Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 99, Hammond, Lake County, 15 October 1917 — Page 1

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Giants-Sox Battle Sizzler This Afternoon Both Teams Breakfast cn Raw Meat Desperate Case for McGraw's Men. (BULLETIN.) POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK, Oct. 15. Pitching magnificent ball Faber, White Sox premier hurler, beat New York today. Score, 4 to 2. The score by innings: Sox ...0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 14 7 1 Giants 00 0 00200 02 6 3 Batteries Faber and Schalk ; Benton, Perrit and Rariden. By K. C. HAMILTON (Uoitd Press Staff Correspond eat.) NEW TORK. Oct. 15. A 5juad of bombers, two or three expert bayonet wen or a tank of liquid fire would be popular at the Polo Grounds today. Either the.Gionls or White Sox would gladly a.5fijn the bombers and bayonet men to the infield and put the liquid tire tank in the outr garden to spray the base lines, as they fly at each other in this sixth game for tho world's baseball title. The 'ew York weatherman did his best in offering a tit day for the big battle. The sun uas smiling down from .au.aky barely flecked with clouds. The child of last v.cek had departed. If a pitcher is knocked kicking this afternoon he may blame it on the weather in that the climate, after the Arctic Saturday in Chicago, affected his eibow, but It was a perfect day. Tiure's Koing to be spirit In today's game real fighting spirit. Both Giants and Sox returned her with tArible tales of atrocities they experienced at th hands of the enemy in Chicago. The Giants told of flarr.ins spikes, that came at them working end first, as the Sox went into the bases. Tho Sjx told of (Continued on page two.) Ill UIS1TJE HMBOR All day veeterday beginning with -erv.ces in the Roumanian and Greek churches in East Chicaso and Indiana Harbor, a terie of meetings was :n ro- in which a commission 01 Roumanian envoys talked to about three thousand Roumanians and aUied tonguts. The nstage of lhe envoys n vrief was that all Roumanians should nlist in the war with United State, troop?; tha- they should buy as many Liberty Bonds as possible; that a united Rou.iiania would be possible only m the event that Amrica and the allies won tho world wide war. The evening meeting was held at the Auditorium and was presided over by Rev. Simon Mihaltian of Indiana Harbor There was a good deal of enthusiasm for the United States and her attitude throughout the day. STARTS FOOD I'IGHT TUESDAY Hammond starts its "food fl?hf tomorrow. Food M-ntor Frank ORourke. after n conference with restaurant and hotel proprietors last week, expects Hammond to do its bit in conserving foodtuffs needod "across the way." Tomorrow will be a "wheatless daV in Hammond restaurants. 0"rn bread will dominate and the hunRry wayfarer can order it or nnother substitute or so without for Hammond restaurant owners have promised to "do their bit." Wednesday will be ""fish day." as well as Friday. The government's appenl is not made alono to the restaurants, hut to the housewife. Phe'also is asked to con,?rve by refraining from wheat bread and meats one or two days a week. THREE MEETINGS THIS EVENING Entering their campaign with all the old-time pep and enthusiasm as marked rolitical drives" years ago. the Democratic Tarty with John D. Smalley as its mayoralty candidate is letting Its belt out a few notches" to hustle things alonz. Tonight three meetings are t he held: s Fird Ward Democratic club at Irvinir school. Fifth Ward Democratic club" at Columbia school. Ninth Ward Smalley club at the home of Mrs. J. M. Lautman, Moraine avenue

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With Manager Murgsy McGraw in the lead the New York Giants marched about the Polo Grounds before one of the recent big games displaying the colors of all the allies. Below the flag that each man carried was the name of iz nation.

