Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 304, Hammond, Lake County, 6 June 1917 — Page 1

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v NDIANA How Everybody Is Wondering Where All The Ycung Men Game From-Figures Are Interesting, TIME 3 BXTKEATJ, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. IXD., June 6. Uncle Sam ought to feel proud of his Indiana boys because of the patriotic manner in which they marched to the registration places yesterday and enrolled themselves for duty as soldiers in defense of his flag. They came forth in far greater numbers than anyone had even expected. Reports from all j over the state show that' the result of j the enrollment was similar in all parts. j The registration in Indianapolis is believed to have been at least 7,000 to 8,090 more than had been anticipated. Other counties nd cities makj;:miiar reports. . This great showing has caused some persons to do a lot of thinking. For instance, in Marion county the total vote cast at the last election was around 75.000. It was estimated 4that the number of registrations yesterday would be approximately 40 per cent of the total number of votes cast, that being regarded as the percentage of the voters v.hc were of conscription age. But reports up to this morning indicate that the registration will be found to run far abovt, the 40 per cent. Some persons are wondering where all of the men came from. It is said that in some precincts men registered who had never been seen at an election. This, is accounted for, they say. by the fact that a large number of men, especially foreign-born men who have taken out only their first naturalization papers never have voted at elections, but they turned out yesterday and registered for military service. Some interesting things turned up in the registration ia this city. For instance, the registration in the German Continued on page live.) NEW CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. June 6. The following new state cases have been filed here in the circuit court: State vs. Maurice Ceplain (A. A. Bremer, attorney) ; forfeiture of bond. State vs. Maurice Ceplair, et al; forfeiture of bonds. 8tate vs. Vladimir Tavanovich and Waso Raisch (A. A. Bremer, attorney); forfeiture of bond. LEAVES FOR SOUTH Mrs. R. B. Powley. 420 Bauer street., returned yesterday from the east where she said good-bye to her son, Carl, a coast artilleryman, who left with his regiment a few days ago for Central America. Carl joied the coast trtillery two months ago and is enJoying every minute of his enlistmentlie sent a note of appreciation to the Hammond Red Cross for his comfortbag. Lee R. Franklin, a Hammond boy who enlisted some time ago. Is now training in Tennsylvania. . 1 DEATH OF SCHOOLGIRL s Margaret Steuer. a l!-year old student of All Saints' school passed away at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pteuer, 256 Indiana avenue, early this morning. She has been ill but a week. Deaih was caused by an infection of the throat. The funeral will be held Saturdaymorning from All Saints' church. HAMMOND STILL IN THE LEAD Recruiting reports from "Washington " headquarters received at the Hammond enlistment station today show that the Fort Wayne district is far in the lead of all stations in the country ' per war quota, and that Hammond leads the district. I Leo Ccki was the only recruit that left today.

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7,000 in Dralt Showiig-But Over 100 More Are Arrested Because Thsy Failed To Register. A registration that exceeded the wildest, predictions by several thousand was rolled up in Kast Chicago j esterday without a single untoward incident to mar the serenity and peacul'ulness of the occasion, approximately 7,000 registered. From nine o'clock in the morning until the wee hour.1! of the morning the registration places were crowdci with applicants. "While all seemed to feel somewhat the seriousness of the event and what it might mean to the individuals involved yet withal good feeling prevailed and there was in evidence that any one desired wilfully to avoid registration. Men began to line up early in the day and in many rrecincts hundreds had to stand for hours before obtaining their registration cards. On Deodor street there were a few who insisted upon breakirg in upon the lines and for a time extra policemea vrere placed upon the job. In other precincts, however, one officer had been assigned to duty and the one was more than sufficient. s Volunteer registrars and clerks, from i three to seven in tvery precinct. Worked with painstaking enre and energy until all who presented themselves were taken care of. Some finished at midnight while some did not leave their desks until four o'clock this mornin. The heaviest Registration in the wards in the city was in the sixth where there were two precincts. In one of those two there were 700 registered and in both there will be between eleven and twelve hundred. The registration in the city will exceed the total vdte of the city as pollei at the presidential election by fully two thousand. This is a surprising feature. East Chicago and Gary were the only two cities of the county that had registration boards. The T.n?t Chicago board consisted of Mayor 'allahnn, N. Continued on race tiv. By United Press. WASHINGTON, June G. In an hour and half running Mg-ht between an American armed merchantman and a German submarine, the merchantman sank the submarine. The sub, flying no flag, fired thirty-five shots and the steamer twenty-five. The last shot pierced tne L-boat. which reared out! of the water, sitern un st n?irt :r f nr. right for a few seconds, then disap-! pearing. The steamer captain of the' American ship believed the submarine!

