Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 10, Hammond, Lake County, 28 June 1917 — Page 1

WHAT ABOUT YOU, YOUNG MAN, WHY NOT ENLIST IN THE SERVICE YOU DESIRE?

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DRAFT ENEMIES

PETITIONS Hi THREAT TO CONGRESS Foes of Conscription Bombard Congress With Letter, Movement Pro-German WASHINGTON, June 28. Foes of conscription hope to bring about the repeal of the draft law before the second draft can be levied under it To this end a most remarkable movement has been started remarkable in view of the fact that the country is at war. ' This movement is in the form of a propaganda to overwhelm Congress with petitions which will carry implications of political reprisals in case the statute is not wiped off the books. BLATANT MASON THE IEADEB. Representative William E. Mason of Illinois is regarded as the leader of the forces that are seeking to compel the abolishment of conscription before the time for a second draft. He announces that he will introduce the legislation sought and will fight for repeal or the draft act on the ground it Is unconstitutional to send drafted soldiers to fight on foreign soil. He indicated that a gigantic propaganda had been organized back of the repeal resolution. LETTERS ACCOMPANY PETITION?. Supplemental to the bombardment of petitions anonymous letters of a threatening character are being received by members of Congress which point to an organized effort by pro-Germans, Socialists and pacifists to cause either the repeal of the selective draft law or Its Bubmission to a nation-wide referendum. Anonymous threatening letters received by Representatives Gordon and Emerson of Ohio, who voted for conscription, are printed with ink in capirood Quality of linen S.CL& vfccorresepondenco paper. At the top or each letter is pasted a newspaper cupping quoting Secretary of "War Baker as that the country's young men should rejoice to register for a war In defense of democracy. At one side of the clipping are the words: "The mealy-mouthed humbug!" RonootVi the width of the sheet, is drawn a long coffin and under it appears the following: "Rejoice, says mealy-mouth, and orders 200. 00' coffins as a first installment. Humanity! Democracy! Fake! Liberty bond!" In smaller letters is printed the following: "There's something smoldering in this country that'll raise hell with you fellows In Washington if you don't forget John Bull and help your own people back to decent living conditions. Representative Emerson forwarded the letter sent to him to District Attorney Wertz at Cleveland with the request that he make a thorough investigation. "I have no personal fears," said he, "but if a secret organization is responsible for such treats it ought to be exGordon tossed his copy into the waste basket. He said he had voted for the draft law and would not support any movement to repeal it during the war. liisiiir - SPEAK By MONOGRAPH INDIANAPOLIS. IXD- June 28. The motograph on the Merchants Heat and Light Company Building began Monday a series of messages by Indiana editors on the needs of the country. The first, by Charles G. Sefrit of the Washington Herald, is as follows: "Urge greater activity in all productive, industrial and commercial lines. Produce more. Buy, sell, build, spend more. Stinginess is not thrift. Keep things moving. Unless the reople make money they can not pay war taxes and buy Liberty bonds. Charles G. Sefrit. Editor the Washington Herald." Other messages will be from the following editors: John Henry Zuver, South Bend News-Times; Mrs. Mindwell Crampton Wilson. Clinton County Citizen-Times: Claude G. Bowers, Fort Wayne. JournalGazette; George B. Lockwood, Muncie Press; Edward C. Toner. Anderson Herald; George A. Elliott. Newcastle Courier; Percy A. Parry. Hammond Times: F- A. Miller, South Bend Tribune, and J. A. Kautz. Kokomo Tribune. Hammond Ball American Giants vs Park. Cuban Stars, Saturday, June 29. 6:2S.2

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FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PATRIOTS

