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HE JASPER COOHTI DEMOCRIT F. E. BABCOCK, Publisher OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telephone* Office 315 Residence Sll Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter June 8, 1908, at the postofflce at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March B. 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. The Only All Home-Print New*, paper In Jasper County. advertising RATES Display 12%c Inch Display, special position. . 15c Inch Readers, per line first Insertion..sc Readers, per line add. Inser.. .. 3c Want Ads— l cent per word each insertion; minimum 25c. Special price if run one or more months. Cash must accompany order unless advertiser has open account. Card of Thanks—Not te exceed ten lines, 50c. Cash with order. No advertisements accepted for the first page. WEDNESDAY, APR. 10, 1918

CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR CORONER. Editor Democrat —Please announce my name as a candidate for coroner of Jasper county on the Democratic ticket, subject to the primary election. DEO O. WORLAND. Marion Township.

PROTECT THE CHILDREN

The injury that war works to nations does not stop with the destruction of life and property. The j greatest injury is in its blighting influence on character. America J should be truly thankful that this war is to be fought in other lands and on foreign soil. Were the con-| ditions here as in France, we would indeed have cause to fear for the future of our country. Survivors of our civil war, who were children growing up When that conflict was raging, can and will testify to the destructive es- j feet of war and war talk on the - i i plastic minds of the young. It has been noted with surprise by many that the children of enemies harbor enmity and animosity' long after all trace of bitterness has departed from the hearts of the combatants. There is a perfectly natural reason for this. Men who have met each other in the shock of battle, I who have given and taken blow for blow, have learned to respect a brave foe; and when hostilities have ceased and the cause of strife has been removed or settled, there has been little enmity left in their hearts. This, however, is not the case with th,e child who has grown up under war’s influence. To the young, impressionable mind an enemy is invested with all the attributes of the evil one himself. None but the worst characteristics Qf that enemy are brought to the child's notice, and in time he comes to'

look upon such enemy as altogether bad. The people of this country should take extra precautions to the end that the young people be disturbed as little as possible by talk of war and preparations for war. They should be discouraged from all discussion of the war or its causes. There will be plenty of time for them to acquire all this information when this struggle shall have passed, into history. In fact, the pages of history is the proper source of their information, because only there can they be reasonably sure of any accuracy.

The teacher who is really consecrated to his calling will, in this crisis, devote all his energy to the task of keeping the minds of the children under his care as near the normal as circumstances will allow. Keep the yo'ung mind so busy with the vital matter of acquiring an education in the practical affairs of life, that war and its horrors will find no place in his thoughts. We would not be understood as discouraging the teaching of patriotism to the child. Every child should be early imbued with a love and reverence for his homeland. But this can be inculcated in a natural manner and the child's mind still be detached from the concrete facts of this or any other conflict. Eor the sake of the child's welfare, let us confine this war to the adults. The children have no place in it.

FARM LABOR

Through the action of the Federal government, what promised to be a famine-in s farm labor has apparently been averted. The work of t'he United States Employment Service of the Department of Labor is bringing relief to conditions that until recently were the cause of grave concern. Scarcity of farm labor may still be felt in some sections. Where this is the case the greatest publicity' should be given to the fact that the Employment Service stands ready at all times to cooperate witn the farmers in remedying the trouble. In any community suffering from a scarcity of farm labor, an application- to your rural route carrier or your postmaster will bring a blank form that, when properlyfilled out and forwarded to Washington according to directions, will put that community in direct touch with the Employment service. The heads of this service wish the country to know that to date the service has been able to supply labor to meet all calls, and hopes to be able to meet all future calls. Farmers needing help and unable to secure it, should not hesitate to call upon this department, which was created primarily for their relief. The government is urgent that no land in the United States lies idle this year if it is possible to bring it under cultivation. To .this end, farmers who, with the proper help, would be enabled to increase their acreage of crops, should avail themselves of the Employment Service and exert

themselves to the utmost to produce bumper crops. Don't get the wrong idea of this “Liberty Loan,’’ son. It doesn’t mean that YOU must do the loaning. It means that your government proposes to loan you the opportunity of investing your spare means in * a proposition as sound as the Rock of Ages. It means that the opportunity of your life is offered you to gather to yourself your portion of national honor and glory. It means that probably for the first time in your rather careless life you have the chance to become a really necessary cog in the great wheel of progress. It’s the turning point in your life, son. Be sure you make the right turn.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

