Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 51, Hammond, Lake County, 16 August 1917 — Page 1

ills1 flTEJJnrB (WARMERI FAIR jRAIN fCOOLER) VOL. XIL NO. 51. Delivered by TIMES carriers, OOo par month; on streets and at newsstands, So per copy; tack numbers 3c per copy. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917.

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it Will Cost Uncls Sam Over a . Quarter Million Dollars a Day to Feed Them (By United Press.) TVASHIXGTOX, Aug:. 16. How well America's 6ST.000 drafted Sammies will be fed when they enter centonement camps was outlined to the United Fresa today by Quartermaster General Sharp's department. Thirty-five hundred chief cooks are being; mobilized. They will average 225 to each camp. About 10.000 assistants will be employed to help the chefs. New cooks will be developed among the drafted men as the are needed. Estimated at 42 cents a day per man. It will cost the government J2S8.540 a day to ftied the first 687,000. In the bill of fare Is found a Sunday breakfast of mellon, oatmeal with sugar and piilk, fried pork sausage, hot biscuits. Dinner Vegetable soup with croutons, veal a la creole. boiled rice, string: beans, lettuce salad, ice cream and cake, bread and ice water. Supper Potato salad, bread, jam. Iced tea, veal croquettes. City Attorney John Gavlt of Hammond filed a complaint with the state public service commission at Indianapolis against the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Railway company. The complaint charges poor service, lack of equipment and general neglect of the public's Interest and petitions for a line on Calumet avenue south from State street to Conkey avenue. The procedure by the city attorney was authorised by the Hammond city council. RATE INCREASE HEARING- STARTS (By Vnlted Pre.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 16. Hearing on the petition of Indiana railToads for a 15 per cent increase in freight rates for intrastate traffic was scheduled to start before the Public Service commission here today. Representatives of shippers from all sections cf the state were on hand to present arguments against the increase. The hearings were held in the House cf Representatives chamber. The rate f Increase proposed by the railroads Is approximately 14'i per cent over the scale recommended by the examiner of the Inteistate Commerce Commission. Hammond Ball Park. Roseland Eclipse vs. Chicago Giants, Saturday, 3 p. in., sharp. S-ls-2 GERMAN STAFF

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UPSETS KAISER'S EXCUSE FOR liAK BELGIUM

Prance Was Caught Unawares by Advancing Armies, Writes von Freytag-Loringhoven, Military Historian, in Semi-Off icial Article.

COPENHAGEN", Aug. 16. Lieut, ben. Baron von Freytag-Loringhoven, Chief of the Supplementary General Staff of the German Army, in an article printed in a German newspaper, admits the falsity of' the German prcscntion that the violation of Belgian neutrality in the campaign of August, 1914, was due to military and defensive necessity provoked by alleged preparations of the French to invade Germany through Belgium. Gen. von Freytag-Loringhoven writes that, on Vhe contrary, the French originally started to concentrate their armies along their own eastern frontier, and made a belated change in their plan cely after the German offensive was net

FAIRBANKS' SON NOW A CAPTAIN

-r' Ik ' . - Richard V. Fairbanks. Richard W. Fairbanks, son of former Vice President Charles W. Fairtanks, was awarded a captaincy when the commissions were handed out recently at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Younp Fairbanks is over six feet tall and looks fit to make a good soldier. SOLDIER BOYS ON ft FURLOUGH Hammond today hailed the conquering heroes from Fort Betijamla Harrison boys who left schools, factories, offices and banks three months ago returned last night in the uniforms of officers bronzed and fit as fiddles. In three months they worked fifteen hours a day at the big training camp and received in return $300. Today they are on the payroll of the army at $1,700 a year. Uncle Sam pays his fighters better than any other ruler on earth. And each is ready to give his life for his country. The first to step off the train from Indianapolis yesterday was Raymond Mette, who went from behind a cage in a bank to answer the call and is now a second lieutenant in the Infantry. Those who are home on furlough of two weeks duration follow: Donald Gavit. second lieutenant. Infantry, officers' reserve. AVilliam Mead, second lieutenant, infantry, officers' reserve. Norman Bridge, second lieutenant, cavalry, officers' reserve. Ralph Kinney, second lieutenant. Infantry, officers' reserve. Miller Mo ran, second lieutenant field artillery, officers' reserve. Raymond Mette, second lieutenant, infantry, officers" reserve. Albert Lamprell, second lieutenant, infantry, officers' reserve. Tlrese two will be home Saturday: John Scott, second lieutenant, infantry, officers' reserve. George Hayman, provisional second lieutenant field artillery. United States army. Ten boys went to the first officers' training camp from Hammond. One. Harry Jewett. was underweight, although in all other ways qualified, and was discharged a month ago. The others received commissions. First Lieutenant Luther Ellis, formerly basket ball coach in the Hammond high school, went to his home near Cincinnati from Fort Harrison, and after a short visit will go to New York. Lieutenant William Mead stopped over in Hammond on his way to Nebraska, where his parents live. GENERAL ia motion through Belgium, and that the Germans profited greatly from the resulting1 confusion and delay. Allies Taken Unawares. Stories of French troops marching through Belgium during the initial days of the war and of airplane and automobile attacks from Belgian territory and other fairy tales which figure so largely in German justification of the invasion of Belgium, are not mentioned in Gen. von Freytag-Loringhoven's article. After describing the advance of the bulk of the German forces westward, consisting of four armies comprising its centre and right wing, through neutral Belgium and Luxembourg, begin-

