Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1918 — Page 1

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LAFAYETTE JOURNAL BUSINESS MANAGER ENLISTS

Henry W. Marshall, Jr., business manager of the Lafayette Journal, has volunteered for army service and passed the necessary examinations, He has been notified to (be present at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga., on September Ist, where he will enter the officers’ training camp to fit himself for a commission. Mr. Marshall is a graduate of Purdue University and the military training which he recevied there will be of value to him in the wftrk at Camp Gordon.

NOTICE TO SETTLE.

All persons knowing themselves to be indebted •to the undersigned, please call and settle by cash or note by September Ist. Any one having bills receivable will please present same on or before the above date. DR. A. R. KRESLER

CASUALTY LIST IN FRANCE.

Washington, Aug. 15.—The army casualty list in two sections today shows: Killed in action, 42; died of wounds, 7; wounded severely, 131; wounded, degree undetermined, 6; missing in action, 25. Total, 212. From Indiana. Corporal Clarence James, Rosedale, wounded severely.

Michael Kanne, who had been pretty sick for a few days, was able to be up town today. The funeral of Frank O’Brien was held at 9:00 a. m. at St. Augustine church and interment was made in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Uncle Nathan Eldridge,' of Barkley township, who has been sick for a long time, is reported to be just about the same. W. H. Minniear, who had been working at Hammond, returned to his homie here today. He is suffering with a pretty bad case of blood poisoning. Mrs. Arthur Armstrong, of Acadia, Neb., and Mrs. J. Wohlevand, of Superior, Wis., returned today to their homes. They had been heje to attend the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Sarah McCleary.

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The Evening Republican.

Further minor withdrawal* of German armies in France today, followed by allied advances, strengthen the theory that the enemy is planning to execute a widespread retreat on the western front, which will probably take him back as far as the Hindenburg line. The withdrawals thus far since the slackening of the allies* drive *in Picardy have been on small sectors of the front, but have resulted in straightening and lengthening the allied line. During the last twenty-sour 1 hours the French, British and Americans have recorded good gains in no less than four sectors, the British taking two towns. The movement is again reported in Flanders as well a* in Picardy. In the Vesle sector there are fresh signs that the Germans are planning an early withdrawal behind the Aisne. Their artillery fire has noticeably diminished, it being evident that they have no large cannon in action south of- the Aisne. Important development* are reported in Russia, indicating the early re-establishment of the eastern front. The British have occupied Baku, on the Caspian Sea, while the force* landed on the arctic are moving rapidly southward. The Archangel army already ha* advanced more than 100 mile*, driving the Bolshevik Red Guards before it, and a new force has been landed on the Onaga Bay coast to cut off the retreating Russian*. Further east an allied force ha* advanced more than 200 mile* into the interior. Rumor* of the overthrow of the Bolshevik regime in Moscow persist.

NOTICE TO RED CROSS WORKERS

The August quota of surgical dres-. sings have been completed and the work shop of that department of the Red Cross will be closed until further notice. HELEN LAM'SON, Instructor. Frank Ham wasbrough home from Fisher, 111. last week quite sick. He is a little better today but has not bee nable to leave his Jiome. All home print today. Read the inside pagea.

WAR SUMMARY.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 16, 1618.

POSTOFFICE TO BE MOVED

WILL OCCUPY THE HOLLINGSWORTH BUILDING NOVEMBER FIRST. Postmaster N. Littlefield announced today that the postoffice department had rented the E. L. Hollingsworth business room on the south side of Washington street, now occupied by the Greek candy store. The postoffice was removed from the J. H. Chapman building now occupied by B. J. Jarrette to its present location about ten years ago. This move was made in the interest i of the owners of the K. of P. building, which had stood idle for a long time, and on which a number of business men of the city had lost a considerable amount of money. On account of the fact that this location was entirely to one side of the business part of the city it has been quite unsatisfactory to the patrons of the office. The new location will be more centrally located than it has been for a number of years. Previous to being located in the Chapman building the office was located in the E. P. Honan building now occupied by the O’Riley Bakery. It was moved to this place from the site now occupied by the Odd Fellows building. The location of the poctoffice will not be a matter of so much concern in the near future because we are to have free mail delivery beginning

on September Ist. ' The carriers for this city have been selected. They are Leo and Robert Reeve. These two young men received the highest grades on the cjvil service examination held in this city for carriers some time ago. Gilbert Albin stood third and he will be appointed a substitute carrier. Mr. Hollingsworth is to have his room ready for the use of the government by November 1. This will be a matter requiring an outlay of considerable money and taking quite .a little time. The person leasing to the'government buildings to be used as the postoffice must equip them, furnishing heat, vaults, boxes and all other furniture and fixtures needed. The leases are made for a period of ten years. We were unable to find out the amount of rent Mr. Hollingsworth is to receive from the government. Locating the postoffice in this part of the city will undoubtedly make more valuable the properties nearby. However, some of these have already brought pretty handsome figures. The Trust and (Savings bank building brought $28,000.00, and Mr. A. Leopold just a few days ago closed, a deal with B. F. Fendig by which he received $10,000.00 for the building occupied by the Rexall Drug Store. We believe these values are quite large in comparison with’ shin- 2 lar - building in cities the size of Rensselaer. All home print today. Read the inside pages.

