Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 147, Hammond, Lake County, 8 December 1916 — Page 1

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Reopening of Telegraphic Com munfcatfon Brings Taiep of Horrors to United States. By VBBB MILLER.) By tnited l'r-,.) RL. PASO, TEX.. Dec. S. With the reopening- of telegraphic communication between Chihuahua City ami the border Information of massacres and outrages upon American citizens and foreigneta in all parts of northern Mexico is reaching- relatives and the United States authorities here. Indications seen in reports to'United Plates department agents last week, that Villa's attitude toward gringos and foreigners had changed, proved to be misleading, and every scrap of information now received at the border points to the fact that the bandit chief Is sparing life only when it is to his own interest. Tnez Salazar, Villa's chief lieutenant, saved the SlOuO.000 American owned Alvarado mine and also saved the town of Parral from destruction by arguing that both the mine and town would be useful to Villa when he obtains control of the country. Authentic information has been obtained that at least 1500 government rroops deserted and joined Villa during the attack upon Parral. On the northwest march toward Chihuahua City, VilUstas murdered Will Snyman, son of the famous Boer general, "V. D. Snyman, at San Pabio de Monqur fifty miles' south of the northern capital, according to dispatches here. No detailsof the murder were, receivtd. ' NEWSPAPER OWNER BETS S500 TO 5 Jim Clabby Grabs Big Odds on Pine Village -Ham -' mond Game. The first big bet to be made in Hammond on the outcome of the Clab byPin Villager game at Lafayette Sunday, was consummater tikis - morning when Charles F. Preston, owner of the Montlcello (Ind.) Herald, wagered $500 agajnst J200 put up by Jim Clabby, Sr., that Hammond would be defeated. The odds of 6 to 2 on I'ine Village re not prevalent, however. Six to four la frd in 1-afayette today and SundAJiornlng when the football special Mi es that city it is believed the majority of bets will be made at 10 to S. Th $700 of Preston's and Cla-bby's money was deposited at the Citizens German National bank. LOT OF HUB BUB; BUT SMALL FIRE T"irfarly this morning, destroyed a mall.' "i built around a water plug on 4he yroperty of the W. H. Cmikey Company, a hundred feet south of the factory building. The shed was consumed ami a car containing coal caught m fire. HAPPY MR. MARTIN, M. C, OF LOUISIANA 4 'V' i i v Whitmeli P. Martin. It looks now as if Whitmeli P. Martin. . independent . representative from the third Louisiana district, would be the balance of power in the next house of representatives. He hasn't stated which side he'll support at crucial moments, and Democrats and Republicans both show a disposition to be mighty good to him. He is in the position of the cute little bov whose sister s beau t-rinps him candy, recosrnzinj; in him a danjrerous -nemy and a jvarrn and valuable ally.

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Paying: an election bet on Sixth avenue. New York. It took a long time to convince this chap that "Wilson was elected president. He says "tie is not stubborn, but that he wanted to be sure. His bet required that he walk up Sixth avenue upside down if Hughes lost, tjuiia a crowd gathered to annoy this conscientious payer of hia bet.

THE PASSING SHOW IN" addition to our gas mask to prevent garlic-eaters from .' PTRANGL.TXG us when at a picture show "WE are going to wear our patent germ receiver one of these nights TO prevent the feno-w- who sit.s in back from coughing in our ears. "WE have with us this evening a glimpse of the top vertebra of- ' THE backbone of winter fcj 1 1.VM E L.ESS e xpoau re. ' "WHAT is there prouder on thi.s ar'h than a man who CAN" razo rs use one of the old-fashiori'-d WITHOUT hacking himself mor than once per operation. "WE'IV advise you to hang on to th" wife jou now have fellows THE next. one may . be worse. A SBW cut in the price of golf bails! is announced for next spring THE dickens of it is you can't eat golf balls. ,H.'!T suppose that, other people In the world knew y.iu as well as yo'i know yourself j AYOCLrXX'T it ' be an awful place to j live in. ONX.Y a few days left for leap year proposing J IF she won't come aero.s give her a! shove ' ! GOT to give some of them a little ( encouragement. IXTUITION' w-e learn from an exchange is what makes the neighbor women know- . . AFTER glancing at tbe beautiful and fashionable new neighbor as siic passes that her HELilOTROPE silk stockings are OXLY seconds w'ifh defects in the garter tops which, however SL.IG-HT,. must, of. course, make a vast difference in the price YOU see girls they tii.i t help getting your number. Oil, FIELDS PROSPER The development of Oklahoma oil fields .continues steadily, according to nr. T. Edwin Bell who returned from he southwest yesterday after a two weeks' business .visit. . nr. iseu leased some of his Pittsburgh county acreage near MeArthur to a syndicate which will begin drilling for oil and gas immediately. In the party for the two weeks' trip were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mott and Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Bell. In Muskogee, Tulsa and other Oklahoma cities, they met former Lake and Hammond residents who are all prospering In Muskogee they met Michael Jakowsky, formerly a clerk in the 1-ion Store clothing department who now has a $HiO,r0 clothing sto.-k and a big building laraer tiian any in the cUy of Hammond,

