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PREDICT unr. OF FUEL No Hope of Filling AH Demands Say Traffic Authorities, (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The ipector of coal riots and confiscations of passing coal shipments by local authorities was presented to Fuel Administrator Garfield today. From all parts of the country small jobbers are writing in the warning. The freezing poor, they said, will storm the coal yards. Localities caught short of fuel in midwinter will be forced to seize any coal in sight. SCANT TIME TO PEEP AXE. Railroad experts admitting car shortage and the greatest traffic congestion In the country's history said there is no hope of filling all domestic and industrial coal demanSa In the scant SO days remaining before winter ties up the rails and lake boats. Fuel Administrator Garfield's advisory board was completed today .with the appointment of Rembrandt Peale, well known Pennsylvania mine owner. A mining engineer and an anthracite operator may be added later as assistants. John P. "White, miners representative, i will leave today for Indianapolis in an attempt to increase production and settle local strikes. He will arrange for the wage Increase conference with operators in the central bituminous fields. DAVE ABRAHAMS SUES BERTHA FOR SLANDER Suit for slander In which damages in the sum of $5,000 are claimed was filed today In the Hammond superior court by Attorney Lester Ottenheimer for Pave Abrams versus Ecrtha Silverman of East Chicago. The plaintiff alleges In the complaint that on the fifth day of September while driving his car into his garage in East Chicago two people, a man and a woman, both colored, ran out of the building, and that the woman was running from the man yelling "leae me alone." The complaint continues to allege that damaging and untrue remarks were made concerning the Incident. NEW ISSUE OF BETHLEHEM (By t-'nlted Press.) NEWARK. N. J... Sept. 14. Bethlehem Steel corporation stockholders at a meeting here today voted to issue 130,000.000 worth of new eight per cent preferred stock and to authorize an increase of 130,000,000 in common stock to provide for conversion of the preferred. All stekhoIders voted In favor of fthe issues except Clarence Venner land his associates. Venner protested against the action tef the irr.anagement. He said it was Illegal and unfair to many stockholders and the "rights of stockholders" were being treated as "scraps tof paper." GERMANY ANSWERS POPE'S PEACE PLEA (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Sept. 14. Germany's answer to Pope Benedict was forwarded to Rome Thursday night and contained concrete proposals for a lasting peace, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Geneva. WERLOF DIMISSED. (By United Press Cablegram.) STOCKHOLM. Sept. 14. Oscar Werlof. first secretary of the foreign office, was dismissed from the service today. IT ISJTRUE That we make all our own lenses. "We save you time and money. Call and let us examine your eyes and fit you properly with th right eye glasses. S. Silver, Jeweler and Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St., Hammond, Ind. 9--14-1 BASE BALL Hammond Ball Park Sunday, Sept. 16th, Hammond vs. Galliscans, 3 o'clock sharp. 9-14-2 The Red Cross the symbol of a tause wide as the world and high as leaven.

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VON EGKHAHDT RAGE IT U. S. EXPOSE (By United Press Cablegram.) MEXICO CITY. Sept. 14. "The news is U d uninteresting to me." was the retort of Von Eckhardt. German minister, to the United Press here today when effort was made to obtain his comment on the American expose of how he used Swedish Charge Cronholm as a messenger, recommending later that he be decorated by the Kaiser. Von Eckhardt denied he had made any such recommendation to his government. When pressed for further details and explanation of the letter of March 8, 1916. he became enraged ar.d retired to the inner recesses of the German embassy. Efforts to reach Cronholm in the German club to obtain his version of the affair were fruitless. Charge Andenberg who. succeeded Cronholm at . the Swedish'legation last February, rleaded innocent of the entire, affair and said Cronholm was no longer in the Swedish diplomatic service. At the American embassy it was learned that Cronholm was expected to leave very shortly for Sweden. TRAFFIC Railroad Engineer and Fire men Arrested $1,500 in Stolen Goods Found. A traffic in loot over the