Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1918 — Page 4

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Important News Events of the World Summarized

European War News The historic event accomplished • when Marshal Petain, commander in chief Of the French armies, made his entry into Metz, the great stronghold of Lorraine and the pivot of Germany’s effort to crtish France, may be said more than any other happening to consecrate the victory of the allies in thia war. • * * The American troops shoved their line across the German frontier. The frontier was crossed at points opposite Brley and Audun-le-Roman, and at ■points between these two places. Farkhor north the duchy of Luxemourg Wils' entered, a dispatch from the front. • * * Twenty German submarines are berthed In the harbor of Harwich. They were the first unit to surrender in compliance with the armistice treaty. They surrendered on the high seas and were escorted Into port by Brltish'naval vessels. • * ♦

Arrangements have been made for the transportation of 100,000 Italian prisoners of war from Austria and Germany to Italy by way of Switzerland. The first of the special trains, 800 men passed Berne Saturday. The British mine sweeper Ascot was torpedoed and sunk on November 10 (the day before the armistice was signed) with all aboard, the London admiralty announced. "Six officers and 47 others are missing; there are no survivors,” the statement says. * • • The house of commons at London was informed that the total number of British soldiers killed on all fronts during the war was 658»665. Of these 37,830 were officers and 620,829 men; 3,032,122 were wounded and 359,145 are "missing.” ♦ * * A Salonikl dispatch says that over the shell-pitted ground of Gallipoli point (on the'Dardanelles) the British 'landed peacefully at dusk Tuesday night, using as stepping stones the bullet-riddled hulks grounded under fire in 1915. From these vessels thousands went toward the Turkish batteries and death during the ill-fated campaign three years ago. • * • British and Russian forces reoccupied the Russian seaport of Baku on the west coast of the Caspian sea, says an official statement by the London (war office. The allied forces were 'gjven an excellent reception, especially [by the poorer classes. The Turks, before evacuating the port, looted it. • » » Released French, British and Belgian prisoners by thousands are coming into France in the region of Nancy. Many of them show plainly their long captivity. King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold of Belgium made their official entrance into Ghent. Huge crowds, delirious with enthusiasm, lined the streets.

Foreign A Berne dispatch says the bolshevik! have interned Prince Leopold of Bavaria, who commanded Germany’s eastern front, and General von Hoffmann, Germany’s military spokesman at Brest Litovsk. * * • Dr. Thomas Masaryk, first president of the newly created republic of Czecho-Slovakia, sailed for Liverpool on the British steamship Carmania. He was accompanied by ins daughter Miss Olga. » ♦ ♦ The Ukrainian government has been overturned and Kiev has ben captured by troops from Astrakhan, according to Kiev dispatches to Swedish newspapers. The Ukrainian national assembly has fled and a provisional government has been established by the capture of the city where the troops apparently are commanded by General Denlklne, leader of the antibolshevist forces. • • • An airplane of unidentified nationality bombed Swaolmen castle, near the ex-crown prince’s internment place.lt Is reported froffi Amsterdam. The castle was badly damaged. There were no casualties. *• • ■ An Amsterdam dispatch says the German government is replacing the black, white and red Imperial Colors with the black, red and yellow of the ancient Roman empire. • • * * It was stated at the Paris war office that no further official statements detailing events on the battle front will be issued. Krom time to time, however, there may be official reports regarding troop movements. ' An official of the Austrian court who was sent to the Schoenbrunn palace to get some clothing for the former emperor, according to Austrian newspapers, was refused on the pretext that all crown property had been confiscated by the state. j

