Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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FAIR WEATHER FOLLOWS FROST

Thrashing Proceeds and Will Be Completed Soon. Following the frosts and cold weather earlier in the week we have been having some real nice autumn weather with rising temperatures, and thrashing has been progressing rapidly. Many neighborhoods have finished and all will be through within the next few days. There is still a great diversity of opinion among the farmers as to the extent of the damage wrought by the frost, but it seems to be the general verdict that corn on the high ground was injured but very little if any, but the corn in the low places was seriously injured. ; ■. ■'■■*" - ■ • : —fluutii of here over the country adjacent to Montfcello, Fowler and Kentland, and from there on south for several (miles, there was practically no damage whatever from the frost.

LACK SIX MEN FOR QUOTA

Forty Per Cent. Due to Leave Here Next Thursday. Twenty-two men, 40 per cent ofi Jasper county’s quota of fifty-six j men, are due to leave here next Thursday, September 20, for the training camp at Louisville, Kentucky. At the present time there are but sixteen available men to go, the district board at Laporte not having yet certified but-Wly nineteen as eligible for service, and three of these departed in the first call of 5 iper cent. However, reports say that the district board is working night and day and Sundays in order to provide each county with its quota before the time of leaving, and additional names are expected for this county at almost any hour. The original timd set for the men to leave here was next Wednesday, but later advices from Jesse Eschbach, state conscription agent, say the men should be held here until Thursday. Some fitting celebration should be arranged for these men before they leave our midst. Colonel Roosevelt says he is just as proud of a selective draft soldier as of a volunteer. That is the right way to view it. All soldiers who go into battle for the life and honor of their country look alike to us. There are two ways of raising an army, and there are differences of opinion as to which is the better way, but our idea is that the better way is the one that gets the army. Good words can be said for either way. We like the man who volunteers, and we like the man who is drafted and steps up blithely and gaily and says, “Here I am.” The country can rely on either of them, and it does seem that in the future the republic will rely upon the conscriptive method to raise its armies. Therefore it behooves us to show in some way our regard and esteem for the men who are about to leave to do service for our country. The sixteen men who have been certified and each one of Whom will probably go with the contingent next Thursday are: John Kaufman Elbert E. Shumaker William Ott Roy M, Burch John S. DeArmond Vernon R. Stearns Louis W. Misch Joseph J. Thomas Carl Weickum .. ■ Herman Goepp , ■Dejevan J. Babcock Charles P. Potter Oscar J. Stembel ' Tunis Snip, Jr. F. D. Minniear Harold L. Fidler

BAND WILL BE REORGANIZED

New Members Desired to Build Up v- the Organization. An effort is being to strengthen and enlarge the Rensselaer band, and several young men have signified a desire to join the same, and it would appear that a very strong band will be the result. An open meeting will be held in the hand headquarters next Monday evening and all young men who' are thinking of taking u>p the work are urged to be present and talk the matter over with Director Charles Wolf.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Dspartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney Frank Davis of Brook was here Wednesday on court business. ~ Judge and Mrs. C. W. Hanley were at Frankfort Wednesday to bid good-bye to their son Elmil, who left with the troops Thursday for Hattiesburg, Mississippi. L. H. Hamilton has been appointed a member of the library board to succeed I. N. Warren, who resigned. The appointment was ihade by Harvey W. Wood, Jr. Court Reporter M. J. Wagner has been bn the sick list several days this week. He has been able to be at the court 'house a part of the time, but no more than was necessary. Attorney Elmore Barce of Fowl6r, special judge in the Ryan ditch case, was here on business several days this week. It is quite probable that this improvement will be established at this term of court. County Treasurer May has received encouraging word from Mrs. May, who is taking treatment for rheumatism at Mudlavia. She is showing good improvement and it was hoped that she would be able to return home tomorrow, but the attending physician think 9 it advisable that she remain for another week.

Marriage licenses issued: September 12, Chester Joseph Sigman of Rensselaer, aged 21 December 21 last, farmer, and Ethel Faith Hurley also of Rensselaer, aged 23 April 19 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. E. W. Strecker at Trinity parsonage at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening. New suits filed: No. 8830. State of Indiana ex rel Robert Michal et al vs. Joseph Salrin, trustee of Walker township; action to mandate trustee to build party fence. No. 8821. Petition for adoption of infant child by Frank and Catherine Shide. No. 8822. Petition for adoption of infant c»hild by Sarah Anna Kennedy. - » No. 8823. Charles G. Spitler vs. David L. Halstead et al.; suit on note. Demand S4OO.

