Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 281, Hammond, Lake County, 10 May 1917 — Page 1

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'GERMANY HAS NO REASON TO FIGHT U.S.'

SHE ILL United Press Obtains Statements from Diverse Elements In Germany fBy United Press Cablegram.) BERLIN (Via London) May 10. Germany holds no reason for an offensive against America but will not forego her present use of submarines for peaca. The war can only be, ended on a basis that no dishonorable terms be inflicted on any nation. These expressions were obtained today by the United Press from the two most diverse elements In Germany the government and the socialists. The government's view of America's entrance Into the war was given In a statement authorised by the foreign office. Phillip Scheidemann, socialist leader, voiced the view of the other extreme element which ha been most active In recent peace propaganda. The government defends the use of the submarine as her most potent means of defensive warfare and Scheidemann gave expression to the basis on which the peace - would be made. The foreign office does not regard the torpedoing o American ships within the danger sons described by Germany as a hostile act as all countries were warned of its existence. The government regards the submarine warfare as its most valuable weapon and it will be continued within the announced area. It was pointed out that American ships were being attacked only within the danger zones. fBy BEN SOT.) . New Hampshire, May . The letters and papers are now reaching us on schedule time, bringing pienty of sunshine Into the bleak and raw New England weather, and producing many a smile. Officials connected with the handling of the mail are now fully aware that Hammond is on the map. as the heavy flow of mail of the past few days ha made it necessary to re-arrange the schedule of delivery and provide additional means of transporting, of course, the Hammond bunch is not wholly responsible, but mostly, according to thr sergeant in charge. We all gathered In the gym last night to compare notes and read The Times (not a line is missed) and we noted with great surprise how pleasantly the boys at Fort Andrews are situated. We do not question the reports of our esteemed friend Chayken but they are (Continued on page nine.) MORE ENLISTMENTS RECORDED AT GARY Gary and Hammond Give Sixth of State's Quota Beat Some States. Gary lias given six more young men to tin? United States army. Sergent U.rgman had the following enlistments i p t" noon: Otto Bundy. Stanislaw Ceislak. Charles Coltram, Gibson Jarvis, Floyd Mfad and Virgil M. Wallace. Latest reports of the war department show that Indiana leads all states save Nevada in giving its percentage quota to the army. Hammond alone has given more men than the state of Maine. Vermont and New Hampshire combined, while Gary's quota has exceeded total enlistments in Delaware, Maryland and New Hampshire. Onesixtii of Indiana's enlistments havt rme from thi two cities of Gary f nd Ilunmoml. Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday, May 19th. 5-3-10t

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Bathing in Red and White. $1 i; I; r "No, this -is not a bathing suit made of the national colors," said Miss Ida Schnall. expert in swimming and diving. "I would not use the national colors for sucha purpose at this time, at any time for that matter. But I am going to use this costume of red and white eilk this year." The photograph show? her diving from a point fifty feet above the water. STREET GAR GO. . OBJECTS TO PLAf Charles E. Lawrence, represent ing ( the Hammond, East Chicago and Whu-! ing street car line, was before the East j Chicago board of works last Monday re- j i monstrating against the proposed plan for the improvement of Forsvth ave. The plan involves leaving a strip eighteen feet wide in .the middle of the street for a double track railway and that this strip be macadamized. This expense would fall largely on the street car company and this was the plan to which Mr. Lawrence voiced objections. The matter was thoroughly discussed from every conceivable angle and at the conclusion of the discussion a compromise was made and the board parsed the preliminary resolution in accordance with its orginal plans. Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday, May 13th. 5-9-10t WHITING KEEPS ITP GOOD WORK (Srieeial to The Times. Tatrick Lynch of Sheridan a.venu and Mike Barbarich of Whiting, em ployed In the Indiana Harbor Stat bank, left yesterday for Fort Wa to take their final examination. Thomas D. Tift of Laporte avenue, employed as a draughtsman at the Standard Oil Company for the past two years, also left yesterday for his post, he being a member of the officers' reserve. Roy Moon and Ora Jacobson left yestordav for St. Louis to take their final examinations. Thomas O'Hara of Laporte avenue, expects to also leave soon for St. Louis, he having already taken the preliminary sieps in enlistment. Whiting expects to send a nun-,lor of other young men to the colors w ithin the next few days. Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday, May 19th. 5-3-10t WANT TEACHING OF GERMAN STOPPED TIMES BIREAV , AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. May 10. a committee of state educators appointed by the governor will undertake at a conference this afternoon to eliminate the teaching of German in the schools of Indiana. It will also plan to co-operate with the federal authorities in dealing with pro-German teachers.

