Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1918 — Page 1

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. T. C. Johnson, state bee inspector, was in Rensselaer Tuesday on business Clerk Nichols will go to Indianapolis today to get the state ballots for the November election. And don’t forget that Monday, November 4, is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes. Miss Agnes Platt, deputy in the county auditor’s office, has been sick since Tuesday with Influenza which later developed in pneu’monia. She is reported to be holding her own at this writing. The local conscription board, The Democrat is informed, received notice recently that the Rensselaer man—name withheld for various reasons—who took training at the officers training school in Indianapolis last fall, received a commission as first lieutenant and was stationed for a time at San Antonio, Texas, and later at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, where he was promoted to Captain, and whose alleged escapades were mentioned some time ago in The Democrat, has been discharged for the good of the service. Just why any man of the intelligence this man possessed would perform in the way he is alleged to, certainly passes comprhension.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

A fatal accident was narrowly averted last Saturday evening about 8 o’clock at the railroad crossing just at the north side of Mt. Ayr, on the main Rensselaer- i Morocco road, when Jerry Tullis and family of near Aix Claude Holly of Beaver township, Newton county, came near colliding and to escape a collision Tullis turned his car to the right as he left the railroad and went over the narrow grade and roflled down in the ditch below. That none of the occupants were injured is a mir- ( acle, as z the ditch was some six or sefven feet deep and the car was badly damaged, the windshield being broken and the top completely demolished.

BODY BROUGHT HERE FOR B URIAL.

Miss Emily Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gibson, former residents of this city, but now deceased, died at her home in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday and the body was brought here Thursday arriving here on the 6:50 p. m., train and taken immediately to Weston cemetery where burial was made beside her parents. She was a neice of Mrs. John Q. Alter and Aunt Mary Jane Hopkins of this city. She is survived by three sisters, Miss Ida May Gibson and a married sister whose name we were unable to learn of Brooklyn, New York, and Mrs. Fred W. Cole of Lafayette.

CLOSING ORDER IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20.

j The closing order applying to schools, churches, theaters and all public gatherings, made by the state board of health, has been extended to midnight of Sunday, October 20, and therefore our schools will all be closed until that time at least. Open air stock shows are permitted, and the big stock show to be held here next week is not to be interferred with. St. Joseph college has closed and many of the boys went home yesterday and today.

BUCKWHEAT We pay the highest market price for good, clean dry Buclcwheat. Get our prices before you seII.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. , i ■ ■ -ts If you want a good typewriter at a bargain price, see those at The Democrat office. >

ARE PREPARING FOR WINTER

(Ohl King Ooalelgnored By Parochial School. Some twenty or twenty-five mem-' bers of St. Augustine’s church gave old “King Coal’’ another kick in ' the slats Wednesday by going out to the Kanne grove, just at the west edge of town, and cutting about thirty loads of wood and hauling it in for heating the parochial school building this winter. The wood is from the tops of trees cut down by Mr. Kanne last winter, the bodies of which were sawed into bridge lumber. Probably a hundred loads of wood or more has been or ’will be hauled from this grove, which will help out the fuel situation in Rensselaer quite a bit the coming winter. The action of tfie fuel administrators in urging people to put in their winter’s supply of fuel early has bad a good effect, and it is scfacely probable that we will have any serious shortage of fuel the coming winter, or at least pothing like the conditions we had last winter, which was brought about largely by the snow blockade on the railroads. It is also probable that the hard coal supply will be much better than anticipated earlier in the season, because of so many people laying in their supply earlier than usual

