Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 73, Hammond, Lake County, 13 September 1917 — Page 1

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Members Council At Hoon Approves ol Patriotic Move. Hammond will gain nation-wide fame by successfully promulgating the "American Alliance" plan conceived by Sergeant William S. Welch and enthueiasttcally endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce today noon at the first of the weekly luncheon. "Be a Sammle Backer" Is the slogan to be Injected to every citizen. FOR OK AGAIXSTt "Now Is the time to decide. You are either for or against America. You can't be on the fence. I believe the majority of Hammend residents are loyal, but there are many who fall to come up to expectations. The soldier or sailor on the field Is like the football team In the midst of a hard game. If they know their people are behind them It means much to the man In the thickest of the fight. It Is up to the people "themselves. The idea of this organization Is not to keep the worklngman In the background. Every man. every association Is on equal basis. If you want to be behind the army Join us. The American Alliance Is for the people Just as much as It requests the aid of the societies and business men." in part declared Sergeant Welch today before Chamber of Commerce members. . ARMY F.VVORS PL.AX. The .Aimtericem army officials at Washington have endorsed the plan and are awaiting Its success here in Hammond. If successful It will be inaugurated elsewhere, over the country. Major Thomas F. Ryan, who was to have addressed today"s meeting was forced to cancel his engagement here as he was suddenly called to Washington. Mayor John D. Smalley is heartily In favor of the plan. "I will do all I can do to further its success. It Is absolutely necessary that Americans stick together now." the mayor said. Attorney David E. Boone spoke to the members. In part, he said: "'There Is an element over Ihe country that is attempting to hinder enlistments and patriotism. I am not speaking of any one nationality. There are many supposedly Americans who are not rational In their belief. The Idea of the American Alliance is to band the Aiirferlcan citizens together. The time Is ripe for an organization of this kind. It is not to be a certain class of people. It Is to be a patriotic society for all gpod loyal American people." Mr. Boone was appointed chairman of a committee to aid In organizing the committee by the chairman of the meeting, C. M. McDaniels. Lieutenant J. A. Graham, coroner of Lake county, appeared in uniform and was heartily applauded by the members. The lieutenant, now a member of the American army imiedical corps, arged In a forceful address that every man, woman and child "Americanize." "Be a true American. The country reeds an Ame rcianAilenae.'l cm omw needs an American Alliance:" declared the officer. The plan as given at today's meeting is to select five good American citizens from each ward in the city as delegates to a conference, where final plans will be made. Following the conference an Immense mass meeting of public spirited people will be held and, the birth of what is expected to be America's biggest loyalty league sanctioned. LISCHEOJTS OST THURSDAYS. Before discussion of the "American Alliance." Chairman McDaniels announced a noonday luncheon would be held every Thursday. Outside speakers will be procured, but not as frequently as last year, Mr. McDaniels said. DEMAND FOR GERMAN HESS German in Hammond schools, according to statistics furnished by Superintendent McDaniels. is not as popular as a year ago. "Or,ly about 60 per cent of the pupils who took German last year as studying it now," said the school head today. 1IAYOR HELPS TAG DAY PLANS "I heartily endorse the tag day for 15t. Margaret's hospital. It Is a worthy move and every citizen should do his or her part. The hospital Is under great expense and needs public assistance," declared Mayor John D. Smalley today. St. Margaret hospital tag days are to be held soon in Hammond and adjoining cities which benefit by Its presence here. Every can o food put up this rummer helps make food shortage ;pext winter impossible.

