Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1918 — Page 8

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-' MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. 'Eli Dungan, at Foster Brunton’s, a son. Mrs. C. H. Stacker has donned the khaki and is assisting her husband gather his bounteous corn •crop. In a letter home, Ira Huntington reports having the influenza. Ira is taking military training at Bloomington and says there is a treat deal of the disease in that camp. Miss Lera Standish, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Kinder Kennedy and attending School in Rensselaer failed to escape the popular “flu” and has been quite sick the past ten days. She has so far recovered that she • "Was able to be brought to her home here Monday. J. R. Sigler, the banker is having some very substantial improvements made at his already fine home in the south edge of town. He has had a basement made, a furnace installed and is now putting In a complete bath and toilet set. He has placed a tank in an upper TOOm for the water supply which, when in operation, will make one of the most complete and convenient outfits seen anywhere.

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VIRGIE Miss Zelah Wiseman visited home folks Sunday. Thomas Florence is building a hew barn this week. Denver Potts came home this Week ill, but is better now. Mrs. Lewis Harrington and baby ere on the sick list this week. Ed Booth has been sick with the influenza, but is better at this writing. Miss Indus Wiseman is attending e case of pneumonia near Mt. Ayr this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harrington took dinner with the Charles Harrington family Sunday. The lumber for the elevator has arrived. Virgie will be one of the most thriving towns on the map. Mrs. John Maher received a telegram informing her that her husband was seriously ill with pneumonia. # ♦ James Wiseman received a letter from his son, Earl, stating that he had been at the front for the second time. Winnie Williams is quite sick at this writing with pneumonia, resulting from an attack of the Spanish influenza.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE

Emma P. Barnes et al to Ab fredda Phillips et al, October 10, ne ne ne 25-29-7, 10 acres, pt nw nw 30-29-6, 1 acne, pt sw ne 25-29-7, 32.62 acres, pt ne 25-29-7, 26.50 acres, pt nw” se 25-29-7, Marion, $4,700. Lena Schneckenburger et baron to Minnie P. Schneckenburger, October 23, und ne nw 16-32-6, und U wu se nw 16-32-6, 60 acres, Wheatfield, $3,000. Minnie P. Schneckenburger et baron to Lena C. Schneckenburger, October 23, una e% ne 16-32-6, 80 acres, Wheatfield, sl. Augustus Phillips to Mildred Br.owning Phillips, October 8, Its 1, 2,7, 8, und i/ 2 Its 3,4, 5,6, bl 19, Rensselaer, Newton’s or Clark’s ad, und s% nw sw 30-29-6, 21.24 acres, und i/> ne ne ne 25-29-7, 10 acres, pt sw ne 3 9 .62 acres, und % It 2, pt ey 2 ne 25-29-7, 3.84 acres, und % It 3, pt ey 2 ne 25-29-7, 4.40 acres, mnd y 2 It 4, pt ne 25-29-7, 6.21 acres,”und y 2 It 5, ipt ei£ ne 25-29-«, 12.5 acres, und % pt nw nw 30-29-6, und % nw se 25-29-7, Marion and Rensselaer, $2. Henry A. Smith et ux to Paul J. Spenner, October 8, pt It 4, pt se <l2-32-5,- 25 acres, Kankakee, SIOOO. Locust Street Church, Methoist Episcopal of Greencastle, Indiana, to George C. Cook, ne sw 32-33-6, Wheatfield, $1 q c d Every farmer wno owns bls farm ought to have printed stationery ■wit!) his name and the name of hlf postoffice properly given. The prln* ed heading might also give the names of whatever crops he special Izes in or his specialties in stock Neatly printed stationery gives you personality and a standing with any person or firm to whom you writt tud Insures the proper reading •/ .your name and address. The economical way to buy correspondence stationery is In pound boxes or bulk quantities. The Democrat handles several different styles and qualities of such papers, with envelopes to match, in its

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STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. MINERS FOR FOE SURRENDER Message Sent to the President by United Workers of the World — Promise to Increase Coal Output. Indianapolis, Oct. 25. —Nothing but unconditional surrender of Germany ought to be considered, the United Mine Workers of America said in 1 a telegram to President Wilson in stating views on the latest note from Germany. The message was signed by William Green, secretary-treasurer of the organization. It was made public here. The miners also promised to increase the CO4II output, as requested by General Pershing.

