Received it last Thursday. I also received one from Sarah written the 6th. So I feel much relieved by having heard from you and Sarah. That is the only mail I have received to date. I hope to get more soon. I probably will get my back mail before long as I wrote to A. P. O. 727 about two weeks ago to forward it to me. Today is Sunday and there isn’t much doing. I was off this a. -me and went to services at the Y., so this, afternoon the corporal in charge ot the docks is off and I am in Charge of the docks whenever he isn’t here. There is only one car loading now. When it is finished I think that will be all. There are no ships in now and we may have it pretty easy for a few days. Last Tuesday some of the sailor hoys were swimming in the river and one of them was drowned they searched for his body, and worked dragging the river for a long time, but could not find him. So yesterday morning he came up about one-half mile farther down the river and was seen by a Frenchman. I saw them take him out. He was buried a short distance from here in an American cemetery. He was from N. C. He was a wireless operator and did not drink, smoke or chew, so the other sailors say. 1 aeard a strange story yesterday of a couple of boys that grew up together and were chums, enlisted at the same time, were wounded at the same time by the same shell, taken to the hospital and died at the same time and buried at the same time.

Sunday evening. Will try to finish this letter tonight. -1 just finished writing one to Sarah. Hope I get Helen’s and Aunt Mag’s letters and all that anyone else has written. I think 1 tolrl you that I had written to Aunt Mag once. Will have to write again soon. I don’t mind Writing if I gel mail myself once in a while. Hope 1 get the Rensselaer papers, too. Believe me it would seem good to see a home paper now. Was glad to hear that Lt. Yeoman was back there and gave a talk on conditions of which he had to deal. J have heard so many fellows talk about the front lines that it seems that I have been there too. I think 1 have a good imagination of conditions up there. I have often wondered what had becom© of him and where he was, never thinking that he bad been sent back. He isn t the only one that hasn't any love for the Huns.

I, too, am surprised to hear that the division at Camp Shelby hasn’t moved' yet and so many are being sent over here with so little training. Sarah said that one of her brothers and two more boys that 1 knew were at Washington, D. C., ready to cross. He wasn’t even called when I left the States. She said that Earl Burling and San. Brenner of Remington, whom I knew, that were with me at Camp Taylor, were at Long Island ready to start across. Yes, I get to see the paper nearly every evening. I guess we get about the same news as you do. The Americans have took everything they started after so far. The Germans say they are too firey, that they haven’t been in the game long enough to get cooled down yet. 1 think they will be sadly disappointed if they expect them to cool down. I heard of the excitement off the New Jersey coast. Glad to hear that the crops were looking so good. I hope there is a big crop everywhere except Where the Boches can get it. Yes, I can get some fruit if 1 want it here. There is nothing that I want or need now. I think I will get along very well for some time anyway. Have only drew $7.50 of pay since January—five months —-that was last month. There is or has been much trouble in the paying of soldiers in France. Unless you were with a regular organization it was hard to get any money. But now according to a new system each soldier can draw $7.50 each month no matter if his service records are with him or not. That will be plenty for me. Ido not need much money as I don’t run away very much. Some have not been paid for over a year. Glad to know that Dad has sold my horse, so he has that oft hie hands now. Speaking of the scarcity of Wheat flour, you ought to see our ware-

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

houses here. It looks like enough to feed the world for a year. And nearly every shi-p that conies in has some on it. A few weeks ago one of the cranes that was working unloading the ship dumped twenty 100pound sacks ot .flour in the river. That would have fed one family for a long r'me. Well, this will be all for thistime. Will write soon again. As ever, your nephew, CARL. Same address.

AN APPEAL FOR NURSES.

