Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1918 — Page 1

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EIGHTY-FOURTH DIV. TO MOVE

Goes to Camp Sherman, Ohio —Several Local Boys in Division. According to special correspondenoe to the Indianapolis News of Tuesday, orders have been received at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, for the 84th division of the national army, Major General Harry C. Hale commanding, to proceed with the least posable delay to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, and that immediate preparations had begun for the movement, although no date for entraining had been decided on. The present strength of the division, is about 15,000 men and officers, but about 25,000 will be included in the movement, it is said. The 15th field artillery brigade will be left at Camp Taylor. Many Jasper county boys who went to Camp Taylor last fall were in the 309th engineers, which is a part of the division ordered to Camp Sherman.

OEVERE YEOMAN TO BE HOME

Last Night and Wife Went to Chicago to Meet Him. Mrs. Devere Yeoman received a telegram Thursday afternoon from her husband, who has been over in France with the American forces for several months, saying he had just landed in New York and a letter would follow his message. Another telegram was received from him yesterday morning saying that he would be in Chicago yesterday and Mrs. Yeoman went up on the 10:36 a. m. train to meet him. It was expected that both would return to Rensselaer last night. It is not known why Mr. Yeoman is home, but it is inferred it is to assist in training soldiers in some of the cantonments.

CORONER CALLED YESTERDAY

1-eath of Aged Camper Near Dunn's Siding, on the Kankakee. Coroner W. J. Wright was called to the north end of the ccyjaty yesterday morning tq investigate of Samuel A. Rhode of Warren county, who, with another old comrade, James K. Coleman, of the same vicinity, had been fishing at the Kankakee river north of Dunn’s Siding. These two old men, who had been hunters and sportsmen' for yeafs, had been in the habit of coming to the Kankakee each season to camp, hunt and fish. They occupied two separate tents and one slept in each. Mr. Coleman, who is eighty-five years old, said that he heard his comrade snoring at midnight. (He got up himself early yesterday morning and went out to look at the lines they had set in the river. It was his partner’s duty to get breakfast while he was attending to the lines. When he returned and breakfast was not in sight he made an investigation and found Mr. Rhode lying on his face on the ground inside the tent, stone dead. He had evidently died of heart disease 4nd had fallen from his cot to the ground, perhaps in a death struggle. Deceased was seventyone years of age. Both comrades were old soldiers. The body was taken to Wheatfield and will be taken from there to Warren county for burial.

FEW OLD SOLDIERS IN LINE

Gradual Diminishing Number Noted Each Memorial Day. There were but twenty old soldiers who marched to the cemetery Thursday to decorate the graves of their departed comrades, although three or four, others rode to the cemetery and marched back to town with, their comrades. • The parade formed at the court house square and with John Kresler and Chauncey Wood as mounted UMirshals, proceeded to the cemetery, led by the Rensselaer band atwi followed by a long string. of school children. Liberty Guards, •Boy Scouts, thirty Red Cross workera, I. O. O. F. members, “Old Vets’’ and many people in automobiles. The address at the cemetery was by Hon. E. P. Honan of this city, and was a very able address, indeed. Ail said it was exceptionally good and many remarked that it was the best Memorial day address ever delivered here. While the weather had been threatening all day, the elements were kind and no rain fell to mar for The Democrat

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

bitiristlncParairaphs From flit Various Dapartmonts OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. The will meet in regJMpsession. next Monday.. V C. H. Peck aid S. G. Hand of Remington were visitors in the city Wednesday. New suits filed: No. 8931. Albert Konovsky vs. Sarah A. Gorbet et al; mechanic’s lien. Demand S6O. No. 8923. Ben May vs. Everett Halstead et al; suit on note. Demand $1,375. The Sixth Annual commencement of the combined township schools of Newton county will be held at the coliseum in Kentland Thursday afternoon, June 6. An interesting program has been arranged. Marriage licenses Issued: May 29, Arthur Arnott Cougill of Wolcott, aged 25 November 13 last, laborer, aud Ruth Anna Worden of Remington, aged 23-October 26 last, housekeeper. First marriage* for each. Young men who have become twenty-one years of age since June 1, 1917, are required to register with their local conscription boards next Wednesday, June 5. It ig vteij important that they do not fail to register on this date, as they will no doubt learn to their sorrow if they neglect it.

OF INTEREST TO ALL MOTHERS

“I want my baby to be weighed and measured for Uncle Sam, but I don’t want him to run the risk of catching measles or whooping cough,” said an anxious mother yesterday. Because the committee in charge of the weighing and measuring tesv in Rensselaer does not want that mother’s baby or any other to catch, measles or any other diseases, certain precautions recommended by the Children’s Bureau of the U. S. Department of Labor are being taken. In the first place mothers whose children are suffering from contagions diseases or have recently been exposed to themi are asked not to bring them to he weighed and measured. Cards can be given these mothers on which, if the child is well enough to make it desirable for him to be entered in the test, he can be weighed and measured at home.