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ABE YOU CAREFUL WHEN YOU DRIVE YOUR AUTOMOBILE?

SPEEDING, FATALLY HURT. (Special to The Times.) LOWELL. IND.. Aug. 16. A shocking auto accident took place between here and Rensselaer early yesterday morning when "VV. F. Freibe of a Kenosha, Wis., auto concern while driving a big touring car, crashed into a tile ditching machine near the roadside. He was going at a high rate of speed from Lafayette to Chicago when a front tire blew out. The car swerved and Preibe was hurled through the windshield into the ditching machine. He received a concussion of the brain and was found wandering in a daze. The car was caved in and is a total loss. STEPS TO HIS DEATH. CAHMEL, IND., Aug. 16. Milburn Stipp, age sixty, living six miles southeast of Carmel. was killed yesterday when he stepped from the running board of an automobile before the machine had storped. His skull was fractured and he never regained consciousness after the accident. CIGARETTE IGNITES GAS. NOBLES VI LLE, IND.. Aug. 18. Ernest Reese, driver of an automobile truck, was burned, fatally, about the face, arms and chest last night when gasoline ignited as the result of Reese striking a match to light a cigarette over the gasoline tank of his automobile. CAR UPSETS. (Special to The Times.) HOBART, IND., 'Aug. 16. Several persons were injured last night when a big Valpo auto owned by E. Van Atter in crossing the G. & I. tracks near Goodrun. The car was overturned. Van Atter sustained a fractured skull and E. Von Duhren four broken ribs. A third man was slightly injured. Van Atter was hurt once before ia an auto accident. WHO WERE THE INJURED? (Special to The Times.) SCHERERVILLE, IND., Aug. 16. A mysterious auto accident was uncovered a mile and a half west of here when the debris of a big touring car was found near the road. It is reported that two were injured in an accident amk the car destroyed by fire but ndbody seems to have seen the injured. They were spirited away. The 'machine is consumed except the chassis and frame of the springs. Even the license tag was removed. INJURES PEDESTRIAN. (Special to The Times.) TIPTON. IND, Aug. 16. Clen Henry driving his auto over a street crossing in some way which has not yet been explained collided with George Reed. Reed was knocked down and his skull fractured. FORD HAS CARELESS DRIVER Eggie Mackowiak of 3727 Eim street. East Chicago, came into the limelight yesterday afternoon when ho crashed into a telephone pole at 13Sth and Grapevine street breaking the pole in two. When Chauffeur Meeha reached the spot. Mackowiak claimed he was going north on 13Sth street at about 18 or 20 miles an hour when a Ford in front of him turned suddenly to the left to go down 13Sth and Grapevine street without giving the proper signal and Mackowiak ran his car into the curb and pole to save a collision. His car being wrecked owing to the careless driver of the Ford, whose name was not learned. COLLIDES WITH AUTO. Another auto accident took place at Kennedy and Chicago avenues in East Chicago when A. S. Carson in driving his auto north on Kennedy ran his car into the car driven by W. A. Myselr who was turning south. Mrs. Myselr was hurt on the head and was taken to the Calumet drug store where she was attended by a physician. The Myselr auto was badly damaged, the right running board being broken. The damages were adjusted out of court. AUTO TURTLES; 1 DEAD. GIBSON CITT, ILL., Aug. 16. E. C. Smith was instantly killed and his father and brother, A. P. Smith and Isaac Smith, were injured when the automobile turned turtle while attempting to pass another car. WHITING MAN ENTERTAINS SOLDIERS (Special to The Times.) WHITING. Ind.. Aug. 16.Thomas Rupe of Ohio avenue entertained at a beach party at the Whiting park last night for several of the boys who are in camp at East Chicago, of which company he was formerly a member. The party, consisting also of young ladies, was in honor of the following men from Company F.. Second Indiana Infantry, who will soon leave for Mississippi: Lieutenant Daley, First Sergeant Robinson Hitchcock. Sergeants Forest Rupe and Garland Thornhill. Corporals Arthur Zeller. Henry Hanson, Charles Miller and Virgil White, and Max Wentz, Charles Wasson, Forest Holderman, "Curlie" Diggs, Wilbur Bailey, Collie Snyden and Thomas Rupe. Thz Red Cross the symbol of a tause wide as the world and high as Heaven.

