Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1918 — Page 1

No. 269.

GEORGE SANDS DIES OF PNEUMONIA

George Samis, son of Mir. and Mrs. M. V. Sands, of Tefft, .this county, died Friday evening at 6:00 o'clock. The cause of his death was influenza followed by pneumonia. The deceased was a brother of Attorney <3. M. Sands, who went to Tefft this Saturday morning. George Sands was thirty-nine years of age and leaves a wife hut no Children. Before her marriage to Mr. iSands her name was Rachel Cullen. Funeral serviced will be held at San Pierre at 10:00 a. m. Sunday.

12 Reasons for Thanksgiving Thankfulness . 1. That I'm not Bill Hohenaollem. ' , 2. That National Mazda lamps make the electric light bill so moderate. . 3. That .beards are out of style, miaking eollar buttons easier to And. There isn’t enough space to give you the other 9 reasons thankfulness here, but you will * find every one of them on the special Thanksgiving Window i Display in our store window. In # ■our store you’ll also find a full ; line of electrical merchandise. At your service—for every electrical need. K. T. RHOADES * CO.

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URGES SERVICE MEN TO RETAIN U. S. INSURANCE

Washington, Nov. 15.—Soldiers and sailors 'holding government (insurance were urged by Secretary MieAdoo today to keep up their policies after the war, as a means of protecting their' families, and ito give them the right to convert it into other forms to be provided by the government. The insurance may be continued for five years, or converted within that time. If policies are allowed ito lapse, the right to take other forms of government insurance never can be regained. Policies with private Companies will cost' more, and may be impossible to obtain on account of physical infirmities developed in the the war, the secretary said.

WHAT AN OLD GEASER DID.

There was an old geaser, he. had a lot of sense. He started up business on a dollar, eighty cents. The dollar for stock and the eighty cents for a"n ad brought him three lovely dollars in a 'day, by dad. Well he bought more goods and a little more apace, and he played that systepi ■with a smile on Iris face. The customers flocked to his two-by-four and soon he had to hustle for a regular store. Up on the squaire where the people pass, he gobbled up a corner that was all plate glass. He fixed uip 'the window with the best hie had, and told them all about it in a half page ad. He soon had ’em coming, and he never quit, and he didn’t ,cut down his ads one And he’s kept things humming on the town ever since, and everybody calls him the merchant prince. Soane say it’s luck, but that’s all bunk, why, he was doing business wh.en (the times were punk.

SUNDAY SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1816.

TAYLOR’S BOYS HOME FOR XMAS

SIGNS MULTIPLY tfHAT EARLY MUSTER OUT AT TRAINING CAMP IS EXPECTED. Cam p # Taylor, Ky., Nov. 15.—Developments point to. an early demobilization of troops at Camp Zachary Taylor and many Indiana sol diens are hopeful -of eating their Christmas dinners at home. Camp headquarters received a lengthy message (from the war department announcing that form blanks for discharges have been mailed and outlining the system that will be pursued in mustering out when the final order for demobilization is given. All troop movements from this camp have been ordered stopped. Col. A. H. Carter, commandant of the field artillery central officers’ training school, received instructions mot to accept any more students, authorizing him to discharge from the service students desiring to quit their studies and allowing those who wish to complete the course to do so with the understanding that 'those attaining the required grades will be commissioned in the reserve corps and put on an inactive status upon thelir graduation.

Maj. H. S. Conger, deputy zone supply officer, has been notified that outstanding orders for coal for' the cantonment have been cancelled. The supply on hand is adequate to .provide fuel until Jan. 1. To Maj Gen. John E. McMahon, veteran of the St. Mihiel drive and pther important battles in the world war, will probably fall 1 the duty of supervising the mustering • out of troops. He will arrive here Tuesday and will be the fifth and possibly the ■last commander of the cantonment, which has handled the reception of more than 125,000 draft selects, thousands of whom were from Indiana, and ha 3 sent ten separate organizations to France, ‘the largest of which was the Eighty-fourth (Lincoln) Division. • .Second Lieutenant Ward Lambert, formerly a prominent athlete of Crawfordsville, has been appointed morale officer in the Fifth regiment, Field Artillery Replacement Depot. Candidate Roy L. Lowenthal, 34 vears old, son of Julius ’W. Lowenithal, of 906 Riverside, Evansville, succumbed to influenza and pneumonia today at the base hospital. He was a member of the Seventeenth Training Battery, Field Artillery, central officers’ training school. -

THE MOUNT VERNON.

