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Williamsport Review Republican (Newspaper) - September 20, 1917, Williamsport, Indiana A review Republican Kew series Vox. Iii. Williamsport Wae ren Coli stay it aka thursday september 20, 1917. A i a Ember 48warren count men not Appeal Board no. 1 certifies fifty six men to Provost marshal for military service. Fifty six Warren county men have certified to Provost marshal general Crowder for military service by District Appeal Board no. 1, which is in daily session at Laporte. Those held for service Are Herman j. Flint Williamsport. Jesse e. Davis Marshfield. Herbert Sigler Marshfield. Frank m. Hunter Williamsport. Arthur e. Ping Marshfield. Carl a. Mehaffey Williamsport. Thomas c. Powell Williamsport. Bobbie Gaines Hoopeston. Ora Lyons Williamsport. America e. Bunch Attica. Arthur w. Dailey Winthrop. John w. Cain Williamsport. Harry Collins West Lebanon. Claude Hunter Covington. Raymond c. Laurie Kramer. Aaron Hewitt Attica. Walter Myers Independence. Joseph Green Williamsport. Charles Metsker Pine Village. William a. Wood Kramer. Hanson w. Blackburn Williamsport. Hershel Dorris Ambia. Lewis Lewman West Lebanon. Claud Cartmill Pine Village. Isaac m. Mundy Ambia. Cecil t. Odle Williamsport. Ira Potts Williamsport. Roy Vansickle Williamsport. Everett Watkins Pine Village. Richard Watkins Independence. Burchard Cox Winthrop. Willuam m. Sharp Ambia. Wilbur h. Leming Independence. George l. Rieff Covington. Joseph t. Lape Williamsport. Arby Brutus Pine Village. Alonzo w. Lewis Marshfield. Leonard Eberle Oxford. Briscoe j. Balzer Attica. Earl Schoaf Lafayette. J. Lester Burghart Covington. Otis Pitman Marshfield. Ralph e. High Williamsport. Clyde o. Williams state line. Felix w. Tate Williamsport. John Simmerman Kramer. Charles w. Brant Williamsport. J. F. Biddle Independence. Lercy j. Hetrick Boswell. Ben j. Wallace West Lebanon. Bruce gee Marshfield. Carl Mcdonald Talbot. Carl Bryant Talbot. Roscoe j. Murphy Williamsport. William Biggs Pence. Raymond Wagner Williamsport. Edgar a. Brooks tab. Emment r. Bonebrake Orlo v. Brown Marshall c. Rhode the Appeal Board is making every Effort to certify to each local Board a sufficient number of men for the quota that goes to Camp Taylor this week. In the following from Warren county the Appeal Board has overruled the local quot quot Board. Squire l. Woodbeck Boswell dependency Everett l. Ratcliff Williamsport dependency John de Motte Williamsport dependency. Claims granted. The Appeal Board also has granted the following exemptions to men in Warren county All on Industrial counts Chas. P. Odle Pine Village. Ben h. Blind Pine Village. Joe Followell Pence. Talbot Cunningham Marshfield. Albert r. Cobb Winthrop. Harry Waddel Otterbein. Clifford Ray Aad w. Steele Attica. Edw. M. Mclaughlin Hedrick. Clarence e. Brenner Williamsport. Benjamin h. Mclaughlin Pence. Lewis j. Wettschurack Otterbein. Oscar n. Naville tab. School opened monday the Williamsport schools opened monday morning with an enrolment of 282. A change has been made in the school this year the "6-6" plan taking the place of the old one. This Means six years in the Grade and six in the High school which adds the seventh and eighth grades As known under the old system to the High school proper. The enrolment of each room is Given below primary�?26 miss Sutton teacher 2d and 3rd�?35 miss Schoonover 3d and 4th35 miss Keister 5th�?31 miss Smith 4th and 6th�?36 miss Gregory total in grades�?163. High school�?7th, 23 8th. 22 9th, 20 10th, 16 11th, 15 12th, 23. Total 119. They follow the Flag n a court proceedings the time was taken up last thursday Forenoon with the divorce cases. Out of the seven cases up forbearing five of the plaintiffs John r. Mitchell John w. Odle Leroy Kingery and we. L. Jordan were granted decrees while two Maybelle e. Powell and Edith Cordell Are under advisement. The Steuben school House Case was finished tuesday with the argument by the attorneys. Judge Berry took it under advisement and will Render a decision next monday. The Hottenstein will Case has been postponed and will come up for hearing on the first wednesday of the december term. The court was a turned tuesday until Friday or sturday of this week. Three German spies follow air route strangers pretending to be deaf mutes spend night it Wayne town hotel Waynetown ind., september 17.