Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 297, Hammond, Lake County, 28 May 1917 — Page 1

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Austria Masses All Reserves, Loses Sixty Thousand Men Since May 14th By JO HIT H. HEABIET (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ROME, May .28. Austria is massing every man of her reserves for a last desperate defense of Trieste. Meanwhile her troops on the left wing are gradually giving way before the Italian advance. Estimates from the front today put the total Austrian losses in dead, wounded and missing since May 14 when the Italian offensive started at sixty thousand. The enemy is "fighting bravely under heavy flre and terrific smashes from Cadornas infantry, according to word from the Carso line today, civil evacuation of Trieste has been ordered. Prisoners were quoted as declaring the Austrian defense greatly handicapped because of lack of adequate reserves. The Russian front has already been drained of every possible man consistent v.ith safety, both to reinforce the dwindling, man supply on the western and Italian fronts. ONE DEAD; ONE DYING EARYJUTO TOLL The week-end being cool and rainy the auto death rate at Gary was confined to one fatality. Another man is dying. Several cars were wrecked or damaged In the carnival of speeding that took place In all streets. Stogan Parrpovich, who fell out of a speeding auto, is dead from a fractured skull. Peter Holakowlth. 2245 "Washington street. Gary, is near death at Mercy hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries received Sunday evening in a motor accident at 19th avenue and Broadway. Holakowith was on a motorcycle when a jitney car driven by Joe Kaan, 1328 Washington street, swept by. Wnether the motorcyclist was struck or whether he lost control of his car and drove It against an iron trolley pole Is not known. He broke his head in the crash that followed. Joe Sijacgvich. taxi cab driver, wrecked his machine, and he and an unknown passenger, said to be a constable, were badly shaken up when the car crashed through two fences and uprooted a clump of rosebushes at the Seventh avenue and JefTerson street entrance of Jefferson park last night. While Sljackvlch went to summon help some one stole a tire off the car. Sljackvicb. says the constable boarded the car and told him to drive fast as he was pursuing a prisoner. E. CHICAGO DEBATE Hammond high school will debate East Chicago high school on Fridayevening of this week. The debate will be held at the First Christian church nnl will begin at 8 o'clock. Hammond has the affirmative of the question, "P.rsolved. That in the event of the amalgamation of Hammond and East t'hiiago. the new city should adopt the commission rather than the city manager forri of government." This vill be the fourth inter-school i"ha!e in which Hammond high school has been concerned In recent years on; with South Bend, two with Crane Technical of Chicago and the one this week with the neighboring city of Kast Chicago. All of the debates up to the present v have resulted in victories for the local school, two of the debates having been won by unanimous decisions of the judges. This time the decision will be left to a number of judges chosen from the audience. This plan is similar to that followed in many recent college debates and is expected to be an interesting feature of the discussion on Friday night. East Chicago debating teams " have ranked high in recent years. Iebating has been given considerable attention there' as in aHmmond, with the result thatMhese two schools turn out regularly teams as strong as any that may be found among the high schools of northern Indiana. The debate, therefore, is sure t be a hotly contested one. . The members of the Hammond learn are Virgil Reiter, Emerson Burke and Earl Adams. The team is strong and should give a good account of itself.