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WHAT WAR TAX BILL WILL DO In addition to taxing tea and coft'ee for an amount not yet calculated, the new war revenue bill is calculated to raise, in exact figures. $1,810,420,000. It is expected to produce this y?ar: Income Tax New war tax. $532,700,000; retroactive incomes, $10S. 000.000. Additional excess profits, 000.000. Liquors Distilled spirits. Income lax on $100,000.000: rectified spirits. $7,500.0(10; fermented liquors. $37,000,000; wines, $. 000.000. Soft drinks, sirups, etc., $20,000,-" 000. Cigars. $11,000,000; cigarettes. $25,000,000: tobacco. $SO.000.000; snuff. $2,000,000; cigarette papers. $200,000. Stamp taxes. Including documents and playing cards, $33,000,000. Increase in 'customs duties, $200,000,000. Increase in first-class mail matter. $70,000,000: in second-class mail matter. $19,000,000. Transportation Freight bills, $77,500,000; passer.ger tickets. $7'.000,000; express bills. $ to.000.00O; pipe lines, $4,500,000; seats, berth.s and staterooms, $750,000. Klectric lights, gas, domestic power, telephone service, $30,000,000. Telegraph and telephone messages, $7,000,000. Advertising. $7,500,000. Insurance. $5,000,000. Automobiles, trucks and motorcycles, $68,000,000; tires and tubes. $12,500,000. Musical instruments, phonograph records. $7.OC0.000. Motion picture films, $7,000,000. Jewelry. $7,500,000. Sporting goods, golf clubs, baseball bats, billiard and pool tables and balls. $2,000,000. - Pleasure boats, $500,000. Perfumes and cosmetics, J 4,750. -ooo. Proprietary medicines. $S. 500, 000. shewing gum, $1,000,000. Admissions to theaters and other amusements. $60,000,000. Dues in clubs and other organizations, $1.500.f'"0. War estate tax. t, 000,000 (estimated, however, that the increase will yield $35,500,000 when in full operation). H.HU0HD TEMPLARS Sl)fPERA MISHAP Host's Auto Skids on Snowy Road Is Thrown Down Embankment. KOKOJIO, IND.. May 10. Four Hani mond Knight Templars here attendig the 63rd annual session of the Indiana Grand Cornmandery had a narrow escape from death yesterday when as auto in which they rode wa-s ovetrurn All were injured more or less. The Victims. ALBERT STICKLER, bruised about head. CIIAS. VAN VALKENEERG, jaw bruised and face skinned. NORMAN BRIDGE, slight bruises, SID KAUFMAN, slight bruises. John Campbell, a Kokomo Templar In a new Haynes Six. was taking the Ham" mond men a ride, n had been snowing. In making a turn on a road just outside of town the car skidded end a projecting hummock saved it from going entirely over. All the men were thrown out. RECEIVE OIDS CROWN POINT. IXD., May 10. The county comfliissioners in session today received bids on asphaltic paving material, bridge lumber and crushed limestone, for the county repair department. On May 17 the William T. Dickinson (Cedar Creek township), Vincent Theilen (Hanover), and T. C. Lessen (Hanover) road improvements are up for letting. There are a number of bridge lettfngs on the seventeenth and twentyfourth. Whether or not the commissioners decide, es the governor has suggested, to suspend all impro emnts during the war. it is probable these lettings will be made. FLEW OVER LAKE COUNTY Victor Carlstrom the aviator who was killed yesterday at Newport News. Vs., Is the aviator who flew over Hammond, Gary and Hobart last fall en route from Chicago' to New York. He fiti.r.ipted a continuous flight, In.'t -i;s forced to descend at Erie, Pa.. he.u:!sc of leky gasoline tank. He completed the trip1 the following day. His continuous flight record from Chicago to Erie stood until riecently, when it was beaten by Miss Ruth Law.