�? three men believed to be German spies mapping the air route from Rantoul Illinois to Dayton Ohio spent the night at the local hotel last thursday night. Early in the morning the hotel received a Call saying that twee deaf mutes would spend the nit there. Quot shortly after three Well dressed men drove up to the hotel in a machine and came in. They All registered from Iowa City and talked among themselves on their fingers. One of the men at the hotel who understood deaf Finger talking tried to talk to the three but they would pay no attention to him. A Call was left on the Register for six o clock the next morning. _ when the clerk went to the men s rooms to Call them at six Friday Morniing All three were gone. The machine in which the men had come was also gone. Money in payment for the rooms was left under the Pillow. Shortly after the men had gone. Marshal Hauk received notice to be on the Lookout for three German spies who Are trailing the Aero plane course. No Trace of the mysterious strangers could be obtained. As we go to press arrangements Are being made for a Public demonstration in Honor of the second contingent of Soldier boys who leave at 11 36 for Camp Taylor Louisville by. The Twenty two who go will be provided with a lunch at 10 o clock after which they will assemble at the court House where a Short talk will be Given by John j. Hall and a selection rendered by a male quartet interspersed with music by the concert and martial bands. The line will then form and March to the depot shortly before train time where the final farewells will be Given. Those going Are As follows u 111 Bobby Gaines Herman Flint America e. Bunch John w. Cain we. M. Sharp. Harry Collins Hershel Dorris Eaude Cartmill Isaac n. Mundy Frank m. Hunter Roy Vansickle Claude Hunter Aaron Hewitt Walter Myers Joseph Green Chas. Metsker we. A. Wood Herbert Sigler Cecil t. A die Ira Potts John Simmerman Hanson Blackburn u in news from our Soldier boys from Leonard Etnire. In the Irish sea near Liverpool August 30,1917. Dear parents and sister a i will Start this letter to you. This evening but May not get it finished until tomorrow. We will land some time tomorrow Morling August 31. The voyage so far has been very pleasant i did not get sea sick Only Little dizzy the second Day out from Halifax n. I expect you will wonder if i have seen the u. Boats. We have not Sean any of them but we had to Wear our life belts All Day yesterday and today. We were met last evening by an escort of sub chasers so i guess All the subs got the cold feet and Are staying away from us. When you receive this letter you will know that i landed All of and that i am Well. I expect to be in Camp by this time tomorrow evening then i can write More and Tell you How to Send my mail. Tell every one hello and that i am All of. Your son and brother Leonard e. Dedication and recital. Sabbath morning was a Bright j and Beautiful Day and the m. E. Church was Well filled to hear or. G. W. Switzer preach and dedicate the new pipe Organ. Or. Switzer preached a very Able Sermon and called Forward the trustees who presented the Organ to him for dedication. This was done in a very simple but dignified manner. The music was the very Best. Miss Winifred Sale of Watseka Illinois showed the Beauty of the Organ As Well As her ability As a musician by the manner of her playing. The choir Sang an Anthem and e. Guy Sutton Sang a Solo. The members of the Church desire to express their thanks to the friends of the other churches for Aid rendered in the music both in the morning and evening and also expressed their appreciation to Marshall Coffing for the excellent piece of work done in his decorating. Also to All who live aided in any manner in bringing about such a Fine Success. We appreciate All that has been done and ask you to rejoice with us. The recital on monday night was one of the finest musical numbers Ever Given in the City. Miss Sale gave her work in a very pleasing manner and the audience showed its appreciation by attention offering and the Large number who came. The entire Church was filled. One of the very pleasing numbers was the piece in which miss Sale accompanied Marshall Coffing who played a Cornet Solo. Miss Sale was delighted with the people of Williamsport and Hopes to return to the City and see them surpass knights of heroes of the War More daring than famous warriors. From Cecil Haupt somewhere in France aug. 24.1917 dear folks a am getting along Fine. The health of our men has been very Good. My work is chiefly connected with sanitation and water Supply. Send me a list of All the boys who have been drafted include iii those from Depauw. Whenever you see any of them give my address As i am hot allowed to Send it through the mails. The crops Here in France Are All a Good Deal like ours. They Are All Good especially the Oats. Let me know How the Oats came out. Send me some knit Woolen gloves. With love