The bureau has urged that in addition a nurse be assigned wherever possible to look over every child who comes to the weighing center so that any who show evidence of contagious disease, including bad colds, shall not he examined at the center, where they would expose other children to the danger of catching the diseases from Which they are suffering. Cards can be given to the parents of these children also to be filled out at home. The children’s bureau has recommended that appointments be made in advance for examinations and that children be examined by appointment only. In this way it will not be necessary for more than •two or three children with their mothers to be admitted to the waiting room at the same time. Mothers used often to say that they hoped John and. Sally would have the measles at the same time because it was so much less trouble. And where John had them Sally was likely to be given every opportunity to have them, too. But mothers are more and more realizing that reasonable precautions can often save both « Sally and John from* having measles at all, and that permanent injury and sometimes death may result from measles “or whooping cough. So they are making every effort to see that their children are not exposed to contagious diseases. Consequently in! the weighing and measuring test special precautions will be taken to see that large numbers of children are not crowd-

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Magdalena Meyer of this city, who has been at the 'hospital for several weeks recovering from injuries received in a fall at her home, was able to leave yesterday. James Downs and E. E. Harsftiberger will leave the hospital today. Miss Tillie Gangloff was able to return to her home yesterday. Alva MoCurtain is improving nicely from his recent operation. Mrs. Barbara Lakin of Parr received a fall Thursday when attempting to climb into a wagon and dislocated her shoulder, and was brought to the hospital that evening* to be cared for. Max Harrison, manager of the Roth garment factory, had his tonsils removed yesterday. George Fendig, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, had his tonsils removed yesterday morning. Frances, the little six-year-old daughter of James Hemphill, underwent a major operation l yesterday morning. John Adair underwent an operation yesterday afternoon.

REGULAR BAND CONCERTS NOW

First Concert of the Season to Be Given Next Wednesday Evening. Wlhiile the (jjjaft and enlistment of boys in the service played havoc with the old Rensselaer band, the band has recently been reorganized and a couple of old players in the Wolcott band, the Fisher hoys of Milroy township, will play with oui boys this summer. As a consequence 1 ‘band concerts will be resumed (here, and the first concert will he given next Wednesday evening. Please bear this in mind„ and drive in and hear the music.

SETTLED WEATHER HOPED FOR

Yesterday, Which Was Somewhat Cooler Than Past Few Days. Remington got a very heavy rain Tuesday afternoon, considerably more, it is said”, than we got at Rensselaer, where it was also one of the heaviest rains of the season. Bht between Remington and Rensselaer, in through Jordan township where the land is lower and cannot stand so much rain, only a very light shower' fell, fortunately, and the farmers were able to resume plowing corn Wednesday afternoon. No Tain fell to speak of over about Goodland nor a few miles east of Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon. Another quite heavy rain fell here Wednesday might, and this seems to have been quite general in this vicinity. The weather was threatening Thursday all day long, but no rain fell at all, and yesterday was a little cooler and indications were favorable for a spell of settled weather, which is badly needed now to enable the farmers to plow their corn, as the splendid growing weather of the past few weeks has started the weeds to growing as well as everything else. Crop prospects at this time are the most promising we have ever seen in Jasper county.

AUTO RUNS INTO BUGGY

while returning from Remington about midnight Thursday night, Forest Merica, accompanied by a couple of Rensselaer girls and driving a Ford car without lights, ran into a buggy at some place between Remington and Rensselaer, hut the extent of the damage done The Democrat is unable to learn at this writing, although it is said no one was seriously hurt. It is said that Carl Worland and Floyd Platt were driving immediately behind young Merica and trying to light up the road for him, hut that he ran into the buggy without seeing it. . Report has it that the horse that was hitched to the buggy resented the presence of two Fords at one time and came hack and kicked the stuffing out of the hood of the car driven by young Worland.

All members are requested to be present at stated meeting o(f Masons ic lodge on next Monday evening, •June 3. New orders and instructions from Grand Lodge.-—BY ORDER OF THE MASTER.

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ed together and thue exposed to a risk of contracting contagious dSeeasee. MRS. JOHN I. GWJN, .Chairman. Child Welfare Committee.

