Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1918 — Page 4

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HAND TO HAND FIGHTING PUTS. YANKEES AHEAD

American Troops Go Into the Hindenburg Line to Slay the Foe. BRITISH CRUSH FNEMY LINES Belgians Continue to Advance as the Hun Is Beaten Back in Flanders—• French Push Through Germans’ Fortified Zone. With the American Army on the St. Quentin Sector, Oct. 1. —-The Americans on this front have been engaged in heavy fighting throughout the day. There was much hand-to-hand fighting and large numbers of Germans have been killed by grenades and bombs dropped into their deep dugouts of the Hindenburg system. The Americans found it necessary to clear up portions of the Hindenburg line through which they smashed their way. They advanced so quickly in their operation that many Germans were left in the dugouts and some of these proved a serious menace. French Take Road. London, Oct. I.—Half of the Chemln des Dames, from which the enemy is retiring, has been captured by the French.

British Advance. London, Oct. I.—The British troops in the St. Quentin-Canibrai sector continued to advance despite heavy resistance. according to Field Marshal Haig’s report from British headquarters. Among other villages they captured Thorigny, Le Tronquoy and Gonnelieu, taking many prisoners. Field Marshal Haig’s forces smashed the Hindenburg line on a front of eight miles to a maximum depth of three miles. The British attack was made just north of St, Quentin. St. Quentin, one of the strongholds of the Hindenburg line, is being flanked. —Fighting is going on in CambVai. The northeastern!, western and southwestern have been captured, and the town probably will be cleared up shortly. The Bri.tlsh_are in no harry to clear Up the situation in Cambrai. however. The German communications there have been ruined and they cannot ■ bring in help or take away much material. Both railroads and highways are under such an intense fire that it is impossible for the enemy to get men in or out. New Gains in Flanders. In Flanders the British and Belgian hrmles have advanced for an average depth of five ini les and a maximum depth of eight miles. A dispatch from the battle front says ' Routers, 13 miles northeast of Ypres, l as been captured by the Belgians. . The Joss of this town is a severe blow to the enemy, as it is the center of communications not only with the German armies in Flanders but with the German submarine bases on the coast. British troops have captured Gheluwe and are now about two miles outside of the Belgian railroad junction of Menin,

French Continue Advance. Baris, Oct. I—General Gouraud's French army has crossed the" German fortified zone between Suippe and the Aire river over a front of ten' kilometers (more than six miles) and is now entering upon open ground, where an opportunity for decisive maneuvering is offered to the attackers. The French were only' two miles from the important rail junction of Challerange. They are marching on Monthois (a little less than two miies due west of Challerange).' Take 1,600 Huns. Sixteen hundred prisoners were taken by the French in a new drive between the Aisne and tlie Vesle. the French was offic.e announced. The villages of -Romain, Mortigny-Sur-Vesle, and Revillon were captured. The advance was over a front of seven and a half miles. Between the Aisne and the Aillette the French also made fresh headway, east of Ostel. Italian troops captured Scupir. north of the Aisne. Between the Aisne and the Vesle the French reached the southern edge of Mourival and Ventelay. In the Champagne the Germans were thrown back at Ste. Mari,e-A-Py, after a vain counter-attack. The French passed the village. North of SommePy the French reached the bend of the national road. Further to the east the French captured the Aure plateau and woods northward. , Marvaux was captured and the line was brought up immediately in front of Monthois. Gains also were made north of Sechault and Bougonville.

NEW GRIP CASES NUMEROUS

Influenza and Pneumonia Spreads in Army Camps. Washington, Oct. 1. —More than 20,000 new cases of Spanish influenza were reported from army camps during the past 48 hours. Pneumonia cases reported numbered 733 and deaths 277. The total of pneumonia eases now Is 6,766 and deal’ s 1,577.

GENERAL SEMENOFF

General Seinenoff is the ztv.Ste'Tsbevik leader of r. a inly Cossacks, in Trans-Baikalla.

