Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1917 — Page 2

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A CALL TO FARMERS

The appeal of Secretary of Agriculture Houston to the farmers of the country to join in agricultural preparedness measures so that the country may not be handicapped by food shortage in an international crisis is one that should be heeded. „ No doubt as a simple matter of business and l self-interest farmers everywhere are preparing for increased erbp acreage, the high prices of all agricultural products and the prospect of a continued extraordinary demand suggesting this; but Secretary Houston means something more. He can not, for want of labor, expect intensive cultivation of land as practiced in France and Germany, but he does ask for the utilization of all land possible an<j for a crop diversification in regions where attention to a single crop, as cotton, does not make the section fully self-support-ing. The secretary urges special care in testing and safeguarding seeds and the use of disinfecting dips, all seeds-.subject to disease that can be prevented, such as smut dipwheat, oats and rye—a plague tftht causes enormous loss. He urges that potatoes fie treated for scab .before planting and that equipment for plant and orchard spraying be provided. As a preventive of waste, which often happens on a farm when ' crops are larger than the producers can 'market profitably, he suggests that the ’surplus be preserved by. drying, canning and other preservative methods. This last system has been ip. operation. for several years in the South, experimental farming stations having roused young people to take ah interest in such undertakings by means of competitive contests—the boys In raising corn or other crops and the girls in canning fruits and vegetables, Where 1 a market was not available forfresh products they found one easily for home-canned goods, and made their labor profitable. As everyone dtnows, homo-dried and canned fruits and canned .vegetables are as a' rule of much better flavor than the factory products; and in view of prospectiveconditions it is aptlikely that the market will be overstocked this year ! or next with both domestic and factory industries in opejaffont, •■Several agencies, one of 'which at least, the Emergency Food Garden commission, seeks a national following. are promoting the general cultivation of vacant lots and all other available space, and the de-| .parfraent of agriculture approves of i this* movement also. If advice will do any good, this is surely to be a gardening year. 1 / -

Word was received at Lafayette Wednesday afternoon that Congressman. Will R. Wood would not vote for the resolution -declaring a state of " war existing with Germany, it Fas So published in the Lafayette Courier. The Lafayette Journal, the Republican organ of Tippecanoe county, which has sharply criticised Mr. . Wood for unpatriotic remarks made by him recently, immediately wired him at Washington and asked if this were -true. At midnight Wednesday night a reply was received, and Wood had evidently decided to climb onto the band wagon,, as he asserted the Courier telegram wa§ unauthorized and that he would vote for the resolution.

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LOYALTY TO U. S. ONLY PROOF OF LOVE FOR FATHERLAND, HE SAYS

New York, April • 6.—Frederick L, Hoffman, of Newark, New'Jersey, writing to t-he New York Evening Post, says: ./ “Born in Germany, I have for more than thirty years been a resident of this country and for twen-ty-five years a citizen thereof. The oath of"'allegiance requires ‘the support of the Constitution of the United States and the renunciation and abjuration of all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, whatsoever.’ This oath is binding upon millions of Americans of German birth, who are today confronted by a crisis which demands actions and not words. They are called upon to square their conduct with their oath of allegiance and to prove themselves- worthy of the priceless privilege of American citizenship in behalf of the cause of national defense against a foreign foe. It is the tragedy of history that by wanton acts of deliberate aggression against thp lives .and property of American citizens and the crowning infamy of conspiracy against our territorial integrity, the German government should have forfeited our confidence and good will. It is, therefore, obviously the patriotic duty of every "American of .German birth to render the fullest measure of unconditional loyalty to the national cause and whatever active assistance may be essential to the attainment of a final victory which shall guarantee to the world a lasting peace. The duty of the hour is unequivocal, and it is for each and every one of foreign birth to prove that oaths of allegiance are not meaningless and that their application to American citizenship can be effectively visualized into actions of enduring worth. The loyalty of Americans of German birth includes the duty, however trying, of active resistance against any and every foe of the American republic, including the government of their native country, specifically and unconditionally renounced in the solemn obligation to protect and preserve the government of the United States. By its own deliberate and wrongful policy of indifference to international law and treaty obligations, the German government has forfeited the good faith and confidences of the western world. By insidious'methods and means it has attempted to sow the seeds of disloyalty and discontent among our foreign born element, while still maintaining diplomatic and friendly relations with the government and the people of ’the United States. There could not possibly be a more humiliating admission than this, involving the national integrity of a truly great people, but the facts are beyond controversy, and it is the truth alone that can make us free. It is for Americans of German birth and qjieestrv to do even more than * their required share in behalf of the national cause, so that the world’s vanishing faith in German honor may 'be redeemed by those who. hold themselve.s to be accountable only to the Supyepie Being and .the government and the neople of their adopted country < The world is not at war with the German people, but with the Ger-' man government and its ruthless and ill-considered military policy, without a parallel in modern his-1 tory. - The German element, by common : consent., has' rendered substantial. services in the natl6n.nl struggle; •’or independence, in the second' war against England, and in the war for the preservation of the'

