Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 17, Hammond, Lake County, 5 May 1917 — Page 1

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VOL. VI NO. 17 m NATION - FURTHER Much Depends On Survey To be Undertaken After Drastic Food Bill Passes, (Br United Press.) WASHINGTON. May 5. A nationwide food survey will be the first step by the government after congress passes the drastic food control bill. Work will fall under combined direction of the department of agriculture and council of national defense and rrobably -will be directed by Herbert Hoover who has Just arrived In "Washington to assist the government in systematizing the whole work of food production and distribution. The government will first determine curately the amount of reserve food products now In stock, where they are located and how they can be most effectually distributed. It Is then the Intention to compile an accurate , estimate of probable production and consumption of crops In the current year, by sections. A result of these surveys will depend largely whether the president will utilize many of the drastic powers given him. such as one to cut off entirely or diminish the supply of grain to breweries and distilleries. Machinery to accomplish solution of the food problem awaits action by congress to be set In motion. It will take three courses: to increase rpoduction: to conserve and to regulate production, transportation and consumption. Including measures to prevent speculation. It Is the determination of congress to protect producer and consumer from speculators. RIlLlES CORIE 1 CONTACT Two Girls Are Burned When Green Line and South Shore Trolley Wires Clash in East . Chicago This Morning. A peculiar and wholly unforseen accident occurred on the Hammond, East Chicago and Whiting street car line at East Chicago this morning when the trolley became dislodged and bounded Into contact with the South Shore high tension line. Blue flames leaped from the terminals while the crackling and sizzling of electrical energy could be heard for a block away. The transformer in the car became surcharged and converted Into a veritable inferno. Two girls who were sitting near this mechanism became quite badly burned. Their clothing caught fire and their bodies and legs became seared with electrical charges and flames. The car was proceeding west on Chicago avenue and the accident happened just as it was bumping over the I. H. B. railroad tracks at Calumet. The girls whose names are Pauline Hudacko. 3414 Deodor street and May Richie, 3725 Hemlock street, were tak$en in the police patrol to the Calumet drug store where temporary relief Was given. Later the street car company called a taxi and had them taken to their homes. The burns are not deep and while Miss Hudacko is in the most serious condition both will probably recover in a week or so. No one else was injured. It was about 7:30 this morning. First Congregational church, 145th street and Magoun avenue. P. P. Blakemore. Faster. Bible school, 9:30 a. m.; sermon, 10:35. "Mothers' Day" special music by the chair. Wm. J. Funkey, Jfc., will sing a solo. Young People's meeting. 6:30 p. m.: evening servioe, 7:45. Topic: "The Christian's Wealth." THE WEATHER Fair and eontlnnen' cool tonight and Sunday; probably light front tonlRhti irodernte to fresh northerly wind.

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W NOTE The following story revealing extremes of the German campaign of XT-boat f rightfulness Is official and was given officially and exclusively ' to the United Press. EDITO &. By r. S. POBRE3T (United Press Staff Correspondent.) FARIS, April 15 (By mail). The story of the French schooner "Leontine" is a tale of modern piracy and murder which rivals any of the unauthenticated history of Captain Kidtl. Here is what happened on the high seas during the morning of March 25, 1917: The schooner "Leontine," carrying 230 tons of mine stakes left France on March 23 at two o'clock. Two days later the "Leontine" was stopped by & long range shot from a German Chronology of In

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Remarkable Activities Shown By News Stories In TIMES For The Past Month. People Certainly Are Doing Their "Bit" Here.

LAKE 0C 0 UNT Y ALL HONOR TO The following approximate estimate of the Lake county men who hare gone to join the colors is a tribute that no other Indiana county can equal: Hammond , 500 Gary 250 Overseas Company 350 East Chicago 100 Indiana Harbor 100 Crown Point Whiting' Hobart "Lowell Highland Dyer St. John Schererville 75 35 30 12 4 3 2 2 TOTA1 1,343 APKIIi 6 War with Gnaany declared at 1:13 p. m. First news in Calumet region received through Times' evtras. Six recruits left Hammond. Farmers urged by County Agent Craig to Increase cultivation. Capt. J. A. Umpleby received applications of several Crown Foint boys to join Co; F at Gary. National Guardsmen guard bridges and plants. IPXn 7 Two men arrested at Indiana Harbor for treasonable acts. Seventy-five "slackers" get marriage licenses at Crown Point, mostly from Chicago. APKIIi - 9 Passenger on Monon at Lowell assaulted for insults to flag. Crown Point boy enlists in aviation corps. Union musicians volunteer services for parades. Flag raised at Gibson by recruits- Red Cross campaign under way. Flag raised at Erie office. Superheater starts drilling. v APBIL 10 Mayors of lake county called to Indianapolis to confer with Governor on gardening. Ten recruits leave Hammond. Amateur wireless stations closed. APBIXi 11 Ten mora recruits from Hammond. Six join Co. F at Gary. Many flag raisings. Two thousand march in patriotic parade at Whiting. AFSIL 12 John Kelson shot In foot when he refuses to obey guardsman's command to halt at canal bridge. Recruiting grows at East i Chicago. APKIL 13-Eleven Hammond High school boys enlist. Fifty recruits at Gary, eleven at Hobart, five from "Lowell, six at Crown Point, five at East Chicago and Whiting, each. APRIL 14 Recruiting grows. XteA Cross classes under way. Gary "T" takes up military aid. APRIL 16 Home gardening associations organized. Twenty thousand . march in Hammond parade. Recruiting starts at Lowell and Hobart. APRIL 17 Porty enlist in Lake county. APRIL 18 German weeps In federal court when' refused "citizen papers. Uncover bomb plot at Gary. Ten recruits at Whiting. APRIL 19 Serenty-six recruits, ln-