WILSON DRAWS NO.322

President Picks First Serial Number in New Draft Lottery Held in Big Caacas Rows fa the Senate Budding—Mary Attend Ceremony. Washington, Oct. 1. —Pne?§d>t®£ dson personally opened drawing numbers for the men registered in the wr He drew the first capsule, wiacb csc.-aiaed the number 322. Other numbers follow: ' . . No. 1 322 No. 51 4J257 No. 2 7 "77 No. 52......*27839 No. 3....... CT-r. N-> *“ 625 No. 4 f."]7 No. M...... 72 No. 5 No. 57 IL33S No. 6 R3G6 No. 56. 832 No. 7....... 5X06 No. 57 ML49I No. 8 1.697 No. SS-....-14JE3 No. 9 7.123 No. .....14JM3 No. 10..™.. 2.781 No. No. .11.,. 9,783 • No. ■ fll~.• -.-- . SySSi N.. 12...... 6.147 No. 62 2.897 No. 13 10,096 No. .... . 7..5X4 No. 14.. ... . -438 . No. 64-.... i... 4-723. No. 15...... 904 No. 65...... No. 16?. .. . .12.368 No. 66 42X27 No. 17 1.523 No. 67 32385 No. 18 7.512 No. 68 5-48 No. 19...... 6A90 Na. 69...... 7,234 No. 20 3.748 No. 7**...... 4 No. 21. 6.540 No. 71 12M2 No. 22. 3.808: No. 72. 4.482 No. 23...... 1.240 No. 73 BUOE± No. 24 16 846 No. 74...... l.£*>l No 25...”... 1307 No. 75 4.866 No. 26... .. .12.521 No. 76......16’*® No. 27 6593 No. 77..-...T2930 No. 28 5341 No. 7*...... 134 y o 29 3 073 No. 79. 142319 N0’30???.’.’.13,728 No 80. 122219 No. 31> ™. .. '.'2o No. -51...... 8231 T No 32...... .6.857 ..No.-82..;..-. .385. No? 33*..... 1 -2" Na. 83 5240 No 34 .1,4.122 No. 84. 12284 No 35 11-101 No. 87. 11255 No. 36...... 2.132 No. 80..... . ' *- ■. : No. 37 .10.762 No. 87. .. . .-12S18 N0'38...... 3235 -No. 88...... &531 No. 39... 7't? No. 89......1-A3KI No 40. 16.657 No. <**......1X754 ' No. 41...... 6.909 No 91. . ....11.464 No. 42..... - 4.948 ■ No. 92..... .IXB4I No. 43... 8.772 No 93 ~8.065 No. 44 7034 No. 94 6.777 No. 45...... 535 No. 95...... ,72562 \o. 46 8.691- No. 96. —ML No. 47..... .11.660 No. 97..... No. 48...•«• 8.8->8 No. ,9>..... .lov.>*9No. 49...... 219 No. 99.... - .12.184 No. 50 16.518 No. 100. ... .11232 The big caucus room -.in'-fte senate: building was used. j»ermiT~*x many more spectators than were preeSestt for the first lottery last year and tie second last summer. Check sheets will be semi by courier to the.'printing office after exeli of 250 numbers has t«een draws, and as soon as the typed ttmiers are checked proofs will be mailed ta (2strict draft boards, wticfc w£T make them public.

SHOOT MANY HUN SOLDIERS

Men Executed Following an Attempt to Revolt. Paris. Oct 1. —Dozens of xxeseommissioned officers and men of General vou Boehm’s German army hare been shot, following an attempt at revolt. according to advices from the Swiss frwetfer. Von Boehm’s army has bees severely battered in the present offensive operations of the allies. ’ ~ 7 ' _

CHOLERA IN GERMAN CAPITAL

Berlin Reported to Be ■ Grip cf Dread Disease. Basel Oct. L---Cl>olem\feßs Iroien out in Berlin, according tn advices received here. Seven eases, of which sir have been fatal, are reported.

Shell U. S. Hospital

With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 1-—lt was reported ( that the Germans had sfeeßed the American field iK«spftal at B fbinf If ft and had set it on fire.