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SPEEDER (Special to The Times.) HOBART, Ind., Aug. 16. Oakley Jones, 31 years old, maintainor for the Pennsylvania railroad, was instantly killed when a fast passenger train hit his "speeder'" car at Gary last night. His companion, Fred Weaver, also of Hobart. rnlracuously escaped injury. Jones was riding leisurely along in the "speeder" car when the train rushed up from behind, throwing the light car from the track. Weaver Jumped Just in time to save his life. Jones was married but two months ago. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Draft Board Orders More Hammond Men Up for Examination to Serve in New Army-List cl "S: ,e:nptee3. Twenty-five more Hammond young men have been called into the new army by the exemption board, making a total of forty-one men selected, with fiftysix more needed to fill the quota of ninety-seven men for the first draft. Two attorneys, candidate for city judge on the democratic ticket, and H. C. Cleveland, are drafted in the list given out by the exemption board tody. The board is sending out notifications to 300 more men to appear for examination at once. The list of twenty-five the names of the original sixteen having been made known heretofore follows: Frank Kryos. 839 Summer St. Gust Katcar, 120 Sible st. Gerald W. Bardens, 192 Hoffman St. Lyle A. McKinney, 1000 Park pi. Frank Filpiak, 205 Company house. Louis Schreiber, 417 Summer st. Louis Peterson, 525 Amos ave. Ben Moss, 303 Henry st. H. C. Cleveland. 1246 Harrison st A. A. Mrosefski, 458 Hoffman st. Roy Cannon, 553 Morton ct. Tom Kovavich. Forsyth ave. Naum Dimitroff. 549 Morton ave. Christ Yakimiff, 571 Morton ave. Elliott LaFayette, 250 State st. G. W. Fiebelkorn. 418 Carroll st. H. O. Anderson, 199 Michigan ave. Arnold Jergens, 203 Sibley st. Jacob Kenchuk. 571 Ames ave. Herman Hopp, 297 Kane ave. J. J. Steele. 341 Ash st. Guy Rogers, 357 Sheffield ave. P. S. M&ggio. 2S4 Ash St. Edgar Burton, 222 Fayette st. W. C. Blohm. 367 Michigan ave. Following are the names of those wHa have been exempted and discharged. All papers regarding them have been sent to the distroct board at LaPorte: W. T. Stafford, F. Gurski. A. A. Mfosefski, P. H. Bult, C. J. Glick. Joe Krsol. N. Guculi. H. Kars. P. Jastrzenski, J. M. Reiplinger, A. Pallard, J. H. Otto. I. Hortlerode. A. M. Schaller. D. Meredith. F. Ostrom, W. L. Danner. .T. Long, W. T. Baars, S. Jalo, A. Meyer. C. F. Hart. A. A. Hamor, E. -Carrigan, V. Kohut, K. Lapinsky, E. M. Reed. W. Maginot. M. Fisher. T. Call, M. J. Visconti, D. McDonald. E. H. Lauermann. G, B. Guering, C. O. Granger. S. Nonohinski, A. Van Bodegraver. F. S. Weber, T. Reese. O. R. Lee. E. Koch. F. Groda. O. C. Schmidt, K. Fischler. AV. S. Sondelbaugh. M. Zajic, A. Madura, D. R. Taitt. ERIE TRAIN KILLS BAKER (Special to The Times.) CROAVN POINT. IND., Aug. 16. Joseph Seigfried, 69 years old, owner of a bakery and restaurant, was struck and killed by an Erie passenger train yesterday at Rochester. Seigfried was walking down the tracks in the direction of the train at the time. It is thought he suffered a dizzy spell as the train approached, causing him to fall in front of it. More Infantile Paralysis. VALPARAISO ,IND.. Aug. 16. Three cases of infantile paralysis developed yesterday. Officials of the omnibus and interurban lines have refused permission to all children to ride. Hammond Ball Park. Second championship game, Hammond vs. Waukegan, Sunday, Aug. 19th, 3 p. im