SPECIAL NOTICE

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Toligraphic Reports From Mioy Parts of thi Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor ' Mention From Many Places. REV. E. M. KUONEN TO FRANCE Former Barkley Minister to Engage in Y. M. C. A. Work. Rev. E. M. Kuonen has had great success with! the Y. M. C. A. (He has been giving lectures through Illinois ever since last fall on the "Y” work. He passed the examination in Chicago and is wating for his passport when he will sail foi Paris to work as Y. M. C. A. secretary. The reverend got his first schooling in Paris and this will ho no new place for Ihim, His many friends aTe sorry to lose him but are glad that he has secured a good position and wish him well in the idew and useful occupation.—Monticello Herald, Reynolds iteans. Rev. Kuonen is a former pastor of the Barkley M. E. church and is well known to many readers of The Democrat.

G. O. P. NAMES STATE TICKET

The Republican state convention nominated the following ticket Wednesday: For secretary of state, W. A. Roach, Delphi, (incumbent). For auditor of state, Otto Klauss, Evansville, (incumbent)-. For treasurer of state, Uz McMurtrie, Clarion, (incumbent). For attorney general, Ele Stansbury, Williamsport, (incumbent). For superintendent of public instruction, L. N. Hines, Crawfordsville. For judges of the appellate court, district, B. M. Willoughby, Vincernn.es. For judge of appellate court, first district, Solon A. Enloe of Danville and Charles F. Remey of Indianapolisl. For. judges of appellate court, second district, W. C. McMahon of Crown Point and A r . L. Nichols •of Winchester. For clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, Patrick J. Lynch, New Castle. For state geologist, Lewis Roark, JBloomington. * The offices of governor amid lieutenant governor are for four years and the incumbents have two more years to serve. Charles H. Preston, editor of the Monticello Herald and also clerk of the White circuit court, was a candidate for clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, but bis chances went glimmering when W. A. Roach of Delphi was notmiinated for secretary of state, as it would scarcely have dome, as a matter of good politics, to have had two nominees from the same judicial circuit.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

Following is a program, of the Marion township Sunday School convention to be held at the Presbyterian church In) Rensselaer at 2 p. m. on Sunday, June 2: 2:00- —Song service, led by C. E. Prior. Scripture and prayer, Dr. Fleming, Presbyterian) Church. 2:ls—The Possibilities of the Sunday School of Marion Township, Charles G. Spitler. 2:3o—Special music. 2:35 —The Place of the Sunday School in the Great World War, I. N. Warren. 2:ss—Report of township officers and department superintendents —-Secretary and treasurer, C. E. Prior; superintendent adult department, I. N. Warreni; superintendent secondary department, Mrs. Clara Andrus: superintendent elementary department, Mrs. W. L. Bott; superintendent temperance department, Mrs. F. D. Burchard; superintendent home class department, Mrs. L. E. Barber: superintendent missionary department, resigned, place not supplied: superintendent teachers’ training department, Mrs. Ethel Berkins-Coe, resigned, place not supplied. 3:ls—Talk by county officers. 3:2s—Business session, 1. Financial. 2. Election of officers,. 3. Time and place of next meeting. C. E. PRIOR. Sec’y.-Treaa. Marion Township. Two packages (50) tan colored bond envelopes for sc, while the stock lasts, at The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. ~ ■ f.

LIBERTY LOAN SALES REPORT

Interesting Table of Sales Made In Jasper County} James H. Chapman, director of the Third Liberty loan bond sales in Jasper county, has prepared an interesting table of the sales made in each township in the recent drive. As stated in Wednesday's Democrat, Jasper county headed the ninety-two Counties in Indiana in its percentage of bonds sold. This is a remarkable showing and great credit is due Mr. Chapman for his excellent work. As will be seen from the table every township exceeded its minimum allotment, and Marion township had the largest (number of subscribers, a total of 665, and also the largest total subscriptions, as it should. But two subscribers in SIOO,OOO, and Henry Eigelsbach, $14,000, made possible the splendid showing in both this township and the county. There were 1329 men subscribers

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IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

List of Those Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. 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 rew subscribers: John L. Clark, Monon If. P. Childers, Camp Shelby, Miss. Guy Merriman, Rensselaer, R-4 Jos. Stewart, McCoysburg, R-l ♦ Mrs. F. J. Sears, Watseka, HI. ♦John Fenzel, Co. I, P. U. T., Dt. N. A., West Lafayette, Ind. *W. H. Todd, Rensselaer, R-4 Emory Garriott, Parr, R-l , B. F. Spencer, Remington Dr. A. J. Miller, Hammond Sami Lowery, Rensselaer, R-l ♦Lewis Toben, Rensselaer, R-4 J. G. Andrus, Shelby, Mich. ♦A. A. Hilton, Kniman J. W. Sage, Goodland Dessie Daley, Goodland I. D. Walker, Rensselaer, R-l >

JASPER - NEWTON PHYSICIANS

Entertained Last Evening by Dr. E. C. English. The members of the Jasper-New-ton Medical society were entertained last evening by Dr. E. C. English of this city, and an interesting meeting was held. The topics discussed were “Smallpox’’ and “Scarlet Fever.’ Short talks were also made on war conditions.

BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF HAS CLOSE CALL.

While Sheriff Duffy was returning from a trip east of Delphi Tuesday he was caught in an electrical storm and while at a farm ten miles east of Delphi lightning struck the barn on the place and within fifteen minutes the entire structure was consumed by the flames. The barn was a large one and contained several tons of hay besides farm implements and harness which were destroyed.—Benton Review.

(farcies Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister —9:30 a. m., Sunday school. 10:45 a. -m., morning worship and sermon, subject, “Working With God.’’ 8 p. m., evening wonAip and sermon at the Baptist church. “We faintly 'hear, we dimly see, In differing phrase we pray; But, dim or clear, we own in Thee The Light, the Truth, the Way.” Baptist Rev. D. €. Hill, Pastor.—9:3o a. m., Sunday school. 8 p. m„ union service in the Baptist church. Dr. Fleming of the Presbyterian church will preach. Parr 10:30 a, m., Sunday school; 11:30 a. m., morning worship and preaching; 8 p. m., Christian Endeavor. Methodist Rev. E. W. Strecker, Pastor.- — 9:30 a. m., Sunday school. 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon by the pastor, subject, “Prayer and the War.” 7 p. m., Bpworth league. 8 p. m., union service at the Baptist church, sermon by Rev. J. B. Fleming. Subscribe for The Democrat.

Vol. XXI, No. 18

ALLIES CHECK HUN ADVANCE; REIMS HOLDING

Foch’s Reserves Arrive on Battlefield and Line is Stiffening. ™ ■* SIX MILES FROM THE MARNE Berlin Says Number of Prisoners Taken to Pate Total 115,000—Claims Large Amount of Loot—' Fierce Fight in Soissons. \ ■ ,atmm Paris. May 31.—“ We have preventea enemy progress in the west outskirts of Soissons,” says the official report from the French headquarters. * “To the south we solidly hold the left hank of the Crise river. The Germans are multiplying their efforts in the direction of Vilie en Tardenois. “The battle continued during the day with undiminished violence along the whole eitent of the front. “On our right and to the northwest of Reims we are holding our posl* tions.” Reserves Hold Advance. French reserve troops, fighting from the heights on the north side of the Marne river, have perceptibly ed the advance of the enemy In the last 24 hours. The net gain in depth, as revealed In war office reports as against the line of Wednesday, 18 hardly more than three miles. While giving away slowly in the center the allies are maintaining their west and east flunks by heroic resistance. Reims Is still holding out, and the Germans, It is said, have been unable to push out from the steels drenched city of Soissons. Fifty-Five Miles From Paris. The troops of the German crowd prince were reported six or seveii| miles north of the Marne, or what to the south of Fere en TarS denols. From the center of Paris enemy is about ninety kilometers, <nj "55 miles away, at the point of closest approach. This is along the Crlsd river between Soissons and Hurteuuesi From the edge of Paris the hordes are approximately 51 rnllea from their goal. In this connection it is pointed out that In the first rush of the invaders in September. 1914, the Germans swept to a point 30 miles south of the Mama before they were compelled to fall back. They made a stand on heights of the Marne, were defeated, and retreated to the Aisne. Battle Fury Unabated. Jill day the battle has been waged as furiously as ever. General Foch has thrown forward reserves in numbers toward Soissons and Reims, and in the center. While the enemy has advanced, it has been much more slowly. It Is believed here now that the French will make a decisive stand on the high broken country along the north of the Marne. Even higher ground, however, lies on the south olj the river is possible this will be cbosen for the great defense. The Berlin report, however, now claims their prisoners total 35,000 men, while the booty in war material Is “tremendous.” Penned in Soissons. The war office report declares thatl the Germans have tried again and again to debouch from the rains oC Soissons, but each time have been driven back. A desperate engagement Is In progress In the center of the battle front, but it is here, reports indicate, that the weight of the reserves General Foch has brought up Is being felt by the invaders. On the allies’ right, to the east, French and British divisions are reported holding their ground at every point. They are fighting from the lower and northerly slopes of heights which make fine defensive positions.

Halt Assault After Assault

About Reims apparently the struggle is continuing with the greatest violence. According to the war office communique, the Reims defenders have broken assault after assault. , The Berlin report announces that German troops have fought their way to the northern outskirts of La Neuvillette and Betheny, which lie about three or four miles north and west of the cathedral city. Their progress here has been so slow, however, that there is a growing hope in Paris that the invaders may be kept out. Capture of St. Thierry. The mention in the German report of the capture of the forts northwest of Reims evidently refers to the fortified places about St. Thierry which, it was announced, the allies evacuated Tuesday.

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