Ban Lifting to Be Decided. - Indianapolis, Oct. 25. The state board of health hopes to Announce definitely today whether the state-wide closing order Issued two weeks ago because of the influenza epidemic will be continued in effect for another week. Nothing short of an unexpected and radical change in the entire Indiana situation will warant a lifting of the ban, it is believed at the state office. Capt. W. F. King of the United States public health service, declares that in many counties, where a decrease in the number of new influenza cases has been noted, the situation has actually become more deplorable. By this time, he points out, the influenza cases may have decreased in some of the counties, but they are followed by pneumonia, and the number of deaths goes up, while the number of influenza cases decrease. This is held to account for the second crisis through which a number of northern Indiana counties are now passing. Homes for Munition Workers. South Bend, Oct. 25.—<hree representatives of the government are in South Bend to close contracts for the erection of more than 187 houses in the southwest part of the city. These houses will be the new homes of the workmen to be employed by the Studebaker corporation in the making of war munitions. When the war ends and the plant again resumes the making of automobiles permanent employment will be given these men and the houses will be taken over by the Studebaker corporation and sold to the men on the easy-payment plant. Winchester Mayor Named. Winchester. Ooi. 25.—At a special meeting of the city council Muri Chenoweth was named mayor to succeed George E. Legget, who was killed by a traction car at Scottsburg on October 7. Mayor Chenoweth is a native* of this county, having been born near Spartansburg. For eight years he was cashier of the Farmers’ bank at Gaston and for the last five years has been manager of the bond department M the People’s Loan and Trust company here. He has been active in Republican politics for many years.

May Resume Service Later. "New Albany, Oct. 25. —Tn answer to a petition recently addressed to W. G. McAdoo, director general of railroads, by 3,000 working people of Jeffersonville and New Albany, employed in Louisville, Ky„ asking that the suburban service of the Pennsylvania railroad between Louisville, Jeffersonville and New Albany be resumed, the railroad administration has replied that the proposition is not feasible at present, but that it may be taken up for consideration later.

Asks Change of Venue. Shelbyville, Oct. 25.—Earl Ashton of Indianapolis, who is held In the Shelby county jail on a charge of child stealing, has filed a motion for a change of venue from the county. Ashton is charged with entering the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Youngman of near Norristown and taking his daughter away. Mr. Mrs. Youngman are the grandparents of the child, and the custody of the girl had been given them by the order of the court. Ends Life Marching to Front. Peru, Oct. 25.—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easterday of this city received a letter from Chaplain John Edwards of the Nineteenth field artillery, now in France, telling them of the death of their son, Lawrence Easterday. The letter said Private Easterday had committed suicide by shooting himself while marching toward the front Chaplain Edwards attributed the act to melancholia. Farmer Seriously Hurt by Auto. Anderson, Oct. 25.-Avalter Stinson, a farmer, living near Anderson, was probably fatally hurt in an accident at Greenville, 0.. when his automobile skidded at a street corner and overturned. Mr. Stinson suffered a fracture of the skull. His wife and Mr. and Mrs. George McCarty were severely bruised. Pastor Aids Fight on "Flu." Huntington, Oc.t 25. —Rev. R. Lowall Wilson, who is a medical graduate and a trained nurse, has resigned the pastorate of the St. Paul Methodist ?hurch to do Red Cross work in comaating the Influenza epidemic. Later '.t is expected that he will be appolnt»d assistant surgeon for service overseas.

DIRECTS FARM CANVASS

United War Work Campaign Now on in Indiana. L. H. Wright, State Highway Commissioner, Addresses Appeal to the Farmers of Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind. —L. H. Wright, state highway commissioner, will direct the rural canvass in Indiana in the coming United War Work Campaign of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association; National Catholic War Council—K. of C., Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Association and the Salvation Army. These seven organizations have combined to raise a fund of $170,500,000 to carry on their war relief work for our soldiers. Indiana’s quota is $5,000,000.

