Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1918 — Page 4

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News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers

European War News Uruguay and Argentina are expect' ed to declare war against Germany at an early date, according to Berlin reports forwarded to London by the Exchange Telegraph’s correspondent at Amsterdam. The German newspapers have been notified to prepare the public for this development, he adds. • * * News of the torpedoing in Spanish territorial waters of the French steamer Province was contained In diplomatic dispatches to Washington from France. The Spanish press, the dispatch said, is incensed over the Incident • * * “Great Britain has no reserve army to send to France;- the 7,500,000 men enrolled by. the empire since the beginning of the war have fought and died on 37 fronts, and when it is said that she has her back against the wall It means that.” These statements by Lieut- Col. F. Fraser Hunter, D. S. 0., British provost marshal in the United States, startled members of the University of Toronto club at New York. • • • Eleven German airplanes were brought down Sunday and six were driven down out of control, says a dispatch from London. An observation balloon was destroyed and antiaircraft fire accounted for two other hostile planes. Five British machines •re missing. • • • British casualties reported at London during the week that ended Saturday totaled 12,368, divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds, officers, 575; men, 1,639. Wounded or missing, officers, 2,173; men, 7,981. • » » British and German light forces Washed in the waters east of Heligoland, the British admiralty announced at London. After an exchange of a few shots the German warships took refuge behind their mine field. • • • U.S.—Teutonic War News “Men of action—younger men” —are needed for America to win the war. (This was the belief expressed by Secretary of War Baker to members of the house military committee. He added that his experiences and observations while abroad convinced him that the success of' the' war depends pn young rather than old men. A most of the vast preparations the United States is making in France for the fighting nien Kms up the secretary's talk before e committee. ’ ,• • * Germany holds seven American na<val prisoners, five from the armed guard of the steamer Cantona and two from the destroyer Jacob Jones, Secretary Daniels announced. * • * 1 The loss of two American ships, from which 86 men are missing, was announced by the navy department. The Lake Moor was sunk by an enemy submarine in European waters. Five officers and 43 men are missing. The Florence H. was blown up in a French port by an internal explosion. Thirty-four of the crew of approximately 75 were rescued. • ♦ • "We will do our part; you do yours," Is the message from the American army in France to the American people that Secretary Baker delivered In Washington at a Liberty loan rally in his first public address’ since his return from Europe. • • • Domestic Second Lieut. Stephen IL Warner and Cadet Edwin D. Cryer of Allegheny county. Pennsylvania, were killed near Wichita Falls, Tex., when their plane suddenly burst into flames and fell. • • • For telling a friend that the naval phip upon which he was serving was to sail for Europe soon with troops on board. Lieut. Walter S. Carrington lost ®five numbers in his grade. The United States government has decided to take over all raw wool now held in warehouses at the price prevailing on July 30 last. If holders do not agree to sell it at that price the wool will be commandeered. • • • Lightless nights will be discontinued beginning next Thursday night until September 1, under an order issued by Fuel Administrator Garfield. * * * Indictments were returned at Kansas City, Mo.. by the grand jury •gainst Garl Gleoser and Jacob Frohwerk, former owner and editor respectively of the Missouri Staats Zeitung, ■ German-language newspaper. The indictments cover sections of the espionage act * * * Five hundred houses in the southwestern section of Philadelphia have been commandeered by the Emergency Meet corporation to be used as homes per the Hog Island shipyard work-