Cecil. The state militia All should take interest in forming company Here do your bit first visit in Many years j. A. Brooks and wife spent monday night a Williamsport with w. C. Odle and family. Tuesday they left for Davis county where they will spend the week amid the scenes of their younger Days. This is the first visit they have made Back to the old Home place in thirty four years. New veterinary or. A. B. Carter v. S., has located Here to take up the practice of veterinary surgery made vacant by the absence of or. Finney. Or. Carter is Well known in this part of the country having practice several years at Covington and Wilu Msj port. His family is now at Elkhorn wis., but will move Here in the near future. Or. Carter comes Well recommended and a Call at the Central office will locate him whenever his services Are needed. The doctor is Here ready for business now. All Calls promptly Lebanon Gazette. Lands a Good Man. E. E. Pleasant has been fortunate m securing the services of or. George Braham of Indianapolis As head Mechanic in his garage in this place. Or. Braham has been connected for several years with some of the biggest and Best Auto repair shops in the country and has been issued diplomas from the Packard and Haynes factories. He is a skilled Workman of the finest class and understands the mechanism of All kinds of motors both Large and Small. While or. Pleasant is at no Small expense to secure a Man of this calibre yet he feels that nothing is too Good for his patrons. He absolutely guarantees every piece of work turned out. He reads it All this office is in receipt of a card from Thomas Powell or at Camp Taylor thanking us for sending him the paper and says that he reads every word in it and All. He also says to pass his Best regards and Tell the Fellows quot its Fine change of residence several changes of residence Are being made in Williamsport. D. W. Fullenlove is moving into the Lape property on Lincoln Street. Joe Kiger will locate in the Fullenlove property which he has purchased and j. B. Dennis will move Back into his property on the Corner of Monroe and fourth which has been occupied by or. Kiger. Honor Soldier to be a family dinner was held sunday at the Home of or. And mrs. David Odle in this City in Honor of their son Cecil who will leave today for Camp Taylor at Louisville ky., with the second contingent of prospective Soldier 6 oys. The affair was planned and carried to execution in the nature of a Surprise on the Young Man who had been taken to the country by his brother will in the morning and kept until the noon hour. When he arrived Home he found the House filled with relatives nearly fifty in number and the Large table literally loaded Down with All a the tempting dishes known to the modern housewife. Following the meal the balance of the Day was spent in a social Way which was thoroughly enjoyed by All present. Red Cross notes the following donations have been made mrs. Sam Cole mrs. Wilmer mrs. Will Demmary mrs. We. Langton each gave $1.00. The ladies of the g. A. R. Donated $10.00 to be used in filling Comfort bags quot a Friend quot a Box of tidy Cotton Eva Moore two Comfort bags. A mess at mud Lavia. A Fhi nature reproduction of the great War was staged at Kramer last Friday when Warren cockerel got. Into a mix up with Frank cars Well and Tobias Hartz. Cockerel was making the rounds with a petition asking for the removal of a certain employee at the hotel who had decided pro German views and expressed them. When he approached cars Well and Hartz they refused to sign the petition for obvious reasons which angered cockerel and he started to quot clean up quot on both of them striking them and knocking or. Hartz Down. A warrant was i issued for the arrest of the offender but he faded away and has not been seen or heard since. The state Council of defense having called for companies of state militia for service within the state Only a number have responded in Williamsport about 22 in All. This is not a sufficient number to form a company. It seems strange that men claiming to be Loyal citizens who when their neighbors Are being called to the National service will suffer the needs of the Home to go and not be willing to do their bit. The District of Pence and Hedrick Are getting a company in Fine shape we Are told also Marshfield has an enrolment of 26 for the same purpose. Williamsport which should be the Center of such an activity is doing very Little in the matter even worse. Some citizens Are reported As knocking and making statements calculated to deter men from joining such an organization. Such parties we cannot All them men Are worthy of the