Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 306, Hammond, Lake County, 8 June 1917 — Page 1

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PLUS OF REGION 01 RUSH LIST Must Be Built Soon to Facili- . tate Service of the Railroads. Practically every railroad car builder of the Calumet region, represented in Washington at a conference of the National Council of Defense, is occupied in preparing his plant for the greatest output it is capable of. The great manufacturing district of Lake county, never so busy and prosperous, will shortly become more busy and prosperous. Supplementing present government control of the railroads, the National Council of Defense, has completed plans to buy 100,000 freight cars actually to be owned by the government and operated on all railroads. The cost of this government-owned equipment will be $150,00.O0Ov The cars must be built in the immediate future. The car builders of the TTnited States were summoned to Washington to attend the conference -where the rroblem of facilitating the building of these cars vis discussed. LOCAL SLANTS SEPEESENTED. The Standard Steel Car company, the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the American Car & Foundry company and the American Locomotive Corporation are the leading car building industries called upon. Samuel L. Vauclain. vice president of the Baldwin Locomotive; Works, is handling the government car construction program. MOSS CARS IMPERATIVE. The council has been informed by railway authorities that nationalization "of the roads will prove ineffective unless more equipment is provided. It was said the decision of the coun cil to build these cars with government money arose from the inability of the roads to finance their own equipment needs and take care of war freight. The plan supersedes earlier proposals that the government lend the railroads J100.000.000 with which to buy equipment. It also co-ordinates with the government's shipbuilding program. It is estimated that in all probability between ten and twenty thousand of the 100,000 cars, at least, will be built, in the Calumet region. WHITING YOUNG Failed to Register Others Will Be Taken Into Custody. (Special to The Times.) "vTHITIXG. IXD., June .8. In fpite of the fact that Whiting registered 600 more men than they expected to on registration day, there are still several more who evidently e-aded signing up, though being of the required age. Mike Lukas of 713 Schrage avenue. 25 years of age, was arrested for not registering. He is held awaiting trial. It is .caid there will be other arrests. CROP REPORT IS GOOD ny I'nlted FreasWASHINGTON, June 8. This year's crop of wheat, oats, barley and rye will be substantially greater than the crops of 1318, according to estimates announced today by the bureau of crop estimates of the department of agriculture. The winter wheat crop shows a decreaso this year, but this is more than made up by the spring wheat crop which brings this year's probable total above that of last year. SpringVwheat: Per cent of acreage 106 as compared with 1916; total acreage. $19,390,000; condition 91."6. The total production Is estimated at 2S3,OO0,OOO bushels against 158.000,000 in 1916. . Winter wheat is estimated at 79.4 per cent of 1916: totar acreage. 27,653.000; total production, 373.000,000 bushels as against 4S2.000.000 bushels in 1916. INDIANAPOLIS. The public service commission today heard testimony of warehouse men of this city to file warehouse tariffs This is the first time warehouse owners have asked to file tariffs with the commission.

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HELL WAS "MADE IN GERMANY" SAYS B. SUNDAY (By United Press.) NEW YORK, June 8. "If you turn hell upside down, you'd find 'Made in Germany' stamped on the bottom," shouted Billy Sunday as he announced to his audience of 18,000 his subscription jpt $25,000 to the Liberty Loan. "I'll never buy anything made in Germany again," Billy added. "I'm thru with that. Germany is watching this loan as she never watched anything before." T LETTER Whiting Young Man With the American Ambulance Corps at French Front, Writes Parents of Experiences With That Body. (Special to The Times. "WHITING. IXD. June . Senate, and llrs. F. X. Gavit of this city have received their first field letter from their son, Albert, who as far as is known, is the only Lake county boy on the French front. It reads: "May 15. 1917. "Dear Mother: "Tuesday, May Sth. we got eft from Paris and after three days of easy driving we arrived at our post. An ambulance section was already here and we came as their relief so that they could go on to a more active part of the front. The new sections are sent as far as possible to comparatively quiet regions, so that they can get broken in to their work gradually. ,"A year ago the heaviest fighting of the war was here and our ambulance men worked night and day; now things are quiet enough that only six of us are en duty at one time. Of course, if either side begins n offensive we will work all the time. We work for 24 hours and then have two days of rest. 1 - 'J an "if. ALBERT OATIT. During our oJT time we clean our cars, grease them and try and get them in condition so that they will run for 24 hours without attention. This last Is no small job for a Ford. "I have worked just once since I've been here and was lucky enough to be on when there was more fighting than there has been for a month so our English comrades tell us. Ordinarily from our post we get about twenty injured every 24 hours, but during my shift we handled 60, in addition to doing a good deal of evacuation work, that is. carrying the wounded from dressing stations near the front to hospitals ten miles or so back. Most of the night work is bringing 'blesses' (wounded) down from our post to a sort of distributing hospital in what was once a city of 20.000 people but that is now in ruins from heavy gun fire. The day driving is from this same hospital out to permanent hospital camps ten miles or so back of the town. Of course at night we get much closer to the front than in the day because, since we drive without lights, we can come up close at night without drawing the attention of the Germans,

