Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 201, Hammond, Lake County, 6 February 1917 — Page 1

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RUTHLESS SUB WAR

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Life Boat Shelled Alter Leaves Sinking Collier Fastnel Yesterday,

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(By United Press Cablegram.) lOHSON, Feb. 6. The Oetman submarine U145 stopped the American steamer Westwego and only permitted her to procede without inking' when that vessel acceded to the German commander's demands for three barrels of lubricating oU. The American consul at Liverpool reported these circumstances today. The Westwego left Philadelphia January 21, and was carrying s. cargo of oil. She is a steel steamer cf 5,275 tons registered at Philadelphia ind was built in 1914. An admiralty statement said that the U-45 fired five shots at the Westwego, but failed to score a hit.

(By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Confirmation of the killing of Richard Wallace, American seaman, reached the state department today in a cablegram from Consul G. Frost at Queenstown. The message showed that Wallace was killed in the shelling of the boat after the crew had left the Eavestone. The message said: 'The collier Eavestone sunk by shell fire of German submarine in vicinity of Fasnet yesterday (Feb. 4). American negro, able seaman, Richard Wallace of Baltimore, killed during shelling of boats after they had left the Eavestone." BY CABI D. GB.OAT (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Conclusive proof that Germany intends to wage her war of "ruthlessness" as evidenced by the Eaves-1 tone case increased tne tension in Washington today. The state department's official word of the destruction of the Eavestone with the loss of one American sailor's life indicated that Germany has cast caution cverboard. The official report says men were shelled after taking to life boats. This is contrary to all international law regardless of whether the men in the life boats are from naval boats or others. The fact Unit tin; boat was a Collier tendril to mitigate the Incident, but iic'hlner in international rules excuses helling "f life boats. iJonnany hereslf Iliads this point in the Tiara Ion K ease which If not exactly parallel is similar. 3n that case (iermany charges brutality to German seamen after they had pone overboard. Officials insisted today they must have sill facts before they net. They also hinted strongly that it must l. Germany that makes a declaration of war if a declaration of war must come. In the meantime dispatches were immediately prepared to American representatives to rush details. These must l.e in hand at the state department and white house before final decision is reached.

EDWARD Ii. KEEN (United Press Staff Correspondent.) LONDON, Peb. 6. Whether America would find a cause for war in the killing of an American sailor aboard the Eavestone was the all absorbinb topic of discussion here today. England accepts it as a foregone conclusion that America will eventually be a belligerent. It looks for a declaration of war momentarily. But In the meantime regarding the peculiar diplomatic situation by the fact that the United States Is not yet officially an enemy of G-ermany but has merely broken relations with her British officialdom is

taking great care In dealing with Ameri- j can Ambassador Page in regards the United states as still being a neutral. i Ambassador Page was obtaining all

possible information as to the circumstances of the attack on the Eavestone today preparatory to preparing reports to Washington.

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NOTIFIES PRESIDENT

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AT M. E. CHURCH j OF HAMMOND!

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The -!! uatfon of Ihe I',r odist ch'irch of Haiiin.ond ui; by the president."

l-avored will eiKht l-.oura to nient of our p diplomatic bt'f

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i the p. ist fortyr r i e at the sen 1 1p"e 'c p. c ? r ii i n the v with CTLiany.

univeps.il feelhit; that consistent with 1 he. na

tion's honor .ho;j' prevent war Ion should be fourth : furl to for e, t lien found, a-; it alvva

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tb.e fliif were adopted by a vote nt "h it church Sunday sentwj Ity ! -v. ;'ore Strc cran of thf ciU war. A resoluiiijji is ii' insr sut to t!i The audi- nee toon part in uemonsi ra ion when the flu

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Student Body of High School I Shocked at News of Gilda Hudson's Death.

who conduct a grocery store. The w id-'

owpf is 13 years of Se. Claude I!udon, one of the "Hnv -. Twins" who were Rreat f voriies in the Hammond hish f choo! where they p! y"d to.'iii. r on the athletic tea ir.fi, '. ililda 7.M trier lieranie infatuat.d w.'h t; !i oi'n.T a joir no and e'opc i ;: ! were irinir: d. Poth wero v ry "':'u'.ar ', i' 'l tii'1 o! h. r T'llpi"' e'f the hiKll .sci:'". ULil cm it li id a rood Standing as a M:;det, T!i" sympailiy of the en' ire student b.-dy was t'.'dav cxtend-d to CIhihI" snd the pun nts of Mrs. Hudsr.ii. The deatli vs. is a shock to the family and frunds.