THE GILLAM HOME COMING

At Independence, Sunday, Aug. 25. All friends of the organization are invited to attend. A number of our boys who are likely to be called , soon will be there. Come and let’s give them a farewell reception, that they may cherish while gone from us. Good speakers will be there. S. C. ROBINSON, Pres. A. J. RATHFON, Sec.

GIVING OUT

The Struggle Discourage* Many a Citizen of R*n*»elaer. Around all day with -an aching back, Can’t rest at night; Enough to make any one “give out.” , . Doan’s Kidney. Pills are helping thousands. They are for kidney backache; And other kidney ills. Here is Rensselaer proof of their merit: Mrs. R. W. Burris, says: I was suffering from a steady ache in my back and could hardly move without having knife-like pains > through my kidneys. When I went to stoop over to tie my shoes or get up out of a chair, those pains caught me. My head ached and I felt nervous and tired. I was often so dizzy I* could hardly stand. My kidneys acted too often and caused me much distress. I used several boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills and. they put me in good shape.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney PiUs—the same that Mrs. Burris had. Forster- Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. All home print today. Read .the inside pages. • Aik Anyone Who Ha* Used It. There are families who always aim to keep a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy hj the house for use in case it is needed, and find that it is not only a good investment but saves them no end of suffering. As to its reliability.' ask Anyone who has used it C

LOCAL BOARD NAMES TWENTY

SELECTMEN TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE WAR SERVICE. The local board has selected registrants to fill quotas to leave here within the five days period beginning August 26th, exact date not yet named. The following selectmen will be sent to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio: Arthur Murray. Wm. Zink. Benjamin Zimmerman. Carl Dick. George L. Nagel. Henry Van Weinen. Chas. Woosley. The following, are to be sent to Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.: Clarence Defries. James D. Nelson. Bernard Bailey. Benjamin T. Miller. Chas. Reed. Verne G. Bice. Chester Miller. Clyde H. Smith. Ward C. Lewis. Wm. Snip. Wm. T. Rockwell. George Peterson. The following limited service men will be sent to Camp Dodge, lowa,, during the two days period August 30 and 31: James Kriz. Edward B. Morrison. The local board has received notice to register on August 24th, all men who have become of age since June 5, 1918.

HELD SPLENDID MEETING.

The selectmen of the second distrist, consisting of Gillam, Barkley and Union townships, meet at Parr Thursday evening. The meeting was held in the new church building at that place and this edifice was packed to capacity. Addresses were made by Superintendent C. Ross Dean, E. P. Honan, J. M. Sauser and Rev. J. Budman Fleming. It seems that such addresses, as these should have a wonderful influence in pressing home to every select of the district the necessity of preparing for active Vfar duty and of being willing ahd ready to enter the service at the first opportunity presented. These meetings for instruction are to be held once each month in each of the four districts of the county. Once each week each month other than above the selectmen will meet and drill. They are all being urged to join the Liberty Guards. The Red Cross ladies were well patronized and sold everything they had to offer and could have sold much more.

JOHN O’BRIEN DIES AT THE COUNTY FARM

.John O’Brien, who had been an inmate of the.county infirmary for the past nine years, died there this Friday forenoon at 11:00 o’clock. The unfortunate man was 57 years of age. Before coming here he was a stationery engineer in Chicago. He was a brother of Kate O’Brien, who is a domestic in the home of C. W. Eger of this city, and Mrs. Reed, who lives near Remington. He has a brother, who lives in Chicago. Funeral services for the deceawd will be held at the St. Augustine Catholic church and interment will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery. •« '■ ' • Mrs. Charles W. Hanley, president of the Jasper county War Mothers’ association, went to Indianapolis Thursday and is attending the state meeting of the War Mother of Indiana.

NOTICE TO SELECTMEN The weekly drill* of selectmen (and Liberty Guard*) in the sereral military district* in Jasper county will be held at the place* and time named below: Kniman, Sunday, 2:00 p. m. Gifford, Monday, 8:00 p. m. Wheatfield, Monday, 8:00 p. m. Remington, Tuesday, 8:00 p. m. DeMotte, Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. f Parr, Thursday, 8:00 p. m. Rensselaer, Friday, 8:00 p. m. It & desired that all concerned report promptly at the appointed hour. By direction of Board of Instruction. J. M. SAUSER, Major of Registrants.

da •klti, Bru* \ EVERYBODY turn out tonight to see the 300 men drill—and the New Fall clothes i n Hilliard S' Hamill’s windows. The lights will be turned on. That* sail! See you tomorrow.

Tomorrow’* W**£h*r Probably Shower*.