One of our new boats has been named the Licking. Whether or not it proves a desirable name will depend on whether it gives or takes. The kaiser’s partnersip ■with Gott on the western front is rather distracting his mind from his alliance with Mahommet on ’ the aastorn front. Does that bill giving the President power to requisition the timber of the country w’herever necessary, have any reference to the fences of the politicians? It might be hinted to those patriots who are so patriotically holding onto their earthly jxossessions, that Liberty bonds at 4 % Per cent will be much more attractive than a direct tax. The proceeds of the Liberty loan, including the greater part of that loaned to our Allies, are being spent for American products—the products of our factories, our farms, our ■mines, and other industries.—ln lending< to the United States the people of the United States are lending to their best and largest customer and obtaining the safest investment in the world. When you hear a patriot lamenting the fact that he is past the service age, remind him that those within that age are giving 365 days a year to their country, and that by scratching around right lively he might discover opportu lities to employ at least a part of his time the same way even here at home. Many other things Besides fighting are to be done.

| The cycle of money invested in Liberty bonds is short and complete. The people lend the money to the government, the government lends some to our allies, and our government and our allies straightI way spend the money, or the greater portion of it, among the people of the United States. In some instances the money paid in by wage earners on one installment of Lib—--1 erty bonds is i*aid by the government" to their employers, and by r 4heir employers paid back to them in the way of wages before the next ' bond installment is due.

GERMAN GAINS ARE HOLLOW

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I fenced with and hustled, not by our main forces, but by little more than our covering troops, and if it is no time for bragging and overconfidence neither is it time for nervousness over little fluctuations in the battle fronts.” All those who approach the French general staff share th&, confidence of this official. , Premier Clemenceau, returning from his almost daily visits to the field of operations, brings back the same note and he has earned a new title, that of "Confidence Barometer.” That barcinetef has been fixed for many days at fair and now it is rising. , . I General Foch, it is recognized ' generally', will not be drawn by the Germans but will hold his reserves for the moment chosen by him. "Wait a bit. Wait a bit,” Thus the entente allied supreme commander replies with a characteristic sweep of his arm when asked about the future. General Foch’s calm deliberation is compared with the I bearing of Marshal Joffre before and during the battle of the Marne and this contributes no little confidence in his battle plans.

ALLIED POSITIONS IMPROVED

War Department Reviews O|»erations on Field of Picardy. Washington, April 8. —Improvement in the strategic position of the allies on the Picardy' battle field is noted in the war department’s review of the (military Situation published today and announcement is made that the allied forces under General Foch are operating efficiently in holding the German attacks. The German plan has been upset by the stubbornness of the allied defense, the review says, and now the Germans are being forced to throw fresh troops' into the battle to gain limited objectives. For this reason the situation for some time is expected to be uncertain. The department makes no mention of the movement of American troops to the fighting front to join the British and French.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

MEETINGS FOR LOAN DRIVE

dan—Rev. McDaniels. W. H. Parkinson, John A Dunlap, Mrs. Dean. Bluegrass, Newton —Frank Foltz, Mose Leopold, Miss Shedd. Newland—A. (Halleck. Emmet La Rue, Mrs. S. L. Jordan. Friday, April 12. Parr—Rev. Hill, Rev. Postill. A. Halleck. Mrs.. Meader. Union school, Jordan Rev Fleming, W. L. Wood, C. M- Sand-s Mrs. Lough. Independence, Gillam —Frank Foltz, John A. Dunlap, Mose Leopold, Miss Shedd. Saturday. April 13. Demotte — Rev. Strecker, A. Halleck, W. L. Wood, C. M. Sands, Mrs. Gwin. Wheatfield—Rev Fleming, Mose Leopold, C. G. Spitler. George A. Williams, Mrs. M. Clark. Monday, April 15, Lutheran church, Union — Strecker, C. G. Spitler, John A. Dunlap. Mrs. Meader. Surrey—Frank Foltz, Rev. Postill. Kniman—W. L. Wood. W. H. Parkinson, Miss Shedd. Tuesday, April 1«. Aix. Union — Rev. Strecker, W. L Wood, Mrs. Meader.

GREAT LIBERTY DAY PARADE

occasion was stated to them. Attorney George A. Williams presided and in a few well-chosen words summed up the situation as it is. He then introduced Rev. J. Budman Fleming, pastor of the Presbyterian church, whose patriotism and enthusiasm in war work needs no. comment. Rev. Fleming briefly outlined the awfulness of the war situation and emphasized the still worse condition that would follow a victory for the enemy. He then told his hearers of the part they must take in the war by furnishing the funds necessary to carry it to a successful conclusion, and that his words were not in vain will be evidenced when the hour of final effort arrives.

ALLIED LEADERS GREET U. S.

