Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1917 — Page 6

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Obituary

Miss Lucille Walter Lucille Walter, daughter of James E. and Lucy Walter, was born in this city March 27, 190 2, and departed this life at Beaverville, Illinois, September 8, 1917, aged 15 years. 5 months arid 11 days. She is survived by her parents and one brother. Death was caused by heart trouble and came quite suddenly while deceased was at the Holy Family academy, where she had gone but four days previous: The remains were brought home Saturday, the day of her death, and lay in state at the home of her parents until Tuesday morning, when after having been blessed according to the rites of the church, were escorted to St, Augustine’s Catholic church by the school children and a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. the children’s choir, of which she had been a faithful member. The. funeral services in the church were conducted by the Rev. Christian Daniel, pastor, assisted by the Revs. I. Wagner and R. Stolz, both of St. Joseph college and intimate friends of the family of the deceased. After service, Rev. Father Daniel delivered a very appropriate sermon, dwelling on the merits of the deceased, saying among other beautiful sentiments that although this maiden was young in years, she had attained mature age in the practice of virtue, that gray hairs of old age is not considered in. the sight of God, who does not reckon time when dealing with the deeds of His creatures. This maiden had weighed well the injunctions of Holy Scripture, to seek first the kingdom of God, for "which man alone was created. To know and love God and to serve Him in this world, that we might be happy with him forever in the next. She had practiced all this from early childhood, having been endowed with an unusually keen sense of right and wrong. Her one aim was to live for the God who had created her. She began and ended her day’s tasks for and with Him. We have reasons to believe that she has now reaped the reward alloted to those w r ho remember their Creator in the days of their youth. Loving Tribute to the Memory of Lucille Walter. “Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” v We have this day consigned to Mother Earth the remains of one whose spirit has been transplanted as a lily pure and unsullied to the Master’s garden. A saint has gone forth to glorify her Maker and to thank Him for having created her, and still Wore to thank Him for having takriil her from this Valley of tears, in the bloom of her youth and innocence. Although her death was sudden and unexpected, she passed away peacefully after having been fortified by the rights of her holy church. Her bed was surrounded by the good Sisters under whose charge she had been placed but a few days before and to whom she had endeared herslef even in this short time. Their loving hands ministered to every want, but could not stay the Angel of death, even till her dear parents might reach her. Her last conscious act was to press to her dying lips the Emblem of her Redemption, the figure of her crucified Savior, (a parting gift from her pastor). But here in our city, a loving home was shocked and made desolate by the message of her sudden death. Death had robbed her parents of an affectionate and devoted daughter, a brother of an only sister. Yes, the only daughter, in whom was centered the hope and comfort of Christian parents whose aim was to instill into the tender hearts of their children the sacred maxim of Holy Scripture: “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and the rest shall added unto thee.” The exemplary life of the deceased proved that their admonitions had not been in vain, for all who had the happiness of her acquaintance admit that they had seldom met her equal, she being scrupulously conscientious to a fault. Yes, we shall all miss her sadly, for she was not only the consolation of her parents but of her pastor and teachers as well. She wa,s an example to her schoolmates and companions, and above all an ornament to her church. She must indeed have been very dear to her Savior who undoubtedly welcomed her to His sweet embrace, she who had ever since the dawn of reason, welcomed Him to her loving, innocent heart at the early break of each day. No

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sacrifice was considered too great for this dear child when there was question of uniting herself to her God in Holy Communion. She began all her daily tasks for and with Him. ,As she Was united with her Savior qn earth, so we have reason to know and believe that she shall now be ever united with Him in the Kingdom of His Glory. May we after having followed her example here be united with her forever in this same Kingdom. gone, yes our Lucille, has * gone from our sight, And we mourn for her loss night and day, For she departed for lands to us strange, Though her spirit is with us alway. We pressed her dear hands as we bade her farewell, And we bathed with our tears her dear form, Ere we lay her to rest in the church yard so green, Where she’s sheltered from tempest and storm. But why do we grieve when we know that we too Are journeying on the same way? And though it may seem that the journey be long, The distance is shorter each day.