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ECLARES MINORS LACK CHANCE TO TRAIN YOUNGSTERS Harry Wxilyerton. Though admitting the wisdom ol the player limit Harry Wolverton, San Francisco manager, complains that the teams are handicaped in the matter of training youngsters. Many a capable kid might have a better chance to advance if he could be kept around or farmed to a smaller club and a string kept on him. TO OBSERVE Soldier Boys, Both Living and Dead, Are to Be Honored by Citizens of Hammond Patriotic Address Flag Raising. Preparations are complete for. Hammonds tribute to "the soldier bova living and dead." Wednesday. Alt civic, school, social, church, military, patriotic and fraternal organisations are urged to participate in the big parade Wednesday morning ani the services at Harrison park, where patriotic addresses are to be made. The parade will form at the court house at 9 o'clock promptly and will march to Oak Hill cemetery and return to Harrison park where Senator L. I H. Austin of Chicago, will deliver the Memorial address at 10:30. Senator Austin is connected with Reil Cross work and will devote a part of his talk to that subject. Will Ralu Fla. A big American flag is to be hoisted with all military honors. Major Noble of the East Chicago troops has ordered a squad of his command and a trumpeter and as the flag is unfurled a salute will be fired by the G. A. R. and the trumpeter will sound the "call to the colors." The Chamber of Commerce is working in connection with the 3. A. R.'to make Decoration Day a memorable one in the memory of all. PatrlotlHm Supreme. Hammond Is bubbling over with patriotism. It leads ail Indiana in enlisted men, some of its "cream of youth" having left to do their bit. Since war has been declared numerous manufacturing concerns have (had" big flag raisings and tomorrow there will be the first railroad flag raising in the city. Hammond set a precedent with its big patriotic parade April IS, when over 18,000 people marched through the streets, and although this number is not expected Wednesday the parade is anticipated to be the biggest held on any former Memorial Day and the crowd at the park the largest. FIVE ACCUSED OF TREASON (Bf l nlted Prenn.l DETROIT. MICH., May -S Accused of treason in connection with the alleged nation-wide anti-conscription conspiracy, five Detroiters were arrested today by federal agents. The specific offense for which they are held was distribution of hand-bills bearing the captian. "Kill The Draft." and announcing a socialist mass meeting to this end for June 3. ARREST OF GERMAN AGENTS EXPECTED (By Vnlted Preaa. CHICAGO. May 28. Arrest of several suspected German agents was expected this afternon as the result of the anti-war riot in Grant park yesterday. It was announced. Special Investigator Clabaugh of the department of Justice said the disturbance is. believed to have been Incited by a number of, alien enemies who have been under surveilance for some time. Secret service operators were said to be. looking for them today.

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LOSES LIFE i One of Hammond's soldier boys is dead. , , Kokert E. Markley, IS years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Marklev. S3H i Sohl street, one of the first recruV3 j from Hammond, bavins- onlUtai A r . rill 10, in the coast artillery, wasHrownedf last night while bathing at Fort tu Pont, Del. This information was received by Die young soldier's parents this morning from the commanding officer at the fort. CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST PEOPLEJUY GHURGH Will Remodel Burned First Presbyterian Building on Hohman Street. ! The saie of the First Presbyterian church building on South Hohmjyi I street, recently partially destroyed by ) fire, to the Christian Science church, is ) one of several transactions completed i by Harvey Gostlin through the firm of Gostlin. Meyn & Co. Mr. Gostlin is back at his desk as secretary or the company after an absence of a year and a half on account of ill health. While he was away Julius H. Meyn was acting secretary. The sale of Mr. Gostlin's home on Highland street, to William A. Hill, is announced. Mr. Hill expects to move his family Into the new home. " Giles Warner has bought tle Hill residence. Other sales include that of a house and a 37Vs-foot lot on Calumet avenue, near Carroll street to Henry Greb, and a Chicago avenue lot near Calumet avenue to David Johnson, a coal and building material dealer. Mr. Gostlin reports a growing demand for improved property. Architect Berry has been engaged to draw plans for the remodeling of the First Presbyterian church for use of the Christian Science congregation. WILL HAVE A BIG FLAG RAISIF1C Mayor John V. Smalley, Attorney David E. Boone and George Hannauer, general manager of the I. H. B. at Gibson will be the principal speakers at the first railroad flag arising in Hammond at the Nickel Plate passenger station tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. Preparations are complete for a novel flag hoisting. Sergeant AVelch, Hammond's crack recruiting officer, will raise the emblem and a squad of East Chicaog troops will fire the salute and the trumpeter sound the military call as the flag unfurls. Th high school chorus will lead the singing of patriotic songs and hundreds of students will be present. Through Agent Thompson the railroad officials donated the big American flag and put up a tall flagstaff. A platform has been erected for the speakers in the station yard. Agent Thompson has invited all railroad men in this vicinity and extends a cordial welcome to the public HEGEVVI5GH Mil . SLAIN 0:1 DOORSTEP Nicholas Cebich, a laborer, was founW J slain In front of his home, 10311 Hoxtfji avenue, jiegewisc-n, msi mgni. jte 1 was shot through the heart. His slayer escaped unseen, although Patrolman John Kars, attracted by the shot, readied the place quickly. The police are seeking a man known to be an enemy of Cebich. THE WEATHER Fair and eon tinned cool lonlahti Tneaday fair and warmer I freah north, erly wind becoming variable. CAR STOLEN Fred B. Stieg, chief chatnist of th Aetna Guncotton mills, had his Buickl car stolen at Eighth avenue and Brtiadway last evening. Numerous minor accidents occurred during the day. The police are investigating the circumstances that led to Parrapovich's death, who was spilled out of a speeding car at Twenty-second avenue Friday evening. He died at Mercy hospital. TORNADO INSURANCE The best protect'on may be had any place in the City or County in the largest Companies in the world at very reasonable rates through the Hammond Savings & Trust Company. Telephone 62. 5-2S-1