A submarine net is made of wire rope, about as thick as a lead pencil, and. the meshes are of great size-—about ten or fifteen feet square. The net has floats on top that keep bobbing up and down hike the float on a fishline, and op the- bottom are weights that keep I the whole thing in a perpendicular position. The submarine can not submerge to very great depths on account of the pressure—-200 feet being about the limiting depth. It sails innocently along, therefore, I until it pushes its nose into these ‘ meshes. The net now trails along on both sides of the submarine — its progress revealing the fact that something belmv is the motive power. Perhaps the net suddenly stops; that means that the hidden submarine has stopped, its navigators having made the . horrible' discovery that they are trapped—or perhaps the net has become twisted in the propeller. Vnder these, conditions the wise Submarine rises to the surface. It surrenders, beconies the property of the enemy, and its crew are made prisoners. If it does not take such action one of two things will happen- The enemy will wait upon the Surface until the submarine comes up, or, if it. starts moving the enemy will follow until the inevitable uprising. But perhaps the surface commander gets impatient; in such a case he can let a bomb down into the water, yVhich will | explode when it touches the roof, of the submarine. Of course, the submerged Germans know that this bomb is likely to drop at any minute; the “psychology” of such a situation tends to persuade the imprisoned crew to surrender. ;

It is sometimes a bit puzzling to know just how to hang a flag—just what is the correct position of

Union, and it will not be found wanting in the present crisis, which concerns'the future destiny of mankind for all time to come.

In a large measure the Germans of this country have shared in the most arduous labor of converting a continental wilderness into an earthly paradise, and they and their descendants may be relied upon to protect • and conserve, for the benefit of future generations, what, in part at least, has been created by their toll. They }have ever been conservative in their political influence, and their traits of home life, industry, thrift and obedience to law ajid order are proverbial, and a guaranty that, as a people, they will not be found wahting, however, shamelessly the interest of a higher civilization have I been betrayed by th© government of their native land. By the actions of the German military government in power indescribable sorrow and disaster have been brought upon the world, which has made patience on our part cease to be a virtue, and which demands drastic and far-reaching action in behalf of the ultimate attainment of the cause of universal peace. \ '

It is with a sense of deep humiliation that every American of German ancestry or birth must share in the universal condemnation of the wrongful action of the responsible powers which have misguided the > destin/ of the German empire and lowered it from a position of pre-eminence in public morality and the. arts of life to one of incredible indifference to the. recognized rules of rational and honorable conduct in international relations, without which the world can not exist and remain at peace. However deeply attached to the country of their origin, which gave birth to Martin Luther and the Reformation, the land of Immanual Kant, who was the first to propose a plan for an everlasting peace; of Lessing, Wieland, Lavater, Von Herder, Goethe, Schiller, Fichte, Richter, Von Schlegel, Hegel, Chamisso and Heine, whose every word breathes the spirit of true civilization, it is for all Americans of German ancestry or birth to clearly realize the duty which confronts them, and to solemnly and unreservedly consecrate their aims, their efforts and their possessions in the furtherance of the national cause. He needs, must fight To make true his own: He needs must combat might with might Or might would rule alone. —Alfred Tennyson.

