Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

|2.00 Per Year

TEAM AND WAGON GO IN DITCH

Heitman Sohultz of Union township had quite a harrowing experience while coming' to town Tuesday with a small load of rye in the single box of his wagon, a part of the rye being in sacks and a part loose in the wagon box. Just after he had crossed the Burk bridge north of town he met the Jasper County Telephone Co. automobile, and just as it got alongside of him one of his horses, a colt, shied at the • utomobile and the team and wagon went off the west side of the grade into the soft imick, the wagon turning turtle and spilling the grain out in the muck. The horses sank almost out of sight but, fortunately, it was about the noon hour and there were ten or a dozen men who were working under Deputy Road Superintendent ,W. S. Parks on this part of the grade south of the bridge, present, and through their united efforts and placing ropes around the necks of the Ihorses and raising them up b little at a time and throwing gravel underneath them, the animals were finally rescued from the mire (uninjured except for some soreness from their experience. Several bushels of the loose rye was lost, and rye is worth $2.30 per bushel, too.

JASPER EXCEEDS ALL OTHER

Counties In State In Percentage of Oversubscription to Liberty Loan. County Director of Sales Janies H. Chapman received notice Wednesday from Will H. Wade, state director of sales, that Jasper county’s percentage of oversubscriptions to the Third Liberty loan exceeded that of any other county in the state thus ’far reported, which is indeed a source of pride. Jasper county’s minimum allotment of bonds was $l r 70,000, and Mr. Chapman fixed the amount at $240,000 to allow a little leeway. The people responded nobly, however, and the subscriptions now total over $350,000, or mofe than double the minimum alloted the county, and it is probable by the time all the subscriptions are in that this amount will be exceeded several thousand dollars. Wednesday's Indianapolis Star had the following mention of the subscriptions reported from Jasper and some of the neighboring counties: Much repoicing occurred at the state headquarters last night when figures arrived from Benton, Jasper, Newton and Tippecanoe counties. These counties are right in the heart of a great agricultural district and the response to the loan there was being watched with interest. Benton, Jasper and Newton counties already have reported oversubscriptions, but definite figures have not been available heretofore. Benton county has a quota of $275,000 and has subscribed $365,000. Jasper county is 110 per eent above its quota of $170,000, having raised $350,000. Newton s quota is $190,000 and the county has subscribed $260,000. Tippecanoe county reported a jump from $900,060 to $1,400,000, which places it within $30,000 of its <ruota.

REMINGTON HAS CLASS OF 15

High School Graduates This Year —Commencement Next Friday. The Remington high school has a class of fifteen graduates this year, and the commencement exercises wifi be held Friday evening, April 25, in the new M. E. church in that city. The graduates are: Oscar 1. Beasey, Esther Geier, Daisy B. Gray, Lillian I. Gumm, Ople Hafey, Ruby M. Hamilton, Earle B. Howard, Nellie E. Johnston, Josephine M. Kenyon, Hazel B. Lucas, Mildred M. McGlynn, Feme Rawlings, Mamie C. Reed, Robert D. Smalley, Robert R. Stoudt. The class is sending out some very neat engraved commencement cards. -k’\

FOR SALE. All kinds of blooming plants, ferns and vines for lawns, porch boxes and baskets; all kinds of vegetable plants for gardens ready by May 1;" cabbage plants ready mow. Better give us your orders now for cut flowers for Decoration day and save being disappointed. ,We will have them for you then. Satisfaction, guaranteed. Cut flowore our specialty. Phone 11 216-Green. .—KING FLORAL CO. a-24

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

brtirostini Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Attorney Frank Davis of Brook was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Attorney George E. Hershman was down from Crown Point, looking after cases in court yesterday. A fresh supply of those faimous Neidich brand typewriter ribbons just rdteived in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Marriage licenses issued: April 18, Roy J. Heil of Wheatfield, aged 31 March 21 last, carpenter, and Ruby Lucile Brown of Gifford, aged 19 September 12 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Justice D. D. Dean at his office. April 19. Mannon B. Street ot Chicago, aged 42, lather, and Katherine Galvin, also of Chicago, aged 30, Januaryl6 last, stenographer. Second marriage for each. First marriage of male dissolved by death in 1898; first marriage of female dissolved by divorce in 1915.