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was sunk. The stale department said: cent each; Wayne, 68 per cent; Green, "The department of state is ad vised K 67.5 ,per cent. Lake county, which reof an engagement of an American ports J1S2.820. is handicapped by the arried steamer and a submersible. The ! fact that companies controlling: the guns of the steamer were manned by '. large industries of Gary. Hammond.

an American naval crw. Th jubraa-j East Chicago and Indiana Harbor have! (T i ied Press rine was. first seen at about seven hun-j offices, for the most part, in Chicago' j Vm VN xr'oi.I.S " June . Following dred yards Pne had a six-inch gun j or New York. These companies are H official' registration of various Inforward and another aft. She .flew no . subscribing in. other states. Lake coun-i(Mana cltips reported hereflag. Upon sight of the submarine the tv-s ouota is $2,161,600. Its bank re-1 ' n,v t,f,tt. o.tAS- South

steamer hesitated, hoisted' the American flag and waited about t?n minutes, j As the submarine approached the steamer fired. Then followed a fight lasting cn hour and a ha:f. The submarine came to a distance of ahout 2.300 yards. The last shot of the steamer apparently- struck the submarine, which raised out. of the water and stood end up for a few seconds, j Then she disappeared. The captain of i the steamer and the commander of the

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The funeral of Sergeant Hoskier Ronald Wood near the French front. Simple but impressive ceremonies marked the burial of Sergeant Hoskier Ronald Wood of the Lafayette escadrilla and his mitrailleur, a Frenchman, who were killed in a desperate air battle. The coffin of the American was draped with the Stars and Stripes and the French tri-color. The air heroes were buried with all military honors.

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In Liberty Loan Bond Sale District is Handicapped by Fact That Bisr Industries! Have, Their Home Offices in New York and Chicago. TIMES BUEEAtJ, AT STATE CAITAI.. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., June 6. That Lake county which lead all others in the number of enlistments should fall down in the sale of Liberty bonds is occasioning a good deal of surprise and disappointment over the state. The total of the sixty-eight counties! reporting to Indianapolis was $16,7S2,920. about 45 per cent of the quota. Changes in out-county totals are as follows: Biackford. $117,550; Clay. $170,000; Kosiusko. $32.t00; Lake, $132,Sine, nut': wens, wnitiey, $47,-: iriO. Monroe C ounty increased its total by $50,000 through a subscription of that amount by the Showers Bros. furniture Comrany of that city. Ten Xeadiag Counties. The ten leading counties, with perare: Morgan. 166 per cent: Decatur. 105 per cent;! Dearborn, S7.2 per cent; Owen, 83.3 per cent; Laporte, 77.6 rer cent; SlonrocJ 76.0 per cent; Grant and Shelby, 74 per , sources amount to $26,270,000. HUB LAWYER AS SPECIAL JUDGE MICHIGAN CITV, IXD., June 6. .Notice was received today by Miss Ffm nhrins-er. riprk of hp suncrinr court from Gov. Goodrich that the governor had appointed Edwin C. Davis. I a Crown Point attorney, to preside rMrh n nrpvinus annnintfp hflv'.n? fa'WI to ouatifv. The case is set for . ... , . ,,n,. "' l , ., ' " '" on for tne construction or an t.'.r.t nn 1 . cosily (!it;fci:ig system in the south enJl of this county. Heio Your Country By Buying a

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CYCLONE AT . - BATTLE CREEK (By I nltrd Pre.) BATTLT CREEK, MICH.. June 6. A cyclone struck this city shortly after 1 o'clock this afternon, cutting a swath two blocks wide through the center of the city, doing thousands of dollars of damage and injuring several nersnns. So far as is known no one was killed. 'Bulletins (By United rreaa Cablegram.) BY ARTHUR MANN. STOCK HOLM, June O Ten taouaand sortalUta and laborerers rioted In the royal squnre jeferday afternoon when the premier of the lower hnime refued the election of the noclnllwt leader, HrarWInc, In the upper hone. Many were wounded by nahera wielded by po. lice and noldler. A bljr force of sruarda was h.mtily aummoned. The parade ntartrd aa a peaceful demonstration hut when the crowd found ita progrfis barred its temper chansted. Stonea were thrown at police and aoldlera. The cuard were atronfc pnoimh to re. i pel all attempts to rush the parliament ! building. LONDON, June 6. Premier I.loydOeorKe will shortly innke forninl statement of Eniclaiid'a interpretation of the "restoration," "restitution" and Buarnntee'' so that the world In ; Benerl and Ituuln In particular may know exactly what the nations war ! aims are. li i believed a definite anil iolTlciul acclamation from the other alI nrH vvill he n complete answer to the rerent demand of the Ruaslan noldlera and irorkmrii'i council. The lrltlh press today epplnuded Premier Rlbot's speech yesterday on the action of the French chambers of deputies to bold out for Alsace Lorraine. i INDIANA CITIES REGISTRATION j Bend, 5.14 1': Terre Haute. 6.2H." i Marion county, including Indianapolis. 42,S; Fort AVayne, 7.7S7: Delaware county, including Muncie, 7.S11; D?nderburg county, including TvanrviUe, S.203. ARRESTS AT GARY (By I'nlted Press.) CHICAGO, June 6. Hinton G. Clauhaugh, special investigator for the department of justice, saifi today the total number of persons under arrest In hix district in connection with antiregisT'.atirin was twenty-four. These I include thre at Gary, inn six at rtockford. 111. Four mev. nni a woman In Chicago and ten negroes hell for trying to flee the south to evaJe enrollment. .