BIG EFFORT

With Gary. Hammond. East Chicago, Indiana Harbor and in fact all Lake county cities starting their actual drive today, the gathering of tho second Lib erty bond loan of $3.1 1 7,000. OOwill com mence in earnest tomorrow according to County Chairman H. G. Hay. jr., of the Gary State Bank this mornins;. Although Lake county got a late start and subscriptions have not ben up to expectations, it is expressed by the. various committees that more than the $3.117,000.00 mark will be reached before the campaign comes to a close next Saturday evening-. This will mean a lot of v.'ork and hard work too and every one will have to get out and do his or her share. Ho hart Gets In. A most patriotic and rousing celebration was held in Hobart Saturday evening to arouse more enthusiasm and arrangements arc being made to hold mure of its kind all over the county. Y.ord from Hobart is encouraging. According to County Loan Chairman H. G. Hay the chairman of the different committees all over the county have been very lax in sending in their reports to him and he asks that they now make n effort to send In reports or keep in touch with him daily. Gary Has Big- Task. Chairman of the Gary committee, S. J. Watson of the Northern State Bank, stated this morning that Gary's subscriptions will not reach more than the S50.000.00 mark and if Gary is going to raise its allotment of Jl. 850.000. 00 a lot of hard work will have to be done. Mr. Watson has arranged for a program of public speeches at the Gary theatres this week. This evenig at the Gary Commerial Club, an enthusiastic meeting is to be held and all members are earnestly requested to be present, 'resident II. 3. Norton of the organization calied the meeting and has namvd a committee to assist in raising Gary-4 quota. Harry Hall was named as chairman of the committee. GH1L0 DIES ftT . jif HOSPITAL East Chicago Nine-Year-Old Had Both His Legs Cut Off by Train. ' Louis Desmond, a 9-year-old Italian boy, son of Angelo Desmond, 441S danniter court. Fast Chicago, died at a Gary nospital Saturday afternoon as the resuU of an accident Friday wherein the bav had both of his legs cut off by an K. J. & K. freight train near the Harbison-Walker brick yards. Just how the thing nappenen no one inT- the accident the lad crawled about one hundred feet towarcTj hi- home, and by waving ms arms ai--racted the ' attention of his little brother, who ran to him. then informed his parents. The lad was rushed to Gary hospital but was weakened by loss of blood and the severity of the shock and could not recover. NO LABOR DRAFT, GOMPERS' CLAIM WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Samuel Gompers, president of tho American Federation of Labor, said point blank, with some heat: "There will be no conscription of labor for navy yards and munition plants. "The men are all working- What more do you want? What more can there be?" he added. WANTEI)--Fi rst-rlass meat I cutter; must 1c fast work!er and neat cutter. Good wages paid. Apply Buehlcr Bros., 5 1 3 Ilohman fet., Ham

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II ABOAR FOR CAMPAIGN Fitt;nR in with the public meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms this evening for the promotion of the second per cent Liberty Bonds, chairmen of the various committees today announced the appointment of the active campaigners. The meeting tonlpht Is not only for the active workers, but for anybody who is interested in the purchase of Liberty Bonds. Mrs. Judith Lowenthal of Chicago w!'! be one of the principal speakers. The Camp Fire girls will sing. ' Chairman Turner of the committee on Four Minute Men, today announced the follow-inK appointments: Judge V. S. Reiter, W. C. Bolman, IX J. Mo ran. W. J. McAleer, Lr.' W. F. Howat, Rev. C. J. Sharp, L L Bomberger, Peter and Fred C. Crumpacker. W. J. Whinery. Jesse Wilson, J. K. Stinson and C. B. Stinson. These speakers and others gathered at a Country Club luncheon this noon to discuss their campaign. Mrs. O. C. E. Matthles. city chairman of the women workers, in addition to the ward chairmen whose appointments she reported last week, today had the following appointments in the precincts as they were made by the ward chairmen--First ward Ninth precinct. Mrs. William Lowery; Tenth precinct. Mrs. J. Dye; Eleventh precinct. Mrs. Albert; Twelfth precinct. Mrs. E. Johnson: Thirteenth precinct, Mrs. J. N. Thompson. Second ward Seventeenth precinct. Mrs. J. T. Clark;' Eighteenth precinct, Mrs. R. Tierce: Nineteenth precinct. Mrs. G. Roberts. Third ward Twenty-third Mrs. Meyers; Twenty-fifth Mrs. Spafford; Twenty-sixth Mrs. Ingraham. precinct, precinct, precinct. Fourth ward Mrs. Nicholson. Fifth ward Thirty-second precinct, Mrs. C. Primmer: Thlrtv.iM,cinct. Mrs. A. J. Ropers: Thirty-fourth precinct. Mrs. F . Jarvls: Thirty-fifth precinct. Mrs. C. J. Sharp: Thirty-sixth prclnct. Miss .May Harmon. Sixth ward Thirty-eighth precinct Mrs. Oruzka. Seventh ward FoU rteen precinct Mrs. R. Tierce; Fifteenth precinct. Mr. J. M. Turner: Sixteenth precinct, Mrs A. Merrill. Ninth ward Twent v-seventh precinct. Mrs. B. Groman; Twenty-eighth precinct, Mrs. Eomberger; Twentyninth precinct, Mrs. W. C, HarrisonThirtieth precinct. Mrs. A. D. Stewarf Thirty-first precinct. Mrs. W. Wise Tenth ward Mrs. C. X. Jewett. Eleventh ward Mrs. J. A. Davis. ARRESTED US I. W. , A member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was arrested at Hammond yesterday by federal officers and taken to the Cook county jail, where he spent last night with the Industrial Workers of thi World prisoners. His name is E. G. Marlott. It is said that he has for years been a member of the I. W. W. secretly, while paying his dues and taking part in metings of the railroad engineer's brotherhood. It is said th 't Marlott will be tried with the enlire group of 166 I. W. XV. prisoners charged with seditious conspiracy through strikes, sabotage and interference with the conduct of the war. The arrest of Marlott Is a live torlc in railroad and labor circles. The engineers brotherhood has long been dubbed "the aristocrat of the labor world." while the I. W. W. has its own reputation as the haven of the unskilled, the casuals and the outcasts of the labor world. That a member should carry two membership cards, one in the most respectable and the other in the most notorious labor union, is a matter of surprise. THE ONLY FIRM In Lake county that has a complete Optical Department. We make all our own lenses, including the invisible bifocal. S. Silver. Jeweler & Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St., Hammond, Ind. 10-15-1 Ask Yourself How You Can tause wide as the world and high as Heaven.

