Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 240, Hammond, Lake County, 23 March 1917 — Page 1

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On Monday to Organize a Federal Reserve Corps ihamber of Commerce is Leader. S!iff,'-'n; oni'ou ra ir. tit b .s bf-n i. ;cil to justify th- ann.'tincnt.-nt r.s.-i: "a Monriay .. ning n"t at tho , .. ,-f Ailfn V. Tw.umn. I'.-ihnni-t l.-i.UhnK. East chicafc-'. thvre will lJ' .rrr.od. put f th y-iunp iiv n "f this ,-iiv. a fdpral res rvo corps dff!pn (i t provide an organization fiiiilT'd and urille.J and that, wilt be in n-adinrss for n call to arms. The meeting- willbe 4 bli - at 7:30 sharp and ther? will be nnip! ac-om-modations Tor all who d.-.ir t ait. nd. This city does not surrendi-r tho palm i.i any community in th- matter of pat, mi ism and it if oxpect-d that a large number will avail themselves -,f this . v.i'ortunity to s!tw ..f what -tiiff they made. Those who enrol! will b- suppii-d v i:h uniforms ami Oi:i!'ii' iii and th- ; :-f involve th- .stabllshim-nt of an ; : oy and - bibr.-om..--. ! ' ! - H'" "P-i.r-uo.ty thnt w .11 thti Ki : '" , .- nl rs to pr. tlv or hoalty to l'n- , :.. Sam. th- va'oi..- frotn tlo- stan.lpomt . f discipline and b-althful drill is not to p.- overlooked. Further than thi, each i .ember will he : d on the pay roll . r the Vni'fd S'ate povernment. As an auxiliary to the r,,rps th-re twelve or fifteen yoiinz ladies ihat expressed a vi i i m truer-" to form tin .onnizaH-n for vdunteer servie.- in the K- d (-ross. The matter v.a brought to the ntten- ,;,, ,.f the Kast '.'lueaKo (."hnmh.-r of , ,,!;n,,.r,.,, nt their nio-ting this noon .-ul they expect to t'i th movement. ;i : possible support. tb-r orani.ai ens in the city have also talon an i; -erect in the plans and in fact the v how it y proposes to b n 1 its united i :oral support. WHY HAMMOND STORE KEEPERS WANT WAR n that slipped out T ) 1 the social column. The , npyreader i. a head nor it and so here it is. v chartered str -t car stopped at a :ier in the Hammond shopping. di.yesterday, near an entrance to t of the bis dep.-.t tin. nt stored, and ntv-fivc memher- of the woman's l.iiardcd t e vehicle which had its pointed ("hi. -atro-w a r 1. T.e ladies the cuests of a Rre:-t mail order .. which distributes lurid catalogs one end of the country to the r. At thf plant of the hitr comf r th ,ny in fhlcaco the women were enrtaine.l at luncheon the nano- -HamWoman's club" heme; printed on niond menu cards. The lunch was really daborate iPnro-r and tlie company several Kentb-tio-n e n t r ! a i tiers jr, lines. The 1 cites wire sh.-Aii a th ,1 ' ! t the biK plant. NOMINATE BY DELEGATE CONVENTION At a meeting of the central committee of the Citizens party last night it was decided to nominate the ticket in a delegate convention tt n delegates to be s lee ted in each ward. The meeting to ratify the platform which has already bc.-n drawn up wi'l ! held in the su"rior court on Wednesday. March 2th. The time for the nominal mf convention has not yet b- n lix-d. Candidates a-e to file their applications with the secretary and no campaigning is to he done among delegates for nominations. R A (By Unietd Press.) w ?l'l'oo'o. .Varoh 2:1. Tt is unrstood 1'i.n arrangements are under to run the government arsenal r.t s v Springfield and the plant at Hock Island fill capacity for the purpose of mantif,icturing army rilb-s. They can produce 1.50O rifles a day. There are available jtoo.OOO Springfield rifles at present.

