Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PEACE IS NOT YET ASSURED

Press Dispatch of Thursday Was All a “Giant Hoax.” Z - ANTICIPATED TOO MUCH On Time of Agreement of Germans, Although It Is Probably But a Few Hours Away. \ ’«» i i ■— % A premature dispatch by the United Press association Thursday noon, saying that Germany had signed the armistice and peace terms, caused general jollifying over the country, in which Rensselaer was not anyways behind. Whistles were blown here, church bells clanged, auto horns and cutouts were turned loose and a perfect pandemonium reigned supreme all afternoon and evening. A huge bonfire was lighted at the east end of Milroy park and an impoverished band, composed principally of the Healys, lent a little patriotic music for the occasion. While these celebrations, it later turned out, were premature, it

meant only a delay of hours, perhaps, in the official celebrations, for Germany can do nothing but accept no matter what the terms may be. The latest peace news available at the hour of going to press was a dspatch from London saying: Marshal Foch and Sir Rosslyn Wemyss met the German armistice envoys at noon Thursday. The German delegates arrived at the fortress of Metz Wednesday night. They notiified Marshal Foch of their arrival. Marshal Foch, the allied commander in chief, notified the German high command that if the German armistice delegation wished to meet him it should advance to the French lines along the Chimay, Fourmies, La Capelie and Guise roads. -From the French outposts the plenipotentiaries were Conducted to the place decided upon for the interview. It is believed Germany knew from the terms of the Austrian armistice the sort of peace she had to expect and that her military and political situations give her no alternative but to bow. The hard-pressed German armies have no fresh divisions left to throw into the battle. They have no great reserves of ammunition. The German people are demanding peace at any price to save whatever they may from the wreckage.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Henry, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Nesius, just at the eouthwest edge of town, had his adenoids. removed Wednesday Jnorning. Mrs. Lee Rardin and little son of Parr, who had been suffering from influenza, were able to go to the home of her mother, Mrs. Clara Coen, Thursday. Earl and Dorothy, children of A. S. Lowman oT Parr, were brought to the hospital Wednesday suffering from influenza. Mrs. Jennie Malady, who underwent a minor operation last Saturday, was able to go to her home at Roselawn yesterday. Mrs. Elmer Standish of Newton township is recovering from an attack of influenza. John Bartholomew, who has been an influenza patient at the hospital for some time, is reported not quite so well at this writing. Miss Ed na Christensen, a teacher in Carpenter township, died yesterday at 10:15 a. m., from pneumonia following an attack of influenza.

Remember the Maish and Aughe Closing Out Sale of pure-bred and high-grade Shorthorn Cattle, Thursday, November 14. See ad. n-13

LONNIE DAVISSON IS DEAD

According to a Telegram Received By His Parents Wednesday. A telegram was received from Washington, D. C. Wednesday by Mr. and Mrs. Amos Davisson of Union township telling them of the death of their son on October 8. The message follows: Washington, D. C. Nov. 6, 12 a. m. Mr. Amos Davisson, Parr, Indiana. Deeply regret to inform you that Private Lonnie Davisson, signal corps, is officially reported killed in action. Died of lobar pneumonia, October 8. HARRIS, The Adjutant General. Lonhie enlisted in the service early last spring and landed in France about the middle of July. It is supposed from the telegram (that he was wounded and later pneumonia developed. He was j about 22 years of age. The news of his death has been a great shock to his many friends here and his parents are almost prostrated with grief. Word has been received here that David I. Berns, formerly of, near Goodland, who left here with, old Company M, and has since been stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, until a few weeks ago when he sailed for France, had! died on board ship when only. about four days of landing. Mr. | Berns was married shortly before leaving Rensselaer to Miss Julia Thompson, daughter of Mrs. J. J. O’Brien of this city.