ENDORSES INSTRUCTION BOARDS’ ACTION

August 15, 1918. Mr. J. B. Fleming, Rensselaer, Indiana. Dear Mr. Fleming: I have your, letter of August 14th with reference to the plan adopted by your Board df Instruction for your, county. The plan adopted is certainly a good one, and I have no doubt will bring forth good results. This board is created under authority issued by the Provost Marshal General, and registrants should respond to the wishes of the board. If registrants, who are in deferred classes, refuse to attend these meetings and to take part in any of the work, it seems to me the Local Board should thoroughly investigate their case. Deferred classification is not given a registrant for his benefit, but for the benefit of those depending upon him* and he should be given to understand that the privilege of being in deferred classification at this time, should not be trifled with in the least. I wish you would kindly report to me the success of the plan adopted in your county after it has been tried out thoroughly. . Very truly yours, ROBERT C. BALTZELL, Major Inf. U. S. Executive Officer.

POLITICS ADJOURNED, BUT DEMOCRATS CONVENE

County Chairman, Frank Welsh, County Secretary, E. P. Honan, Postmaster Dennis O’Riley and Dr. A. P. Rainier, of Remington, and G. J. (Woodrow) Jessen, went to Hammond today to attend a meeting of the Democrats of the Tenth Congressional district.

RENSSELAER TO HAVE ANOTHER CREAM STATION

Schlosser Bros., of Frankfort, have rented the room just south of Worland’s furniture store and will open a cream buying station therein next This will make four cream buying stations in Rensselaer, which will no doubt make a sufficient number to take care of all the cream in this territory. '

Bob Loy has completed his service with the Lincoln Chautauqua and returned to his home here Thursday evening. The season closed at Waynetown on Wednesday of this week.

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ABSENCE FROM HOME SAVES HASCALL’S LIFE

■ Remington Press. I Bib “Sip” Hascpll says old Lightning called on him but he was not at home Thursday evening during the terrific thunder storm that visited this section. Lightning struck the big tree in front of his residence in town and played merry havoc with things in general around the house. After stripping the big tree from top to bottom jn several places, it jumped to the ridge of the roof of the house, tore in through a bedroom, struck an iron bed and then made its exist at the northeast corner of the room. Its path could be traced along the wall paper across the south side, a part of the west side, until it came to the bed where it ducked the width of the bed, then up again to the ceiling of the room, across the north side to where it made a hole getting out. In the hall up stairs it also broke two good sized holes in the plaster, shattering the plaster over the opposite room. It knocked an electric rosette off the room below, and a number of brick out of the main chimney. The bed was the one usually occupied by the Hascall’s when at home, and had they been in the bed, would most surely have been killed. How the house getting on fire is a mystery.

HILLER STILL HANDING IT HOT.

When Weather Observer Hiller read the temperature for the twentyfour hours ending at 6:00 p. m. Thursday he found that the'highest temperature recorded in this period was 98 and the lowest 67. Hiller may be censured for the excessive heat, but the weatherman did not make good with the rain he promised Thursday. Today he says probably we may have showers on Saturday.

DEATH OF MRS. FRANK LEWIS.

Mrs. Frank Lewis died at the St. Elizabeth hospital. in Lafayette at 4:00 o’clock Thursday morning following an operation on Tuesday. Mrs. Lewis was the wife of Frank E. Lewis, for many years a resident of this county and in charge of the Chicago and Wabash railway. He is now the trainmaster for the northern division of the Monon. Mrs. Lewi»>was born in Monon thirty-nine years ago, and was a member of the Methodist church of that place. Besides the husband, she is survived by three children, Pauline, Dortha and William, and her mother, Mrs. Clara Ward, of Monon. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Opal Anderson, of Lafayette; Lieut. Roy Ward, of Fort Dodge, la., and Harry Ward, of Gibson City. Mrs. Lewis was a most loveable woman and had a large circle of friends in Lafayette as well as at Monon and in this county. Her sudden death is a very great shock to all of her many friends and associates. Her body was taken to the late home at 15 North Salisburg street, West Lafayette. The funeral services will be held in Layaette Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. Interment will be in the Lafayette cemetery.

MUSIC.

Helen Mills Ranmeier, teacher of sight reading, rythm, time, improvising and musical appreciation. Essa Ellis Perfield, pedagogy, based on inner-feeling, reasoning and drills, through the ear, eye and touch. Inner-Feeling is something within that prompts expression. Reasoning is intelligent analytical observation. Drill is the constructive repetition which makes facility and skill. Information free. Phone ML Ayr 88-C. After being out of salt for the last three months, we have just received a car load, 70 lb bags and 280 lb barrels. EGER'S GROCERY

AT THE STAR THEATRE —The Hou** of Good Picture* ' TODAY SONIA MAKOYIA in “A PAINTED MADONNA” also THE FORD WEEKLY. Yellowstone National Park. Soo America first. . SATURDAY—KITTIE GORDAN a “THE INTERLOPER” A World Picture. a also Episode No. 4 of th* groat serial “LIBERTY.” MONDAY—- ’ EDITH STORY | In a five act Metro Play “REVENGE”

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