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Lieut. Spitler Writes From Far Off Russia. ' 1■ Mrs. W. I. Spitler received a couple of letters this week from her husband, is with the American expeditionary forces now in • Russia, and The Democrat is per- i Imitted to publish the more inter-[ I esting portions. Lieutenant Spitler is the only Jasper county boy, so far as we know, among* the U. S. forces in Russia, and this, of 1 course, is the first soldier’s letter Jrom that country to be published lin a Jasper county paper. The 1 first letter was not dated, but I from references made of a private nature Mrs. Spitler knows that it was written on September 10. The North Russia, Expeditionary Forces. ' I begin this letter with but slight hope that it will ever reach you. Now I no longer have the satisfaction of thinking that you hear from me. As you have probably gleaned from my previous letters, we are of the Russian Expeditionary Forces and landed here two days ago. No arrangements have been made for the sending of mail as yet, but I hope that it may ultimately go. I This is closer to a frontier and also closer to a front than I have ever been before. In many ways it is very intresting, t'houg-. it is dreadfully uncomfortable to feel . winter closing in. I Fighting is going on not very I far away from us, and we hope to be permitted to partake in it I soon. We are close enough that 'we meet the parties coming back from the front and hear of their experiences first hand: not so .reliable a source of information' 'as one would be inclined to think, ■However, it is arousing our enthusiasm. At present we are quartered in an old mansion, reputed to be the property of a sea captain, the ' owner of a fleet of boats before the Bolshevics looted him. It is . quite a sizable affair, wi-a eleven 1 foot ceilings on the first floor and about seven foot ceilings on the second floor. Many of the floors are of inlaid oak, in a horrible condition now, but priceless in the States. i It is heated by great built-in stoves in the corners of the rooms, jit contains a wofiderful range j (built-in) in the kitchen, which is in charge of a cook who used to be at the Belvedere hotel in Balti- | more; so, in spite of the fact that | rations are necessarilly shorter than ' in the L States, we are well fed. s This is a swampy country, covered with willow growths in j clumps, ’jtoo wet to operate over very much with troops in the summer and too cold in the winter, so the fighting is more or legs confined to lines of communication, j We do not know just how, when or where we will operate as yet. j I Firman and Cleve would enjoy it here for wild ducks are plenti- , ful, being much cheaper than chick- ' ens. Anything as edible as a ' caicken, however. is priceless. Speaking of prices, the price of . everything is high. There is plenty of money—everybody has it, all paper, and put out by some three different governments, none of which can ever redeem it. It is printed in bulk, without security ! behind it, and a million rubles of I it would not save one person from starvation unless Ibe could find someone credulous enough to trade I food for it. It circulates only 'locally and it takes a hat full to ride on a street car. 1 We are having Novemlw’ weath[er now and expect winKr in a

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918

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couple of weeks. I do not antici- ' pate that with, a great degree of pleasure—not that I dislike snow and cold weather so much, but that the winter lasts so long. Once tne snow comes, they do not expect to see the ground again for six mouths. Many of the people here speak English. They are very talkative and ceremonious, and rather sensitive. They must be credulous, too, from the things they publish in then - pamphlets. They have no newspapers, but publish their news by word of mouth and their editorials by printing on pamphlets, and posting them bn buildings and telegraph poles. They have no idea of public improvements, building many elaborate churches, and public buildings, which are not kept in repair; and building no drainage, sewerage, water or payement systems. There are mud-holes everywhere and most all the water for drinking and washing is taken from the ritfer, and the river is an extensive harbor. Address American Expeditionary | Forces, Northern Russia, Elope. ■ The last word is to differentiate 1 our expedition from others, so you I had bettet put it on though it does sound like extraneous matter. WOOD. / Archangel, September 14, 1918. Just a line. A mail is promised for tomorrow so shall get this in. My platoon is all set to go into action, not very much of an action, but better than drill. We are the most envied people about here tonight (just having received our orders), and my men are all ,delighted. So am I, for I should dislike not seeing action after going this far. Of course we do not know exactly what we are going into, but, things have been pretty quiet and we may not get to fire a shot. We feel mighty complimented at being the first selection. More than ever I hope that everything is going well with you and the boy. I took a horseback ride this hfternoon and went to the hospital to see •some of my men who are 'sick. They have the most comfortable building in this country and are well provided. Can you imagine a country where you dare not ride a horse off the cobbled Streets, though I did- and almost lost my mount in the mire. Give my love to sll the people. I would write mother but I’ll have to get some sleep, as 1 expect some hardships from now on, •Give her my. love, as well as father. I’m taking writing paper along and will write from there as soon as I can By the time you get this I shall be back in billets. WOOD.

Pvt. Charles Boes of Tefft Breaks Into Poetry.

Camp McClellan, Alabama. Dear Sir—Today it is raining and the boys decided to make up a little poetry and send to the home papers. So I tried my luck and when it’s in print the folks back home can cut it out and mail it to me to show that it’s been accepted. If you will help me out I will be thankful to you. respectfully, PVT. CHARLES BOES, JR. Battery C., 35 F. A.