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AA'hen Major F. Richard Schaaf Jr., with his maple leaf and puttees, breezed into Hammond yesterday returning" from the state capital, there was a hasty' meeting of the "let's-give-him-the-once-over" brigade. Major Schaaf had been on duty at the capital.

if 'ff-rvmntimmk (By I'nited Pre.) W.5HI(.TOX, Aug. 10. Russia has informed the. State Department hat she I ready to Abolish restriction on exports to the United States. The communication apparently will lay the foundation for n new trade treaty between the two governments. It Involves obligation of the 1915 Russo-Amerlcan agreement whereby the I nited States recognized as a measure of military necessity the Russian restriction nKainst exporting Russian goods to Germany after they urrivc there. lnlted Press Cablegram.) I.OMiOX. Aug. 1. Following publication of the official text of Pope llenoUivt'B pence appeal, the British press today emphatically answered That conditions outlined by His Holiness are regarded as indicating a stronger trend of German Inspiration thun the unofflcinl outlines. (t'nlted Press Cablegram.) ROM B, Aug. 1. Pope Benedict's pence proposals are certain to be rejected by the Allies, In the view of the Italian press. I nanlmoiis opinion was expressed today that His Holiness has failed to Include' any of the principal points for which the F.ntente powers are lighting. The papal initiative is doomed to failure beenu.se It aims at saving the alngnrchy of the Central powers," a leading paper declares. (I'nited Press Cablegram.) ROME, Aug. 16. Four persons were killed and twenty-seven wounded when Austrian aeroplanes raided Venice Tuesday. A hospital was struck by hoiuhs from one machine and two of the pntic-nts killed and twenty-one injured. Sevrral of the raiding planes are reported to have been brought down. (By Vnlted Press.) A PACIFIC PORT, Aug. IK. Predicting that friendly co-operation will iK-reafter be the keynote of nil relations between America und Japan, Viscount Ishli, head of the Imperial Japanese war mission to the Vnlted States, today closed the formal program of the Mission's entertainment on the Pacific coaot. The intsslon departs in a few days for AVubtngton to deliver to President At ilson "a message of confidence, good will nnd cheer" from the Mikado. (By I nlted Press.) WASHIXGTOX, Aug. 1. More than two thousand gr.adnntes from the flrst series of officers' training camps have been nsslsned to go to France. They vtlll receive further intensive training there and ultimately All up the gaps caused by promotion or casualties. . , I .1 . T - CHICAGO. Aug. JO. Tentative division of the country Into eight districts to carry on the work of the Vnlted States millers, subsidiary of the P50,COO.fXIO administration grain corpora tion, was announced here today. w York will be the organization

