Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 80, Hammond, Lake County, 21 September 1917 — Page 1

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VOL. XII., NO. SO. TTlVered by TIMES-carriersT" 30 ye! month; on treats and at newsstands, i per copy; back numbers 3c per copy. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1, 1917. LAKE CO. GRAND JURY RETU IND

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3 Hammond, Gary and East Chicago Hen Face True Bills in Circuit Court (Special to Thb Times.) CROWN POIXT, IND., Sert. 21. The September grand jury yesterday returned twelve indicements as the result f Its Investigations of crime in Lake county cities. "John Lane." the escaped honor prisener from Jollet, charged with attempt to murder Marshal Ben Berg of St. John with whom he had a revolver battle following the killing of Jimmy Leathers, the Cedar Lake innkeeper. Four Gary men and a woman are charged with kidnapping Evica Vranesk. They are Stajan Glaich. Nick Malis, George Miller. Miter Rakas and Mary Kakas. Other Indictments follow: Joseph DeBartola of East Chicago, charged with the murder of Eugienio DeBortola. Stojan Kalich!. assault and battery with intent to commit rape against Evica Vranesh. William Lutes, grand larceny. Homer Wisler, grand larceny. Radovau Fcshiah et al, assault and battery with intent to murder Milas Ivanovich. John Lach, grand larceny. In the last case Lach. an Indiana Harbor attorney, is accused of charging a woman $2C5 to "get her son out of the army." The witness against Lutes and Wisler is Chief Austgen of Hammond. They were taken in the round-up of box car thieves. ' COMPANY GETS COMMISSION'S 0. K. TrMXS BtTREATJ, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Sept. 21. The public service commission today authorized the East Chicago and Indiana Harbor Water Co. to issue $239,500 bonds to pay for a proposed nitration plant. DEATH OF PIONEER. (Special to The Times.) DYER, IND.. Sept. 21. Leonard Keiltrtan. a. resident of Lake county since 1S54, died at his home at Dyer at the age of 84 years, last evening. The funeral will be held Monday at 10 a. m. and requiem high mass is to be read at the St. Joseph church, here, with interment at St. Joseph cemetery. CONTINUES TO IMPROVE VZMXS BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Sept. 21. Governor Goodrich continues to show a plight gain for the better at the hospital and doctors are confident of his recovery unless some condition sets in which they do not now anticipate.

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Hoosierland is to be awakened by a whirlwind campaign drive to instill Americanism by 92 representatives of the State Council of Defense beginning next Tuesday and for three days fol- j lowing. ' One hundred representative men of Indiana, including four Lake county men Jossph H. Conroy. Hammond; Captain H. S. Norton. Gary: John F. Riley, Hammond, and John B. Peterson, Crown Toint met at the state house. Indian- ! apolis, yesterday and started upon a campaign calculated to "shake Indiana j to its foundations." ! Teams of four men each were "drafted." From a big bowl tickets were drawn and each representative by this method was alloted his territory. Joseph Conroy with three other men ' will inject "Americ&ntsm" in Madison, ! Delaware. Grant and Howard counties; Captain Norton with his team was allot- , ed Cass. Miami. Wabash and Fulton counties; John F. Riley. Decatur. Ripley, j Dearborn and Franklin counties:. John B. Peterson. Monroe, Lawrence, Orange , and Jackson counties. PATRIOTS TO MEET Two hundred representatives of all city organizations will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in superior court room No. 1, to put over the biggest effort yet made to Instill "Americanism and patriotism" in Hammond. "The American Alliance" as originated by Sergeant William S. Welch is forecasted to arouse the citizenry oi j Hammond and if successful here, the nation as it has never been aroused j before, that the people may realize and j comprehend "why we are at war" and work and save and cheer accordingly. "The organization of an American Alliance is imperative." said one leaaer today. "Reports have been numerous to secret service heads of seditious remarksand un-American actions in Hammond. This should be stamped out. We are or should be Americans. Some think they will wake up some morning soon and the war will be over. Now is the time, not tomorrow or a week from tomorrow, to strike for one cause Democracy. I hope to see every delegate present at tonight's meeting to complete the formulation of the American Alliance. "There are two things that are all important. First That the people be made to realize what we are up against and second and more importnt that they give to the president, the war department, the council of national defense, the state government and those who are carrying the burden the support that is necessary." Major Thomas F. Ryan, head of the Fort Wayne recruiting district, and exSenator Frank Gavlt of Whiting, win be the principal speakers at tonight's conference. Major Ryan upon receipt of Washington authority will stamp the war department's approval upon the new plan. Senator Gavit will address the represenattlves fully on American basis. Sergeant Welch, Attorney McAleer, Judge V. S. Reiter and other prominent citizens will make short talks. Attorney David E. Boone, chairman o tho A!'.ance, will be master of ceremonies. i ml Hv- IHj 1 -4-, J 'i'iC A6t

