Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 83, Hammond, Lake County, 26 September 1917 — Page 3

THE TIMES Piajre Three LAKE GO. MEN 0. K. ATJMP TftYLOR Here's a Letter From Laurence Keilman of Gary, Now at Louisville.

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1U17.

Ths Times Is permitted to print tho followlne letter from Lawrence B. Kei!mn of Gary, now with the National Army at Louisville, which was tent to his mother. Mrs. H. Keilman. 677 Tyler street. Mrs. Keilman has another eon with the Indiana National Guard Company F., now at Hattlesburgr. JOss., where her son-in-law. ijulius Speel. is also stationed. Private Keilman's letter is as follows: Louisville. Ky.. Sept. 22. 1917. My Dear Mother: Arrived at camp at U:S0 Friday nlsht. TFe aura had one swell trip and tang all the way to keep the bunch cheered up. The Laporte church people gave us a fine feed Friday noon. There are now 85.000 men here and more comingr all the time. tV'e didn't get to hed until 4:30 a. m It took until then to straighten us out. I believe this climate will do me more good than anything else. The air Is so light and dry. not at all like the damp lake breeze out there. Kentucky Is sure some place. We can't see the end of buildings out here as our camp is five miles each way, all built up, and they are still building. It Is surely wonderful and you wouldn't believe until you could see It with your own eyes how the U. 8. Is pushing things along. This place has been put up in 30 days and now is large enough to hold as many people as Gary can house. Our houses are all two stories high. The first floor incluies the kitchen, dining room and half-sleeping rooms. The second floor are all sleeping rooms. Each building takes care of about 200 men, so you can just about fee how large this place is. The post office is larger than the one in Gary. The buildings are sure put up good, too. There are about S00 auto trucks and 300 motorcycles here. Tou aught to see them bring in "grub" for us guys. About 50 trucks are kept busy all day hauling from one place to another. Some have bread, others meat and vegetables. We were certainly delayed a lot on the trip and were the last to get in

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The need for something to fill the soldiers time after their day's routine has been met by a national movement and soldiers' camp in the United States and perhaps even for the American troops in France. The idea originated with the Commission on Training Camp Activities, appointed by President Wilson. His Commission has found that even with the rigorous pace which the men in training are put through, they have some time which hangs heavily on their hands. To meet this condition, Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman of the commission on training camp activities, suggested that central libraries be established for the soldiers' camps and cantonments. The Secretary of War, whose advice was aaked, responded by appointing ten nationally known men and women to constitute a Library War Council to assist in providing

soldiers with libraries. Frank A. Vanderlip, President of the National City Bank of New York City, accepted the chairmanship offered him by Secretary Baker. The War Council selected Harold Braddock, of Monclair, N. J., as its executive director. It is estimated that $1,000,000 will do the work of erecting the buildings, equipping the libraries and keeping them In shape for at least three years. The expense of the campaign has been met privately and every cent of the $1,000,000 will be used for the actual establishment of the libraries. The response to the Library Wa Council appeal shows that those who are staying at home are not only responding but insisting on helping the Library War fund. Contributions are being received by the Library War Council in amounta from $1 up into the thousands

. Over 500 soldier boys from Lake County arc getting the -Times at every fort, barracks and cantonment almost and on many battleships around the U. S. Is your soldier boy getting his? Write or call up our Circulation Department,

The Times likes to hear from our soldier vboys. Write to us and let your friends know what you think of service. We will have to censor the letters perhaps because of the enemy but write and then watch for them.

that night, out of about 25,000 that

came. About 400 Kentucky men were

brought in today (moon-shiners) half

of them never saw an auto or a rail

road. Gee, that seems funny, but it's

true. We are located in a fine place, on a hill, and it slopes down for imiles 'and we can't see the end of new buildings.

The Ohio river is some river; the

railroad is about 100 feet or more in

the air. Some of the towns we went

through were Plymouth, Indianapolis,

Peru and "many other places I can't

think. of now. People were expecting us all along the line arid sure were patriotic

Well, I don't want to write all news

'today. I want to keep some for the next ttfne. We have Saturday afternoons and Sundays off; outside of roll calls. 5:30, 11:45 and 6;30. - Well, Mother. I must say good-bye now, as it is almost time for roll call. Your son, LAURENCE.

Walsh Bill Would Draft Aliens Between 18 and 42 WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Congressman Walsh. Massachusetts, made a di

rect drive against all aliens resident in

the United States when he introduced a bill providing for the draft of such

males between the ages of 18 and 42

by the government to which they belong, this government to secure regis

tration under the general army degis tratlon law of last spring.

Mr. Walsh's bill waives all treaty ob

ligations, but provides that the president shall negotiate annulment of all obligations entered Into by this coun

try with foreign governments by which

no nationals be subject to military either in this country or against a for

eign country in any war.

The Indispensable Lemon.

"Fruits may come and fruits may go, but the lemon keeps on forever," as someone has remarked. We may do without peaches and subsist without strawberries, but lemons are Indispen

sable to our health and happiness and the glory of our cuisines. Exchange.

Glass Making an did Art.

Fragments of wine vases as old as the Exodus have been discovered in Egypt. The art of glass making was probably known to the ancient Assyrians. In the New Testament glass is alluded to as an emblem of bright

ness (Rev. 4:6; 15:2; 21:17).

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