Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1917 — Page 2

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ARE YOU IN THE GAME?

President Wilson’s appeal to Americans to speak, act and serve together that the nation may meet the supreme test is that of a general to an army on the eve of a great and decisive conflict, thinks the Chicago Herald. Only it is vastly more significant than any of the historic appeals of generals or admirals just before the battle. It is addressed to the biggest army .the world has ever known—to a great civil army of 106,000,000 Americans. Time was when the military and naval arms won wars. Today there must be behind them a great civil army, well disciplined and maintaining the same ideals of sacrifice and service that animates the men who go to the front, or the cause is already lost. Once the civilian population could indulge itself, if it chose, in the thought that the war was in some sense a thing apart. Today ~ the duty of doing according to the measure of one’s abilities to aid the nation falls specifically and directly on every man and woman in the land. First and most significant in the great divisions that make up the civil army of America —the army r that must win the war for. America and the world and for freedom everywhere-—come the American farmers. The I‘residenj. appeals especially to them for discipline. cooperation, patriotic effort. They hold in their hands the issue of battles and the fate of nations. For them to shirk their duty is to desert a post .more important than. ( that ever -held by any great divi-, sion o£ a fighting army. They must I plant, plant, plant every available i acre with foodstuffs for Americans! and for their allies against Prus-j Sian militarism. This important; part of the army of all Americans; will surely heed the weighty appeal ■ of tjie nation’s head. AS- reads the President’s sig-, nific.-p/t/ address he visualizes the; other . grand divisions ’of the civil j army into which America .by the 1 very act of war resolves iitsgp ' The great manufacturing interests ' —employers and employes -pass ’in • review. . The miners —operatives! and operators—so important in this' matter of war. The great trins-

portation hosts of the count i y-—■ managers and workers—alike charged with th'e high responsibility .of seeing to it that there he no interruption of the "arteries of th© nation’s life.’’ The''hosts of ■commerce—merchants, middlem on. workmen, employes. And, most numerous and capable of vast effectiveness, the united * women of America. And to each soldier in this great civil army the President’s appeal carries-the new battle c'ry of freeis work for everyone of us in this fight 4of democracy against autocracy and the forces that keep nrejj. unfree. It summons every loyal American to. give freely of himself to the common cause and to remember that as wars are waged today the man or woman who is working in necessary industries at home is helping win the fight.

THE DRAFT BILL

Here is what will happen when the" draft bill, pow before congress, becomes a law: ' 1. The President will designate by proclamation a day of registration, the voting precinct being used as the smallest unit for enrollment. The governors of the various states will be asked to have the sheriffs

of the counties appoint registers to take the names of all males between the ages of nineteen and twenty-five.’ Those who refuse to enroll will be arrested. 2. The state oflicers will exempt from military service “persons engaged in industries, including agricultural, found to be neces-. sary to the maintenance of the military establishment or the effective operation of the military forces, or the maintenance "of national im terests during' the emergency.’’ 3. not exempted will be reported to the war ’ department, which will make further exemptions. 4. It is estimated that by August 1 the 500,000 men desired will be in training camps. In the meantime the government must provide equipment for the recruits. 5. It estimated that the registration will result in an enrollment of 7,000,000, and about 40 per cent of this number will be weeded out on account of physical disabilities. Tlje 500»000 to be selected from the remaining 60 per cent will be chosen by lot.

Congressman Will R. Wood is receiving no end of criticism from Republican papers over the' district for his stand against selective conscription in this hour of the nation’s need. . There is perhaps not a Republican in the district that has not taken,a fling at Wood. The Rensselaer Republican recently published an article concerning the congressman’s stand, and among other things said: "Mr. Wood is entirely out of harmony with his consfitutency and, we feel, Out of harmony with the great necessity of the hour.”

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Spots on the sun, you say? They are only the matching hosts rushing to join the war of the universe. No, hanging out the flag is not the only way of displaying patriotism. The government # needs recruits. We’ll have two of ’em—the army of the killers and the army of the tillers —and one is just as vital to success as the other. Carranza assures us of his neutrality—which, being correctly interpreted, means the old cuss is plotting mischief again. The government is being flooded with applications for commissions, and ten out of every nine wants to be a general or an admiral. Gosh! A wise boob once remarked that “sooner or later every man reaches his level.” -Witness, for instance, the former czar of Russia as an expert shoveler of snow. In the excitement of the moment, don’t forget that the preacher will have A f ew words of ched* for you on Sunday. It costs nothing'T and is worth much —a • spiritual bargain,” as it were.