Oh, the maidens of France are certainly fine, And I think every fellow _ will state: That tfaa **what-you-may-calk-it coiffure way That they do up their hair is great; ,And they know how to dress, and wear their clothes In a Frenchy, fetching way; Any yet to me there is just one girl— The girl from the U. S. A. ,

WHEN I’M ACROSS.

BUT WE STILL NEED $30,000

Barkley Is “Over” and Marion Is Practically So. At noon yesterday The Democrat was informed by the Director of Sales that Jasper county was still short about $30,000 of filling its quota of $450,000 of the Fourth Liberty Loan. Barkley has reached its qupta and Marion has practically reached hers. With the work that is .to be done today in several of the townships it it hoped to put the quota over today or Monday at farthest. Every one who has not “thawed out,” or who can increase their subscriptions just a little, is urged to come forward and help put the sales over the top. So far about one-third of the counties in the state have “come across,” and Jasper is completely surrounded with “white” counties, Renton, Newton, Lake, Starke, Pulaski and White having filled jtheir respective quotas.

QUARANTINED AT WILBUR WRIGHT FIELD.

In a letter received Wednesday from George M. Babcock, who h still at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, he stated that the camp had been quarantined for a week and that there were about 250 cases of influenza there, but al&’the men were receiving throat and nose sprays twice daily since the quarantine was established and that he did not think there was much to fear from it there; that the tide had been stemmed and they are in hopes of getting out in a couple of weeks. The airship trip of which he wrote in his last letter that he expected to take with one of the flyers when the latter got his new machine, he took Sunday morning, he writes; that they were up above the clouds which were hanging low and that the captain put the ship through a “wing-over”, some nifty “tight” spirals, causing the decent to appear like a closely twisted cork screw', etc. “The more often I go up the better I like it,” he writes, “and there seems to be no danger at all when a wide awake pilot is on the jbb.”

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I like to listen when the French girls talk, Though I’m weak on the parleyvous game; But the language of youth in every land Is somehow about the same; And I’ve learned the regular code of shrugs, And they seem to know what I say; But the voice of the girl that goes straight to my heart Is the girl from the U. S. A. I have nothing but words of praise For these dear little girls of France; And I will confess that I’ve felt a thrill As I face their lines in advance; But I haven’t been taken a “prisoner” ygt, ; And I until the day,, I can carry dip colors to lay at the feet j Of the girt from the U. S. A.

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CANNOT VOTE IN NOVEMBER

’Enemy Aliens Must Be Naturalized To Vote at Elections. Indianapolis, Oct. 10.—In an opinion adopted todry by the state board of election commissioners it was declared that no person in Indiana of Gerpran, Austrian, or Hungarian birth, who has not completed his naturalization, will be qualified to vote at the coming election or at any other time while the United States is at war with the central powers. It is estimated that there are at least 30,000 men in the state who will thus be prevented from voting. A majority of these, it is said, have taken out their first papers and have exercised their right of franchise for years. This order in no way disturbs the constitutional right to vote of friendly aliens who have not completed naturalization but have acquired their first papers.

INJURES HAND IN ENSILAGE CUTTER.

Jesse Npwels, who resides on one of the J. J. Lawler farms one and a half miles sourfi of Roselawn, got his right hand badly lacerated and his thumb also badly torn Tuesdty afternoon when he got the hahd caught in the chain belt of an ensilage cutter. No bones were broken however. It is thought it will get along alright although it will be very sore for some time.

DEWEY BIGGS DIES IN FRANCE

Was Sailor On U. S. Transport Henderson——Died of Pneumonia. Mrs, Clara Biggs of this city received a message from Washington, D. C., Thursday morning informing her of the death of her son, Dewey Biggs, in France on Friday, October 4, from pneumouia. Dewey enlisted in the U. S navy at the Great Lakes Training station on May 30, 1918, and. after a few months training was transferred to the TT. S. transport Henderson and sailed about August 8 for France. , He was 21 years of age last January, and is survived by his -mother, two sisters and three brothers. He was a nephew of A. J. Biggs of this city.

MRS. PAUL NORGOR DEAD

First Rensselaer Victim of Pneumonia Died Yesterday. Mrs. Paul Norgor died at her home on Weston street at 7:30 o’clock yesterday morning, of pneuVnonia, aged 26 years, 9 months •and 27 days. She had been sick I for about a week, and Thursday morning gave birth to a still-born 'child, which hastened her death. Mrs. Norgor, whose maiden I name was Agnes Jane May, was a • daughter of George May of near Remington, and was married to Paul Norgor on (February 24, 1916, having since resided in this city. Her mother died several years ago <and she was employed in Renssellaer at the time of her marriage. I She leaves a husband and one child, not quite two years old.'

