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ARE TOLL OF D Four Fast Cruisers Scouring South Atlantic For German Raider and Mother Ship, BY CHABXES P. STEWART. Copyright, by the United Press Association, 1917. BUENOS AIRES. Jan. IS. The British navy as represented in South Atlantic -waters is today in full cry on th hunt for the German raider still at large, which to date is believed to have sunk or captured 2Z allied merchant ships. Latest reports account for 24 merchantmen rounded up by the Teutonic raider, and with two additional vessels missing, it is .believed they, too, may have been sunk or captured. Four fast cruisers, including the famous Glasgow, which took, part In the Coronel battle two years ago, are understood to be leading in the hunt for the raider. One report as yet unconfirmed also declares a Japanese cruiser is steaming northward from Futna Arenas to joki the chase. In addition to the Glasgow the British warships seeking the raider are understood to be the Vindictive, the Orania and the Edinburgh Castle. shr- Vindictive and Glasgow are cruisers capable of 13 to 25 knots an hour. The Orama and Edingburgh Castle are converted cruisers In commission as merchant ships before the war and present a great speed. While search is being made for the raider, described as being of the Vineta or Mo we type, the sea is being combed for the Tinto, which recently sailed from Santiago under suspicious circumstances. The belief is growing that the Tinto carried supplies to the German raider when last seen. The Tinto was manned by a German crew, all Chileans having been sent back but Chilean and English warships have been unable to locate her. Suspicion in connection with the German commerce raider was also attached to the blacklisted steamer Alaquash, which was scheduled to sail today from Buenos Aaires to New Tork. The Alaquash flies the American flag, but she will be kept under surveillance so long as she Is In Argentine waters. pVPry endeavor was being made today to obtain definite word of the j.rench steamer Admiral Trevllle, and the British steamer Araguaya. Both of se steamers are missing and It is believed they may have been sunk or captured. GRIFFITH REALTY CHANGING HANDS (Special to Ths Times.) GRIFFITH, IND., Jan. IS A. Haddrtn Smith of the Griffith and Highlands Realty Company, has sold for Leonora SI. Clark, 122 lots In Hart's addition, to Frank Markey of the Chicago Feed & Fertilizing Co., Chicago. The property has a frontage on the Grand Trunk and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads. Mr. Smith has had several Chicago and eastern manufacturers here during the pa3t week. The purchase of the factory building owned by the Ernest De St. Aubin estate is being considered by a well known eastern concern who are financially strong, and will employ a large number of bands in the event of a deal being made. GIRL'S SLAYER CONFESSES W. W VELLS HUNTINGTON, 1ND., Jan. IS. YVeldon W. Wells, former clerk to a broker in Kansas City, confessed he had killed Mona Simon in a hotel at Columbus Friday night. She belonged in West Virginia. He had induced her to go to h; room, he snid, where llir-v quarr-Vd. She attacked him with a rn-.t r. h- d-clRre.. and then he shH her .a s-lf-'V:"-T.s . v.-elis was cnn:jht :t Hunting1.' I"d.

