Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 7, Hammond, Lake County, 25 June 1917 — Page 1

"NEW RECRUITS MUST BE ENLISTED THIS WEEK" IS NATION'S URGENT NEW CALL

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E cora TIME I VOL. XII NO. 7 HAMMOND. INDIANA. MONDAY, JUNE 25,1917 Delivered by TIMES carrier, 30o per month; on streets and at ntwsitasdi, 20 per copy; back number 3c per copy.

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RED CROSS FUND IN LAKE CO. WILT, NEAR $200,000

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MAKES BIG Chairman A. M. Turner Believes Amount Will Reach $50, 000 Before Nightfall AN APPEAL. The finance committee of the Red Cross war fund are extremely gratified with the noble response made to their appeal, which has exceeded their utmost expectations and the allotment fpr the vicinity. They are desirous of making a cash remittance to headquarters of ten thousand dollars, of which amount they are short two thousand dollars. Will some of those who can do " so make their initial payment to enable the committee to carry out its desire, for which they thank you in advance? FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. "VVm. Thomas, Secretary - Hammond's contribution to- the war fund of the American Red Cross for the week closing at non today is in excess of MO, 000. It may reach $50,000. This announcement following a conference this afternoon brought forth a story of an astonishing ninth-inning rally. All forenoon the committee In charge was swamped with contributions voluntarily taken to the headquarters and together with the $2,500 in pledges secured by thirty-six pretty Red Cross girls while the band played and spell-binders hit the high spots Saturday evening,-- the total Saturday noon was doubled. The final rush of subscriptions and cash donations began Saturday noon. It was pay day at a great many plants and workmen gave almost without exception. At the Illinois Car & Equipment Company all. the employes donated except one man. The boys then got together and threatened to strike if the slacker wasn't fired. The Standard Steel Car plant gave iCt-ntinued on Page Two) IT 25,000 From Indiana Harbor the Red Cross results are splendidly encouraging. C. E. Potts, superintendent of the Inland Steel company .reports this morning that that part of the city has a total fund of $24,000 now available and that the work today will secure enough more to make $25,000 by 6 o'clock. The final drive is on. This means that in East Chicago as a municipality the contribution will run very close to $45,000. Volunteer! Do it today!

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LAST DAY Campaign Director D. Burr Jones at noon today estimated Gary had more than doubled her allotment of 350OO for the Red Cross. Doubling its quota at noon and fast overtaking the $100,000 Red Cross goal, Gary, the city of 'fame." has added another laurel to its collection or "patriotic prizes." "With but $35,000 allotted them, Gary Red Cross workers set their heart on pulling down $10.000 in a swift six-day drive and tonight at 6 a luncheon was to have been held when, if possible, complete returns were to be made byteam captains. Gary Is on the country's honor roll again. Winning for Itself a niche in the "Liberty Loan hall of fame" and "coming through" surprisingly well in the registration, it has already been given a place on the Red Cross roll of honor by Red Cross officials at Washington. Tonight ends the greatest drive for funds for a big national purpose ever held in Gary. There have been many successful campaigns here, but leading men say that never have the people responded as they have in the gigantic humanity campaign closing today. Mill employes, store clerks, street car conductors, city employes, in fact every one. has contributed. Gary has done its "bit." . County Ovtr-lUrb . . .. . Through efforts of Gary and Hammond Lake county has topped its allotment by nearly $50,000, a? estimated at noon today. HUB CHAPTER NETS Crown Point, Lowell, Hobart and Winfield Come to Front. (Special to Thh Times.) CROWN POINT, IXD.. Juna 23. Judge McMahan. chairman of the Crown Point Red Cross Chapter, stated today noon that the week's campaign in Crown Point. Lowell, Hobart and Winfield township has netted between eight and nine thousand dollars. Crown Point contributed over $5,000, Lowell more than $2,000, Hobart between a thousand and fifteen hundred and Winfield $235. WHITING MIKE IT -TEN THOUSAND Special to The Times. WHITING. IXD., June 25. The Red Cross war fund for Whiting had reached the sum of $8,000 last night. Chairman Frank N. Gavit is confident of the securing of $10,000 by tonight, which was allotted to Whiting as her share of the $100,000,000 fund. free.la ouroveminent thai it must "kathcrine: morcy: displayed this banner, which was construed by many as an Insult to the p resident of the United States. They had been attacked the day before, an d the banner was trailed in the dust.