The' farmers are complaining, about the cost of clothing and other city and town products, and town people are complaining about the cost of spuds and other farm products. Whatthellsthematter, any way? * In IS9S the United States freed Cuba from the rule of Spain. To-, day, when We are at war with Germany, Cuba comes right to the i ffont with an offer of her entire army of 25,000 officers and men, to be employed in any manner this government may 'desire. There is | gratitude . for you, and our hat is ioff.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

When soft and balmy is .lhe air. the wintry chill forgotten, man doffs his heavy underwear, for 'flimsy things of cotton. His wife' ,and grandma both implore that Ire will not be reckless; but he replies; “The winter’s, o’er, and wearjing wool is feckless.’’ The weather I bureau seems to note when man 'does things so silly, and then sets j out* to get his goat, by sending 'weather chilly. The man ; who. would not heed his frau, or grandma’s wild entreaties, finds chills and fever in him now, from whisk-,, ers to his And so he straightway goes to bed, a. victim of pneumonia; perchance he dies, and o’er his head we plant a large begonia. I stand beside the boneyard fence and see where scores are sleeping, who rushed the season, without sense, and left their uncles weeping. Until the' breath of summer stirs the maples 'and the willows, I always wear my heavy furs, and pad myself with Until in yonder picnic grove we see the summer camper, I pack around a heating stove, and open wide the damper.

FRESH FISH Fresh fish received almost every, day—-j)ike, perch, cat, trout, etc. Delivered to a any part of the city free. Phone 647. CHARLES LEAVEL. \ 'T ' ’ ts 1

BIG ALLIED MOVE CONTINUES

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is in the "hands of General Haig’s forces. On the northern end of the battle line additional progress has been made southwest of Lens, seemingly placing that important town in great danger. j, Northeast of Soissons, between Aisne and the Chemin-das-* lathes, the French have further advanced their line, but elsewhere on the front held by the French ari tillery duels have predominated. 1 Sunday night the Germans tried, but without success, to penetrate French positions, notably east of Craonna in the Champagne, near St. Mihiel and in the Vosgos mountains. A return of good weather to the western front has brought about renewed aerial activity and numerous battles in the air. A British airship is. believed to have been destroyed over the Straits of Dover by a hostile airplane, with the loss of its entire crew. I Sunday, French airmen in aerial ' engagements shot down six enemy 1 airplanes. A similar number fell prey to British aviators, while fifi teen others were driven down out of control. Anti-aircraft guns disposed of another German airplane and seven kite balloons. Germany has just gone thtoughthe most disastrous week for her in the history of the war. Today; the French army staff says the coming seven days are likely to disclose the nature of the FrancoBritish offensive. The fighting tn progress is of tremendous import-' ance. ■ \ General Neville’s forces have accomplished the taking of 20,000 .German prisoners, capture of more than 100 guns from the Germans, the retaking of twenty square miles ! of territory and inflicted losses in ! killed and wounded and missing on of the Germans estimated at 100,000. I Two great battles were raging today. One is along “the ladies' road’’ dominating Laon, the other around Moronvilliers heights dominating the northern Champagne plain. Although the French attacks are against the two strongest positions on the entire front Nivelle’s men have won footholds. The fighting today supercedes in importance any fighting on the entire western front.

Copenhagen, April 23, via London^—An American, who has just arrived here from Hamburg, says that Hamburg last week was affected by the same strike movement as Berlin. A big demonstration led to* lavish promises by the authorities and even to the suspension of the card system for the day during which it was possible to buy bread and, as far as available, potatoes. Now it is almost impossible, according to this American, to obtain these necessaries even on cards. This American saw Albert Baltin, director-general of the Ham--burg-American Steamship company, who has close relations with the German authorities, and confirms the report that Herr Baltin entertains an optimistic view of the possibility of an early peace.