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Prince Who Bought Out Englehart. ?V." t 2; Vx M. ROTHSCHILD. M. Rothschild, senior member of the firm of Rothschild & Hirch of Hammond, closed the deal for the bi Broadhead haberdashery in Hammond with CoL Tim Englehart of Gary In less than an hour. Mr. Rothschild is one of Hammond's financial bulwarks, a progressive business man and a world traveler. His wife is a wellknown club woman, library trustee and art connoiseur. THE PASSIN SHOW SOMEBODY sends us a beautiful picture of Theda Bar with a request for our opinion WE accepted Theda at her face value long ago AXD thassall. WE'LL 'toll you just the difference between people SOME take things just as they come OTHERS grab 'em as they go. THE unwritten law of politics: IT is bad form to squeal NO matter how raw the deal. ROCKEFELLER says he has a strike cure THAT'S a cinch ROCKEFELLER has more of the strike remedy than any other man that we know of. THESE are certainly GREAT nights for seeing Xellie home. JUST calm yourselves there's another cold wave coming. SOME day war will cease AND we shall have peace AXD what will Irv. Cobb and Jim Bennett DO then, poor fish? MAYBE you have noticed that the longer a married woman lives the less SHE advertises her wedding ring. I I WHAT'S become of the old-fashioned j fellow with the tobacco-stained beard WHO was always skinning somebody IX a horse trade? GRIPPING PICTURES -AND WAR LECTURES The whole scale of human emotions tenderest mother love and war's fiercest passions all are within the scope of the illustrated lecter to be i iriven Sunday evening. .Tanuarv 21 hv Judge Alfred K. Nippert of Cincinnati. at Aswm i v h.1 in tho Tfno?,n hnil.1Ing. The proceeds of the lecture. 23 cents admission, will be devoted by uic -iveu v i wa tJL iue r.aM i i. t- i . . .-, .-. r , T- . ! War Relief. In most eloquent film records and words, Judge Nippert will portray to his audience in the English and German languages the terrible devastation of East Prussia by the Kussan cossacks and every one wanting a "closeup" view of real war should hear him. Judge Nippert personally went over the RTOund. both the east and west fronts and had interviews with Kaiser Wiihrlm and Von H in h n burg. Auspic; s 1 - -crma n-A r.i' ca a Alliance.

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The Whai-You-May Column CALLS. The call is an inquisitive move made by poker players and society women when they want to see what the other fellow's got. In either case it is fatal if the Other fellow has nothing. The call is of infinite variety and many kinds. There is for instance, the call: of the Wild; of the unutterable bore; of the loan you can't .pay; of the neighborhood tomcats at midnight; of the bill collector; of the boss when you're late. "Call" is' the preacher's way of describing an offer of a better job at more pay. But that's no call. That's a raise. House Committee Reports Favorably on Gary Bill Davis Bill Also Receives Favorable Report in House Committee. - (ItrLLKTIX.) TIMES III REAl AT STATE I'APIT.AU INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IS. The Gary court bill wan advanced to necond reading In the house of representatives. Representative Harris uy It will pass. (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. IXD, Jan. IS. Representative Harris, as chairman of the House committee on organization of courts today reported favorably the bill providing for removal of Superior Court No. 3 from Hammond to Gary, which has passed the senate by a unanimous vote. Harris, who fostered the bill in the Hous.; stated today that it will be up shortly for second reading and at the earliest opportunity for the House vote. The Davis bill providing for establishment of a criminal court at Crown Point, which received a favorable report from the committee yesterday, probably will be up for second reading in the House Friday. It will not come up for the House vote, however, until the tlrst of next week. Senator Kinder's bill changing the date of 'primary elections has received no definite attention in the House. The bill has passed the senate and is now in the hands of the elections committee in the House, of which Representative Dynes, of Indianapolis, is chairman. Mr. Dynes stated today that a committee meeting may be held at four o'clock this afternoon for consideration of the bill. DEMOCRATS TIMIS BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IS. -The democrats in the senate showed their teeth yesterday on the administration bill to abolish iho state oil inspection department. Onlv for the fact that Lieutenant .... ,i..rt ri. nil roller jm th .n them in the forenoon, the dem - would have killed the bill at that l. Rut at the afternoon session : :.:- Oulbi-tson democratic floor r discovered that the. democrats nmre ronmhers present than the relcans and he made a motion to call bill out of committee and followed with a motion to indefinitely posthad pub I the this i pone the bill. Both motions prevailed. fhe democrats cast tneir lull twentyfive votes for both motions, while the ' republicans had only twenty-three votes present. at'HHiuis "S"" mm -i . ijiha being absent. Tiiis action killed trie olll WHICH .nuu ucea liuruuuo-u in the senate. Culbertson stated, however. -v -i in a speech that tne democrats would vote to pass a similar Din that Willi come from the house, provided it is amended so as to take effect at the end of the terms for which the present state oil inspector and his deputies were ap-

