Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 94, Hammond, Lake County, 9 October 1917 — Page 1

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M ALLEY FORCES

PREPARE FOR ATTACK AT MEETING

Big Crowd o! Workers Turn Dot Last Night to Carry Fight Over the Tcp. Hammond democrats entered first line trenches last night at Jefferson club rooms in their greatest offensive, move to put Mayor John D. Smalley back in the maroralty chair for the next four years. Jefferson club rooms overflowed -with adherents of the John V. Smalley ticket last night. It Is conservatively estimated that at least 300 crowded into tha hall while over 100 were turned away for want of room. Complete organization of the ..great drive" to be started Immediately was made. "John D. Smalley's campaign for reelection will be tha greatest In all history of Hammond politics. Hammond will be brought' to realize why it should re-olect a mayor who has given Us citizens their first up and aboveboard and firm city government." declared one democratic chieftain today. A feeling of exultant confidence was In the air. Everyone present voiced belief. that John D. Smalley would be re-elected by a larger majority this year than ever before. City Chairman George B. Sheerer presided. Organization talks were made by precinct committeemen, candidates and by many of the democratic followers. A committee headed by Frank Hostler, with Major John D. Smalley and J. M. Lautman as members, was appointed to arrange plans for a mammoth parade prior to a great mass meeting St a downtown theatre. It is the tentative plan to hold a big- democratic demonstration, unlike any ever before held in Hammond. Chairman Sheerer adjourned last night's meeting until Friday night when the Hermit club rooms will be thrown open to accommodate the expected large crowd which will again meet in conference over the "drive" plans. Meetings arranged at the start of the "drive" are as -follows: Woman's meeting at the home of Mrs. Kuhlman, Hoffman Btrect. Wednesday night. Meeting at Stodola's hall. East Hammond. Thursday night, and at Stanley's hall, north side. Meeting Friday night at the corner of Hickory and Hoffman streets. Meeting Monday night at tha Columbia school. Meeting Tuesday night, Oct. IS, at John Captors, north side. Meettng Friday night. Oct. 17, Olsen's , hall. Hickory and Ash streets. j Sousing' Meeting last Ntgat. Many new members were enrolled into: the ranks of the Ninth Ward Woman's Smalley Club last night at the home of Mrs. William Wolters. 1188 Harrison street. "Enthusiasm reigned." is the way the publicity committee reported the meeting. Talks were made by Mayor John D. Smalley.. Attorneys Walter Lots and John A, Gavit. Plans for frequent meetings in the interest of the rarty before the November election in tha various precincts were discussed. 3RD GAME POSTPONED By United Press. NEW YORK. Oct. 9. The third world series game between the Giants and White Sox was postponed today on account of rain. Announcement that the game had been called oft was made by the national commission after it had rained most of the morning. Thousands were already packed in the bleachers, shivering in the rain, when the word came that the contest was oft. The third game will now be played tomorrow weather permitting- and the fourth game on Thursday. The teams will remain here until two games are played before returning- to Chicago, should a fifth game be necessary. Between 11:30 and II o'clock a cold shower fell on the thousands in the bleachers. It was dark and threatening. Thousands Killed TOKIO, Oct. 9. The official total of the casualities of last Monday's terrific tornado was announced today as 2.1T4 dead and 770 Injured. Four hundred were killed in Toklo alone and 72 injured. We are conducting Tmsrness as usual at cur store while the redecorating and remodeling are being finished. Charles Arkin and Son, Jewelers, 163 State street. 19-9-1 Lady Helen Chocolate Cherries, 39c. Summers Pharmacy. 10-9-

LAKE COUNTY BOND ALLOTMENTS At a rate of f SO.OO per head, allotments tor Lake County new Liberty Bonds were Issued by Chalrmnn II. G. Hay, Jr., of the Gary State Dank this morning. Pop. Amount. Crown Point 4,000 $ 120,000 Indiana Harbor and East Chicago ...35,000 t.ORO.OOO Gary 55.000 l,50,0OO Hammond 30,000 POO.OflO HlftThlanda COO 15.000 Hobart S.OOO 90.000 Lowell S.OOO 0,0H Whiting 7,000 21,000