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American Prepares For Three Years War Victory For Allies Depends. on U, S, Aiena. By J. P. YODIB (United Fresa Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June 8. Hope of an allied victory in 1917 is gone, according to informed government officials. The frank admission was made today that American plans are being prepared upon the probability of at least three years' war. Conceit has given way to' conception Of the size of the job up to the United j States the landing of the knockout blow to German militarism. The frank admission of the foremost British military critics made within the past few days that the entire plans of the allies' offensive have been completely upset by the Russian upheaval has given Washington a Jolt. (Continued on page four.X With the probabilities that . the four conscription boards in Lake county the two at Gary, one at East Chicago, and one at Crown Point for Hammond and the rest of the county will sit as exemption boards the county today gained two new exemption boards. Governor Goodrich left the details in the hands of Democratic Copnty Chairman P. C. Finerty and Kenublh-an Chairman E. Miles Norton of Gary, and ! they decided that Hammond and Whiting are entitled to the two new boards. ! They made recommendations as to this j' and as to members and it is said the governor will act accordingly. The two new boards will be in that ' part of North township exclusive of East-Chicago. Gavit on Xorth Board. Thus the boundary line is the Grand Calumet river in Hammond. North of the river including Hammond and its suburb Robertsdale there is also taken in Whiting. For this board Frank Gavit, Dr. Thomas W. Kohr and Dr. A. J. Lauer will serve. For that part of Hammond south of the river and including the rest of the township not in the districts mentioned, Dr. W. D. Weis, Paul Lipinski and W. E. Osborne will serve. Other Boards. The Crown Point board consisting of Sheriff L. E. Barnes, Clerk Herbert Wheaton and Dr. James Gibbs will have jurisdiction of the rest of the county. Gary's two boards consist of (north)J. A. Brennan, A. L. Brown and Dr. T. J. Toner; (south) Dr. W. J. MtMichaels, C. O. Holmes and Teter Zinich. East Chicago's board is made up of Mayor Frank Callahan, Newton Hembroff and Dr. C. C. Robinson. Exemptipn details will be announced soon. BEFORE GRAND JURY. Mayor R. O. Johnson of -ary, his brother, Chester, and several Gary policemen were today subpoenaed before the Gary Superior court grand jury. Hammond Ball Park, Sunday Hammond "vs. Ideals. 6-7-3 DO NOT. GIVE UP If your results are not satisfactory regarding your spectacles, see us. We are specialists for twenty years practice fitting eyes for the proper glasses. S. Silver, Jeweler and Manufacturing Optician. 177 State St., Hammond, Ind.

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Although no official announcement of the -fact has been made by the government, American troops destined for French trenches have arrived in England and are now drilling for service on the battle front, where they will soorr be engaged with the Germans. They are making something of a hit with the Englisk lassiies, as the lower photo shows.

