Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1918 — Page 1

No. 246.

Buy Linoleum Now Linoleum should be put down before cold weather. We have one role that we will cut to any size for stove patterns. The price on all linoleums will have to advance in a short time. W. J. WRI G H T . ... J

J. F. Watts, of Newland, spent the day here. Miss Ruth Clark returned today from a week’s visit at Logansport. ' I ■■ Mrs. Harold Stiles returned to her home at Tefft this morning. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Hammond today on Y. M. C. A. business. Miss Ruby Briney went to Indianapolis today for a few days. Lieut. F. D. Burchard has landed “over there,” so his wife has been notified. '______ Miss Flossie Teach returned to Hammond today after a few days’ visit here. . . Mrs. F. D. Burchard and daughter returned from Redkey Friday evening. Miss Ruth Stoudt, of Remington, went to Chicago today, where she is attending school. Miss Cecila Perrin returned tp Chicago today after a visit with Mrs. Russell Van Hook. Miss Ethel Fisher came from Hammond today and. will spend Sunday with Marguerite Norris. Try some of that sweet pickled and dry salt pork at 27 cents a pound at Eger’s Grocery. - "■ ■" , 1 Budd Sterrett, of Rockfield, is the guest of the family of his brother, County School Superintendent Sterrett. B. F. Borchardt, of the Municipal Pieir, is spending a few days here with his uncles, B. F. and Samuel Fendig. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hayes, of Frankton, Ind., came today to see their daughter, Mrs. Hazel McCord, who is to be operated on at the hospital today. Alco Nut is butter’s only rival. as pure and sweet as the finest creamery butter at about onehalf the price. Rowles & Parker.

Princess Lunch (Old College Inn) Special Dinner SUNDAY Fresh Oysters Served Any Style and for sale in the bulk Special Dinners Every Day Short Orders All Kinds of Sandwiches Home Made Pies Ice Cream Candy, Cigars, Tobacco and . Cigarettes Open 6:30 a. m. till Midnight .

The Evening Republican.

The public library has been closed for a week and the librarian will visit friends and relatives during this time. Mrs. Ed. Rhodaes went to Cincinnati today to see her daughter, Mrs. C. F. Radcliff, who is sick with the influenza. ■ -> Mrs. M. D. Gwin returned from Indianapolis Friday evening. Dr. Gwin left Indianapolis Friday on his way east with the 109th hospital corps, which has been at Fort Benjamin Harrison for some time. Floyd Wilson, who had been visiting his mother, Mrs. Ransom Elijah, near Mt. Ayr, returned to Chicago this afternoon He has been attending an aviation school in Kansas City and the school is closed on account of influenza. Robert S. Drake and family, formerly of Hanging Grove township, but now living on his large Tippecanoe county farm near Lafayette, were in Rensselaer today. They are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Stewart, who live on the Drake. farm in Hanging Grove township. Mrs. Stewart is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Drake. - r '

PAY DR. WASHBURN. All persons indebted to me are hereby notified that all accounts have been left at the First National Bank of Rensselaer, and you are requested to call at once and make settlement. Dr I. M. Washburn. OYSTERS. Fresh oysters ,d irect f rom Baltimore, for sale at the Princess Lunch. Standards 80c per quart; selects SI.OO per quart. NOTICE. All the suits contesting the will of the late Benjamin J. Gifford, are now disposed of, and I am in position to sell land. I have yet unsold several hundred acres of good land located in Jasper and Lake counties, wldch I will sell as Executor on reasonable terms, but cannot take any trade. Call at my office or at the office of T. M. Callahan, at Rensselaer, Indiana, for partieulors. , GEO. H. GIFFORD, Executor.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1918.

STOCK SHOW A SUCCESS

LARGE SHOWING OF PURE-BRED STOCK. WITNESSED V BY MANY. That the breeders of pure-bred stock of Jasper^county are keeping pace with the progress of the times is evidenced by the show which closes in this city The thirty-seven pure-bred Calves belonging to the 'boys of the First National Bank Calf club made a most excellent showing. At the show were to be seen the very best animals in their breed of cattle, hogs, and sheep. The Republican will give a full report of this splendid show as soon as the awards are obtainable.