New suits filed: No. 8922. Petition for adoption of Grace L. Krout by James C. and Lora P. Clark. No. 8923. Joseph Salrin vs. Bank of Wheatfield; action for damages for withholding monies which plaintiff alleges belong tp him. Demand SIO,OOO. No. 8924. Arthur McGaughey vs. Jesse W. Winningham; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand $950. No. 8925. The-American Agriculture Chemical Co. vs. Eddie R, Hight; 1 suit on notes. Complaint in ten paragraphs. Demand $4 5, SBO, $65, S4O, $35, *s2s, $35, S4O, S2O, 45, respectively. On another page today’s Democrat will be found the official list of candidates to be voted for in Jasper county at the May primary, to be held on Tuesday, May 7. It will be noted that the Democrats have no candidate for county surveyor or for county councilman in the first councilmanic district; no township ticket in Keener nor Wheatfield, except for trustee in the latter township; no township advisory board in Hanging Grove and no precinct committeemen in Union, no one having filed for any of these offices in the districts The Republicans have no candidate for precinct committeeman in Union south, but otherwise their ticket is complete. William B. Fisiher of Milroy township, who had filed as a candidate for county commissioner in the third district and for committeeman from his precinct, filed a withdrawal in both instances before the list was given to the printer. Two of the | Republican candidates for trustee in Keener township, A. DeKoker, Jr. and Tunis Snip, also withdrew from the race, but Milroy still has four candidates for .the Republican nomination for trustee and two for the Democratic nomination.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

(Hloward Green and Mrs. Ed Faye, the pneumonia patients at the county hospital, remain about the same, both being in a very serious condition. ,< Mrs. John Stephenson of Parr came to the hospital yesterday for medical treatment. “<?vandpa” Stevens was taken to his home in Gillam township Thursday in Worland’s ambulance. All other patients are getting alon£ nicely.

NOTICE All Redmen are requested to be present Monday evening, April 22, to make arrangements for joint 1 county meeting to be held at Monticello Thrusday evening, April .25. —Advt. • Advertise in The Democrat.

THB TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1918

UNION SCHOOL IN JORDAN

Closed With Good Program and a Big Dinner. "“Miss' Zona Dillon, one of the teachers of the Union school in Jordafi -township, left Wednesday evening for her home at Fountain City, Indiana. She will return next fall to the same school, it is understood. The closing exercises of the school were held Tuesday and were attended by practically the entire neighborhood, also by Trustee Kolhoff, County Superintendent Sterrett and County Agent Learning. A basket dinner and an excellent program were the principal features of the occasion. This school is taught by Miss Dillon and Miss Esther Sage, the latter a daughter of W. W. Sage of southeast Marion.

WEATHER TURNS COOLER AGAIN

We got a very nice gentle rain Wednesday morning or during the latter part of the night and ipart of the forenoon, which was of great benefit to wheat, oats and grass. While it was not a heavy dotyn, pour, it came in such a way that it was all absorbed by the ground. The weather turned considerably cooler, however, after this rain and Thursday night the mercury dropped to a degree or two below the freezing point, and yesterday was a cold, raw day and not at all the sort of weather desired for the band concert last evening.

MEN SELECTED FOR SERVICE

Conscription Board Gives Out List of Those to Depart Soon. 9 The following men are to go to Purdue university, entraining April. 27, 1918, at 10:55 a. m., for instruction as expert aero engine mechanics: John Fenzel Guy Minor. Twenty-five men are to be entrained for Camp Taylor, Kentucky, within the five-day period beginning April 26. The exact time has not yet been announced by the adjutant general’s office and title local board has been instructed not to notify these men until the time has been definitely determined. In order to lessen thd hardship on these selected men as much as possible, the local board is furnishing the newspapers with the names, even though the time of entrainment can not be given. As soon as possible to do so notice will be mailed to the selected men below: Clarence V. Sayers. < Harold L. Fidler. Walter L. Nagel. D. Delos Dean. John W. McCarthy. Samuel Roslowsky. Roy J. Heil. 5 Tom J. McGlinn. Dimer C. McGinnis. Austin. Thomas George Worden. George Kroening. John Charles Bunning. John Metress. Frank Grube. Albert VanWeinen. Hervoan P. Stewart. Andrew Hurley. Lfewis J. Williams, Jesse Earl Wiseman. . Leo Kruger. , Paul Sekema. ■ .Nt. James Hill. * Elmer Daniels. Howard B Clark.

The following named men have been selected as " alternates, under the selective service regulations, and will be liable to take the places bf any of the above named men who ■may be unable to go by reason of a disability occurring after notice to report and before entrainment: * Solomon Yodor. Roscoe Hilton. Leßoy Zimmerman. Peter DeGroot. John Terborg. Hugh F. Davisson. Freddie G. Lange. Charles S. Woosely. Harold Hamilton. The board announces a call for four men, the exact time of entrainment of whom has not been definitely fixed, but coming within the fiveday period beginning May 1, to Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, which wilt be filled from the alternates above named in sequence of order number.

