Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — Page 4

Ilf JOT GOUHTY MM F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL. DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Lona Distant* Telephones Office 315 SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917 • ** •• ''

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

When a fellow has bats In his belfry the bats are about the only things that count. ” All patriptis are patriotic, but - are-' more so than others —in their own estimation. The wise man knows much and says little. The fool just keeps right on spilling the beans. .■ A kind act aids you just as much as the other fellow. An injury hurts him worse than you. - While eliminating the food hog let’s not forget the swine in other commodity lines. The pen’s full of ’em.

Heredity runs deep, and the girl who is lazy and selfish and surly to her mother may expect the same treatment from her. own children in after years. Some nut suggests that we start a movement to . Americanize America. qnfta useless. the kaiser .did ft when he tramped .on the starspangled toe. ■ . When the government completes ’those airplanes we suggest senators And congressmen for the crews. They are so ’ accustomed to being “up in the air’’ that high altitudes wouldn’t bother them. We are told that if we work on a farm we .won’t have to go to war. and that if we go to war we won’t have to work on a farm. But what’s bothering some of our yellow-hided Willies is, how they can skip ’em both. The citizens of Evanston, Illinois, have placed a bulletin board at the depots and other public places, and on this board is placed -the name of every man who joins the army. It is to stay there until the close of the war, and is called Evanston’s roll of honor.

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

However grim the prospect is, when battle steeds are neighing, let’s buckle down and stick to biz, and do all kinds of haying. Whenever I go down the street a lot of jays come to me, and paw the ground with restless feet, and make predictions gloomy. They talk, of panic and of want, of famine and starvation, and say our- banner soon will flaunt above a ruined nation. I hate to hear them sigh and moan, I hate their dismal sally. I take each by his collarbone and push him down an alley. I hate the man who makes parade of all his doleful dreaming, I like to break his shoulderblade, regard’ess of his screaming. I do *ny work from day to day, I hustle like the .dickens, I give the hogs their luscious whey, and feed the hornless chickens. The morning’s milk I deftly skim,’ I work the churns and wringers, I teach my growing ducks to swim, and give the bees new stingers. I am so busy cutting hair from golden rolls of butter. I haven’t time to paw the air or mope around and mutter. We’ll whip the foe. without a doubt, our arms will be the victory and I detest the grouchy scout—l dp, dog gone "his pictur’.

REPLY IS MADE BY HOYNE

Chicago State’s Attorney Says He Did Not Tell Half About Gary. Chicago. July 4.—State’s Attorney Hoyne yesterday replied to attacks made' on his speech before the Women’s Civic League of Gary last Friday night. “I told them something about the rottenness of their fair city,’’ eaid Mr Hoyne. “but I, did not tell them half of the entire truth. Mayor R. O. Johnson has characterized my speech as raving. I might state that this sensitivesbuled Mayor Johnson is under federal- indictment for breaking the election laws. “I might add that one of the Gary papers which has criticised me was formerly owned by Sid McHie-s one of Chicago’s most notorious gambling and bucket shop concessionaires of a past day. I do not know if he still owns j,t. “And I repeat my former statement—that Gary is- and has been for years, a refuge for Chicago crooks. One of Gary’s own judges has admitted the town’s rottenness by empaneling a special grand jury that; has returned more than 100 indictments against Gary citizens for openly conducting gambling houses and disorderly houses—and the grand jury’s work, I am told, is barely half finished.”

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THREE ARRESTED IN HUNT FOR SPIES

U. S. Agents Seize Three Sailors and Unstamped Mail for ' - '■ Germany. SUSPECTS IN THREE CITIES Letter Reveals Action of Spies Hovering, About Transport Fleet—Knew Number of Guns and Soldiers on Board. New York, July 7 G.—Seizure by the government of documents which will lead, it Is said, to the identity of hitherto unsuspected men in this city, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago as German spies was disclosed by the arrest of three sailors from the Danish steamship United States, A large quantity of “irregular’;’, mail unstamped, it is alleged, also came into the possession of department of justice operatives: -