BLOODHOUND RULING

Supreme -Court Holds Trailing Evidence Is "Not Admissible. The sum erne court has held that evidence that a bloodhound followed a trail from, the scene of a crime to .an accused person is not admissable as evidefcce' against the accused. The opinion is by three members" of the court', : while the. chief justice and another justice dissent on the ground that the arguments urged against the introduction of the evidence "is only against its weight and that the jury is only the judge of that matter, and the evidence should not be excluded from the jury as incompetent. - The ruling was made in reversing the Howard circuit court finding convicting Thomas A. Ruse of the crime pf poisoning animals, and is presented on the “that sufficient matter was brought before the jury, that it was informed of the facts that the bloodhound went from the scene of the crime to th& house of Ruse, and the court refused a requested instruction that thp jury was not to consider such matter as any evidence that Ruse was the one who committed the crime and the one trailed by the dog. The opinion goes into the matter at length, giving the arguments for and against such evidence, but holds that it is not of such nature as to be admissible against a possible innocent citizen to convict him. , r ,

Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium of the public library. Public cordially invited. *1 ts Subscribe for The Democrat. t

STOLEN AUTO IS RECOVERED

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afternoon, stating that he had an Overland car that he had traded a Ford fo*r, was having soVne trouble' with it and wanted Rhoades to come and get it. j I Suspecting that this was the stolen car Rhoades notified Sheriff McColly, who sent one of his deputies, John Robinson, along with the former when he went after the car. | It was hs suspected, and Chestnut was placed under arrest and brought to town. He was alone with the car when found, but an> othet man had. been seen there with him at times during the day and it I was thought that Lewis Payne was ■the party with him. Chestnut had gone to the Lawler place—occupied by Mr. Bordwell- — got Jiis breakfast and offered to give the car away, but Payne, who was’evidently less under the influence of liquor, kept away from everyone. While. another man was peen with him about the car, Chestnut would not tell who the party was when asked at Bord well’s. | They had also stopped at the Lawler. farm occupied by Jesse Newels at about midnight, while on their way back,, "but Jesse did not .get up to pee who the parties were •as he discovered they were under the influence of liquor, and they drove on. i Some extra inner tubes that were in the car were not there when the car was found and it is supposed that they were graded for I whiskey, of which a small quantity remained in a quart bottle found with the car. The license plates had also been, removed from the car and were found under the rear seat. Had, everything gone well it lis probable that they would have .At back here before daylight and, ewbpt for a broken lock on the dpjlf of the building where the auto was kept and knowing that the car had been driven, Mr. Gwin would never have known positively who had taken it. Payne returned to Rensselaer some time Saturday night or Sunday and was arrested and placed in jail. Both were arraigned before Judge Hanley Monday morning and bond fixed at SI,OOO each. Their cases were set for trial on next Monday at 2 p. m. In default of bond both were returned to jail. Payne’s sister, Bertha Payne, who cond cts the State”s Hotel in Hammbnd, came down Monday to bail her brother but. She showed by her bank book-'that she had something like $950- on deposit in one of the Hammond banks, and she wanted to put up a cash bond, j$lOQ cash ana a check for S9OO. 'The clerk called the Hammond bank and found that while she had the money there it was not subject ! to check. She returned home and ( expected to get the matter fixed up Iso that she could make the check jgood yesterday morning, which she ! did and Payne was released. j Chestnut, who was born and ■raised here and is about 35 years of age, has been in a number of ■similar scrapes heretofore and is said to have taken private cars from garages here where he has been employed or which he has secured possession of through false

representations . and driven them out on trips of this kind. Among the cars that he is alleged to have taken without authority were those of Ed Oliver, Devere Yeoman, E. L. Hollingsworth, Delos Thompson and Fred Phillips. The parties were induced not to prosecute and Chestnut has therefore evaded punishment. He was also charged with having stolen some articles from a touring car which stopped here) over night a few years ago, and, while arrested for thig theft he was ' released under a suspended) sentence. He is a sergeant in the local militia company, and is a > mechanic capable .of making good , wages. However, his . inordinate thirst for intoxicating liquors has j practically made him a public nuisance.. The general opinion is, that he will now be given a few years’, residence at the state institution at Michigan City to ruminate on‘the way of the transgressor. Payne is also well known in Rensselaer, which has been his home practically all his life, and he was sued for divorce by his wife only last week on the charge of desertion. He is of about the same age as Chestnut, but so far as known has net been in any trouble before.’ His ’friends think that he had nothing to do with the actual taking of the car, but simply was invited to go along with Chestnut on the trip, not knowing that the car had been “borrowed’’ Without the owner’s consent. The state will contend, however, that he was with Chestnut whfeh the car was taken and is, therefore, equally guilty with him. Chestnut has engaged John A. Dunlap to conduct his defense, dnd Payne has employed W. H. Parkison. ' ■_