L. H. WRIGHT.

Mr. Wright has devoted his entire life to farming in Bartholomew county, coming to Indianapolis two years ago to take charge of the state highway bureau. As head of the Indiana State Grange, a division of the largest agricultural organization in the United States, he has wide acquaintance among farmers in the state and he has addressed the following appeal to them through the ninety Indiana branches of the Farmers* Grange, urging that they get solidly behind the United War Work campaign : "In order to insure the raising of so large a sum particular emphasis must be laid on the canvassing of the rural sections of the state, as farmers generally have promptly responded to every government call. Every man. woman, boy and girl in the rural sections will be asked to support this cause, and as director for rural canvass of Indiana I appeal to you to lend your hearty support to the campaign organization in your county In addition to subscribing liberally to this vitally Important request for funds for the welfare of our noble boys at the front whose heroic efforts to win the war have touched the hearts of every father and mother throughout the nation. "For the first time in the history a great nation setting out to build an army has provided wisely for the protection of its soldiers while in the making—and events of the last few months have clearly demonstrated that the small investment in providing facilities for keeping our boys morally and physically fit has been repaid a thousand fold. Can we do better than stand loyally behind these organizations that are doing so much for our fighting men, providing so far as possible, under superhuman difficulties, the comforts of home? “Increased demands upon all of the organizations participating have necessitated the unusually budgets, which have each been scrutinized and endorsed by the War Department and Navy Department Commissions on Training Camp Activities, and at this crucial period of the war, we must conclude that whatever we are to do for our boys must be done now.”

BACK PERSHING!

It’s a matter of good business to make prompt payment on the bill of expenses for maintaining the morale of the army. As long as the war continues the American people will respond to every demand. It is like an assessment on stock of undoubted value but which requires that money be paid in to put the property on a dividend basis. The stock of the United States is the best in the world. It has always paid dividends and will again. However, until the Hun is whipped we must pay the assessment. If we furnish 6ur men on the battlefields with all they ask of us the end will be hastened. General Pershing wants men fit to fight and backed further by munitions and guns and supplies he declares the war will be won In 1919/ The seven organizations in the United War Work campaign keep the fighter fit. Back Pershing!

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Pershing Troops Push Away Into Meuse Positions; British Near Mons. SAMBRE CANAL IS CROSSED U. S. Fighters Penerate Deeply in Line North of Verdun, Wedging Drive Into Seemingly Impregnable Positions—Counter-Attacks Fail. London, OcL 25.—More than 7,000 prisoners and 100 guns have been captured by the British and Americans in their drive south of Valenciennes, begun Wednesday morning, according to Feld Marshal Haig's report. With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 25.—American patrols penetrated deeply into the German lines in the region of Grand Pre and north of Verdun. The enemy has been using his artillery and machine guns freely along the entire front. There has been little change in the situation since last night. Advances have been made east of the Meuse in the Bois Etraves and the Bois de Wavhille. Aerial Activity Less. Aerial activity is less than on Wednesday, when conditions were almost ideal. The bright moonlight enabled American aviators to bomb a? large area behind the German lines. One of the American bombing squadrons dropped 3.077 kilograms of bombs on the Bois de Barricourt and the Bois de Folie. German aviators dropped bombs on towns behind American lines occupied only by civilians and without great military value. Pershing Tells of Gains. .

Washington, Oct. 25.—Continued progress by the Americans on the battle front north of Verdun was reported by General Pershing. Enemy positions east of the Meuse were penetrated and west of the Meuse Bantheville was completely occupied and the American line established on a ridge northwest of the village. Fifteen enemy airplanes and one observation balloon were shot down is the course of many combats, in which three American balloons were de strayed and six planes failed to return Yankees* Task Hardest. London, Oct. 25—A Times’ corre spondent with, the American forces says in a dispatch to his newspapet that it would be difficult to exaggerate the violence of the opposition which the First American army is meeting between the Meuse and the Argonne. “Indeed, slow as the progress is,’ he writes, "it is quite remarkable whet ail the circumstances are taken intc consideration. Little by little' tht American divisions are pushing for ward, and both at Grand Pre and east of Landres they can fairly be said tc have reached the Kriemhilde position Under Constant Shelling. “On the left of the American fronl around Grand Pre there is constant heavy artillery tiring and vicious ma chine gun resistance. More to the right, Romagne, Sous, Montfaucon, Cu nel, Cierges and Mantillois are kepi continually under heavy bombardment by the enemy, who is using a good deal of gas along the roads behind th< American lines. “On the east bank of the Meus< there is greater infantry activity and enemy patrols' are continually har asslng and counter-attacking. It it quite evident that Ludendorff and th< German general staff have ordered this part of the line to be held at all costs and that re-enfoncements are. continuu ally being thrown in against the Amer leans.”