Aug. 8,1918. To the Yourfg Women of America: Across the sea, from France, with every closing day of the heroic of our fighting men, there comes a more imperative call to the women of America to assume their full share of responsibility in winning this world war for the right of men, women, and nations to live their own lives and determine their' own fortunes. There exists now an extreme need for at least 25,000 women of character, intelligence, and education to fill the gaps in our hospital staffs caused by the calling of many thousands of skilled nurses to the fighting front. > _ There .is. only oneway to fill these gaps: By keeping our hospital training schools supplied with students, who are not only prepared for service abroad and at home at the end of their course and at the same time are equipping themselves to earn their living in one of the noblest of professions, but from the very outset of their course are serving their country as well as learning. The Surgeon General of the United States Army, the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, the American Red Cross, the General Medical Board of the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense therefore unite in an earnest appeal for 25,000 young women between the ages of 19 to 35 to enroll in what shall be called the United States Student Nurse Reserve. The enrollment wil Ibegin on July 29, 1918. Those who register in this volunteer body will angage to hold themselves in readiness until April 1, 1919, to be assigned to training schools in civilian hospitals or to the Army Nursing School and begin their course of study and active student nursing.

The service which we are asking calls for the best that the womanhood of America can offer in courage, devotion and resourcefulness. We can not go forward to victory oversea if the wives and families of our fighters are not sustained in health and strength, if we can not protect our workers against the hazards of war industries, if we can not defeat accident and disease, our enemies at home. Upon the health of the American people will depend the spirit of their forces in the field. Acting on the urgency of the need, the undersigned have asked the state divisions of the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense, through their local units, to enroll the 25,000 women needed. We ask the women of America to support us in our further effort not to lower American hospital standards, and to give us the practical assurance of their support by going to the nearest recruiting station established by the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense on or after July 29 and enrolling in the United States Student Nurse Reserve. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, Chairman, Woman’s Committee, Council of National Defense. W. C. GORGAS, Surgeon General, United States Army. RUPERT BLUE, I Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service. . T. W. DAVISON, i Chatirman, War Council, t American Red Cross. DR. FRANKLIN MARTIN, : Chaiman, General Medical Board, Council of National Defense.

COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES.

Following are the allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county. Indiana, at their regular August term, 1918: Robt S Miller, rep tpwtr clerk.s 12.50 Same, same recorder - 15.00 Same, same auditor 13.0<, J P Hammond, sup auditor 5.00 A E Boyce & Co, same sheriff. .24 E D Nesbitt, same surveyor.,. 2.35 M I. Sterrett, sal co supt 121.50 Same, sup same 12.00 F E Babcock, same .. 1.50 M L Sterrett, trav exp 10.00 Nellie M Sterrett, office help... 16.00 G I, Thornton, exp co assessor 14.12 C B Steward, attendance officer 27.50 Chas Morlan, janitor ct hse... 60.40 Mrs. Chas Morlan, matron ct hse 10.00 J L Griggs, fireman same..... 50.00 Vandalia Coal Co, coal same.. 1093.67 Frank Wiseman, sup same 18.23 Empire Brush Co. same 7.25 E* D Burchard, same .50 Kellner & Callahan, same jail. 1, 17.95 Same, const granary co farm.. 470.00 John Tudor, labor co farm 5.00 fohn Kershner, same ’<.2! Maggie Catori. same 20.0 u Andrew Frish, same 8.16 Chas Utterberg. same 30.33 Harold Wickstrom, same 35.00 S E Kershner, same 29.50 Same, supplies same -« 35.57 Royoleum Co-op. Mfg Co. same 7.50 Kellner & Callahan, same 103.35 K T Rhoades & Co, same 28.70 Ind. Tub. Hosp, care patient... 57.14 Philip Blue, exp registrn 87.00 Clark & Hamilton, pub prtg... 5.15 F E Babcock, same 5.15 E D Nesbitt, bdg engr 24.10 Thos Lowe, asst same 1.25 Belle McCarthy, ere poor chldn 24.80 Fae F Brouhard, same ....... 24.80 J N Leatherman, exp co encl def 310.41 I C Cwin & Co. erct coal bins 474.10 Ribert II Hurley, fox bounty... 3.00 Win Steel, wolf bounty 5.00 Trca.-s White Co. exp chng venue 92.00 B I- Fendig. sup court reporter .75 E D Ncslnt. gvl rd constr 38.35 Thomas Ix«c, same 6.25 E b Nt.'bilt. ditclr constr 50.90 L;i •r- • .•< McLain, same 6. 75 Thi>s Je»we. same 12.50 J P Haminond. trans Nesius dth 10.00 J 1 S G.aj. co hgwy supt 96.25 A 1. E< .ib,ns. asst 5ame........ 224.68 Hiuace M Clark, same ...... .. 825 10 Fred Popp, same 240.25 W S Parks, same 229.25 A Woodworth, .same ....'. 205.7 ft Arthur Williamson, same 331.00 J' P Lucas, same 160.27 Chas Meadal, same 95.67 G B Switzer, same 127.50 Newton Co Stone Co. g r rep 1098.70 M'rhael Kanne, same 213.44 I,'iv Overton, same ............ 8.00 W O O’NeaU Co, same ...a... 187.32 Standard Oil Co. same 13.50 Indian Refining Co, same ...... 5,18 J C Gwin & Co, bridges No 3136, 3138. 3380 and 240 578.00 J. P. HAMMOND, ■y Auditor Jasper County.