TWO HOSPITAL SHIPS SUNK

German U-Boats Attack Ships Flying the Red Cross. London, April *23.—The British hospital ships Donegal and Lanfranc with many wounded aboard, have been torpedoed without warning. They were sunk on April 17. Of those on the Donegal twentynine wounded men and twelve of the crew are missing. The Lanfranc carried German wounded as I well as British. ’ Of those aboard nineteen British and fifteen Germans are believed to have perished. The admiralty statement says the Lanfranc carried 234 wounded British officers hnd men, 167 i wounded German prisoners, a medical persoiinel of fifty-two and a .crew of 123. The missing, who are presume.d to have been drowned, include thirteen British, one ( membe/ of the medical corps, fifteen Germans and five of the crew. ! “One hundred and fifty-two German prisoners were rescued by British patrol boats at the imminent risk of being themselves torpedoed,” says the statement.

NUT MARGARINE

That is just what it is. Let us tell you how it is made. The cocoanut meat is imported from Ceylon and the Philippine islands, the peanut oil from France and Holland. These two products are churned; when it leaves the churn it is worked and salted the same as creamery butter. Try it once. — RHOADS’ GROCERY.

NOTICE The Newton Township Federal Farm Loan* association will have a meeting at the court house in Rensselaer at 1:30 o’clock Saturday, April 28, 1917. All interested in the organization in Newton and adjoining townships are requested to attend this meeting. Remember the date. —R. J. YEOMAN, Sec’y.

CALL AND SEE THEM

The Rensselaer Overland company now has on hand all models of Overland pleasure cars, including the Willys-Knight, Country Club, light four and big four. Call in and let us show you’ these cars and demonstrate them to you.— RENSSELAER OVERLAND COMPANY.

An armload of old papers for five cents at The Democrat office. Our jhgjMKjgeK? i [Under this head notices wUI be pub lished for 1-cent-a-word for the Aral insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-five cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be —for 25 cents. Where replies are sent In The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.]

FOR SALE Or Rent—A farm of SO-acreSf 12 miles north of Rensselaer.- —Address BOX 308, Otterbein, Ind. Chevrolet “190,” good as new. Bargain.—M. I. ADAMS & SON, ts White ' Oak Posts —Good ones. — Phone 104, WHITE & LEE.* a 24 My residence property on McKinley avenue. Will sell at a bargain. —L. STRONG, ’phone 173. m2l

Billion Dollar Grass Seed —$1.50 per bushel.—MAßK HOYES. Rhone 951-1, R. F. D. No. 1. m 26 Setting Eggs—SWhite Wyandotte, 50c and 75c per setting.—MßS. JOHN KOHLER. Phone 938-C. ts S. C. White Leghorn eggs, 75c for 15, $5 per 100.—PHONE 919-B, Rensselaer. ml Good Recleaned Timothy Seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE.tf Deering 7-foot binder, almost good as new, at a bargain.—DANA RISHLING, Rensselaer:' a2B Good Team of Work Mares, wt. 2400. —W. B. WALTER, Retasselaer, Phone 80-C, Mt. Ayr exchange.tf Two roan Shorthorn bulls, 11 mos. old, decendants of “Whitehall Sultan.’’ Papers furnished. —GUSS YEOMAN, R-3, Rensselaer, Ind. Phone 78-C, Mt. Ayr. a 26 Team pf mules, 9 and 10 years old; team of colts, coming 3 years old, broke to work, and 1 5-year-old horse. Will sell on time. —JOHN LONERGAN, phone 955-F. ts Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Machine in splendid condition and looks and is practically as good aS new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. Five-passenger Automobile in good running condition, electric horn, Presto-lite lights, top, good tires, two practically new; extra inner tubes, jack, etc. A bargain if sold soon. Will' demonstrate. —F. E. BABCOCK. One Gasoline 16-Horse-power En. gine, inounted on iron wheel wagon, will run ensilage cutter or small separator. This engine is a Fairbanks Morse, and a good one. $l5O buys It. This la