E Furnishes More Men for Engineering Corps Than Any City of Its Size. Hammond has kicked another niche in the hall of fame. Known the nation over as "the patriotic Indiana city," Hammond steps forwar again in a new accomplishment. It has furnished pro rata more railroad men to the United States engineer corps than any city in the country. A special train reaving Hammond at 12:45 noon tomorrow for Indianapolis, will carry twenty-five mora railroad men. Tonight at Huehn's hall amid elaborate decorations, hundreds of the enlisted men's friends will do them honor at the biggest patriotic reception-ball held in the city. Mayor John D. Smalley, Attorney David E. Boone, Judge of Superior Court Virgil S. Reiter. Frank Hitchcock and City Judge Fred Barnett will speak in praise of the railroad men who have "stepped out to do their bit." A long "honor roll" with the names of the men who leave tomorrow will be posted in a conspicuous place. Tomorrow noon, led by tho Masonic Drum and Fife corp the railroad contingent, accompanied by Brotherhood delegates will march from Sergeant Welch's office to the Monon station. This demonstration is the first of its kind held in honor of "volunteers" in some months. Sergeant Welch received orders today announcing the re-openlng of the aviation and signal corps sections. The sergeant said today he expected the engineer corps to close soon as its popularity filled its ranks within a short time. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 9. The spring wheat crop will total 42,450.000 bushels from Indications Oct. 1. the agricultural department estimated this afternoon. This is 7.903.000 bushels reduction from the estimates a month ago. The total spring and winter yield this year is estimated at 633.737.000 bushels. Last year's crop was 639.8S6.000 bushels. The corn crop this year is estimated at 3,210.795.000 bushels, a reduction since Sept. 1, of 36.717,000 bushels. Last year's crop was 2.5S3.241.000. The other principal crops will be: Oats. 1.5S0.714.000 bushels, an increase since Sept. of 47.3S2.000 bushels. Barley, 210,C59,000 bushels, a decrease of 2. 1S0.O00. White potatoes. 452.923.000 bushels, a decrease of 8.985.000. Apples. 175,620,000 bushels, a decrease of 537.000. Beans. 50,814,000 bushels, a decrease of 4.155.000. The condition of corn on Oct. 1 was 75 9-10 as compared with 75 2-10 the ten year average. POPPEN-HILL WEDDING Special to The Times. WHITING. IND.. Oct. . The marriage of Albert Poppen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foppen of 119th street, to Miss Sara Hill of Springfield. 111., occurred Saturday morning- at 9 o'clock at St. John's Catholic church. Rev. Benedict Rajcany officiated The attendants were Miss Theresa Poppen. sister of the groom, and Maurice Muldoon. Late in the evening the newlyweds made their escape and departed for a short honeymoon in the east. THEY SAY THE DRIVING IS FINE (By United Press) MILWAUKEE. WIS., Oct. 9. knowing the psychology of ignition systems and the idiosyncracies of carburetors. Miss Helen Cudahy is going into war service. She will drive an ambulance in France. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cudahy 3nd has two brothers at Camp Custer. Foreign Legion of Gary Buying Bonds INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Oct. 9. Word from Hatties-burg Is to the effect that the Gary National Guard company, called the "foreign legion" because sixteen nationalities are represented, leads in subscriptions for Liberty Bonds.

