Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 32, Hammond, Lake County, 25 July 1917 — Page 4

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STUPID GERMAN ARROGANCE. Some of our readers have wondered what the German newspapers are saying about the arrival of 50,000 U- S. troops ia France. "Fifteen hundred men and one ambulance." is the Berlin Tagliche RundschaSi's description of the American expedition in France- "The whole thing is a bluff." says Count ru Reventlo'w. "There are only a few American troopa In France" says the Berlin Vossische Zeitung. "although General Pershing, the Mexican hero, is in Paris gaining cheap fame." "Any man who has seen the American army," says the Leipzig Neueste Nachrichten. "is reminded of Falstaffs braves; Hindenburg will make short work of them." In the history of most wars between civilized peoples we read of generous foes, of brave and resourceful enemies and of the chivalrous respect which antagonists usually entertain for each other. So far as war itself is concerned, there is no glory in it for the true soldier who knows or suspects that he is facing inferiors- No brave man ever deliberately belittles an opponent soon to be met in battleWe have heard a great deal of Germany's mistakes in this war, some of Judgment, some of diplomacy, some of humanity and morals, and some of military operations- Grievous as they have been, probably r.ot one of them can exceed the folly of underestimating the power of a nation of a hundred millions.

SOMETHING QUEER. There is a growing belief in the country now that things are not as they should be in Washington. The Goethals incident will add to this opinion. When a man like Goethals. who has done what he has done, is forced to bicker and trot at the heels of Denman, something looks wrong- Now that both men are out, perhaps we can get some ships built.

THE BRILLIANT RECORD OF A PARK BOARD. The Gary Tribune, "in view of t the attacks being made upon the Park Board," gives the "record of the board's work for the people of Gary." In an illuminating editorial that explains to a gaping portion of humanity who ungratefully seem not to appreciate what has been done in their behalf. In giving the record, The Tribune, whose editor was a member of the Pafk Board, did not give it completely. The and a lot of other things take up columns, and no doubt there was not enough space to warrant the listing of the complete achievements of the Board in which Commissioners Glueck and Borman had so little to say. The Times win supply some of the things overlooked by The Tribune's natural modesty. For instance, The Tribune did not tell of the Board's action in letting printing contracts to a company In which one or more commissioners held stock. It did not tell of the embarrassment ft caused the steel-workers of Gary by forcing tree assessments on them at a time when they were Just recovering from the effects of the panic. It did not tell of the night meeting at the home of one of the commissioners when a $15,000 tree contract was let to one of the Steel Trust contracting officials, who by the way was the high bidderIt did not tell of the valiant part the newspaper played nor the activities of certain park commissioners in trying to get from an old woman at Miller Beach her hard-won acres for "park purposes." an episode that was contemporaneous with the busy aspect of a gang of corporation lawyers. It did not tell of the Park Board's notorious neglect in failing to provide drinking fountains and public comfort stations in the West Side park, something that makes that place useless as a recreational center, but which lends whatever value and privacy can be given to the two commissioners who live opposite the park. But, worst of all, The Tribune failed to tell that the Gary Park Board as It was controlled, either did not dare or would not lift a finger to get a lake front park In Gary for the 60,000 residents doomed to swelter In the summer because they are not only barred from their seven miles of lake front, but do not even get to see itThe Gary Park Board as it was constituted was wholly in the interest of the corporations, and those corporations in their selfishness patronizingly did not object to the acquisition of a few dabs of greenery in the Gary sand wastes- . The Gary Park Board as it stood was a brilliant example of everything that a Park Board should not be. Its record smells of corporation servitude.