The Berlin soviet, or soldiers’ and workmen's council, at a lively meeting has passed a resolution against the summoning of a constituent assembly, •ays a dispatch from Copenhagen. > Allies' and neutral shipping losses In October totaled 93,000 tons, the British admiralty at London announced. The British losses amounted to 84,000 tons. • • * Personal Huntington James of Kankakee, by succession became grand patriarch of the Illinois grand encampment, I. O. O. , F., at the annual convention of the order at Springfield, 111. He succeeds ■ Walter J. North of Chicago, who was elected grand representative. * * * John W. Davis was formally nominated by President Wilson at Washington to be American ambassador to Great Britain, and Alexander C. King of Atlanta, Ga., was nominated to succeed Mr. Davis as solicitor general. * • • Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas, former surgeon general of the army, will be returned to the retired list on December 1, the Washington war department announced. • ♦ * U.S.—Teutonic War News Four armies, the French, American, British and Belgian, are on the march to the Rhine. The United States army has been designated as “the army of occupation.” It is under the immediate direction of General Pershing, and Includes many units of "Rainbow” men, says a Paris official announcement. • * • Domestic Wounded soldiers whose homes were In Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Michigan, returned to this country for further treatment, will be sent to the United States army hospital at West Baden, Ind. * * *

Members of the staff of the American consulate at Quebec were compelled to leave the consulate office in canoes, owing to a tidal wave which caused damage estimated at $1,000,000 to the lower town. • • • J. O. Bentall, former Socialist candidate for governor of Minnesota, who Was convicted of disloyalty in federal court In Minneapolis last year, must serve a sentence of 12 months In the Crow Wing county Jail. This sentence was affirmed by; the Unl* e3 court of appeals at St. Flve persons were killed and three were seriously Injured at Canton, 0., when a Pennsylvania passenger train struck an automobile carrying nine passengers. The machine waSfCarried nearly a block. ♦ » • Washington Consolidation of the services of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies under government control was announced at Washington by the postmaster general. ♦ * • Continued naval expansion by the United States without regard at present for possible decisions of the peace conference, the formation of a league of nations or reduction of armament, was recommended to congress by Secretary Daniels at a private conference with the house naval committee at Washington, which is framing the 1920 naval appropriation bill. I \ • * * President Wilson will sail on the Agamemnon, formerly the Kaiser 11helm 11, of the North German line,' when he leaves America to attend the peace conference, It was reported from a reliable New York source. • * * Study of Germany’s financial situation has been undertaken by government agencies at Washington with a view of throwing light on the ability of the German nation to pay big sums as reparation for devastation of invaded countries. Unofficial reports Indicate that Germany’s national debt, represented mainly by war bonds held within the empire, Is now nearly $35,.000,000,000, or almost two-fifths of the estimated national wealth of eighty billions. • • » Government agents at Washington see evidences that German propaganda machinery in the United States Is being put in working order again to promote a sentiment of leniency toward Germany In peace terms. Consequently department of x justice officials warned that the public should remain watchful against resumption of organized propaganda by interests formerly actively pro-German, and for the last year passive. • • • Reduction of the enlisted strength of the navy has commenced, Secretary Daniels said at Washington, and applications for discharge by mei both in the regular service and in the reserve divisions are being received. • e • Senator Cummins of lowa Introduced a resolution at Washington to give to every soldier and sailor the uniform he is wearing at the time of his discharge. •.* • . A Washington dispatch says' ships carrying 200,000 tons of food for the populations of northern France, Belgium and Austria are now en route to Europe. They are proceeding under sealed orders to Gibraltar and Bristol channel ports, and on arrival will await word fronrFood Administrate# Hoover as to final destinations.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