FILED FOUR DAMAGE SUITS

Demand a Total of $40,000 From New York Central Railroad. Attorneys John A. - Dunlap ol this city and M. E. Graves of Morocco filed four damage suits aggregating $40,000 against the New York Central railroad in the Newton circuit court yesterday. The four suits are for SIO,OOO each, and result from the accident north of Morocco on August 8 in which Philip Hoaks, his wife and Arnmeddie St. Pierre lost their lives. Three of the suits are filed on behalf of Joseph D. Law of Morocco.. administrator of the estates of the deceased, and the fourth on behalf of Selina St. Pierre, who was injured in the* same accideht, for personal injuries. In the complaint it is set out that the crossing where the accident happened, which is a public highway but little used, the railroad company failed to maintain a proper crossing, there being but one plank on each side of either rail, thereby creating a depression in the center of the track in -which the Hoaks automobile became stalled; also that the engineer of the train failed to sound a warning as he approached the crossing, which is said to be the habit with all engineers regarding crossings used but little. At the coroner’s inquest the engineer testified that his train was running sixty-five miles an hour and that he was only 100 feet from the crossing when the auto was driven upon it.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 3§17.

LOCAL COMPANY IS GROWING

Will Be Tendered to State in the Next Few Days. The total enrollment of the local company of state militia has reached sixty-two, and when three more* men are added the unit will be formally tendered to the state. It is quite probable that this will be done today. Active drilling will commence at once, and for this purpose all members are requested to meet in front of the court bouse at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Those who have enrolled in the company since the last report follow: Charles W. Bussell, Frank L. Hoover, Herbert O. Barnes, William Langhoff, Elmer Phegley, Fred Thomas, Taylor Wood, David E. _Grgw, ns: P. Waymire, Raymond Eyre, Lawrence R. McLain, Jack Miller, Harold Littlefield, Hazel Carr, Chauncey Wood, Ernest Ramey, Charles A. iH&lleck, John I. Reed, Edward P. Lane, Stewart Warren, Floyd A. Groover.

NEW RANK IS CONSOLIDATED

With the Old Established Trust and Savings Bank. At a meeting Tuesday night of the stockholders of the newly organized Farmers’ Bank and Trust company, it was voted to consolidate that institution with the old established . Trust and Savings bank. This is one of the most important business deals consumated in this city for some time, as it creates a bank with a larger capital stock than any other banking institution in the county—sloo,ooo. AH of the stockholders in the new bank become stockholders in the Trust and Savings bank, and will have a voice in its affairs in the future. There will be no immediate change in the building plans occasioned by the consolidation. Wbrk will proceed along the lines already adopted for the reconstruction of the corner bank building, but should the business in the future make it necessary the entire first floor of the building will jbe utilized and made a part of the banking room. The present plans leave the room at the south, at present occupied temporarily by the Trust and Savings bank, available for some other business. There was little or no doubt in the minds of any associated with the organization of the new bank but jvhat there was sufficient business here for another, but the consolidation appealed to 'many from the standpoint of economy of operation, but one banking house and one set of officers being required, while with the increased capital stock and broadened list of stockholders, the one will do practically as much business as the two.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

County Meeting at Presbyterian Church Here Next Week. The annual Jasper County Sunday School convention will be held at the Presbyterian church in this city next Tuesday and Wednesday, and a most interesting and attractive 'program has been prepared. There will be short t&lks and addresses, interspersed with both vocal and instrumental music, and several discussions of Sunday school problems. The convention will be profitable to all interested in the work and a large attendance is desired. The program is as follows: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1:30 —Roll call of townships Three-minute reports from each county officer Vocal solo, Mrs. Arthur Hopkins Address, Dr. Fleming 7:30 —Song service, led by G. E. Prior “Building Bigger,” George N. Burnie, state secretary Vocal solo, Mrs. E. J. Randle “Opportunity,” Miss Lemon, state elementary superintendent WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 10:00—Music ‘'Elementary Teacher,’’ Miss Lemon Vocal solo, Mrs. John A. Dunlap “Keeping Our Boys and Girls,’’ George N. Burnie Appointment of committees 1:30 —County survey, G. N. Burnie Half-hour quiz „ “Our Juniors,” Miss Lemon Vocal solo, Wflda Littlefield “Co-operation,” George N. Burnie Election of officers Adjournment

Bountiful rice crops are expected in the consular district of Swatow, China.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tslepaphic Reports From Mail Parts of the Coaotry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities anfl Towns—Matters of Minor Mewttoo from Many Places. MURDERER CONFESSES CRIME William Ashby Killed and Robbed Lafayette Taxi Driver. Through the work of Detective William Weinhardt the murderer of Thomas Sense, Lafayette taxi driver, has been apprehended in the person of William W. Ashby, age 33, of Lafayette. The motive of the crime was robbery, and the murderer has confessed and stated that he obtained less than $5. The murder was one of the most brutal ever in this part of the state. Sense was killed by being beaten the head with a hammer, after reaching a lonely spot on the road to Montmorenci. where Ashby had employed Sense to drive him. „ The feeling against Ashby at Lafayette 4s very bitter and he has been taken to the jail at Crawfordsville for safe keeping.

