Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 27, Hammond, Lake County, 19 July 1917 — Page 1

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; CHICAGO Hews From East Indicates That Good News May Soon Gome to Lake Go. (BULLETIN.) Tsrncra fh.t fha TT. S. ias taken over the great Baldwin locomotive plants over the country Is thought to presage reoTmiiiir of actlvltw at East Chicago, and possibly the start of immediate con struction work. PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 19. The Baldwin locomotive works have been taken under control by the United States government. All the energies of the enormous plant will be devoted to making engines for use in Europe. England, France, Russia and Italy will be supplied and the lines in France to be used by American troops will be equipped from this plant. PtiJTT COVEES SIXTXEW ACSES. The company's property in Philadelphia covers sixteen acres, and its foundries, shops, and yards at Eddystone. Pa., occupy 225 acres. At East Chicago the company has 370 acres of land and has started an extensive building program there. The company also owns the entire stock of the Etand.ird Steel "Works Co. Baldwin Locomotive has a capacity of several thousand locomotives a year. In 1916 Its gross earnings were in excess of $59,000,000 and its net a vailable for dividend was upward of $2,600,000. HAS CAPITAL OP $20,000,000. Alba B. Johnson is president of the company and its head offices are at 500 Ncfrth Broad street, this city. The capitalization is $20,000,000. OFFERS FREE USE OF IGE1RER0USES E. W. Wickey of East Chicago Appears Before Indiana Defense Council. IXDIAXAPOLIS. IXD., July 19. E. TV. "VVickey of East Chicago, Ind., vice president of the Indiana Ice Dealers' Association, appeared before the Indiana Defense Council yesterday, and on behalf of his organization, composed of manufacturers of ice, offered the use of large ice warehouses In different parts of the state for such purposes as the council should direct. He said that usually the ice manufacturers made their ice in the winter and stored it in the warehouses until spring and Slim mer. but that the organization had gone on record as willing to put off manu facturing ice until spring if the ware houses might be used to advantage in the food conservation movement under the direction of council. The council ex pressed gratitude at the patriotic attitude shown and referred the proposal to its proper committee. The 500 car men in the employ of the Monon Railroad at Lafayette, Indianapolis, Hammond. Monon Michigan City, Xew Albany, Bedford. Bloomington and McDool have been granted a 10 per cent Increase in wages. After considering the question for several wee it was agreed to sign an agreement today. All other lines of work in the car department will be on a sliding scale. Increases in the piece work department range from 3 per cent to 10 cents an hour. Hammond Ball Park: Hammond vs. Merrimace,

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Is This Fellow You? Then Shoulder a Gun For U. S. Needs You IXDIAXAPOLIS. IXD.. July 19. Physical requirements for men drafted to serve in the national army are outlined in regulations from the War Department by the Adjutant General. They are as follows: Height. 5 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 6 inches. Weight, between 118 and 211 pounds, not absolute. Mental test to determine whether a man is of sound understanding. Examination of eyes and ears by charts and whispering tests. Almost any disease of the lungs or heart is disqualifying. Must have at least four serviceable molars two above and two below opposite. Before the heart and lungs test, the candidate Is required to jump straight up. kick up his heels behind, hop first on one foot and then on the other, and make several standing jumps. Chest measure between 31 and 38 Vi inches. Pulse and respiration nearly normal. Skin in good condition. Chronic rheumatism, old dislocations and badly united fractures will disqualify. Pronounced flat feet or feet in bad condition will disqualify. Iff HOW FOXY TIS Sapt. Hanlon Rejoicing Be cause Irishman Was Not First to Be Tried. The new Hammond city court was for mally opened today. With' the old su perior court room furniture the court has an impressive appearance. Court Bailiff Jimmy Trost celebrated the ded ication with a nifty daring "dressed "5p" apparel. Captain George Hanlon was extremely happy. "Anyway, it wasn't an Irishman that was tried first. It was an Italian," he said. Judge Fred Barnett intrenched him self behind his massive bench and smil ed proudly over the court room. His son, Alvin, came especially to witness the event. Deputy State Prosecutor Clyde Cleve land and Assistant City Attorney B C. Johnson fought against each other in the first case up for trial. Attorney Johnson won, getting conviction against Charles Mitchel. an Italian, who was found guilty of disorderly conduct and fined $1 and costs. Mr. Cleveland appeared for Mitchel. The first cose dispensed with was one of condemning seven cases of beer found in a blind pig raid at the residence oi Carrol Reginskl who was found guilty a few days ago for selling Intoxicating liquors without proper permits. CAPTURE CITY THEN WITHDRAW (By United Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD. July 19. Russian troops captured Xovica in a night attack but withdrew due to heavy losses, to the eastern end of the village, where two enemy attacks were repulsed, according to today's official statement. Capture of three machine gunes and 228 prisoners near Xovica was also reported. THEY WANT r THEIR NUMBERS The East Chicago police station for the past few days has been besieged with men anxious to obtain their numbers on the register list. The nearer the draft day arrives the greater the number becomes. In the past two days at least 200 or 300 men have called to get their number, which they seem to consider to be to their disadvantage. Those who have called at the station to secure their numbers are nearly all foreigners. The Idea seems to be that by being posted they may in some way avoid army service. 300 GIRL CLERKS GO ON STRIKE Three hundred girl clerks in the S. Lederer Co. department store. South Chicago, went on a sympathy strike today with six butchers from the store. The butchers, all married, hemanded more than $18 a week. The store is one of the biggest in the city outside the loop. Enlist In The Woman's Army By Conserving Foods. Ask Yourself How You Can Serve Your Country?

