Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 278, Hammond, Lake County, 7 May 1917 — Page 1

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Admiral Sims In Paris To Help In Prosecution of Notable Submarine Campaign. By W. D. FOREST (United Press Staff Correspondent.) PARIS. May 7. The allies greatest concerted effort to stamp out the German submarine menace is being planned rrith an American naval officer in the conference. . He is Admiral W. S. Sims. On authority of high British officials attend, in; the conference the United Press is authorised to state that the American niTj will play a great part in this plan. The officials said that Premier Lloyd George and other officials were highly satisfied with the conference and that the most vigorous anti-submarine cam. paign may be expected. A British official said that the .conference wholly con. cerned the military situation and the submarine conference. The latter is one which must be freely discussed between the allies. The Trench are concerned equally with the British. "The Germans are beaten on the land and now they are playing" their last card the submarine, the official said. The conference was the mcst notable assemblage of army and navy heads and food control chiefs i the history of the war. ny I'nited I'ren. INDIANAPOLIS, May 7. C. K. F.ersr, a printer of Hammond. Ind., and Edward J. McCarty, head of a Chicago taxi cab compaiy. were fined J500 each in criminal 'court to.lay on the c harge of operatiog a lottery. Of the fifty-five others indicted in connection with the operation of the lottery, -forty-five pleaded guilty, and ten denied their Rtiiit. The minimum fine of $10 was assessed on those who admitted their st u i It. Rachel Kaiser of Columtfus, .the one woman among the defendants, pleaded guilty. Gaho Tabron and Julias Burnett, negroes, were sent to Crown Toint toilay, pending trial in Hammond city court on the charge of highway ribtiery. They were arrested Saturday by I iftfctives Bunde and Einsele for the alleged robbery of Mike Kekel o f $11 and a bicycle at (libson. Both pleaded not guilty. Hearing was set for next lonrlay.

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Movement Started to Postpone the Holding of a Constitutional Convention Public Mind Not in Condition to Consider Session. AT STATE CAPITAL. lXPlAN'ArOLIS, IXD., May 7. Ttie j proposition to hold a constitutional con-; vention aji-ara to be iu for a hard row j of stumrs. since a movement appears tot have been started to postpone the hold- j ing if the convention later than next j January and it has been announced that i a suit will be tiled- soon attacking the constitutionality of the law enacted by j the recent legislature calling the con-' vention. While, as far as can be learn- j ed. the talk of postponement has not j been run down to definite source, yet it ! appears to be taken for granted thatj sucti aplm is under consideration byj somebody and that a. nefTort may be j made to put it through. The supporters of the constitutional I convention movement have taken cog-1 nizance of the talk of postponement, ! and they are combating- it with great j vigor! They are talking against such a ' proposition in the forums which they hold in the various counties of the, (Continued on page 10.) GROWN POINT TO SEND DOZEN IDE (Special to Thb Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. May 7. War nd enlisting, and serving the colors in rae capacity or other is the chief topic of conversation in Crown Point, the county seat being fired by a wave of patriotism that could well be emulated by other cities of the county, especially i: the eastern part that were very much concerned about the middle west and its apathy toward patriotism. As usual still waters run deep and while the east has been giving patriotic parades, the west has paraded its patriots to the enlisting bureaus and made its noise with the tramping of its brave soldier boys. When the draft comes, the communities that have so nobly done their volunteer duty should be given credit and the communities where the draft is absolutely necessary should give their full quota by that plan. Vndcr the plan of furnishing three million men for the army Crown Point's .quota would lie about thirty men. The county seat has already furnish thrice that number and this week will witness a dozen or more enlistments. Mayor Krost will give his only two sons to the service of the United States, his youngest son, John F., having joined the coast guards and now serving "somewhere in America." Carl, an em-' ploye of the steel corporation at Gary.