In our issue of the Evening Republican yesterday we mentioned the fact that Paul Healy, of this city, who has enlisted as a band man in the navy, hid been assigned to the U. S. S. Mount Vernon, a sister ship of the Von Stuben.

We give below a very interesting article in connection with the Mount Vernon, which was dipped from Friday’s issue of the ‘Chicago Daily News: Ensign John J. Warde, of 3827 Pine Grove avenue, left Chicago yesterday for New York) where he wiE ship on board a transport to return to sea duitv. Ensign Warde virile visiting in Chicago told a thrilling story of the events of Sept. 5, when the converted Kronprinzessin Cecilie, renamed the Mount Vernon, made a sensational run to safety after/having been attacked and severely damaged by a submarine just off the Frendh coast..' The men on board had an extremely dedicate task to perform, as the transport, which was making the return trip to America, was carrying among the passengers 100 sick and wounded American soldiers, Senator James Hamilton Lewis and Thomas B. Schall, the blind congressman from Minnesota. In providing for the safety of these passengers Ensign Warde played'a responsible part.. According to his' story, he heard the first alarm while he was at breakfast The first orders were to man the small boats, and as ensign he was put in command of one of them. It was his duty to conduct to safety the party of Congressman Schall, which included the wife of the congressman. He was given a small detachment, and the orders were speedily carried out, but upon investigation the bulkheads were found to be resisting the pressure of the water and -the commander changed his plans and drove the vessel at top speed into port.

NEPHEW OF DR. FLEMING KILLED IN ACTION

Dr. J. Budiwan Fleming bah received word from bis brother, Thomas C. Fleming, of Franklin, Fa,, informing sewn of the death of Lieut. Frank Fleming,- son of Thomas CFleming, upon the battlefield in France on October 11. Lieut. Fleming just previous to his enlistment had been elected assistant athletic director of Purdue university.

SATURDAY WEATHER FORECAST

Rais tonight, wanner east portion. Sunday cooler and fair except probably rain extreme east/portion. Fresh to strong south winds, shifting to the northwest Temperature for the twenty-four hoars ending at 7:00 a. m. today was maximum 63 and minimum 50.

ROACH’S PLURALITY IS 49,513

t REPUBLICANS jHAVE 34 SENATORS AND 82 REPRESENTATIVES IN NEXT ASSEMBLY. • Official tabulations completed in the office of William A. Roach, secretary of state, show that Mr. Roach received 301,207 votes at the election and that Herman L. Center, his Democratic opponent, received 251,694 votes. ’ Mr. Roach’s plurality was 49,513. The Republicans elected eighteen 'senators and the Democrats elected seven. This with the sixteen Republican holdovers and 'the nine Democratic holdovers gives the Republicans 'thirty-four senators and the Democrats sixteen. The Republicans elected eightytwo representatives and the Democrats eighteen. This givs the Republicans a majority of sixty-four. Thomas D. Barr and Ho ration Harryman, experts of the state board Of accounts, made the official tabulations.