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IRE FOII HOT GUILTY Arrested in Hi iry Michigan Central freitibt ri!s on Oct. 15 on a charge of breaking into a freight car. Mi le Kosovk-h an1 Mike Dosnak who were brought to trial in .fulge Hardy's court yesterday were found -not guilty last night ly a jury after six hours Of deliberation, the. verdict having been reached at ' o'clock. ' The defendants, who were represented by Attorney 15. Lucas, admitted being in flic, yards, at the time a robbery was committed, and admitted entering a tiox car, but tliey Were able to show that their intention was not robbery, but rathe- to find a night's lodging. They claimed to hae come from Kansas City - and. unable to locate friends, they were trying to find, they decided to spend the night in a hoi car. HKSDNSHORBR EOSMS MEMORY Celebrate Past Master's Ni-2fht at Hammond With Big Affair. With George Randolph of Crown Point, oldest pastmtister of the Hammond masonic: blue Joile in the principal chair, the o. !;;- last night observed its annual Past .Xiaster's night. Other pant masters in the chairs were Will S. Jones, Ir. II. K. Sharrer. W. H. Ppellman, W. F. Howat, Charles R. Dyer, John W. Davis, Dr. K. ,M. Phanklin, August Sohneider 'and L.indley C. Smith. I-. B. Mead ws the third degree candidate 'or the evenins. Following the Ide work a banquet was served by the ladies of the Eastern Star. Mr. KAuilol;h was the lodge'1 past m.tstor in 1W. In a metnorlul expression for t':e late W. 11. Gostiin last nittt ii. was mentioned that until his '. .".;:. iu- was the oldest past master, iui-i i '.hatter member of the lodg-e. Si 1YENTY-FIVE SEATS SOLD IN FEW HOURS I Four I undrcd and forty-rive Mats n 'the section reserved for Hammond at i Dafayelte League Park Sunday when j Pine Village and the Clabby s meet for (football supremacy, were placed on I sale late yesterday at Moniu tt's and ! this morning seventy-five had been soldr Fans are advised to obtain their ' reserved seats as sown as possible or ! they may And them gone and be comi pelled to tafc their chances of getting w ith the Clabby crowd at Lafayette. I Barney Young's band has been en- ! gaged to make the trip and play at I the game, leading the parade. The j Lafayette band will a!.o participate in j the parade nnd th festivities before; ; and after thi game. j ! liolilrn oj-porluiiiSies fr you In .TIMKS-wa;U d. . , f, ' - - Ji f .... J ' ::.... f' .' " i.nnwiiii!JIWU JFBL'Jiiiaili:" l,JtMr"aNU"iiuii,:r:ilil,..L.i -icnv r ,-",k--ihw!:i 'qrnrwiMi