She is waiting for us in our beautiful home, Soon, soon we shall reach her, we cannot recede, For our vessels are heavenward drawn. So let God be our Helmsman, our Faith be the sails, Our cargo, good deeds twined with love, Our dear Mother Mary, sweet Star of the Sea Be our light to God’s mansions above. —Sympathizing Friends. CARD OF THANKS We hereby wish to tender our heartfelt thanks to the pastor. St. Joseph college, Catholic Sisters and to the many friends for their sympathy and help in our bereavement, and for the beautiful floral tributes presented to the mernory of our daughter.—JAMES AND LUCY WALTER. John Robert Nicholson John Robert Nicholson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Osa Nicholson, was born June 15, 1912, and departed this life September 4, 1917, aged 5 years, 2 months and 20 days. John Robert was an unusually bright Tittle fellow and during lus brief stay here on earth endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact. But as the rose is given life and beauty and permitted to make happier those lives about it and then perish, so was this human flower permitted to beautify the home and surroundings for a brief time, and then return to his Maker. The home is left sad and desolate and only the memory remains of the beauty that has been transplanted in another sphere. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank our friends arid neighbors for their kindness and sympathy toward us during the sickness and death of our darling little son John, and also express many thanks for the beautiful flowers.—Mß. * AND MRS. OSA NICHOLSON.

LOCAL BOY IN GERMAN RAID

Alfred Thompson Tells of Attaek by German Planes.

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line passed us, and when we finally discovered the trouble and got started we were fifth from the last. We finally arrived at the hospital and lined up to receive our charges. It was pretty slow going and we had a long time to wait, so we got out and walked around. It was the closest to the front I had ever been and there were lots of interesting sights. There were several airplane fields there and the sky was filled with airplanes. Several times we could see the French shooting at Boche planes over us and every few minutes a plane would rise from the field and soar off. We, Dee and I, walked up to the hospital and the first tent we looked*into was jammed with Boche wounded. They were a sorry, gory sight. Men with no chins, one eye, one arm or leg, shot to pieces and covered with bloody rags. Their uniforms were torn and covered with mud and blood. It certainly was a ghastly sight. We walked on up to the, rest of the buildings and looked in. Some were filled with Boche wounded, others with French, most of them just recently brought in with the rough dressings they receive at the post de secours. They all bore it well, though, and there was very little groaning or moaning. Then we walked up to where they were loading and discharging cars. The cars were coming in with loads of from three to five wounded, in a steady stream. It was my, first real glimpse of the hor-

ror of the war and it was very pitiful. The cars of our section drove up and were loaded with five couches (lying wounded) each and moved off in pairs to -make the drive to the base hospital, about 40 kilos (25 miles). By the time our turn came there were no more blesses to load so we waited. In the meantime we had seen two separate groups of German prisoners marched past. They had just been captured and seemed glad to be prisoners so they could get out of the trenches. There was an awful lot of them, v -We waited and waited for our loads, but nothing happened. Meanwhile all the other cars had gone, leaving only five. Finally about 8:30 in the evening, they asked us in and gave us some supper and tea and wine in the hospital. It certainly tasted good. After that we thought we would go, but they did not load us and we pulled out a couple of stretchers and some blankets and made a bed on the ground, as we thought we might be there all night. I was lying almost asleep when all of a sudden from the sky I heard the roar of an aeroplane motor, then a tremendous boom and felt the \tfhole hospital buildings shake, then a great flash. Immediately the rockets began to fly and the guns to boom and several searchlights began piercing the sky in search of the Boche plane. He had been high in the air, and had shut off his motor and coasted