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United Press Cables r..;;t. LONDON, Peb. 6The British sieaiiier Floridian, a liner of 4,777 tor.;;, has been sunk. Sixteen of her crew 'Wcro saved. She was built in 1913 at iiyer-pool.

Expect

Answer to U, S. Declaration Within Short Time.

By Robert J. Bender. WASHINGTON, Feb. Germany's answer

President "Wilson's notice of a diplomatic break is expected within twenty-four hours. It may be a declara-

I tion of war. Belief is rabid

ly crystalizing that this final

step is inevitable and would

inV lUUrC lu now.

Also it was recalled today that last spring R-hea the Suesssz sink-

ing threatened a diplomatic break i Ambassador Von Bernstorff said such a break would result in an imj mediate declaration of war by Germany. I At the same time President W.' j son told members of the fort; j relations committee that he hiX been "reliably informed" tl..;: actual war would follow a break. ; Possible action of this kind took

precedent in the discussion of oft'iclals today, even over the London admiralty statement reporting the killing of an American citizen by a German submarine A 1 .

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Instilled ,011 it lit nml fifnuday; j dispatch from the continent

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pnbahir mow iiurnrn; wani-r to- n was understood Gerard had already niiil.t: temperature .out 23. older , departed from BerUn and was n.t--t

f tern. .011: frexh outlierl j jn Switierland today.

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DOES THIS MAN WANT WAR WITH UNITED STATES?

T'nitj council, Knisrhis of Columbus, j of Jiatnmond, i. made up of A!'. Araer1 "!: in sentiment and spirit. .Some of i's members were born on foreign soil; urn.? of the K. f.'fl are sons of foreign born parents. But they are all-Ameri

ca ti I?', sentiment and spirit always, as a indicated nt their rcKular meetIn at last nisrht. when the order promptly :uol spontaneously endorsed a reso'ntion pledjfinjr to President Wilson 're order's whole-heatrted support in f e present crisis and for all eventual;! i"S. That the president may at OT'ce know how "one of the leading

ii-oic Uiiiges In tlie country feels in crisis, it was further decided to 1 a copy of the resolution to him teip-jrram today.

1 be fpaitd to i-i the event it ,ecessary to reIti.li.ina. will bo

ys has- !n every j

Kreat crisis, in tiie couiuri s n;.- j tory. ready to stand by the Rovern? merit and support it in ( very way. j If the situation hould beconie pn, h as to demand any action on th part of Indiana phase advise me and we wilt bo glad to co-op- j eiate with you in every way. Very truly yours, JA.MKS V. ( 1 M lUlIlf'IT. Coventor of In. Hani. Tiie house last Saturday adopted a resolution endorsing the action of President Wilson In breaking off relations with Germany and pledins the -,nrt of the State of Indiana in any

emergency that may arise.

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WAR PLANTS HAVE NOT SOUGHT AID

H C. MILLER NOW HAS ASSISTANT Hammond beinsc ih main and trencral itn'ountiiiK of fire of all the. properties of the Northern Indiana Gas & Flectric Company la the state there is a constant growth and expansion in 1 1 rtffii'p in whiili already s;xty

LUC 1." ' persona are employed. j The most recent acquisition to the j official family of the company is Win j N. I'orter. formerly of Lima, n., for, whom the ofifi e of assistant treasurer j was created at a recent special meet-j inK of the moard of directors. Teas- j urer H. C. Ml'.b-r now has two asdistant treasurers: I'. P. Shearon and! Mr. Porter. Tns latter already hx ..Witic.1 his residence in Hammond i

Jndstria: plants in Gary and vi.-in- an1 resides at 5 Klizabeth

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DOLLAR PLANT

The Aetna Kiincottou works' and the , id on. plants of the steel corporation, 1 of whh-h would be useful to tiie nau in the event of hostilities, have . 'r own Ruarjf, police and secret riie force. It is understood frov- , inent secret service men are now in -y to aid in watching for any overt rs on the part of anti-Americans.