French Cross Oise. Paris, Oct. 25.—French troops hav< crossed the Oise canal opposite Long champs, the war office announced. They have also made an importan! advance between the Oise and th< Serre rivers, the statement adds. British Drive Forward. London, Oct. 25. —The British of fensive on both sides of the belea guered city of Valenciennes drove for ward against fierce German opposi tion. On the southern flank of the attacl the British, aided by American dfvi sions, pushed forward against the strategic town of Maubeuge and Mons' At last reports they had pressed acrosi the Escaillon river and had takei Beaudignies, one and one-half milet from Le Quesnoy, the most importan’ stronghold defending Maubeuge on th< west. More than 6,000 prisoners ant many guns have -been captured to date Valenciennes Is Pocketed. On. the north another British arm) gained ground above Valenciennes thus pocketing the city. The Ger mans were reported to have evacuatet Valenciennes with the exception of i few outposts. The British thrust undoubtedly hai badly shaken the German defensei south of Valenciennes, which are so Im portant to the security of the Germa: line northward to the Dutch bordei and south and east to the Meuse.

Ministry Quits In Ukraine.

London. Oct. 25.—The British wire less press says the entire Ukralniat ministry has resigned. /

PREPAREDNESS: TALK AND ACTION What Was Accomplished by Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson Republican talk about “preparedness” always leaves out the fact that preparedness has been advocated for more than a dozen years by Presidents of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt has always been an enthusiastic advocate of universal military training in time of peace, and he did his utmost to get Republican Congresses to adopt his ideas. It is of interest to note what success was attained by him and by his Republican successor, Mr. Taft, as compared with what President Wilson succeeded in getting done during his first term, before we got into war. It should be borne in mind, however, that during all of these twelve years the country was confronted by the impossibility of getting men to join the regular army, for the reason that a soldier’s pay was only sls a month; and Americans will not perform military service in time of peace for that compensation. In war time it is different. Thousands of men are ready to respond to their country’s call when there is fighting to be done without much regard to the pay; but “soldiering” in time of peace is plain work, and is viewed as any othqr work. Here are some of the z official figures for what was accomplished by the three Presidents before the United States declared war, together with some of the results achieved since April 6, 1917: CONDITION OF THE ARMY At close of Roosevelt’s administration, all branches of service * (number of men) 207,067 At close of Taft administration, all branches of service 211,964 At close of Wilson’s first administration, prior to war...' 323,000 (After 18 months of war, army of 4,000,000 men; 2,000,000 of which are now in overseas service.) April 6, 1917, total number of officers, all branches of the service 8,684 August 24, 1918 173,07 T April 6, 1917, total number of forts, cantonments, training camps and arsenals 257 Jung 19, 1917 41 * Total amount used for construction of 33 army cantonments.... $242,984,697 Quartermaster’s expenditures during 1918 S.OIS.OOOjOOO 1 Ordnance expenditures during 1918 3,200,000,000 Expense of trench warfare 282,000,000 Comparative Army Appropriations Roosevelt, 1905-1909 .$425,801,575.23 Taft, 1909-1913 442,066,469.35 Wilson, 1913-1917 989,413,588.60 CONDITION OF THE NAVY Total number of men in navy at close of Roosevelt administration, including reserves Total number at close of Taft administration.. . r.. .t ...... 65,0b® Total number at close of Wilson’s first four years. 83,323 Today, total number of men and officers. 561,735 Increase in Fighting Ships April 6, 1917, ships afloat 304 Today 1,72& Growth of Building Program Close Roosevelt administration 173 Close Taft administration % 176 Close Wilson’s first administration • 304 Comparative Navy Appropriations Roosevelt administration $470,811,372.11 Taft administration 526,350,935.24 Wilson’s first term 1,141,855,694.25 Relative World Rank of Navy At close of Roosevelt administration No. 3 At close of Taft administration No. 3 At close of Wilson’s first term No. 2