REVISED GRDP NEWS

ARRANGE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN

SUFFRAGE ARGUMENT IS HEARD

Supreme Court Hears Lawyers in Law as to Whether Women Shall Vote or Not Next Month Decision Is Awaited. TIMES' niRG.llAT STATE CAPITAL. INDIAXAFOL1S, Ind.. Oct. ".Four members of the bench of the Indiana Supreme court today heard arguments for and against the law enacted by the legislature last winter to enable the women of the state to vote. The rase Is before the supreme court on appeal from a decision by Judge John J. Roehford of the Marion county superior court, who -held that the woman suffrage law was unconstitutional. The women appealed. It is the hope of all parties concerned in the case that the court will hand down a final decision within the next few days, and it would not be a surprise if the decision came down before the end of this week. This would give time for the election commissioners of Indianapolis to prepare ballots and other supplies for the voting of the women at the city election in case the decision upholds the law and declares it to be constitutional. Delay tn reaching-- a decision by the court would this impossible. The case will be decided by four Judges instead of five, because of the (Continued on page five.) WHERE CM WE GET fl CHEAP GOAT? To the Editor of THE TIMES: Please send us a goat for a mas. cot. O. W. riebelkora and Others. Camp Taylor, Ky. WANTED A mascot: onrs (rood, strong goat, for Hammond National army boys at Camp Taylor. Ky. Reply to the Ediior. That tells the story. Hammond "Sammies" at Camp Taj lor want a goat the editor hasn't one (and that's a tip to those who would like to get it), so tho plea for a goat is made to the people. Who will give a goat to the army? Phillip Buettner. 008 Michigan avenu. visited his son. W. F. Buettner at the camp a few days ago. It waj then the boys signed their names to the "pica for a goat" script. The following want a goat for a mascot to "help butt the kaiser out of the war": F. A. Gardner. Wiilliani r. Lange, James Llemillion. Henry Tounkers. R. C. Johnson. H. O. Anderson. Ben Moss, W. X. Conn, Gust Fiebelkorn. G. Lafayette, John Peucher, Everett Davis. W. G. Brougher. Saphen Schalber, Roy Cannon. W. F. Euettner, Henry Huehn. Walter F. Mueller. O. Star, George Kerealy, William Rabenhorst. Albert Gustafson. Arthur L. Main, William Stephen. Jas. F. Vanes, E. Snyder, Oscar Stan. AND IT IS SOME "SAVE" (By United Press.) CHICAGO, ILL.. Oct. 9. Reductions of passenger service by railroads traversing the 15 central states designated by Secretary Baker as the "central division" has resulted In the saving that will amount to 1.086.171 tons of coal. 203.097 barrels of oil. 350 locomotives and 1774 men a year, according to figures made public today by the railroad's war board. The board also reports unless something unforseen occurrs the railroads will transport anthracite coal this ytar in larger quantities tha never before. TIMM HAS JSAD LUCK. William Timm of Hammond, one of the deputy sheriffs of Lake county, Indiana, reports that, while his auto was standing . near the corner of 91st street and Commercial avenue, a wagon driven by George Berma, 1405 S5th street, drove into him. Mr. Timm had a smash-up some weeks ago with his car on Ewing avenue, near 98th treet. South Chicago Calumet. We are conducting business as usual at our store while the redecorating and remodeling are being finished. Charles Arkin and Son, Jewelers, 163 State street. 10-S-l Lady Helen Chocolate Cherries, 39c. Summers Pharmacy. 10-9-The Red Cross the symbol of a cause wide as the world and high as Heaven.

First Snow in Indiana. VALPAJUI30, IND., Oct. 9. A forerunner of wintry hlasta wit a fall of now hero today, the first of the season. There was not sufficient to provldo slelghin? for the null boy, bnt eaoui-h. to remind tardy citizens to lay In their coal without delay, PORTLAND, INK., Oct, 9. A few flakes of snow fell here Saturday night.