On First Anniversary Our Entrance in the War. Belfast, Ireland, April 6.—(Correspondence of the Associated Press.) —Inspiration and confidence arising from America's entrance into the world war and from the- effort to exert her whole power in the entente cause were expressed by noted Britons and Irishmen today in a series of messages to the people of the United States on the first anniversary of American participation. "It has inspired us." Sir Ignatius O’Brian, lord chancellor of Ireland. writes. "It is the. salvation of humanity.'' says Viscount Mersey, formerly head of the commission which investigated the destruction of the Lusitania. "We understand one another/' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle declares.

These messages, gathered by the Belfast Telegraph, were given to the Associated Press. They represent many shades of political and religious belief. Sir Ignatius O'Brian, lord chancellor of Ireland- I—The 1 —The splendic way in which the people of the United States have thrown themselves whole heartedly into the prosecution of the tar on behalf of right and freedom has inspired us all with the hope that the world may soon, in the words of the great president, be made safe for democracy.

Walter Hume Long. British seci retary of state for the colonies—l hope the united efforts of the great Anglo-Saxon races and their allies may soon put an end to the .curse of militarism. Admiral Viscount Jellicoe. formerly first sea lord of the British ' admiralty—The first anniversary of I the entry of the United States into i war finds that great Country put- ! ting forth all its magnificent re- ' sources in the cause of civilization. I can speak best of the work of i the United States navy, and on th-s | point I can truly say that the spirit l of keenness, high sense of duty, and the great efficiency of the personnel manning the units which are how affording such invaluable assistance to the allied cause is a subject of the very greatest admiraI tion to my comrades in the British navy.

Sir Joseph Maclay, British ship- ' ping controller-—My message to America is to think of nothing but to win the war. Sacrifice anything, sacrifice everything, in the cause of righteousness and truth. Paul Deschanel, president of the [French chamber of. deputies—The soldiers of noble America are fighting today for the honor of their country and for the liberty “of all peoples. Never did a holier cause offer itself to greater hearts. In accomplishing a year ago one of the greatest actions of her history, the American republic created for herself one more title to the gratitude of the human race. France will never forget.

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J. Havelock Wilson, secretary or the Sailors and Firemen’s union— Every son of the British empire should thank God the United States entered this war on the side of democracy and freedom. This is the first anniversary. I venture to predict that the second anniversary when the whole weight of America is thrown in will witness the freeing of Europe from autocracy. Lord Tennyson, a son of the famous poet, sent this extract from one of his father’s poems: Gigantic daughter of the west, We drink to thee across the flood; We know thee most, w‘e love thee beet, For art not thou of British blood? Hands all ’round! God the tyrant's cause confound, To our great kinsman of the west, my friend, And the great eause of freedom Round and round. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Ameri■ca and we understand one another. There is no more to say. Just one hand grip and to work. ■ George H. Roberts, British minister of labor —Patriotic labor here rejoicete that its instinct finds such ■ splendid response in the heart of 1 American labor. We go forward ■ unitedly to the achievement of a ’peace based upon universal justice. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Ingram, bishop lof London —The entrance- of America into the war was the greatest event in the history of the AngloSaxon race and will, I hope, assure victory for our righteous cause. Father Bernard Vaughn—We congratulate with all our hearts "the champions of the rights of mankind,” the American people. Sir William Crookes —I have been cheered by noting the whole hearted manner in which America is taking her place in the fight for right and liberty. _ Marie Corelli, novelist—Old dissensions are dead—old prejudices have ceased to exist—and not only "hands across the sea” have met to defend the mother country but hearts, too, are united in a bulwark of safety for the world. Max Pemberton—The war aims of America are justice, truth, and the survival of civilization. She is pursuiing them in a manner worthy of her people and her history. Sir Edward H. Seymour, admiral of the fleet—Nothing can be more encouraging for the future peace and happiness of all countries than the present alliance of the two great sister Anglo-Saxon nations. Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge— President Wilson’s affirmation that the fight is "for the ultimate peace of the world, for the liberation of its peoples,” is now the war cry of the American nation. Those who know and admire it are confident that that nation will not stop until its inspiring object is attained. Lord Mayor of Liverpool—Liverpool continues to rejoice in the great part the United States is taking in I the great war for liberty, justice, •and civilization.

Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert S. S. BadenPowell, defender of Mafeking in the Boer war and founder of the Boy Scouts organization in Great Britain —Germany honors America with greater hatred and fear than she accords any nation, 'because from an impartial standpoint America saw through 'her designs from the first, and, on considered judgment, condemned them. From the war good Will ensue in a closer bond between English speaking nations allied in the highest cause — namely, freedom and honor.