Grand Calumet river has been uncovered in the round-up of railroad thieves. A railroad engineer employed by the Indiana Harbor Belt for nine years, and his fireman, were arrested last night after stolen merchandise valued at $1,500 had been uncovered In their bomes. Losses Total 60,000. Following the arrest of eleven "car bandits" who had for the past four years looted Erie, Nickel Plate and C. & O. freight cars of more than $60,000 worth of goods, chief of Indiana Harbor Belt detectives, Barney Dolan, set out to confirm his suspicions of the men he thought had been robbing Belt cars since last May. Armed with search warrants Dolan, aided by Constable Morris Dobson. raided the homes of the engineer and fireman and arrested them. The engineer Homer W'lsley. 32 years old, 'married; 187 Indiana avenue. The fireman William A. Lutes, 23 years old. married; 663 Indiana avenue. He has worked for the Belt lines for the past year. Soys Men Confess. Chief Dolan said today both men had confessed to him. They are charged with grand larceny and will be given a preliminary hearing before City Judge Fred Barnett. Merchandise and foodstuffs worth nearly $1,000 was found at Wialer's home. Carpets, auto wheels, foods, soap, can goods, and numerous other valuable property were secured during the search of the two homes. Working together Wisler and Lutes are said to have robbed cars since May. They would plunder the trains while In the Illinois Indiana Harbor Belt yards, bringing the "spoils" back by boat over the Calumet river. Dolan said today he had suspected the two men and 'IfcHen he learned automobile accessories had been seen In their possession, which had been reported stolen recently, he decided to make last night's raid. Round. up Continue. Thieving of box cars which has baffled railroad agents and police for years is being halted. Railroad detectives are not through with rounding up "car bandits." Chief Dolan is of the opinion that the engineer and fireman are ringleaders of a gang which has been working hand In hand with Joe (Hegewisch) Lach. Felix Miller and their band of East Hamrnond plunderers. Eight of the East Hammond bandits were sentenced to various terms In jail. Miller and Lach are to be held to the Superior court. RUSH OF WHEAT TOJkllLLS SOON (By United Press.) NEW TORK. Sept. 14. Within two weeks there will be so much wheat available for flour and milling that the big northwestern mills in Minneapolis ! nrtl lit V.r itiA v.- i 1 1 nnt Via ahl in handle it at all. This was predicted today at headquarters here of the United States Grain Corporation, the government organization" for controlling the wheat situation. The reason mills In certain parts of the country are running a trifle short Is because the farmers are using the present good weather to prepare land for next year's crops. They see no reason to rush this year's crops to market when j they can get money at the bank any time.

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The Olson & Scofes Company, of 186 State etreet, Hammond, has been Incorporated at Indianapolis with a paidup capital of $50,000. Work has been started by the company on Its twelve apartment house at Waltham street and Park Place. The "Park Apartments." shown above, are thoroughly modern and metropolitan and will be ready for occupancy during November. The company has plans drawn fcr an eighteen apartment building at East Chicago. There are many other projects which are to be announced later. M. J. Roughan is president of the company, Andrew Z. Olson, vice-president; M. J. Scofes, secretary, and Addison C. Berry, treasurer.

SCHULTE, DEMON AUTO DRIfER, WOULD MUTE Announcement that Hammond may be the base of ah aeroplane school has caused much interest about the city. Three fire laddies want to Join at ence. William Schulte, chauffeur, called The Times today. "Where can we join the school? Two other firemen and myself want to Join. All we want Is someone to teach us how and we'll do the bomb-dropping," Schultejdeclared. He is a demon, "hit 'er up" autoist. John Kotzer and Lewis Morganstein are the names of the other two firemen who would like to be aviators. Final arrangements for the instruction school are yet to be completed by the American Aviation corp and a citizens" committee here. YOUNGER MM ARE Ifilli TO VOTE Older Generation Indifferent to Newly Won Right of Franchise. Political workers in making house to house calls in the interests of the Democrat and Citizens' parties, respectively, in