THE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE

Prom the Mississippi valley to the faming front In Flanders Is not as far today as the distance from Paris to Berlin. The Atlantic ocean is not as wide as the River Somme. The girl in the munition factory In the middle West Is very close to her brother In the front-line trenches. If her work filters, if one untrue torpedo passes the careful scrutiny of the inspector, the lives of American soldiers pay the price. It Is as necessary to keep the girl who makes the shells physically fit and high of courage as the man who fires the gun. ~ The glory and excitement of war are for the man in khaki. Grinding, monotonous labor far away from the flying flags and martial music Is the portion of the girl who makes munitions. * One and a half million women and girls have marched Into the service of the United Sjates government, to take the places of the men who have been called to the colors. With every draft and with the opening of every munition cantonment the number Is multiplied. These girls, work long hours and the work is hard and monotonous. Furthermore, they work at high nervous tension. On the skill of their fingers and the accuracy of their eyes depends the lives of many soldiers, the winning or losing of many battles. “I can’t sleep at night because Pm so afraid I may have passed on something that was not quite true,” said one young girl not yet in her twenties, who Inspected hundreds of torpedoes every day. Unless something can make this girl forget at night, and find some rest, her hand will lose its cunning. “Nights and Sundays,” said another, “I walk and walk, and I never go the same route twice until I have worn (Kit all the others, and yet I can’t forget that perhaps some time, somehow, during the day something may have gone through that was not quite right.” “I was just on the edge of going back home.” said another. “I couldn’t stand it. Then the recreation leader asked me if I played basket ball, and I to’d her I was too old. I’m twentyeight. She insisted that I just try throwing the ball, and now Tm captain of the basket ball team. I play tennis, and ean ‘set up’ and ‘wig-wag,’ and they’re going to make me forewomanof the room. That would have frightened me to death once. P>ut everything is different now, that we have our War Service club.”

' The war department had seen the need of occupations for out-of-work hours if the employees were to work at their greatest efficiency, and through the ordnance department asked the Young Women’s Christian Association for recreation leaders, to line up the girls and direct their free-time pleasures. The government reminded the Y. W. C. A. that as an organization it always had had an interest in the right,'housing of girls, in the right feeding of girts, and in the right education of girts, and that the intelligent care of these girls’ in the munitions factories was one of the essentials in the winning of the war. The government could house and feed them. It could put up recreation buildings, but when this was done it was as helpless as the father of a motherless girl. The government is a composite man. He didn’t know what a girl should do when the six o’clock factory whistle blew. He only knew she needed looking after and he called to the one woman’s organization that for half a century had made a study of the needs of girls. Vaguely, he had an idea that she should be encouraged to play, that she needed wholesome recreation, and some one. wise and sympathetic as a ‘careful mother, to guide her social a<> tfvfties. The Blue Triangle sent Its play to salute and go to work. Workers are asked for in recreation buildings of all the 22 federal industrial reservations or munition cantonments which have been opened this summer in several of the states. These reservations sprung up out of the very fields in a few weeks. They are employing thousands of workers. Many of these women have come from far distant homes. The government provided dormitories and njess barracks. In some places it is putting up recreation buildings. Where such a building is not provided by the government, the Y. W. C. A will furnish it, using one already standing when available, and bunding when that is necessary. All these buildings, whether government or association-owned, will operate un-

der the sign of the Blue Triangle. They will have big living rooms, assembly rooms for entertainments, club rooms, and gymnasiums. The Blue Triangle will furnish a program of service work, educational classes, games and entertainments. Military and signal corps drills wiD be in charge of soldiers. In Washington, the members of the Business Women’s council, a Blue Triangle league of the Y. W. C. A„ made up of girt government employees, drill twice a week under an army officer, and between five and six o’clock on these days tong lines of motorcars are parked to watch the drill. Wherever possible the recreation equipment Includes a field somewhere for outdoor sports. War dubs are a* part of the plan and membership in these involves a pledge to wue to the best of the 'girl’s ity tn the ranks of the Woman’s Industrial Army—the “second line of defense.” and a promise of loyalty by prwmnting in every possible way the spirit of service. .„ ...