Superintendent Skinner has been trying out an experiment this week on dragging the stone roads. A big truck was hired in Morocco and behind it was fastened double road drags manned by two men. The first day they covered the road from Ade to Kentland, and from thence east to the township line and back to Kentland and doubled on the state line, and returned to Morocco. In this way fifty miles can be covered in a day and with 4 fit) miles of road this means q'udck work. Heretofore grading was done bv teams and it was hard work to get enough at one time to man the drags, and then if the roa.i wrs hard the drag blades would be slanted so that good work would not result. The truck costs $1.75 per hour and men to ride the drags $3 per day.—Bropk Reporter.

WANTED! AU able-bodied men of good character between eighteen and fortyfive years of age, to form another company of Liberty Guards in Rensselaer to complete a full battalion in Jasper county. Men exempt from the draft or those placed in deferred classes for slight defects should join, and men in classes one and two are especially urged to join and prepare themselves for active military service. There is no room in Jasper county for SLACKERS at this time. Apply to the undersigned at the armory Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 8 and 9 n. m.—J. M. SAUSER, County Organizer. ,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 191«

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 3, to Mr, and Mrs. Dolph Day of Rensselaer, a daughter. April 4, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bisher of Gillam township, a son. April 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chupp, a daughter. April 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Logue of Gifford, a daughter.

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FOR SALE For Sale —Some good seed potatoes, Early Ohio’s and Bagless.—• | ALFRED PETERS, phone 943-H. For Sale—Barred Plymouth Rock | eggs for hatching.—MßS. M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. ts I L ' For Sale —At a bargain, second- | hand Oakland car.—M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. a-13 ! For Sale —First-class organ in A-l I shp.pe.—P. W. HORTON, phone 24-D. ~ a-6 ' For Sale —Setting eggs, fancy S. C. | R. I. Reds, prize winning pen.— i IVAN J. CARSON, phone 228. a-10 For Sale—South Bend Malleable I range No. 818, in first-class condition. A bargain if taken at once. —Telephone 254, ASA McDANIEL.’ a-10 For Sale—Brand new, 3-bumer “Quick Meal” gasoline stove at a bargain.—Phone 490-White. T. A. CROCKETT. a-13 I — : For Sale —Early Yellow seed corn, I in crib, $3 per bu. to sort out. Also full-blood O. I. C. male hog.— phone 945-®, JOSEPH TROLLEY. -13 For Sale—ls-30 Rumely oil or gas I tractor, with 4 L bottom John Deere ' plow. Will sell at a bargain on account of poor health. —B. T. LANHAM, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 943-B. a-20 For Sale —Some household furniture, oil range, steel range, bedsteads, dresser, dish cupboard, etc. —D. E. HOLLISTER, phone 168. a-10 For Sale—Some 1916 seed corn, three varieties; 95 -pct test guaranteed. Phone 913-0. S. A. ARNOLD. ts Timothy Seed —New, homd-grown timothy seed for sale. —Phone 337, JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr., J. J. Lawler lands, Rensselaer. ts

Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers in anF quantity desired, either plain dr printed, at The Democrat Office, ts For Sale —250 bushels good homegrown blue and white tested seed corn, averaging 9 0 per cent or better, an early maturing variety, good yielder.—JAMES E. BRITT, Parr, R-l, phone 923-B. ts For Sale—Overland roadster, just been overhauled and in good running" order; good tires all around. Car has not been run to exceed 4,000 miles.—See M. KUBOSKE, at Kuboske’s garage. ts For Sale—6oo-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Miss., nice city of 2,000 population. Farm is well improved. Located on Prentice highway, a macadam toad being built from McComb to Natchez and which intersects with the Jackson highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 2it or 499. ts

FOR RENT Pasture—We have plenty of good pasture for ttife”"season near Fair Oaks. Horses $1.50 per month; cattle $1.25 per month. Horses must be marked and cattle branded. Will care for stock from May 1 to November 1. —JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr. J. J. Lawler lands, phone 337, Rensselaer, Ind. ts WANTED Lawn Mowers Sharpened—Call on D. E. Hollister in rear of poultry house, opp. McKay’s laundry, for your lawn mower sharpening, a-15 2V MISCELLANEOUS Own Your Own Home—The Rena* selaer Building, Loan and Savings Association makes loans to those desiring to buy, build or improv* homes, on EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Pay off that mortgage on your property by our plan, or build a home and let the monthly rental you are paying your landlord pay for your home. Call at our office and talk this over with our Secretary, D. DELOS DEAN, Odd Fellows building, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts

FINANCIAL Money to Loan.—CHAS. J. DEAN A SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. tl - ... ■■— ■ ■K. —— ■ Mutual Insurance—Fire and Light* ning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. ts Farm Loans—Money to lona on farm property In any sum* up U SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. • fl a) Ihfil without Lpl IHP Without Oommlsaian, I übl lllb without Chargee fef Wil ‘Making »r Recording Irrrs™.