SINCE WAR BEGAN Medical Department Death rate of the Army now 7.5 per 1,000. 1898 (Spanish-American War) death rate 20.14 per 1,000, or three times as great as during present war. 81 per cent, of men wounded in action return to field. 14 per cent, of wounded are discharged, unfit for further military service. 5 per cent, only of woundecj die of wounds. Army hospitals have been increased from 7to 63. Others under construction. ■ ■ ... ■ Bed capacity increased from 5,000 to 58,400 (to be increased to 100,000). Increased personnel 8,900 to 171,000' Officers, from , 900 to 24,000 Nurses, fr0m..... : j ...- ••“. 375 to 14,527 Ambulance service, from nothing to 6,000 Air Service April 6, 1917 Sixty-five officers, 1,120 men. Three small aviation fields. Less than 200 second class planes. TODAY • More than 150,000 men and 6,000 officers. Twenty-eight aviation fields. 5,554 planes built (2,000 in France). 7,000 aviators trained in the United States. 4,000 awaiting assignment to ground schools. Cadets flying 3,000 hours a day. Cadets flying 195,000 miles a day, or 8 times around the world. In one American field there are 135 planes in the air at once, flying 882 hours in one day. Clothing Typical Purchases of Clothing 47,000,000 cotton undershirts. 178,000,000 pairs wool stockings. 2,000,000 pairs rubber hip boots. 199,000,000 yards denim cloth. 3,000,000 pairs arctic overshoes. j 40,000,000 pairs shoes. Subsistence Purchases in This Country in One Month Included 216 carloads sugar. i 240 carloads evaporated milk. 75 carloads tomatoes. 66 carloads flour. Hardware and Metals Typical Purchases by this Division J • , 752,000 hammers; 1,000,000 planes. ' ■■■«; 171,000 saws; 1,500,000 axes. 6,400,000 files and rasps. 1,000,000 halters; 30,000 pack harness. . 25,000 combat wagons. 129,000 escort wagons. Rifles From April 6, 1917, to June 30, 19-18, 2,000,000 rifles had been produced by the Department. Now being produced at the rate of 46,000 per week. Not a man in the Army without a gun. Machine Guns 80,000 machine guns completed. 350,000 machine guns ordered. Artillery Tractors. 35,000 motor trucks for hailing heavy guns, ammunition, etc. Shells Shells produced daily at four Government plants 179,005 Fourteen private plants also running full speed. $90,000,000 expended for nitrates in production of explosives. 5,000,000,000 rounds of ammunition for small arms, 1*500,000,000 of which are delivered. | 80,000,000 projectiles; with four million completed. 1,500,000 pistols. 1,000,000,000 pounds powder. 35,000,000 hand grenades, 7,000,000 of .which are completed. Coast Artillery April 6, 1917, total officers and men. 19,015 June 6, 1918, total officers and men.. 1... 1. * 85,800 Exclusive of those with expeditionary forces.

REMARKABLE FORESIGHT. Several days ago tbe Republican State committee announced that it had postponed all speaking meetings to and Governor Goodrich requested the Democrats to do the same. Chairman Van Nuys declined and announced the intention to hold meetings in counties that had gone over the top. On October 10s Governor Goodrich's State Health Board called all meetings off till midnight of October 20. Tbe vision of our greaT waR governoß In foreseeing tbe exact date at which the health safeguards of the State would allow meetings is almost uncanny.

/SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 191 S

INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL. (New York Sun.) “We are at war with Spain, peace commissions and peace Jubilees to the contrary notwithstanding. Upon President McKinley and his administration are yet the burdens and responsibilities of a state of war not yet terminated. And upon all patriotic citikens of every political party rests the duty of supporting the administration and sustaining the nation's cause against all foreign enemies, both by voice and by vote.'*