ESCAPES FROM A GERMAN PRISON

Mrs. Walter Bfell has received some good news from her folks in Illinois in reference to her brother, C. E. Wilhoit, who entered the war as a selectman in September, 1917, and left for France July 1, 1918. Soon after entering active service at the front he was reported missing. September 8 he returned to his company, having escaped from a German prison. The captain who notified Wilhoit’s people did not say what German prison he had been in or give any of the particulars. A letter is expected now any time from the escaped soldier.

INFLUENZA TAKES ANOTHER SOLDIER

Charles Stath, of Barkley township, received a telegram fronv Camp Taylor announcing the death of his sonj Private William Stath, Friday evening at 7:15 o’clock. The body will leave -Louisville at 3:00 p. m. this afternoon and should arrive here at 5:01 a. m, Sunday.

LUCILLE LUERS TO GO TO WASHINGTON, D. C.

Miss Lucille'-Luers has received notice to report at Washington, D. C., within two weeks to begin working for the government. Miss Lufers is the youngest girl to go from this city.She plans to live with Vera Healey, who has been there for several months.

BARKLEY RESIDENCE BURNS.

David Poppel, who works in the Wood & Kresler barber shop each Saturday, reports that the house on his farm in Barkley township, one and one-half miles from Gifford, burned Friday forenoon about 11:00 o’clock. Mrs. Poppel was preparing dinner and the fire caught in the upper, story. She did not notice the fire until neighbors who lived nearby came to help. Most of the contents and the entire six-room residence were destroyed. Mr Poppel’s family consists of hinfeelf, wife and three children. The house was insured for $700.00, which will not cover the loss.

YOUNG MAN DIES IN MILROY.

William, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tow, died at his home in Milroy township October 19 of typhoid fever. He had beep sick for five weeks. The deceased would have been of age had he lived until Monday, October 21. He is survived by five brothers, three sisters and his parents. Funeral services will be held At the grave in the Benson cemetery. Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock.

FAIR AND WARMER.

The weatherman predicts that Sunday is to be fair and warmer This is done so that those who have been so patriotic as to Strictly observe the gasolineless Sundays may have a real enjoyable day tomorrow We are having ideal weather. Besides having bright, beautiful days, the temperature'is very pleasant, the maximum for the twenty-four hours ending at 7:00 a. m. was 67 and the minimum was 37.

SATURDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

• Lewis Davisson was able to go home today. John Bartholomew and George Lonergan are in a critical condition.. Mrs. Vernon McCord, of Roselawn, underwent an operation today. Mrs. W. S. McConnell and son remain the same. . All other patients are improving.

ACCOUNTS TO BE PAID.

I promised to keep open office for three months so that accounts due could be settled directly. This I have done at considerable expense. But now I will be too far away for any personal supervision so, from Oct 15, all accounts not paid by cash or note wilLbe cared for by an attorney. In the meantime my sister will receipt payments. iasajjs 0 ewm

BRAZIL BLOCK COAL ON TRACK.

We have a car of high grade Brazil Block eoal on track which we will dispose of at once. If you want some of this, the very best soft coal obtainable, act quickly. KELLNER & CALAHAN, Phone 273.

THIRTY-EIGHTH REACHES PORT

INDIANA MEN COMMANDERS OF THREE REGIMENTS THAT LAND IN ENGLAND. Washington, October 18.—A safe landing at an English port has been made by the 38th division, U. S. A. This division “had its training at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. Its training was intensive and covered a long period. Indiana men are commanders of three of the regiments of the division. They are Colonel George H. Healey, of Rensselaer, commander of the 151st infantry; Colonel Howard F. Noble, Culver, commander of the 152nd infantry, and Colonel Robert Moorhead, Indianapolis, commander of the 139th field artillery. These regiments are very largely officered by Indiana men. Families of the soldiers should be receiving postcards in a short time announcing their arrival.

SATURDAY WAR SUMMARY.