Bank's Mail Called O. K. 'There vvere several sacks of mall consigned to the Transatlantic Trust company of 67 William street. This Was the institution in which Franz Rintelen, recenlly convicted German spy, kept his funds. The company in 1915 advertised to send money .to Aus-tria-Hungary by a German submarine. Nothing unlawful was found in the trust company’s mail, it is said. Practically all of the Danish steamer’s irregular mall, according to the three arrested sailors, was sent from Germany, Austria and Hungary, to Switzerland, and thence was forwarded to Denmark, finally bCing stowed away In the hold of the United States. The sailors told, it is said, of large quantities of contraband mail regularly sent between the United States and Germany, through Switzerland, and by Way of Danish, Sweden and Norwegian ports. Spies Outwit U. S. Censors. Washington, July 6.—l'liat American cables and wireless sj-slems can be used by clever organization of spies, that methods pursued by the government to block transmission of military information have failed, and that the entire system must be changed rftge-eonvictlohs of American naval officers in charge of. cable and wireless 0 censorships, who have reported their conclusions to Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Agents of every secret bureau of the government are working together in the hope of bringing in the biggest roundup of spies that the country has ever seen.

Had Inside Information.

Information reached Washington that a German community in Brooklyn, N. Y., was in possession of detailed information Concerning the American troop ships. A letter demonstrating this has been received by a prominent American citizen residing in Washington. The letter follows: “This morriing Mr. B , a prominent insurance man, came into Doctor X— —’s office and asked him, concerning his son (on board one of the transports).. Doctor X told him he knew nothing except the meager information in a letter he had received from his sori* “Then Mr. B told Dr. X —— that he (B.) knew when the boat sailed and what was on board and that one of B- ’s agents (insurance) had visited a house in Brooklyn where some Germans lived and there was told that the ship would sail such and such a time; that there were so many soldiers aboard, and that there were several hundred pieces of artillery on the ship.” German Risk Agents Active? Another element that is engaging attention of the authorities in the espionage hunt is the German marine insurance companies in this country. When the steamship Manchuria, which was leading .the American troop transports out of New York bay, collided with a barge, agents of German companies boarded the craft to conduct an examination. This inspection gave them an opportunity to discover the other transports and to approximate the number of men aboard.

TROOPS SENT TO ARIZONA

U. S. Cavalry Ordered to Scene When Situation Becomes Threatening. Phoenix, Ariz., July 6. —A long-dis-tance message received by Attorney General Wiley E. Jones from County Attorney Hugh M. Foster at Globe said that the strike situation is entirely beyond local control and that the United States troops from Douglas have been ordered to the scene on the recommendation of Maj. Charles N. Bundell, who is on the ground representing the government. There are at least 3,000 strikers with “arms, he said, and the entire armed force of citizen deputies is about 300. Douglas, Ariz., July 6.—Four troops of United States cavalry with a machine gun troop left this city for Globe because of strike disorders.

Coal Indictments Dismissed.

New York, July 6.—lndictments were dismissed by Federal Judge Grubb in the case of William Leckifi of Welch, W. Ya., and Robert G. Patterson of Dayton,- 0., on trial with other semibituminous coal operators on a charge Of restraining trade and fixing prices.

News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers

U. S.—Teutonic War News Charged with being an agent for ihe German government, Joseph Graber, thirty-three, organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, was arrested at Scranton, l’a. • ♦ * Concern over the German spy system in this country is spreading in military circles at Washington. It is feared that to the thoroughness of this system can be traced the advance information given Germany of the routes and sea lanes to be traveled by the Pershing troops on their way to France. • * * An American transport joined in the firing at the German submarine which' bombarded Ponta Delgada, the Azores, says an official announcement by the Portuguese minister of marine. The transport aided the land batteries in forcing the submarine to withdraw out of range. ♦ ♦ ♦ Paris went wild with enthusiasm on the Fourth in acclaiming its gratitude to America. Its millions cheered themselves hoarse as a battalion of General Pershing’s bronzed veterans swung along in parade, eagerness to get at the foe appearing in every snappy step.