Honey Boy" Student Gunner at Boston vA-SyV- . . -- ' -Jr ' : . 1 . .' ' i 1 ! PBX7ATB X.AUBEKCS KIOSTOIT. Julia Kingston, cashier of the F. S. Beta Co., recently returned from a visit to her brother. Laurence, In Boston, where he is stationed with Jerry Collins. Neal Northstrand and Wilfred Sisna of Hammond, at the Boston South Armory as provost guards. The first company was picked out of twelve companies at Fort Andrews where the Hammond boys were stationed. Laurence Is 18 years of age, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kingston of 369 Truman avenue. Hammond, and a graduate of the All Saints' school. He is now a student second gunner. In Hammond Laurence was known as "Honey." On her return trip Miss Kingston stopped at Washington and saw Orie L. Cox and William Duvall of Hammond, among the soldiers stationed at Fort Washington, Md. She states that the soldier boys all desire to thank the Red Cross for the comfort bags. CUIUS RIOTERS ACTED FROM PATRIOTIC MOT! Attorney J. H. Conroy, of the firm of McMahon & Conroy, who represents the five men arrested as rioters at the Indiana Harbor meeting of Montenegrins and Servians, Tuesday night stated: "The Montenegrins and Servians are to a man loyal Americans and naturally are in sympathy with the United States In this war. About thirty-five were gathered at the meeting. The five men arrested, and others, had before them the Montenegrin Herald published at Detroit, Mich., under date of August 15th. wherein an editorial Is set forth warning all loyal Americans of Montenegrin and Servian extraction to be on the lookout for Milash Ivanovlch, Gero Vukmenoveh and Steve Bobdanovich; that these men, who were claiming to be the representatives of their home government In the collecting of moneys and tnlistmenting of soldiers; that on August 11th. at a meeting in Detroit, as set forth in the editorial, the police had stopped the meeting and chased these three trr.en out of Detroit. "At the meeting at Indiana Harbor, the auditors asked these men for authority or credentials from either Montenegro, Servla. the United States or any of the allies, and they said they had no authority. Then some of the men present at the meeting told Ivanovlch to stop and he wouldn't do It, so means were adopted to physically chase him out of town. We have asked the Department of Justice on behalf of these defendants, who are loyal Americans, to aid in stopping these imposters from Imposing on credulous patriots, and ask the pub lic to suspend Judgment against these defendants until the full hearing Is had." ONE HURT IN NP. WRECK (By United Press.) KNOX. IND.. Sept. 13. F. A. Robins of Ft. Wayne, engineer of freight train number 54 on the Nickel Plate railroad was seriously Injured today when his train sideswiped freight train number 46 which was backing into a siding near here. Several cars loaded principally with fruits were wrecked. Traffic was detoured for several hours. ALLI GED ROBBERS ONLY DRUNK A "contractor" was robbed of a gold watch and his wallet late yesterday afternoon at Schumser's paint shop. Police arrested William Montgomery for the robbery, having been notified Montgomery had been seen near the man who had been taken into the shop to get over the effects of hi3 "lark." Later, however, witnesses failed to Identify Montgomery as the thief and as the supposed robber was found In an Intoxicated condition he was sentenced to 15 days at the county jail today in city court for drunkeness. The "contractor" is said to have been a visitor In Hammond on business. He escaped before police learned his name. Help Your Country By Buying a Liberty Bondl

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"Camplete Amnesty" For Korniloff. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept 13. That Gen. Korniloff will be granted "complete amnesty" If he surreuders unconditionally was the predlcdtctlon cna.de at the Russian embassy here this afternoon. United Press dispatches announolng the surrender of Kornllolf'a headquarters were declared "wonderful news." That Korniloff will not pay for his offense with his life if no bloodshed was immediately forcast officially.