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BY WltlUH O. SHEPHEKD. PETROGRAD. June 25. Fifteen Russians who lived in America are leaders in the group of anarchists which the government has been attempting to persuade to abandon General Durmayo's house here. They have made the beautiful building a filthy hole; they are disobeying the law against drinking vodka; they are threatening to give the government a hot time in ejecting them. A party of Americans was permitted by the anarchists to visit the garden of their headquarters in this building today. Huge black banners with the motto, "Death to All Capitalists." fly in the breeze. Armed sentries guard every approach. As I approached a youth with a rifle under his arm shouted. "Come on in, old boy; you're an American!" I explained I was a reporter and immediately he thawed out even more, speaking English with an American twang. A .score of others clustered near. The crowd on the sidewalk outside where the black banners mark oft the anarchist headquarters, looked on with amazement. The average Russian

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(Special to Thh Times.) CROWN POINT. IND., June 25. 'The state board of tax commissioners," saidWilliam Black, chairman t. the county board of review, as he opened the session Saturday morning with the East Chicago industries, "wants an increase of from fifteen to twenty-five millions of dollars In the taxable valuations of Lake county; and they want it this year." This fact and the fact that there existed in East Chicago such glaring inequalities and such a low aggregate valuation was given in explanation of the subpoenas that were issued the first E. GIVES SI 6,71 2 The Red Cross war fund in East Chicago was increased or Saturday by a total of $6,012.15. making the total contribution up to this morning. $16,712.15. This amount Includes $307 collected by the young ladies on 'Saturday. It includes also a total of about $1,200 that was collected through the activity of Geo. Reuss from the employees of the Grasselli Chemical company. The workers are out again today and seem to have lost none of their original enthusiasm. There are still several industries to hear from and it would not be at all surprising if the results of the day showed a total of $20,000 from the West end of the city alone, A meeting of those workers that are interested in reported at the west end of the city is called for tonight at 7:30 at Chamber of Commerce headquarters. All results will be summarized and tabulated and final reports made. LOOK FOR SUBMARINES! (By United Press.) GALVESTON, TEXAS, June 25. Passenger arriving here on the Mexlcano from Mexican porta said look-outi had warned them of the presence of a German raider in the gulf. (By United Press.) FROM A GULP POST, Jane 23. An armed American steamer arriving' here reported a running fight with a submarine in the Mediterranean. (By United Press.) FEOM AN ATLANTIC POET, Tone 25. Fourteen shots fired by the gunners aboard the British steamer Man. cheater Port tore away false rigging on a German U-boat disguised as a fishing, smack and sank the boat, according! to the belief of the crew arriving' here today. The Manchester Port was not struck in ,the gun fire exchange. The sailors say almost every one of the vessel's shot hit . the disguised, submarine. The Manchester' report "by wireless were heard by the Liner XTorlina which last week arrived and reported having' sunk a submersible. You can be a "chooser" young man if you enlist this week. After, you must go where you're put.

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regards the anarchists as a superdevil, hardly human, and they could not understand the joyful reception. "Where do you live in America?" "What papers do you write for?" "Will what you write be published in Detroit?" "Do you write for any Frisco papers?" These were some of the questions hurled at me as I was led through the portals. 4 "How many are from the states?" I asked. ; "Fifteen." was the reply. "What are you acting this way for?" "We anarchists," one man answered proudly. "We were when we were in the United States, but we never got a chance for actifin. Now is our chance and we are making the best of it." "Don't you believe In war?" "To hell with war; we've a bigger fight here against the capitalist." "Do you believe in a separate peace?" "We believe In any old kind of peace, but we are not. cowards. We are all likely o be Killed when the government calls out uie troops to eject us from here." of the week to nineteen East Chicago concerns. :' About thirty representatives of Industrial plants and tn members of the Chamber of ComrnerSw'erowded into the rooms of the board of review in the county court house about ten o'clock Saturday morning. The session was held as a direct result of the action of the Chamber of Commerce following appeals that had been made by W. O. Harmon, city treasurer and W. B. Van Home, school city treasurer, for some action that would enable the municipal city and the school city to meet the emergencies of the (Continued on page five.) 01 FIRST As the Result of the Efforts Extended by Sergt. Welch 1 Over Sunday and This Morning First Batch is Secured for Army. When the big storm swept Hammond at noon today driving every one from the streets and turning day into night while a forty-five mile an hour gale paved the way for torrents of rain inttrspersed by hail,' the dial at the U. S. recruiting office pointed at 10 the number enlisted in the week- campaign. Ninety-one more young men and men, 18 tod 40 years of age. are needed in the next five days to fill the quota of 100. Four of the recruits were sent away this morning. They are Thomas P. O'Donnell, Adolph Walters, Kalestrat Buislus and Harry S. Smith. A common misunderstanding that registration is a bar to enlistment has brought recruiting in Hammond to a minimum, according to the opinion of Sergeant Welch, the recruiting officer who has returned from a campaign In the east to resume his work in the local field. "Registration is not a bar to enlistment," said the sergeant. "Hammond cannot afford to rest on her laurels while other communities forge ahead in enlistments. It is still to the advantage of the young man to enlist and not wait to be drafted." Following is President Wilson's procltmation issued this week: "I hereby designate the period June 23d to June 30th next as recruiting week or the regular army and call upon unmarried men between the ages o 18 and 40 years, who have no dependents to present themselves for enlistment during the week herein designated to I the number of 70.000.. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON. "President." Unsettled, with thunder shower lata afternoon and tonlihtj warmer tonight Tuesday generally fair and cooler. Enlist for the service you like this week.