♦ * * Secretary of War Baker announced at Washington the National Guard Will be ordered out in three groups on July 15, July 25 and August 5. The entire guard will be drafted Into the federal service on August 5. * ♦ * The last units of the American expeditionary force, comprising vessels loaded with supplies and horses, arrived at a French seaport amid the screeching of whistles and moaning of sirens, * * * American destroyers convoying transports with troops for France fought off two submarine attacks. The first news of the fights was given out at Washington with the formal announcement of the safe arrival of the last of the transports with their convoys. At least one submarine was sunk. Both of the attacks’ were made in force, showing that the Germans had information of the coming of the transports and planned to get them. • • • All war prisoners, whether military or naval, are to be placed in custody of the war department at Washington. Three war prison barracks have been established, at Fort McPherson, Ga.; Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and Fort Douglas, Utah. Each is commanded by a colonel of the regular army. Shifting its original plans, the war department at Washington announced that instead of holding National Guard troops in the home quarters in the North after they are called out, they will be sent directly to southern camps. Calls are arranged for July 15 and 25 and August 5, but it may be necessary to make the general call August 5. • ♦ ♦

“The regiments from the southern states and the other units now being formed under the jurisdiction of the Department of the South will go to the front in France between the first and middle of November,” said Major General Wood upon his arrival at Memphis, Tenn. « • • s Domestic — A dispatch from Washington to Madison, Wis., says that Guy D. Goff of Milwaukee has been appointed assistant to the attorney general, with headquarters at Madison. He will assist in the prosecution of “slackers.” • * • Twenty-eight persons were drowned when a Great Gorge route car was hurled into the Niagara river at Niagara Falls, N. Y. -Many others were injured. The accident was due to a landslide under a trestle, caused by recent rains. * * ♦ O. C. Meredith, sixty; of Newton, la., former mayor of that city and former Jasper county attorney, died in a hospital at Des Moines from injuries suffered w r hen his automobile -was struck by an interurban trolley ear. ■ ■-< ■ ■ ' ■■■ *' * * ■■ , Possibility of immediate government control of the nation’s milk supply and limiting of retail prices was indicated in a statement by 0. H. Potter of Elgin, 111., chairman of the milk board of the Milk Producers’ association. He said representatives of the organization had been called to Washington for a conference with Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator. •• * * Armed citizens working in conjunction with Sheriff Greene of Oakland county, Michigan, are scouring the woods near Detroit in pursuit of an unknowm fnan who killed Hope Alexander, agtfd thirteen, and shot Elizabeth Stilvers, aged ten. The two girls were attacked after they had been shot. » Four persons were killed and one injured when a Cleveland & Pittsburgh passenger train struck an automobile at the Jeddo grade grossing, five miles north of Steubenville, 0. ;

' Losing control of her airplane 200 feet in the air, Miss Hettie Nixpn, twenty-five-year-old woman aviator, was killed near Marlin, Tex., while making a practice flight. ! Two women were killed and twenty persons injured as a result of a collision at Manistee, Mich., between an excursion train on the.Manistee & Northeastern and a trolley car. East St. Louis, HI., was placed under martial law following the worst j race war in the history of the slate. It was reported that 250 negroes were killed. Property damage was estimated at $3,000,000. Almost the entire negro section of the city Was destroyed by fine started by mobs. One hundred blacks were wounded. Several were hjmged. Several white men were killed. The fight followed the killing of two police officers by a crowd of blacks. • * • Personal ■ J* •' Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the actor, is dead at London. Sir Herbert, who only a few months -ago returned from America, where he made a tour in Shakespearean repertoire. Sir Herbert was' born December 17, 1853, in London. • • *

Foreign A special mining commission of the ministry of trade of Russia has decided to recommend the transfer to American hands of a«great part of the empire’s mines and other mineral deposits. General Chang Hsun, says a Reuter’s Limited dispatch from Peking. China, lias informed President Li Yuan Hung ipat he must retire because the Mancini emperor, Hsuan Tung; has been restored to the throne. Hsuan Tung issued a rtandate announcing his succession to the throne of China. * * * Washington A suffrage demonstration by members, of the Woman’s party in front of the White House at Washington on the Fourth resultihl in a comedy riot, 18 arrests and much amusement for a holiday crowd. . President Wilson was yachting on the Potomac at the time. • • • Announcement was made at the White House at Washington that President Wilson does not expect to take a vacation this summer, but plans to remain in Washington whether congress adjourns or not. * * ♦ The senate at Washingtori, sitting as a committee of the whole, adopted, 43 to 23, an amendment to the food bill presented by Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, adding cotton and its products, which would include clothing, to products that the government would control.