SUB SINKS LINER; FIFTY LIVES LOST (Br United Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 13. The Minnehaha. Atlantic transport liner of 13.714 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast, according to word received here today from two survivors of the Italian liner Verdi. Fifty men were lost through explosion and drowning when the big American ship went down. AMERICAN ARTILLERY ARRIVES IN FRANCE BY J. W. PEGLER. HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Sept. 13. American artillery was on the job today blasting away at distant tree tops and scarring erstwhile grazing fields with practice volleys. (This is the first word that has been received indicating that American artillery has arrived in France and Is training for the battle front.) From the gun position they are usually bordering on a woods field wires with useful battery commanders armed wlt binocluars. They observed distant smoke puffs when the shell struck and telephoned back over the field wires prescribing corrections in the range until the putts struck the targets. (By United Press.) HILLSDALE, MICH.. Sept. 13. - A mob early today lynched Frank Van Tassle, Insane, who last night shot and killed Sheriff George Ralston of Branch county, just across the line from Hillsdale county. Van Tassle was penned in his barn by the mob. The structure was fired and the man's body riddled with bullets as he sought to escape the flames. CLAYTON PREDICTS END OF WAR JUNE 1919 "The war will end during June. 1919." declared Clayton, "the man who knows." who with his mysterious power in answering questions is mystifying large audiences at the Orpheum theatre where he will show again tonight and tomorrow. ''I have always contended the war 'would end June, 1919, I said so in Denver last year," said the "mystery man." Clayton will hold a private ladies' matinee at 10 o'clock Friday morning. He has yet to fail to answer a question asked him. Four other good acts cornplete: the Orpheum bill. SWEDEN'S REPLY TO U. S. IS REVEIVED (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Sweden's reply to this government's expose of German intrigue through the Swedish minister at Argentine was delivered to Secretary Lansing today. The explanation was the same as given to the press in Stockholm earlier in the week. This apparently closes the incident so far as the United States Is concerned. The department revealed today that the note affair is not a diplomatic Incident inasmuch as Lansing merely read the Luxburg data before it was published instead of sending official notice to the Swedish government. Sweden therefore is not obligated to make a full formal answer Sweden contends that Minister Lovven at Buenos Aires acted without knowledge of Count Luxburg's language when he transmitted the German message to Berlin through the Swedish foreign office at Stockholm. He adds that other neutrals the United States included have acted in similar capacity for the Central Powers. SPECIAL TRAIN FOR GARY ARMY QUOTA Gary will send its next quota of 184 men to Louisville on a special train, to leave via the New York Central on Sept. 21. The train will leave at 7:43, and of the 184 men the 20 per cent quota of the first draft) sixty-eight will be from division No. 1.

INDUSTRIAL RQHT 0RGA1IZED

An Industrial army of 1.200 car builders of the Calumet region will soon leave for France. Announcement was made today of the organization of such a force In Hammond, Pullman. Hegewlsch, East Chicago and Gary and a ready response to the call. It Is said to be a semigovernment program. France is desperately In need of car builders so that her transportation systems may be kept open and it Is very necessary to the success of the war that she be supplied with men for that work as well as to bear arms. lEROPLANE 01 HAIMili? Hammond may soon experience the thrill of witnessing air plane flights. Lieutenants H. M. Lewis and W. I. Davenport of Chicago, members of the American Aviation corp, a Home Guard organization, which is promoting like organiaztions over the country In order to train "young America 'to fly, visited Mayor John D. Smalley and Jesse E. Wilson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, today to secure aid in enlisting a corps in Hjmmoni If a company of Is-i'meu is organized here a practice aeroplane will be furnished for their use in Hammond and competent instructors furnished. There is nothing binding in Joining the corps. It Is merely to aid the government in preparing young men over the age of 18 to fly so when the government calls them they will be prepared. A meeting with the Chamber of Commerce will pro'oably be arranged in the near future. EFFECT FELT ORJGjjODL ROLL Increase Over Last Year Falls Under That of Normal Years. Although there has been a gain of seventy-two pupils the enrollment of the Hammond public schools has felt the effect of the war. Scores of boys have enlisted or are working because of the war. The comparative enrollment for the first week this year and last follow: 1917 Boys. Girls. Total. Lafayette 268 241 507 Washington 15S 142 300 Lincoln 153 163 316 Irving . 280 222 502 Riverside - 148 131 285 Franklin 117 142 239 Wallace 340 344 684 Columbia 113 84 199 Central H. S. 202 191 393 Industrial H. S. 240 -292 632 Wilcox - 4 8 12 2023 1946 3963 1916 Boys. Girls. Total. Jefferson ...........101 63 Franklin 114 126 Central H. S. 254 333 Irving 271 223 Lafayette 332 298 Lincoln . 182 118 Riverside 164 139 Washington 149 148 Wallace 280 320 Wilcox 11 11 Columbia 160 100 2018 1879 3837 MEDICAL CORPS AT CAMP GRANT (By Halted Press.) CAMP GRANT. ROCKFORD. ILL.. Sept. 13. A medical corp detachment of 19 officers and 50 enlisted men under Captain George Senn arrived here today after three months' Intensive training at Fort Benjamin Harrison. H. J. HAY, JR. COUNTY CHAIRMAN At a meeting of Lake county bankers in Hammond. Tuesday. H. G. Hay, Jr., president of the Gary State bank, was appointed to act as county chairman" for the next Liberty Bond Loan to be raised in Norvember. The commandery of the Masonic lodge will meet in regular session next Monday evening. Parents of "Sammies" are urgently asked to meet with the Soldiers and Sailors organization tonight at the court house at eight o'clock.