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Hammond's assessment i $900,000. First crtranizxtlon to subscribe: Hammond Woman's Club, $500; sec. ond, Knlfhts of Pythias, $500. Campaign now on, ends Oct. 31. Hammond allottment of $900,000, means a loan to Uncle Sam of $30 for every man, woman and child in the city. Hnmmod is going to raise its $900,000 second Liberty Loan subscription in a whirlwind drive which will hit every lodge, organization, industry and home. The honor place In the, van was obtained by the Hammond Woman's club last Saturday, wuen It subscribed $000 The Knights of Pythias lodge last night subscribed $500 and before the day is over, it is expected tj4at the Hammond hish school bs a student body will have subscribed $500. ' With those as a starrer, the million dollar campaign commihee headed by w- f Ti . .n. . ..,-. ucnnaii, cji'ecui: io see every other organization fau line. At the Chamber of Commerce last night plans for the city wide drive were launched. The $900,000 bond allottment for Hammond means an individual assessment of $30 for every man. woman and child In the city. To organize a systematic subscription, the committee last night decided to roach every industry and social organization through sub-committees, working in their respective plants or organizations. A most important feature of the million dollar drive will be the house to house canvass which will be directed by Mrs. O. E. C. Matthies. city chairman of woman's work, who will this week complete her appointment of ward captains and precinct committeemen for the door to door canvass. By next Monday rrobably another meeting of all the workers will be called f-,r final Instructions to round up the campaign in the remaining two weeks. The meeting last night was well attended, among those present being Mrs. Erickson of Gary, county chairman of the woman's work; Chairman W. C. Uelman. the principal speaker, was preceded by Judge V. S. Reiter and Attorney J. 1L Conroy. THIS W HELP I! LITTLE! Hre's a case where the shoe was on the other foot. The abused printer is usually the one who gets "Hail Columbia," but in this case the advertiser must take his. Last week Verne Summers of Sumoners' Pharmacy wrote one of his sparkling ads announcing: his annual October sale in which he cut the hide off drug prices. He intended to have ! the sale October 8 to lj. but having n good many things on his mind, wrote j the date of the sale as October 15 to 20. j Naturally, when he read the ad, he blamed the printer, but the little old , copy In his hand -writing- showed the ; figures "15-20" plainly, j Having made his preparations for (the sale. Mr. Summers had to have It dandy. So for the rest of the week ana. according to me aa. next weeK. you can buy things cheaply at Summers'. Socialist Party Program for The Week Tuesday evening. Oct. 9 Public meeting. Lincoln school. Gostlin street. Wednesday evening-. Oct. 10 Public meeting. Mundo's hall. Columbia avenue. East Hammond. Thursday evening. October 11 Public dance. Orpheum theater hall. Friday evening. October 12 Public meeting in Lion store building. Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen's Hail. Candidates for office on the Socialist ticket will epeak at all meetings. Food Conservation Meeting. Food Mentor Frank O'Rourke of Hammond will meet with the restaurant and hotel proprietors at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock In conference Jon food conservation.

GERMAN SPY NOW HELD IN PARIS HAD MILLIONS TO SPEND FOR DEBAUCHERY

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Bolo Pa;ih Investigations conducted by Attorney General Morton E. Lewis of th activities in this country of Bolo Pasha have revealed the existence of a German corruption fund of almost incredible proportions which was eraployed by von Bemstorff and his associates in an attempt to debauch tha press and influence cdngress. Complete details of the activities of Bolo Pasha rill be sent to France through Ambassador- Jassera mi. These will be used against Bolo at the trial for his life before a court martial.