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1017

NEXT YEAR'S BILL ' TO BE EVER SE Official Statement Intimates That ill 1918 We May Be Germany's Chief Foe. (Special to Tub Times.) WASIiLVtS-rON. D. G. May 10. That the new war kx bill is to be but a small test of patriotism now and that the country will in all probability be called upon to make infinitely greater acrinces watf the gist of a speech made by a western member of the ways and means committee yesterday when he said: "We am entering upon a war which promises to be of long duration. Next year we may expect a much larger taxing bill than the bill we ar now presenting and the next year a still larger bill, and so vii until the end of this war. When will the'war end? It will end when we wTn it. be that length of time two years or twenty y,ars. A year from now -wm .may be Germany's principal antagonist In this straggle. W will also be called npon for ' tremendous sacrUlces. We have not discharged our patriotic duty to our country when we decorate our automobiles with the flags of this nation and of our allies and hang the national colors from our windows. When this bill makes it. appearance tomorrow the country will know we are at war. Taxable resources of the United States as compared with other world powers arg almost without limit. We have preentod Instils bill what appears to be the least objectionable. In the bill next year it will be necessary to go ii.to other subjects." 1G ROW AT FRONT Son of Senator and Mrs. F. M. Gavit Leaves Paris for Battlefront Yesterday. Opecial to The Timk.) WHITING. 1ND, May 10. Senator ami Mrs. F. N. Gavit received a cable j lest night from Paris, riamc, stating that Albert Gavit, their ton who sailed some time ago to join th American ambulance corps thTe, left for the front yesterday arid as there is' heavy fighting on the St. Quentin-Rheims J front, the Whiting youth will get to see some stirring action shortly. Several of his compaaions were detailed to drive ammunition wagons a duty associated with great danger, but Mr. Gavit was ordered to drive ari ambulance which is to bring wounded irom the battle lines to base, hospitals. NEW STATE CASES The following state cases were filed in the Lake superior court at Hammond Wednesday by Mead and Royce: State of Indiana vs. Tom Posey, assault and battery: appealed from city court of Kast Chicago. State of Indiana vs. J. It. Prasser, provoke: appealed from city court of East Chicago. State of Indiana vs. Wm. J. Gilmore, assault and battery; appealed from East Chicago city court. State of Indiana vs. John Sagat, keeping saloon open after hours; appealed from East Chicago city court. State of Indian vs. Louis Chopis; State vs. Pete Dollas, keeping house 111 fame; appeal from city court of East Chicago. Don't forget Red Cross day of the I iiammona ciwutr jaiuruaj, jy i 19th. A-5-9-10t Lake County Leads Rest of Indiana. The following approxlxnat tlmata of the laka county men who bar ffoaa to jola the colors la a tribute that no other Indiana county can equal. Thesa figures Include recruits in nil branches of service, officers' reserve corps an! engineers' reserve corps: Hammond 513 Oary -01 Oversees Company 250 East Cbioago . 102 Indiana Harbor 109 Crown Point 83 Waiting" 48 Hobart 3S Lowall 18 Orlffltu 11 Highland 4 '. Oyer 3 St. Jofcn 2 tasiaj? 3 Minster 2 Scherervtlle a TOTAIt 1,688