The Belgian coast again is Belgian. Germany’s -dream of an invasion of England across the North sea from Calais is ended. Belgian Flanders is fast being evacuated by the enemy and his line from the Belgian frontier to the Meuse river gradually is giving way under the attacks of the British, French and American armies which are demanding to be served with victory. 1 A haven of safety in a shorter and more compact line .is being sought by the Germans in order to escape annihilation by their enemies. Everywhere they are being whipped. But seemingly they are still far from defeat. In Belgium the enemy is giving ground hastily in order to bring his armies safely out of the trap which menaces them; but from the French front to the Meuse river he still is fighting desperately to hold back the lower jaw of the great pincer from closing jn a great converging movement and entrapping in its maw the German force in its entirety. And thus far he successfully through the use of picked troops and machine gunners who know defeat only in death, warded off the final blow.

Zeebrugge, Germany’s second great submarine base on the North sea, has gone the way of Ostend. The flag of Belgium once more flies over it. To the south Bruges has been evacuated and Turcoing, Roubaix and other towns have been delivered. Out of the great sack between the North sea and the Lys river, the enemy is fleeing fast in an endeavor to prevent capture or internment in Holland.

His hope is that he will be able to reach Antwerp and there reconstitute his line from the Dutch frontier through Antwerp and Namur to some point in the south, probably Sedan or Metz, and stabilize it, for the moment, at least, to the Swiss frontier. In France, east of Lille to Cambrai, the British slowly but surely are pressing forward, despite supreme efforts of the enemy to hold them, blotting out. the big salient which .has Tournai as its northern and Velenciennes as its southern enemy-held bases. To assure the collapse of this salient, Field Marshal Haig, with whose forces are brigaded men from the United States, is driving hard along the Bohain-LeChateau front in a maneuver which is meeting with success and throwing Valenciennes into a dangerous pocket.

To the south in the sack between the Oise and the Serre rivers north of Laon, the Germans slowly are withdrawing toward Hirson, with the enemy impending theit progress with strong rear guards. Likewise in iChampagne the Germans are offering strong resistance against the French and Americans in their attempts to drive northward .toward Mezier and Sedan. The French nevertheless have been able to cross the Aisne river near Vouziers and thus have made more secure the positions of the Franco-American forces in the Valley of the Aire at Grand Pre. To the east the Americans on both sides of the Meuse river are slowly going forward. Between the great wood Bastion and the Meuse picked troops have been chosen to fend the blow northward toward Sedan. All the ground that is being won is being valiantly defended to the last. * Albania is fast being cleared of the enemy and in Serbia the Teutonic allied forces have been driven thirty miles north of Nish. In Syria the victorious forces of General Allenby now are meeting with scant resistance.

DON’T BURN LEAVES.

The City Board Of Health orders that no more leaves or trash be burned untilnwtice of permission is given. The smoke is especially irritating to those with influenza, as w_*ll as those whose lungs are in a Weakened condition as result of the disease. CITY BOARD OF HEALTH. We have just unloaded another car of salt It now takes about three months to get an order filled for a car of salt Buy your winter salt now. Eger’s Grocery.

r STYLE ST HEADQUARTERS |r I I M- - » 6 - —%■ I ■ mono I Ik 4rea ‘ M Five extra clerks were employed Store Rensselaer, today. There must be a reason. Weleave it to • you to figure out what that reason is! WZATKM: Warmer.

REPUBLICAN TOWNSHIP CANDIDATES

Barkley— Trustee —Ralph W. Johnson. Assessor —O. G. Baker. Carpenter— Trustee —Burdette Porter. Assessor —Robert Shearer. Gillam — Trustee —Benjamin F. Lefevre. Assessor—J. Wesley Marion. Hanging Grove— Trustee —Warren E. Poole. '* Assessor —John E. Osborn. Jordan — Trustee—Julius Huff. Assessor—James Bullis. Kankakee — Trustee —Alfred Dugglesby. Assessor—W. F. Neier. Trustee —Clifford Fairchild. Assessor—W. C. Hanaway. Marion— Trustee—Charles W. Postill. Assessor —Louis P. Shirer. . 4 Milroy— Trustee —William V. Vannatta. Assessor —N. E. Digman. Newton — Trustee —John Rush. Assessor —-Charles Parks. Union — Trustee —George H. Hammerton. Assessor —J. W. Hume. WalkerTrustee—John F. Pettet. Assessor —Charles Scott. Wheatfield — Trustee —George W. Ferguson. Assessor —O. M. Barbee.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Wolfe retumde to Gary Friday evening. They, with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wolfe and son, Chester, of Newland, had just returned from Armstrong, Hl., where they had attended the funeral .of S. Yates, a relatives'.