Hammond, are finding the older women indifferent to their newly won right of franchise but the young women anxious to exercise their privilege at the polls. A large women vote is expected in the fall election and is claimed by both parties. The "Smalley" and "Brown" clubs each have a large memberships but there are no figures at hand to tell which is the greater. NINE MORE DRAFTED; SEVENTEEN EXEMPTED Nine more men have been certified for service by the Hammond exemption board and seventeen discharged by the Laporte district board upon their claims filed with the local board. Those certified for service and not exempted follow: Samuel P. Clemens. S5 Sibley St. John G. McLaughlin, Hessville. John Von See, 449 Ash st. Joseph P. Knoerzer. B4 Clinton St. Samuel Kunca, 106 Columbia ave. Sampel P. Clemens, 708 Hohman St. Martin Dankowski, 159 Wabash ave. Orth H. Gleason. wife and children dependent. Harry Vieth, now in military service. Anangelos Trakas, alien (Greek.) Martin Dankowski, wife and 3 children dependent. S. Lee Raunney, wife and 5 children dependent. Lyle T. Swingle, wife and child dependent. Elmer E. Peterson, wife and child dependent. Alexander Pomelian, alien (Polish.) Michael Nepeka, alien (Russian.) George Bergen, Jr., wife and 2 children dependent. Dan J. Murphy, wife and 2 children dependent. John T. Culbertson, wife and 3 children dependent. Charles Tague. son of widowed mother, dependent. Venus Leasure, wife and child dependent. Frank Tomeczak. alien (Russian.) Jan Bein. alien (Russian.) Oes P. Hurd, wife and child dependent. AT KOSTORO HOME. Sam Gazin is spending a few days visiting his cousin, J. Kostow, 1720 Broadway.

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Slip an extra quarter or dollar bill in your purse early tomorrow morning, and prepare to give It up during the day for charity the kind that begins at home for tomorrow is the second aannual tag day for St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond and Hegewisch. A thoasand dollars.,, is the minimum which a hundred taggers "have "set "as their collection goal for tomorrow, and with Hammond and Hegewisch contributing In the big and generous spirit in which they gave soldiers and sailors and money for the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. and war funds, the thousand dollar mark will be lost sight of. A hundred fair taggers will be on the streets tomorrow, holding out their donation boxes to the passers-by and giving in return a charity tag for the silver or paper donations that are given them. And right here is a suggestion to the auto owner who can spare his machine for an hour or two. Offer its use to the committee to hurry workers to the outlying factories, for it is a tig territory that must be covered in one day. CALL FDR MEN TO Hammond Troops Desperately in Need of Leaders for Boys. "An opportunity for service" in aiding the Boy Scout movement, is offered men who cannot go to war. "Be a big brother" to the Scout. This was the call urgently sent out today by A. J. Botany, assistant scoutmaster, Troop 1, Hammond. "The scout patrols are needing efficient lenders. Many scoutmasters have been called to war. There are many men who cannot go. These are the men we ask to aid us in this work." the announcement sent to The Times read in part. To train, encourage, and Americanize "young America" is the aim of the Boy Scout movement. Men who wond like J to interest themselves in the Scout work are asked to see F. H. Adams, acting scoutmaster. Troop 1, whose troop meets every Saturday night at the Baptist church; Levi Golden, scoutmaster Troop 2, whose troop nleets Wednesday night at the Christian church, or Mr. Mallon, scoutmaster of Troop 4, who meets with his ratrol every Friday night at the Methodist church. . WEST HAMMOND BUDGET PASSED The West Hammond city council last night passed the annual tax levy of one and one-tenth cent per $100 of assessed property. ANOTHER HAMMOND SOLDIER IN FRANCE Herman Peters, 19 years old. and son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters of West State street, has arrived in France. He enlisted in April and word had not been received from him for seven weeks until recently. George Peters, another son, is in the army in Texas. DAN BROWN ILL. Dan Brown, mayoralty candidate on the Citizens' ticket, is ill at his home. 305 Truman avenue. "Mr. Brown's condition Is not serious." stated Mrs. Brown today. "He has overworked and Is In a run-down condition."