“MIKE” WAGNER TELLS OF LIFE AT THE FRONT

Former Court Reporter M. J. Wagner, who left Rensselaer last spiring and entered the iwar service, Handing in France some time ago, has written the following letter to ‘the court house bunch” at Kentiand, which was published in the Kentiand Democrat and which we copy, as it will be of interest to Mike’s many friends in this city: •Here in France, 2d of Oct., 1918. To the Dear old court house bunch,; Kentiand:—l hereby tender to you my heartiest greetings from the Soldiers’ land of promise—all of you—including the lawyers who practice in your tabernacle of Justice. Bert, Art, or Greeley will probably remember that I promised to write the bunch, so here it is. The reason I did not write sooner is that I wanted to gain in experience and wisdom. Since I left your festive hamlet 1 have had many and varied experiences, some pleasant, some otherwise and now I stand before you nearly a veteran. I have swept floors, scrubbed pans, washed clothes and sewed on buttons, stood inspections and been. bawled out, reported court martials and rattled the typewriter, done squads right and squads left, watched for submarines, and saw none, even had to make speeches. At present am trying to parley voo French. It’s a great life l tell you; the only thing I have not .done so far is to face the enemy fire, but I expect to do some of that in time. We are located out in the country eight miles from 'a city. It is a beautiful country to one who has no thing else to do but enjoy that sort of stuff. Now we get up in the dark, about half an hour before sunrise, and have the opportunity, if so inclined, to observe some really magnificent sunrises. We are located, or rather we live in an old mansion, probably once the summer home of some Duke, or something, and it has all the discomforts of buildings of that sort. The nights are very cold here for this time of year. Now there is a heavy frost on the ground in the morning and shaving and washing is a very refreshing operation the way we have to do it. We take our 'canteen cups go to the well and get a cupful of nice cold water (whenever the well isn’t dry), go out behind the house or into the garden, off to one side, hang o mirror on a tree or bush, lather up and—well, jqst shave, I tob you it is great; try it sometime. At present we are having night drill, it is 11:30 now and I am writing this while waiting for my shift; I go on at 12:30, the night is dark—l suppose that is why \

was picked for drill. It Is inter'esting work, folkS| and I would not miss this for anything. The news from the front certainly has been good lately. Bulgaria and Turkey’s defeat and the capture of St. Quentin, this morning. 1 guess it will be up to me to capture Metz however. Have been having tough luck, for the last three weeks I have been in Quarantine on account of a boy breaking out with measles and we were te be released last night, and now the Spanish Flu, or whatever you call it, has broken out in this part of the country and we are again placed under quarantine, so we won’t go ont and catoh the disease. The quarantine business works both ways. Last Saturday a Sargeant, a Corporal, who can speak French, and I, got a special permit to go to Angers—that city I have mentioned—to buy instruments for a # Jazz band we are forming. * I picked up a violin worth two er three hundred dollars in the States for 100 francs —about eighteen dollars —picked it up in a second hand store. The quarantine does not deprive us of our wine though. There is a farm house near by where they sell wine and we are permitted to go there, this makes things a little more pleasant Well, how is old Alkali Ike and how are the checker games coming? I hope that during my absence the formal openings of court will not be discontinued. I suppose Greeley Is still writing poetry. By the way, we have a former actor in our battery, and the other night as

Wi"W If you see a hat or cap IN OUR window * that looks like you—come in and try it on. |F there’s a shirt on 1 display that you like the color of—but are not sure the color likes you • —come in and get “close f » up. WE trim these dis- ’ * plays for your edification and to attract your attention and we want you to feel free to Come in Try on Look over Take off and walk out —without buying, or feeling, or even imagining that you’ve put us to any trouble. THE compliment is ■ all ours whether you buy or not —when.it gets to be a bother to show our merchandise—we’H get out of business.