Three fires, breaking out simultaneously in the Lake Erie & Western shops at Lima, 0., practically wiped out the $500,000 plant. Three firemen, trapped in the flames, are missing. Federal agents report one line of hose playing on the shops was cut by an unidentified person. ** * . Ram Chandra, Hindu pacifist and revolutionist, was shot dead at San. Francisco in the United States district where he was on trial, by Ram Singh, a former employee and fellow defendant. While Singh still pulled the trigger of his automatic he was shot dead in turn by United States Marshal James E. Holohan. » » * Frederick C. Miller, the German mayor of Michigan City, Ind,, was arrested and locked up as an enemy alien when he went to Washington to discuss with federal officials the prospects for completing his naturalization. • * • About sixty clubs, hotels, and restaurants In Chicago are now* on fi wheatless program, according to a telegram received by the United States food administration. » * ♦ An indictment charging Rose Pastor Stokes, Socialist and wife of a New York’millionaire, with violation of the federal espionage law was returned at Kansas City, Mo., by the federal gPand jury. • • * Wisconsin made a mad dash over the top Monday with a 10 per cent oversubscription to the* third Liberty loan, according to unofficial figures reported by W. L. Ross, director of sales for the state. The Badger state’s allotment was $45,000,000. Monday night’s report credits her with more than $50,000,000. • « • Washington Reorganization of the army corps, with John D. Ryan of New’ York, copper magnate and financier, m director of aircraft production, was announced by Secretary Baker. The aircraft board continues in its advisory capacity, with Mr. Ryan chairman instead of Howard Coffin, who remains a member of the board. • ♦ * War on Turkey and Bulgaria was discussed in the senate with several senators announcing their willingness to vote for such a declaration. No action was taken. —— • * * The naval appropriation bill, carrying approximately $1,400,000,000, was passed by the house in record time. Waiving long “general debate," the house put the bill through in two days.

Creation of a labor administration, with a director general of labor, is under consideration by President Wilson. The new office would take-over much of the work'heretofore performed by the labor department. » * * The administration bill authorizing the melting into bullion of 350,000,000 silver dollars to pay trade balances was passed by the house without amendment. It had been passed by the senate and now goes to the president. The bill provides for the retirement of silver certificates. • * * Uiitler the classification of men for selective draft service, Provost Marshal General Crowder has advised the senate military committee, approximately 2,000,000, which will be placed ■ln class I—from1 —from which, It is expected, all future calls will be taken. * * ♦ President Wilson came out In opposition to the Chamlierlaln bill which would try violations of the sedition laws by courts-martial, and in a letter to Senator Overman of North Carolina declared his belief that the measure is unconstitutional. ■•• • ' Personal Archbishop Ireland, who returned to St. Paul, Minn., recently from Florida, where he recuperated from a breakdown, has suffered a relapse, it was announced at his residence. ♦ * » Rev. A. J. Emerson of Denver, Colo., former president of the Howard Payne college of Brownwood, Tex., died at San Angelo, Tex., aged eighty-three. During the Civil war he was a chaplain in Lee’s army. * * * The funeral of Second Lieut. Dinsmore Ely of Chicago, formerly of the Lafayette squadron, who. died from Injuries received in an airplane accident, was held at Versailles, France, with military honors. • * • Foreign The Amsterdam Iletvolk announces that the German minister to the Netherlands has left The Hague for Berlin and that the Dutch minitfler to Germany is on his way from Berlin to The Hague. • • • Ireland’s workless day, decided upon by the labor bodies as a protest against conscription, proceeded according to the leaders’ plans. The stoppage of work in Dublin was virtually complete. There was no disorder. • • • German newspapers received at Zurich say that two large powder factories fat Glazenbach, near Salzburg, have been destroyed. The explosions were caused by incendiaries and caused many casualties! ;

U. S. LINER TURNS OVER AT HER PIER

All but Three of Several Hundred Workers Escape From the St. Paul. DEATH USFpuT AT THREE Volunteers Enter Vessel Through Holes Cut by Torches and Rescue Dozen Hysterical and Injured Men. An Atlantic Port, April 26. —The American line steamship St. Paul, a famous passenger liner, overturned and sank at her pier here while being warped into a pier preparatory to loading for a trip to Europe. Three men probably lost their lives in the accident. At the time the St. Paul was not under steam but was being brought by tugs from a dry dock, where for the last week she had been undergoing repairs. On her at the time were several hundred men —a majority of them employees of the dry dock —who had been sent with the vessel to complete their work while she was being loaded. Passengers on a passing vessel reported that they could see men at work on the exposed part of the hull, cutting holes through the side with gas-flame torches. Volunteers who entered through the holes cut into the St. Paul’s side have brought out more than a dozen hysterical and injured men. A search of the holds Is The steamer now is lying on her port side with about ten feet of her hull amidships above the water and Is completely submerged both fore and aft A large number of the men escaped by simply climbing over the rail and onto the exposed side of the vessel as It came uppermost, while others leaped into the water and were picked up by the tugs. Cause of Accident Unknown. One of the possible causes advanced for the accident, which was supported by experienced marine men, was that the ship, which was being warped into the pier by lines from the shore and assisted by tugs pushing; listed so far that water entered open coal ports, ttiis resulting in an overcoming of the center of gravity. Gun Crew Safe. Before leaving the dry dock the navy gun crew, which accompanies the vessel on her trips through the war zone, went aboard the St. Paul. All these men escaped, navy officials said, but they, with the members of the working crew of the ship, had .to leave their personal effects on board. The St. Paul was built at a cost of $2,650,000 and was launched in Philadelphia on April 11, 1895. Called into war service in 1898 during the Spanish-American war, the St. Paul, under command of then Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. N„ distinguished herself with the St Louis, a sister ship, in several engagements.