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Lake county in the number of representatives is second in the state. Indianapolis having one or two more Council of Defense delegates. Team one, composed of Senator Robert Proctor of Elkhart: Robert G. Miller, of Bloomlngton; B. B. Snivel y, of Marion, and John W. Cockrum of Oakland City, will superintenden the "drive" in Lake .Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties. Senator Proctor is well known in Lake county. He is a strong end effective speaker. All members of the State Council of Defense are "doing their bit" gratis. They pay their own expenses. There is no salary connected with their work. It is purely an American plan of an American man "doing hia bit" for his country. The purpose of the campaign is to; arouse the people to their duty, what , . . , , . . , v.,.:..! Uncle Sam win the war. The patriotic campaign is universal. All states in the union will perfect and carry on organization "drives" similar to the one instigated in Indiana. BILL SPENDS THE I1HTJN T0MNEMI Whether He Dreamth of the Golden West Nobody Seems to Know. William Hart spent last night In Hammond Social Item. Movie fans may be shocked to learn that. "William was-cr well, slightly under the weather. Of course, everyone knows he is a bad man but no one suspicioned him of over-indulgence. How could a man of such habits make rocochet shots off the bell in the church steeple, killing his rival who had adducted the ranchman's daughter? Or would an inebrite be able to lick ten men in a barrom, leap from the ground to the back of a running horse, climb the sharp side of a mountain, swim twenty miles upstream and take the rescued heroine into his arms without even panting? Well, nevertheless. Bill was In custody of the Hammond police as a drunk a common everyday drunk. It's terrible. Agnes, but true. William Hart was first seen in Hammond last evening by Dr. H. J. White. Dr. White's automobile was standing at the curb on State street and the physician as he passed into the building where ' his office is located noticed a figure of a man lounging in the back scat. When he came out to drive home he thought the intruder gone but as a matter of fact Bill had rolled off the seat onto the floor of the tonneau. Dr. White stabled his car for the night. This morning when he went to the garage in the rear of his home at 132 Highland street, he found the stranger still curled In the car sleeping audibly. Dr. White carted him to the station where he gave the name of BiH Hart. If Bill Hart in jail was the Bill Hart of the movies he didn't say so. His middle initial is not "S." Annual dance given by Plattdeutsche Gilde. Columbia 44, Saturday, Sept. 22. Chopin Hall. 9-20-3 This is one of the first photographs to reach the United State3 of the brave Russian women of the "Battalion of Death" who were wounded while fiprhtmp acramst the Germans on the eastern front. These heroic women. took up arms when many Russian men were throwing theiri away and fleeing.

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(Special to The Timss.) CROWN POINT, IND., Sept 21. John Lane, slayer of Jimmy Leathers of Cedar Lake, today sliced his throat with a razor at the county jail and died a few minutes L later. Lane was discovered on the loor of his cell in a pool of blood shortly after three o'clock. He had been indicted today by the grand jury for the attempted murder of Marshal Ben Berg of St John with whom he had a revolver battle while trying to escape following the shooting of Jimmy Leathers in the latter's saloon. Lane was an honor prisoner at Joliet and escaped over a month ago. UGH! THE! TIMES EUEEAf, AT STATE CAPZTAZb INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Sept. 21. It was a weird and chilly prophecy that E. I. Lewis, chairmm of the Indiana public service commission, brought back with him from Washington in regard to the coal situation. He said: "Winter will bring to this country the first realization that we are Involved In war, and the weakest point in our armor is our fuel supply. The country is going to get cold this winter, much colder than any winter since Valley Forge. In parts of the country there can be no doubt there will be great distress. Indications are that Indiana will get through the winter better than most of the other states. The situation is such, however, that it Is little short of criminal to waste fuel of any kind this fail. "This countrJMias been gtyen to overheating its houses and it will be a good thing, health authorities say. if it will let the crisp fall air have a little better show this fall to invigorate us that Is usually the case Fires should not be lighted until thu weather gets really cold." The wasteful use of coal is illustrated In flat buildings and public heating (Continued on page five.) SHOULD SEE Two girls sell ng tiny Inexpensive American flags tha kind you pay five cents a. dozen fo- for ten" cents apiece were chased from town this morning by Mrs. Myrtle Pfeffer, police cop. They would stop a man with: "This is flag day. Want a flag?" at the same time pinning it on you. The iran would dig for the dime. It would mean another nine and ninetenths cents pro lt to her. The practice oi defrauding the people is not only obtaining money under false pretense but is detrimental to legal enterprises such as the Red Cross and hospital tag daya. SMALLEY.TO MEET NO. SID12RS TONIGHT At Irving school at S o'clock. Come and hear the Mayor and other big speakers discuss the issues of the campaign. 9-21-1 Complete Equipment In our Optical Department qualifies us to serve your optical requirements best. If you have trouble with your Spectacles, come and see us. S. Silver, Jeweler and Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St., Hammond. Ind. 9-21-1 , Harimiond Ball Park, Sunday, 3 o'clock sharp. Pete Henning Day. Hammond vs. South Cldcago. 9 :i"23