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

A BIT OF HOME WITHIN THE CAMP

A long, low building of frame construction, attractively planned," with wide verandas and a homelike aspect Outside are hanging the flags—the Stars and Stripes, which must soon be taken in as it is nearly sunset, and another flag bearing a little triangle of blue and the letters Y. W. C. A. It is a fall afternoon and the air is a bit sharp. Through the front windows of the house the woman approaching up the walk can see the cheerful glow of an open fireplace. There is the sound of a piano and some one is singing. The woman, who is slight and young and tired-looking, puts her heavy suitcase down on the walk and shifts the baby she is carrying to the other arm. She listens a minute, then picks up the luggage and walks bravely up to the front door. Some one has heard her coming and is there to meet her. Some one always is in places like this. The door is thrown open and a kind woman’s voice says: “Oh, do come in and rest. Let me take the baby." The baby is passed over and the stranger, worn from a long journey, tired and sad, is given the welcome which only the Y. W. C. A. hostesses know how to give. She explains that she has come to see John before he leaves for the front. She has been saving her money for traveling expenses, and has come to surprise him. John has never seen the baby, and now maybe he never will, for she has discovered that John has just left on a two days’ furlough to surprise her. Before she could get a train back to her home John’s furlough will have expired and he will be on his way back to camp. The little mother does not know Jiow to meet the situation and tears of fatigue and disappointment begin to flow. “Well, that’s too bad," says thqsympathetic Y. W. C. A. worker. >l ßut cheer up. You can just stay here for a couple of days. We’ll send a wire to John at the first place his train stops and tell him to take the next train back. He can enjoy his furlough here." This is done and the little family has a glorious day of it. • The Young Women’s Christian association "has established 92 hostess houses of this character for American soldiers and sailors and their families. In this brief bulletin of news lies one of the most potent factors in the winning of this war. Our boys are fighting for their homes. The Y. W. C. A. with its hostess work in this country end in France is helping to keep the ideal" of American home life constantly before the men who are protecting it. These men had to go away from their individual homes, but there is a home which follows them—a place where they can go when they are off duty and meet their families and rest. There is a room in every Y. W. C. A. hostess house with a real fireplace in it and a domestic hearth. There are chairs with cushions on them; the china is not of the iron-bound bucket variety necessary in camps; and best of all, the boys say, there are nice women to talk to. No boy in camp would hesitate to ask his mother or

sister or the girl he thinks most of to meet him at a Y. W. C. A. house, for he knows that the women she will see there are of the right kind. The very fact that it is known that there is a real, homey place near each camp authorized by the war department and presided over by dignified and refined women, has served very largely to discourage the Other type of woman and keep her away from the men she formerly preyed upon. The Y. W. C. A. houses are not established with any view to marking class lines, however, although many of the hostesses who assist led lives of greatest ease and luxury before the war. Democracy rules at the sign of the little Blue Triangle. A story is told of a great merchant’s wife whose individual fortune mounts to the million mark. This lady is a member of one of the Y. W. C. A. committees, and on one occasion she was helping in the cafeteria of a hostess house at the Great Lakes naval training station. A little shopgirl who had a “day off” from her work in the basement of the great store ovFned by the Y. W. C. A. worker’s husband, and who had come to see her sailor brother, was in a State street hurry for service. She sharply ordered the merchant’s wife to “look alive with these forks, girlie.” The lady addressed as “girlie” quite humbly saw to it that the pile of forks was replenished. Then she went over and talked to the girl, helped her to locate her brother and sent her away happy. ’The shopgirl never knew that she had been talking to her employer’s wife. . There are two hostess houses at the Great Lakes station, and it is a wonderful sight to see the crowds of women relatives and friends of the sailors who throng to them on the Wednesday drill afternoons. From 1,000 to 3,000 persons a day are cared for in the cafeterias, and the nurseries are full of sailor babies, whose mothers can leave them there safely while they are on the grounds. In addition to the hostess house work in this country the Y. W. C. A. has established the famous Hotel Pe* trograd in Paris as a center for transient woman war workers overseas. There are also many foyers or recreation centers in France where girl munitions workers, signal corps girls and others are refreshed ’and brightened by association with the play leaders Of the Y. W. C. A. who have introduced 1 American gymnasium classes Into French life. »