RUSSIAN FORCES UNDER DICTATOR

Admiral Kolchak by Coup d’Etat Seizes a Control of Government at Omsk. MOVE IS SURPRISE TO ALLIES Action Taken Owing to Extraordinary Circumstances and Danger Menacing the State. Vladivostok, Nov. 21. — Through a coup on the part of the councilof ministers of the new all-Russlan government at; Omsk Monday Admiral Alexander Kolchak has become virtual dictator and commander of the all-Rus-sian army and fleet. Two ministers, M. Avksentieff and M. Zenzenoff, who opposed Admiral Kolchak’s dictatorship, have been arrested. The directors of the erstwhile Ufa government support Kolchak. Kolchak “Supreme Governor." Telegrams received here from Omsk state that the move was “due to extraordinary circumstances and danger menacing the .state.” The council of ministers has assumed authority and transferred it to Admiral Kolchak. The latter has accepted the responsibility and, It Is announced, has entered upon his duties as “supreme governor.” Generals Horvath, General Ivanoff, minister of war of the Omsk government, and General Ilenoff, former commander of the all-Russlan forces, announce that they recognize the new authority. M. Vologodsky, head of the western Siberian government who is a member of both the directorate and the council of ministers, retains his post as premier. General Bolderoff is absent from Orilsk, and his attitude is unknown French Commissioner Renault is at Omsk and British Commissioner Elliott will leave immediately for that city. News Comes as Surprise. While there have been rumors that such a development might occur at Omsk, they were not given credence, and the news came as a distinct surprise to allied commanders and representatives at Vladivostok. The local zemstvo., provisional council and other minor organizations, held a conference early this morning. It is Indicated that there is at present a disposition not to recognize .the Kolchak government.

TELLS OF KAISER’S PLAN

Ballin Said Hun Victory Meant Grab From Urals to Atlantic. London, Nov. 22. —The late Albert Ballin, director general of the Hamburg Steamship company, In discussing the indicated armistice terms to be given to Germany, said in a letter to the enditor of the National Zeltung of Berlin shortly before his death, according to a telegram from Zurich: “The Indicated military, economic and political conditions of the allies are much more moderate than might have been expected from our situation. "We need only think what our terms would have been had we been the victors. “We would have demanded the occupation of Paris and London. We would have dictated peace at Buckingham palace and annexed the entire continent from the Ural mountains to the Bay of Biscay.”

MAY SEIZE THE EX-KAISER

French Premier Asks for Opinion on Extradition Law. Paris, Nov. 22. —Premier Clemenceau has asked Charles Lyon-Caen, dean of the faculty of law at the University of Parts, to give an opinion on the question whether •’the extradition of William Hohenzollern, the former German emperor, can be demanded. Owing to the complexity of the question, M. Lyon-Caen has asked that’dle be given time to prepare a reply, La Liberte says Edouard Clunet, the leading French authority on Internatioal lawhas given It as his opinion that it is impossible to demand the former emperor’s extradition.

MELT UNITED STATES SILVER

Government Sends $1 $0,00,000 Bullion to Orient. Washington, Nov. 22. —More than 150,000,000 silver dollars have been taken from the treasury vaults in the last few months and melted into bullion for export to India and other oriental countries where large quantities of silver for email coins were needed to pay soldiers and for trade. A treasury report showed that the fund nos 490,000,000 silver dollars in the vaults six months ago has shrunk to $338,368,000.

LIGHTS MAY BLAZE AGAIN

“Llghtiese Nights” Gone by Order of Garfield. Washington, Nov. 22, —“Lightless nights" are over in the United States. Next Saturday night the cities and towns of the country may blaze with all their pre-war show of electric signs, and gay white ways, Fuel Administrator Garfield rescinded the “lightless” order and set Saturday, Novermber 23, as the first night for the lull use of illumination. t •

BILLION DOLLARS SAVED

SECRETARY BAKER CANCELS $1,336,000,000 WAR CONTRACTS. Aircraft Work Is Stopped for Big Saving—Demobilization Plans Are Made. Washington, Nov. 22. —Savings through war department readjustment orders, including cancelation of contracts, are estimated at $1,336,000,000 by Secretary Baker in a letter read to the senate by Senator Martin of Virginia, chairman of the appropriations committee. “On contracts which have been let, but upon which no work had as yet been done,*’ Mr. Baker wrote, “cancellations aggregate a saving of $700,000,000. “An order’ was made on the 11th of November cutting out all overtime and Sunday work. The amount saved by this order aggregates about $2,900,000 a day. “In the bureau of aircraft production orders have been telegraphed stopping all production on a large number of items, including planes of various types, engines, and special instruments, which aggregate an estimated saving of $225,000,000. "In addition to the foregoing plans have been made to begin the demobilization of the forces under arms in this country and to begin returning at once to the United States such portions of the armed forces abroad as are not needed for the purpose of occupying enemy territory. How rapidly it will be possible for us at present to return soldiers from overseas cannot be immediately determined.”