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(By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. July 19. Vnited States federal grand jury In secret re port today to Vnited States District Judge Geiger of Milwaukee, returned in dictment against many Indianapolis officials charged with conspiracy to corrupt the election of 1914. The number of indictments returned and the names of those accused were withheld pending arrest. iederal officials admitted the name of the highest men in local politics was contained in the Jist of those indicted. Joseph Zimmerman, Indianapolis, socialist organizer, indected for violation of the espionage act. Ben Reichel, Mich igan City; Anton Toma and Mike Tompa of Lake county, indicted for failure to register. Three were indicted for hav ing liquor at For Harrison. BUTTE, MOXT., July 19. A sympathetic strike organized by I. W. W. leadera here in support or the 5,000 striking I. W. W. miners scheduled for noon today, failed completely. Every craftsman employed in and around the mines remained at work. WASHINGTON, July 19. The sixteen suffrage crusaders at the workhouse flatly refused this afternoon to accept President Wilson's rardon. District Corporation Counsel Syme has under consideration a ruling on whether to eject the suffrage pickets r as Warden Whittaker favors, keeping them in prison for the balance of their sixty days sentences. ARE WE TO TIE FOURTH PLACE? (By Sergeant William Welch, Hammond Recruiting Officer.) Hammond has fallen behind and South Bend is now leading the district in the number of men sent forward. Gary is also sending three men to Hammond's one and unless we wake up will soon pass us. I wish that the young men could be brought to realize the advantages of volunteering their services exclusive of it being" their duty to do so. We have still open for enlistments the infantry, hospital corps, radio, cable, telegraph operators; wiremen, electricians, machinists etc. in the signal corps, and vacancies in the quartermaster corps for cooks and bakers which is a wonderful opportunity for advancement and is non-combatant, or in other words cooking and baking is the only duties men enlisting in this corps will have to perform. The city of Hammond has led the entire U. S. in the number of men sent forward and it seems a shame to lose our place at the head "of the list. I earnestly request the serious consideration of the young men of this city to the fact that they are needed by their government now and -request that the mothers and fathers- of these boys give them all encouragement possible. It is simply a question of time when they are to serve and why not XOW as a VOLUNTEER. ATTEMPT TO SLAY ? (By United Press Cablegram.) ij.-xjjj, juiy i. Blowing up a bridge over the river Vatka in what was believed to be an attempt to kill American Ambassador David R. Francis was reported in a dispatch received by the exchange telegraph company from Haparanda. The ambassador was enroute home. His train was delayed. Whether the reference to Francis being enroute home refers to his having been on his way to Petrograd or from some point in Russia or to the United States is not known. Haparanda is a Swedish city on the border between Russia and Sweden. The river Vlatka is located in the province of that name in the eastern part of Russia, fully 700 miles from Petrograd. ELKS NOTICE. There will he nn impartant special mcetlne of Hammond !olsre o. 4S5, H. 1'. O. Em tonight. July 10th. ft. C. SI,ATER, Exalted Killer.

