Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — BAR VICE NEAR ARMY CAMP [ARTICLE]

BAR VICE NEAR ARMY CAMP

Kansas City May Be Declared Barred Military Zone. Kansas City,,Mo., Nov. 9. —Unless the authorities of Kansas City take immediate steps to suppress vice in all its forms, the government may find it neceksary to declare the city in a barred military zone and forbid soldiers from adjacent military establishments coming here, Henry F. Burt, in charge •f the law enforcement departihent of the north centra) district and an operative of the war department, notified the authorities here. The closing of Immoral houses and places where soldier* maj obtain liquor is demanded.

A number of visitors from neighboring towns were here yesterday to attend a group meeting of the Women’s Missionary society of the M. E. church, which opened at the Methodist chureh at 10 o’clock. The household goods of J. C. Johnston, who is moving here from. Peru and will occupy the John O’Connor residence, arrived Thursday evening via motor truck. Mr. Johnston and family came yesterday. Ho is a representative of the Avery Manufacturing company, V. R. Keeler, a rather prominent and well-to-do citizen of Monon, was arrested Thursday by the sheriff of White county on complaint of an official of the Western Union Telegraph company, charged with having purloined copper wire belonging to the telegraph company of the value of $286 and that the wire was found on his premise's. He was released on SI,OOO bond and a hearing will bo held Monday afternoon before Justice Smith of Monticello. It is understood that Keeler’s defense will be that he purchased the wire from a third party and knew nothing about ft having been stolen.

Ralph Bassett of Morocco, one of the Newton county boys at Ca>mp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, was in Rensselaer yesterday on his way home for a visit with fills folks, having been granted a four-day furlough. Mr. Bassett stated that all of the Jasper and Newton county boys were well and contented and were taking up their new work in the engineering branch with determination. Some few who did not have a particular aptitude in the engineering work have been transferred to the infantry at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but the rest will remian at Camp Taylor, it was understood.