$400,000 DIVORCE SUIT FAILS

Court Dismisses Case Against W. J. Howey of Chicago—To Ask New Trial. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 22.—The divorce proceedings of Sirs. Ella Howey in which she asked $400,000 fi;om W. J. Howey, a Chicago land owner, were dismissed by Judge C. A. Burney here. The court ruled that it was satisfied that Howey was legally divorced in Florida in April, 1914, and that the plaintiff was properly notified at that time. Attorneys for Mrs. Howey said they would file a motion for a new trial.

200 IN PRESIDENT’S PARTY

Will Sail Between December 4 and 10 for the Peace Conference. / Washington, Nov. 22. —President Wilson will sail for France between December 4 and 10 on a former transatlantic liner convoyed by naval craft, according to the plans now being made. His pntourage, including the American peace, delegation, advisers, experts, secretaries, stenographers arid the wives of some of the officials, will number approximately 200 persons.

Marshal Foch in Academy.

Paris, Nov. 22.—Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch were unanimously elected members of the French academy.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Nov. 2L Open- High- Low- ClasCom— Ing. est. est. Ing. Novl.«0- 1.81 1.80 1.31 Dec1.29%-SO 1.30% 1.28% 1.29% Jan 1.32% 1.33% 1.30% 1.33%-% OatsN0v75% .75% .75% .75% Dec 73% .77% .73 .71% Jan 73% .77% .73% .74% FLOUR—The United States food administration flour standards are as follows? Per bbl. In jute, 98 lb. sack basis: Harley flour, $6.60; corn flour, $7.30; white rye flour, $10.00; dark rye, $8.65; spring wheat, $10:80; special brands, $11.15; har'd winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $10.50. HAY— Timothy, [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 1-light clover mixed, <29.00 @30.00; No. 1 timothy and No.' 1 clover mixed, |[email protected]; No. 8, [email protected]; sample. [email protected]; clover, $18:00@2$.00. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 63%@64%c; new cases, 68%@65c; ordinary firsts, BK®sßc; miscellaneous receipts, cases lr.chif(*iV 56 @63c; cases returned, 56@«Bc; Storage packed, firsts, 65c; refrigerators, 43@48c. BUTTER— Creamery extras, 63@65%0; firsts, 88@90 score, 56<@62%0; seconds, Bs@B7 score, 53@56c. ”, LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 29c; fowls, 20@24c; roosters, 19c; spring chickens, 240; ducks, 19@27c; geese, 24c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 38@40o; fowls, 20@26c; roosters, 20c; springs, 22@ @26c; ducks. 32@33c; geese, 25@28c. POTATOES— Early Ohios, bulk, $1.45@ '.56; sacked, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice - to prime steers, SIB.OO @19.75; good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, |[email protected]; plain to medium • steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; stackers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to prime heifers, $9.00@ 14,75: fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light, [email protected]; choice light butchers, [email protected]; -medium weight butchers, 225@260 lbs., [email protected]; heavy weight butchers, 270@350 lbs., $17.50 @17.76; mixed packing, $17.25@17.«0; heavy picking, [email protected]; fOtfgh backing, fiS.K @117?; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP Western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; yparllngs, [email protected]: wethers, good to choice. [email protected]; ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; feeding lambs, $12.00@14.»». Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 21. CATTLE— Receipts. 475; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 50; 50c higher; $7.00@ 20.00. HOGS—Receipts, 700 ; 20c higher, heavy, mixed and Yorkers. $18.10; light Yorkers and pigs, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; i stags, slo’oo@l3so. SHEEP AND LAMBS-vßeceipts. 700; spc@sl higher; lambs, [email protected]; yearllnys, sT.OOffll3.oo: Wethers, [email protected]; ewes, $4.00, @10.50: mixed sheep, [email protected],