A WEEK OF GREAT VICTORIES

S H , N, - In. speaking editorially of the advance made by the armies of the allies during the past week the Indianapolis News says that during the last week the allies have won victory after victory on the western front, the result of which has been so to threaten the whole German position as to make a wide withdrawal practically certain. And the withdrawal will have to be carried out under conditions of the most unfavorable ■character. For there are now many salients, similar to those at Ichateau Thierry and St. Mihiel, from which it will be extremely j difficult to retire without heavy losses. The Hindenburg line is a thing of the past. At many points 'the allies are through it, and be-

.hind it. The American advance from the south is a great flanking (movement that may of itself force a general German retirement. The ! merest glance at ■ the map will show how threatening ’ this move-, 'ment is. It is probable that Cambrai will soon be in the hands of the allies, .its fall being expected evgty hour. jThe pressure on and around St. Quentin can not long be withstood. These two towns are of 'the utmost strategic importance i because of their relation to the I whole system of German defense. I This is true also of 'Montfaucon, ' northwest of Verdun, which has .been captured by the Americans. ■As if all this were not bad enough (for the Germans, the Belgians started in Saturday in the north, and at last accounts had captured Dixmude, which is only Itwelve miles from the coast. Five other towns have also fallen into their possession. A break in that region would be a terrible disaster for the Germans sin<Je its effect might -he—to isolate one of their armies and to drive them out of their submarine bases on the coast. Since Friday of last week 52,.006 prisoners have been captured by. the allies, not including those taken by General Mangin. More than 100 guns were captured yesterday. It is announced that since July 18, 230,000 prisoners, 3,000 guns and 20,000 machine guns have been taken. Tlje continued pressure will almost automatically force the evacuation of many square miles of territory. The advance of the Anglo-Belgian force, to take one tase, has brought the allied forces into a straight line with Lille, and with Haig’s armies about Cambrai. As a consequence there are great salients left about Lens and from which the Germans will have to retire or run the risk of capture There can no longer be any doubt that the whole line has

been terribly shaken. And on top of it all comes the disappearance of Bulgaria from the war, and the rumored uprising in Roumania. We do not .see how any neutral can any longer be in doubt as to which side will win the war. If any of them; are waiting to see how things are going, it is about time that they jumped. The band wagon is beginning to move. Now is the time not only to take courage, but to prepare to fight still harder that there may be no letdown and no delusions as to the power of navy and military.

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FOR SALE For Sale- — A. 1916 Ford, in good running condition. EWER BIGGS, Rensselaer. o-4 » For Sale—Recleaned timothy seed at RENSSELAER GARAGE, and farm of Chamberlain & Marlatt ts For Sale by reason of installing furnace, a fine base-fiurner used only two years; all in splendid condition. May be seen at Democrat office—THE DEMOCRAT. ts For Sale—s two year old steers, weight about 1,000 lbs., good quality and fat.—RILEY TULLIS, phone 927-E. ts For Sale—About 20 lengths of 6inch stove pipe in first class condition and at a bargain price.— THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—Five-pas sen ger Buick car, or will trade for Ford runabout. —JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, R-l, Phone Mt. Ayr, 92-D. ts For Sale—Emerson % h. ,p. electric motor,, 104 volts, single phasp, 1750 r. p. m. All in A-l condition.—THE DEMOCRAT.