U.S. CELEBRATES LIBERTY DAY

Subscriptions to Loan Expected to Pass Two Billion Mark. Washington, April 26. —Liberty day Is being celebrated today by the nation with patriotic demonstrations in practically every city and town to speed she sale of Liberty bonds. Subscriptions by night are expected to be well above $2,060,000,000 or two-thirds of the minimum total. Subscription reports lagged yesterday, adding only $108,000,000 to previous reports, and making the total sl,898,785,050. Officials had looked for a much larger figure yesterday than even the $120,000,000 daily average, which must.be obtained to roach the $3,000,000,000 by the end of next week, the close of the campaign. The standiyg of federal reserve districts did net’’ change materially. Their subscriptions and percentage records are as follows: Districts— Subscript ions. Pct. Minneapolis $113,096,150 107 St. Louis 136,176.800 101 Kansas City 110.224,100 84 Chicago ... 300,770.700 70 Dallas . 54,034.250 68 San Francisco 144,736,850 68 Boston 154,542.400 61 Philadelphia 145,893.750 58 Cleveland 176,386.600 58 New York 468,279,850 .. 52 Richmond 65.694,350 50 Atlanta ...-. 28.049,250 31

FOUGHT AGAINST BIG ODDS

Americans Were Outnumbered Eight to One at Seicheprey. With the American Army In France April 26. —Further details received at headquarters of the engagement around Seicheprey show that the American troops were outnumbered Ir some instances eight to one. More of the American wounded were found during the day, one ol whom was buried alive for three days and had been trampled over by the enemy when he had crawled to the surface, in the belief that he was dead The American casualties are considerably less than the first estimates When the complete story of this en* gagement is told the bravery of the regimental chaplains will be one ol the outstanding features.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

LIFE PRIMITIVE AND RUGGED

Scenes on Bosom pf Russia’s Mighty River Cannot Be Duplicated Anywhere on Earth. The days on (the Volga are as alike as the white towns strung on the Volga chain, and all laden with a sense of life, sluggish and primal and potential. The scent of pines, of new-mown hay, of drying nets, and the fragrance of lilies; brawny red-shirted sailort shouting and splashing each other with water as they scrub the decks; the whistling of grain steamers; the sound of hammers from barges building along the shore; anchor chains rattling as we drop into the wharf where fishermen are unloading their shining catch. It is a robust river life, not familiar, but transposed into strange keys and staged largely. The rafts seemed the most essentially Russian part of the Volga. We had seen them before. Gargantuan yellow logs, as delicious looking as taffy, dragged from a forest in Tver and bound together with saplings, each raft bearing a tiny hut for the families who make the journey with the rafts to the sea. Now we met them on the river, peopled with rollicking figures; who balanced themselves with long poles and laughed and shouted unintelligible cries to us as the surge of thp,steamer threatened their foothold. The trackers, borilaki, we never say; debased men of herculean strength, muscles knotting in their hairy throats, thews straining like horses against the dead, weight, of the barges as Rlepin had painted them. They have passed with the sails. But the other figures—on the rafts, in the fishing boats —are their brothers. And never have I felt life emerging so freshly from the black mold.—Olive Gilbreath in the Yale Review.