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tlMtl- . - , . AWK -.'..V.-'M-. Si i i Here are some of the boys who join - ed the Marine Corps less than two, months ago. They. were taken in action on one of the large";t battleHDLLWEG TO HIM?. PEACE TERMS By I nlteri Press Cablrjiram.l AMSTERDAM, May 10. Chancellor Hollveg is to nnonunce German's sencrl terms hut when and in whit form dispatchr-a toihiy did not d!t!'io.j. I'rcMimn i.ly it will be in a speei.h if the lU'ichstag but the German assembly is 'scheduled to adjourn w ithin a wc. K. One repot t toJiy fix,.-.! Monday as t.ie date but this was unconfirmed el. sew lie re. The Kavarian Statts Zeintusr, tredited with being the mouthpiece of Count Hertling. I'.ivarian premier, publishes an editorial insisting' that Germany does not desire war indemnities but w ill, insist that Fhe have every facility to obtain raw material for her manufacturers; that her foreign trade be granted every opportunity to de velop 8 nd that ail German ships and colonies be returned. WOMEN VOTERS WILL REGISTER Hammond suffrage loaders were unable today to state when the registration of women voters in cities of lesser rank than the first and serond class is to be held in Indiana for the constitutional convention and the, fall election. Registration in cities of the first and second ehiss began yesterday and extends unt'.l October S. Mrs. R. O. Rick, one of the suffrage workers, stated it was her understanding thftt for ' the cities of the third class the registration for the fall election would be. held thirty dnys rrior to the election and for the constitutional convention from June 22 to August 25. Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday, May 13th. 5-3-lOt THREE CALLED TO THE CAMP Luther Ellis, high school teacher and basketball coach, Norman Bridge and George Hayman, applicants for enlistment for officers' training, were notified tod3y to report at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, at once. The young men will leave tomorrow. Others who have enrolled fj Ihe training are expecting to be called. Mr. Ellis received notification by telegram while he was teaching a class. Don't forget Red Cros day of the Hammond chapter Saturday. May K'th. . "-?-lrt HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ENLIST Four Hammond high school girls have enliKted in the active Red Cross service and will be held on the' list'until they are old enough t' They are Virgene Hammond, MoAleer andMiriam Pirie. Ire sel, a higii" scliol girl, has also etilist- ; ed. Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday, May 10th. 0-3-10t

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- - f I V9 -ox t i 1 " ' : shiP- T1'e marines are the soldiers ot the sea. ana it is tneir cuty wnen on battleships to fight with rifles and with all the means employed by land soldiers. Latest "Bulletins (By I nltrd Press t'ablcsrratn.) MtM)0, May 10. Two more British I hospital fchip have been mini, by a j ticrmnn milmrarine, C'banrellor of the j Kelieiiior Honar I.avi. announced toj lny He dcrllned to otale -whether Rngl land hnd decided to make ani re prisal. : f Kf I nlted Prea n rnm. j PK.ritOt.it AD, May IO Resumption tf artillery Bring- over nearly the en. itire RuHsinn front wan reported In toI da.Va official atatetnent. The flring especially hot In the Ovlna rearlon. j ear 7-Iotclioft", a tirrraan attack, failed, (with heaty loas. j (B.t I nlted Preaa.) -M;w YOKK. May 10. I nfilled orders I of the I nlted tatea Steel corporation ion April .'? amounted to 12,13,0H3 tona against 11.711,644 tona on March "I. It was annonneed todav. On April SO. the unfilled orders totaled 2S.551 tons. -. (By 1 nlted Preaa Cablegram.! Hl.lt LI N (Via London) May IO. "Kroaaor is completely In our hands despite repeated English altaeka,- declared today's official statement. (Ity I nlted Preaa Cablegram.) I.OMION, May 10. V . destroyer action n which four Britlili vessels pursued eleven destroyers to within ran are of the batteries at Zeebrugge vrna announced in the admiralty atntement toda. (Ily I nlted Preaa Cablegram.) I.itXDON, May 1". I.oaa or a big paaaencer ateamer vrlth seventy persons, including several 'peopje of note," aboard, was announced in a - London Chronicle editorial today. The editor. Jal voiced Insistent demand that the house of common explain why the admiralty ''pursues Its inconsistent policy of concealing; facts. "About a week ago," the editorial declared, "a large ateamer waa sunk and seventy lives lost, aome of them people of note. No news was publish, ed of the disaster.'' (Bt I nlted Prcsa Cablegram.) BY ARTHUR E. MA. ClIPKXHAHES, May If).- .ennany Is so concerned about the recent nroally sentiment In Sweden due to America's entry Into the war that ah Is probably cnlnir to send her moat expert propngaodlMf there as ambassador. He Is Count von Bernatorff. former envoy to Washington. BOAT OVERTURNS; .EIGHT ARE INJURED t Hy I nited Press.) PHILADELPHIA, May 10. One man Was killed and eight injured here to day when the United States revenue cutter Guthrie, overturned in dry dock at the League Island navy yard. SOCIETY TO MEET A meeting of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid society is to be held in the Central school Friday evening a 8 o'clock, and Hammond people interested in the organization poses are Invited to attend.