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we were talking he told me he knew Greeley’s son, Capt. George A. Davis, very well. This fellow has played in a good many productions in Chicago. We have a fine bunch of fellows In our battery and although we work hard we have lots of good times. . I want to thank Judge Darroch and Hume Sammons for their letters of recommendation. I do not know whether I will ever get to use them or not, but in ease I shall be captured and the Huns find these letters on me they will think I am a pretty good fellow anyway. Well, folks, I do not know what more to tell you now, I am feeling supberb and am enjoying every darn bit of soldier life. Let me hear from some of you, will you? . . With kindest regards and best wishes, CQRP. MICHAEL J. R. WAGNER. Battery F. 70th Art. C. A. C. A. P. O. 733, Am. E. F.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Nov. 13. Asa Elliott, born in Jasper county January 19, 1887, occupation farmer, second marriage, first dissolved by dearth to 1907, and Margaret E. Hiitton, born in Ohio September 8, 1894, occupatwnhouaekeeper, second marriage, first d*sohred by divorce October 3, 1918. Wedding ceremony performed by Schuyler C. Irwin, justice of the S, 14. Charles T. SaßweM, bom in Pulaski county September 1, 1875, occupation farmer, and Mary Emily Bull, born in Jasper county August 24, 18*2, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for both parties. Married iby Rev. J. B. Fleming, pastor of the Presbyterian church. •

HERE’S FIRST DEMOBILIZATION UNITS

Washington, Nov. 15.-*—’The first unit to be domotulizdd wall be the development battalions of all cantonments. About 50,000 are included in those units, according to an Announcement this afternoon.

THOMPSON SALE NETS $8,402.50

The Delos Thompson stock aaje Friday was well attended and good prices were received. The total proceeds of the sale amounted to $8,402.50. The Red Cross ladies served an elegant lunch, the pro* ceeds of which amounted to about $55.00. 6 "

MUST MAKE ANOTHER DRIVE

JASPER COUNTY IS SHORT IN ITS PURCHASE OF WAR SAVING STAMPS. Jasper county has made an enviable record in all war activities. Every demand made upon tike people, whether for men or money, for service or sacrifice, ‘has been answered by a 100 per cent or better reply. The people of the county have over-«ttb-acribed their quota of Liberty bonds. They have given freely and met aH demands of the Red Cross, Young Men’s Christian association, the Knights of Columbus and other deserving war activities. However, in the matter of War Saving certificates, we are at a 50 per cent basis. There must he sold in this county about $125,000 in War Saving certificates by January Ist if our good record is not to he maned. Judson J. Hunt, secretary-treasurer of The Trust & Savings Bank, is the ■county chairman of the War Savings drive, and it seems that H wiH he necessary for us to put on a drive in order that this money needed by the government may be forthcoming. To raise this amount it will be necessary fur a number of people is the county to buy up to the hmrt, which is $1,000.00. In many families SI,OOO for each member should be purchased. Let this be called the “Victory Drive,’’ mid let all /who buy saving certificates feel that they are furnishing money with which to boring the boys borne. War Savings certificates are a better investment than government bonds. They pay a better rate of interest and mature sooner. They may cashed, at any time. They are tax exempt. ' Go to youT hanker and find out about this investment It is a good one financially and yon have never had a better chance to show that you are a real patrioti than now. The enthusiasm of the war is over, but the great joy of victory and the return of the soldiers Should inspire aH to continue to respond 100 per cent true to the needs of the government. What shall Jasper county’s record in the matter of purchasing War Savings certificates be? W 1 it be an oversubscription or a slacker’s mite?

ANFRANCESVILLE SOLDIER DIES IN FRANCE

-■ - In the Casualty Eat iFVrday appeared the name of Private Herman C. Mtakfaow, of FranoeSviHe. Private Malchow waa the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Malebow and a nephew of Charles MaJcfcow. Hie had been in France about three months. He is reported to have died of disease.

BLOCK L. W. W. MOVE.

Laredo, Texas, Nov. 15.—An attempt by Mexican delegates to the pan-American labor conference tb have adopted a resolution aiming at the release from prison of Industrial Workers of the World today, brought forth an attack on that organization by American labor leaders who defeated the plan by amending the resolution.

AWAIT LOWER PRICES.

Washington, Nov. 15.—Railroads and the railroad administration do not intend to place large orders for loromotives and cars for future use untH steel prices are materially reduced, it was said today by railroad administration officials.

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