FIRST THOUGHT IS ISOLATION

Aviator Longs for Sound of Human Voices When He Is Soaring Far Above the Earth. I became conscious of a feeling of loneliness, writes James N. Hall, in the Atlantic. I remembered what J. B. had said that morning. There was something unpleasant in that isolation, something to make one look longingly down to earth; to make one wonder whether we shall ever feel really at home in the air. I, too, longed for the sound of human voices, and all-that I heard was the roar of the motor and the swish of the wind through wires and struts —sounds which have no human quality in them, and are no more companionable than the lapping of the waves would be to a man adrift on a raft in midocean. Underlying this feeling, and, no doubt, in part responsible for it, was the knowledge of the fallibility of that seemingly perfect mechanism which rode so steadily through the air; of the quick response which that ingenious arrangement s of inanimate matter would , make to an. eternal and inexorable law, if a few frail wires should part; of the equally quick, but less phlegmatic response of another fallible mechanism, capable of registering horror, capable, it is said, of passing its past life in review in the space of a few seconds, and then — capable of becoming equally inanimate matter.

Determining Age of Planets.

A novel idea in estimating the physical condition of planets was put forthby M. Veronnet before the Academie des Sciences at a recent meeting in Paris. He based it upon a calculation of the quantity of water that rocks such as granite and porphyry absorb before becoming perfectly dry. He said that on the moon all water has been completely absorbed by slow diffusion as the rocks gradually cooled. Venus is still surrounded by a thick layer of vapor, while no water has yet been condensed on the surface of Mercury, this planet being still in a condition in which its geological life has not begun, and consequently no clouds, have yet formed on its surface. M. Veronnet calculates that the rocks of our earth now contain absorbed water which would cover the earth to an average depth of about 400 metres.

Titled Lady as Shoemaker.

It is an interesting fact that, although the women of the United Kingdom have invaded most employments that formerly were followed chiefly by men, the shoemaking trade has not experienced much change in this respect. Yet, something over a hundred years ago, shoemaking was one of the “employments of high society” in London. Lady Sarah Spencer, in a letter to her brother, written .about the year 1808, says: “In the evening we divide our time between music and shoemaking, which is now the staple trade of the family. lam today in a state of great vanity, for I have made a pair of shoes —there is news for you. So If all other trades fail I shall certainly establish myself, cross-legged, at the corner of an alley to earn a livelihood in the midst of leather, awls and hammer’s.” . ;

Don’t Have a Double Chin.

An investigator declares that the double chin can be controlled and very largely mitigated. It depends largely upon the carriage and pose of the head. The person who has a repeated chin, or is threatened with one, should recall and practice Dr. Edward Everett Hale’s famous advice: “Look up, not down.” The person who sits, or stands, or walks, with an erect body and keeps the chin up-tiited, can defy the crease and the fatty ridges. j

SCRAPS of HUMOR

One Reason. “I make it a rule,” declared a friend of ours, yesterday, “never to spend a cent that I don’t record, and to practice the strictest eeonomy both in my home and in my office.” “Is this war conservation,” we asked, “or did you always economize that way?” “No, I didn’t always economize,” he answered. “Of course not. If I had always done so, I wouldn’t have to do it now. Silly question!" The Point of Pain. Three-year-old Sydney had the measles, and was a real sick little boy. His anxious grandmother bent over him and asked sympathetically: “Can’t you tell grandmamma where you feel bad?” Without a moment’s hesitation little Sydney answered: “Wight here in bed.” Domestic Diplomacy. "Have you any objection to my marrying your daughter?” “No, sir,” replied Mr. Cumrox. “I’m not saying a word. I know mother and the girls. If I let them find out that I don’t approve of you, they’ll make Gladys accept you just to defy my authority.” An Appropriate Remark. Maud —Charley is so poetical. When I accepted him he said he felt like an immigrant entering a new world. Ethel —Well, there’s sense as well as poetry in that. Wasn’t he just landed ?—London Tit-Bits. j HIS OPPORTUNITY

“I don’t believe there ever was a perfect man.” “Adam would have been perfect, if Eve had only been made first” “What do you mean?” “Well, then she could have bossed the job of making Adam.” Put His Foot in It He told her that she was a brick. She left him standing there— And then there flashed upon his mind. The color of her hair. Use a Grabler Check Protector oa the checks you issue and you need have no fear of the amount .being raised. Nicely nickle-plated, simple and convenient. Only 20 cents each in The Democrat’s fancy* stationery department. ts

