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VOL. VI NO. 10 OFFEKNE DEADLOCKED (By United Press Cablegram-) LONDON, May 19. The Hindenburg ffensive was apparently deadlocked sain today with British massed reserved forces. Haig reported merely a number of raiding encounters and no action of major importance. (By United Press Cablegram.) FARIS, May 19. Renewal of Germany's concerted counter offensive in a formidable drive northwest of Bra ye. was announced by the French official statement today. The attack was over a wide front. It was smashed by the Trench artillery except .at one point to the west where a few Germanf groups succeeded in gaining French advance positions. The Braye attack was one of two assaults in force which the Germans flung against the French along the SoissonsRheirris front. The other was northwest of Rheims. There the enemy used liquid fire and preceded the attack by a tremendous storm of artillery. For three days now the Germans have tried to force the French from their recently won position in the Braye and Craonne sectors. 21 YEARS OLD -TODAY, HE ENLISTS Harold Stout, son of Mr. and Mrs. TV A. Stout. 90 Detroit street, was 21 years old today, and to celebrate his entrance into his majority he enlisted in the cavalry branch of the United .States army through the Hanrrtnond recruiting station and left on the noon train for Ft. Wayne. Stout graduated from Hammond high school and was a student at "Wabash college until a week ago. He is well known here. Fred LaRibe, also of Hammond, joined the cavalry and left with Mr. StoutIDENTIFY BODY OF DROWNED MAN The body of the drowned man fenind in Lake George last Wednesday by Motor Patrolman Warner has been identified as John Lusk, a Chicago groceryclerk. A bill from the Stivak and Stein giocerv found in his pockets led to his identification. He worked for this firm. The body had evidently been in the water for several weeks. The theory thatt he might have been murdered is held plausible. 'BACK TO SOIL" SUIT UAS MILITARY LOOK This "back to the soil" parment, designed for the farmerette or for camp wear, features khaki skirt and knickerbockers nf cody hat. The Mrt f&steM down back mod front wad mm hm looaeMd if 6m wearer,

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SOUTH BEND AHEAD AT THREE O'CLOCK South Bend led in the scoring at 3:30 this afternoon at Gleason Field, Gary, where the annual track and field meet of Northern Indiana, high schools was being held. The standing at that time was: South Bend. 10: Goshen, S; Emerson, 7: Hammond, 6; Laporte, 3; East Chicago. 1: Crown Point. 1. m Szold tied the rec rd set by Leisure of South Bend In 191J when he won the 440-yard dash. The results of the 440 were as follows: 44Q-yard dash Szold, Emerson, first, time, 53 1-5; Rohrer, Goshen, second; Mreuzberger, South Bend, third. Rohrer of Goshen ran the 100-yard dash in ten flat, tying the record set by Bla;r in 1904 in the northern Indiana meet, and beating Rhind of Hammond, who was secorrd. with Murphy of East Cliicago. thfrd. Mohre of South Bend won the high jump at five feet four inches, and Viant of Gary and Robbins of Hammond, tied for second place. The heats in the hurdles follow: 1 20- V a rd Hurdles. First heat Smith. South Bend, first; Anderson. Elkhart, second. "Time .21. Second heat Lohrer. . Goshen, first; Clybourn, South Bend, second. Time .19 1-5. Third heat Eltinc:, Crown Point, first; Obenchain, MIshawaka, , second. Time .21 1-5. INDIANAPOLIS, May 19. Elimination contests were being held in ten sections of the state today preparatory to the general high school athletic meet scheduled for La Fayette next week. The sectional contests today were being held at Anderson, Brazil, Crawfordsville. Covington. Delphi. Gary, Huntington. Franklin, Linton and Indianapolis. All these men who today won first. second and third places, and the winning relay teams in the sectional contests will have the, opportunity of talc-, lng part in the state meet next Saturday. Last year Shortridge high school of Indianapolis won the state championship. Four field events, running broad Jump, high Jump, pole vault and shot put; seven track events; or the 100y.rd dash. 220-yard dash, 440-yard dc.sh, half mile and mile run and 120 and 220-yard hurdles are on the program. Dope this year favors a dark hors to take the championship. Shortridge has been weakened by the loss of one star. GREAT WAR BUDGET PASSED BY SENATE By United Press.) WASHINGTON. May 19. The greatest war budget in the history of the United States carrying $3,342,364,131.22 was passed by the senate today. The bill provides appropriation for the military and naval establishment and authorizes unlimited power for the president in purchasing and constructing merchant ships. CARLOAD OF BEST HOLSTEINS SENT TO OKLAHOMA Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT, IND.. May 19. L. E. Hohman of Tulsa. Okla., has purchased a carload of pure bred Holsteins for foundation breeding stock in Oklahoma on the Indian reservations. These are some of the best bred Holsteins in Lake county and were bought through Senator Thomas Grant of LowelL William Newton was the breeder of twelve of these animals and Messrs. Halfman, Heide, Iddings, Ellis and Grant furnished the rest of the car load. Senator Grant went with the carload to see they were properly provided with food and water "-while en route. Mr. Hohman is known to many people in Lake county as he formerly lived in Hammond. COL. ROOSEVELT NON-COMMITAL tB;r In I red Preen.) NEW YORK. May 19.' Col. Roosvelt was silent today on the president's declination of his volunteer army, nor did he comment on the president's selection of General Pershing to lead the first expeditionary force to France, rershing was one of Rosevelt's favorite army officers when Roosevelt was president. He was promoted over 862 .other officers from a captaincy to become brigadier general. INDIANA GUARD TO SOUTHWEST 4By Vlted Prees.) WASHINGTON, May 19. The distribution of national guard troops was announced by the war department today. National guard troops from twelve of the middle western and northern ! slates are to be sent to ti e southern department training camp on the border. The seventeenth division comprising Indiana and Kentucky goes to the southeastern department.