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5- . . PREFER DEATH TO THE DRAFT WARREN, PA., June 6. Rather than enroll for the army, Charles Rea, 26, committed suicide yesterday at his home in Sheffield, near here, by drinking carbolic acid. CHICAGO, June 6. Fear that he would be drafted into the "army caused Tony Licks, an Italian, to cut his throat with a razor at his rooming house here yesterday, fellow roomers told police. ITROUAN SUSPENDED Steve Ivan, the new Hammond patrolman, who shot and seriously wounded Charles Woodbridge in. a negro chase Monday night, was suspended from duty last night by Superintendent of Tolice Teter Austgen. The board of police commisioners was to meet this afternoon or tonight and decide whether or not to discharge Ivan from the force. It is thought that he will be discharged Ivan was put on the force June 1. Ivan, excited and inexperienced, joined in the chase of Edgar Burton, a negro, who l.aii caused a disturbance at his rooming place, 222 Fayette street, and confused AVoodbridge, a switchman, who wa aiding the officii 5 with 'hf negro and shot him. Tne tullet entered Just above the heart. A report frorn the hospital this afternoon said 'Woodbridge would recover. Burton was fined $25 and costs for assault a:iJ battery this morning in city court. BAD STORM AT SCHERERVILLE (Special to The Tmr?., SCHERTRV1LLE, IXD., June 6. Storm of wind and rain played haoc (with orchards and property around j Schererville. It destroyed Joseph 1 Reipiinger's silo, moved Peter Sheitz'er silo, knocked a corner from Edward I Stephen's house, blew over a 3,000pound hay rack belonging to HenrySchumacher and tore down many apple and cherry trees. N TOWNSHIP VOTE HESSVILLE, IXD., June 6. The vote in the three North township precincts was as follows: Hessville 119 Highland 54 Munster 54 Thunder tor ins thin afternoon partly Hourly ond cooler tonight; Thumday fair. flelp Your Country By Buying a Liberty Bond! .

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TWO MORE DRAFT ROUS FOR COUNTY Republican County Chairman E. Kilos ITorton at Gary today got word from Indianapolis that Governor Goodrich would appoint two more draft boards in Eaxe county, to be known as exemption boards. It Is probable the two Gary and one East Chicago boards will continue to sit aa exempt boards, that Hammond get a board, that the present county board alt for central Lake county and the new second board designated to serve in southern Zake county. The understanding- la that Mr. Norton and Democratic Chairman F. C. rinerty are to recommend the two boards, which are to be non-partisan. Each beard must have a doctor and one member of the trio composing each board must be of another political faith than the other two. RE-ELECT BRUSSEL 01 BOAR Hammond city council last night re elected Jacob D. Brussel a member of the school board, referred matter of inadequate street car service to legal department, and passed five appropriation ordinances, among which were !nj creases for the city police and fire- . men. The total sum appropriated was j $19,475.15. - I Mr. Brussell was unanimously reflected for a term of three years on the school board, of which he is now ! president. His candidacy was enorsj ed by communications from the Ijke County Trades and Labor council and 'the International Union of Steam and (Operating Engineers. John F. Krost I is secretary At the board and A. J. j Dreesen is treasurer. Alderman David E. Boone was not present to sumbit his resolution to the council asking that the city attorney be instruct?! to file a compl i'r of the stree car service before the state utilities commission. and William Lynch explained to the council the gist of the resolution. The matter will be brought to the attention of the council again at its next meeting. Policemen and firemen were granted a $10 a month raise. The total appropriation was $3,625.50. The sum of $10,405.35 was ordered to be taken from the general fund av.d used in payment of street and alley intersection improvements. Clara May Strauss who was hurt by tripping over a hole in a sidewalk received a judgment of $55.30 from the city. The council ordered the board of works to give preference to the Baptist church in deciding whether a ball club or the church should have Columbia park June 30. The church :s to'old a picnic. llllLLKliX.) By Vnited Preaa.) AVA5HI.iTO.. June Inofflrlal estin?atea reachlns here today nbovr flgurea In exeena of those expected, In wome Inataneea, and close to the mark ' in other. f the tvrelte states thus j eatlmated those who have regiatered ! number 1,905,000 ngalnut 1.003,0110 ex pected. Men unable to register yeater. tiny, who aho ncod faith by appearing before the registering hoard today or within the next few tlaja will not be claaaed aa slackers. (Ily I'nlted Preaa Cablegram.) I.ONDOX. June 0. nritinh aea planes took heavy toll from the t.erman aero, plane undron nhicli raided Kngllah cont eountlea yeaterday, the admiralty aald today. Lord Kreneh annonneed 1 -killed and 30 Injured. The material damaaje i not great, he aald. .Eighteen enemy nlr craft were alghted o(T Oatend," the atatement aald, "proeeding In a northwest direction. The enemy planes jrere ehased to England and on the return two enemy planes were downed by one pilot. Later two or three more were completely deatroyed and four otbera driven down. - Saloonkeepers, Notice! . Important meeting Saloonkeepers Ass'n to be held at Moose Hall Thursday, 2 p. m.. June 7th. Very important. All saloonkeepers in Hammond attend. C. BURNS. Secy. 6-6-1 AV. HARRINGTON, Pres. WHY BE SATISFIED With inferior optical service when you can get the best optical ssrvice at S. Silver, Jeweler and Mnnufacturing Optician, 177 State SU, Hammond, Indiana. . 6-6-1