REPUBLICAN SELECT CO TICKET

Democrats Get 4 Township Trustees and Some Assessors. While the Republican county, ticket was elected entire in Jasper j county, also their district and state ticket, the Democrats got the trustees in Barkley, Milroy, Union and Wheatfield, and elected a few township assessors, but by reason of the fact that the township vote is canvassed in the townships themselves, we are unable to give the number of assessors elected. i In Milroy a Democrat trustee was elected by 6, but the Republicans elected the assessor. Gillam elected a Republican trustee by 38, and a Democrat assessor by 1 Grant Davisson was re-elected trustee in Barkley by 32, and O. G. Baker, Republican, was elected assessor. Union elected a Democrat trustee by 32, but the Republican assessor got through by some 6 votes. Wheatfield elected the Democrat candidate,, John Bowie, for trustee by 32, but the Republican assessor was elected. In Carpenter both the Republican candidate for trustee and assessor were elected, as a matter of course. John Kolhoff was defeated for re-election as trustee of Jordan by only 3 votes, by Julius Huff. In Marion township the vote on trustee and assessor was as follow’s: In Marion No. .1 Charles F. Stackhouse, D., received 81 votes, No 2, 107; No. 3, 60; No. 4, 70, a total of 318- €. W. Postill, R-, received 141, 161, 94, 113, a total of 509, giving him a majority of 60 in No. 1; 54 in No. 2; 34 in No. 3; 4 3 in No. 4. Total 191. For Assessor, C. W. Duvall, D., received 75 in No. 1; 94 in No. 2; 55 in No. 3; 57 in No. 4, a. total of 281. L. P. Shirer, R., received 140, 158, 99, 118, total of 515, giving him a majority of 65 in No. 1, 64 in No. 2, 44 in No. 3, 61 in No. 4. Total 234. The majorities in the other townships we are unable to give at this time. Newton and adjoining counties elected entire Republican county tickets.

GILLAM OVERSUBSCIBED $1,500

Gillam township report of the Fourth Liberty Loan: Allotments —Men, $12,000; women, $3,000. Subscriptions through c Jasper county banks: Men, $7,450; women, $3,050. Subscriptions through Pulaski count}- banks: Men, 5,900; women, $350. Total subscription. $16,750. JOHN P. RYAN, Cha : rman.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 2, to Mr. -and Mrs. Daniel S. Chupp of Union township, a son. November 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Du Charme of Carpenter township, a son.

THE TWICB-A-WBEK

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1918.

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. Attorney A. D Babcock of Goodland was a business visitor in the 1 city Wednesday. The petit jury”‘has been called I for the second Monday of the present term of the Jasper circuit court. s The local conscription board finished sending out all the quesitionairreg the first of the week, and registrants within the conscription age are having same filled out and returned. Miss Elizabeth Ryan, nurse at the county hospital, went to her home in Chicago Wednesday for a j few days visit with her parents. Miss Ryan is just recovering from an attack of influenza. An alleged horse stealing case from' Newton county has been brought to the Jasper circuit court on a change of venue. Philip H. Weirich is alleged to have taken a horse belonging to Jennie M. Conrad, proprietor of the Conrad ranch in north Newton.

Clerk Nichols was in Kentland yesterday as a witness, with records, in one of the Salrin cases from Walker township, which was taken to Newton county on change of venue from this county, and a change taken there from the courti T. B. Cunningham of Kentland is sitt’ng as special judge in the case, Looie’s statement that the election of Julius Huff is the first Republican township trustee in Jordan township for forty years shows how little he knows about Jasper county politics. Jordan township has had at least three Republican trustees in the past forty years—“ Jack” Yeoman, John A. McFarland and Mark Reed. What constitutes “a bonafide residence?” One of our court decisions says,, that “a man must have a habitation soittewhere; he can have but one; and therefore, in order to lose one, he must acquire another. ♦ * • One of the fixed rules on the subject is this: That a purpose to Change, unaccompanied by actual removal • * • does not constitute a change of domicil. The fact and intent must concur.”

ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTE CAST

Harry Watson Arrested For Voting In Third Precinct. While there has been for many 'years dozens of votes cast in Jasper county by Republicans who had forfeited their right to vote and no prosecutions followed, some of the Democrats, at least, have made up their mind that this thing must 'Stop, and they will insist that no 'one. Democrat or Republican, snail 'be allowed to vote in their pre|cincts unless he possesses the legal 1 qualifications of a voter on election day. These qualifications are: 11st, that he is over the age of 21 I years; 2nd, that he has duly registered in the precinct in which he 'desires to vote; 3rd, that he is an | actual bonaflde resident of the 'state for six months, the township I Sixty days and the precinct or ward thirty days Immediately pre- ! ceeding the election. 1 Several months ago Harry Watson, the plumber, who last year built a new house on Park avenue but has never moved into same, registered as residing in the said house, while continuing to reside at the Mrs. Henry Randle property on North Cullen street, where he has lived ever since he was married. At the time of fuct reuisi tration Mr. Watson no doubt expected to .move Into his property on Park avenue and be an actual I

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ITALIANS CHEER AMERICA AND WILSON

Rome, November 4. —The crowds that paraded the streets of Rome throughout the evening and early today carried American as well as Italian flags. American officers met in the streets were greeted by shouts of “Viva America! Viva Wilson!” A torchlight procession met a number of American sailors and carried them through the streets on their shoulders. Demonstrations by the Roman public in celebraton of the victory Austria-Hungary were continued all through last night. This morning the jubilatiion was still in progress and when the rejoicing crowds met the workers going to the factories the two elements joined forces. All the allied embassies were visited and the I achievements of the armies of the various nations concerned in the notable successes were loudly cheered. The ovation was especially enthusiastic outside the American embassy, where Ambassador Page appeared on the balcony and addressed the crowd. A committee! of the ? demonstrators was received i yby the— ambassador. They asked I him to convey to President Wilson the gratitude of the people of Rome! and of Italy to America and to' express their admiration for that country’s part in the struggle. The, committee wished him to assure! the President that he could count lon the constant support of the i Italian nation for the triumph of I his principles.

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 filial! act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those Indicated by an * are rew subscribers: Henry Hunsicker, Wheatfield, R-l John Clager, Wheatfield ♦Mrs. Manda Daniels, Rensselaer ♦Eugene O’Neil, Hammond Delos Thompson, Rensselaer Howard Myers, Brook Joseph Smith, Rensselaer Larry McGee, Rensselaer Walter Beldher, Remington, R-4 W. D. Bringle, Rensselaer G. Seegrist, Tefft A. Elb, Rensselaer, R-l Winfield Lafoon, Rensselaer, R-4 ♦Elmer Arnold, Emerado, N. Dak J. C. Beckman, Rensselaer Brusnahan Bros., McCoysburg, R-l ♦Lloyd Hopkins, Mt. Ayr ♦Mrs. Nicholas Krull, Kentland C. R. Brown, Wheatfield Elva Wood, Laporte, Ind. H. J. Kannal, Rensselaer L. H. Potts, Rensselaer ♦Chester Zea, K Hammond ♦E. A. Aldrich, Rensselaer Jerry Bishir, Medaryville, R-5 ♦D. J. Hostettler, Canton, Ohio ♦C. Arthur Tuteur, Washington, D. C. ♦Frank Hooper, Fair Oaks, R-2 John Marlatt, Rensselaer James Davis, Parr, R-l Charles Harper, Francesville, R-5 Walter Ponsler, Columbia City, Indiana ♦Vincent Eisele, Rensselaer O. H. McKay, Rensselaer Joseph Zimmerman, Remington, R-4 ♦Mrs. May Thompson, Bluffton, Ohio, R-l

MISS MOLLY WOOD IS DEAD

Miss Molly Wood of Monon, sister of Harvey W. Wood, Sr., of this city, whose critical illness was mentioned in Wednesday’s Democrat, died at her home in that city yesterday morning" at 4 o’clock. Short funeral service will be held at the Methodist church there today at 2 p. m. and the body brought to Rensselaer on the evening train. Services will be held her at Weston cemetery Sunday at 2 p. m., where burial will be made. Deceased is survived by' two brothers, Harvey Wood, Sr., of this city and Eli Wood of Washington; four sisters, Mrs. J. W. Snively of Chicago; Mrs. Lizzie Eaton of Clinton, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Jennie Duggin of lowa City, Jowa, and Mrs. Retta Emig of Columbia City, Indiana.