THE "UNRELIABLE" NEWSPAPER. The other day a story went wildly over the country to the effect that persons registered under certain numbers would be called to the colors. It seems that the report reached the country through a baseball ticker. What

MAKE them print all the German papers In English WE all want to laugh AND some of us can't understand English. THERE is said to be a scenarlolst horn every three minutes. AND most of the pictures we pay our good money to see lead us to believe THAT the scenarios were written TREE minutes later. ON being informed by a certain personage that he never worries about ANYTHING AVE were constrained to cogitate that a lot of people never worry BECAUSE they haven't anything in their heads to worry with. BEFORE they wed she was always glad to get a letter from him with a kiss in it BUT after the wedding It had to be supplanted by a check. AVE note a picture of Miss Dora Hollis a life saver on Long Island In her natty new bathing suit and if we ever SWIM out that way we shall be glad to let Dora save our life. THE girl3 are showing their patriotism in many laudable ways SUCH as knitting things for soldiers and kissing them good-bye at the, RAILROAD stations BUT we have not found any of them coming around to the front door to kiss the

PURCHASERS of Liberty Bonds or

CLIMBING the back fence to chastely

SALUTE the blushing cheeks of the

WAR potato gardener aa he snags oft

THE festive bug. HARD up as we are

WE will be delighted to contribute to a fund to send all those female. WHITE HOUSE pickets across the water to BERLIN where they can PICKET the Potsdam palace. THIS may seem old BUT an Indiana congressman recently sent some free seeds out to his CONSTITS using tVe franked envelope on WHICH is printed. "Penalty For Private Use $300" HE got a letter back COMPLAINING that the recipient itfilnt wan't them for oublic use. but

I wanted to plant

THEM in his private garden BUT couldn't afford to pay $S00 for the privilege ' AT this point a tee hee is permissable. IF you cannot play fair PLAY solitaire. IF you can mind your own business

as well as you think the other fellow

ought to MIND his TOU are in a fair way to succeed.

was the first impulse of the average man who heard the report? It was to call the local newspaper office and make inquiry as to the truth of the storyThe inquirer wa3 confident that if the newspapers did not have the story through the regular channels, it was not true. And that view of the situation was right- This story, gained a tremendous currency by word of mouth, just as many similar stories do- And it was to the newspaper that people finally looked for confirmation or denial of the' report. Shallow people often parrot the statement that "you can't believe what you see in the papers." The truth is that what you can't believe is what you don't see in the paper?. It is the misfortune of the newspapers, perhaps, that they must depend upon what passes by word of mouth for the facts they print. But the papers are constantly sifting out the true from the false- They seldom print a story on the mere statement of any one person. It is this work of proving out stories that makes the newspaper really valuable. During the present European war the newspapers of the country have been spending many millions of dollars monthly getting the facts. Very few of the stories they print turn out to be without warrant. Yet many wiseacres say "you can't tell what is go:.ng on in the war by what you see in the papers." It is, of course, true that if the newspaper printed all the stories that came to it, even all the stories Vhat might be corroborated, the community would have to be vacated not only by the editor but by a considerable percentage of the population- It is usually the man who has the most complaint to make concerning what is printed about him, who really has most reason to be thankful for what is not printed about him- Newspapers do rot print stories, often, about men merely to do them injury; even true stories. Sometimes the temptation is strong to print the whole truth about the man who complains that the newspapers do not print the truth. Most newspapers understand, however, the necessity of using With moderation the instrument of publicity they possess; they appreciate the immeasureable damage that might be done by an inconsiderate use of the paper's columns, even in printing the truth. Among the greatest of all public servants and benefactors is the newspaper. The service it renders to the public without pay or hope of compensation is of incalculable value- It is expected to give of its space and influence freely to every good cause; and that expectation ;s rarely disappointed3ut the newspaper has a right to expect a little more appreciation of what it does than is usually forthcoming. The merchant who wants the newspaper to talk about "business as usual" for the good of business, for instance, sometimes manifests hi3 own lack of willingness to prove his faith by his works, by curtailing his own advertising. The daily paper gets a pretty intimate view of humanity as it passes in review from day to day. It does not take the criticism aimed at it very seriously. It knows better than any institution in the community the frailty and inconsistency of human nature- But occasionally this cheap talk about the "unreliability" of the newspaper gets on the nerves of the newspaper man, and a word of reminder as to the real facts in the case 13 in order, says the Muncie Press-

KHAKI vs. Kaiserlsm.