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IDE! DLY HURT (Special to The Times. ) WHITING. 1NU, May Demkoyitch, eUerman, a saloo uvtkeeper who resides on John KJtreet. was most seriously injured in an auto accident at 2 a. ni. Sunday morning on Lake George boulevard. IKmkovitch owns a machine, but this being out of commission he wont to the garage of Thomas Cerajewskl where without asking Liie uwirt iie knik me laiiers rigi Chalmers car. l H-niKov itch lu com-

Pany with Joseph Hanuin. a grocery , e oieotloned ,,. filling only In. keeper from New York avenue, started L,.,,ntally ,(ut ,t h coiued bitfor Hammond. er,y an( vlclorloUB,y for tne French.

.'vt me ririuge hi l.atc urorge Douievard the accident oceurieil. Various reports arc given, one being the Demko-

vitch collided with a truck carrying a'.,Krd and fatal nriiiir Into the Oerman load of people and containing no lights. I uCa. Once thla wedge la embedded In The other was that the Ccrajewski car the rnemy'a front the French ran turn

being driven by Demkoviteli skidded, The car had a very narrow escape from going into tlie lake. O. E. Meek of th Whiting garage coming home from a trip saw the crowd and knowing Demkovitch brought him to Whiting" here he was taken to tli-e office of Ir. ruinarn. Here his shoulder blade and his lower jaw were both found to be broken. After getting treatment the injured man was removed to ine Presbyterian hospital in Chicago. Here it will be necessary for a dentist to wire his jaw and set it. Hanusin the other occupant of the car had his leg injured though not seriously. EIGHTY HIT THE "SAWDUST TRAIL" Hugh K. Smith of l,os Angeles. Ve Businessman Revivalist. started the meetings at the First Methodist church on Russell street yesterday morirng and at the first call about forty made a confession of faith, and in the evening, some forty more "came forward" bringing the total for the day to about eighty, they being about equally divided between re-consecrated church members and people making corfession for the first time. Mr. Smith has an enviable reputation as an evangelist in that he seldom fails to have many conversions at his very first meeting, and yesterday was no exception to the rule. Great plans have been made by the church for big r for tlie next thr Saturday and un meetings every night ree weeks, excepting der the able evange list and pastor, the Rev. T. J. Bassett, It is expected that hundreds will be added to the Methodist and other churches which they may unite with if they so desire. MASONIC NOTICE. Members of Garfield Lodge 569. F. & A. M. are hereby notified of a called meeting. Tuesday morning May 29th. S;30 o'clock to attend and conduct funeral services for our late Pro. William H. Dayton of Lake Eodge 157 of Crown Point. Services at Stewart's Chapel at 9:00 o'clock. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery. T. HERMAN BETZ. Wor Mas. GEORGE O. MALLETT, Sec. 5-18 DO NOT G7VE UP If your results are'r.ot satisfactory regarding your spectacles. See us, we are specialist. lor twenty years practice fitting eyes for the roper glasses. S. Silver. Jeweler & Optician, 17T State St., Haajmond, Ind. 5-2&-1

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DOC M in military drill on college campus. Wellesley college, including faculty drill, which is part of the mobilizatic "rookies ' have been divided into sophomores, freshmen and hvi . " Latest "Bulletins 4 fly I nlted Press Cablegram.) PR1S. May 2 Repulse of a 'Cer. mad raid made vltli blazing; flre apraya around Mount Blond Tra announced by the war office today a one of a una.

