Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — Page 4

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TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF JASPER COUNTY

It is known to some of you that certain persons among us have given expression to treasonable, or .as some call it, pro-German utterances. Those of us above the age of thirteen years know that treason Strikes at the very root of our most sacred liberty. And further we know that the person who conceals a knowledge of a treasonable utterance is alike guilty of that crime against our home as the -person who gives utterance to the treasonable sentiment. Now, why not lay one offering at the shrine Of our most sacred liberty: rub the stain from off our honor, and come out and tell our grand jury what we know about the treason that has been voiced in our hearing. Are you an American -—dare you be square with your own Lome government, or would you prefer to see the hun army rape its bloody way through our land? Our land, our country, and why—because oar country’s forefathers glared to pledge “Our lives, our fortunes and our most sacred honor’’ to preserve and maintain the idea of the true liberty Which is the very soul of our nation s being.

Now, what do you pledge for a like purpose? Do you dare to come out and in the sworn secrecy of the grand* jury room give the evidence which we must have to rid us of spies and practically alien enemies? Our men left bloody foot-prints in the snow at Valley Forge white ' fighting for our infant government. Others by the hundred thousand have fought and frozen and bled and died that our Union should remain unbroken. What sublime sacrifice our unen have made that our honor and liberty might be forever maintained. Mothers, of what use is it to send your sons to France if we let dastardly traitors undermine our very government even as they have done in poor old Russia? Give us the evidence. xx

CLEANED from the EXCHANGES

May 28 and 29 have been fixed as the dates for the Republican state convention.

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Z'L -A Al sw'-'zV/\\ / & a <®P3T xS&wtfU" YfeUP Wj®X inELLED Do You Think “This Never Could Happen?” That is what the farmers thought in Northern France. If we do not win the war it may happen here. Invest in Liberty Bonds and help end the war on the other tide of the ocean, and thus protect your home, your town and your country from invasion and destruction. THIS SPACE PAID FOR AND CONTRIBUTED BY The State Bank of Rensselaer

W. I. McCullough is f in Chicago this week attending a meeting of Chautauqua managers and getting a line on talent for this year’s session of Fountain Park assembly.— Benton Review. William Johnson, a Fowler boy who was in training at Camp Shermgn, Ohio, died of pneumonia last Friday. His age was twenty-six years. The remains were brought, to Fowler for burial and the funeral was held there Tuesday. Ray Seeley, surveyor of Lake county, who was indicted by a recent grand jury for fraud and misrepresentation in gravej road matters, was fourth not guilty in the circuit court Wednesday, the jury being out only seven (minutes. An attempt was made Thursday night to rob the State bank at Raub, Benton county. Tools were taken from the Plunkett blacksmith shop by the yeggmen, who gained entrance at a side window of the bank and succeeded in blowing the outer door of the safe, but did not reach the cash compartment. The plate glass window of the bank was wrecked by the ex'plOsion, which was-heard by several people who thought it was the noise of a passing train.

Obituary

Abbie A. Yeoman Abbie A. Saylor, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Saylor, was barn in Ohio January 11, 184 2, and died April 10, 1918, aged 76 years, two months and 29 days. She was united In marriage to John Yeoman, and to this union seven children were born. She leaves to mourn their loss one son, Augustus, and one daughter, Lucy E. Yeoman, and one grandson, Roscoe V. iHialstead, all of Newton township; one brother, Lemuel Saylor of Washington; one half-brother, Cornelius Saylor of Newton county; five halfsisters, Mrs. Peter Rhoades and Mrs. Charles Battleday of Rensselaer, Mrs. Jackson Freeland of# Newton township, Mrs. Sarah Zoborosky of Morocco, and Mrs. Mattie Morlan of Lafayette. Her husband, John Yeoman, died April 29, 1 884. Five children — Franklin J., El.nma E., Laura C. Halstead, Elbert E. and Cora Maypreceded her to the grave. She united with the Free Will Baptist church at an early age and still kept the faith, the organization having disbanded in recent years.

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our many friends and neighbors tor their many acts of kindness and sympathy in the death of our dear mother and grandmother.—AUGUSTUS YEOMAN, LUCY E. YEOMAN, ROSCOE V. HALSTEAD.