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T 1 i ' iff 1 i-M.i teft to right, top row Henry J. Allen, editor Wichita Beacon and Prof. A. II. Hart, professor of history at Harvard. Second rovr Mr. Philip N. Moore of St. I.oula, president of the National CoukII of Women, and Arthur K. Bestor, president of the Chantauqna Instltntlon. Third row S. S. Menkln chairman of executive committee of the National Seenrlty League, and Prof. T. F. Moran of Purdue Vnlveralty. Latest Bulletins (U- Inlted PreWASHINGTON, June 25. The controller of the treasury today Issued a call for the condition of national bank at the close of buslne, Wednesday, June 20. (By Inlted Press.) WASHINGTON, June -' Contract tor ten more tecl ship and four wooden cargo Teel were let last week by Gen. George Goethals, manager of the emergency fleet corporation he announced today. Twenty-four additional wooden hull were contracted for. ... (By I'nlted Press Cablegram.) ATHENS, June 23. The entire Zalml ministry resigned today. It Is reported that Former Premier VenUeloa and president of the provisional Greek government, no en route here, would probably be named by King Alexandra a head of a new cabinet. Vcnlelo is known to have departed from Salonika and to have reached a city. In southern Greece en route to Athen. King Alexandria la known to have great admiration for the prime minister whom his father, the former King Constantlne, rejected and whose advice he ren follow. Allied officials here aBBerted that the new king could snake no more popular move with hi people than to lntall VenUeloa a the head of the eablnet. Such a move would It wa aid. Immediately reunite the monarchist and provisional government. VenUe 1c wa three time supported in election by the Greek people against the former king and a many time did Conntantine refuse to follow hie policies. (By t'nlted Press Cablegram.) MOSCOW, June 23. Deserter from the army today broke Into the Buttry Jail and liberated MU) prisoners. Inantry waa called out and the criminals rounded np. In driving the fnglstlve from a big house in which they had ought refuge the. soldier shot and killed one deserter and wounded eight. (By I'nlted Pre Cablegram.) LONDON, June 25. In a score of "minor operation anch a raid on patrol advance mixed with local attack. British force cut still deeper Into the German line on the went front. Field Marshal Halg reported aucceaa around Bullecourt at several points nearby, where enemy trenches were taken. Heavy casualties were In.