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DRYS WIN FIRST VICTORY (fly United Pt-w. ' IN-DIANAI'OIJS, Jan. IS. The Indiana Dry Federation bill which would make the state dry Jan. 1, 1918. passed its first test today when the house committee on morals reported favorably on the measure, with two amendments. The amendments provide that licensed physicians may procure liquor and that the law would go Into effect Jan. 1. 191R instead of next September, as first provided. MEETINGS TONIGHT At MRS. HERBERT HUTCHINS Miss Grace Smith, 8:00 p. m. At ROOSTER CLUB C. C. Kirkpatrick, 8:00 p. m. At MOOSE LODGE H. S. Mobley, S:0) p. m. At FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH TT Tf McKeene. S:00 n. m. At FIRST METHODIST CHURCH r. G. Holden, 8:00 p. m. At NAZARENE CHURCH F. L. Hate!), S.00 p. m. Friday Meetings. At W, R. CON KEY CO. (men)KirkoatrickA 12:00 m. -C. C. At W. B, CON KEY CO. (women)i"6T"lfoiiich and Miss '(J race Smith, 12:00 m. At CHAMPION TOTATO MACII. CO. F. L. Hatch, 12:00 m. At FEDERAL CEMENT & TILE WORKS--H. A. Hayne. 12:00 m. AT MRS. V. S. KEiTER-H. R. McKeene, 2:30 p. m. At MRS. J. M. STTNSON II . S. Moblev. 2:30 p. m. At MRS. L. L. BOMBERGER Miss Zella Wigent, 2:30 p. m. At CIVIC COMMITTEE Logan Street) Mrs. G. H. Mathis. 3:00 p. m. At MASONIC TEMPLE H. S. Mobley and F. L. Hatch, 8:00 p. m. At BAPTIST CHURCH C. C. Kirkpatrick and P. Q.,Holden, 8:00 p. m. At BOY SCOUTS (Central School) H. R. McKeene, 8:00 p. m. I How should we go about it? What had we better do first? questions that have been asked time and again this week in discussions of the Hammond Plan campaign, indicate that Hammond is awake to the great possibilities of co-operation for practical results. Prof. P. J- Holden. the leader of the campaign said to Tub Timks today there is splendid interest throughout the city. "The people of Hammond are beginning to realize that they must make the Hammond Plan and work it out." he said. "On all sides they are asking us 'what should we do? how- sltpuld we go about it?' One lady at a meeting yesterday suggested a 'guidance committee." I told her I knew of no better way of putting it.' " Acting on the suggestion of a "guidance committee," Prof. Holden was at work today to outline as it might be. though not necessarily mut be constituted. Such a committee he thought might consist of ten members with a seat for a representative, for instance, of a junior Chamber of Commerce, a girls' club, a man and woman to represent the city at large, a professional secretary of the Hammond Plan, the school superintendent and representatives from civic organizations. To fit in with the Hammond plan the boys of the Wallace school have already organized a home gardening club, with the idea of using some vacant lots surrounding the schools. The board of education will hear from the boys later when they ask for some assistance. At the Franklin school last night it unanimously decided at a big meeti tr. form a Community club. the ! runmaicn for laO memoers oi-nis on ali ready. An organization meen..& be held Friday evening, Jan. . Dr. A. E. Winship. tne lioston educator, had the banner meeting of the evening at the Irving school last night, more than 350 persons having been present. This is the district in which Mrs. Herenden had done such effective work for a school principal. The Lafayette school district In which Miss Rena Ames, the principal, is the guiding spirit, had a splendid j meeting wth about zou persona presesi u Reports on every meeting held yesterday reflect city-wide, intelligent, earnest interest. i Every body is urged to attenn tne Roy Scouts' meeting at temral scnooi Friday night. NOTICE TO Alii OUR FATBONS. All shoe repairing shops and shoe : m. sharp: l-nd.-ty at , p. m.; naiuraay i " p. m. ,o worn none aiutr uiese nuure. UNITE!) SHOE REPAIRERS ASSN. OV HAMMOND, IX lfttiR Ine the ping tolmrco r- i

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Mrs. Ton Berersvoorde. Capt. Engelbart von Beversvoorde, former governor of Java, and Miss Alice Dugan, society girl and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dugan of Pueblo, Colo., were recently married at Los Angeles, following a brief but exceedingly rapid courtship by the representative of the Netherlands government. Capt. von Beversvoorde was sent by his country to the United States to buy aeroplanes. They will leave San Francisco for Java cn Jan. 20. ' ' " ' '