Hammond is to be awakened Friday night by the greatest outburst of patriotic fervor in its history. More magnificent than the wonderful parades and flag raisings in this vicinity since the declaration of war will be the demonstration tomorrow night. Plans of the big affafr are being kept secret. The officials asked The Times to o nly state to Its readers that it will be a rare treat offered them and "it will more than pay every man, woman and child who has an ounce of American red blood In their veins to be on the downtown streets after 7 o'clock Friday nisM. A Notable Array. All that ould be learned was the principals of the cast, which is: Judge V. S. Reiter, Attorneys Joseph Conroy, David E. Boone and Jesse E. Wilson, president of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce; the Masonic Drum corps. Hammond Boy Scouts and Red Cross nurses. In what role the well known orators will play is rather an easy question to answer, inasmuch as It is hinted that "Hammond and its youth is to be awakened to its duty." One leader said today that speeches would be made, and Judging from the pfck the officials made, little more attraction would be needed to urge the people to be present. The arrangements are the most unique ever planned for the benefit of the government in Hammond, one leader said today, and It is anticipated that the downtown section will be crowded to capacity. "PALACE PAVILION" Canvas Home of BesseyLoveridge Stock ComCompanies. A canvas theatre to eeat over 1.600 people Is being erected on the north side, of State street. Just west of Morton court. It is to be the home of the Jack Bessey and John Loverldge Combined Stock companies for the summer, and will be called the "Palace Pavilion." Performances are to be given each evening with no matinees, starting Sunday night, July 8. Mr. Bessey will appear in "Kick-In", the opening night ard will introduce Mertle Ross, his new leading woman, to Hammond theatre goers. George Green and a "Jazz" band of seven pieces will furnish the music. IS One arrest was made during tha fore part of the day in connection with indictments returned by the Gary grand Jury. Phillip Mekatinsky. a prominent business man, vwas hit by a true bill charging him with- letting property that is used for immoral purposes. Me katinsky gave bond for $1,000. Dan R, White who was arrested late yester day on the charge of conducting a house of ill fame today gave bond of $1,000. Deputy Sheriffs Fred B. Stults and W. H. Ols late today were to start to serve the first batch of fifty-one issued as a result of grand jury indictments. MANAGER DWYER AND HIS CABBAGES The Hammond Country club has decided to do another "bit" for the Red ' Cross. It has turned some of its broad acres this season into intensive cabbage plant raising and Manager Dwyer has some 10,000 of these babies all ready for business. They will be on sale at the Woolworth stores for ten cents a dozen. This Is the time to plant 'em and the Red Cross gets al lthe money. GETS BIG PLANT (Special to The Times.) MICHIGAN CITY, IXD., June 2S. This city has landed the big L. Wolff Mfg. Co. plant of Chicago, because of the political conditions and agitators in Chicago. A new plant to employ 5.000 is to be built right" away. Plans are in the hands of the architects. Hammond Ball Park. Hammond vs Galligans. Sunday, June 30th. 6:27:3 Young man your Country calls this week I

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Pershing and Staff in France Are Paving Way for Approaching Arrival of More American Troops

MaJ. Gen- Pershing and his staff

ican armyv This picture, of the BtaftWM Jiate Perching' j arrival In England and shows, right tQ-left, seated: Lieut. Col. Harbord, chief of staff; Maj. Gen. Pershing; Col. Albard, adjutant general; Col- Brew'str7in6"pecto chief engineer officer; Maj. Dodd, aviator; Col. McCarthy, quartermaster general; Col. Bethel, judge advocate; Col- Russell, chief signal officer; Lieut. ColWilliams, chief ordnance officer; Capt. Margette, aide-de-camp and interpreter.

BOB JONES COMING I! Hi Famous Evangelist and National President of the W. C. T. IT. Are Big Platform Guns to Be Fired As Endeavorers Convene. The first annual convention of th Christian Endeavor societies of Indiana will open this evening at the Hammond Christian church. Sixteen denominations including the Presbyterians, Disciples, Friends and Menonites, having totally 960 young people's societies, loo interemdiate and 400 Junior orders in the state, will be represented by more than four hundred delegates. Heretofore the convention has been held every othfr year. The convention will close following a Sunday evening service. Fully half of the delegates are expected to be present for the opening, service this evening. The first to arrive today were Miss Margaret Tiemann and Miss Vida Williams of Evansville who alighted from a Monon train at 6:30 a. m. Special coaches were attached to an Indianapolis train which reached Hammond at 4:09 this afternoon and contained the delegates from Terre Haute, Indianapolis., Sheridan, Delphi, Montlcello, Monon and Frankfort. Many Members In Army. With the ranks of membership depleted by recruiting the individual societies are said to favor a conservative policy for expansion during the war and this will probably be carried on the floor of the convention as the main issue. Hammond endeavor societies alone have given twenty boys to the country and the war will make greater inroads into the membership as the war progresses. Patriotism is expected to feature the convention. All services are to be nelj at the First Christian church with the exception of the meeting for men at the Masonic temple Sunday afternoon which will be addressed by Evangelist Bob Jones. At the same hour Miss Anna A. Gordan. national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, is to address girls and women at the First Christian church. The public cially urged to attend the evening ses sions of the convention. The conven-1 is welcome at all services and is espetion will not be closed to the public at any time. Advance Registration targe. The convention a year ago, when it was decided to have it annually, was

Ma J. Gen. Pershing and hU staff, photographed in Englandhave been very busy since their arrival on the other side of the Atlantic, preparing for the coming of the first Amer