cuwito ADVEiimsiiW [Under this head notices win be published for 1-cent-a-word for the Oral insertion, 1-2-cent-per-word for each additional insertion. To save book-keeping dash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than twenty-five cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, will be published two or more times—as the case may be —for 2t cents. Where replies are sent In Tbs Democrat's care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE For Sal O—4 to 5 bushels of guaranteed seed corn. —CHAS. H. PORTER. a-27 For Sale —Eight tons of timothy hay in stack. Call 908-J.—MC-DONALD SISTERS! . a-27 For Sale —Nice, strawberry plants, delivered at 50c a hundred. — MRS. O. M. PEEK, phone 947-F. a-26 For Sale —Five stock hogs, weight about 130 pounds each. —-JOHN J. EVERS, 2 miles west of Virgie. a-30 For Sale—Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching.—MßS. M. I. ADAMS, phone 933-L. ts For Sale- —Or Exchange for small

SATURDAY, APRIL 27,

farm, good house and lots. Address L. S., Rensselaer, Ind., care The Democrat. a-2 7 For Sale—Milliner shop, good Ixtures and a nice line of stock to work over. Fine opening for some one.. If interested call by June 1. LYONS & WEISHAAR, Brook, In- ’ diana. Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parchment butter wrappers In any quantity desired, either plain er printed, at The Democrat Office, ts For Sale—2so bushels good homegrown 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 —A Webster’s New International Dictionary, almost new and very little soiled, sheep binding and good paper. Publisher's price sl2; will sell for $8 cash.— JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. For Sale l work horses; 1 mule; 3 coming 3-year-old colts; 7 head shoats, wt. about 110 lbs. each; 16inch sulky plow, a good one.—• CHAS. GUTTRICH, Rensselaer, R-4, phone 227-J. , a-27 Second-Hand Typewriters One Smith Premier No. 10, with tabulator,. back spacer, wholly visible, one or two-color ribbon, a machine practically good as new in every way, S4O; two Smith Premiers No. 2, both in excellent condition and will do as good work as ever. Priced S2O and $25. —THE DEMOCRAT. One of the Best Located Residence properties .in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two Improved streets; good two-story house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone is worth pries asked for entire property. Terms if desired. For further particulars e*H or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT, 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 Kubdske’s garage. ts Typewriter Ribbons—The Democrat carries In stock in its fancy stationery department the famous Nedich make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. Price 75c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. tl For Sale—6oo-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Miss., nice city of 2,000 population. Farm Is well improved. Located o 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. W

For Sale—B-ply Litho Blanks. ffs have on hand several hundred sheets 22x28 8-ply litho blanks, coated 2 sides, that we will sell in lots of 50 or more at $6 per 100, which is less than cost a year ago. This board was ordered for a special purpose, • but customer changed order and it was not used. Is put up in 50-sheet packages and has not been broken. —-THE DEMOCRAT. 'J. ts — 1 < WANTED Wanted —An engineer, at IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. a-27 Wanted—Middle aged lady for housekeeper for Norman Warner. Apply at WARNER BROS.’ Hardware Store. ts Work Wanted—A number of young men from 15 to 20 want work on farms for the summer. Most of these have had experience. Farmers needing help are asked to secure it early in order to get first choice. Apply to COUNTY AGENT, Rensselaer. m-1 Cream Wanted—Have recently begun buying cream at Parr and will pay best prices. Also have 1 5-year-old mare, wt. about 1100, tn foal, and some shoats and brood sows for sale.—J. S. LAKIN, Parr, Ind., phone 932-G. 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. 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 MISCELLANEOUS

Estrayed—From Pasture at my farm 3% miles northwest of Wheatfield, Tuesday, April 23, a bay mare, 3 years oId.—ROLAND MYRES, Wheatfield, R-l, phone Wheatfield exchange. a-3 0 Storage—l have two rooms for storage of light household or othet goods in The Democrat building Terms reasonable. —F. E. BAB COCK. Phone 315 or 311. FINANCIAL Money to Loan.—CHAS. J. DEAN * SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ti Money to Loan—s per cent far* loans. —JOHN A. DUNLAP. tl Mutual Insurance—Fire and Lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 533-L. tl Farm Loans —Money to loan M farm property in any sums up tg SIO,OOO. —E. P. HONAN. I flnl Hin) witliout DeUy « I l<rl lllr Wlthout Commlsalen* I UUI lllb Without Charge* M llAyrV | Maktn « «“ RecordM Ml Ini i Instruments. fflvllL I J W. ■. PAKKIMMB