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Mrs. Hazel Carter as a soldier and as herself. Mrs. Hazel Carter, of Douglas, Ariz., whose husband was a corporal in the army, almost got into the trenches in France, but not quite. She failed, and her prank cost her husband his rank. She clipped her hair, donned a regular army uniform and pot half way to France before she was discovered. She was not permitted to land on the other side, and wa. sent back on the first returning ship. i

Latest bulletins (By Vnited Press.) WASHIITaT02T, July 19 President Wilson today pardoned the 16 suffragettes sentenced to 60 days in the workhouse for demonstrations before the The president made no statement, merely fining a single pardon paper with the names of the 16 women. At headquarters of the Women's party It was stated the militants would be glad to get out "so they can continue their activities." Kiss Ziucie Burns, acting chairman, declared emphatically: "The president's pardon must not he considered as of any Importance." (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, July 19 National Impatience at tho delay caused by the Ooethals-Denman row broke out in the senate today when a resolution was adopted demanding from President Wilson full information on details of the fight. Increased irritation has been evident in congress for several days prompted by wide-spread feeling throughout tho country that the need for Immediate ship construction is shown by Germany's tremendous U-boat successes against the allied shipping. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, July 19 The allies have invited the United States to join in a coming' inter-allies war council at Paris, the state department announced today. This government, however, will send no representatives as it is understood this particular session of the council is to deal with subjects not vital to American interests. (By United Press Cablegram.) BT WK. a. SHEPAHD. PETSOGEAD, July 18 (Via London.) July 19. Shooting In this city was ended lata this evening'. The government Is arresting' all mutineers. Nicola Iienine, the agitator, charged with being a German spy, is a fugitive. The city is rejoicing tonight over the termination of the street disturbances. (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, July 19 Chancellor Michaelis will bid for. a "German peace" in his Reichstag speech this afternoon, according to reports from Swiss sources. They declared the chancellor's peace formula would conform strictly to the instructions of the German general headquarters and be based on the military situation now regarded as favorably to Germany. (By United Press.) KANSAS CITY, July 19 The lockjaw cerms scattered broad-cast over

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9 v v k i Jit 1 y 9 ' "Yt. 'w-1 .V l S vkT A Kansas through medium of innouclated cultures placed In court plasters claimed their first victim today when Charles Uulford of Wlafield, Kan., died. It is asserted Mulford applied court plaster distributed by German peddlers to a wound on his leg. Three alleged agents of the kaiser were arrested yesterday and charged with the crime. GOBONER TO REPORT Lake county's coroner, Dr. Joseph A. Graham of Hammond, has been ordered to report at Washington. D. C. medical corps headquarters Monday to receive his commission in the United States medical corps of the army. Dr. Graham is the first Hammond physician to answer, the government's call for doctors. He leaves a large practice. The coroner will return to Hammond and await command to report for duty. Coroner Graham applied for a commission somtime ago and was accepted. He easily passed the examinations. If the government should draft physicians Dr. Graham could have claimed exemption inasmuch as he is holding an official position. HAMMOND CDUPLE . INJUTO WRECK Mrs. Huldah Klinesmith So Badly Injured She Can Not Live. Miss Hulda Klinesmith and Orson H. Frazeo, both said by Chicago authorities to' live in Hammond, were the victims of a serious auto accident in South Chicago last night. Frazee's car and a Western Indiana train came . together with shocking results at Tarrence ave nue and 112th street. Miss Klinesmith was fatally hurt when the machine was knocked off the tracks and wrecked, but Frazee was only slightly hurt.

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How Nation's Youth Will Be Taken from Civil Life to Join the Great World War Across the Waters Shortly.