PLEASE CALL AND SETTLE Having sold my blacksmith shop on Cullen street and going out of business April 27, I request all persons indebted to me for wotk to calk, and settle their accounts at once.—FRED HEMPHILL. a-27 Ab armload of old papers for lv« cent* at The Democrat office.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. MEL GUILD IS FOUND GUILTY Medaryville Man Hard Hit By Chicago Jury. Mel Guild of Medaryville, who was arrested some months ago on the charge of being connected with the theft and disposal of automobiles stolen in Chicago, was found guilty by a jury in that city a few days ago and fined $2,000 and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, The Democrat is informed. A man by the name of Raypnond, who was employed in the Chicago post office and was alleged to have been connected with the Chicago end of the deals, was sentenced to three years in, the penitentiary, but was not fined. In Illinois, we are informed, necessary for the judge to 'pass on the verdict of the jury, and this has not yet been done, but will be one week from today. t

HOOSIER WOMEN BEGIN ENROLLMENT

Many other states have already registered their women for war service and it is confidently expected that this April drive will enroll more than 500,000 Hoosier women who ifeel their responsibility in this war and who welcome the opportunity to use their strength in support of the men who are fighting for their safety. In some places we hear the statement that the state expects to draft for service the women who have registered. That is absurd and nothing of the sort is contemplated’. The purpose of the registration is to get the names of women available for special lines of work and make it possible for these women to serve voluntarily where they are best fitted. The mother and home-maker, with her hands full of household cares, will register and be classified with the otjier patriotic women; but will not in any case be called on to lay down her fundamental and 'proper duties in order to take on purely war tasks. She will be credited with such Red Cross work as she is able to do in addition to her household business, but will not be expected to perform war tasks that other women differently placed should do. She should register, however, that the government mav know that she is a patriot on the home job running her household with a loyal observance of war-time rules and requirements. Indiana women hope to make a record and the Jasper county women expect to do their full share in keeping up to the standard of 100 per cent patriotism which has so far marked every effort in the county. Be sure to register.

LENA W. GRAHAM,

Publicity Committee.

ERRATA

Editor Democrat: In our fast batch of Jackson township items to your valuable 'paper appeared the following: “God is in the heavens and the allied lines still hold,” but your compositor made us say “God is in the harness,” etc., etc.’ When we were conducting the only religious. paper in Newton county we had a compositor in the office who was prone to misread copy,- but he disappeared one night as completely as though he had never existed. Often we have been asked what we did with the remains: but Ueil never tell. Never! CORRESPONDENT.

LECTURE AT MT. AYR

9. S. Davis, county agent of Newton county, will lecture at Mt. Ayr Saturday evening at 8 o’clock on “More and Better Livestock.” He hopes to illustrate his lecture by means of stereopticon slides. A brief program will be rendered before the lecture. All are cordially invited. ,

TORNADO HIT CAMP SHELBY

One Soldier Killed and SeUeral Others Injured. A tornado struck Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Wednesday afternoon, sweeping a path seventy feet wide through the camp, leveling smtall buildings and inflictitig -property damage of several thousand dollars. The ordnance building of the 151st infantry, a Y. M. C. A. hut and a partly con-, structed wing of the base hospital were destroyed. Private Vaughn Beekman of Marion, Indiana, was killed and a score or more soldiers and civilian workers were injured, some quite seriously, by the flying debris.

JACKIES’ BAND GO TO LAFAYETTE

J. IHI. Chapman received notice Wednesday, changing the plans for the local entertainment of the Jackies* band, which gave a concert here last evening. The original plans were for the band to remain in Rensselaer over night and to leave on the 10:36 train this morning for Hammond, and they were Jo be lodged and get their breakfast at local homes in the city. Under the new plan they came to Rensselaer on the 6:50 p. m. train, as first announced, but left on the 11:10 p. m. train for Lafayette.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

List of Those Who Have Paid Sub-scription-Accounts During W’edk. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat since last Saturday's Issue and, especially to those received by mail, this publication shall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those Indicated by an • are new subscribers.