DAILY LIFE AT CAMP TAYLOR

Eight Hours of Drill and Little Idle Time Left. Camp Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky, where the thousands of drafted men from Indiana and nearby states will be trained for war service, will soon be one of the busiest places in the country. At the present time but 5 per cent, of the first quota is at the camp, but they will be joined next week by tbe next 40 per cent., and a little later by the remainder. Jasper county now has three men at Camp Taylor—Carroll Leatherman, Othel Caldwell and John Kriz —and the next contingent of twenty-two men will go next Thursday. 7 One of the first things the soldier experiences after arriving at camp is inoculation with both typhoid and smallpox vaccine, and sore arms are his lot for several days. Active and strenuous training is not indulged in until he is relieved from the effects of the inoculation. Eight hours each day is given over to military training, and this added to their other duties leaves little time for idleness. The daily program begins at 5:25 a. m., when all men are summoned to arise, and concludes with taps at 9:30 p. m. The hourly arrangement of the program is *vs f dilaws r 5:25 a. nr.—Get up. 5:40 a. m. —Assembly. 5:45 a. m,—Reveille. 6:30 a. m.—Breakfast. 7:30-11:30 a. m.—Drill. 1 2 noon—Dinner. 1:15-5:15 p. m.—Drill. 5:25 p. m.—Assembly. 5:30 p. m.—Retreat. 5:35 p. m.—Supper.” 9:00 p. m.^—'Tatoo 9:3p p. m.—Tapps. The camp covers between 15,000 and 20.000 acres, and to the inexperienced rookie presents a maze of similar looking buildings. Everything possible to make the men contented, and at the same time do the work necessary, is done, and the camp is far from the desolate place it (might be.

MAIL MISSED CONNECTIONS

The mail packages containing last Saturday’s Democrats missed connections, with the Pennsylvania train east from Sheldon, Illinois, Saturday morning, and as a consequence did not reach the subscribers along the route of the Pennsylvania until Monday. The delay was caused by a Big Four train being too late to make the connection at Sheldon, we learned upon investigation.

MAN WITH TRACTOR WANTED We have several hundred acres we want plowed for wheat, onranch west of Fair Oaks; ready any time.—JAMES E. WALTER. Supt. J. J. Lawler lands. Phone 337.

EDITOR IS HOMEWARD BOUND

Left New Y«t Wwfay and Is Exported Today or Tomorrow. Editor and* F. EL Babcock and sen, Dl J, Babcock, started Monday ox ike return trip from New York state, and are expected to arrive here icxe time today or tomorrow. They are making the return trip iiy easy stages, taking in a censadraa&Ee scope of country, and will tins spend more time in returning would be otherwise necessary.

LITERARY CLUB WILL MEET

The Ladies' literary club will hold Its first meeting of the season at the Isle-ary auditorium Friday. Sept eon foer 21, at 2:2# o'clock. -The— foßoaigg —program Kas bein' arranged: Response* . "Since Last We Met” A Foreword... Oar President Fortv Year* a Member of the L L a.. :.... . ■ Mit j. W, Midi! ■l_ ear charter member Greetings from Former Members Stereopticox Views Collected “Since Last We Met”..... .Club

LOCAL BOY IN GERMAN RAID

Alfred Thmpsoa Trib of Attack Alfred Thomfee-n. who went to Francs some time ago as an ambulance driver, kas written to kis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompsoi| of rki* dty telling of bis experiences la aa attack on a French hospital by German planes. The attack occarred on tbe nignt of August if.' and took place while Alfred and a aiamber of fellow ambulance drivers out at tbe hospital near Che front to take a number of wounded soSdier3 to a base hospital. The description of the attack is such as to make one's blood boil at the inhuman and barbaric methods being used toy the German military propaganda, and such aa Should arwai* every fair-minded and jnet pera®® to a realization that suck practices no longer have a place in this esviUired world. The letter follows: Tnesday, August 21. *. Dear Dad: .. Yesterday was n bag day, the biggest for me that I have had in France. We have bee® waiting for a call any hour for the pas* four weeks and yesterday afternoon we got it. We have been living in our cars, you know, sleeping on stretchers with all our baggage in the car. When the order came we had to get everything out of our ears, the stretchers slung, see if ei ei jthiog was ship-shape, and be ready to have in ten minutes. It was some buttle but ere did it and were one of the first in the line ready to start, fe were called to one of the triage hospitals, which are the hospitals to which the wounded are frees the pest de secours (first fine hospital, to which the wounded are taken, preparatory to being picked op by the ambulance drivers! which are- very dose to the trenches. Tbe hospital we went to was about eight or ue miles bock of the front lines and we supposed we were to do evacuation work, that is, carry the blesses (the wounded) from there way hock to a hose hospital. when we tried to crank the car again we couldn’t get any results at all. As a result, almost every ear in the