Tn all the world there is no flag more inspiring than the Stars and Stripes; the. fairest , symbol of •jinstained honor, after mpre than a century- of national life and interh'lrionai relations. Life and service under that flag is priceless privilege and a guaranty’- of good faith in peace and war. Loyalty to that flag is the supreme duty, not only to the American republic, but to the cause of government by the consent, of the governed, and liberty and democracy throughout the world. Under this flag, Americans of German ancestry and birth, with the countless millions of other origins, have found a new freedom, which to. conserve and maintain is enough to have lived for, and, if need be, to have suffered and to have died for. Above and beyond the glory of empire and the achievements of military power lies the higher duty to the cause , of truth and the righteousness that exalteth a natibh.”

the union. A letter .to the New York Tribune tells exactly how it should be hung. “All rules for hanging against a wall a flag which is not attached to its staff are in reference to the right or left-hand of the observer. The union wiil be in the upper right-hand corner if the stripes are perpendicular. Thus on a street running north and south the flags on the east side will have all their unions toward the north, and those on the west side will all have their unions toward the south, unless some of them are hung with stripes perpendicular, when the position of the unio’n will be reversed. As one drives down the street, this may give at first the impression that there is no uniformity, though all the flags may be correctly hung, but. every flag’ will be right side out, despite the diversity.” Th|, writer adds that a street banner' should be hung across the street at an equal distance from both curbs;, that a flag, not attached to a staff hung upon a wall, should have the union at the top; that the union should be at-the left of the observer if the stripes are horizontal;. that the union should be at the right of the observer if the stripes are perpendicular.

Three thousand Valparaiso students, the men" attired in khaki and the women in Red Cross uniforms, 1 staged a patriotic parade Wednes- ‘ day afternoon. Addresses were delivered by Mayor Sisson, former Representative Crumpacker and others and the chorus~ of 3,000 voices sang • patriotic numbers. Business was suspended during the exerbises. President Wilson was sent , this telegram: “We pledge you our loyal support.”

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LITTLE DISLOYALTY IN U. S.

Many Reports Published That Are Without Foundation. One cau not pick up a newspaper nowadays without seeing one or more reports of some act of unpatriotism or disloyalty from all parts of the And one might thug be led to think that this country was fairly alive with agents of the kaiser and foes to free government.