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THE LATEST (By United Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD. Sept. 13. Col. Verchozsky, commandant of the Moscow garrison, was today named minister of war and . Admiral Verdeleveky, minister of marines, in a rehabilitation of the Kerensky cabinet. GOVERNOR BETTER (Br United Frets.) INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Sept. 13. Governor John P. Goodrich improved slightly during the night, according to a statement Issued early today by his physician.

TORCH SET TO FENCES FOR LOOT A3 LI ACTS

Alarmed over the round-up of the organized gang of box car thieves, many families in East Hammond last evening burned loads of loot stolen from the railroads, according to information given the police today. Eight "car bandits" who plundered freight cars of $50,000 worth of merchandist in the last four years pleaded guilty to petit larceny last night at seven o'clock in special city court session. Penalties varied from small fines to 120 days at the penal farm. The alleged ringleaders, Felix Miller and Joe (Hegewlsch) Lach, will be held to the Superior court charged with grand larceny. Fines were distributed by Judge Fred Barnett according to the greatness of the "bandit's" offense, his family and work, as follows: John Mohalskl. mar-

JOHNSON ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY: OUSTS CLEASOI

Mayor R. O. Johnson of Gary today moved to make vacant the presidency of the park board and the president of the board of public safety (police and fire commissioners). He sent polite notes to William P. Gleason, general superintendent of the Gary Steel plant, and Major K. M. Burr, department superintendent of the steel plant, asking them to quit the park and safety boards, respectively AXE EXPECTED. ' That the mayor would let the axe fall on the two steel officials has been rumored for some time. Mr. Gleason, it seemed, had been more in harmony with the political department of Wall Street than with the people and the administration. Not long ago when th mayor moved to get the people a lake front bathing beach. Gleason adroitly had the plan tabled and volubly suggested a south side park. Major Burr has not been active in politics, as his city official position does not warrant it, but it is presumed that the mayor wanted the police and fire administration In other hands. It Is expected that Messrs. Gleason and Burr will send In their resignations before sunset. TRIBIXE QUEERS G LEA SOX. Whatever may have been the mayor's attitude toward Mr. Gleason when he swamped the lake front beach plan

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Photo by Roscoe Hemstock. &2 PEACE MEET OFF (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON. Sept. 13. Germany has decided to call oft the much urged Stockholm "peace conference" in view of American's disclosures in the Luxburg affair, according to word received here today. MICHAELIS 'TO SPEAK (By United Press Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13. Chancellor Michaelis will address the Reichstag Friday on the American disclosures of the messages sent from Argentine through the. Swedish foreign office, according to German reports received here today. ried, 503 Walter avenue, $25 and tne day in Jail; James Ellis, married. 199 Company House, $23 and one day in Jail; Paul Marconitz, .134 Company House. $25 and one day in Jail: Frank Ozak. $20 and 120 days at the penal farm; Michael Bindas. 187 Company house, married. $15 and 90 days at the penal farm; Michael Todobinski, 110 Company house, married, $20 and 90 days at the penal farm; Charles Mikalski, 138 Company house, $15 and P0 days at the penal farm; Stanley Zuk.lSl Company house, $15 and 90 days at the penal farm. Joseph Rakoczy, 561 Moss avenue, is out under $500 cash bail awaiting preliminary hearing. The reason the authorities did not bear down on the men was on account of their families. "Besides." said Chief Austgen. "If we want them again we know where to get them." has not been defined, but It is known that, nothing helped to put the skids under the steel mill chitf any faster than did the attacks in editorials and news articles printed in the Gary Tribune. Homer Carr, who was ousted from the park board by the mayor, edits the Tribune and Is accounted in town as Mr. Gleason's press agent. The general impression around the city hall, whether it is true or not, is that Superintendent Gleason controls In great measure the editorial policy of the Tribune. Whenever he appears In the townsite the mill official and Editor Carr are invariably together and are constant cronies. Carr has been referred to as the steel chief s aid de camp or political adjutant, and whenever the "big boss" is at a function his faithful press man is on his heels. CARR ABUSES JOHXSO. Carr has been defying the mayor to drop Gleason and printing abusive articles about him. Some of the mayor's advisers accounted these as direct attacks from Supt. Gleason. However, the mayor, having been dared by Gleason's reputed organ to fire him. there was only one thing to do and that was to swing the axe and to swing it vigorously. Perhaps it wasn't Intended that the dare should be carried out, but it was and Gleason's official head is in the basketwith the Tribune ready to print requiem editorials. i