fMTiurctl 1 Md Baptist Sunday, November 24. 9:30 a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., morning worship and preaching, observance of the Lord’s Supper. Evangelistic services at the church every night next week except Thursday, preaching by Rev. S. E. Hamilton of Indianapolis. Union Thanksgiving service in the Methodist church next Thursday night. Rev. S. E. Hamilton will deliver the address. Services at Panr 10/oo a. m., Sunday school; 6:30 p. m., Christian Endeavor; 7:15 p. m., preaching.

Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, minister. 9:30, Sunday school; 10:45, morning worship and sermon, subject: “Our Boys Coming Home.’’ 7:00, evening worship and sermon, subject: “Peace—Thanksgiving;” 7:30, Thursday, Thanksgiving services in the Methodist church. Members of the church should show their appreciation of their church services by attending them. Methodist Rev. E. W. Strecker, Pastor. 9:30, Sunday schoool; 10:45, morning worship and sermon by the pastor; 6:00, Epworth League, topic: “A Call to Separation.” Leader, Chauncey Wood. The study course will be resumed under the leadership of Rev. Chas. W. Postill. 7:00, evening worship and sermon by the pastor.

Every farmer wno owns his farm ought to have printed stationery with his name and the name of Ms postoffice properly given. The prill* 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 write r_d Insures the proper reading ei your name and address.

yIR Il K / W ' Jw |||| Jrß illllißi w.’A. Mccurtain AUCTIONEER. A Real Live Livestock Auction eer. Six years successfiuj experience. Have a wide acquaintance among the buyers. It pleases me to please everybody. Terms 1 per cent. Call Rensselaer 926-R for dates. Write Fair Oaks, R-2. The following dates have been taken: November 16, Chas. R. Rice, 12 miles north aid 1 mile west of Rensselaer. Big cattle sale. Wednesday, January 8, James W. Gilmore. General sale. Feb. 7—C. Steple 1% miles northwest of Demotte. General S&lo February 18, John R. Lewis of Barkley tp, Hampshire hog sale. February 24, Jesse Austin, at Wheatfield, Hampshire hog sal«.

[Under tUs head noddee wm be published tor 1-oent-a- word for the first insertion, 1-J-cent-per-word for each additional Insertion. To save book-keeping cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for lees than twenty-five cents, but short notices coming within the above rate, win be published two or more times—as the case may foe—for U cents. Where replies are sent la The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] FOR SALE For Sale—Spotted Poland China male hog, spring pig, wt. about 200 lbs. —JESSE SNYDER, phone 266-Green. n-9-ts For Sale —10 Hampshire barrows, June pigs. Will sell all together onIy.—RUSSELL VANHOOK, telephone 938-A. n-23 i For Sale—Paragon lever paper eutter, 23-inch, recently rebuilt and in A-l condition. —THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—Registered Hampshire boars. Their breeding the last word in hogdom.—RUSSELL VANHOOK, phone 938-A. n-23 For Sale—Emerson % h. p. electric motor, 104 volts, single phase, 1750 r. p. m. All in A-l condition.—THE DEMOCRAT.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1«1«