CO. M BOYS PROBABLY SAILED SATURDAY.

One of the Rensselaer boys who was at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and with the remainder of our home boys who were there was recently sent to Camp Mills, Long Island, New York, wrote home that when they got ready to sail he a card saying, “I am well and happy,” and they would know when receiving it that he had probably sailed. Such a card was received i from him Monday, and it is therefore believed that the boys sailed Saturday.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

There are now six influenza patients at the hospital and a portion of one floor has been shut off in which to care for patients afflicted with this disease. They are David Smith and Mrs. John R. Lewis and son Russell of Barkley township, 'Mrs. -‘Edgar Day anfd baby and Albert Teach of this city. Mrs. Guy Merriman, who underwent an operation recently, was able to return *lO her home in Jordan township yesterday. Hiram Neeley, medical patient at the hospital for the past week, was taken to the home of his son, John Neeley, 'ihursday.

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Vol. XXI, No. 56

GREAT U. S. AIR FLEET DROPS 32 TONS OF BOMBS

SpoctacularAttackAgainstHuns Made by American Flyers Near Verdun. HIGH SPOT IN SKY WARFARE Two Hundred Bombing Machines Were Accompanied by 100 Pursuit Planes and 50 Triplanes— Twelve Huns Shot l*own. With the American Forces Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 11. —An American bombing expedition consisting of more than 850 innchines Wednesday dropped 82 tons of explosives on German cnntonments In the area between Wavriile and Danvillers, about 12 miles north of Verdun. High Spot In Air Warfare. The American bombing exploit marks one of the high spots In the irlr fleet operations of the war. In the expedition were more than 200 bombing airplanes, 100 pursuit and 50 triplanes. The bombing machines were given splendid protection during the aerial battle, which took place during the operation. Twelve of the enemy’s machines were destroyed. Only one entente plane failed to return. Felled Five Fee Planes. Tn addition, American airplanes on Wednesday destroyed or brought down five German machines nnd one balloon. They also took a great number of photographs and dropped newspapers to the American troops.

SAYS DAY OF WARS NEAR END

Lansing Declares Drive on Western Front Beginning of End. Auburn, N. Y., Oct. 11.—Secretary of State Lansing, in an address here, declared this period of the war 1 to be (lie “beginning of the end.” He spoke at a dinner Tn celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of Auburn Theological seminary. "For four long years the armies of the allies have heroically withstood the legions of the beast,” he declared. “These war-worn veterans, whose unfaltering valor kitows no equal, are today, with the splendid men of this republic by their side, sweeping back tile invaders, broken la spirit, sullen and hopeless. It Is the beginning of the end. The hour of triumph Is drawing near. The day of the war lords Is almost over.” The subject of the secretary’s address was “The Spirit of the Coming Era,” the era after the war. Peace will come, the secretary said, on the basis of the president’s terms; therefore, all should stand rigidly In support of the principles on which these bases are founded.

TO CHANGE GASOLINE RULE

Garfield to Offer Substitute for Grsless Sunday. • Washington, Oct. 11.—A substitute for motorlews Sundays is to be offered to the American by the fuel administration, ong that will be more equitable In that ft will be made to all of the people of the United States, instead of to those in the territory east of the Mississippi river, and will curtail pleasure motoring every day in the week instead of Sunday, the only motoring day for the middle class motorists. By this new patriotic appeal the public will be asked to curtail noncssentia) motoring from JO to 20 per cent at all times, every day in the week and no special stricture will be placed on Sunday motor! ng. Doctor Garfield said that the quick conservation effected by motorless Sundays may have reached such’ u Stage that substitution for that method of saving might be made after Sunday, October 13.

GREAT FORT TO BE HOSPITAL

Ft. Sheridan to House Wounded Men From Battle Front. Chicago, Oct. 11.—Fort Sheridan is being converted into a big hospital for the care of wounded from the French front and for men stricken while In service at home. The announcement to that effect was made by the war department, according to a dispatch from Washington. Fort Sheridan, which for many years lias been one of the most important of army posts, will become a base hospital of some 4,000 beds. The fort will be known as the United States general Hospital No. 28.

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