OUR SAVED FOOD FED THE ALLIES

Food Administrator Writes President America Conserved 141 000,000 Bushels Wheat CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN. Meat and Fat Shipments inoraaaad by 844,600,000 Pounds. Conservation measuroe- applied by the American people enabled the United States to ship to the Allied peoples and to our own forces overseas 141,.000,000 bushels of whwtt and 544.600,000 pounds of meat during the past year, valued in all at $1,400,000,000. This was accomplished in the face of a serious food shortage In this country, bespeaking the wholeheartedness and patriotism with which the American people have met the food crisis abroad. Food Administrator Hoover, in a letter to President Wilson, explains how the situation was met The voluntary conservation program fostered by the Food Administration enabled the piling up of the millions of bushels of wheat during 1917-18 and the shipment of meat during 1917-18. The total value of all food shipments to Allied destinations amounted to $1,400,000,000, all this food being bought through or in collaboration with the Food Administration. These figures are all based on official reports and represent food exports for the harvest year that closed June 30, 1918. The shipments of meats and fats (including meat products, dairy products, vegetable oils, etc.,) to Allied destinations were as follows: Fiscal year 1916-17... .2,166,500,000 lbs. Fiscal year 1917-18. . ..3,011,100,0001b5. Increase 844,600,000 lbs. Our slaughterable animals at the beginning of the last fiscal year were not appreciably larger than the year before and particularly in hogs; they were probably less. The increase in shipments is due to conservation and the extra weight of animals added by our farmers. The full effect of these efforts began to bear their best results in the last half of the fiscal year, when the e» ports to the Allies were 2,183,100,000 pounds, as against 1,266,500,000 pounds in the same period of the year before. This compares with an average of 801,000,000 pounds of total exports for the same half years in the three-year pre-war period. In cereals and cereal products reduced to terms of cereal bushels our shipments to Allied destinations have been: Fiscal year 1916-17.. 259,900,000 bushels Fiscal year 1917-18. .840,800,000 bushels Increase 80,900,000 bushels Of these cereals our shipments of the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year 1917-18 to Allied destinations were: Wheat 181,000,000 bushels and of rye 18,900,000 bushels, a total of 144,906 r 000 bushels. The exports to Allied destinations during the fiscal year 1916-17 were: Wheat 135,100,000 bushels and rye 2,800,000 bushels, a total of 187,400,000 bushels. In addition some 10,000,008 bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port for Allied destinations or en route thereto. The total shipments to Allied countries from our last harvest of wheat will be therefore, about 141,000,000 bushels, or a total of 154,900,000 bushels of prime breadstuffs. In addition to this we have shipped some 10,000,000 bushels to neutrals depend, ent upon us, and we have received some imports from other quarters. “This accomplishment of our people in this matter stands out even mono clearly if we bear in mind that we had available In the fiscal year 1916-17 from net carry-over •'.and as surplus over our normal consumption about 200,000,000 bushels of wheat which we were able to export that year without trenching on our home loaf,” Mr. Hoover said. "This last year, however, owing to the large failure of the 1917 wheat crop, we had available from net carry-over and production and Imports only just about our normal consumption. Therefore,our wheat shipments to Allied destinations represent approximately savings from our own wheat bread.