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U. S. MARINES LANDED

AMERICAN FORCE GUARDS DOCKS AT VLADIVOSTOK. British and Japanese Troops Also on Patrol Duty—Refugees Tell of Fight at Blagovieshtchensk. Harbin, April 12.—American niarines have landed at Vladivistok, as well as British and Japanese forces, according to advices from that place. The Americans are in control of the docks, while the Japanese are guarding the railway and ammunition depots.. Harbin, April 12.—Refugees reaching Harbin from Blagovieshtchensk give details of recent disorders in that city. The trouble arose as a result of an attempt by the bolshevik! to disarm the Japanese, who had armed for self-defense. During the first day of the trouble General Koshevnikoff, commanding a few Cossacks, aided the Japanese and repulsed the bolsheviki, but the latter, re-enforced by Red guards, overcame the defenders of the city. General Koshevnikoff lost 100 men killed, including eight Japanese and two Chinese.

Between 200 and 300 noncombatants are reported to have been slain. 'I he refugees secured 8,000,000 rubles (over $4,000,000) j of the Imperial funds, which they are bringing to Harbin. Washington. April 12i —The landing of Cnited States marines at Vladivostok is less in order to “protect American lives and property” than to reassure the Russians disturbed by the advent of the Japanese armed forces. The American Asiatic squadron has been in and about the Siberian harbor off and on all winter and the navy has been expecting the tidings that men had been put ashore ever since it was known that the Japanese forces were there. It seems to have been deemed, best to sandwich In a few American marines with the Japanese and the English In the hope that they would convince the Russians that nobody had designs on their eastern provinces. , As a lot of munitions stacked up in Vladivostok came from this country and were paid for with money loaned to Russia by the United States, we had a reasonable ground for insuring their protection. Moscow, April 12.—The excitement over the Japanese landing at Vladivostok is rapidly subsiding, and the Moscow newspapers are generally inclined to the belief that the incident will be settled locally and that the Japanese and English will withdraw.

NIEUW AMSTERDAM IS HOME

Big Liner Reaches Port in Holland With 2,000 Passengers From New York. Rotterdam, April 12. —The HollandAmerican line steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, from New York, has arrived off the Hook of Holland. New York, April 12.—The Nieuw Amsterdam sailed from New York March 28 with more than 2,000 passengers on board, including Chevalier W. L. F. C. Van Rappard, formerly Dutch minister at ’Washington, and many masters and members of the crews of Dutch steamships taken over by the United States.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, April 11. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. May 1.27%-% 1.27% 1.27% 1.27% June 1.56% 1.57 1.56% 1.57 July 1.50-51 1.57% 1.50 1.57%-% Oats— April .-..89% .90 .89%-% .90 May 87-87% .87% .86

FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl., in jute. 98 lb. sack basis, barley flour, $11.55; corn flour. 112.75; white rye, $13.50; dark rye. $12.00; spring wheat, $10.60® 10.80; special brands. $10.80: hard winter, $10,600 10.80; soft winter,' $10.60010.80. HAY—No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; stand ard, $24.00025.00; No. 2 timothy and clovet mixed, $22.000 23.00; No. 3. [email protected]; clover, $8.00014.00; threshed timothy. $6,000 10.60; heated and damaged, $5.00010.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 scores, 40%c; firsts, 89091 scores. 37039 c; seconds, 84%87 scores. 33@35c; standards, 39%@40c; ladles, 33%@34c; renovated, 36c; packing stock, 30®31c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 31%@32%c; ordinary firsts. 30%@31c; miscellaneous lots, eases included, ~30%0.31%c:: cases, returned, 29%@ 80%C; extras, 34@35c; checks, 27@28c; dirties, ’ 28029 c: storage, 34®'34%c. I.IVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 2Sc per lb.; old' roosters, 23c; young roosters, ducks, 25031 c; geese, 25028 c.. ICED POULTRY— Turkeys, 34c; chickens, 32033 c; young roosters, 32@33c; old, 21 025 c; ducks. 2S@3oc; geese, 25027 c. POTATOES Wisconsin, white, sl.oo® $1.20. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $13.25® 16.25; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; Stockers; and feeders., $8.50012.25; good to choice cows, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $9.00012.25; fair to good cows, $7,75 @8.75; ’eanners, [email protected]; cutters, $7.00® 7.85; bologna bulls, $8.2509.75; heavy calves $9 [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, $17.50017.95; medium weight butchers, 200@240 lbs., $17.50@>17.90; heavy weight butchers, 2400400 lbs.. $17.35® 17.75; choice heavy packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, $17.00@ 18.00. SHEEP—Good to choice wethers, $14.50® 16 75- good to choice ewes, $12.00016.00; yearlings $15.00@19-60; western lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; Colorado lambs. [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, $18.00020.00: shorn lambs, $15.50017.86; shorn wethers, >l3-00015.60. Buffalo, N. Y., April 11. CATTLE— Receipts, 125; steady, CALVES— Receipts, 200; steady; $7,000 16.25. HOGS— Receipts. 1,300; strong; heavy, $lB 50018.65; mixed and Yorkers, $18.65® 18.75; light Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, SIB.M @18.25; roughs. [email protected]; stags, $13,000 14.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 4»i steady to strong; wool lambs, >16.00031.91 otßars unchanged.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

