Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — MAKE WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN [ARTICLE]

MAKE WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN

And Enthuse the People With the Realities of War. At a meeting held in Indianapolis Thursday under the auspices of the state council of defense and attended by representative citizens from over the state, a whirlwind campaign to acquaint the people of the state with the true situation regarding the war was arranged-. Speakers will be sent into’ each county to work in connection with the county councils of defense, and in this manner it is hoped to bring home to the people a fuller realization of their duties and the sacrifices necessary in connection with the war. E. P. Honan of this city attended the meeting and has been assigned to work in Noble county. John S. Bushowski has been assigned to Jasper county and arrangements are being made for a meeting in this city next Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. It is the general opinion of those, more closely in touch with the situation that the war will be long and hard fought, and all arrangements are being made with an expectancy of three years of warfare ahead of us. At this meeting it was bTought out that several of the counties had not done very much toward placing themselves on,a war footing, but Mr. Honan stated that Jasper and Tippecanoe counties occupied positions at the head of the list for active work and responses to the needs of the hour.