Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 309, Hammond, Lake County, 12 June 1917 — Page 1
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COUNTY TIM "SsliveredTy TXMES carrier, 30o per month; on streets and at newsstands, 2o per copy; back numbers 3c per copy. VOL. XI XO. 300 UAMMQXDl INDIANA. TUESDAY, JUXE 12, 1917 FOR 1MEGISTRAITS HAS EXPI
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Gary Pledges $100,000 to the Bed Cross After Hearing Eyewitnesse's Story of Poland and Belgium Told in Realistic Manner The ghastly tragedy of Prussian militarism as related by an eye-witness, Frederick Walcott. a New York banker and chief assistant to Herbert HooVer la the American food rlief work in Belgium and in Poland, who told how those nations are being deliberately starved, last night gave new determination to Gary people to raise $100,000 next week for the Bed Cross. Mr. Walcott spoke at Gary theatre to what is said to be the largest audience that ever crowded the doors of that. place, 1,700 persons filling all the seats and crowding the aisles. Mr. "Walcott gave a vivid recital of the operations of the German system of deportation In Belgium. He told of his conversation with Gen. Von Hissing, the governor general who died a few weeks go. Gen. Von Bissing admitted that the plan was to rid Belgium of the Belgiums by deportation of the able to Germany or Mesoptamia and the sending of others by force to points within the allies' lines.. Thus Belgium would be re-settled by Germans and when the war ended the country would automatically become a German province or state, with the Kaiser in possession of Antwerp. The food commissioner told how Belgian fathers and husbands, deported to work within the German lines, would refuse to eat rather than work for the enemy and how they would be brought "back nearly dead: Often "the German, eoldiers would return a husband's clotht Continued on Page Two) QF By CAS1 D. GROAT (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. June 12.-Shortage of ships for military transport service constitutes one of the biggest problems before America's war chiefs today. f That the dispatch of the bulk of the new army may have to be delayed "by reason of this lack of transports. Is admitted by men in charge. There are sufficient ships to carry vast numbers of soldiers but it is only a small part of the problem as they must be supplied with food, clothing, artillery and other equipment. The army will reQuire its own weight in food every thirty-nine days while all artillery must be replaced once a month and other supplies kept going in constant streams. In addition there Is the question of getting supplies to the allies. Government heads are perplexed. Next year will see a new flotilla of cargo carriers. VENEZUELA'S NEWRULER PRO-GERMAN 7 V. .- . ... : X,.. vWWf, General Juan Vicento Gomez. General Juan Vicento Gomez, president-elect of Venezuela, is completely under the influence of German interests, according to advices from that country. Despite strong pro-ally sentiment among Venezuelans, Gomez is resolutely opposed to breaking diplomatic relations wfth Germany.
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RALPH M'CXAY. Ralph McClay, son of Contractor J. H. McClay of Hammond, who has' been with the aviation squad at , Texas, since he enlisted several weeks ago, is another fine Lake county boy who has made good. Mr. McClay received a telegram last night from' his son stating that he had been chosen from a large group of men to leave the United States and go to where he will drive the privaSe car of , an officer of hljh rand. Young McClay is to get $"5 per month, clothing, lodging and board and is only 18 years of age. He is very enthusiastic about military life. EASTERNERS TOLD OF HAMMOND SKIHIT Sergeant Welch, Campaigning in Maryland, Home Soon. David E. Boone, Hammond attorney, ex-cavalryman of Uncle Sam and a patriot "from way back" as his name signifies, has received a letter from Hammond's own sergeant, "William S. Welch, who is waking up the; east. "I'm telling the people of Balt'iimore the spirit and sense of duty back in dear old Hammond." wrote th sergeant from Cumberland, Maryland. "Here there are no foreigners.! The young men, their fathers and (great grand-dada have been born here, and yet there isn't the patriotism here that the 'melting pot' of your city and vicinity has shown, Mr. Eoonu. I sometimes get mighty blue, but then I remember that there are such rOaces as Hammond and Lake tounty in the old U. S. A., and it keeps mefrom becoming utterly discouraged. The longer I stay away from Hammtond the more I realize what a wonderffclly patriotic people live there. The ooperation t.t the entire community in putting Hammond on the map is something to be Justly proud of. "t have made it a point n all my talks and in the newspapers to men tion Hammond's stride in enlistments. Captain Ryan, leader of the pty, which by the way has five members from Indiana, all working in this district, is doing the same. An I'ndertaker, Pleas. "The people here haven't had Uveir eyes opened. They want 'George' to go and of all the physical defects scpue of them have it makes a man sifck. One of them told me he had lumbago, heart trouble, bad eyes, couldn't hi'ar well and was generally In ill health. I looked around for an undertaker, for if he had all those things I know he is dead by this time. "This is a beautiful section of the country, but, believe me. Hammond lis going to look mighty good to me when I get back there, where I espect to be within the next ten dals or so. "I leave Cumberland tomorrow for Oakland, Md.. for a two-day campaign, and then go to Dover, Dela. "Kindest regards to all. "WILLIAM S. WELCH, "Sergeant. General Service, U. S. A." EAST CHICAGO VISITED BY INVESTIGATOR A federal investigator is expected in East Chicago today to look arter the cases of three men whose declarations would indicate that they are disloyal to this country. . Max Richter is a German who openly confesses allegiance to his native land. He lives at 4902 Forsyth avenue. Kasimer Szazejnon, 4330 Tod avenue, is an Austrian Pole who is reported to have said. "To h 1 with the United States." He refused to register and is charged with inciting employes of the Hyman Michaels plant not to register. Tony Marino. 4S35 Melville avenue, is also an Austrian. He is charged with refusing to register and with saying that no one could make him go to war for the United States. Help Your Country By Buying a Liberty Bond!