POTATOES —I will be in Rensselaer this week with a carload of Wisconsin potatoes. Will be fipld frdm car at not to exceed sl.-25 per bushel. Phone your order to 618. BERT WELSH. n-9 You can still buy a good tub-ber-tlpped lead pencil for a nickel in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department.

BLOOD STAINED ARTICLES FOUND

Hughes Case Appears More Mysterious as Time Elapses. A recent issue of the Lafayette Journal contained the following dispatch from Monon: Monon, Ind., Nov. 3. —Scarcely a day passes that some evidence does not come to light to make the death of Earl Hughes, a Monon railroad brakeman, whose body was found in a badly mangled condition near Pleasant Ridge more than a week ago, more mysterious. M. M. Hughes of Buffalo, coroner of White county, returned a verdict of “foul play,” but as Hughes is supposed to have met his death in Jasper county, the White . county officials are powerless to carry the affair further. It was said a court of inquiry was to have been held in Rensselaer, the county seat of Jasper county, last week, but it was not and as far as is known no such Inquiry has been called. Recently a bloody undershirt was found near the siding at Lee, about eight miles from where Hughes’ body was found. It was a woman’s undershirt and is said to have formerly belonged to the wife of one of the members of the train crew of which Hughes was a member, and was used In the ca-, boose to clean lantern globes. A crow bar, on which there are spots that appear like blood stains has been confiscated. An analysis will be made to ascertain whether the bar is stained with blood. The people of Monon and vicinity are desirous of some action being taken in the case, to either convict the guilty ones or to decide whether Hughes’ death was accidental. The majority of the people, it is said, would prefer to have the matter threshed out in White county.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

How the French Punish the German Rapists. Vern Davisson writes an interesting letter from France telling of the punishment meted out by the French army to the German rapists who are identified by their victims | when taken prisoners. Vern is an ambulance driver, it will be remembered, with the French army: October 18, 1918. On a few days rest just behind the lines. Dear Father and Mother:—l have your letters of August 12, 19, 26, September 1,8, 16 and 23. Have written you two or three times during this. We have been so busy all this summer could hardly find time to sleep and eat. This sure lhas been a fighting summer ' and a victorious one. The general j opinion is that the war will soon end, but if we fight to a finish it will take some time yet. The Boche are evacuating Belgium because they know it is com ing sooner or later. Good news every day along different parts of the front. Great numbers of pris- j oners are taken here, and many allowing themselves voluntarily to become prisoners. We are on territory now that has been in the 'hands of the Boche since the beginning of the war, civilians ana all. Many towns and farms taken back, the civilians still remain through the whole operation. One town we are now camped in has 1,500 civilians in it. They l|ve in caves and cellars to save them from the bullets and shells. | Among some of the prisoners captured by the troops have been recognized and identified by the civilians who remained in German hands during the war, as the ones who committed the rash acts on the girls and killed many civilians, etc. I looked some of them over I and watched the civilians coming down the line of German prisoners looking for the one Who did them wrong. When one would be identified and pointed out a big cheer would go up from the crowd, but; for the German that meant the

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TWO GOOD BULLS

Farmers and stockmen should not overlook the opportunity to secure a good herd bull at the Maish & Aug'he sale next Thursday, November 14, 3 miles west of Virgie. The bull, “Royal Prince’’, is 4 years old and a tried breeder. On the sire side he traces to Prince Marshall No. 371605, Royal Ab■botsburn No." 1 78139, Gov. Mathews No. 1 1 5729, Gay Monarch No. 9241 1, and other noted bulls. On the Dam side—to Florence Abbotsburn, Florence Matthews, Madge, Sallie and Batci” Violet by Pates Lad. The bull “Junior Victor,” 2 years old, traces to Scarlet Victor No. 406714, Secret ~ Victor No. 322861, Lord Mayor “No. 150367, and to Royal Athelstane No. 134,038. On the Dam side to Miss Janie No. 38307 to Sunbeam, Daisy G. and the famous Imp. Miss Severs. ; v * " These bulls can be seen at the O. W. Cedarwall place near Moffitt afte-T Tuesday of next week.—Advt.