William Stitz, Remington. R-2 George W. Brandenburg, Francesville, R-3. Harry Gulbanson, Rensselaer. ♦Alex Hurley, Rensselaer. Earl Schatzley. Wheatfield. Mrs. Alfred Budreau. Earl Park. Theo. Keiper, Rensselaer, R-4. Joseph Rensselaer, R-3. ♦J. H. Campbell, Parr, R-l. Nicholas Ott, Kniman. John Eilts, Rensselaer, R-2. John UJm, Goodland. Arthur Millspaugh, Swayzee, Ind. James H. Green, Remington. Dennie Marquie, Rensselaer, R-4. G. H. Comer, Gifford. A. E. Kirk, Rensselaer, R-l Chas. V. May, Rensselaer. Mrs. B. Kelly, Rensselaer, R-3, ♦J. P; Gwin, Sedalia, Mo. John Sorhberger, Rensselaer. George W. Markin, Rensselaer. Joihn E. Cooper, Parr, R-l. Mrs. L. E Harrington, Fair Oaks, R-2. L. L. Ponsler, lola, Kansas. Walter Harrington, Rensselaer, R-2. D. A. Augspurger, Goodland, R-l. Wm. Stitz, Remington, R-2. ♦Miss Zona Dillon, Fountain City. Ind. Rudolph Stranz, Lafayette, Ind. Wm. Ott, Remington, R-2. James T. Randle, Rensselaer j. M. Witham, Thayer, R-l. George Stoudt, Remington. George Hoeferlin, Brook. Hugh Williams, Winona, Ind.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Richard Beck Writes His Brother From France. Richard Beck, who is with the American forces in France, writes his brother. Will, of Rensselaer, as follows: France, March *l4, 1918. Dear brother Will:—— Received your letter of February 13 day before yesterday, and was sure glad to hear from you, as !t was the first letter 1 had from any of our family. I have never hearo from Rosa yet, and I wrote her the same time 1 did my first letter to Barbara, and 1 have heard from Barbara twice. How is mother and everyone at home? I hope they and you are all as well as I am, for I never felt better in my life, and after three months here it begins to seem like home. We are in a beautiful summer resort town in the mountains of France. We are in no danger from- the firing line, although we can hear the big guns rumbling every day. This country is all war, and we sure see soitie interesting sights. I have seen guns over here that you could crawl through, and vou could set one of them on the Kankakee river and blow Rensselaer off the map in two or three

shots. There is a French officer here who is a special friend of mine, and tJeing with him so much I have learned quite a little French, so much that on several occasions 1 have acted as interpreter between our men and French people. ‘He has taken me with him to several homes, and they, certainly do treat

(Continued on Face Kight)

Vol. XXI, No, 6

HAIG SMASHES NEW HUN DRIVE FOR BETHUNE

125,000 Germans Repulsedog - 12-Mlle Front—Suffer Heavy Losses. BRITISH AIDED BY FREHCH Battalion After Battalion of Enemy Infantry Charged Into Decimating Eire of the Allies. * ■ London, April 19.—One of the most telling cheeks the Germans have suffered in their Ypres operations was announced by Field Marshal Haig on the anniversary of the capture by the British three years ago of Mount Keminel. Employing upwards of 125,000 men the enemy delivered a powerful infantry assault from the neighborhood of St. Venant southeastward toward Glvencby. < This comprises approximately twelve miles of front. According to the official statement the Germans were utterly repulsed with appalling losses. More than 200 prisoners were taken. Co-operating with the British, It is understood, were French Infantry battalions and batteries of the famous 755. Seek Canal Crossing. This thrust, evidently aimed at crossing La Bassee canal and tlie taking of Bethune, was presaged by tremendous artillery preparation, beginning about dawn. From Bobecq along the line to Givenchy the British lines were subjected to a storm of high explosive gas shells. During the forenoon the infantry action developed, tlje enemy hurling himself furiously against the allies’ lines. Battalion after battalion, moving en masse, charged Into tlie decimating tire of the allies.

The battle raged all day, but at no time, reports indicate, did the khaki line yield. Toward evening, his divisions disorganized by losses, the enemy desisted somewhat, although the fighting continued fiercely at spots with violent artildery dueling pver the whole sector. French Take Over 500 Huns. I’aris, April 19.—The war office issueti the following statement on Thursday night: “We have attacked various enemy positions on the Avre on a front of four kilometers (two and a half miles), between Thennes and Mailly-Baineval. “East' «f the Avre we have made progress and west of it we have taken the greater part of the Senecat woods and carried cur line to the outskirts of Castel. Farther south we reached the slopes west of the heights dominating the Avre. "The number of prisoners taken by us exceeds, up to tlie present, 500, of whom 15 are officers. We captured several machine guns. “It is confirmed that an enemy raid east of Caurleres wood was deadly for our assailants. We found about forty German bodies on the ground. We took 20 prisoners, including one officer. “in the region of (.'or ben y the French caught under their tire and dispersed a strong German detachment which attempted to approach the French lines after artillery preparation.” May Drive at Bethune. Witfi the British Army in France, April 19.—The Germans brought up fresh divisions for the hard which they made, on Wednesday. Al-

(Continued on Page Eight)

SPECIAL NOTICE Work on of the new telephone directory is in progress; There have been so many moves and changes that to be sure your number and name is correct, call In-formation Operator or Ae Manager give any changes or alterations. "Parties wishing advertising space will call the management or bookkeeper. Do you realize there is no better mode of advertising' that in a telephone directory, where it is seen and read by every member of the family and neighbors dozens of |imes each day. Remember that over 6,000 persons •use these directories. Ask to have things in the way you wish now, and not after in print.—JASPER COUNTY TELEPHONE CO.

RED CROSS DANCE

A Red Cross benefit dance will be held Friday evening, April 19, after the band concert. Special music will be employed,, and a large crowd undoubtedly wil be. on hand. Admission 50c.