Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1917 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT DITS OF THE UNUSUAL 1 •» Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. FOUND SOME SUSPICIOUS CORN Thought to Have Been Poisoned and Placed in Pasture. What may be an attempt of German agents to kill livestock in Newton county, has been ered at the Will Ade stock farm. According to reports received here, employes at the farm, found some corn that had been thrown on the ground as feed for hogs, that had the appearance of having been tampered with. An investigation disclosed that the tops of the grains had been rasped and some substance sprinkled on the ears. Whether it is poison or not is not known at this time, but samples have been sent to Purdue university to be analyzed. Mr. Ade is one of the leading stockmen .of the state and it is very likly that the work is in accordance with the German propaganda to cripple the livestock production of this country. The government has sent out warnings to all stockmen and farmers to keep a sharp lookout for this kind of work by German agents, says the Kentland Enterprise.