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nn i Special to The Times.) WHITING. Ind., May 19. The Standard OH company of Whiting has again given a general advance in wages which is now in effect, it is officially announced. The advance extends throughout the plant. Following is a list of the principal classifications: Hr. Rate. Hr. Rate. 'Old NewCaulkers Riveters Machinists , Welders Common Laborvi. Pipe Fitter ...... Electricians Carpenters ....... Painters at o .525 .53 .575 .30 .53 .65 .53 .45 .625 .575 .58 .2S .35 .5 .60 .58 .50 .65 i 56 M Stlllmen .625 Stillmen Helpers 531, M RUSSIA TO REVISE TREATIES Duma Leaders, However, Pledge Unshaken Loyalty to Allies. BV WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. By lotted Prens Cablegram.) PETROGKAD. May 19 Russia's new eolation government win insist on revision of existing treaties pledging the nation with its allies and will demand full publicity and revision of all peace terms and war aims. With the completion and installation of the new ministry today this reform became known. The new government does not Insist on publcation of present Inter-ally agreements, those treaties which were entered into by the old regime in Russia. It insists however, that these old agreements be abrogated and new compacts with the existing governments place them. Those new agreements in lir wltn the present Russian slogan of publicity. No secret, diplomacy will be made public in full. V WILLIAM i. SHEPHERD. (By InJted Pre Cablegram.) PETROGRAD, May IS. It appeared today that the Lloyd George of Russia has been found. He is A. F. Kerfcnsky, minister f war and marines under the new collation cabinet. Kerensky issued two appeals to the people today. Orders to the troops ard sailors indicate he would expect Implicit discipline. A speech he delivered to the present congress was an eloquent plea for a "heroic effort." The minister announced he would shortly go to the front to address the soldiers to stir them to renewed activity. On Kerensky's shoulders will fall not only the task of reviving Russia's army but of organiiinz adequate transport service throughout the nation. He is by far the most popular members of the new ministry, the most useful and a radical socialist. A meeting of duma leaders yesterday adopted resolutions warning the government it is essential there be unshaken loyalty to our allies. mm stock to 'BE SOLD AT AUCTION John K. McGarry, Jeweler and opti cian, will sell his complete line of stock. valued at $35,000, at auction. The sale is to start Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and continue daily until the entire stock is sold. The purpose of the auction is to make room for workmen who are to re-decorate the store. located at 599 Hohman street. After the workmen have finished Mr. McGarry will open one of the most up to-date and finely furnished jewelry shops In northern Indiana. He is ad vertising- that it will be one of the Hallmark stores', of which there are 400 over the country. Two sales are to be held daily, at 2 p. m. and 7 p. m. John F. Turner of New York City. Is to conduct the auction, which is to be an old-fashioned one. LEGS AND ARMS BROKEN, HE LIVES To the surprise of attending physicians little five-year-old Vincent Paris! is still living. " Vincent ha4 both arms and legs broken and sustained a fracture of the skull as the result of an automobile accident. A Michigan Central train hit the machine in which he was riding with nine others last Sunday nijtht at Forsyth r.v.nue, killing his father end mother and injuring four. Vincent was not expected to live over 48 hours. The interne at Bt. Margaret's hospital said this morning that the little f ellow would probably recorer.