Ten Thousand Roumanian Prisoners Taken Yesterday Are Claimed Today by Berlm. By United Press. BERLIN' (Via Sayville). Pec. P. The German advance line beyond Bucharest and Plocsti has proceeded so rapidly that Roumanian forces in the frontier mountains in the Predeal and AHschfinz parses have had their retreat cut op", today's official war office asserted. I "' These Roumanian forces, it was said, encountered German-Austro-Hungarian troops as they turned south to return and already beinp pressed fronu the no-ili, a majority of the Roumanians have already fallen prisoners. In the whole section of Rnumania between the mountains and the Danube, the German pursuit of the enemy continues. The German ninth army yesterday took over ten thousand prisonem. On the Alt. the statement said, the trr.o against the Roumanian forces cut off in the western part of the country "hid been fulfilled. "Colonel von Szvo wi'h his AustroGerman troops on IVcember 6 forced the surrender." the statement explained. "Ton battalions, one squadron and six battfries numbering eight housand men. vi:h 2fi cannons, laid down their arms." Repulse of French attacks against Hill 304 on the west bank of the Meuse were also announced. The positions under attack were tho.-e which the Ger mans took recently. Realizing th.j failure of their offensives.' designed to rTie the Ti'issure ou the Roumanian front. Russian forces in the Carpathians undertook only partial attacks yesterday. Severl attacks against German lines around Ludova and in the Trotesul region were repulsed with heavy loss. Russian attacks on the Dticna front failed. South of the Vieay the Russian derachments that htid penetrated one of the German outpost positions were expelled. Ninth Railroad Fatality at the Indiana Harbor Belt Yards Shows That the Safety First Movement is Somewhat Neglected. Another railroader was killed at Gibson today while in the, performance of his duties. Joseph D. McGrosse. asred 24. a switchman for the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway, was not prepared for the Jolt when three cars, one of which he was riding, bumped into a second string after having passed over the "hump" info the classification yards. McCrosse was on top of the third car at the end connected with the second. He was knocked down onto the track and his body cut in two by the wheels of the car he had been riding. Mi-Gross live! r.t 258 Indiana avenue. r,,i u survived by a widow, Kuth, and ! a little child. ' This makes the ninth killing at Gib son in six Safety First" should be the thought uppermost in the minds of all railroaders in view of the many lamentable accidents this fall. HARBOR'S DELEGATES WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Senator Watson last ni'nt. entertained a number of the Indiana men who are attending the rivers an dharbors congress with a dinne-r and a titeater party. Included in the party were M. C. Garber. of Madison; C- B. Williams, of Huntington; J. II. Rohsenberger and Sam May, of Kvansviile, and F. B. Taylor, of I-'t. Wayne. The following committee assignments were given to the Indiana delegation attending the congress: Resolutions, J. IT. Rrdisenburger; nominations. F. B. Taylor, vice-president, F. S. Bowser, Ft. Wayne; directors, Ohio valley, M. (". G:riei; lakes district. A. M. Grove. Ft. Way no. C. K. Williams also was assigned to a committee piace. Thb Times gives the worU'j news. J

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BESIDE GIANT FRENCH CANNON AT VERDUN MEN LOOK LIKE PIGMIES

This giant French 240-mm. gun la one of many used in the defense of Verdun by the allies. An idea of the size of the cannon may be gained by comparison with one of the members of the run crew alongside. The gun is' moved on a specially constructed railroad.

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.A, - :-: . . ,6 SHOPPING Hainraond's business district has put on its holiday garb. There is an increasing hum of activity, a noth eai:f speeding up. The shopping crowds a displaying an unusual good humor. Buying is still a pleasure.. The worried face of the desperate last minuta shopper i3 not yet in the crowd. Everything is bright and new, the selection is large and the clerks are attentive. It is an annual picture that the city reflects two weeks before the holiday season. The "on account of the war" excuse Is not made in Hammond, stores this season. The stores are weel stocked and prices, aside from staple eatarblcs, are right and there Is rift in the high cost of living lute, if ever a buing public had occasion to trade at home, it is that composed of Hammond store customers. If these same customers will save their carfare and take the time spent In riding to and from Chicago in visiting the various stores in Hammond, they will undoubtedly- find, themselves suited more conveniently. The personal attention that a customer can claim from the home' merchant is not purchasable in Chicago. From now until after the holidays all the wide awake merchants will display their wares, not only in their windows and on their shelves, but will tell them in The Times advertising columns. Tub Times and its advertising merchants have built up a spirit of confidence in the public that is as valuable to the pubic as to the merchants. This confidence means that when a merchant advertises an article, the customer can depend on getting the advertised article. He or sho can get it before the mob of thousands on Chicago's Slate street can ' beat 'em Ui.it." UHDEHTAKDIS HAKE MERHY ST GARY Discuss Business Outlook and Competition Then Have Banquet. Members of the Lake County Undertakers' association, not depressed by the high coat of dying, which is sail to have caused a lot of people to live a little longer, discussed their affairs at a meeting at the Gary Undertaking parlors in Gary last evening. Then tfiey adjourned to sit down to a fivecourse dinner at the Y. JI. C. A. Both the meeting and the banquet were marked with a cheerful feeling and waiters at the "Y" said they never served a happier lot of business men. Edward Burns of Hammond presided at the meeting and banquet. New members were admitted as follows: Frank Webber. F. E. Williams, and F. C. Finnerty. The morticians will hold their next session at Hammond on December 19. . There are now IS members in The association and an effort ivill be made to take in frown Po'nt. L. -vi ll, and down county U!jl-'rt3kr. V