What M Cross Work for Women Really Means

WHAT THE AMERICAN WOMAN CAN DO FOR THE RED CROSS 1. The Professional Woman Only the very bast professional trained graduate nurses, with known executive ability, stand say chance of reaching the base war hospitals with the first American armies. The Red. Cross now has an enrollment sufficient to care for the warnnrslng requirements of an army of 1,000,000. 2. The Non-Professional Wom an Volunteer Nurses aids are now being selected. Their duties are very hard largely preparation of food in diet kitchens, food for the hospital staff, general hospital work. The aids are being selected from those possessing certificates In the Red Cross courses. Many large cities already have such classes. Classes can he started anywhere by from ten to twenty women. Write to the Red Cross Bureau of XTursing Service, Washington, D. C. Non-professional women volunteers should see officers of their local chapters for direction and advice. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON". June 28. Romance in Red Cross war nursing is not altogether dead. But disappointment faces the beautiful American woman who fancies herself holding some dying soldier's head in her lap, taking his last words for his mother or perhaps sending to a soldier's reward with a last kiss. Work hard toil generally out of sound of the canon Is the part of the trained nurse at the base hospital. For her assistant or aid and under held at Muncie. Ind.. with 800 delegates. As Hammond is in the extreme northwest portion of the state it is not expected the attendance will be so large. Over seven hundred have registered in advance. Of these 250 are local Endeavorers leaving 450 from out of town. Conservatively estimating, the attendance will be more than four hundred. Rev. C. J. Sharp, pastor of the Hammond Christian church, is the chairman r.f lornl nrraneements. Miss Mildred AWn.thv i in charire of th r-nHnn committee and C. A .Bounds has charge of ushers The convention theme is "Victory and refers not only to the national and I

international situation in a patriotic j ed only that Pershing's men had arway but also to the success of the En-rlved gafely. But to Washington and deavorers in their "Campaign For Mil-the nation the message spelled a trelions" launched by the World"s ,En-' - thin.

deavorer convention In 1915 to end July 1. 1917. Twenty thousand new societies have been organized, the greater number in America, since the campaign opened which set the stakes at "millions of new Endeavorers, millions of (Continued on page five.)

7 this classification falls the greater number of volunteer American women there is even more bemeaning toll. Hospital housework and even the most personal tasks for wounded soldiers are the part of the nurse's aid. .Gently reared high school girls who at present do no dish-washing, scrubbing and -cooking, desiring to serve their country perhaps think of Red Cross work. If they volunteer they soon are disillusioned. They turn sick at the stomach when told their duties may include (Continued on page five.) TO GET CONTINGENT (Br Cnlted Press.) WASHINGTON, June 2S8 General Pershing's men in France will be augmented as fast as possible by other trained troops. This was as far as officials at the war department would go today in discussing future plans, now that Americans are safely on French soil. Censorship and safety provisions forbid details, transgresses no rules to national guardsmen are In the units sent abroad new national army. No However, It indicate that likely to be ahead of the army officer thinks this new army can be molded into fighting shape before spring at the earliest. Meanwhile other fighting forces, seasoned by service in this country and in Mexico, Haiti, Santo Domingo or the islands will take their places in the trenches, ready and eager for their part In overwhelming Germany. When word for the Pershing expedition was given the general was studiously mapping out preliminaries. For a time it well night staggered the staff. Ships were short, submarines 1 were plentiful and on the alert. To dodge them, send all the divisions safely across and transfer sufficient 'supplies was the problem. In accomplhlng this the navy played an able ! Part- The Bray sea dogs watched the transports ana Kepi grim vign. a j single secret In the war department ' nnrttt related the arrival. It announcArmy authorities anticipated full details of the journey would be available before night. They did not Sanction the original publication of the arrival news. Admiral Gleaves, quiet, suave navy commander, deserves praise for his able handling' of the convoys,