Vol. XXI, No. 64

ALLIED ARMIES DRIVE 10 MILES; ENEMY ROUTED

Foaces Race for Aix; Meuse River Line Is Being Broken Up. YANKEES ARE 111 SEDAN /Americans Take Part of the City on West Bank of River and Cut / Off Metz Fortress—Huns Destroy Great Bridge.

Washington, Nov. B.—General Pershing, in his communication tonight, reports that east of the Meuse National Guard troops from Wisconsin and Michigan took the heights of Biandevllle and other ground in severe tightIng. It was contingents of the noted Rainbow division and of the First division that made the final whirlwind dash Into Sedan. London, Nov. 8. —The allied armies are driving forward on the entire front at tfjiace faster than ever before made on the western Iwittle ground. The retreat of the Germans has become a rout and the operations are assuming the appearance of a ratje foi Alx-La-Chapelle, far behind the llns of the Meuse, which is being made untenable for the enemy because of ths break through by tiie Americans to the south. Gain Ten Miles. The official report issued in Paris says Hint with ever increasing speed the French troops are forcing the Germans back north of the Alsne and on all the rest of the front. An advance of ten miles has been made at certain points since yesterday. Tiie French are moving forward east of the forests of Nouylon and Itegnavol and north of tiie Serre and Alsne rivers. An indication of the speed of ths advance is given In the fact that the French have thrown cavalry into the action on their right, where the mounted troopfc are pushing in the direction of the Meuse. British Gaining Swiftly. Tiie British forces are continuing I their progress almost as swiftly. I Northeast of Valenciennes they have 'readied tiie outskirts of Qulevraln and ;Crespln, dose to the Belgian border, i Further south tiie town of Angre has been taken. Soßßieast of the Morfinal forest the British have captured j Monceau-St. Vaast and 'three miles northwest of the railway Junction of Avernes. Mud Cannot Halt Them. With Hie French Army in 'Nov. B—The persistent rain and deepening mud, although making communications more difficult, do not appear to have checked the pursuit of the Germans retreating toward ths Belgian frontier. , Tiie advance continued over ths greater part of the French front with such rapidity tiiat it was impossible to follow it with any precision. Latest reports are that the French cavalry is moving toward the Meuse, whiie ths infantry is advancing toward Mezieres. General Debeney’s - forces also wers dose upon tiie German rear guards, occupying numerous villages and carrying their advance toward Hirson. Tiie capture of this important railway center will bring about the final crumbling of tiie transportation or* ganization of the German armies in France. With the American Army on the Sedan Front, Nov. 8. —American troops entered that part of Sedan that lies on tiie west bank of tiie Meuse. (Sedan is seven miles from the French frontier and the fall of the town, which is mostly on the east bank of tiie Meuse, would mean the definite turning of the Meuflte line northward into Belgium and would force the (lermans back almost to the Rhine if hostilities should continue Germany’s troops west of the Meuse because of tin- great progress of the French and Americans, must now re> treat, if they can, through Belgium The task of moving this large force of soldiers through the narrow Liege gap is a formidable one.) Foe Destroys Bridge. The bridge over the Meuse at Se dan, over which the retreating enemy fled, has been destroyed and the rlvei valley flooded. The principal German lateral lines of communication between the fortress of Metz and northern France and Belgium now are either cut or unavail able for the enemy’s use. Yanks Prepare for Advance. __Wlth that part of Sedan resting oe the western bank of the river occu pied, the American army is consolldat

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