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o .o.j ui uimnj nuw the college curriculum to take military Lake County Leads 1 Rest of Indiana. The following- approximate estimate of the Ziake county men who have gone to Join the colors is a tribute that no other Indiana county can equal. These fig-ares include re. emit in all branches of service, officers' reserve corps and engineers' re. serve' corps: Hammond 504 Gary 490 Overseas Company 250 East Chicago 102 Indiana Harbor 109 Crown Point 75 Whiting 25 Hobart . 20 Lowell ! 12 Highland 4 Dyer 3 St. John 2 Lansing 3 Mnmtor 2 Sell erer villa 2 L TOTAL i 1,603 has applied for membership in the officers' training camp and expects to receive the necessary papers this week. Councilman Don yincent gave up his only son to the United States navy last week and Councilman Claude W. Allman has two sons who will probably join the colors in the near future. The official family of the city is very evidently doing its bit for the t. S. NORTHERN STATES SUBSCRIBES $25,000 The Northern States Life Iiis-nani e Company today announced it will subscribe $25,000 for the United States three and a half per cent liberty bonds to be issued May 15. The subscription is not only prompted by patriotic motives but the bonds are looked upon as good investments. Hammond banks arc subscribing to the bond issue. The West Hammond bank has also subscribed. SEWER ASSESSMENTS Assessments are being sent out for the Calumet avenue district sewer improvement. The benefited district extends .east as far as Howard and Tapper avenues, south to Standard avenue, west to the Monon railroad and north to the first alley south of Michigan avenue. There are variations from these boundaries in which in some Instances territory falling within them does not come under the bene fits. n red J

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EXPL0SI1 WHEGRSSTUFF PUT j Illy lulled 1'rrnK.) . KINGSrOKT, TEX.V, May 7. Onj third of the biK munition plant of the Federal liye Stuff and Chemical Company was destroyed here early today by a terrific explosion. One man was killed and two others probably fatallv , burned. No statement was obtainable I as to the cause of the explosion. ' J Some federal troops stationed outside the factory wepe thrown to the ground by the sshutk'. None was reported injured. - Wild excitement folloJ the explosion and officials f pared for sufrty of suspects should any be arrt-stcd. For weeks greatest precaution has been taken to protect the plant. All new employes have been carefully scrutinized. Ti e' plant has been running, twenty-four hours a day. with tin ee shifts. Sergeant AVilliam Welch and his aide, Corporal Howard Ward of Hammond, are electrifying: the Ft. Wayne headquarters with the number of. recruits they send daily. Frequently the commander. Captain Ityan, sends complimentary letters to the sergeant on his excellent work and on The Times' publicity crusade for recruits and the fitness and fine appt-aranee of the majority of his recruits. Today thirteen entbaihed for Ft. Wayne, among- them six Fast Chicago young men. The following lc.: Josepn Chronowslii, Steven Keenan, Charles Reynold, (jus Sutherland, Joseph Sheets. Fmil Sell want, all of Fast Chicago; Theodore Ca.ton, Arthur Koch, Fred Furstcnberg, August Steinhauer, (leorgo Long. Hammond; John I'uke. Gary, and Norbert. lieinrich. Crown Point. Seven Crown Point' young men applied at the office today for enlistment and passed the preliminary examina tion, -j hey wefe .Fred Wise, George Middleton, Harold HuIbt.O, Krne3t Woods, Frank Novotny, Percy M uzza.il and Arthur Brown. All joined the cavalry except Krown, who enliatcd in the infantry. They will leave Thu.-s-da?. Inward Blair, halfback on the "dab by football team last season, has enlisted iu the cavalry and is to leave next Monday. Corporal Ward received word today that the eight recruits from the Northern Indiana Gas company passed final examinations and are now regulars. This order was received today by Sergeant Welch, recruiting officer in Hammond, from the army headquarters: "Von are notified that all candidates for officers reserve training camp wh have been ordered to report to Ft. Wayne, aVe to report to the officer at South Bend, Ind.. who will probab'y be found at Notre Dame university." OAPT. THOMAS RYAN. WE AJIE The only completely equipped optical firm in Lake county. We make all our own lenses. S. Silver, Jeweler & optometrist, 177 State St., Hammond, lnd. 5.7.! K. OF C. NOTICE Regular meeting tonight. Business of special importance. All members ara requested to attend. 5-7-1 D. S. OTONXOR. G. K. ; I'nir tonight nail Tm-silnv: net much r" aiisc in tr:i prrntnrr prolmltl.v li:r:;t j froMi onialit. fieatle tu i::or!err!e 1 liortl-'.rrjit -Aisi'Js.