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Young Men of City and Counly Kike Astonish Officials With NurnSer Resisferins. . THE LANDSLIDE FOE DEMOCRACY The total approximate registration for the cities of Laie county follows : Gary 11,030 East Chicago 7,000 Hammond 4,036 Whiting 1,423 Worth Township 200 Eobart Township 542 Center Township 320 St. John, 1 precinct 63 Hanover Township E9 Calumet Township 107 Eagle. Creek Township El Eobs Township 132 Cedar Creek Township 131 Winficld (estimated) 80 West Creek Township 133 Total 25,513 Lake county yesterday enrolled an army of twenty-five thousand men, 21 to. 31 years in age, subject to the call of the country. Democracy received the greatest vote ever recorded in the county and autocracy was left with few supporters in the Calumet region though it is known by arrests made in East Chicago today that many did not register. The young men from mills and offices, ( farms and -railroads, rich homes and the tenements, signed their names to the document which ptaces them on the honored list from which Uncle Sam wiTl select his fighting men. All estimates ma.de up to a lathour yesterday were snowed-under by the unprecedented vote, the foreigners of North and Calumet townships swelling the total to enormous proportions. Reports today of Chinese in Hammond and negroes at Gibson who did not register were brought to the attention of the federal agents but these incidents were small compared with the great showing of the county. Shortage of registration cards was prevalent in Gary. Hammond and East Chicago yesterday afternoon. It had been estimated that the government's figures of ten per cent of the population would prevail in the Lake county registration and the poll yesterday exceeded by ten thousand the official prediction. . Thousand of additional registration cards were hurriedly printed, while in mlny precincts the long lines of applicants for registralion did not move for an hour at a time. The registration boards did remarkably good work under the conditions. They had distributed all the cards the government had supplied and when it became apparent that the registration would be nearly twice that expected, immediately made arrangements for more cards to be printed. Clerks, working without pay, labored until after midnight ifl many precincts completing their summaries. In some precinct3 registration did not stop until after 11 o'clock. " VOTE IN HAMMOND. The vote in Hammond by precinct was: Precinct 1 ISfi Precinct 2 1 S3 J Precinct 3 261 recinct i ISO Precinct 5 1S4 Precinct 6 330 rPecinct 7 26" Prfcinct 8 .. 145 Precinct .9 . . 175 Precinct 10 23; Precinct .11 209 Precinct 12 153 Precinct 13 28 IJreeinct 14 11 Precinct 15 347 Precinct 1 1 1 S Precinct 17 146 Precinct IS 16S Precinct 19 141 Precinct 20 91 Precinct 21 130 Total , 4.083 VOTE IN WHITING. The vote in Whiting by precinct was: Precinct 8 etaoin Precinct 1 164.. Precinct 2 323 Precinct 3 . . . 138 Precinct 4 183 Precinct 5 101 Precinct 6 16S Precinct 7 . '. 2Z2 Precinct S 134 Total , 1,429