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That also is a form of charity, and hundreds of patients who have tasted from the cup of charity at St. Margarets will bless you for it. As for the workers on Sunday they will have their headquarters at the Joseph W Weis drug store on State street. Donation boxes may be procured there tonight or tomorrow. Mrs. . Lawrence Long is the chairman of the committee. Working with her on the committee are Mesdames George Emmerling, Joseph Knoerzer. Joseph W. Weis. Emilia Idzorek, George Eder, Sr., Jacob Kussmaul and the Misses Cassie Leary and Mary Zeller. That St. Margaret's hospital as a public institution is deserving of the most generous charity, is a well known fact. Conducted by the Sisters of St. Francis its doors are open to the bodily afflicted as long as there Is room. Like illness and suffering the charity at the institution krows neither creed nor nationality. Like any other hospital of any creed or rationality, it is not a profitable financial enterprise, and yet as an institution it is a big asset for the city of Hammond. S Another organization doing its bit to help win the great war is the Salvation army. At present the "army" has 1S3 huts, TO hotels, 200 rest rooms, 35 automobile ambulances, 600 officers and over 30.000 soldiers on the European battle fields. It is going to send many more men and much more material to the front. In order to sustain the camps and the j new ones to be erected the public has been asked to help contribute. Captain Otto Beasley of the Hammond society, announced today he had been asked to raise $200 here next week as his share of the "war fund." Captain Beasley and his little band will give street concerts beginning next Monday night and will seek public donations. Mayor John D. Smalley has sanctioned the work of the Salvation army. KELLNER TO BUILD ON PLUMMER AVE. Herman Kellner has announced that he will build a garage and flat on Plummer avenue directly east of his meat market on State street. He has Just added an ice machine for cooling purposes in hi3 market in the room originally intended as a garage. His Plummer avenue property has a fifty foot frontage. WANT TO SELL YOUR HOME? We have nearly sold out our entire list of good bargains. Properties are now moving rapidly. If you want to sell quick, list your property for sale with the hustling agency of Frank J. Wachewicz. Telephone 1617, cor. Oakley and Plummer Avenues. Open evenings. 9-14-2t HER LOVE AFFAIR NOW IN COURT Arthur C. Lunkowsky. 200 Sibley street, was bound ever to the Superior court yesterday by Jistlcc Ames on a serious -charire preferred by Georgia LaRoche. 150 Sibley street, who wants Lunkowsky to marry her. After she received $100 from him through jurisdiction of Justice Frank Prest, she again sued, this time for marriage. Lunkowsky's lawyer. Attorney Phil Greenwald, is preparing to fight the case in the higher court.

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TO POPE'S PLEI IDE KNOWN (By United Press Cablegram.) BERLIN", Sept. 14. (Via Londan, Delayed) Germany's reply to Pope Benedict as agreed upon today will specifically declare that Germany has no desire to interfere in the international affairs of other nations, according to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. The form and .text of the reply was approved today by the special Reichstag committee named by Chancellor Michaelis. By JOHH H. HE AXLE Y (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ROME, Sept. 14. Reply of the Central Powers to Pope Benedict's peace note was received by the Vatican today, according to well informed officials. It was reported the reply favors "absolute independance of Belgium" demanding that King Albert's country "be Independent of all military and economic alliances.' Formal announcement of the receipt of the Teutonic reply and Information as to whether it was a Joint or group answer was withheld by the Vatican. GOODRICH BETTER. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 14. The condition of Governor Goodrich is the best it has been for three days, but still is critical. '.TYPHOON SWEEPS OVER CHINA (Br Vnlted Tress.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. Many lives were lost and heavy damage done to buildings, including the American consulate, when a severe typhoon swept over Amoy, China, the state department was advised today. GERMANY SUPPRESSES LUXBURGMESSAGES AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14. The German government has forbidden puliation of the text of the messages sent by Count Luxburg of Buenos Aires Hhrough the Swedish legation, accord ing to press camiments received here today. SIX SUFFRAGETTES ARE SENTENCED (By Vnlted Press.) "WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Six women's party pickets were sentenced to thirty days in Jail today when they refused to pay fines of $23 for flaunting suffrage banners in front of the White House yesterday. Among the prospective prisoners Is Miss Ruth Crocker of Hinsdale, 111. HELD TO GRAND JURY. (By Vnlted Press.) ROCKFORD, 111.. Sept. 14. IT. E. Custer of Chicago, chauffeur for Major Norval Pierce, today was held to the federal grand jury under $1,000 bond on a charge of impersonating an officer. John L. Swendon of Freeport. 111., and Benjamin Arkin of Chicago also were ordered held charged with making derogatory remarks. DR. LUKE KELLEY OPERATED ON; RALLIES SLOW The condition of Dr. L. H. Kelley, Highland street, who underwent a serious operation at St Luke's hospital, Chicago, Wednesday, is dangerous, according to his physician. Dr. L. I McArthur. "Dr. Kelley's condition is very serious, although Dr. McArthur said it was encouraging yesterday." said Mrs. Kelley today. "IN WAR TO WIN," SAYS DANIELS ( By United Press.) ANNAPOLIS, MD.. Sept. 14. Secretary of the Navy Daniels declared the United States is in the war until she wins. In a speech here today at the graduation of the first ensigns of the naval reserves. Secretary Daniels said that there were 232.930 enlistments in September as against 74,542 a year ago. $283,000,000 MORE ASKEDFOR GUNS (By United Prens.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. The War and Navy department will ask Congress to appropriate ?2S3. 000,000 more for artillery. Secretary McAdoo informed the senate finance committee. Of this sum, $223,000,000 is to be used by the army and $60,000,000 by the r.avy. "Let Us Pay With Our Bodies For Our Soul's Desires." Roose velt.