But when the matter is carried a little further and some one takes occasion to investigate these reports, about nine out of every ten are found to be without any foundation whatever. Of course, it is not denied that there are secret agents of foreign governments in this country, but they are not making any public displays of their proclivities. | Only recently it was currently reported that a prominent citizen of German ancestry was flying the German flag at his home and defied the authorities to interfere, and for a brief time stories were rife as to what action should be taken. Yet when the matter was .investigated the report was found to be without any foundation whatever and the gentleman referred to 'was perhaps as staunch in his-pa-triotism as any of us. j One day early in the week the ' newspapers published reports that Henry Arndt of Tippecanoe county .was flying a German flag and when his neighbors reported the matter to the sheriff, the officer told them to shoot down the flag and arrest Arndt. The story was given con- ' siderable publicity, but now Mr. i Arndt comes out with a signed statement in the newspapers proclaiming his loyalty to the Stars .and Stripes and- saying that he I never has had a German flag in jhis possession; that “the American j flag is my flag and the only flag 'for me. If war comes, between America and Germany, I am ready [and willing to assist my country in every way my age will permit.’ 4 I There are many millions of citijzens in? this country of German ancestry who no doubt have a deep and undying love for the German people but who are yet loyal to the United States. That the Ger' mans of this country are at this time torn and rent asunder by conflicting emotions one can not deny, and such ‘is not at all surprising. | Their feelings -at this time are no doubt quite accurately described lby the following extracts from a i letter Written by a German resident and published in-the Chicago Tribune. Whether we can agree with him in all particulars or not, we must concede that his words are sincere and his motives pure. The ! statement follows in part: j “My emotions tell me one thing at this awful time, but my reason tolls me other things. ' As a German by birth it is a horrible calamity that I may have to fight Geri mans. That is natural, is it not so? But as an American by preference I can see no other course open. “For twenty-five years Germany has shown dislike for the United States—the Samoan affair, the Hongkong contretemps, the Manila bay incident, the unguarded words of the kaiser himself, and, lastly, the Haitian controversy in 1914. “Whether it is rijhrt or not, pleasant or not, the fact remains that the interests of the two countries have frequently conflicted. And it has not been from mere commercial or diplomatic friction. It is because their ideals of government are absolutely opposite. One or the other must go down. It is for us to say now which it shall be. “Because of my birth and feelings beyond nly control I have no particular love for the, French, and less for the British. But by a strange irony of fate I see those nations giving their blood for principles which I hold dear, agaihst the wrong principles of people I individually love. “It is a very unhappy paradox, but . one I cannot escape. ‘ I do not want, to see the allies triumph over , the land of my birth. But I do very much want to see the triunuph of the ideals they fight for. “It Sickens my sou] to think of this nation going forth to help destroy .people, many of whom are bound to me by ties of blood and friendship. But it must be sb. It is like a dreadful surgical operation. The militaristic, undemocratic demon which rules Germany must be cast out. It is for us to do it—now.’’ .

In India th© castor oil plant grows to a considerable height and is almost a tree. In England it seldom attains a height of more than three or four feet. In the United States it grows to three or four times that height in new ground or where cultivated. Palestine, or the Holy Land, is not in size or physical characterise tics proportioned to its moral and historical position as the theater of the most momentous events in the world’s history. It is less than 140 miles in length and barely forty miles in average breadth. The shortage of, horses in Ireland together with the increased agricultural activity, has attracted much attention to tractors and motor plows.

EDWARD P HONAN ATTORNEY AT lAw Law Abstracts. Real Estate Loan*. Will practice in all the courts. Office over Fendig’s Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN LAW, REAL ESTATE A INSURANCE 5 Per Cent Farm Loans. Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA George A. Williams. D. Delos Dean. WILLIAMS & DEAN . / - LAWYERS Ail, court matters promptly attended to. Estates settled. Wills prepared. Farm loans. , Insurance. Collections. Abstracts of title made and examined. Office in Odd Fellows Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. DR. I. M. WASHBURN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON* Office Hours: 10 to 12 A. M. •’ “ 2 to 6 P. M. •• “ 7 to 8 P. M. Attending Clinics Chicago Tuesdays—--5 A. M. to 2 P. M. RENSSELAER, INDIANA F. H. HEMPHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to Typhoid, Pneumonia and low grades of fevers. Office over Fendig’s drug store. Phones: Office No. 442; Res. No. 442-a RENSSELAER, INDIANA E. C. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Opposite the Trust and Savings Bank. Office Phone No. 177. House Phone No. 177-B. RENSSELAER, INDIANA JOHN A. DUNLAP t - LAWYER (Successor Frank Foltz) Practice in all Courts. Estates settled. ’ Farm Loans. Collection Department. Notary in the office. Over State Bank. Phone No. 16 RENSSELAER, INDIANA F. A. TURFLER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Post-Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the Founder, Dr. A. T. Still. Office Hours —8-12 a. m., 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Monticello, Ind. Office: 1-2 Murray Bldg. RENSSELAER, INDIANA H. L. BROWN DENTIST Office over Larsh &, Hopkins’ drug store RENSSELAER, INDIANA