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(Inited Press Cablegram.) LO.VDOX, Oct. O. British and French troops struck a successful sudden Joint lilovr early today against Oerman lines In the famous Ypres sector. Official statements announced complete attainment of all first objectives. The French -war office Indicates the lighting net still bitterly In progress Mlth favorable developments reported from the Pollus. The French troops took pnrt In the great drive. Field Mnrshnl llslg's battle report nil coached In his customary curt phrnscM. but Indlrnted the fullest realization of all plans. (tnlted Press Cablegram.) PFTROf ;n AI, Oct. 0 Premier Krrrnoky teilay announced the proposition of the new ooa!tt?on rablnft. All hair Iweit members of former rnhlnttn under the proinIonul government. N ' (Br t'nlted Press.) EL PASO. Tex., Oct. 0. A fort of 20O Mexlcnn federal troops commanded I t Lieutenant f olonol Jose Miranda of .Inures has been defeated by a band of Villa bandits op!ooite f nndelnria. Trial, nceordinz to reports received here ilar by t'nlted States military nnthorlties and the local Mexican consulate. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IX THE FIELD. Oct. . All the British objectives rrere attained with complete success and In Rood order. Dalsey Trood. northeast of Broodselnde, where the Germans have Innl ntuhhornly resisted all attacks and stuck to their positions because of the nnturnl difficulties of the (round, vrn quickly oter-run by Australians. They took many positions. A erent number of prisoners nre certain to be taken here unless they prefer annihilation. As this dispatch Is filed, headquarters dispatches report the French and British losses as liKht. Several hundred prisoners have already been connted. LAREDO, Tex., Oct. 9. The four Austrian nnvnl officers arrested August 15. suspected of bclnn spies In complicity with Captain Irvlnsj Schneider of the German navy, have made their esenpe from the Fort Mcintosh auard house, authorities announced today. Some time a no the four vrlth Schneider were arrested In San Francisco and rrere Interned. The four made a dash for liberty hoping to cross the 15 lo Grande Into Mexico, but were cnucht here. "tnlted Press Cnblesrram. BY WM. P. SIMMS. WITH THE BBITISH ARMY IX THE FIELD, Oct. 9. More than a mile ad. vnncc Into the German lines was achieved by General IIala:-s second smash within u week, stnrtlns; earljgi today. This (treat penetration vrns re. ported at several places. The newest British offensive centered about Pass, rhcndalc. By I'nlted Press. WASHINGTON, Oct. . Italian aero, planes bombed Cnttnro enrly today. In. 'filetinc; severe damage to Austrian de.

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It it lit? - i t, ; V . . strojers and submarines In the harbor, cables to the Italian embassy stated. Fires were started in military store, houses. Although several of the big t apron! planes were riddled by Aus. trian batteries nil returned safely across the Adriatic to their base. By t'nlted Press. WASIIIXGTOX, Oct. 0. Berlin's re. ported new peace maneuver was re. garded by officials here today just as all her previous feelers designed to save her present holtlincs before the crash comes and to discourage Amer. lea's war preparation- At the state department It was reported that Pres. Ident YWlson's pronouncement on peace still atnnd.i; there can be no nejcotla. tlons with the Teutons while Hohen. froliertt autocracy eits. "o faith is plucrd by government officials here In any German pro iter, especially in the liKht of recent revelations of how Ger. many engineers her peace moves. BY JOHX GRAXDEXS. BEBLIX (Via London), Oct. Prompt disavowal by Chancellor Michaelis of any of the propaganda favoring uny political party apparently restored peace between the relchstag and the cabinet today. Michaelis made his pledge before the main committee of the relchstog. His disapproval of political party propaganda was dl. reeted especially nt the Vnterlnnd par. ty fostered by Admiral Yon Tlrjild. Today It was stated both wings of the socialist party had voted disapproval of the attitude maintained Saturday by " Vice Chancellor HelfTerlch In re. fusing replies to interpellations. By tnlted Press. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. . Three pounds of dynamite were found In the areaway of the city hall here today by r!ie foreman of the cleaning force. The explosives were taken to the of. flee of the superintendent of raainte. nance. DEATH FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS Eunice Belle, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Sohl. 163 Ccnkey avenue, died from infantile paralysis last night. The child was 'buried this afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery, the funeral being held from the residence at 8 'clock. INDUSTRY GROWING. C. H. Howell of Hammond, who represents the Holland-St. Iouis fugar beet Interests in this loceiity. paid out last year 1200.000 to sugar beet growers In this locality and nxt year expects to pay a great deal more. Seed has advanced from $6 to J7.50 per ton. Mr. Howell has charge of the fourteen way stations here and met with 23 growers yesterday. Lady Helen Chocolate Cherrits, 39c. Summers Pharmacy. 10-3-