On account of the rapid changes in government rulqs regulating the handling and placing in service of tele-/ phones, moving them and moving from one place to another, it will be necessary to call office and make arran>c* it nts for servit ? Service disconnected for non-payment or rentals will in the future by government order be charged for restoring service. . Federal authorities will deal with parties cutting or tampering with lines of communication iriyany manner.—Jasper County Telephone Co.

INDIANA SWEEPS OVER IN FOURTH

, , I HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCE AN OVER-SUBSCRIPTION OF MORE THAN MILLION. Indianhpolis, Oct. 18.—The state of Indiana tonight reached its quota in the Fourth Liberty Loan with an oversubscription of more than $1,000,000. The following telegram was sent by state loan headquarters to L. B. Franklin, director of war loans at Washington: “Th* state of Indiana has oversubscribed ita quota, sloß,* 750,000, in the Fourth Liberty Loan. We hope for a good over-subscription.'* Marion county is still among those “black” on the map, being still short something more than $2,000,000 of her quota. Workers are confident, however, that the full quota of more than $23,000,000 will be in hand by midnight tomorrow night All but eleven of the sixty-eight Indiana counties lying in the seventh federal reserve district were reported “over” at state headquarters tonight, reports from Tipton and Parke counties reaching headquarters almost simultaneously at 8:30 o’clock, placing these counties in the honor list and making fifty-seven counties in all thus cleared. The counties still reported under their respective quotas at that hour were Blackford, Carroll, Fayette, Jay, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Shelby, iSteuben, Vigo and Wells. Upon learing that Indiana had reached the gqal and had recorded a substantial oversubscription, Governor Goodrich paid a fervent tribute to the loyalty of Hoosiers and added that to “the banks of the state are due the tireless and efficient organization which directed the campaign that made Indiana perhaps the first in this federal district to go over the top.” Will H. Wade, director of sales for the *Liberty Loan in Indiana, gave the entire credit for Indiana's success in the fourth great financial drive to the patriotic Hoosiers “who never yet failed to meet every war requirement that the government has laid upon them.”

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ACT AS PALL BEARERS

' One of the requests made by Private George Fritz before his death at the cantonment was that his pall bearers should be members of the order of Knights of Columbus. Six of the members of the local lodge went from here to Medaryville today to attend the funeral services and to* carry the body of Private Fritz to its last resting place. They were' Lon Healy, Conrad Kellner, Joseph Halligan, Mike Quinlan, J. W. Nagel and Clemens Gangloff. z It is understood that J. N. Hurty has given his consent for a public funeral to be held at Medaryville today.

ROBERT PLATT SICK.

Word was received here today by Mrs. Sarah Platt that her son, Robert, was in the hospital with tuberculosis acute pulmonary, and his condition was serious. Robert had the Spanish influenza and was in the hospital five days, and then after being out for three days was taken worse, and has been in the hospital for three weeks. He is at Hampton Roads, Virginia, and his sister, Stella, and brother, Henry, went to that place today.

MARRIED BY SQUIRE IRWIN.

Miss Mamie Bringe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bringe, of Fair Oaks, and Ted McClanahan, son of James H. McClanahan, were married this morning at the clerk’s office by Squire Irwin. They went to Hammond for a few days, and will return here later and make their future home east of Rensselaer.

With butter prices out of right, save money by buying our fancy butterme at 35e a pound. We furnish coloring with it John Eger. If your stock dies call me at my expense and I will call for it promptly. A. L. Padgett Phone 65.

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