eluding 17 high school boys, leave Last evening's march to the TennsylHammond. Messages sent Con- , vania was but a duplicate of Thursgressman Wood asking him to vote day's affair and the nine Crown Point

for conscription. APRIL SO Civilians start move to comfort guardsmen. Twenty-nine pass examinations for reserve corps at East Chicago. APBJI, 31 Sixty recruits leave Hammond. Red Cross bazaar-dance given by Rooster Club at Hammond nets $905. APSXXi 33 riivr rr.'sln- at Standard

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submarine. The crew, eight persons In all, prepared to leave the ship as the captain rushed below for the schooner's papers. The submarine approached and lay 300 metres away, her commander and crew watching all that was Happening aboard the "Leontine." Instead of allowing the unarmed men to save themselves the submarine kept up a steady fire, deluging the little ship with forty rounds of shrapnel. The first few shots killed four of the crew and wounded the four others, three seriously. The "Leontine" was a chnrnel house so far as the human material aboard could make it. Her captain, slightly wounded, as he attempted to mount the bridge, returned to the dock1 and courageously carried two of the victims to Fhelter forward. The "Leontine" was now riddled like (Continued on last page.) Calumet Steel Car Co. and other plants. ak Shrine ca,ls of trip and gj.yes " "?X 'Cross "expensemoney. A County I sends 250 men on first over-seas ex.uuiwon. ji leave Hammond. National guardsman attacked at East Chicago. APRIL 24 .Thirty recruits leave county forforta. APRIZ. 25 Twenty-five recruits leave West Hammond. Many orplirants in county for officers' reserve training camp. 136 to date at Gary. APRIZ. 26 Twenty Servians and 13 others leave Hammond. Mexicans attack soldiers at East Chicago National Defense organized at East Chicago. APRIL 27 Lake County Trades and Labor Council (27 unions) boycotts potatoes. Forty more enlist in West Hammond. Uniformed Security League organized oompanv starts in Hammond. Federal arrests at Gary. Sixty-six mustered in East Chicago company. APRIL 38 Thirty thousand march In Gary parade. Captain Ryan at Ft Wayne congratulates Hammond on recruiting. A?Z J0 Three members Hammond High school faculty and five others enroll for ofTlcers' training. Crown Point gives 30 sons to date MAT 1 Conscription board la county created. Twenty-five more leave West Hammond. Recruiting brisk MAT 210,000 take part in farewell at mniana tiarDor to 80 recruys of i-ast Cnlcago and the Harhn. Clerks named for conscription poll' Demonstration at Hub. :.lay 3 Arm and farm campaign start. ed in Hammond high school by . mtjiiroy. Seventy recruns leave Hammond, nine Crown Point boys them. twentyamong MAT 4 One lone recruit leaves Ham. mond. making total since April 6 of 487, including West Hammond Gary greets French war mission. T HUE TO Hffl County Seat is CertainlyPutting Many Larger Cities to Shame. CROWN POINT, INT., May 5. If there has been any lukewarmness in the patriotism shown by Crown Point in the past it has all been dispelled through her soldier boys enlisting and going to the front. Two big parades, one on Thursday and the other last night, in which nearly every man, woman and child participated gave the soldier and sailor boys something long to be ; remembered. Sergt. Welch who witnessed and marched in Thorsday's parade to the train said that he had never in his eighteen years military service seen such a spontaneous outpouring of ! patriotism .and gave the city many compliments on its evidence of loyalty. boys who journey to Indianapolis to join the V. S. navy were given a royal send-off. Bands, red fire, flaps and torches were in abundance and every citizen in the town vied with each other in trying to do their bit. It is said that about twenty more will enlist early next week and then Crown Point will certainly have given more than its nuota

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, ; Instructions in signalling (above) and sabmarlne drill. Those who are permitted aboard Uncle Sam's fighting ships these days . witness scenes cf gTeat activity. There are many new men coming aboard who are in need of constant training, while the old men regularly go through their drills. Upper photo shows new recruits being initiated into the mysteries of ail styles of signalling, while the lower photo shows Jackics on an American battleship conducting a iham attack on an enemy submarine with a five-inch gun. .