DR. JOHNSON WRITES HOME

high in the states over the mammoth struggle on the . west front. An undercurrent of security, seems to (prevail here, but its outcome would appear important. I hope-it precludes a settlement of some kind. Personally I like the states and feel very much at sea over here. The only time I felt more so was when I was actually on the ocean. That little experience I’ll bear in mind for you until I return. i. Leeds is a manufacturing Center in the upper mid-land. It is about the size of Philadelphia. Rather a busy place I gather, but shy all themodes of speed so conspicuous, we’ll say in Chicago. Am living in the Queen's hotel here and have very comfortable quarters. The food is good, plentiful in some respects and distinctly shy in others. At any rate there is no ropm for grumbling. Warfare after this fashion is hard to improve upon. Personally, I intend to make the mqst of the agreeable things as I go alorife. Would like to have a word from you, Gurney. Give the philosophers’ Club my regards and remdmbcr me to all the fellows. Yours, LT. (’. E. JOHNSON, 0. C. American Express Co., 6 Haymarket, S. W. 1, Jxmdon, England.

28 AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED

Two Casualties Lists Given Out by the War Department. Washington, April 12.—Two casualty lists from the American expeditionary forces issued by the war department contained the names of 234 men killed, wounded or missing in actiop and dead from wounds, accidents and diseases. The first made public had 124 names, and the second, given out late in the day, had 110 names, including those of 22 men killed in action, the largest number so far reported at one time by General Pershing. Eighteen officers were named in the two lists. Three lieutenants were killed In action, a major died from wounds, two captains and two lieutenants are missing in, action, a lieutenant and two cadets died from accidents, a lieutenant died from disease, another lieutenant was wounded severely, and a lieutenant colonel, a captain and three lieutenants were wounded slightly.

vlircus * Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister —9; 30 a. nt., gunday school. The aim is to teach the word of God and produce Christian bible students. 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon, subject: '‘Civilizing Agencies.” 8:00 p. m., evening worship and sermon, subject. “Conservation.” 7:30 p. m. Thursday evening, round table and prayer service. You and your friends are cordially invited to attend ail of these services. Methodist Rev. E. AV. Strecker, Pastor.--9:30 a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon by the pastor; 7:00 p. m., Epworth League; 8:00 p. m., evening worship and sermon by the pastor The public cordially invited. Baptist Rev. D. C. Hill, Pastor. —9:30 a. m., Sunday school. 10:45 a. m, morning worship and preaching. Milroy 2:00 p. m., reorganization of the Sunday school; 3:00 p. m., preaching. Parr 10:30 a. ni., Sunday school; 7:15 p. m., Christian Endeavor; 8:00 p. m., preaching. Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium es the public library. Public cordially invited.

NOTICE OF SALE OF DITCH CONTRACT Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, Commissioner of Construction of the Ed. Oliver, et al. ditch, Cause No. 124 of the Jasper circuit room of the court house in the city of court, will, at the Hast court Rensselaer, Jasper county, state of Indiana, at the hour of one o’clock, p. m on Wednesday, the Sth day of May, 1918, offer for sale at public outcry, to the lowest and best bidder therefor, the contract for the construction of said ditch, according to the plats, prbplfes, specifications and peport. thereof, as the same are on file in the office of the clerk of tlie Jasper circuit court. The work consists of a Main ditch, about 8 miles long, and containing 414,686 cubic yards of excavation, and of one lateral, about 8 miles long, and containing 158,315 cubic yards of excavation. The main ditcli and the lateral’will be offered and sold, either together or separately as the commissioner shall elect, at the time of the sale. The work shall be performed - by a Floating dredge machine ou machines, or by dry land excavators. _ Each bidder will be required to deposit with the commissioner a Certified check or bank draft in the sum of $1,O(1Q.OO, or to file with the commissioner his bond in said amount with good and sufficient surety thereon, and conditioned that if awarded the work he will enter into a contract in writing and give bond for the faithful performance of the work according to the plans and sp'ecifications. as by law required, and each bidder, when making his bid, shall indicate whether the same is for drag line excavation or floating dredge work. i The commissioner reserves the right, I to reject any and all bids. EDGAR D. NESBITT, 1 ...j.' Commissioner of Construction. A. Halleck, Rensselaer, Ind., Attorney.