v. iM-r oi Driprraif oermnu anrmpia in forre tbe French to relinquish aome of qhelr recently gained territory. "In idrewjyh champagne at nightfall there were

patent at nlxkyi tto attacka around .Mont Caaque and Mont Peton, whieh were everywhere rcputaed," the statement ; MY I1KMJY WOOll. 4 With the French Armlea Nfar t ra. onne.) j Steadily through one entire "cek a - Kn M I. L. n hn r.v in v nrniinil ( 'r.nnn. , , . may force tiermany'a retirement ; t 1 1, a Miim. n H -n m in II n I ra 1 i n n Alrrady French troop have denernd. ed the Paon plateau Into the valley of the Mlette. Today they drove a twoj riibrr north or noiith or In both direetiona almultaneoualy. A aueeesaful ft.ove In either direction will aufflce to force tierman retirement to the Meuse Hnea to aave the II Inden tnirg froaH north throiiah l.aon, St. ttuentin, I amlirnl and Houal. Already thla result Is aaaured If the battle eontlnuea aa It haa beunis. Sev. j eral weeka eontlnuoua operation proh. j ably will he ' neoeaaary before the derisive moment In this stroke la reached. IHt l nlted Preaa.l W.iHI(iTO, May S.S. Uread la the price of International peace In Europe. nd, "the ale of the loaf will now depend absolutely on what can be done front the rth American continent."' aeeordina; to Herbert Hoover. America's new food administrator. ' More than 5MI.OOO,iH buahela of wheat will be required from the net harveat to mitpply the minimum bread ration the alllea are bow allowing. With thia appeal before them, honae and senate, today reaumed debate on the l.ever food bill providing a general food Surrey. FATAL SHOOTING f . WHITING GAR YESTERDAY A white man is lying at the point of death in a South Chicago hospital with a bullet wound in his stomach, the result of a shot fired by a negro on a Whiting street car just across the state line in Illinois Saturday evening. Oscar Lindstrom. 1124 AV. 62nd street, Chicago, is the victim's name. Gust Eskridge, 6026 Aberdeen street, Chicago, is the colored man alleged to have done the shooting. According to the negro he was sitting in a seat in the forepart of the car when Lindstrom and three other white men walked in. He said that they bothered him and he pulled his gun and fired. Eskridge jumped from the car and ran back towards Indiana. After an exciting chase by three citizens armed with shotguns he gave himselr up and he was brought to the Hammond police station but turned over to the South Chicago police Sunday night when it was ascertained that the shooting occurred in Illinois. SIMS NAMED VICE ADMIRAL Ry I nlted Preaa. WASHINGTON. May 28. Rear Admiral Sims, commanding the American fleet of destro.vers co-opepating with the allied fleet, was today formally named vice admiral by President Wil1 son.

urn . FREAKS OF TORNADO The tornado performed many freaks In its visitation in northern Indiana and the greater nam be r of these occurred at Hebron where the greatest loss of life was suffered. On the north side of Hebron, after the tornado had passed these conditions, among others, were found: A saw sticking In the limb of a tree. A horse left undisturbed with only the floor of a barn. Even the manger and the hay the horse had been eating were gone. The roof and walls of a house left "standing but the contents carried out. . Trunks, rugs, and other furniture in the branches of trees. An entire house destroyed excepting one room in which an invalid woman lived. A wall torn from a house expos, ing a clock on a mantel, undisturbed and keeping correct time. GARY MAN'S . PARENTS DEAD U CYCLONE News of Saturday's storm ravage at Kotits and Hebron, tbe latter place being 12 miles southeast of Gary, caused scores of Gary recjple who have relatives in both places, to rush there Sunday morning. Some got good news of '.their kin's safety: other got dismal tid ings. Nearly all received tidings of large property losses. Among those who went, to Kouts was Desk Scrgt. Wijliani Miller of the Gary police. He was accompanied by Turnkey Alex Johnstone. Sergt. Miller found his parents and brothers and sisters alive and well. Later Chief W. F. Forbis visited Kouts as he knows people there. For John Resh. a trainman on the Gary and Interurban. there was different news. His father and mother, Mr. and-Mrs. P. B. Resh were killed. "The storm hit the country about six o'clock Saturday evening, coming without warning and lasting but a few minutes. It had many odd whims and one would have to visit the wrecked homes and barns to give an idea of it," said Scrgt. Miller. ' CAUTION Business men of this vicinity, tjo regularly each pay day cash Standard Oil Company (Indiana) ray checks as an accommodation to their customers, have recently been made the victims of unscrupulous persons who have put into circulation worthless, imitation checks with forged signatures thereton. and in an effort to prevent in the future such deception, all persons concerned are cautioned to first examine our payroll checks. One feature of protection which surrounds our payroll checks is indicated by the words "Standard Oil Company," water-marked in each check at intervals of about 1 14 in. Under the circumstances all persona handling our checks, are cautioned to protect themselves by this examination. STAXRDARD OIL COMPAXT, (INDIANA). 6-26-$ IMPORTANT NOTICE To members Hammond Chapter American Red Cross: All who possibly can are requested to meet at the Court House, Hammond, Ind., Wednesday morning. May 30th, 9 a. in., to take part In parade and participate in Memorial Day exercises. Be there promptly. SECRETARY HAMMOND CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS. 5-2S