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CONSCRIPTION PHA1TI0N IS CI (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. May 7. President Wilson has completed his proclamation calling for the selective draft of America's young men and its issuance awaits; the action by congress 'an the conscrip-j tion bill. j The urgent demands for an army ac-' centuatcd by th British and French commission for troops in France led conferees on the draft measure to speed up their work today. Senator Chamberlain hoped to obtain agreement on the! l.ill 1 :.U .. ... , . ..in mum una report it out tomorrow.

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i.i. re are w me (iinerem-es on ttie age Tor, IlHPMSTIHn, . V., Mar 7. IVter dm rt. army prohibition and the Koose-' Merritt alid -John Mrlnbroff. private volt division amendment. A compromim In he nrmy reserve rp, nn.lerKoliiK will be reached on the age question training m avlutorx. were ItiMtantly probably fixing the age between 21 and killed tixluy vrhrn thrlr machine plunK30 years. There w ill be a big fight en , ed from a height of more than 2km) the other two amendments. j f eet. It Is believed the steering gear President Wilson's proclamation will jaiurned. detail fully what is expected of the

young men of America under the selective draft bill. All men between the ages agreed upon will be required to register giving their age, whether married, and if married whether their faynilies are dependent upon them. There will be other information required covering occupation, education, etc. Exemptions will be determined after the registration Is completed. All single men will te taken first together with married men whose families are not dependent upon them for livelihoods. Most men trained along mechanical. medical and such lines will be exempt ed In order to be of use in other work to which they will be called. Three months yll be required to complete the wont oi re lsiraiion. Knights Templar who contemplate making the trip to Kokomo, Wednesday to attend the state commandery convention are urged to meet at the 'Masonic hall tonight, when complete arrangements are to be made. It expected that over fifty Knights of Hammond will make the Journey. A special car has been chartered and every convenience will be secured for the Hammond delegation. BRITISH PEERESS IS A WAR WORKER A'I f Lady Furness. Lady Furness is one of the most prominent figures in the ranks of the British Red Cross. She has seen service at the front and also in the Luse hospitals in England and I' ranee, and she wa.s cited for conspicuous oru.ei v iii a tepti t of Ge.i-c.-l i'..;li.