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(By United Fress.) I.DI.l-APOI,IS, Sept. 21. Adjutant General Smith of the Indiana National Guard todny received an order to move Indiana's three infantry regiment to IIattleburc. Miss., next wwk. The Fourth Infantry from Tuesday, the first on Wednesday and the third on Thursday. (Hy Inlted Press.) PETROfiRAD, Sept. 21 General 'Alexioff. rommander-ln-chlef of the Kusslan army, was reported to have resigned today orrln to differences with Premier Kerensky. (By t nltcd Press.) IDIAAPOLIS. Ind.,' Sept. 21 Governor James P. Goodrich, III with typhoid fever, is on his way to recovery. Dr. Samuel Hunt, his physician, announced this afternoon. (Fly In lied Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 Exploitation of the stars and stripes for Illegal profiteering Is charged by the "Federal Trade commission In n formal complaint today ngnlnat the association of flag: manufacturers of America and twenty of the lurgest banner makers in the country. (Inlted Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Sept. 21. Complete success was Kleld Marshal Unlc's epitome today of the Vesults to date of the great Ilrltlsh drive across the Ypres-Menlm road. His official report declared the enemy's losses were heavy. British casualties, he said, were light. "Detailed reports ronflrm the completeness of our success," the British commander-in-chief reported. "In the neighborhood of the tower and hamlet northeast of LanKeinarck our locul attacks cleaned up a number of strong points durlnK the evening, completing: the capture of objectives there. "Durlnn the afternoon and evening considerable forces of the enemy counter-attacked, suffering great casualties. (BY RALPH TURNER.) TOKIO, Sept. 8 (by mnll)- China is to he rewarded for her participation In the war on the side of the allies, according to ndvlces received here today from Pekln. While nothing; has yet been said officially as to what the considerations are, it is generally understood here that ministers of the silled nations have promised China the following requests! Appointment of Chinese and allied officials to Investlcnte customs tariff for future revisions. Postponement of the payment of Roxer Indemnities for n certain number of years probably ten from next year. Immediate payment of SVMMMWWM In gold by Japan on behalf of the International banking group as an advance on the proposed 5O,0OO,OOO second organisation loan. I By Vnited Press.) CHICAGO. Sept. 21. Milk producers from Northern Illinois, Northern Indiana. Southern Michigan and Southern Wisconsin, met here today prepared to boost wholesale prices to Chicago iklealers in defiance of Herbert Hoover. Most of the producers seemed to tavor a new contract for one month at a "slight Increase." (Inlted Press Cablegram.) HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept. 21 regiment of American transportation jtrwers are operating a military