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Upon America de* Mg volvesthesacredduty K of keeping alight the torch of Liberty and fl ' upholding justice and democracy through- W out the world. Let us not falter or count the cost, for in the "fl freedom of the world IB lies our only safety, and the preservation of our American lib* erties and institutions. I Let Us Invest j Fl To the Limit in Jtr J Liberty Bonds jFr This Space Paid For and ' (| Contributed By B. N. FENDIG THE SHOE MERCHANT

An armload of old papers for five cents at The Democrat office. WANTED! All 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 p. m.—J. M. SAUSER, County Organizer.

fOx—SrTrrJn [Under tMe head nonces wffl be pyk fished for 1 -cent-a- word for tbe flry Insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for eadh additional insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-flv* cents, but short notices coming within ♦he above rate, will be published two er more times—as the case may be—for 2» cents. Where replies are sent in Th* Democrat’s care, postage will be chargee for forwarding such replies te the adver tiser.] FOR SALE For Sale —Eight tons of timothy 'hay in stack. Call •908-J.—MC-DONALD SISTERS. a-27 For Sale —Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching.—MßS. M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. ts Fdj- Sale —At a bargain, secondhand Oakland car.—M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. a-13 For Sale —Brand hew, 3-burner “Quick Meal ” gasoline stove at a bargain.-—Phone 490-White. T. A. CROCKETT. a-13 For Sale —Early Yellow seed corn, in crib, s3*per bu. to sort out. Also full-blood O. I. C. male hog.— phone 94 5-B, JOSEPH TROLLEY. a-13 Timothy Seed—New, home-grown timothy seed for sale. —Phone 337, JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr., J. J. Lawler lands, Rensselaer. ts Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers in any quantity desired, either plain or printed, at The Democrat Office, ts For Sale —250 bushels good home, grown blue and white tested seed corn, averaging 90 per cent or better, an early maturing variety, good yielder.—JAMES E. BRITT, Parr, R-l, phone 923-B. ts For Sale—ls-50 Rumely oil or gas tractot, with 4-bottom John Deere plrfwT Will sell at a bargain on of poor health. —B. T. LANHAM, Rensselaer, R-4» phone 943-B. a-20

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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 la well improved. Located on Prentice highway, a macadam road being built from McComb to Natchez and which Intersects with the Jackson highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 216 or 499 : « WANTED Cream \Vanted —Have recently be- ’ gun buying cream at Parr and will pay best prices. Also have 1 5-year-old mare, wt. about 1100, in foal, and some shoats and brood sows for sale. —J. >S. LAKIN, Parr, Ind., phone 932-(|. ts FOR RENT Pasture—We have plenty of good pasture for the season near Fair Oaks. Horses $1.50 per month; cattle $1.25 per month. Horsea 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

FOUND Found—A large door key on Harrison street. Owner may have same by calling at this office. MISCELLANEOUS Own Your Own Home—The Rensselaer Building, Loan and Saving* Association makes loans to those desiring to buy, build or improve homes, on EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Pay off that mortgagexon your property by our plan, or build a home and let the monthly rental you afre paying your landlord pay for your home. Call at our offleg and talk this over with our Secretary, D. DELOS DEAN, Odd Fellow* building, Rensselaer, Indiana. ts ' FINANCIAL Money to Loan. —CHAS. J. DEAN A SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan—s per cent fans loans. —JOHN A. DUNLAP. ts Mutual Insurance—Fire and Lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 535-L. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property In any sum* up t* 110,000. —E. P. HONAN. Aal fhul wlUlout Delay ’ I hP I HP | wlthotlt Commlssien, I Uul IllU I Without Charge* fef ilAlirV | Wakhl « ’ r Recording 111 Illi* i I Instrument*. MyNll ’ w. ■- pahewwi A toll** preparation ot merit. liMr -W Help* to *radioat* dandmt ijVjt, dM For Rertoriac Color and MM -'■R Baauty toGray or Fadad Hair t*a.M4SL*tatDrtKriata.