♦ * * » It was announced at Washington that President Wilson has commissioned William A. Brady to mobilize the movies. Official camera men will accompany United States troops to France; others will aid the food administration. • • ♦ Yielding to the request of President Wilson, dry leaders in the senate at Washington reached an informal agreement with administration chiefs to modify the prohibition amendment of the food control bill so as to save beers and wines. * * * The house at Washington passed the priority shipment bill, giving the president authority to demand preferential transportation of all freight as a war necessity. The bill already has passed the senate. • * • ♦ European War News

A German court-martial sentenced t<r death Mlle. Grandorez and her broth* er, both of Stavelot, Liege Province, Belgium, and caused them to be shot within twenty-four hours, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch to London. • * * One German submarine was sunk and one captured by American and British war vessels during the last week, according to reports received by the French scientific mission at Washington. Members of the mission said the report came from the French admiralty. The captured U-boat was taken to a British port. Russian cavalry pursued the fleeing Turks and occupied ‘the village of Engidja, in the Caucasus, north of Lake Deribar, and also occupied the Turkish stronghold of Kalsmirivan, southeast of the lake. Russian troops have captured Koniuchy, on the Galican front, together with 10,173 prisoners, the Petrograd war office announced. South of Brzezany the Russians occupied strongly fortified positions of the enemy. The official announcement says that the Russians have advanced to the Koniuchy stream and also have captured seven heavy guns. '~j ■ * ♦ • ■ It was announced in Paris that the Greek destroyer Doxa, manned by French officers and crew, has been blown up in the Mediterranean. Twen-ty-nine men, including all the officers, were lost. Petrograd says Russian troops have occupied the Galician villages of Presovce, Zboroff and Korshiduv. The : Austro-German forces have retreated : westward across the Little Stripa I river. The new Russian offensive has . resulted in the capture of 6,000 more 1 prisoners. .

78 DRAFT FOES SENT TO PRISON

Federal Judge Landis Orders Rockford, 111.. Defendants to Chicago Jail. 1 MUST SERVE YEAR AND DAY r Jurist Questions Each Man and Most of Them Take Tone of Defiance Toward Law and Court. . ■ V Freeport, DI., July 6. —Seventy-eight draft evaders were sentenced to serve a year and a day each in the Chicago house of correction by Judge K. M. Landis in the federal district court here. The sentences specified “hard labor.” Two others were sentenced to jail for 30 days and another was sentenced to 90 days. The rest of the 150 odd men on trial will be sentenced later. Judge Landis also ordered that each man be required to register. Quizzes thd Defendants. Individual questioning of each of the defendants brought into, court for sentence in connection xvith opposition to the army drrjff at Rockford was Undertaken by Judge Landis. He asked each man how long he had lived in this country, why he had, not applied for naturalization fHpers—if the man was an alien —and what his reason was for hot registering. ■ , ■> ■ - Opposed, to the War. Most of the culprits said they would not register now, even if given the opportunity. and gave opposition to war as their reasons.

RUMORS OF DRAFT DENIED

Reports That Drawing Had Been Made Alarms Many. Chicago. July 6.-*The rumor that the first citizen army of the republic was bping drafted swept Chicago and resulted in a stir of unwonted interest in the war.- The rumor had it that the names were being chosen, the official numbers picked. The first flurry of interest soon sharpened to a sort of mild though anxious panic of curiosity. Although the rumor was persistently denied by Official sources and although there was no foundation for it. no details could keep pace with its spread and Chicago waited on tiptoe during a supposed drawing of names. The rumor passed beyond Chicago and brought a fresh agitation to the various suburbs. Washington. July G.—Exemption boards which will administer the selection of the draft have begun giving serial numbers to the men who were registered on June 5. Instructions from Washington are to post the numbers publicly as soon as given. This is being done in some parts of the country and led tn false reports that drafted numbers had been announced. No drafting whatever has been done as yet and probably will not be for several days.