fr '-'-'AS s- ' I These members of a committee of the National Security league are hard at work on a plan to send orators over the United States to arouse the people to a better understanding of war and its needs. Final plans for the campaign will be arranged at a conference of all organizations engaged in patriotic education and a speakers' training camp at Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N. T., from July 2 to July 7. fllcted on the enemy in these sector, the report say. Capture of a number of prisoner and gaining of ground around Lena and Warneton were also reported. , - (By United Pre.) WASHINGTON, June 23. Firm but friendly representation to Mexico against new high taxes In the Tamplco oil fields and other representations against the eo-called denaturalization of foreign companle have been made to the Carranza government br h j I nitd Statea government. It was learni , rn Toaay, (By Inlted Pre.) WASHINGTON, June 25, Government beads have been warned that the vast oil shipments at Tamplco, Mex. Ico, are in jeopardy. The first aerlous warning waa glveaa It waa aald, at an executive session of the aenate landa committee by on of the biggest oil producer In the country. (By United Press.) GALVESTON, TEXAS, June 25. A masked mob of IOO person over-powered the guard at the county Jail today and took Henry Sawyer, negro, charg. ed with attacking' white woman, placed him In an automobile, drove to the acene of the alleged crime and hanged bim to a sign post. The mob members were all white. (By I'nlted Pre Cablegram.) VALPARAISO CHI T.I, June 25 Detention of the Hottlfond, a British freight ateamer, a defensive armament, waa ordered by the Chilean government today. (By United Pr Cablegram.) PARIS, June 25. Germany's counter, offensive drive In the region of the Chemin de Fame dwindled down to a mere artillery combat last night, ac. cording to the French official statement today. No infantry assault of the kind that for three daya were fruitlessly thrown against French pos ittin n took place today, but sharp can. Bounding wa reported from the aector of Royrrr and Froidmont Farma near Hurtobhte and eaat of Cbevreaux. En. emy troop were unsuccessful la the region of Cbevreaux fn the Woovre and the St. Mlbrel. IT IS TRUE That we make all our own lenses, we save you time and money. S. Silver, Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St.. Hammond, Indiana. 6-25-1 You can be a "chooser" young man if you enlist this week. After, you must go where you're put.

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1 E MerrllMlle Curve Is Scene of Worst Accident of the Auto Season. Driving a Willis-Knight Overland between thirty and forty miles an hour, S. Poulton, 905 W. 76th street, Chicago, failed to negotiate the bad curve about three miles east of Merrillville at 7 o'clock last evening and as a result, his wife lies at the point of death in Mercy hospital, Gary, and Mrs. Carl Peterson, 511 Tremont street, Chicago, is suffering with broken bones. Mr. and Mrs. Poulton and Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were in the car and were driving toward Valparaiso. The road leading to the curve is ah exceptionally fine one and they were letting the Overland sing. ' At the curve Poulton lost control and the left wheel went into the ditch. Tb-i car bumped along several rods In tin effort to right itself but failed and then quickly turned turtle. Mrs. Poulton was thrown about twenty-five feet right through a strong barbed wire, fence. Mrs. . Peterson was pinned under the heavy Overland. Poulton was caught under part of the wreckage J)utPeterson. was catapulted out through space and landed against a telephone pole. Mrs. Poulton waa rendered unconscious and did not revive before taken to the hospital. It was apparent that her condition was extremely critical, a passing car was stopped and helped to extricate Mrs. Peterson. Poulton was badly bruised about the face and head but Peterson miraculously escaped with very litle Jnjury. Traffic was heavy and In a few minutes about thirty cars blocked the highway. Doctors Mackey and Brink from Hobart were called and they at once ordered the Hobart ambulance. No definite diagnosis was attempted by the roadside. The ambulance rushed the injured to the Mercy hospital at Gary. Attendants at Walter Bros, garage at Merrillville said that they were called two or three times a week to look after broken and demolished cars that attempted to make that curve at too high a speed notwithstanding the fact that danger signals were on each side of the road. STARES AT (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. June 23. A serious automobile accident occurred yesterday morning about 8 o'clock on the Cedar Lake road, and but for the timely assistance of Max and Phillip Mracek the accident would have resulted fatally to one of the parties. Mr. and Mrs. Rheinart Nifctzke and eon of 2337 Armitage avenue, Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. Nietzke's father, Mr. Heide, also from Chicago, were bound for a day's trip to Wanatah, Ind. When directly in front of the Phillip Mracek farm on the Cedar Lake road Mr. Nietzke who was driving the machine, lost control of the steering wheel overturning the Overland car, which rolled down an embankment, earring its human freight with and. and pinning Mr. Heide underneath. The other occupants of the car, more or less injured were unable to remove the dead weight of the machine from Mr. Heide's body and life was almost extinct when the Mracek's arrived. They released Mr. Heide and it was found that he had sustained severe external and internal injuries besides being soaked with gasoline from the leaking tank. At the time the machine overturned Mr. Heide had a lighted cigar in his hand and it was almost miraculous that the gasoline was not ignited and his soaked clothes and body burned to a crisp. Mrs. Nietzke sustained a. broken arm and three fractured ribs while the other occupants of the almost demolished cat were more or less hurt, although they cleared the machine when it turned over. Dr. Houk was called to the scene of the accident and made a preliminary care of the injured who were afterwards rushed to a Chicago hospital. Later advices state that Mr. Heide is in a precarious condition as a result of the week-end ride

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