NICHOLAS L'UER passes my Well Known Hammond Official Contracts Cold in St. Louis Dead. Official Hammond and the innumerable friends of Nicholas Lauer of that city were shocked beyond measure today when word was circulated that the union labor leader and member of the I board of works had died of pneumonia very unexpectedly at his home in 122 Hohman street. While on a trip of inspection w ith the cther members of the board. Saturday, Mr. Lauer contracted a severe cold and upon his return Sunday morning pneumonia developed. The board had gone to St. Louis, Mo., to inspect the plants manufacturing a new type of sewer pipe. Nicholas Lauer was thirty-eight years of age and is survived by a widow and two children, Bernard, aged 7, and Jerome. 2. He served in the city council as councilman at large from 190S to 1914 and was defeated for the nomination on -the democratic ticket for cityclerk in 1913. His appointment as member of the board of works to succeed John L. Rohde took effect the first of 1915 and was popularly received as the record made in the council -was asurance of his worth as an official. In the city council Lauer was a leader and one of the most influential members and as one of the members of the board of public works his judgment was sound. He commanded the respect of his constituents and associates. He came to the front in local affairs as a member" of the cigar makers' union and secretary of that organization. Nicholas Lauer Was born in Crown Point. When a small boy he began his residence in Hammond and was educated at the St. Joseph's parochial school. His parents and a brother are dead. The, funeral "is to be held from the St. Joseph's church at eight o'clock Saturmorning with interment at the cemetery of that name. The Rev. Berg will officiate. TDM ERDIK VIDE . STATE ORGilZEl INDIANAPOLIS. IXD.. Jan. IS. Tom Croak, former business agent for the plumbers and steamfitters local at Hammond, was elected by the state organization' here to the position of state organizer for a period of one year, by an almost unanimous vote. Croak, who has made a record in union work in Hammond, a year ago refused the job of state organiser in order to remain in Hammond but the pressure" was too strong this time. He will come to Indianapolis Sunday to assume his newduties Monday. While Croak is a young man he is especially fitted for the work of labor organizing. K. OF C. NOTICE. The members will meet at the clubrooms at 7: SO Friday evening to sro in a body to tho home of the dec- ,-,' ! hroih- ; or, Nichol.-.r-, Letter. 1:1:1

-y jw WEHV H.M7ES ?UMH NEVUS (By United Ire Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. IS. Berlin linn Jut announced that n uhmarlne haa rrtnrntd wfth a record of inklns ftlxteen ship, dispatch? from the German capital anid today. (By I'nlted Prews Cablesrrnm.) IIKRI.IX (Via Mlrelena) Jan. IS. V flritlh attack near Serre wan on German pnnttiona which had been evacuated, according; to a war office report which declared thin anftault na launched "in the air" after heavy artlLyry firing at empty trenchea. Repulse of other Ilrlttnh attacks near l.oo after a violent hand to hand fight wan also reported. Rusnlan for com ten tlmea aa atronic " -ermni defend, era entered an outpoat north of Kraaahin but were later ejected, the a-tatement declared. Hy United Preaa f'ahlearajn.) ATHENS, Jan. 18. Releaae of all Imprisoned adherent of former Premier Vlnzeloa were completed today. From the above dispatch it appears that the Greek government is finally according complete acquiescence to the allied demands. The principal bone of contention in recent negotiations has been over the disinclination of the royal government to free adherents of former Premier Venizelos, now leading a revolutionary form of government. (By 1 nlted Prewa Cablegram.) rKTKOI.Htll, Jan. IS. Appointment of Gen. Ileliaon aa mlnlater of war and Gen. liouaaleff an counaei'lor of the emplr nan an. nounccd tolay. INSTALL OFFICERS (Contributed.) The Israel Zangwill Lodge No. 303. I. W. S. . had Installation of officers, Sunday at 297 East State St. Mr. II. M. Barnett. First Deputy Grand Master of Chicago, acted as the installing officer. P. Brannian. District Deputy. Ben Makowsky, Grand Conductor, Sam Levin, Grand Marshall. A large number of friends as well as new petitioners for membership were presented. The following officers were installed: Maurice Tauber, President, (re-elected) Sam I-ovinger. Vice President; Herrman Rubin, Fin., Ree. Sec, re-elected: Sig Waxman, Treasurer; David Slavin. Chaplin: Ben Diamond, Conductor: .Aba 1'urman. Frank Linder, Willie Leider, as Trustees. The Misses Marcus favored the audience with several Instrumental selections. Misses Taussig played on the piano, while Miss Smotkin rendered several pleasing vocal numbers. Misses Harris and Goodman gave several nusic&l selections. It is very gratifying to notice the developments of this lodge, under the able guidance of the re-elected and retiring of f ci s and a successful ar lor the of fie::-, v.; nlr.-a.'f:. jruaramcrd.