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Francis Neilson, British Politician, Author, Dramatist, Radical Leader in Parliament and Lecturer, Tells What the War May Bring. What the Britisher Said ofjhis Nation. "I've seen more of 111!,, country than nay two im-u I err met in It. I've lived In every Mate but two. traveled thouxnnrin of mllea anil talked to thoiiw.-iml f people here. Here in the country th.-tt has net the rreatent example. There In only one wny out( Kurope iinixt be one like the I nlted States. You dreamed that dream Into a renlltj-."' . (BY HAROLD CROSS.) Unorthodox tenets of the political philosophy of Europe, friendly to the greater freedom of American government and hopeful for-the embryo democracy of Russia, were expounded last evening by Francis Neilson of England in an address to the graduates of the Hammond high school and a thousand relatives and friends in attendance at the First Baptist church. An opponent of the established systems and divisions of European government, radical leader in the house of commons for three successive terms, Francis Neilson is beloved by the masses of England, Scotland and Wales, and in his forceful address he endeared himself to the people of Hammond. The Drenm of Crent Men. The dream of Tolstoi of Russia. Victor Hugo of France, and the English liberals with whom he has boen associated that Europe must be one like the United States of America was interpreted by the speaker as ho followed out the topic, "The Future of Europe." "Russia, perhaps, is pointing the way to us all," he said. Equal right of all people to enjoy the earth; to plant, to eat, to build and to receive the earnings of their labor, were the simple ideals which Neilson held up before hi9 audience. To attain this state, he declare T. humanity would have to be done with monarchies, nepotism and favoritism. "I want to see the people have as good a time toward the end of the twentieth century as they did in England in the middle ages. I want to see the furrows gone from the brows of men and women. I don't want it said that if some one laughs real hearty in

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at Blackpool, England; U. S. soldiers (By United Press.) WASHIKOTON, Jane 8. The shipping board announced today that the contract for 160 wooden ships had been let within the last ten days. One ban. dred to the Southern Fine association and 60 ships to various firms on "the eastern coast. Option for forty more at the same price being included. (Ey United PresO WASHIITOTON, June 8. One hundred aviators to aid in detecting Bubmarine operations and other active duties have arrived safely in Trance, according1 to official announcement today. They are the first officers and men of the regular fighting- forces to land in France. (Ey United Press.) roHT Benjamin hakrisost, ind June 8. Orders for the selection of 200 officer in training at this post to leave for service in the coast artillery have been received from the war department. It is probable that the men will he chosen June 15, when the general shakeup at the camp takes place. (Ey United Press.) WASHINGTON, June S. Oeneral Gcethals today discharged P. H. Eusti3, assistant general manager of the United States emergency fleet corporation, and P. H. Clark, consulting engineer. The men published an opinion severely criticizing their superior. Max Eichter, born in Hallns, Germany, is unier arrest at the East Chicago police station under a most jserious charge. He said that he would not fight for the United States; that he would fight for Germany. This information develop-. ed when he was compelled to register. He lives at 4902 Forsyth avenue and has been working for the Grasselli Chemical Co. By trade he is a brick layer. He will be held pending the arrival of special investigator, Geo. II. Bragdon, who is under the employ of the government and at present stationed at Gary. Mr., Bragdon will have another case to investigate in the person of Kaeimer Szazejnon, n Austrian Pole, who is accused of saying to fellow employes at tha Hyman Michaels Co. yards, "to h 1 with the United States. , Don't register." THE WEATHER Partly cloudy with probable nhowem late tonight or Saturday? not much change In temperature; moderate variable v Inds.