silently down to a very low level, probably two or three hundred yards, then dropped his bomb, turned on his motor and was off like a shot before the place was awake. The whole place was soon alive, the sky was filled with bursting shells, rockets, warning Roman candles and searchlights. I rushed to the building as soon as I could and crouched against the wall, as everyone else in the whole place did. We thought it was a pretty close shave, and thought probably it was a single Boche plane which had sneaked up trying to demolish the aviation camp, but it was mild to what was coming. We were all wide awake then and soon we "heard another plane above. The searchlights tried to find it, but didn’t seem to do any good and suddenly it swooped down, and there was a blinding flash, a tremendous roar, and again we sought cover by lying flat on our faces on the ground against a wall. The bomb threw stones and dirt all around us and as we looked up we saw it had struck one of the hospital buildings a hundred yards away. It was an incendiary bomb and in half a miniite the whole building, wooden of course, was a roaring mass of flames. I never saw fire envelop a building so quickly in my life. The blaze lit up the whole country for a mile or more and we and the hospital were plainly visible to the-attacking planes. The fire they had started made a splendid target for the planes and they proceeded to make good use of it. There must have been a whole lot of planes. For a while all would be quiet and people started to resume their usual work, and we started out to watch the fire. Then we would hear, sometimes see, a plane in the air, the warning rockets and guns would begin to pop, and we would see the plane swoop down, a moment of deathly silence, then another terrific crash and again we would lie prone, while the debris, etc., fell all around us on the buildings. .They kept that up for two hours at intervals of a few minutes, and we all felt that at last we were seeing some real war at first hand. Then we were called to line up our cars and receive our blesses, most of whom, if not all, had been hurt in the bombardment, and to evacuate them to another hospital, 15 miles away. We did so to the tune of exploding bombs. Just as our car was filled the cry went around that gas was coming from bombs dropped. We didn’t hesitate much in putting on* our masks, and everyone in the place did likewise. The bombs were pretty bad but the cry of “gas” was the last straw, as it is fearful stuff, and I endured the terrible smell of the mask and the uncomfortable feeling of it with gladness and I was mighty glad we had them. After our car was loaded with its load of wrecked bodies we had to wait for the other four cars to load. It took a good deal of time and it was nervous work sitting in the car with the engine running, waiting either to go or be bombed. Finally the order came to move and we pulled out and passed the still flaming building, past a dead horse that had been fearfully mangled, out on the road. We could still hear the planes above, and every now and then a terrific explosion, or a great flash of light according to whether the bomb was just explosive or incendiary as well. One I saw strike a little ways off in a field and a great column of stones and dirt shot skyward. Finally we were off and it was with a sigh of relief that we saw the glow of the fire fade in the distance and as we breathed fresh air again without our masks. Every now and then we could see the flash of the incendiary bombs. They lighted up the road for us for a couple of miles or more. Of course we drove without lights and did not find it so very difficult either, although we had to drive very slowly. We finally arrived without further excitement at the hospital that was our destination and discharged our wounded. Most of the cars had received their wounded at the hospital we just came from during the bombardment. One of the cars had two dead men in it when they arrived, but ours were all alive, but some had terrifying holes in them. After we had received our stretchers and blesse’ blankets back we proceeded back to our old camp and arrived about three a. m., tired and sleepy and no longer filled with any ideas us the glory of the war, after our looking at the men in the hospital, and having no longer the rather scornful idea of the effect of the air raids. This morning .we heard they dropped some forty bombs. Many of the wounded in the hospital were hqrned to death, as they couldn’t get out because they couldn’t move and there was no time for the others to take them out. It was not over a minute at the most, after the bomb struck, that the whole sky was a mass of flames. Our American chef, who

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

TODAY-SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 Creditor’s Sale AT WM. TRADE'S CLOTHING STORE RENSSELAER, INDIANA This great big CREDITORS’ SALE opened last Wednesday, September 12th, with the largest crowd of buyers that this section of the country has ever witnessed. The people of Rensselaer and vicinity appreciate the big bargains that are being offered at this big Creditors’ Sale and have been buying their new Fall outfits at a saving to them of 50 to 75 per cent. Mr. Wm. Traub is forced by creditors to raise $15,000 immediately to save him from financial ruin. The stock is BEING SOLD BY THE MANUFACTURERS’ CREDIT SYNDICATE OF AMERICA, with strict instructions from the CREDITORS TO SELL THIS STOCK, REGARDLESS OF COST OR VALUE. If you have not as yet attended this great sale, he sure that you "do before it closes. If you have attended, come again, as the bargains are becoming greater and greater as the sale goes on. 7/ Now Going On With a Rush the day of all days, the bargains will be so wonderful that you will buy for the next two years to come. Be sure and be here on Saturday. «■ > Below we quote only a few of the many hundreds of bargains that are to be had at this great sale:

Suits for Men You will find here the greatest selection of Fall and Winter suits and overcoats ever brought together by any conceuu Rensselaer. You will find in thjfjpKiire, suits and overcoats for both men, young men and children in all the newest shades, patterns and styles, all kinds and all prices—never before heard of in Rensselaer—all to be sold during this great sale at next to nothing prices. One lot of men’s fine suits, all sizes, in blacks, blues, greys, mixtures, stripes and checks, well made, sold by Wm. Traub for $12.50 <j*C QC Creditors’ Sale Price, only Here comes another big lot of men’s fine Fall and Winter Suits in heavy materials, all models, all sizes, stripes, cheeks, blacks, blues, well tailored, sold by William Traub for $20.00 tin?! Creditors’ Sale Price, only Another big lot of men’s fine Fall and Winter suits, hand tailored all wool, all sizes in stripes, plaids, plain blacks, blues and greys, Scotch weaves, all the newest Fall styles, sold by William Traub for $23.50 CIQK Creditors’ Sale Price, only T* Men’s and Yougg Men’s Overcoats Smart styles, all materials, the newest 1917 models of fashion, in fact, the greatest exposition of overcoats ever brought together in Rensselaer or elsewhere. Ail go in this great big Creditors’ Sale. Men’s fine Fall and Winter Overcoats, all sizes, new materials, Gashmere, Scotch Cloth, Kersey and many other grades of cloth, in all the newest patterns in single and doublebreasted pinch-backs, belt backs, trench coats. William Traub bought them to sell for $16.50 <PO QC Creditors’ Sale Price, only At $11.45 we offer you the choice of more than 200 coats in all the latest styles and newest shades, patterns and materials in both Fall and Winter weight. No store in Rensselaer or elsewhere would sell you a coat like this for less than $25.00. Wm. Traub selected them from one of the famous wholesale tailors in the country to sell for $22.00 <l*ll dC Creditors’ Sale Price, only *P Handsome patterns in all the newest styles of overcoats, Beavers, Kerseys, Vicunas, Meltons, Chinchillas, Home' Spuns, also numerous other weaves. Coats that ought to sell for $25.00 ffl 9 QC Creditors’ Sale Price, only «p !«*••/ Everything being at less than V 2 price

WILLIAM TRAUB Rensselaer, Indiana ORDERED SOLD BY CREDITORS Sale now going on with a rush, be here TODAY—SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

has been in the service many months and who has seen many bombardments by aeroplanes and artillery, was there and said it was one of the worst he had ever seen, as the bombs were much worse than the heaviest shells, and there were so many of them. He said before the whole section this noon that we stood it very well. It certainly was quite a baptism of fire, for the first time we have done apy work, but I am mighty glad I was there. Wouldn’t , have missed it for anything. ? We may be here a month now and have bo more work. On the other hand we may go out again tonight, but it is very, very ur.rikely that we would run into anything like that again very soon, if ever.

Opens Saturday, September 15th at 8:30 a. m. MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS At such ridiculously low prices that it will pay you to buy for years to come.' Men’s work shirts in blues, blacks, black and white stripes, and many other patterns, all sizes, cut full, worth 75c; Creditors’ Sale Price 49c Overalls, with and without bib, worth $1.50; Creditors’ Sale Price 95c Men’s Flannel Shirts, all the newest patterns, all sizes, $1.25 values; Creditors’ Sale Price 69c Men’s Negligee Shirts, soft cuff, with or without collars, the newest patterns, all sizes, 85c values; Creditors’ Sale Price 59c Men’s Dress Shirts, soft and stiff cuffs, with or without plaited front, the newest patterns, all sizes, $1.50 values; Creditors’ Sale Price 89c Men’s heavy and light weight cotton hose in all patterns, 25c values; Creditors’ Sale Price 12c Men’s fine suspenders, heavy and light weight, 50c values; Creditors’ Sale Price -• • • • 23c Neckties in all the newest styles and patterns, 50c values, Creditors’ Sale Price 19c Men’s fine handkerchiefs, 10c values, Creditors’ Sale Price 4c Men’s Canvas Gloves, 15c values, Creditors’ Sale Price 9c Men’s garters, 25c values Creditors’ Sale Price ......... 13c Men’s and Boys’ Caps for Winter wear, 75c values, Creditors’ Sale Price . 43c Men’s soft and stiff hats, new sties, $2.50 values, Creditors’ Sale Price ...... .$1.89 We have many other bargains in Boys’ Furnishings but shortage of space will not allow us to mention. Boys’ underwear in union suits, SI.OO values . Creditors’ Sale Price 59c Trousers for Men and Young Men Here you will find a trouser department as complete as any stock in Indiana. Pants in all the latest shades and all sizes, over 2,000 pairs to choose from. Below we quote a few of the many bargains to be had during this sale: Men’s pants, perfect fit and well made, about 200 pairs in this lot. Worth $2.25. Creditors’ Sale Price $1.19. Men’s good strong durable pants, the never-rip kind, in many shades, stripes and plain materials, all sizes,