THE TIMES is 258 it comes first.

BATHING suit prices are high and so are bathing skirts-

BETTER have meatless days now than eatless. days later.

IT'S not the Germans, but the Russians, who menace Russia.

RICH,' man, poor man. beggar, thief all alike in the draft.

IF our county council for war defense is really in earnest It will show it by prohibiting the use of garlic.

SOME of the gentlemen interested in lining up the Gary pastors to preach reform are sincere, while others are trying to get the good men of the cloth to create the "right atmosphere" for their mayoralty candidate.

THE HA MMOND D 1ST! LLI IN Q CO.

DAILY CAPACITY 25,000 GALLONS J

WOODEN SHIPS LITTLE GOOD AFTER WARWHY GOETHALS OPPOSES DENMAN'S PLAN

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Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals (left) and William Denman. The gTeat battle now in progress between Major General Goethals, who has been appointed to build a big merchant fleet for the government and Chairman Denman of the U. S. shipping board, is simply explained. Denman wants to build a vast number of wooden vessels; Goethals doesn't. Goethals points out that wooden ships will be of little value aftr the war; while steel vessels can be used after peace comes. The government is building the fleet to aid our European allies, who themselves are building no wooden ships.

VOICE OF THE R EO PL E

THANKS MERCHANTS Fort Mott, July 22. 1917. Editor Times: Dear Sir: We, the boys of Indiana Harbor, wish you would publish the following letter through your paper and kindly correct all errors. Please send we boys a copy of this. To the Merchants of Indiana Harbor: Gentlemen: Having a few leisure moments. I thought I would devote them to the merchants and friends of Indiana Harbor. We, the boys of Indiana Harbor, certainly appreciate the gift sent us, and it certainly shows that the merchants are interested in our welfare. Fort Mott is located on the coast of New Jersey, and is a very beautiful fort, and the boys are very much pleased with the treatment they have received from their officers of the post. Although well pleased, they are anxiously waiting the time when they will be transferred to the other side, so they will be given an opportunity if possible to bring back a few honors to Indiana Harbor and her people. There are some very interesting sur

roundings that we would like to have you see but aa you can't, we can only do the next best and describe a few of them. The first place of interest Is Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island between Forts Mott and DuFont. The next important place of Interest is the National cemetery where the confederate prisoners were buried. It is not very large, but most beautiful of all small cemeteries ever seen. It is on the eastern bank of the Delaware river across from the little city of New Castle. Near the west wall is a large monument dedicated to the memory of confederate soldiers who died in Fort Delawxre. and erected by the U. S. .government. The names of all these soldiers are on this monument In brass plates. Tourists from all over the country come to this places each day, and all of them go away saying that it is one of the most beautiful small cemeteries they have ever seen. Again thanking you and the merchants of Indiana Harbor for the gifts sent to us. we remain. Respectfully yours. THE BOYS. Jerry McAuliffe, 1st Company, Fort Mott. Salem, New Jersey.

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Advice Like Snow. Advice Is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer It dwells upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind. Coleridge.

TIMES FASHION DEPARTMENT

LADIES' WAIST. By Anabel Worthington.

Dear to the heart of every woman is the dainty linKerie blouse which fills so many needs. By selecting fine material, delicate laces and making the entire waist by hand one may have at very little expense a blouse which will rival any French creation. The model shown in No. is an excellent one to start on, for it is quite simple and presents very few difficulties for the amateur. The fronts of the waist are tucked as far as the bust line. The baok is in plain shirt wuist style. The simple siilor collar will have added distinction if it is hand hemstitched. A ruffle of dainty lace softens the edse. The sleeves niiy be the fulL bishop style ; or, if comfort is the chief consideration, the short, loose sleeves will be satisfactory. The waist pattern. No. 8364, is cut in sizes 36 to 42 inches b'ist measure. The 36 inch size requires 2 yards 36 inch material and 2-i yards plaiting. To obtsitithis pattern send 30 cents to the office ot thia publication.

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