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HAMMOND, of Work With a Willing . Spirit and Resolve to See Things Through to the; Finish Hi:i:nionJ Junior P; - :.er ee at a mass met it-, 1. t ev. mg- took an entory ,,f the has in the fire. inspection t roup : r: realtil e enNation of u-. j.,1, cut ........ t:u,-r wriun lias a paid-up membership of ahmit LTio. The juniors find that their ronimitrees are work in sr foth and nail on the following affairs: o-operntEnit ;-Tth - Major Smjilley, the ntrrrt commlinainiirr nml Sanitary Inspector Merrill for n elean-op nick in April. Arranainir to ntnue the bicB-ent lake roiinir track anil flelil meet in hi.torv ihlK aprlnii. Sapp.rinK the nork of pnttlnir over the plan to convert the citj'n vncnnt lots into enrden. Aiilliijr the Ixmrd of publir nnrkn In Rlvlnir llnmmonil park xuitnlipliiMehnll diamonil.x and tennis courtx for the nimin; Rtiminfr. 1 faine infli:ence vih lie.irtl of nrk to nc-rure lire helii.etH fnr firemen nhieli will protect Dip latter from nmoke. cn ami fumes. "omilinr lint of miitahle plarm with private families where jounce n en mn.v obtain lodicinz, nl aldtne jtiuni: men In obtnlnlnu emlojment. Vidlnif Senior I'hamher of t'omtnerce in re-lcMrntine it qnartp-rs anil chntiKlnif the stained slaws loir Miicn to renl 'hanTber f t ommerce," lnfend of "I nlverfty liil.." SponsnrlnK lliii Seoul niifl helping tliem to orttnie a new troop on the North Side, junior chamber to provide a scout master. Secklntt n xlotan. Mend All IltTorts. The juniors are mnkinir elaborate pl.'ins f.'r th.e T.ake county fr;ok and tielil. meet which llo-y secured f..r ,'ontlnuerl on pae t wi. IN" describing the heroism of a girl who got up out of bed to save horses in a burning barn the Tunic (N. D ) .Star says ' THKI'.K is not a man but would have stopped to put on his pants before venturing into the crisp air but Miss Sherman did not" TllSU'K reusing cheers say we f,.,r Mis-8 Sherman: I'lli the brotherhoods a No cail a strike, on the H. rl in-to-Hagdad line? j WK must, folks, call your attention j to another little ad as we won't see ou j again till Monday , THH Terre Haute Tost says: j ' I-T HN 1ST 1 KI" room privilege of j cooking yourself and privilege of ustn enure house with widow and daughter' WHAT a chance for '"to ;. rh.-o-h : I I i ; KM whiz. just, think of it! I WK do love widows. j Al'.E MARTIN joyously te'ls of a ! woman who felt she had to do sonic-j ing to mark Lent's solemnities j SO she lengthen.'-d her skirt a wee bjt. ! Jl 'ST muddling along! j TSA U Xiok- alas! ' TP W'S that girls ? I I VKUT swet of the Depart m.-nt of j Agriculture to send us that pamphlet i on "How To Hreed Swine" TU'T wo t V. is w a r ii rs t .

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INDIANA. Fort EVANSVILIE, IJTD., Marcli 23. Love for iu3 country caused William B. Schuster, age twenty-one, living at 08 Poplar street, to Join the United States navy hure against the wishes of his father. According- to the young man his father, Frank Schuster, told him that il he joined the navy he would do so against his wis, lies ana tnat he should never darken his floors p gajin., "My father,'.' J! said the young man, "was born in Qormany and he feels that it would he wrong for his son to figlit against his lathcrland, if war is declared between the United States and Germany. However, I was born in this country and I have made my living here. I feel like it is my duty to defend my country, if it is necessary." By W. H. ELODCfEIT. 1 "f. A A Y N K. INK, -March 2 3. William i'. iiv. or. i r.-SiJ- tit of the. I...ard of cotnm i ssc ui' rs of All, n omnlj, is at his home on the verge; of a nervous 'or akdovv n. 1 1 is near cc-llapse is due, it is asserted, to the criticism !ir-eied ..- ward him !' r hi - act in. ordei ;nj rrotn the windows of the cunty recorder's office some American flaws. Made Scatters Worse. Th' ti he ma.;. matters wnrse by explaining that .ipi su because be was afrapl the presence ,,f the tlat-s would incite some ,.!,, o, hrnv a bomb into the com t house or would offend some one. if course, this did not fro very far. because the Stars and .Stripes have been Ilo.it ins from the courthouse flagstaff for months an 1 at niirht an electric light plays on it and no one has thrown a bomb. And the p,-,,ple up here would like very much to know what kind of a !!i;an or .an alnn or any one else in ' I city would be off. tided at the sitrht Wave of Indignation. .Mr. Sohw ii r has abjectly apologized, and is staying indoors until the storm blows o a-r. And it was sotr.e storm. Not my were the people of this city aroused to indiKtiat ion. but the penpUof the stat. were aroused, and from every part of the country is coining letjters and telegrams not a few from (Continued on pae five ) THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN! (By Unietd Press.) I' illTI.AXI), M K.. Mm-eh 2,1 -Two men supposed to have endeavored to destroy om or more of the twelve-inch guns at I'ori Williams shot ''rival" lohn Poor and probably fatally wounded him early today. Th- ne-n had gained entrance to the reservation and were a pproachmg ono T'oor saw them. c.-i:0ni-.. 'hem on Until men escap of the big guns when When he attempted to sh ! him in the groin. 1, M dica I ea m liters si; id the bullet might h:tv a rmy i-e olvi r. been from an TO ASK RATE INCREASE. (By Unietd Press.) WASHINGTON". Marclt 25! general increase from ten to fifteen per cut in all rates ami passenger rates to cover the increase. cost of operation under the Adams. n law is asked by all the railroads of !... country in a petition laid before th- interstate commerce commission. Th. petition of tin- roads statei! that in their opinion the only method of recusing relief was by an advancement of all rates. This, said the petition, should of course be adequate to cover the effect of The Adamson lnw and other wage increases, already made, and those which will naturally follow-. BLAST WRECKS PART a? 'l n i o n : a w a r k 1 1 . aisc of the Aelua L os ' cs it Kayville, was destroyed: .hen a thousand pounds of dynamite xplodel. officials say .lie blast was ue .to , . h ". -;i . i a e r c 1'. ; o i 1 n n .