RIGID RULES WILL BE OBSERVED BY UNITED PRESS. WASHINGTON, July 19 All is ready for the lottery whereby 687,000 youths of the nation will be taken from civil life to join in the great world war. A few red ink serial numbers were still unreported today, but were expected in before night. The lottery will occur probably tomorrow amidst a solemn gathering in a capitol committee room. WAR DEPARTMENT GIVES OUT NEWS. The war department today announced the system of lottery that will

'fix the order In which America's .millions must step forward for servlce.

The entire registration roll of more than 9,650,000 will be drafted and the order of their examination determined at this drawing. The lottery will consume only about an hour. At the end of the drawing every man on the roll may know the order of his liability for service. - Only one thousand numbers will be drawn and all others to fix the order of the thousands. The one thousand numbers are printed small squares of paper black on one side. These are rolled up and inserted in gelatine capsules with the black side out. To insure absolute accuracy the capsules are reposing in eleven glass globes. 100 in each sealed and locked in the war depart

ment vault. CAPSULES POURED. IN GLASS GLBE.

At the hour of the lottery the 1.000 capsules will be poured into a huge

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from 0 to 10, inclusive, will be placed in another globe. Another blind-folded man will draw out the capsules one by one, break them' and hand to an announcer. He will call the numbers to the tally clerk. Three tally sheets are kept and the numbers posted as told upon a big blackboard. . - During the drawing the capsules will-be stirred continuously.

Reduced to its simplest form, this is the method of the lottery as explained in a pamphlet at the provost marshal-general's office:. The drawing is merely to determine the order in which men must appear for examination in their districts. LARGEST AS WELL AS SMALLEST DETERMINES. Inasmuch as there are more than 10,000 registrants in the largest districts in the nation and only 120 in the, others, the national drawing must determine the order in the smallest as well as the largest. First the numbers from nought to 10, inclusive, will be drawn to de: termlne the ordfer of the "thousand group" on the "master lists." Next a drawing of numbers from 1 to 1,000 to determine the order inside the "thousand group." For instance, if the drawing of the "thousand group" results thus: 8, 5, 0, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6, 9. 7, 10, that determines the order of the group of thousands. Then if the drawing from the 1 to 1,000 globe starts this way: 876, 34, 500. 1, 43, etc.. through the thousand numbers, the first number of the master list would be 8,000 plus 876 or 8876. the second would be 8,034, the third 8,500, the fourth 8,001, and so on. HOW IT WILL WORK OUT. After the "eight thousands" have been added to the one to one thousand lists in order then the number 5 in the "thousand group" drawing i3 picked up and applied in the same way. Then the numbers immediately, following the 8.000 would be 5,000 plus 876. or 5876, followed by 5,034, 5.500, 5,001, etc., through the lists again. Although only 1,011 are drawn it would make a list of 11,000 numbers when all the thousand group numbers are applied. Thi3 is the master list. It can be used in any district Irrespective of the number of registrations in this way: Starting at the top of the lists the numbers that do not apply in that district are simply ignored and the boards pass down the lists until any number on any registration card in that district is found. The man holding that number is the first to report in that district. The second number following on the list denotes the second man, and so on down. IGNORE ALL SAVE YOUR OWN DISTRICT. ' Officials of the war department ask registrants to try to imagine the numbers In long 6ingle-column list of 11,000 numbers. Then look down the lists, ignoring all numbers except those of their districts. For a registered man to find his comparative position in his district it will be necessary to know the number of registrations in that district. After the lottery Provost Marshal-General Crowder will send to each o" the country's 4,557 districts sheets showing the order of examination. By that time the districts will have notification of the number of men they must furnish to the army. They will call for examination twice that number, beginning at the top of their lists and continuing examination until the quota is made up.

CAR OVERTURNS. (Special to Thh Times.) MERRILLVILLE. IXD.. July 19. An Overland car near Merrillville completely overturned last night when a deep ditch was encountered, but no one was injured. The machine was brought here for repairs. The Red Cross the symbol of a ause wide as the world and high as Heaven.

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BREWERY TEAM IN ACCIDENT (Special to The Times.) CROWN POIN"T. IND.. July 19. Quite a severe accident happened to the team belonging to the Hammond Brewing Co. which was driven by John Thomas, jr., on Tuesday, they became frightened and ran away, one of them getting hit by a train at the depot. Thomas was thrown out but escaped injury. The horsts was killed.