MAY DRAFT 1.000,000 MEN

Time of Drawing tp Be Decided by Washington Today. Washington, July 6.—The number of men to be drafted has again been increased. Definite announcement to this effect was made by Secretary of War Baker. It was reported that the draft, first scheduled to include 500,000 and later raised to 625,000, might be employed to draw from 750.000 to 1,000,000 men on the first drawing. Secretary Baker said the number to be drawn had not yet been determined. although at last estimates it would be more than 650.000. Draft day will be set at a conference today between Secretary of War Baker and Provost Marshal General Crowder. The date will be made public in the morning papers of Saturday. The actual drawing will take place about the middle of next week., according to indications. Local exemption boards will all be completed by Saturday and fully organized, the war department hopes.

13 DEAD, 344 HURT ON 4TH

Five Killed by Fireworks, f Four by Gunpowder and Four by Guns.. Chicago, July 6. —Thirteen deaths chargeable to reckless celebrations of the Fourth of July were reported. The American Medical association’s completed reports, which are made in the late fall, a death list last year of 30, or l»ymoee than were shown by the second-day reports to newspapers. Summarized, the fatalities were: Deaths from burns by fireworks.... 5 Deaths from gunpowder explosions. 4 Deaths from use of firearms...... 4 Total deaths .. 13

BAN ON CANNING REMOVED

Putting Up of Food Products Is Resumed, Says War Body. Washingtpn. July 6. —Canning of nonperishable food products, discontinued two months ago at the direction of th’e war can committee, has been, resumed. The committee, comprising tin plate manufacturers, can •makers, canners and government officials, announced that the supply of cans now is ample for all food packing. ..

Would be pleased to do your Lawn Mower Sharpening. I have installed the latest improved power-driven Lawn * Mower Grinder, at bicycle shop, east Side of public square, in Milner's tire shop.—JAMES C. CLARK, phone 218. ts PROTECT YOCR BUILDEXGS FROM LIGHTNING by having them properly rodded. Sixteen years’ experience In the business and never have had a building damaged from lightning that I rodded. Best and heaviest rods used. Call and see me or ’phone 135 or 568. —F. A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts (wsifiecO [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first Insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional ’nsertion. 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 26 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser. 1 ’ ' . , ■ ■' - ' •' ■

FOR SALE Five acres inside the corporation; improved street, well tiled and in alfalfa—sl,4oo. —G. F. MEYERS. For Sale—At a bargain, good building lot on Webster street, 75x 180, in block 42, Weston’s addition, 3 blocks from court house. — M. I, ADAMS & SON. ts Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter .wrappers in any quantity desired, either plain or printed, at The Democrat Office, ts Remington Typewriter, No. 7, with tabulating attachment. Machine in splendid condition and looks and is practically as good a* new; cost $l2O, will sell at a bargain.—THE DEMOCRAT. Good Recleaned Timothy Seed, $3 per bushel, at RENSSELAER GARAGE. ts One of the Best Located Residence properties in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot 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. Farm Bargain—24o acres. This farm is in Jasper county,, on public road, mile from pike. It is level land and all in cultivation and blue grass pasture except 30 acres of timber. It is good grain land and has good outlet* for drainage. There is good seven-room house, good barn, double cribs, two large cattle sheds and ten other outbuildings in good condition. There are three wells and two windmills with tanks; large bearing orchard; fencing all good. Owner lives on farm. It would be cherip at $75. For quick sale will sell at $45 on terms of $3,000 down. —GEORGE F. MEYERS, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts

FOR RENT A Dandy Suite of Office Rooms over The Democrat office.—F. E. BABCOCK. 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. FOUND On College avenue road, crank to automobile. Call at THE DEMOCRAT office. ts A new gent’s glove Saturday afternoon on the north gravel road. Owner may secure same by calling at The Democrat office and paying for advertising. _ Found Recently—Automobile gasoline tank wrench. —Call at DemoCrat office. ts MISCELLANEOUS 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. 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.

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