Hope this letter doesn’t cause you any worry. If I thought it would I wouldn’t write it, but I figure I had better tell the. whole truth than a there part of it, Sand it is very improbable we be in such a position again. x „ Must close. Lots of love to all. ALF. P. S. Tell mother I received two letters from her this morning which I was more than glad to get. They were dated July 31 and August 4 The latter made an unusually quick trip over. r ' Accompanying Mr. Thompson’s letter was a field service bulletin, which contains a psalm from “The Sussex Patrol,” which is published below:

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1917

worth $3.00; Creditors' Sale Price $1.89. Men’s pure worsted pants, also fancy Scotch Cheviots and Cashmeres, all the newest shades, worth up to $3.75. Creditors’ Sale Price $2.39. One big lot of men’s fine trousers, stripes, checks, fancy mixtures and plain black, blue and grey, all sizes, all wool, bought for this season’s business to sell at $4.50; now being sacrificed at Creditors’ Sale Price $2.89. Men’s Raincoats in all the newest styles, patterns and materials Men’s raincoats worth $7.00 Creditors’ Sale Price $3.69 Another big lot of men’s raincoats worth $10,50, Creditors’ Sale Price .$5.85. Children’s Clothing, Suits, Overcoats and Pants Boys’ suits in the latest designs, all new styles and patterns, all sizes, worth $3.25, Creditors’ Sale Price $1.95 Boys’ Norfolk suits, the newest patterns and styles, all sizes, worth $5.00 and $6.00, Creditors’ Sale Price $2.65 Boys’ overcoats in all the latest designs, all new styles, ail patterns and all sizes, worth $7.00, Creditors’ Sale Price $3.85 Boys’ fine overcoats, all sizes, all styles and patterns, the newest designs, worth $10.50, Creditors’ Sale Price $5.95 Boys’ pants, knickerbockers and plain bottoms, all sizes and patterns, worth 75c to SI.OO, Creditors’ Sale Price 49c Men’s and Boys’ Sweater Coats in All the Newest Shades, Styles and Materials. All Boys’ and Children’s Furnishing Goods will be sold at for less than cost during this big Creditors' Sale. Regular $1.25 sweater coats Creditors’ Sale Price 89c Regular $2.00 sweater-coats Creditors’ Sale Price $1.19 Regular $2.75 sweater coats Creditors’ Sale Price ...$1.69 Regular $3.60 sweater coats Creditors’ Sale Price $2.29 Regular $2.00 union suits Creditors’ Sale Price ....... .$1.19 Regular $2.75 wool union suits Creditors’ Sale Price $1.69 Regular 85c two piece fleece-lined underwear, Creditors’ Sale Price 59c per garment Regular $2.25 two piece wool underwear, Creditors’ Sale Price $1.29 per garment.

The Ford is my car; I shall not want another. It maketh me lie down in wet places; It soileth my soul; It leadeth me into deep -waters; It leadeth me* into paths, of ridicule for its name’s sake; It prepareth for me a breakdown in the presence of mine enemies. Yes, though I run through the valleys, I am towed up hill; If ear great evil when it is with me. Its rods and its engines discomfort me; It anoiteth my face with oil; Its tank runneth over. Surely to goodness, if this thing follow me all the days of my life, I shall dwell in the house of the insane forever.