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cf ; . . .-. x - r:-.V v . . .j X.-. ' -':o-. i .v..--.i 7 CEDAR LAKE GIRL FIGURES IN SUIT Chicago Cafe Man Sued by Wife Said to Be in Hiding. A Cedar Lake girl known .as "Gertrude"' figures in the divorce suit brought by Mrs. Amelia it. Kavanaugh against her husband. Martin, a Chi. ago 1 n n keeper. Mrs. Kavanaugh says he has concealed his whereabouts for two months. The Kavanaughs were married June 25. 1!12, and lived together until May !, 191H. Cruelty, excessive use of intoxicants, and Infidelity lirP the charges Mrs. Kavanaugh makes. She names a girl known to her only as Gertrude, whom she says her hush ind nu t at Cedar Lake, Ind., and another at H'.aT Do vi r street. Kavanaugh's hobl'mirs in the Sheridan inn and the Woo.Ha.wn ami his personal estate are worth $i"iy.i'(, according to the bill. HODGES HAS A COMMANDING LEAD (Special to Tin; Timf-.) ORiiWN POINT I X 1 1. March i'S. The recount in the c'rcult ,-.urt of the republican ballots iu the G.uy primary election indicated at 2 p. m. when two-thirds of the precincts w ere gone over that Mayor R. o. Johnson would not gain enough votes to offset W. Hodges in the mayoralty nominations. PITTSBURGH MAY GET IT. " (By United Press.) WASHINGTON". March 2:'. Hum." ), TUtlahurcll might be selected as t rs he ute for th-- new government armor j la were circulated today in conne. t,ou wi Secretary Baker's announcement th immediate elevation of Allegluu bridges at Pittsburgh was necessary the national interest. Raker said the bridges were "unre sonable obstructions" to navigation. THE WEATHER Knlr tnnlaht and Saturday; preceded by a ahower this afternoon: much cooler tonight! wind liecouiljig. fresh weaterl . Nothing less than the best, is our watchword in all eye examinations and eye glasses and spectacles. S. Silver, Jeweler and Optometrist, 177 State St.. I Hammond. Ind. "-" -1