Butter Wrappers—Vegetable parch* ment butter wrappers in aay quantity desired, either plain ar printed, at The Democrat Office, ts For Sale—Registered Shorthorn bull, extra good individual.— NICK SCHMITTER, plhone 932-D. n-27 For Sale by reason of Installing furnace, a fine base-burner used only two years; all in splendid condition. May be seen at Democrat office—THE DEMOCRAT. ts For Sale —The Lucy Clark residence property in Renoselaer, consisting of two lots ana good house. Goo I location. Will sell worth the money.—GEORGE A. WILLIAMS. h-31 For Sale—Some good 6-inch stove pipe, joints, riveted together, one piece of four lengths and a “T”, one piece of- six lengths, and one piece of five lengths. A very low price if you can use any or all of this pipe.—THE DEMOCRAT. For Sale—A Webster’s New inter* national Dictionary, almost new and very little soiled, sheep binding and good paper Publisher's price sl2; will sell for $8 cash.— JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. Typewriters—One No. 5 Oliver, splendid condition, tabulator, etc., tin case, S3O; 2 brand-new later model No. 5 Olivers, back-* spacer, etc., S4O eadh; 1 Smith Premier visible No. 10, tabulator, back-spacer, etc., a dandy machine, S4O; 1 Smith Premier No. 3, goad condition, S2O. —The Democrat For Sale,—6oo-acre farm 1 mile from Gloster, Miss., nice city of 2,000 population. Farm is well improved. Located on Prentieo highway, a • macadam road being built from McComb to Natchei and which Intersects with the Jacksea highway. Price S3O per acre.—* HARVEY DAVISSON, phone 24$ or 499. II For Sale—Some real bargains in well improved farms located within three miles of Rensselaer. 120 a., 133 a., 212 a., 152 a., 80 a. I also have some exceptional bargain* in Improved farms of all sizes farther out from Rensselaer. For further particulars see me or call phone 246, office, or 499, home.— HARVEY DAVISSON. ts One of the Best Located Real* dence properties in Rensselaer, 75x300 feet, corner lot fronting on two improved streets; good two-stary house, with cistern, drilled well, bath, barn and other out-buildings, etc. Ground alone Is worth price asked for entire property. Terms 11 desired. For further particulars caU or address B. care THE DEMOCRAT.

' FOR RENT For Rent—My house on Park avenue, electric lights, city water.— MARY JANE HOPKINS. ts For Rent—Good 9-room house. Bath, toilet, electric lights, city water and cistern, adjoining my residence. —E. P. HONAN, phone 285 or 334. 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 Wanted—More farmers to know about the great land movement in the clover lands of Wisconsin. See me about the next excursion. Office in Wright Bldg., near Washington street bridge. Open evenings. Telephone 418. ELMER GWIN.’ ts Bookkeeper, office man, clerk, etc. can make from five to twentyfive ’ dollars per week on the side without interference to present work by selling health and accident insurance to acquaintance. Others are doing it. Write for particulars. GREAT WESTERN ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Des-Moines, lowa. n-3® LOST Strayed—Tuesday, November 12, one Hereford heifer caif. Call 952-J or 153. —HARRY E. GIFFORD. n-30 Estrayed;—Saturday night, from my place 4 miles west of Francesville, a Poland China black sow, wt. 350 to 400 pounds, had white nose and stub tail. —C. D. BRUSNAHAN, McCoysburg, R-l, phone Francesville exchange. n-23 MISCELLANEOUS Storage—l have two rooms for stor* age of light household er othefi goods in The Democrat building Terms reasonable. —F. B. BAB COCK. ’ Phone 315 or 311. Standing Timber—W e have dry wood, standing timber, 2 to 3 miles west of Parr. Will sell in patches, any quantity desired.—J. J. LAWLER, phone J. E. Walter, Mgr. 337. ts Typewriter Ribbons—The Democrat carries in stock in its fansy stationery department the famous Nedicfh make of ribbons for nearly all the standard makes of typowriters. Price 75c each. Will be sent by mail prepaid to any address on receipt of price. . ts FINANCIAL Money to Loan.—CHAB. J. DEAN • SON, Odd Fellows, Building, Rensselaer. ts Money to Loan—s per cent farm loans.—JOHN A. DUNLAP. B Mutual Insurance—Fire and I light nlfig. Also state cyclone. Inquire of M. I. ADAMS. Phone 583-L. ts Farm Loans—Money to loan eg farm property in any sums ug M $16,000.—-E. P. HONAN. ..