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EiS ROUT General Grimolf Who Surren dered Revolting Army Dead At Russttn Capital, (By United, Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD, Sept 14. General Grimoff who commanded General Korniloff's rebellious troops who ordered them to surrender when all hope was lost committed suicide today. Grimoff personally superintended the surrender of his forces. He then went to Petrograd, talked with Premier Kerensky and went to his home in the capital. There he killed himself. (By United Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD, Sept. 14. The Russian cabinet was split today over what punishment shall be meted out to Genera". Korniloff. Four ministers have resigned. Personal surrender of the rebel artr.y chief is imminent. His troops liavi melted away to handful. Government troops press on him and in front Is th-i stonewall defense of provisional troop."; from Petrograd. It is rumored Kerensky stands for severe treatment of the rebels. There is strong public sentiment that those who caused the revolution be dealt with severely. After resigning, the minister of foreign affairs reconsidered his action. (By United Press.) CHICAGO. Sept. 14. "There" is just as much order In Russia today as therri is In the United States and maybe more." Elihu Root, former secretary of stat made this statement on his arrival her. today. He declared that Russia still -a factor in the war and said the SwedishGerman expose did not surprise him. Mr. Root arrived in Chicago today. and Governor Lowden, Samuel Compcr? and other prominent men will speak at the patriotic meeting here tonight. U. S. STEAMER W1LM0RE SINKS (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON. Sept. 14. The American steamer Wilmore was sunk by a German submarine Wednesday. The crew was saved. The Wilmore was a steel screw steamer of 5.399 'tons, owned in New Tork. She was on her way to EEurope loaded with coaL TWO MORE ARRESTED FOR RIOT Three more men charged with r!ct were arrested last night in connection with the affair at the Balkan hotel, Indiana Harbor, Tuesday evening. They are Grigor Kommlcb, 5001 Alexander avenue, arrested by Sergeant Solomon at Forsyth and Chicago avenues; Brisco Nikcervich, 5001 Alexander avenue, and Peter ICrudaplch, Broad, way h"tpl, Gary, who came to the police station to confer with ome of his accomplices and was arrested at the station. These men will have a hearing tomorrow in the city court on the charges preferred. Chief Bragdon was delayed in his intended trip to East Chicago yesterday, but will probably be here today. FRENCH WIN IN HAND TO HAND ENGAGEMENT (By United Press Cablegram.) PARIS. Sept. 14. Violent hand to hand fighting marked French repulse of a formidable offensive blow by the Germans at daybreak around the Chemine des Dames north cf the Aisne, today's official report declared. The Germans charged pursuant to a particularly heavy bombardment. French troops met the special storming troops and forced them back, inflicting heavycasualties. MEETING Democratic City Central Committee. Notice la hereby given to the Democratic Central Committee of the City of East Chicago, Indiana, that said Committee will meet at the Auditorium Grill Room, Indiana Harbor, on Saturday evening, September 15th, 1917, at 8 o'clock sharp, for the purpose of filling vacancies on said committee organization, and any and all other business that may come before the meeting. JOHN McGUAN, City Chairman. Attest: KARL NORRIS, Secretary. 9:14:1

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