BALFOUR SPEAKS CONGRESS (BV J. P. YODEU.) WASHINGTON-, May 5. With the president and Mrs. Wilson in the gallery joining in applause, the house of representatives 'this afternon staged one of the most spectacular demonstrations-in its history in greeting Foreign Secretary Balfour. The reception came as a climax to the manner in which the mission's have been received elsewhere. Kepresentatives, senators, allied and neutral diplomats, and citizens Joined in the greeting. As the demonstration progressed the president left his seat in the gallery to go to the house floor. There he shook hands with Balfour. The British foreign minister addressed the house denouncing Prussian autocracy and complimenting America's entrance into the war. Balfour attacked Germany savagly as the house cheered and the Dresident applauded. "Germany," Balfour declared. Is "remorsely and unscrupulously carrying out its appalling object to dominate the civilization of mankind." He predicted the 'free people of the world will conquer." Balfour and his party arrived at noon. He was taken to tne capitol. The president, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. McAdoo went to the executive gallery perhaps the first time the president was drawn into a gallery of the house For flv minutes the president sat in the gallery unnoticed. Then some member saw him. The house slow to realize that the president was a spectator finally began cheering. The president stood until the house quieted for a moment before the arrival of Balfour on the arm of Chairman Flod, walked to the speaker's desk, shook hands with Speaker Clark, and stood before the members. The cheering was redoubled as Balfour bowed and began an appeal to America to help the "free people of the world to down Germany's despotism." The president' applauded at every opportunity. Members believed he had gone back to the white house. . A cheer greeted his unexpected entrance on the main floor of the house. Followed by a dozen secret service congressmen and waited turn to shake congressmen and wtit.?d turn to shake hands win Balfour. As he shook hands with Balfour the president leaned over and whispered a greeting- He left the chamber amid the cheers to tfcka Mrs. Wilson from the gallery. "Mr. Speaker, members of the house, and ladies and gentlemen," Balfour began. "Will you permit me on behalf i Ontlnilfil on n?e mo.l

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GARY I'M KILLED II ACTION

Jack Vanatta, who quit his job at the Gary Irrterurban ticket office, Gary, to fight for France, has been killed in action. News of Vanatta's death was received today by his brother Edward, who is trainmaster for the Gary Interurban. Soldier Vanatta enlisted in the 173rd Highlander at Hamilton, Ontario. He was killed in action in France. FORTY FBI HI WD Oil! ''No more men will be accepted for the coast artillery except former soldiers," was the order Sergeant Welch, Hammond recruiting officer, received from his chief. Captain Ryan,' at Fort Wayne, today. The greater majority of Hanjimond recruits joined the coast defense and it is thought that ..the great demand over the country to enlist in this division brought it quickly up and over its war strength, necessitating the order from the war department. No more recruits will be received in the signal corps, unless hey are gas mechanics or telegraph operators. The quartermaster department is also closed to recruits. Emmett Abraham of Whiting, and Herbert Wilbur of Indianapolis, enlisted through the local recruiting office esterday and left for Fort Wayne last night. No recruits left Hammond today. The sergeant expects to send away forty of fifty the first of next week. p. lUrrfPTT1 A W U lUUXtlli ENLISTMENT Edward .Gruener, 314 Sheffield avenue, and Mac Thompson, 285 Michigan avenue, have enlisted in the army. Gruener was the last to be taken into the coast artillery corps and Thompson was enrolled for the officer's reerve corps and wi'l leave Monday.