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AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK (By Inlted Press.) WASHINGTON, June 12. The American steamer Petrollte. has been sunk by a German submarine, the state department was advised today in a consul's telegram. A boat in charge of the third mate ith tlje chief engineer and eight m:i has reached shore. Two boats are missing. . , State department advices today do not say how many men were in the missing boats. PROMINENT MEN BEFORE GARY JURY Several well known- men were subpoenaed to apear before the Gary grand jury where it is believed they testified regarding law violations in the steel city and other parts of the county. The grand jury late yesterday heard .testimony from Mayor Tt. O. Johnson. Among those who testified today were President H. S. Norton of the Commercial Club, City Controller George Manlove, Republican County Chairman E. Miles Norton. David Eichengreen, a merchant, andRoy Heist, chauffeur for Mayor Johnson. ( An out of town man who testified was Charles Blank, . president of the Miller school board. Papers were also issued for several policemen. TO FLUNK HERE? Lake county, excluding Gary, will raise and probably over-subscribe its X. M. C. A. war fund, according to Gibson T. M. C. A . Secretary Charles Lavers, who Is '-secretary of the fund committee. A. Murray Turner is chairman. Mr. Lavers reported today that Whiting had over-subscribed $272.34, its allotment being $1,000. East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Hobart and Crown Point will complete their requested sums. Hammond is in doubt, having raised only only $800 of its $2,000 allotment. ' It depends upon Hammond whether or not the district covers its $5,000 assignment. Indiana has been asked to raise $150,000 as its share of the $3,000,000 YM. C. A. war fund to be raised over tne country in the erection and sustaining of Y. M. C. A. buildings at army camps in the United States and France, or wherever Uncle Sam's boys are moved. Gary alone, raised $11,000, and the officials are hoping that Hammond will not fail to do Its share. The money Is raised by popular subscription. LIBERTY BELLS RING TONIGHT Liberty bells rang in the villages, towns and cities of Lake county last evening and will be heard again tonight, at nine o'clock, in compliance with the request of C. F. Childs, chairman for Indiana of the Liberty Loan distribution committee. . The Lake county chairman, H. M. Johnson, on receipt of a telegram yesterday notified churches in the region through the city chairmen that they were requested to ring the bells four times, indicating that four days ,remaiped to complete the subscription to the liberty loan. This evening. at nine o'clock the bells will ring three times; tomorrow night, twice, and Thursday evening once. ' ;STEEL CHECK FRAUDS $1,500 Chief Forbis of the Gary police to--day estimated that the swindlers who -passed bogus Illinois Steel Company pay checks on foreign saloonkeepersnetted about $1,500. Quick work on t:he part of i-ie police, who notified all "business men, checked the activities of the gang. BELOW ESTIMATE WASHINGTON. June 12. Total regiMtration will be approximately 9,250.0(10. according to revised figures. This is more than a million below the estim e.te. Revision of the figures was made wl ien the provost marshal realized that 60 0.000 men already enlisted were not taUen into consideration in the estimate. AlsC, census bureau estimates, did not include the fact that immigration has practically ceased for three years.
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Showing how submarine forts could raise vessels from sea's bottom. The activities of German submarines and consequent shrinkage of overseas transportation facilities has made necessary the perfection of a successful salvage machine. Such a machine has recently been invented by Carl J. Lingquist, and has already demonstrated its efficacy in handling the situation. The photograph of two working models in action illustrates the process of raising a vessel with this invention.