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A company taking its turn on the drill grounds at Fenway Park, Boston. Three hundred women employees of a Boston department store arc ready to take their place? in Uncle Sam's preparedness ranks. For many weeks they have been drilling with real puns, under the tutelage of national guard ooicers, and dressed in the regulation khaki uniform, puttees and hat. If necessary, they could go into the trenches. n- I nlted I'rrn liblrg rain.) TI1K II tt.l II, Jlnrch 2 !. Kaiser Wilhelni !n on the verjte of a nervous breakdown mid han departed for llMiuhtirg. (Mr 1'nlted Cress Calilfsram.) I.OMJtiV. Jlnrch -.It Military iers today believed the l.rr. naunx are retreating: on the nrl. ern front In order lo lirlny the Hilled ilefrnshc In the meantime ermany liopen her xirhmnrine liloekaile will briiK I lie allies to Man alien. (Hj- 1 nlted l're-. f ahlecram.) I OMXtN. Jlnrch rE Inrnly lie ri lied in the ulnklng of the oil tanker, Ilealdton, aecorillng to the lalext inforirintion. Thlrtren nurt lvur hale been Inrided. Not all of ihe rreu ere AiupriraiiN and iliMpnteheM !, not .stnle whether tire ntiMMin were citiy.ed if llie A. ulted Matin. I'tltis March 2.1. 1 he Frcncii fought liillerl) forward north of SolsHonM anil a detachment delivered ii stiniiinit defeat north of St. Simon, drltinx the -rruiHii hack t i I ll hcny lessen. t:Sy I nlted I'resw a ti Ii g rn m. HI It I.I . March ':! -on account of several alliance of our own and enemy reconiioiterlnK iletnelniients, nrlillery activity on the const of I'landera lui trmpnr. urily lnerenMed". deelnred today' official atatement. 'C-0 hundred nnd thirty French prisoner were taken when an attempted attack on both sides of St. Simon failed.'' lily 1 nited l'resa Cablegram. lllisi!v. OIIH v. iareli Z'.l Official noti'ica;oii wn receleel today that t.eriiiany hail Instituted a liloeknde of the refle ocean between Norway anil Spit, lenhersen. Illy nlted 1'resn I nhlegraiu.) I'HTIIOGRAII, Mareh rj:t. After slteen honra of desperate lighting Itnsslana ,'islodgeil lurks nt liab.nl. lily I nited lres Cn b - rji m. ) IIKIU.IX, March .t liied losses of warship have now reached V.tl.li tons since the he laminar f the war. This In only tWI.IMMt Inferior lo the 1 fil ed Knt-(. na.

one cent ij:r copy 4 Hark numhrri 2e prr ropy.) Country Roused to Anger. President to-iupenl Cabins. 11 Ui.o Ul IUJ Fosts Soon, (BULLETIN.) (By United P.-ess Cablcsram.) 'WASHINGTON, March 23. The navy has called into active service large numbers of retired i officers, Secretary Daniels anj nounced this morning. i (BULLETIN.) j (By Umied Press Cablegram.). I BUENOS AIRES, March 23. I South America is apprehensive j that entrance of the United States ; into the war may seriously effect its finances. From high sources in i Argentine toda. the belief was ex pressed that sue:, c. step by the United States, nov regarded as certain, would rcsuk m concentration of Americr.r: money into war measures and wou.cl result n curtailing of loans except to the allies. (BULLETIN.) By Unietd ?rcss.) INDIANAPOLIS, IND., March . 23. -The 5CJ mil? Decoration Day : racing classic hc.J on the Indiani apolis Speedv.-ay since 1909 has j been called off this year on account of war conditions. James Allison j of the Speedway Company announced that his automobile I manufacturing plant will be turned j over to the government for making aeroplane motors. (BULLETIN.) (Ly iJiiietd Press.) VvV- ::GT0N. March 23. The 5 o department declared today it had not received an offer of mediation t i s zp war between the United States and Germany. The discouragement which Lansing arrJ other cffLiayis heaped upon th: project yesterday probably wi'.. prevent any neutral from offering mediation. (By United Press Cablegram.) WASHINGTON, March 23. Germany's latest affront in the torpedoing without warning of the American tanker Healdton of Holland with a loss of 21 American lives will be answered by speeding up of all preparations for actL, hostilities. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are convinced that Germany's course is hastening a clash. They are believed to know that the Kaiser's government is determined on forcing a declaration of war from this country. President Wilson met with the cabinet today to consider developments to discuss the progress by ail departments in preparing for all hostilities. There is indication today that the president after congress lias defined the state between America and Germany will agutnent his cabinet by one or more posts to cover the work of transportation and possibly a position to handhi the work of making munitions. Govern! lent activity embraces such a wide range now that no accurte conception can be drawn as to the scope of the prepare t ions. I 'resident Wilson is personally directing all these war preparations. Secretary Daniels is direct inhis efforts to stimulate recruiting and hurry warship const rue t ion

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