The I titrable Motor Tru.-k Company, the important industry located for West Hammond by Hastings, Woods ft Company, is capitalized at. half a million dollars instead of $.",11.111111 as s?iven in these columns yesterday, and hence

is :i far more important, affair than I the prior story Rave it credit.

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XONDON, Teh. 6. The Warley Pickerlnff, a British steamer of 4,19ti, tons, registered at Middleshoronh, England! was sunk in the barred loue today.

BY H. D. HOBINSON. SIO ES JANEISO, Teh. 6. Brazil has sent or is about to send to Germany a formal note against iriolation of international conventions in the German submarine policy and declaring- it "imperils the lives of Brazilian citizens and is a blow at BraziUan interests." Announcement of this was made today. The foreiyn minister, discussing- the

inlnisterial conference which last night !

..us jiuuty, 11 eci.vrea : "xt the storm strikes us we must bear it, but we need not run to meet it."

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port Richard Wallace, a negro of Boston, v.ir, killed by- subiua: ini shell fire while in a life be .it. T"i ; 1 - . 1 . .

1 x nc rtrpori minieaiate.f rnn-Ja hz I international situation mere cifv.t:. j Some officials belie e however Gcrj many may modify her U-boat c ;::-

jci.t'.u ut.ui u tjicuic; c.33.1 results.

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i MOT:,: rlo'i'i at Juarez WASHINGTON, Teh. G. Spain and j TT lT, , Switzerland Tirobahlv will ..t. J rKOKAM.l caused by

Prcsident ' Wilson's suggestion that nil j Wps Et"I'l'ins ' acin neutral nations sever diplomatio rela- I did tlons. The reason win be that they are! NOT fret theirs.

sertrintr both United States and America in diplomatic eschaoge. Switzerland will probably take tha s?n:a course with

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j BY CABL W, ACKT-X.VtAN. j BERLIN, Teh. 6. Sevsv?.nce of rehvtions between America and German;, car.io as a cJis;inct .varpvlsa to GeiTian ! editors of uswspapers r.id now with this J action accomplished suns of them do si at believe Somin-AcierfcaBs wilt support I President Wilnoa.. ' Z never expected a j severance of ralatiors,-' declared one of j the leading editors. 'We had hoped the

president would realize Germany was fighting for existence- I do not believe German-Americans will support President Wilson."

COT, LIS IO' ost rich in : HUOfGlt r a Jew u .1,1 S ; '.'i lil i'S':ostriches ioi roads NOTIHNG Stop til.J SJi.

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PORTKR Mrt'OJIBER, a republican senator, wants country to hurry pe;.ce

plans

WASHINGTON, Peb. 6 All Americans have been advised to leave Germany, it was learned today in instruc-

j tions forwarded to Ambassador Gerard MeOOMRKR had better take the first

and American consuls Saturdav were 1 train back to Wahpeton. N. I)., and Jet

to give them this advice and assist them in leaving.

NEW YORK, Teb. 6. An evident effort to "put something over" in the Btock market was made by means of certain private wires operated by brokers at noon today, through the circulation of a rumor that Germany had de-

j clared war on the United States. Mesf sages from various cities showed that i the rumor was attributed to several j sources, ail of whom denied any knowl1 edge of it.

others attend to the country's business OR he won't have any homo to ko to.

DR. Wll.KT says we eat too much and don't need tea. coffee, candy, beer, booze or tobacco

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COURT CONVENES Judg-e Charles K. Creenwahi o pencil the February t.-rm of court in Hammond on Monday. To. lav he heard applications on seooici papers. Ninety ippiieants ha-l tiled .mi ( 1 c to l.e ex.uii,,ed he F.y.tm-m-r Sohh! fold t of ctc y, o : : :c- ci'itii ;i;i!s .vere

LKT uS know how he came to lose A 1,1., his hair.

By United Press. WASHINGTON, Peb. 6. Secretary of the Navy Daniels, in view of the present emergency, will take tip at once the wireless bill now pending which would give complete control of all systems in the United States to the navy department. The government has for some time had supervision of the Sayville and other stations and these as well fis others have been instructed to '-.so thj Treatest care and nidrrment.

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