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hobnobbing with British lassies. (By United Pres.) ROAXOKEi VA., June S. Demiltory gnerllln vrarfare has developed In this section from harbored refitment against federal enforcement of the draft. Mountain men for the pant tivo nights have fired from nmbuah at national guard patrols. Deportment of juatlce agents have been sent Into the aectioa follonlng diMclosure of a vride-spread plot to resist conscription. (By United Press Cablegram.) PABIS, June 8. Oermany has appar. enlly started a counter-offensive along a jtrent section of the French front. Today' official reports detailed a violent enemy bombardment across St. Quentln nnd I.offre. Preliminary to an attack which the French quelled at Its Inception. Artillery fire centered north of Moulin La Faux and south of the Filain as well as In the tierny sector, and enemy attacks at various other points. All attacks failed (By United Press.) WASHlGTO., June X An Important section of the central business parts of Sjin Salvador was destroyed, the American legation building was rendered uninhabitable and all other city property apparently made untenable by an earthquake tire and volcano eruption, last night nccording to advices from "Minister Long to the state department this afternoon. B" WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS. (With the British Armies Afield.) Six thousand prisoners Is the score to date In the great Flanders' offensive. So complete is the success with which the drive was progressing today that British cavalry are in action. Nothing could Indicate more the complete breaking of the strong German trench lines. Cavalry are available only In open fighting. .(By United Press Cablegram.) LO.VDOX, June 8. Across a burnt wedge five miles broad at its apes, British troops today were still forcing ahead smashing Germany's steel grip on Belgium. Today's dispatches tell of another night of Intense lighting. Under the Initial shock of the vast mine explosions a shell fire of artillery nnd Infantry blows, the German line bent back and thus far the enemy's elasticity has not been able to snap back into line. Appraised of (he tremendous strength of t!ie drive the Germans ore massing reserves and opposing every step of the British offensive. j (By United Press.) j CHICAGO, June 8. The detective bureau here received a telegram from police headquarters at ?Ilshawaka, Ind., j today stating that a man answering. the description of "Scar-face" Kilcy wanted In connection with the Keet baby kidnapping. Is under surveillance that city. Two deteltlvea left Immediately to investigate. Upon their arrival there it was learned the suspect left last night for Lanorte. The dtectives took train to that city. Are You Patriotic? Then Buy a

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Newspapers Suppress Successfully Most Important News. England Surprised By TEAITK GETTY (United Press Stan Correspondent.) AT BRITISH PORT, June 8. Major General John J. Pershing" commander of the first American expeditionery force to France, arrived in England today accompanied by hu staff. He reported a pleasant trip and expressed the upmost astonishment that the news of his departure had been so successful!'' suppressed. "I thought the whole world knew about my leaving the Unitsd States," he said. The American army chief and taff were given a great ovation. A special train awaited them and was due to arrive In London at three o'clock this afternoon. "We are very glad to toe the rtandard oearers of our country in this great war of civilization," Oeneral Pershlnj asserted. "To land, on British, soil and to receive such a welcome is very sijf. nificant end very deeply appreciated. We expect soon to he playinar our part and I hope it trill he a very large part on the western front." Pershing- and his staff wore working hard all the way across, preparing plans for work in Trance. FIND MiSSiNG BODY IB KANKAKE EHM A R S H Shocking Discovery is Made ' by Jasper County Surveyor Yesterday. (Special to Vhb Times.) 'CROWX POIXT. "'IXD., June 8. The body of Stephen Mullaney of Wheatfield, was found by Surveyor L. A. Uostvick of Rensselaer about twelve miles north of Wheatfield in the Kankakee marches. Mullaney "iad been missing since last March and it was supposed by the people in the vicinity of the Kankakee that he had left for the west, as he had purchased a ticket of the Wheatfield ticket 'agent and for this reason no search was made for him. In the dead man's possession was found a quart bottle of whiskey, practically empty, and a little money," and it is tYie opinion of the coronfr that Mullaney had consumed almost the entire quart of whiskey between Wheatfield and the place where he was found and that he became so drunk that he was unable to get up and died from cold "and exposure. HIGH SCHOOL QUARTETTE MEETS ITS DEATH HENDERSOX. KY., June 7. Four of a party of six students ot the Henderson high schools were killed last night and two others probably fatally injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by an Evansville & Henderson traction car on a crossing about three miles north of here. The young people were returning froiii a class entertainment. Three of those killed were young women. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER KILLED BEDFORD, IXD., June 7. Miss Cora Burton of Orleans, a teachfr in the high school at Acton, Marion county, was killed instantly at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon three and a half miles north of here, when an automobile in which she was riding turned over. ShA was pinned under the car and sustained a crushed kull. Her companion, Alfred Schlosser, 14, who was accompanying her home for a visit, escaped with severe bruises, although he. too, was pinned under the machine. WILL MOVE - TO GARY (Special to The Times.) ROCHESTER, IXD., June 8. As the result of flattering offers made by the Gary Chamber of Commerce, the Star Health and Accident Company of this city will move its general offices to Gary within a short time. A branch office will be maintained her.e

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