Plant A Garden!. Do It Today ONE CENT PER COPY (Back Bombers 2c prt rosy.) rn All From 21 to 31 ire Subject fo Call as Provided For In Measure (Hjr 1 nlted Press.) WASHISGTOX, May lO. Usratinr vrants a coagrena of the nntln r Amerlra." Bolivia, Braril. Columbia. Chile, Mexico, Cuba. Peru a nil Part, gnay have accepted the Idea thna tar. Jnmt what Is behind the meeting l not Indicated except from the fact that the meeting rrma ilrst called a "peace coBgrena.' (Rj lotted Preaa. WASHINGTON. May 1 0 Eliminating the Roosevelt division amendmerr from the selective army service bsli. house and senate conferees on the army measure, reached an agreement toiiay and will report to their respective bodies as soon as their findings can put into shape. They also eliminated the Fall amend-" ment providing for the raising of a cavalry force for border duty by volunteers. The prohibition amendment as passed by the senate was left in th bill. The age limit for those subject to selective conscription was fixed ;t 21 to 30 years. All men more than "1 and up to 31 will be subject to servWAs it stands there is every probability the senate will make so.v.e effort to restore tho Roosevelt ..amendment, hut since the conferees have agreed to eliminate it and the administration does not want it In, it is not believed that it could pass the senate again. After a 6hort session this morning it was announced all. lines of different have been erased but it was admitted there might be some opposition to I . report in both house and senate. Senator Chamberlain said he would introduce the conference report this afternoon in the senate. COAL HEARING EXT WEEK TIMES BlXBEAtr. AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IN1T. May 10. The members of Indiana's 'newly appointed public service commission will begin holding hearings throughout the state next Wednesday on the coal situation. Commissioner E. M. Lewis hus made this itinerary: Wednesday South Bend. Thursday Elkhart. Friday Hammond. Saturday Gary. DR. HOWATT NAMED AS A DELEGATE Dr. W. F. Howatt is being named as a very competent candidate as delegate to the constitutional convention, and his friends are confident that h wouli accept the responsibility and honor. THE WEATHER F'alr tonight and Friday i not muck change In temperature; gentle to moderate winda, monthly no'theaat. U-Boat Campaign Is Winning, Says Inventor tt i.'A.T.,"? u,-c-- 'NT ' :' C -K "With the U-boats German is rapidly getting a strangle-hold on England," says Hudson Maxim. "The empire of the sea is fasting from oversea to undersea from Britain to Germany. "If England is starved Into submission, we are lost. With Britain out of the way, Germany 'will smash us like a puff-ball with one swip of ths mailed fist."

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