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TIKES BTTSTAIT, AT STATE UAPXTAX INDIANAlpLIS. IND.. June 12. Lake county" second only to Marion in population. The children of school age in Indiana increased in number this school year Over last by 300, according to the official school enumeration of the state, made public today by Horace Ellis, state superintendent of public instruction. The total number of children, between the ages of six and twenty-one years, reported to the state . superintendent this year from the counties was 774,642, while the total for the preceding school year was 774.342. The figures will be used eventually as the basis of distributing the school funds from the state treasury to the various school corporations in the state. Marion 68.100 Lake 35,506 Allen 28.340 St. Joseph 26,238 Vigo 26.032 Vanderburg 24,584 Delaware 16,173 Grant 14.473 Laporte 14,466 Knox 13.707 Elkhart 13,417 HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED ((By United Prens.) WASHINGTON. June 12. By Friday noon $7 must be subscribed to the Liberty Loan for every man, woman and child in the United States if the $2.000,000,000 issue is to be successful, according to figures at tbe treasury department today. This means the American people WOULD RECLAIM MEN PHYSICALLY UNFIT FOR ARMY SERVICE Dr. John H. Quayle. Dr. John H. Quayle of Cleveland, O., is in Washington to discuss with the government authorities the plan originated by him to save for the army millions of men who might be rejected for minor physical defects. His plan, which has been approved by eminent military and medical men, proposes to effect this by intensive application of medical and surgical science. That more than 90 per cent of the men who- will be rejected under the conscription law can be made physically fit in three to six months, is Dr. Quayle's claim.
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mm - -3 -ui-- -j must subscribe $30,000,000 a day to the loan for the remaining three days in which the books will be open. It must come at. the rate of $10,000,000 an hour, $166,666 a minute or $2,839 a second. Treasury officials do not doubt that the nation will arise to this emergency and that the needed money will flow In. Today a final drive all over the country began to make the bond issue a success. ORAK SHRINE BUYS JJBERTY-BONDS Will Give to Al IRed Cross Chapters Within the Territory it Covers. A three thousand dollar Liberty Bond subscription and fa donation of five hundred dollars to the Red Cross chapters within its Jurisdiction are evidence of the patriotism of Orak Shrine. At a meeting last evening in the temple at Hammond the Shrine made these appropriations. The money set aside for the Red Cross is to be equally divided between the Red -Cross chapters. The Shrine since the outbreak of the war has placed its drum and bugle corps at the service of towns and cities for patriotic parades and demonstrations and the money that would have been spent for the trip of the patrol, drum and bugle corps to the conclave at Minneapolis was instead devoted to patriotic work and the trip called oft. PRESSURE (By United rres Cablegram.) - LONDON, June 12. On every western front allied pressure was squeezing the Teutonic grip with, increasing strength. Field Marshal Haig forced relinquishment of additional Belgian territory near Warnoton and, according to front ditspatches today, was gaining elsewhere on this same general front. To the south the French pressure on the base of the now badly battered Hindenburg line -was steadily increasing, in conflicts marked by intense artillery fire. Italy is starting another offensive in the Trentino adding another theater of active fighting to the great war's development. . The fighting is over Teutonic ground one of the first places in Europe where the Teutons are filling the battle brought home to them on their own land. ALCOHOL'GOING INTO POWDER, NOT WHISKY WASHINGTON. June 11. Most American distillers have practically quit making whiskey and are turning out alcohol for the manufacture of smokeless powder, according to a statement made by W. S. "Welford, president of the American Association of Cooperage Interests, in testifying before the interstate commerce commission. It is more profitable, he said, to make alcohol for smokeless powder than to make whiskey, and this condition is likely to grow more rronounced.as time goes on. Buy A Liberty Bond! TIMC9 m4m are personal meaaarea t Hie people thla tom.mamtj fna tae I MerfkMti,
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3 Latest 'Bulletins BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMS. (With the British Armies In the Field.) Despite a heavy shower of artillery British forces are crossing by patrols east of the scene of the battle of Messlnes ridge. The Germans apparently "ve not recovered from the stagKering blow the British delivered la this region a few days us nnd since that battle the Germans have attempted only one heavy counter attack. ((By I'nlteaf Press.) WA8HISGTOV, jBne 12-A cam. palga to prevent landlords from increasing rent because of the war will be begun to day in the house by Representative Emerson of Ohio who will Introduce a biU asklns investigation of rents and a bill to prevent Increasing rents during the war. (By United Press Cablegram.) VIEXXA. June 12. Italian after great sacrifice penetrated Ausxrencnea northeast of Ariago but were ejected later. BV WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. PETROGBAD June 12 "So man In the Russian army dares speak of m separate peace if