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Superintendent McDaniels of the Hammond Public Schools Outlines PlanNational Harvester. Co. to Send Out Speakers. A "thrift ".campaign of education, instigated by Superintendent t". M. MoDaniels of the public school, is to b put on in Hammond next week and will be inaugurated by a talk before the members' council luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon with P. G. Holden, director of the agriculture extension department of the National Harvester . Company as the speaker. , A. jr. Turner, president, and W. C. Uflman, cashier of the First National bank. Peter W. Meyn, president of the j Lake County Savings & Trust Company, ill. M. Johnson of the Citizens German j National bank, and other leading men are enthusiastic s-upporters of the j "thrift" campaign. The Times has ;Ions advocated the policy, j Following the talk Thursday a survey of the city will be made and 'the f.oliowing Monday a two or three-day campaign is to start. There. will be speakers in all the schools to address J the' pupils during the day and citizens j at night. i The American Thrift congress may have a hand in the campaign but it is isure that the National Harvester Com pany's "thrift" campaigners will be on the ground. Introducing the very Important question, Superintendent McDaniels " made the following statment to a reporter today: "Much has been written in resard thrift national need at a critical time in the world's history. However, it is the effective working out of some definite plan that is an immediate demand. " "Any community should welcome any organization or group Of men who may aid in the solution of the problem. Hammond is particularly fortunate in having the International Harvester Company, assisted by the National Congress of Thrift, put on a campaign here. There are few places of the size of Hammond that have been given such recognition. "Mav we appreciate 'fully the worth of the movement and the enterprise and good will of those who are promoting it." ANOTHER AMERICAN IS KILLED (By tnited Presa.) , WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The state department received an official report that Dr. Fisher! ah American, had been killed by bandits at Santa Rosalia. The killing is said to have occurred some days ago but this Is the first report .to come from the department, of the case. Officials said they classed over-night reports from the border which told of the killing of Cray, roster, hnyraan, v.-1 lit "wilj repoYii? of ki!!i ' 1 unliua City . la -rf week." in; in Chi-

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I ft I L H ri i I e 1 W Over Seven Hundred M.en Go to Bottom, Ship Built in 1899 Cost Four Million Dollars (Bt'LLETIX.) By raited Pi n riblrcrani. ) LO.V'DOX, D. J2 The Anchor I.lner Caledonia la believed nFiW. I,Wjd- announeed toay. The Caledonia, a steel steamer o' -, 213 tons with British re'gistry Gias.e-ow her home port. Sh was b- ; in 1904 and was 500 feet in length. Hy Vnited ITem Cablegram.! PARIS, Dec. 8. The French battleship Suffren is officially classified as lost, in a statement issued by the minister of marines today. Apparently all hands were lost. The vessel left Gibraltar for Lorient, November 24, and has not been. heard of since. Ixirient Is a fortified seaport naval depot at the mouth of the river Scorff. Brittany. The Suffren was an 18 knot battleship of 12.T50 ton. and carried Tno men, accordinsr to the. best v.;i. I able information. She. had a waterline length- or 410 feet and carried the followinjr armament: 4 twelve inch gunn, in four ten-inch gun?, eight four-inch guns. 22 three pound rapid Hrer.. and four torpedo tubes. The Suffren na built in July l99 and cost four miliU.ii dollars. UERV-LATEST MfftSS MEWS (BT CiRt D. .GROAT. I fBr t nHfd Vrrnu. WASHINGTON. B, R.Arr ' consideration of the licrvmn "nplanatlona" la the Arabia t-ae. President Wllaon ln"truded e--re-rary La n nin if to forward an outlineof he reply to England and the request that any fart the British noHmmtol might have aa to the srtatna of the ahlp when he vrca "link Tt-ould be welcome to thia g-o wernmpnt. On the reaalt of the Inquiry r "(tenta of thla roxrnmeat, on what facta Eng-ljnd nuay re ahfe abow. therefore, wll dnd thU toTmmat' for-wnal vp ataa a br Arabia 'a attack. The action taken to?Ay, tt wx eiplnlned, will r-'e!Wi-tly t:T for everal days at lcjt aej- a re of final ietSlon in the uut. r't-r. The Araiia ce t-j lie ii..r nnahl'y diaeusaed a t; Al t .: ii .im'a cabinet oiretlng. (BT F.DWH L. K i'.lz. . t I.OMWV; Dev. 8. All llonSt that IJoyd. George would not hate eoniplete annport for kin :ovt-rn-ment in parliament vtnm "vrert away today when tbe"l:bery yat.tmembera in conference formm'y ' reaolved to aopport the nerr 'eiuie In the wroAecution of the war. The action nieaoa J.loyd iea.-ue will not only be backed iy the nnioniat and Lttjortlc toinitot ."!24 Totea of the .'O -In cominoim. but alto the liberal block of otes -O or more. 'The Iriah nattoaalit srroup is the only one of any atrength now remaining" in commons, whoae positions, toward the new minis. try la not yet clear. Bright and Breezy TVmss njwi SLATED FOR ENVOY TO NETHERLANDS John W. Garrett. John W. Garrett, who is expected to become the new American minister to the Netherlands and Luxemburg, entered the diplomatic service in 1901. He was American minister to Argentina fro, a 1911 to 1914, but vas not retained in the saivice I'residfc;it Wilyii.

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