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KEEP TRADE NORMAL A well-known merchant ! n note ( warning to tie public, In wttlrh be nsks that trade be kept normal. He see on to aayt -I believe the.nfvcateM of strina:. ent eronomr, If ther are not ear. fnl, will, wlthoot any mma found, ed on present fundamental and m terlal fact, brlna; on depreoaion, be. they will attraet and are liable to Influence moat tboae who can best afford to be pfltrlotle to the extent, e.t least, of earrylna; oat their plana and going en with their aJfalra aa nanal. Foreign order and government orders will "speed up' Industrie which are aeeeaaary to the armies of defense. But the Industries nee. eaury to the army of aervlee the normal, every-day bustnesa 'Indnstriea of the country -depend upon the country's cltlsena at bome. And thesa Indaatrlea cither directly or Indirectly will anpply the hulk of the money to be used for all theae other purpoaca.' AUSTRIAN LOSSES 12,000, CAOOiA SWEEPS F (By United Press Cablegram.) ROME. May 19. Austrian casualties up to Tuesday in Cadorna'a offensive were reliably estimated at 12,000 dead wounded and missing. SUice that date further successes have prt'bably inflicted aa great casualties on the enemy. Rome is fired with enthusiasm over the victorious progress of the Italian troops. Front dispatches today related an almost unceasing battle along the-entire front, attack and counter attacks by the enemy melting into orfa gigantic conflict. Much of the fighting was hand to hand. Gorizia-ts suffering from the Italian bombardment. (Br TJnlted Press Cablegram.) VIENNA (by way of London), May 19. Abandonment of Kuk's Hill, southeast of Plava "after two days of fiercest fighting," was announced in the Austrian official statement today. "In the Gorizia region," the statement continued, "there were massed night attacks whicb were stopped. Around Montesanto a strong attack In the morning was repelled in hand to hand fighting. Three thousand prisoners were taken." - A small Are was jjuickly extinguished Thursday night in the , city barn, the building adjoining "Fire Department No. 1. WHO THEY ARE. The candidate for mayor on the Cltlsena' tleket In Hammond, Dan Brown, ofnelal of a well-knowu Gary rm't made hundreds of friends In Hammond when he conducted the Krle hotel and later the American hotel. Matter Bielefeld, candidate for city treasurer. Is one of the nart popular conductors on the street car line. William' Roae. nominee for city clerk, la a well-known hnsinesa man of the Orth Side. "Attorney Tlicoiiorc Klotz, who received the nomination for city Juda;e. bna been prominent In. the life the city for yenra.

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Definite .settlement of the conscription question and the setting by the president of June 5 as the day for registering of all males between the ages of 21 to 30, was expected today to act as a great impetus to enlisting. Recruiting officers in Hammond. Gary. East Chicago and Whiting freely predicted that the coming week will be a banner one, just as the past week has been the poorest since the declaration of war owing to the fact that congress was putting the finishing touches on the draft bill and the country was In suspense. ' "With the signing by the president of the draft bill Lake county passed the 1,800 mark in enlistments with Hammond leading the state, having sent out more than seven hundred since April 6 when war with Germany was declared. The report for the Northern Indiana enlisting for the month of April finds Hammond in the lead. Fort Wayne is probably second although it Is not possible to tell exactly from the figures as all recruits sent by postmasters and from small towns are credited to Fort Wayne although they are not recruited there but merely pass through that office. A rumor is current for which there is no confirmation that Lake county having given 1.800 volunters since the TO P OF Has Lake county a good tract of 5,000 acres it wants to lease or sell to "the government for a divisional army camp of 28,000 men? Here's some more about it in an Indianapolis dispatch: INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. May 19. Whether the training camp for the Ninth division of the army to be raised by conscription will be placed In Indiana or Kenutcky will be determined by a board of L'nited States imy orricers which met here today. . Ttte board Is required to make its report to the war department by June 3. Kentucky is working hard to get the camp and as the matter now stands it has the jump on Indiana. There are two available sites near Louisville and two at Lexington that have been offered to the board and all will be inspected. Plenty of Time. But Colonel Lewis has given out the information that the government requires only f.000 acres provided it is the right kind and possess the natural advantages of water topograph, etc., that are necessary to a training camp. This, together with the fact that the army officers' board will take time to consider all sites offered, will give Indianapolis and Indiana people ample opportunity to offer other locations. The board has word that Lapirrto Mi a site to offer and a site at New Albiiny also is to be proposed. The training camp will be big enough to accommodate a division of 28,000 troop and two regiments bes?3es, mak