a bargain for some one. See JOHN J. STOCKTON, or telephone 915-B or 409. * 50,000 to 75,000 Feet of Oak lumber, consisting of 2x4, 2x6, sills, dnch boards, pl9.uk and bridge material. Price from sl2 to $lB at mill, with exception of bridge plank, which is $25. Also have white oak posts on ground at 7c each. Call J. N; BICKNELL, phone 642, Rensselaer. ts One of the Best Located Residence properties in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner Jot fronting on two improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth price asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For further particulars call or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT. See JAY W. STOCKTON for some choice lots in the city of Rensselaer, Indiana. Fine location; all public improvement* made and paid for. Also some fine uncultivated land, as well as some of the best land that’s in Jasper county. There is no indebtedness against any of this property. If you are interested telephone 25 or 915-B. Bees —I have for sale twenty strong hives of Italian bees. Price $8 per hive, cash. Each hive, if the season be favorable, will give from I two to four swarms. I will sell May and June s warms for $5 per stand. Men who assume to know claim that a hive of bees should be Jin every orchard and pickle field to pollenize each bloom and thus pro duce a large crop. The old saying, “A swarm in May is worth a ton of hay, and in June a silver spoon,” may hold good this FOLTZ.

WANTED 50 More Girls and Women Wanted —A. Roth Co. contemplate installing 46 more power machines in their Rensselaer factory. If you desire employment send your application at once. — A. ROTH CO., Rensselaer, Ind. m!s Old False Teeth Bought—Broken or any condition. We pay up to $5 a set, according to value. Mail at once and get our offer. If unsatisfactory, will return teeth. —DOMESTIC SUPPLY CO., Binghamton, New York. ml Sewing—Spring sewing wanted at home for boys and girls.—MßS. ELLA RISHLING, Rensselaer, ml FOR RENT 80-A ere Improved Farm, 2 miles southeast of Wheatfield. —HARVEY DAVISSON. . A Dandy Suite of Office Rooms over The Democrat office. —F. E. BABCOCK. tf 5-room house, newly papered, 2 lots, garden, close to" square; $7 per month. —FRANK FOLTZ, phone 129. tf Good 7-room house with bath, city water, electric lights, cellar, garden, etc.; 4 blocks from court house. Small family preferred.J. W. MAUCK, phone 478-White. ts The Five-Room Flat over The Democrat office, city water, bath, Electric lights, etc. To small family only.—F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. Pasture of 160 Acres, has quite a good deal of timber on it, and there is also a lot of pasture in the opeq land for grazing purposes. Will rent reasonable. It is north of Rensselaer. See JAY W. STQCKTON for further information. ■ Telephone 25 or 915-B. We Have Room for about 250 head of stock for the season on the J. J. Lawler pastures near Fair Oaks, plenty of grass and water. Cattle, all ages, $1 per month; horses, $1.50 per month for season. Call or see superintendent, JAMES E. WALTER. Phone 337. ts

MISCELLANEOUS Notice to Breeders—-My stud books are in the hands of Gus Grant, and all bills due me can be paid to him or to the Trust & Savings bank. —W. H. BARKLEY.m!B Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers in any quantity desired, either plain or - printed, at The Democrat Office, ts Storage—l have two rooms for storage of light household or other goods in The Democrat building. Terms reasonable. — F. E. BABCOCK. Phone 315 or 311. ■■■ ■ - 1 J " ! *, .Typewriter Ribbons —The Democrat carries in stock in its fancy stationery department the famous Nedich make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. Price 65c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. tf

FINANCIAL Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans. —JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance —Fire and Lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. ts Farm Loans—l can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at 6 per cent. Can loan as high as 50 per cent of the value of any good farm. No delay in gettiiig the money after title is approved.—CHAS. J. DEAN & SON. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in. any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. I fl AI ♦hn'l Without Delay, I lirl lllr Witslout Commission, Uul lllv Without Charges for H ’Making or Recording Instruments. J W. H. PARKINSON.