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Whiting Senator Deeta That He is Gojng to Stay in Session Until Finish. INDIANAPOLIS. IXD., Jan. 1&. Ti.-i little white dove of peace was conspicuous by his absence in the republic;, u camp in the state senate when Senau ..s Nedjl. playing a lone hand for the taxpayers of Lake county, and Kinder t Lake county, both republicans, enter-! into an open duel of words and Senator Robinson, the republican floor had.-r. became entangted in the meshes of t..; parliamentarian ruling of Lieut. i liubh. rig-at Causes Stir. The various battles which enliven.u the senate session proved interesting to the democratic members of the senate, for they sat back and laughed heartily as the broil grew to dangerous dimensions. The trouble was caused by Senator Kinder's bill providing that superior court Xo. 3 of Lake county should be moved from Crown Point and Hammond to Gary. The bill was passed finally by unanimous vote. Nedjl Asks Xteferendnm. The bill was introduced for fil ,rn. ! sideration. Senator Nejdl got the floor 1 and Proposed a referendum vote to the People of Iake county. Kinder called ! for a- point of order and insiste.i nr. amendments could be made on third reading of bills. Xejdl then propose! the recommitment of the bill to Kinder where it could be amended. Kindtr moved to table this motion and began to debate his motion to table. Robinson arose and insisted no debate could be had on such a motion. Bush eaid debate was In order. Robinson insisted "with all courtesy." Rush rulwj against him. Senator Wolfson chimed in to say debate was not in order. Kinder continued to debate. Nedjl Speaks Por Taxpayer. When Kinder had concluded Nedjl got the floor. Brandishing a menacing finger, which he pointed in various directions, he charged the Kinder bill was an effort to pile up taxes on the people of Lake county to accommodate some attorneys. "I'm going to stay in this session until the finish and I want to warn some people here that when they try to stop debate on this floor two can play at that game aa well as one," shouted Nejdl. REFERENDUM ON CITV HALL SITE A motion that a resolution be drawn and introduced at the next meeting arranging for a referendum vote at the city election in November to d. termini a site for the new city hall, was introduced by Councilman Muir and passed by a 5 to 4 vote of the Hammond city countil Tuesdoy eevening. Eggvrs. Lund, Moritz and Rellley voted "no." Burns, Muir, Leverenz, Koekler and Xordstrancl, "aye." "I believe that this is "Tom-Fool" business and that we're out of order," said Councilman Reilley, regarding thu resolution. Xordstrand complained thai t'e park lagoons are not kept in pi op. r (condition for skating ; ml asked th.it I a warming station be erected at Cmi lumbia Park. This matter was refer-' j red to the board. j A petition for a street light it P'hultz I avenue and Summer street was referred to the ligh committee. A live newspaper tor people who are 111 on earth that a what THR TIMES . GERMAN SOCIALIST GETS 4 YEARS IN PRISON Karl Liebnecht. German Socialist leader In and outside the Reichstag, haa again lost his appeal against his sentence of four and one-half years in prison for his connection with the antiwar demonstration of last May. and now he must go to prison. He is sentenced to hard labor during hi. term and will bo exclude i from the bar when he gets

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