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'i 'X--k", uri H-. ; v ' 4' ''''"- ! '"if w iwiiiwi r II" If- 5 WT r headquarters. The secretary's office will be in (hlcago. The Oliio. Michigan and Indiana districts will be In charge of Mark Mennel, Toledo, O. (Vnlted Press Cablegram.) lOXDOV, Aug. 16. High tribute was paid to the American engineers who paraded through the streets of London yesterday by reinler Lloyd(ieorge in an exclusive interview with the Vnlted Press today. "It was n thrilling spectacle and moved us very much," he said, recalling the vision of the khaki-clad Americans swinging past the wnr office. "It moved us because we knew the real significance of its we knew that behind those fine fellows is a nation of a hundred millions that never yet has set Its hnnd to any task that It has not nccomplished." (By I'nited Press.) CHICAGO. Aug. 16. Federal control of the nation's con I mines, to be effected as speedily rrs possible, was urged by the majority of the one hundred delegates attending the Interstate coal conference here today. C harges of alleged coal combine, excessive profits und unfairness was Intermingled in appeals for exclusive Federal control and Federal regulation with state control of distribution prices. F. AV. McAllister, attorney general of Missouri, declared the coal situation in his state was outrageous and that excessive profits in some Instances amounted to 10O per cent. He favored state control of mines. (Vnlted Press Cablegram.) LOXDOX, Aug. 16 A pointed answer to Gern:an hopes of starving England through the submarine campaign was given today by Premier Lloyd-George when he announced that the food situation wus now better than It has been in ninny years. "The stock of wheat now on hand Is le.OOO.OiW bushels above that of last yeur," he declared. 'Kngland's position Is better, than in many years. Vloyd-George declared it had been Intended to make one big military move this yeer, but the Russian claw of the nipper broke. (By Vnlted Press.) CHICAGO. Aug. 16. Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas will leave Chicago tonight to make a personal appeal to President Wilson and the federal trade con.nilHsion to take over the coal mines of the country .it once and establish "fair and Impartial prices." "If we fr.il to obtain government regulation of coal prices,' Capper declared r.t the coal conference here this afternoon, "I for one propose to use my constitutional power to take oer and regulate the coal mines of my state." Governor Harding; of Iowa urged the conference to drr.ft a resolution memorializing the federal trade commission to establish fair prices of coal at the mines in each state. The Red Cross the symbol of a cause wide as the world and high ; as Heaven.

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D SIT Gen. Haig Strikes in Belgium Today, Bitter Figwing Takes Place. (BTJLZ.XTIN.) (Br United Press Cablegram.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES X2T TEE "FIELD, Aug-. 16 British, troops swnn? another terriflo blow acraiast the Germans today, attaching- on a front of six milss. The "French struck simultaneously ansl at the time of this cable the force of botn nations was pushing- f orvrard. ( BULL'S TZ2T. ) LONDON, Aug. 16. Details of yesterday's fighting at Lens shows that ex. trsmely heavy losses wera suffered fey the Germans whlla the allied casualties were comparatively light. At least ona entire enemy division was practically wiped out la the counter at. tacks launched by the Germans. The Fourth guards division was caught In the midst of deadly Canadian fire and practically annihilated, (BULLETIN.) (By United Press.) WASHINQTON, Aug. 16 Neither the war or navy department had any confirmation of a disaster to American troops in France. Answering- a report that 200 wounded Americans had been transferred to an English hospital both departments said they had received nothing of any form of trouble for the Americans, but promised to make such news public as soon as it arrives if not Incompatible with the military situa tion. The bureau of public information announced no confirmation by the depart, meat. . ... Authorities thought the story miffht have originated from transfer of sick or convalescent "Sammies" from France though they had not been advised any were taken to England. (BULLETIN.) (By United Brass Cablegram.) PARIS, Auff. 16 Attacking In concert with the British- French troops to. day attained all objectives la a strong assault against the German line in Flanders. Zn one section an entire trench system was captured on a kilometer front. Four German counter attacks were thrown back and the French held all their gains. (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Aug. 16. Field Marshal Haig struck today in Belgium north of Tpres. Early this morning the British and French attacked on a wide front. Heavy fighting- was reported but progress was being made at all points in spite of stubborn resistance, tho British com. ' manner stated. The attacks were on the line running to the east and north of Tpres where bitter fighting took place in the flrst recent assault in Flanders. The Canadians today still held the positions dominating- Lens which were taken yesterday despite strong German counter attacks during the night. Attempts of the Germans to regain Bill 70 and other important positions, continued during the nig-ht, Haig reported, but all were repulsed. (Vnlted Press Cablegram.) LOXUOX, Aug. 10. Field Marshal Haig's troops raptured Langenurck at noon today. Premier Lloyd-George announced in the House of Commons. Twelve hundred prisoners and five guns were taken. Langemarck Is n little over five miles northeast of A'pres on the road leading to Pool Chappelle and just across the Stennbeck River. (Vnlted Press Cablegram.) BERLIN, Am. IB. .V second great battle has broken forth In Flanders, the war office announced today. According to British orders which were found, . their objective was ZendlnI.eveil. four kilometers behind the German front. The British made a small gala In fresh attscks which were repeated eleven times. The storming waves collapsed under German fire, the statement claimed. "South of Hullach to the west of Lens r.ll attacks were repulsed with extremely heavy louses.' the statement declared. "Along the Chemln les Dnmcs front trench attacks were vaia and cost much blood." Make It The Last War.

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