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SATURDAY ill Latest Bulletins (By I nl(fd rren Cablegram.) PETROGRAD May 5 Pro-German agitatora are brine attacked In the treeta of I'etroBrad by crovrda of aoldlera and citizena. Numcrona clashes have occurred. Shops have been flred and several persons are reported wounded. Fighting, and rioting broke out Friday night when adherents of Nicholas Lenin the socialist separate peace advocate recently arrived from Swltserlana by way "of Germany, sought to addreas the trowdi on the streets. It Is believed this rioting la separate from the disturbances of the past few days against the government. (By I'nlted Press Cablegram.) PARIS, May 5. Violent fighting on the Champaign front with German counter attacks repiHned was made known today. More than a thousand prisoners have been taken by the French. (By T'nlted Press. WASHINGTON, Mny S The govern. ment toritty announced further loans of 9125,000,000 to ;rr.-it Britain and France. A S25,0OO,iKM was elosed with British representatives and a flOO,. 000,000 loan will be consummated with France In a few li.-ij. These brlna; the total war loan to date to 42.,000,000 $200,000,000 bavins been loaned to Great Britain some time ago and S 100,000,000 to IfMy. FATHER HAS SDN - BUHUTOMOBILE Eighteen-Year Old Indiana Harbor Boy's Judgment Depended On. Arthur, 18 year old son of William Fuhrmark, 3S24 Euclid avenue, Indiana Harbor, was sent to Hammond-today on an errand. "While you are over there," said Pa Fuhrmark, who is a foreman at the Inland Steel plant, "buy an automobile. I don't care what make, use yeur own judgment, but don't get foolish and buy a limousine." Arthur did as he was told. He purchased a -Mitchell, five-rassenger car, and drove it- home. This story indicates the automobile has become a staple article such as dry-goods :that Arthur is a trustworthy son and that the Inland pays fairly decent wage?.

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AND WEEKLY EDITIOK Ho Occasions for Increases In Pries, Bay 3s Mi and Tiisre'i'l B3 No Sfnks (By muted Press.) WASHINGTON. May 5. Retail prices of coal generally obtaining are unwarranted, ihe leJeral traue 'commission ruled today in a report to congress wherein it counseled the public not to Indulge in a "buying panic." Consumers should buy as in past years and not try to horde. Moreover it announced that it intends to expose any dealers or speculators who try to stampede the public in to abrormal buying or who tries to justify hih prices, especially as there is coal for all and the output will be increased. The board held there is no justification to pass onto the consumer any greater increases than the pay increases granted 'to miners. Further it said that the usual summer discount ought to apply. "If the public Is again so deceived as to indulge in a scramble for coal such as occurred last winter a favorable output situation now existing may ba nullified," the findings continued. "If purchases are made ar, usual there will be no disturbance and small chance for speculators to fleece the public." The wage increase agreed upon will involve an increased cost of production of from 2f to 30 cents a ton but "there is no Justiacation for a large increase to be passed on to the consumer," the commission warns. The coming year, the commission . has been assured by operators and miners will be one of larger production. The commission flays as "unwarranted" the practice which caused a coal panic last summer. Coal was held in cars by speculators while shortage of cars was alleged as the cause of fuel shortnere. the commission states, and also -.!! attention of other operations of FP"culators In nnthricite coal who pr-rwrm no useful service in distribut'on whose unearned profits are so much rr-ater than those enjoyed by either mir -r. operator or dealer. These profit -e in manv instances more than IOC par cent and paid by the consumer. FIFTH1 DIVORCE " SUITS HJ.1G TERF. One Marital nash-Up Each Day That Rolls Around, With Extras Thrown In There is one thin? in North township as sure as de.ita and taxes. It is divorce As sure :,s the snn ris?s a matrimonial ship r.ces on tVie rocks in Hammond, Ep. t Chiiaivo and Whiting, and every fift day there are two wrecks. That i- . .'.vcrrtse shown by the records o, ie clerk s office cf the superior COL... The current t?nn of court closes this week and this afternoon the total cases filed in Hammond since the March term opened was 787. In that period "53 divorce suits were started, more than one a day. The year's total will be about 350,- based on the annual record of increase. Room I will he adjourned during vacation and Jude Keiter is to set as special Judge at Jlonticeilo. In Room II Judpe Hardy will continue court into the vacation week to conclude the case of -Elizabeth Hale vs. the Northwestern Insurance Company and Mary Hale. Attorneys W. J. Whlnery and H. K. Granger represent Elizabeth Hale who seeks to collect the insurance money left by her husband. This money is also claimed byMary Hale, the second wife, who is represented by Attorney Fred Crum packer. The attorneys for the company are Gillett & Gillett. There are a great many points of law in the case which is being tried before a Jury. MAYOR RIDES TO CHICAGO WITH GENERAL JOFFRE Mayor R. O. Johnson of Gary, who officially greeted General Joffree and members of the French mission during their six-minute stay In the ste?l city, remained on the special train of the state department and accompanied the party to Chicago. French mission members and Assistant Secretary of State Breckenbridge Long showed much interest in Gary and plied the mayor with many questions. Going to Raise "Taters." J. S. Eurris who is an employe In the steel mills at Gary has rented the L. E. Maxwell house and three acres on South Lake street and will probably move his family to Hobart May 12. v Hobart Gazette.

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