WEDNESI>AY, OCTOBER 2,

Butter Wrappers— W*** ment butter wrappers in BanY quantity desired, either plain printed, at Thfe Democrat Office, For Sale—Unable to care for our place any longer, will sell onr five acres of ground with good modern nine-room house, just at southeast edge of town. —MRS. A. GANGLOFF, phone 453. o-20 — T * For Sale —Paragon lever paper cutter, 23-inch, recently rebuilt and -in -A-l .condition. —THE democrat; For Sale—A Webster’s New International Dictionary, almost new and very little soiled, sheep binding and good paper. Publisher's price sl*2; will sell for $8 cash. — JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. Typewriter Ribbons—The Democrat carries in stock in its fancy stationery department the famous Nedlch make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typewriters. Price 75 c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. tl For Sale —26 acres, all black land ip cultivation except half acre in grove. This little farm lies on Jackson highway; has good drainage; six-room house, basement, good barn and well. Price $3,000, part time. —G. F. MEYERS. For Sale—Some real bargains in well improved farms located within three miles of Rensselaer. 129 a., 133 a., 212 a., 152 a., 80 a. I also have some exceptional bargains in improved farms of all sizes farther out from Rensselaer. For further particulars see me or call phone 246, office, or 49?, home. — HARVEY DAVISSON. tt For Sale —Top buggy, wheat drill, Perkins windmill and steel tower, 8-16 Mogul tractor 3 bottom plows, all in good condition, Turkey Red seed wheat, Timothy Seed, 1 Gelding, 3 Brood and Work Mares.— JOSEPH KOSTA, Fair Oaks, fl-x, | J hone 92-D, Mt. Ayr. ts For Sale—6oo-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Miss., ; nice city of 2,000 population. Farm is well improved. Located on Prentico highway, a macadam road being built from McComb to Natchez and which intersects with the Jacksen highway. Price S3O per acre.— HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 2lf or 499. H

FOR RENT For Rent—My house on Park avenue, electric lights, city water. — MARY JANE tf For Rent—Furnished room in desirable location, 3 blocks from court house. Inqure at DEMOCRAT OFFICE. ts For Rent—Land in section 6, Union township. Fair Oaks, for farming purposes.—J. J. LAWLER, phone 337, Jas, E. Walter, Mgr. ts Wild Hay—Have considerable wild hay on ranch near Fair Oakg,.that we would like to have someone* yit up. Call JAMES E. WALTER, Mgr 7 J. J; Lawler lands, phone 337. ts

LOST Lost—Six Shoats from Fair Oaks Ranch—JOHN J. LAWLER, telephone foreman, Roy Swartz, 950-G. WANTED ~ Wanted—To buy 10 cords good 4foot body wood, cut from live timber—THE DEMOCRAT. Wanted—Man to chop saw logs and cord wood at once.—ERNEST LAMSON, Rensselaer, Ind., phone 936-H. - o-6 Wanted—Men and teams to fill silos, Rensselaer Pleasant Ridge, Roselawn and Fair Oaks.—JOHN J. LAWLER, phone 337, J. E. Walter, Mgr. ts For Rent—Good seven room house on corner of Park avenue and Work st., with bath, electric lights, cistern, etc. Large lot, nice shade, fruit, and large barn if desired.— F. E. BABCOCK, at Democrat office. Wanted—Steady reliable man to work in timber and drive team; prefer married man. House furnished married man. Apply 4% miles north of Gifford, 4% miles south of Wheatfield, to FLOYD M. GARRETT. o-l MISCELLANEOUS Storage—l have two rooms for stor* age of light household or otheg goods in The Democrat building Terms reasonable. —F. E. BAB COCK. Phone 315 or 311. Notice—All the suits contesting the Will of the late Benjamin J. Gifford, are now disposed of and I am in position to sell land. I have yet unsold several hundred acres of good land located in Jasper and Lake counties, which I will sell as Executor, on reasonable terms, but cannot take any trade. Call at my office or at the office of T. M. Callahan, at Rensselaer, Indiana. for particulars.— GEO' H- GIFFORD, Executor. o-l 3

FINANCIAL ——— ' I f„ Money to Loan.—CHA*. J. DEAN * SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. Money to Loan—S per eent furl loans.-—JOHN A. DUNLAP. p Mutual Insurance—Fire and Light* nlng. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 538-L. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan sg farm property In* any sums us M P. HONAN. " I Epi I Übl lllV Without Charg«M 1W