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f i r railroad close behind the fighting lines .today. Some have already received their baptism of fire. Aeroplanes swooping over head are acting as guards for the Yankees. A few kilometers away French guns are thumping with regularity. En route to their positions the Americana gase from car windows ot evidences of real war. They pass through shattered towns and were much Interested in the rusting wreck of a train that had been bombed some time before. The Americans were forced to take refuge under the tender of a locomotive a few nights aiso when a German aeroplane attacked. The German flyer was attracted by the glow of the firebox In the dark. He first dropped bombs around the Americans and their train, then he flew low, pouring bullets. (By Vnited Press.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Lower rates and a revision of traffic rules for transportation of live stock on all the railroads of the country are re quested in a complaint filed today with the Interstate Commerce f ommilon by the Texas Stock Exchange. The complaint asserts present tariffs are unjust nnd unreasonable. LOOK FOR CARP; GET ELK HORNS Says the Hobart Gazette: "Madding brothers, who are seining Deep river for carp, made a lucky drag last Friday when they landed the skull of a large elk. solidly to which were attached two horns that measured between tips four feet and two inches. Marshal Smith of East Gary happened to be with the seining party at the time and reports that; the horns and skull are well preserved and a beautiful specimen of that character. Each horn has several prongs. The find was-made at the Bijou bridge. "Old settlers say no elks have roamed these parts in over sixty years, so it has been several scores of years since the possessor of the beautiful horns lost his life by drowning while crossing the muddy stream, or was wounded by some hunter and preferred a watery grave to capture. "Although the finders have already been offered quite a sum for the horns they should be preserved by mounting them in the town hall at East Gary." U. S. STEEL ADVANCES. (By Inlted Press.) NEW YORK. Sept. 21. A sudden 'frenzy oi buying in United States steel ten minutes before the close of the stock market today shot that stock to a new high point for the month and resulted in general strengthening of the entire list. Silver and copper stocks showed advances, the former on news of highest prioes ia years and the latter on the basis of fixed prices. United States Steel closed with an advance of one and one-quarter, selling at 111 7-8. BAD BUSINESS. Nick Slade was fined $100 and costs and 90 days at .the penal farm by Judge Fred Barnett in city court today for running a "blind pig." Slade was arrested for the second time on the same charge August 31. When first tried in the Hammond tourt he was fined $50 and costs and granted a suspension of Jail sentence. Enlist In The Woman's Army By Conserving Foods.

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(By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.Former German Ambassador Count Bernstorff was an active anti-American plotter while his nation and the United States were still friendly, and asked the Berlin foreign office, January 22, for $50,000 to influence congress votes as on former occasions. The state department made this public today in announcing the text of a message he forwarded on that date. The state department announcement said : "The secretary of states Issues the following message from Ambassador Von BernstorlT to the Ber lin foreign office, dated January 22, 1917: " 'I request authority to pay out up to $50,00 in order as on former occasions to f influence congress through the organiaztion you know of which can perhaps prevent war. " 'I am beginning in the meantime to act accordingly. " 'In the above circumstances a public official German declaration In favor of Ireland is highly desirable in order to gain the surport of Irish Influences here.' " The state department did not aanounce the name of the organization which was to handle the $50,000 nor tha way in which the message came into the government's possession. This is the first positive evidence made public that Bernstorff had personal knowledge of the German intrigue in the United States although it has long been expected he was the directing head of the anti-American work. The government had already proved that his aid, the Austrian ambassador, was conducting a vicious riot while the two countries were still at peace. Bernstorff's advice concerning Ireland apparently was taken for in one of her peace pronunciations Germany made much of the fact that she was for home rule In Ireland and India. It is significant also that during this period Bernstorff was telling the press he would do all in his power to prevent war between this country and the Uyiited States.' Less than ten days later the unwarned submarine decree went into effect. SOLDIER AND SOUTH HAMMOND GIRL WED When Corporal Gus W. Palubiak of the "Dandy" First Illinois infantry was sent to Hammond last spring with a detail of men to guard the Michigan Central railroad bridge on the outskirts of West Hanrmond he jumped four feet In the air and kicked his heels together. His best girl lived at South Hammond and things couldn't have broken better for Gus. Last evening the soldier and Miss Gertrude Knirsch were married by Rev. E. B. Cross. The bride is the dauKhter of Ir- and Mr!"- Je Knirsch of South Hammond- Elizabeth Giddings was the tride s companion the trip to the parson. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION Unity council. No. 725, Knights of Columbus, held their annual election of officers. Monday evening Sept, 17 at their hall on Sibley street. The following officers were named for the ensuing year: Grar.d knight D. S. O'Connor. Deputy grand knight Peter F. Murphy. Chancellor John J. Malloy. Warden John J. Mehan. Recorder Leo A. Knoerzer. . . Financial secretary Thomas E. Murphy. Treasurer Jacob KussmauL Advocate D. J. Moran, Inside guard J. B. Kravvczyk. Outside guard Wm. Filan. Trustee, 3 years Edw. Aubry. Lecturer Wm. Maglnot. The picnic committee reported a very successful picnic at St. John on Laftor Day, realizing a good sum for the K. of C. war camp fund. Members present were enthusiastic over the progress made in the past year and a successful years is predicted for the Hammond Knights during the next year. WRONG WAY TO DRIVE. John Peterson, Chicago, delved inaccurately through Hohman street traffic this morning. Officer Kunz fau his predicament and arrested him f.r driving an auto in an intoxicated condition. Peterson had ovr ttoo in ca'i on him,' r

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