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Press Fiiled Willi Com ment on Klctuelis AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. Germany and Austria have agreed to make another peace offer on a basis of no territorial aggrandizement. surrender of Belgium and the French territory and no indemnity on either side, according to the Berlin Tages-Zeitung- today. It asserts It makes the announcement on "good authority." No details were given on how the rumored peace offers would be advanced. Speculation here was that Michaelis might make some sort of peace announcement In his postponed war aim speech. A sensational session of the reichstag- Is expected, according to Berlin reports. The German press '.s lied with comment oa the crisis which Michaelis now faces in the German parliament. The resignation of Vice Chancellor Helfferich was freely predicted some papers. The radicals and evt-r. some conservatives in the reichstag are solidly opposed to him because ; his failure to announce a decisive gov. ernmental policy at Saturday's reich stag session. Even a number or cor. servatjve newspapers received he: bitterly condemn Helfferich. Vorwaerts. the socialist organ, boMly asserted that not only Helfferich buMichaelis himself had "proved to b failures" as well as the bureaucrat:system they represent. Today's debate, Berlin advices indicated, will center around a penditv movement advanced by the indepenci'. ent socialists to censure Helfferich for his failure to respond to Interpella tions fcaturday. The old demand of the Centrist clerical gToup for a state'-' ment hy the government on the reichstag majority peace formula is I'.krwlse becoming a burning Issue again. 010 HiiiflO mjm iicT? Serious Charges Against E. J. Casey, Arrested at Moline. (Special to Thb Tisiesi) MOLINE. 111.. Oct. 9. After thsheriff from Hammond. Ind.. had n.ad two unsuccessful trips to Moline and Silvis In an attempt to locate Kdward J. Casey, wanted at Hammond for wife abandonment, deputies from Sheriff George H. Richmond's effus last night arrested Casey at Fifteenth street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Moline. He is in the county Jail awaiting the arrival of the Indiana authorities and will be taken back tomorrow, ostensible- tS answer the Wif abandonment charge. It i3 understood, however, that more -serious charges have been mad-? against him. He has been away from Hammond for nearly a year and flt the time he left a young girl disappeared from that city. They tire said to have come here together and lived at Sixth street and Fourth aenr.. East Moline. The sheriff's office last night, however, had not verified this story. The girl Is said to be th 'mother of" Casey's six-months-old son. At the Silvis sheps. where he has been lately employed. Casey was known as J. E. Tracey. He assumed this name when he left Hammond and has been known as Tracey for the lasc year. Indiana and local authorities have attempted to trace him through the mails, but were unsuccessful. Files Divorce Suit. So cleverly had he maintained liis double identity that when he filed s:iit for divorce In the circuit court last August the authorities wer'i unable to get traces of him. The divorce bill Alleged desertion and statutory offenses. IIAIG II BIG tnlted Press Cablegram. LONDON. Oct. 9. Field Marshal Haig struck again early today in the Ypres sector. "At 5:20 this morning we again attacked on the west front northeast and east of Ypres in conjunction with our allies on the left." Haig reported. "We made satlsfe.ctory progress. Th weather is etormy." The vast moras of mud ever Flanders caused by the last two dayt' drenching rain did not stop the British commander's plans for a continuation of his drive. Northeast and east of Ypres within the same general sector in which the British made their overwhelmingly successfu I "b'? i.tish" of list week. Then the weather was ideally cool and clear. Today it was sleety and rainy with strong- winds. Today's blow cornea mor n:i ' i' ' ' after-a g.reat offensiv than an;.- similar drive which the Br' fish have undertaken in more than a year.

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