severest criticism if not punishment As it is obstructing the National program. It is said that if the response is not better next tuesday night that the men who Are seeking to form the organization will give the matter up. They Are All business men and their time is valuable and while they Are willing and glad to give of their time and Money for the National need they feel that in this it will be useless unless the Public respond and do their bit. It seems that it is up to the men to do their part and by their refusal so to do it is evident that they Are willing to Bear their just shame of being known As slackers not even willing to look after the interests of the Home while the rest Are fighting for Liberty in the National army. What Are you going to do about it. Aeroplanes have been called quot the eyes of the army quot on the French and belgian Battle Fields. The general idea of their work is that they Fly High Over the opposing lines taking observations and making pictures Send wireless dispatches fight an occasional enemy plane thousands of feet up and the like. The men in the aircraft do All these things but in Teter engagements particularly they Are doing a great Deal More. Apparently they have grown tired of being eyes and nothing More for accounts of the recent fighting i n Flanders show them in exploits for audacity and daring surpass the fables of the knights of ancient Days. Nor do they do All their fighting High in the air beyond the Range of any except specially constructed guns. They come Down and engage the enemy virtually on the ground Chase officers on horseback attack Railroad trains or batteries Fly at columns of infantry and tackle Machme guns at close Range. The following doings of the airmen at the taking of Steenbeek and bids choose is from the special Corres pon Ilent of the London times quot individual narratives Are told of the most thrilling description. One Man who went off met a German machine below the Clouds and a fight followed which ranged Down to within 50 feet of the ground when the enemy machine Side slipped and crashed. Another visited an aerodrome and fired into the Sheds from a level below their roofs and dived on and silenced a machine gun which fired on him from the ground. Quot another who went out shortly before five in the morning began a Happy Day by first patrolling roads and canals and firing on and scattering any troops he saw. He then visited a n aerodrome which h e found asleep and waked it by drop Ping a bomb on the shed. The place began to Buzz like a hive when he flew round at a height of 30 feet dropping a bomb now and a again on the Sheds and firing into them through the doors with his machine gun. He went off occasionally to change his Drums or fix his bomb lever and each time he came Back and flew round again silencing the machine guns which opened on him and once actually bumping the ground while fire Elf into the Sheds. Then he went off and chased some officers on horseback and scattered a body of 200 troops. He met two hostile aeroplanes and shot Down one and the other bolted. He went to see the machine he had crashed and find ing that a crowd had gathered around it fired into them and sent them flying. Then he paid another visit to the aerodrome and afterwards went off and chased a passenger train on the railway with his machine gun till he ran out of ammunition. Then h e turned and jogged Blacksmith shop the Blacksmith shop recently vacated by Dan Fullenlove has been rented by we. M. Hamilton who has secured the services of or. Hoover of Attica who will take care of the work. Besides horseshoeing general blacksmithing and repair work of All kinds will be done and the new owner cordially invites you to come in and give him a trial. All of i work absolutely guaranteed i we. M. Mccloud Rev. John e. Mccloud received a Telegram from his son Leonard at Midas Nevado monday announcing the arrival of a son at their Home ill that Plage. The Young father has been employed by the Elko Prince mining co. Of Midas for the past year and a half and is making Good. The Only difference noted in the illustrious grandsire is that his Ordinary genial smile has developed into an expensive Grin. Store changes hands the Callahan grocery and Market which was disposed of recently by h. B. Odle has again changed hands the new owner being Walter Phillips who took Possession monday. The new Man is not a stranger Here having lived in Williamsport since Spring and expects to give Wilha sport a quot live wire quot store and keep up the High Standard set by his predecessors. Lib a. A a. A la or. a

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