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DID NOT HAVE A TAXI LICENSE

w.»t Police- Fiird a Reasselarr Boy *525. Emm or S*itM-r. soa of Bowman Swltaer of sear Reassriaer, kal u t experience 'at Kaatafcw, ; last Saturday that left him minu-i | $25j Emm or and his father and brother went to Kankakee last •week to attend the fair, making the trip there ia their automobile. It is afeoa* a mile Jrom the ; down-town section of the city to the fair, fciuuds. and - hot .hoe-. .street car line operates between the two points, and this is entirely inadequate to serve the demand for transportation daring fair time. A number of taxicabs were operating : between the city and fair grounds, j but these did not enable near all j of the people to get offlt to the fair ] as soon as . they wished. Seeing an opportunity to make a j little legitinak money and at the same time icng medate several people. Enamor began hasHnrg people from the city to the fair grounds. Rival, taxi hiwn soon spotted their new competitor and not wishing any hintmne with their

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SWEDISH ENVOY IS GERMAN SPY

Kaiser Asked to Decorate Minister Who Performed Service. LANSING HAS THE LETTER Make* New Revelation Showing Argentine Wasn’t Only Country in Which Neutrals Were Used. : ffr Washington, Sent. 14.—The mgteiM aid given Germany by Sweden was not confined to transmission of naval secrets by code from Argentina to Berlin. A copy of an official letter from Herr von Eckhardt, German minister in to his home office, givep out by Secretory Lansing, makes the startling revelation that Fojke Cronholm, Swedish charge d’affaires In Mexico City, was an active agent of the German government. Decorated by the Kaiser? So extensive were his services that he was recommended to the kaiser as being worthy of a special decoration as reward for his services. It is showp that Folke Cronholm not only gave military and diplomatic information to Minister von Eckhardt at least up to March, 1910, but that he followed the example of his colleague In Buenos Aires by transmitting official messages from the German embassy In the official Swedish code to the foreign office at Stockholm and thence to Berlin. Morris Ordered to Use French. At the same time the secretary of state made .public a report from Ira Nelson Morris, American minister at Stockholm, declaring that while the Swedish foreign office was transmitting German messages in German code for the German diplomats, it was requiring Mr. Aforris to file his messages to Constantinople via the Swedisli foreign office in French. Swedish Envoy Pleads Ignorance. The revelation In the letter from Mexico City giving further proof oi Sweden’s pro-German uttitude can be met, according to opinion here, only by dismissal from Swedisli services of the guilty parties, a break in relations between Sweden and Germany und a profound upology to the United States and other allies. Secretary Lansing’s disclosure drew from Baron Akerhlelm the following statement: “Baron Akerhlelm knows nothing about this matter thut Is referred to him, but he wants it to be shown that Mr. Cronholm was dismissed from the Swedish diplomatic service by the Swedish government in January, 1917.” A few hours prior to the official revelation of further use of Swedish diplomatic channels by German diplomats, Baron Akerhlelm called at the state department to tell Secretary Lansing be had received from the Swedish foreign office such a badly mntilated text of his government’s explanation of the transmission of German messages through Swedish legation at Buenos Aires, that he desired to delay reading It to Secretary Lansing until he could obtain a version in English. The copy he brought with him was in French. - The deportment’s reply to the baron —and to Sweden —took the form of a disclosure of Herr von Eckhardt’s intercepted note to former Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg. Sends Enemy News Over U. S. Wires. Secret German messages were transmitted over the cable and telegraph lines of the United States from Mexico City to Europe, under guarantee of the Swedish diplomats, just as the Luxburg dispatches were sent over the British cables. What Mexico may care to do about the expose is another matter. , The exposure may result in a break between Mexico and Germany.

ANNUAL MT. AYR STOCK SHOW

\t ill Be Held Friday and 'Saturday of .Ve\t Week. The annual stock show and harvest festival at Mt. Ayr will bo held Friday and Saturday of next week, September 21 and 22, and arrangements have been completed for two days of activity and interest, surpassing anything held in this community in recent years. One of the chief entertaining features will be a free street act each afternoon and evening that will be

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LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fendig of New Orleans. Louisiana, a son. September 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Herr of McCoysburg, a daughter. - 1

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