“These figures, however, do not fully convey the volume of the effort and sacrifice made during the paet year by the whole American people. Despite the magnificent effort of our agricultural population in planting a much Increased acreage In 1017, not only was there a very large failure in wheat, but also the com failed W mature properly, and our com is our dominant crop. “I am sure,” Mr. Hoover wrote in concluding his report, “that all the millions of our people, agricultural aa well as urban, who have contributed to these results should feel a very definite satisfaction that tn a year of universal food shortages In the nortto era hemisphere all of those people joined together against Germany have come through into sight of the coming harvest not only with wealth and strength fully maintained, but with only temporary periods of headship. “It is difficult to distinguish between various sections of our people—the ha—, public eating place*, food trades, urban er agricultural populations—in am— Ing credit for th— re., suits, but no one will deny the damk. pant part of the American -women.* . ' j A hoarder is a man wbo to asomln*. terested in getting his bite than in gtatog bin bit.

Bee Supplies ROOT'S GOODS HHI SOLD AT CATALOGUE PRICE, Wv SAVING YOU THE FREIGHT A FULL SUPPLY NOW IN STOCK Root’s supplies are noted as the best made, and the prices are but little, if any higher than inferior goods. We carry hives, brood frames, division boards, sections, starters and all -mBNB Pm small parts for hives in stock. ASK FOR FREE CATALOGUE LESLIE CLARK REPUBLICAN OFFICE Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 18

D Every Modern Device to produce better, quicker and therefore cheaper work is used in our production of mounments. We employ both the trained hands and the moat modern products of human ingenuity in our work. ' Rensselaer Monument Works WILL H. MACKEY, Prop.

Protect Your Family Life Endowment .Or monthly income policies that protects your family and yourself. Gary National Life Insurance Co., Gary Theatre Building Wilbur Wynant, Free. , Gary, Indiana. HARVEY DAVISSON general agent. A few small blocks of stock to bo sold in Jasper county.—Ask Davisson.

THE COLLECTION Is Our Health Barometer • ( A good oomplectlon can not be obtained when the liver, kidneys or bowels are inactive. Bilious or poisonous matter within the body causes Vthe sallow, muddy or splotchy comijplection. Why drag around looking ttired, old and dejected when Glando fcronlo will put you right. It wlllreimove the poisons end give you new life and strength. Glando Tonic acts •directly on the liver, kidneys and Small glands of the stomach and bowels. 'great popularity is due Ito the wonderful cures which have Ibeen obtained through its use. Sold by druggists ©r may be secured by lending direct to The Gland-Aid Ckx, Fort Wayne, Ind. Price 60 etto

Mrs. E. L. Clark has contracted for the sale of her residence property on Van Rensselaer street near the public library to John W. Sage, of Goodland. Mr. Sage, who may spend the winter in the soutfr, will move his household goods here in September and will later make his home here. He will rebuild the house, making it a modern residence in every respect —spending at least $2,000 in the remodeling. This is one of the best locations in Rensselaer, near to the business part of the city, the public schools, churches and library.

Mrs. W. H. Beam went to Reynolds today. Miss Glenn Day is spending the day in Chicago. Mrs. Paul Weging and daughter, Marie, went to Chicago today. Mrs. Frank Busha returned to her home in Lafayette today. ■» If any of your stock dies be sure and promptly call A. L. Padgett, Phone 65. Mrs. George Heqson and daughter returned to their home in Lafayette today. There will be service in Kniman on next Sunday in the Lutheran church at 10 a. m. REV. KROHN. Mrs. J. W. Comer came from Ft. Wayne today to visit Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Comer. John M. Ray, of McCoysburg, was in Rensselaer today. His son H. 0. Ray, of Elwood is visiting him. The men in the tin mills at Elwood are on a strike and the younger Ray, who is employed in these mills, is taking advantage of the opportunity to visit his parents. The rain at Mccoysburg was very light Thursday evening. Mr. Ray has his oats threshed and his eighty acres yielded 2,200 bushels. While the threshers were at his place they had to serve dinner for fifty-two men. This surely makes a lot.of work for the women folks. v