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Outlaw Leader Asks for Terms Russians Fighting Germans On North Front (By United Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD, Sept 13. Geheral Korinolfrs headquarters surrendered to the provisional government today. This was announced by Minister of Labor Skobelett. Whether General Korniloff himself surrendered was not stated in the cable announcing the surrender of his headquarters. It is possible that the mutinous general's staff laid down their arms while negotiations were still progressing between Korniloff and Kerensky owing to Kerensky's demand that the surrender be conditional, forcing the rebel general to surrender, (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Sept. 13. General Korniloff has expressed his willingness to surrender on certain terms, according to Exchange Telegraph dispatches received from Petrograd. It added that the Kerensky government was holding to its demand for unconditional surrender cf the rebel leader; - BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) PETROGRAD, Sept. 12 (delnyed) "General Korniloff is prepared to surrender,' declared Premier Kerensky In a specie! statement today to the United Press. The Korniloff revolt Is regarded as having; toppled over to all practical effect. The premier today won over to bis side General Alexleff, formerly rhlef of stuff under Grand Duke Xlcliolas nnd subsequently himself commander-in-chief of the nriny. Alexleff is known as one of tlie moot brilliant strategists of tbe Runxian army. 1 He was reported to have assnnied In pnrt tbe duties of commnnder-ln-rhief, although Kerensky earlier In the day announced he as premier would nsuiue command of all military forces. This carried with It a generul state of military law. (United Press Cablegram. PETROGRAD, Sept. VT Russian (roops are flRbtinjr desperately nnd successfully asulnst the Germans on the north front despite the near civil war between Korniloff and Kerensky. TIny official report declared! "On the north front our advance parties in desperate fighting occupied Masolf. We nre fortifying our lines." 'o reports have been received from the Roumanian and southwestern fronts. (By United Press. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Sweden's official reply to the I.uxbnrg- disclosures at Bcunos Aires reached Washington today. Daron Akerhlelm, the charge In absence of 5Iinister Ekerccern, called on Secretary Lansing today. Sweden, It Is understood, will express the regret that her minister at lieunos Aires was duped by the Germans nnd Involved in tbe correspondence disclosure of which brought a delicate situation between Argentine and Germany. (United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Sept. 13. General Korniloff's advance on Petrograd Is at a standstill and his unconditional surrender is believed to be Imminent, according to a Petrograd dispatch dated 1:30 p. m. Wednesday and received today by the Evening News. The provisional government forces, the dispatch asserted, have taken up their positions at Semrina Luga and Narva to protect the capital. (By United Press Cablegram.) PETPvOGRAU, tsept. 13. The Evening News dispatch asserted Korniloff had called cn the wild division for main support but that they were now reported dissatisfied. General Alexleff, newly appointed army chief of staff, was reported to have been in telegraphic communication with Korniloff and is believed to have persuaded the rebel leader .that his cause is lost. Workimen and soldier's delegates visited Kerensky yesterday demanding that Korniloff be treated with full severity. KOTICE. B. P. O. E., Important Eusiness will come up at tonight's meeting. Every Elk should attend. 9-13-1 XL C. SLATER, E. R.

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