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sophomores are required according to XT (By United 1'rei.i..) WASHINGTON, Mar 7. The war de partment luurd order today fr the ; mixing for the flrt American forces to 1 be tent to France. (By I nlted Press Cablegram.) l'AHIS, May 7. A unit of Americans ; who will be officially rlanllieri ns liKliting men will begin work at the front Wednesday carrying munition to the French fishier. A. l'iatt Andrews of Laportr, lnd.. In ehartce of the American ambulance corps made thia announcement today. (By l ulled rrenn.) W ASIIINCiTON, May 7. The I nragian steamer (.orlzia, ahlurd which were live Americans, was sunk by a fiermau subiunriae April !M. according o a eonsular's report to the state department tod J. (Br T tilled Crew.) Latest 'Bulletins (By I nited I'rean CaMegrn ru.) I.OMJO.V, .May 7. A hontile aero, plane dropped four bombs on the northeastern ontakirts of London early to day, killing one person and injuring j mo otnera. according to a atatemeut United by Lord French, commander of the home defense forces. Slight dam. age vras done to buildings. fRy I nited Press Cablegram.) PARIS, May 7. Twenty-nine thousand erman soldiers have been captrred by the French since General Seville's great drive started April 16, the French statement said today. The war office in thus reporting the tremendous success of the French push said the offensive was continuing today with 'the French everywhere re. pulsina; counter attacks. In the. hainpnlgne a tremendous lirrmnn counter offensive had been completely held In check. The French continued to retain nil ground captur. ed. II V ARTIIFIt 1".. MAW". (By I nited Press Cablegrnm.) (OPEXHAGEX, May 7. "Any Ger man peace proposals at this time simply Indicates determination of a tremend. ously organized and still powerful nation to train its own ends,' declared American Mlnlnter Kg an today In a warning to the people of America voiced through the I nited Press. Minister Kgan appealed to his eotintrymen not to be deceived by German penwe duplicity and to slacken war preparations under the mistaken im pression Germans are ready to quit. No American official is more conversant with German conditions than Ktcan. A veteran diplomat he , has made a special study of Germany. (By 1 nlted rress Cnblegrnm.) PKTROGRAIJ, May 7. "Keep eoolt don't get eicited. I ara sure the present .Russian crisis will pass off Itself, safd former Foreign Minister Sazunoss today. AMSTERDAM, May 7. Confidence that all German battle fields will "continue in principle" was expressed hy the kaiser In a congratulatory birth, day message to .the crown prince. The message saidi "In grateful spirit and in full confidence I look upon your bat. tie front and our battle f mints inpertnrably resisting; all attacks. They wifl continue in principle." AV ASHIXGTOV, May 7. An' additional loan of $25,000,000 was made today to Great Britain. The transfer was not attended by the usual formality. Secretary McAdoo sent a treasury warrant to Ambassador Spring Rice at the Great Britain embassy and received in return the obligation for the sum. j The loan is n rnrt of the 1O(,0OO.Om 1 viiich will be trrard over to Great ' Uritnin dnrinar May. Tlie rcmrsfnlntr i .: .-Mi0,t!t0 nill h" tranMferred vtitMn i , .it i:eit t'.io v.eckji. i

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Australians Take Another Eiis Oat of Gsrmanys' Line Today, New Prisoners Taken BY SEITHY WOOD (Vnlted Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE TBENCH AB2CIES AFIELD, May 7. Germany's retireneut from France must como airless the French drive is stopped. Tcday"s fightingbrougrht realization c' tile necesiity of such a retreat In the superhuman effort of the enemy to save the Shine's salient. The flower of the German army which Hindenburgr had saved for what he hoped would he a linal decisive offensive is now heing- sacrifice. Entirely aside from the rranco-Brit-ish offensive between St. Quentln an the Eens the Germans are facing- an equal menace in the Champaig-ne. They know that the French offensive between i th" Aisne and aroronvilliers threatens to rorce their evacuation of the Shine's salient. The defenses in that region constitute the keystone supporting the entire German front. The necessity of .preventing cntting off of the salient which would precipitat withdrawal from France is causing Germans to sacrifice last of their reserves in an effort to held hack the French. Six thousand prisoners taken up to date does not indicate a shattered German morale. On the contrary the Germans are resist. tag frantically hut it does indicate the numbers of " reserves being- hurled into the conflict. They are being- put to slaughter Ufre sheep. Today standing cn a heights from which I could see the French wipingff out the Hindcnhnrg salient, it was possible with glasses to see long lines of motors packed with troops being rushed to the front by tie Germans. BT WIX.Z.IAM PHI1LIP SHIMS '(United Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH TEE BRITISH AB,2CIES, AFIELD, May 7. Australian troops forged ahead a mile into the German lines early this morning. At the moment of cabling- this hole is being- successful, ly maintained ngainst all connter-at. tacks. The penetration of the German front thus achieved is aronnd Kiencourt. The Australians began their drive at dawn. Their whole salient was pushed (Continued on p,ige seven.) FRENCH SAILORS HONOR WASHINGTON -A Ml 4 -i , J it x -"... i?t a . r 5 1 It ' -.- r y - . French tars visiting AVashinRton statue at eub-treasury building in Wall street. New York. Sailors from a French warship on shore leave in New York visited the statue of Washington at the subtreasury building- in Wall street, and placed a wreath upon it. While in the city the foreijni guests are piloted around and shown the sight by American Jackies statione-i in yort-

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