First Sign of Failing Vision are not always accompanied by severe eye distress. Headaches, smarting, burning - lids, shooting pains in the forehead, floating spots before the eyes, dizziness and weariness of the eyes after close work are some of the signs • that your eyes need glasses Don’t put off having your eyes examined if any of the above symptoms have been experienced by you. CLARE JESSEN z OPTICIAN With Jessen the Jeweler. Phone 13 - Z ;

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Your Tribute to the Departed should take the permanent form of a monument. Let us show you some designs that will come within your means whether they be small or large. Our monuments are artis- ' tic whether they are of " ’ little or great cost. So do not delay putting up a stone because you think you cannot have a nice one with the means at your command. We will supply one.in good taste for probably less than you expect to pay. Will H. Mackey • Rensselaer, Ind.

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CHlCauu, inuutrt-ruUj » - - RENSSELAER TIME TABLE In Effect October, 1915 NORTHBOUND ' No. 36 Cincinnati to Chicago r- 4:51 a.m. No. 4 Louisville to Chicago 5:01 a.m. No. 40 Lafayette to Chicago 7.30 a na. No. 32 Indianap's to Chicago 10 36 am. No. 38 Indianap's to Chicago | 2:slpm. No. 6 Louisville to Chicago 3:31 pm No. 30 Cincinnati to Chicago 6.-50 p na. SOUTHBOUND No. 35 Chicago to Cincinnati •' i;3kam No. 5 Chicago, to Louisville 10:55 am. No. 37 Chicago to Cincinnati 111 l am. No. 33 Chicago to Indianap's 1:57 pm No. 39 I Chicago to Lafayette t 5:50 p m No. 31 Chicago to Cincinnati | 7:3lpm. No, 3 I Chicago to ille I 11:10 p na.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORS [ CITY OFFICERS May0r......... Charles G. Spltivi Clerk.. Charles Morlar. Treasurer.. Charles M. Sands Attorney... Mdses Leopold Marshal...yern Robinson Civil Engineer.... W. F,QsborntFire Chief J. J- Montgomery Fire Warden....J. J. Montgome-y Counci Imen Ist Ward ..Ray Wood 2nd Ward Frank Tobias 3rd Ward—...... Frank King At Large.. Rex Warner, F. Kresler JUDICIAL Circuit Judge. .Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney-Reuben Hess Terms of Court —Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk Jesse Nichols Sheriffß. D. McColly Auditor.....J. P. Hammond Treasurer.. Charles V. May Recorder George Scott SurveyorE. D. Nesbitt Coroner .... I. . .Dr. C. E. Johnson County Assessor... G. L. Thornton Health Officer.. Dr. F. H. Hemphill COMMISSIONERS Ist DistrictH’. W. Marble 2nd Distrist..... .D. S. Makeever 3rd District. Charles Welch Commissioners’ Court meets the First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD EDUCATION Trustees Township Grant Davissonßarkley Burdett Porter Carpenter James StevensGillam Warren E Poole. .Hanging Grove John Kolhoff......Jordan R. E. Davis Kankakee Clifford Fairchild..... Keener Harvey Wood, jr. ..Marion George Foulks.. Milroy John Rush .Newton George’ Hammerton... Union Joseph Salrin. Walker Albert S KeeneWheatfield E. Lamson, Co. SupL. .Rensselaer Truant Officer, „C. B. Steward, Rensselaer

t TRUSTEES’ CARD. JORDAN TOWNSHIP The undersigned trustee of Jor- ♦ dan Township attends to official I business at his residence on the ♦ first and third Wednesdays of each 1? month. Persons having business T with me will please govern them 4 selves accordingly. Postoffice ad ! dress—Rensselaer, Indiana.-'* Second and last Saturday of each month in G. A. Willim’s law office. JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee.

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