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(By V tilted Press Cablegram.) PARIS June . Violent artillery, followed infantry fighting In Cornlliet. A German attack directed agrainat Wit. wilier failed. (By Vnited Press Cablegram.) BV WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS. (With the British Armies In the Field.) Canadian troops today occupied the town of Elou dip Leauvelte, one-half mile aoiithnent of Lens. Thin is the nearrat the British have come to the city proper. ..... ... Mention of the patrols pushing farther on indicates a general retreat by the Germans and abandonment of their positions under the strong pressure which the British have been applying to the city. Lens is now practically encircled on three sides. (By Inlted Press Cablegram.) PARIS, June 2S Parle vraa flooded with American naval officers and blue Jackets today( men from' ships that accompanied the American expeditionary army on its voyngre to France. They were cheered and feted everywhere 'they went. ByxtnIted Press Cablegram.) ROME, June 2S. The Central Powers are beginning to fear that Russia will soon be an active participant In the allied plan of joint offensive operation. Word received from the front today arrested there were evidences there that a considerable nnmber of Austrian divisions have been hurriedly withdrawn from the Italian front and transferred back north. Many of these troops were troops that were shifted from the northern fighting; line at the height of General (adona's offensive to stiffen the weakening German front. At that time the Central Powers were confident of success of their separate peace plot and had practlcajly stopped all fighting on the Russian Tront by deliberate fraternizing. "United Press Cablegram. IiXSBOK", June 28. A wave of tremendous enthusiasm swept the parliament today when formal announcement was made that a battalion of Portuguese troops somewhere on the fighting line in France had destroyed a German patrol and taken a number of prisoners. (By Vnited Press Cablegram.) ATHENS, Jane 2S. "After a few daya I expect to have much to say to my beloved Athenians,' was Premier Venirelos' salutation when It was demanded he make a speech ' Immediately after he and his cabinet bad taken the oath of office. Venizclos was called to the balcony of bis hotel by cheering crowds. He and his ministers began tbeir duties at once. I'nsettled with thunder showers this afternoon or tonight. Friday partly cloudy; moderate variable winds. You can be a "chooser" young man if you enlist this week. After, you must go where you're put.

GOODRICH SO NOTIFIES

ASHIN9T0 Governor Says He Has Fooled Will) the Goal Operators About Long Enough, TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. June 28. Once more the prospect of a special session of the legislature stares Indiana In the face. TJnJess Congress comes through with a law giving the President authority to fix the price of coal and to regulate the distribution of coal throughout the country within a short time. Governor Goodrich is going to call the legislature together and ask it to take action that will settle the coal Question for Indiana. He has not made any such announcement, but persons who are close to him and who know what he thinks ar.4 what he has la his mind say this is what he proposes to do. He has foole with the coal operators and the coal problem about as long as he is going to fol with it. and has got nowhere, and he Is determined that Indiana people shall xVave relief. There is every indlcetiai that the coal operators are not acting In good faith and that they do not intend to cut the price of coal until they are forced to do it, one way or the other. When the coal shortage and the high prices were tackled some time ago the operators came through with a defense that tney were unable to get coal to the markets because of a shortage of cars. They said -U-railroais did not supply them with more than 50 per cent enough cars to keep their mines running half the time, and that this car shortage was the cause of the ' shortage of coal y high prices. But since the public service commission, the state council of defense and the Governor took Jiold of the proposition and started to work it out the railroads have been furnishing the mlnes-'with, all the way from 90 to 100 per cent of all cars asked for, and in some instances they report that they are giving mines mere cars than they ask for. And yet cofl prices have not gone down. They are as high as ever, and some of the operators are advising customers to buy large quantities of coal now at present prices because coal will be higher within a short time. Just what they propose t base further advanced prices upon is not known, because they placed all of the blame toefore on shortage of cars. Last week" the operators flatly refused to have anything further to do with the plan ot solve the coM problem in this state until after other line of business had also been regulated. Thus they threw down the gauntlet of defiance to the state authorities and practically defied them to do anything toward bringing coal prices down. This attitude on the part of the coal operators has aroused indignation all over the state, and it has given rise to the likelihood of prompt action by the legislature. Governor Goodrich asked W. H. Thompson, Republican, and Charles E. Cox, Democrat, leading lawyers of this city, to prepare for him a wrien opinion on the question of whether the Legilature had power to enact legislation to fix prices and regulate the production and distribution of coal in the state. Cox Is a former judge of the Indiana supreme court. There can be no politics in the move just taken, because both parties are represented by these two lawyers. In their opinion. Just delivered to Governor Goodrich they agree that the legislature has full power to take such action and to enact such laws. This opinion was laid before the state council of defense, yesterday, and that body immediately adopted a resolution calling on Congress to pass a law giving the president authority to fix coal prices and regulate the distribution of coal throughout the country, and it became known that unless Congress does this soon Governor Goodrich will take the advice of Thompson and Cox and call the legislature together. It is currently reported that Indiana col operators are making more money now than they ever made before in the history of the industry and the public is paying the bill. The operators say they see no reason why they should make any sacrifice by giving up any of their present profits. Whether any other legislation besides the coal matter will be proposed at the special session remains to be seen, but it is thought that the legislature might be asked to make such annmnriitinn. for war purposes as may be found nec essary. Every possible effort will be made to keep party politics out of the session and to put the entire matter on the high ground fo patriotism and Justice. Hammond Ball Park. Hammond vs. Merrimacs, W ednesday, July 4. 6-28-5 SEE Bohllng-Haehnel Auto Sales Co., Douglas and Hohman Sts. for Dodge, Hudson and Chevrolet cars. 6-261wk