he did his comrades would shoot hlra," declsred Xlcholss Xackoff, a former New York editor who returned today from the front. -I made a tour urging an offensive war In behalf of the workmen's and soldier' council. I spoke In all to probably 40,000 men In nine regiments and I think 1 can speak in nuthorlty when I say no soldiers would consent to a separate peace by Russia. ((By United Press. WASHINGTON. June 12. Great Britain's note to Russia formally dedaringr for a reunited and Independent Poland was hailed with rejoicing; by the Polish people of America. The Pol. Ish central committee of America declared the note expressed the sentiment of the entire nation. (By United Preas Cablegram.) LONDON. June 12 Russia must now follow suit of her allies England, France and the United States, In behalf of the allies have re-expressed their war alms. These war alms coincide with expressions from democratic Russia. If Russia desires publication of all agreements and revision of those treatlea It can be aald authoritatively the allies are ready to do this. This waa the general view today fol. lowing; publication of England's note approving; Wilson's note. ((By United Press.) NEW YORK, June 12. The sreat allied victory at Messinen ridge, made possible by the blinding; of the Germans by allied flyers proves that America's big part Is to get 100,000 planes and 10,000 fighters to help put out Germany's fighting ''eye" In the opinion of Henry Woodhouse, secretary of the Aero A club of America. "By speeding up," be sald "we can do this la twelve months I end the war on a military basis long before It could be otherwise ended j save thousands of lives." Wood house six months ago predicted the war would be won in the air. (By United Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD, June 12. Rnsslsn artillery set fire to the Teutonic staff headquarters In the village of Meerishi, an official report declared today. "The military staff fled from the big fire, pursued by our artillery," the war office asserted. . Meerlshkl In north of Tveretch. ALUMNI NOTICE There will bs an important meeting of All Saints altunnl Tuesday suing, Juno 12th at 7;30 p. m. 6-ll-2t WI1LIAU SELA5ST, Help Your Country By Buying a Liberty Bond!
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ARRESTED U. S. Orders Every Man Between 21 and 31 Years Without His Registration Card To Be Held, NOTICE If you know of a young man between the ages of 21 to 31 who has not a registration card, it Is your solemn duty to notify the police so that federal authorities -can take car of him. WASHINGTON. June 12. The period of leniency ended last night for men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, who failed to register for the war army last Tuesday. A vigorous search'is to be instituted for non-registering slackers. Provost Marshal General Crowder sent to the governors of all the states a message asking them "to inaugurate from today a vigorous, aggressive and effective enforcement of the penal clause of the selective service law against all who have by - their failure to register brought themselves under those provisions." , The penalty for failure to register on June 5 is imprisonment for a year and enforced registration, but General Crowder immediately after registration day recommended that local registration boards provide further opportunity for delinquents. The Department of Justice today notified United States attorneys to release those already arrested for failure to register providing they have now registered. Draft Soles Ont SoonGeneral Crowder had nearly cornpleted a draft of regulations to govern exemptions and exemption boards, and expects to lay it before Secretary .Baker in a few days for approval. The general believes no class should be exempted as such, but that local boards should decide on the circumstances in 'each individual case. Ho favors use of some device such as a jury wheel for drawing the names of those to be examined by the exemption boards. The regulations will be made public in detail after Secretary Baker and President Wilson approve them. A few more states reported registration totals to the provost marshal general's office yesterday, but indications were that all would not be completed for nearly a week. Crowder' Order to States. General Crowder's message to governors sai: "Quotas are to be assigned to the several states in proportion to- the population as determined by the bureau of the census and not in proportion to the registration. The result isfthat every person who has failed to register is seriously increasing the burden of those who have registered. "It is requested that every effort be now made to detect and arrest persons subject to registration who have not registered and to bring each promptly to the attention) of the nearest representative of the Department of Justice. Care should be taken that the lists prescribed in paragraph 39 (men registered) are promptly posted and all registrants should be asked to assist in bringing nonregistrants to the attention of the police. "In case of doubt as to the age of persons who have not registered, the tabulated records of political organiza tions and other local records should be consulted and data may be obtained from the bureau of the census." NAME'S STEER; SHE'S LIVESTOCK EXPERT Si. w Miss Vesta Steer. Miss Vesta Steer, a sophomore st the North Dakota Agricultural college, has won special attention from stockmen over the northwest because of her remarkable ability as a judge of livestock, - -
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