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Loss Caused By Storm In Lake and Porler Counties Wil -Reach Fully Two urlion Dollars. (BILLETIV) I By I nlted I'reaa.) MATTOO.V, ILL.., May Karly today 3 bodlea were Iylna; In temporary morijUM here aa huge tealimonlal of the fury of the tornado whieh tore through thla elty late Saturday. Over 60O were Injured and phyalelana eatlmate many of tjese will die and that the total dead will reach IOO In thla city alone. At C harleaton 50 bodies have been recovered and it la estimated tbe dead will reach 75. Mowing a swath twenty miles long and five miles deep in southern Lake and Porter county, a deadly blast, the tail end of the Illinois tornado left "seven .dead and 35 wounded and $2,5C0,00u worth of desolation in its trail lis: Saturday night. Sunday's sunrise showed thit the twisting wind chose its victims in spots from the rural districts. It seemed with dead-? malice to pick out here and thoe those marked for injury-and ua.-n-age. PIKE ADDS TO HOSCOLl. . At one place !n a construction camp, cast of Crown Point on the Panhandle, fire added horror to the scene of desolation and periled the lives of i'S men in eight cars. The first news of the disaster reached Hammond about nine on Saturday night and was in the shape of requests over' the telegraph wires for assistance. Reports that a score had been killed at Lowell and Cedar Lake and that Crown Point had been appealed to lomedical aid resulted in hasty preparations for succor to be sent from Hammond. TIMES' BELIEF AUTO WOT NIEDEi Then Times' reporters began to get Lowell. Cedar Lake and Crow n Poin: on the wire and reports of the tornacbwere found to have been greatly cx.ig gerated and Thb Times relief sutoi were held back for further details. Belated reports of great damage hav.been coming in ever since midnight Saturday but the death and injury roli is not any way near as serious a3 was firt reported. One May Die And Two Others Hurt Near St. John. (Special to Thb Timbs.) ST. JOHN, IND.. May 28. Three badly hurt between St. John and Cedar Lake, one of them so much that h'; may die is the toll of Saturday night's cyclone in this vicinity though grea: damage was done on many farms. Th; injured are: JOE Dl'Rl'M, hired man for 1 Calnon; found in woods with hole in head. May not live. DAN CALNON. farmer; leg broken and internal injuries. MRS. DAN CALNON, his wife; hip broken. The cyclone lifted the Calnon residence off the foundation, turned ii around, picked it up again ,ninl then drove one corner of it smash n theground. Durum was in the barn whieh was demolished. On the I. Card farm adjoining Ca'non's place, the family saw th'; vvimi coming and hurried into the cellar. They were in the nick of time for the bouse anr barn were razed. At Brunswick the Wm. Sehreibv garage was unroofed and other damage done. Crown Point Goes To Relief of Suffering Towns. (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT, IND.. May IS. Th full extent of the ravages of the grev.t windstorm whfch visited this section of Indiana will not be known until wire communication is established. only auto transportation being at present available. Though the details or the s-'torm sr not as bad as reported on Saturday night when appeals for assistance began to come in from Hebron nnd the south end of the county, they are serious enough. Seven are dead and over a score more or less seriously hurt. The damage done is record-breaking. " The southern part of the "two counties is the great'est sufferers. Oreat numbers of lie stock is strewn about, the fields of Iha various farms in the path of the tornado. The tovtns of Hebron and Kouts (Continued on page seven.)