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declaration of war will Ns exempted from the draft. The origin of this report is unknown and so far it is mere speculation, and considered improbable. The official returns for recruiting during April follow: Hammond 275 South Bend 250 Gary 160 Marion 113 Kokomo T 62 Elkhart '. 73 Logansport 35 Indiana Harbor 4 2 Rochester 35 Michigan City 2 28 Hartford City V 46 Fort Wayne and small towns 451 No more applicants under eighteen years of age will be accepted for army service, even with their parent's consent, was the order Sergeant William Welch and Corporal Howard Ward of the Ham mond recruiting station received today from Captain Thomas F. Ryan, commanding' recruiting in Northern Indiana. The aviation division is closed to recruiting stations until further order. Special permission must be had before a recruit can be -assured of being placed in this section. Sergeant Welch expects to send twenty-five rookies to Ft. Wayne Monday. E ing a total of about 30.000 men. The site chosen must contain at least S50 acres in one part on which the cantonment buildings will be erected. The remainder of the land must be available for drill grounds, rifle and artillery target ranges, corrals and other features. Transportation Important T actor. Transportation facilities will be an Important factor In the selection of a site for the camp. Colonel Lewis said. COMSTOCK OF INDIANA, DEAD (By Inlted Frees.) WASHINGTON. May 19. Representative Danied W. Comstock, 76, of Richmond, Ind., died of pneumonia today in his residence at the Dewey hotel.? He had been ill but a short time. THE WEATHER Thunder showera tula afternoon or tonlgrhtl cooler 'tonlKht Sunday partly cloudy And much cooler; moderate to freaa southwest winds becoming- fresh and northerly. THOSE LONG WAITS To have jour eyes examined can' be eliminated by making an appointment with us and that time will be resf-rvtd for you. S. Sliver, Jeweler & Optician. 1T7 State' St., Hammond. Ind. 6-18-1

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a. AND WEEKLY EDITION. FLOWER FORGES Finest Body of Troops In The World-Seasoned By Villa Hunt (By United Press.) NEW YORK. May 19. America's first squadron of air fighters .will accompany Pershing's expedition to 'France. The first reserve aero squadron of 154 men, 34 of them pilots and the balance mechanics, is being mobolized and will be on the French front within a few weeks, the Aero Club of America announced. ' - The squadron will fly French battle planes under the stars and stripes. The personnel comprises men trained at government aero schocri at ilineola and Governor's Island. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, May 19. A regiment of marines, about 2,600 men under command of Colonel Charles A- Doyen of the Washington barracks, will go on the first American army expedition to France. ( The regiment wilf be composed mainly of organizations which have recently seen active service in Haiti, San Domingo and Cuba, according to official announcement from-tha liAvy department today! They will-be armed, equipped and orgainzed similar to the army with which they will serve. By WEBB EULLEB (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May 1 9. "The finest body of troops in the world, that is what a foreign military observer exclaimed as Pershing's veterans swung across the 31eiitan border four months ago. And these are the men who will make up "Pershing's twenty-tive thousand" the first American troops ordered to France.. They are the men that rushed across the "Hell Heights" twenty-three miles without water in a withering sun in one day and pitched camp singing. America and the allies will be proud of these men. They are the flower of the American army. In the twelve thousand men that followed Pershing into Mexico after Villa, the United Slates has the best- trained body of.men and trained for real fighting that can be found in the world. NURSE LEAVES - FOR FRANCE WHITING. Ind., May 19. Miss Clara Hoffman, a professional nurse, left Chicago this week with twenty-sir other nurses for service in France. Miss Hoffman returned only recently from France and was anxious to return. WANT BAKERS FOR U. S. ARMY Bakers are wanted by the United States army. Sergeant Welch received a notice to this elTect from Fort Wayne headquarters today, stating thaT expert bakers are wanted in the quartermaster corps. CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER ACTIVE WAR WORKER Mise Phyllis Boyd. Hiss Phyllis Boyd, daughter fit Captain Boyd of the British army, is actively engaged in war service. Her activities hc s on several "cessions won her public ccmr.iendiio.i and she has been th ubject of several eulogies in the public prirts of the British capital

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