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.. v . . ...... ,. , . . p., ( l' nlted Pre nblcKram.) STOCKHOLM, Oct. 15. Steamers arriving; here todr.y reported hearing; the oiiad of violent cannonading- In the Baltic prmumabljr a naval enKageuifnt betTcen the German and Russian fleets. (United Press Cables; rasa.l AMKHICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS IX FHAh'ti; Oct. IB. Marshal J off re Inspected the American troops today. General I'ernalna; was hla guide. Kvcry one of the different unlta of the 'Sammies' went ihroiiRh their bent puces for the idI of the French poilu. Joffre lvna PerxhlnK" urt at dinner at hendquarters Inst night. The famous general said he ytmt "dellsrhted" with the American troops. (United Press Cablegrrnm.i ROME. Oct. 15 Emperor Karl of Austria bna abandoned bis plan for a vlt to .Sofia, Itulsarln. 'swina; to the serious Internal situation there due to food shortage, nrcordlnf to reports received here todir. Dispatches iat last week reported the German Knlser In Sofia for a visit with Czar Ferdinand. (United Fress Cablegram.! ROME, Oct. 15. Another American cardinal possibly archbishop of Ireland may be chosen at a consistory which it was nnofflclnlly announced today will probebly be held lute in November or December. The papal pro-announcement and the allocution for tils meeting- of the C'olIcKe of Cardinals Is expected to be an ethical and diplomatic move for peace. (United Press Cablegram.) I.OXIIOX, Oct. 15. lolent cannonading; from German guns but no enemy Infantry attacks was reported by Field .Marshal Hiiis today from south of Rroodseinde In the section where his more recent blows have driven the DEATH TAKES FERDINAND KLITZKE Respected Hammond Business Man Is Called by His Maker. Ferdinand Klitzke, a respected resident of Hammond for thirty-f.ve years, passed away this afternovn. at his home on Oakley . avenue, . survived by his widow,. five sons and a daughter. He was seventy-five years of age and his widow is 3. Born in Stettin, Germany, Nov. 3. 1842. Ferdinand Klitzke came to tho United States in 1S70. He moved to Hammond to take ch.irge of a lumber business and later, iftcr the lumber yard burned down, engaged in other lines, founding the Hammond DRiry company, seventeen year airo. The dairy business is now conducted by two of his sons, Louis and Paul, and it is a business institution to be proud of. The children who survive the pioneer resident are John and Herman of Chicao, Emil, Lou s and Paul of Hammond, and Mrs. William Drebenstaedt of Hammond. Mr. Klitzke wan taken ill Friday night and did not recover consciousness. The funeral Is to be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 from the house to the Lutheran church on Clinton street at 2 o'clock with burial in Concordia cemetery. "Let Us Pay With Our Bodies ' For Our Soul's Desires." Roosevetr. NOTICE. On &nL after today reading notices in pag; one, of this paper will be chargsd for at the rate of 50c per line or fraction thereof. All display advertising on front page (in type larger than body type) will be charged for at the rate of $5.00 per inch.

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llindcnhurg line back. "South of Ilroodoeinde at night the enemy heavljr bombarded this ridge, but there were no infantry attacks." he snld. ' Southeast of Monchy-le-Preax In a successful raid yesterday afternoon, east country troops made prisoners of thlrty-ftve of the enemy and captured two mnchlne guns. Two Germnns were killed and seven enemy dug-outs destroyed. "Northeast of Roceux a auccessful raid was carried out by South Midland territorial. A number of the enemy were killed and dug-outs destroyed. Twelve prisoners were taken. (By United Press.! KANSAS tITV, Mo, Oct. 15 Representatives of 40,000 coal miners In Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri today vaeri to strike Friday morning If detnnnds are not met by the operators before that time. (United Presa Cablegram.) PARIS, Oct. 15. lime. MatI Harl, the French dancer recently found aullty of espionage, was executed today, according to announcement here. (United Press Cablegram.) PETROGRAD, Oct. 15. German landing forces on Oesel Island have occupied Arensburg. enpltnl of that section of Russia, according to formal announcement from the war office today. The occupation. It was stated, was perfected by the enemy, on Friday. (United Press Cablegram.) PARIS, Oct. 15. Artlllerylng which approached great violence along the Alsne at Allies and Cruonne and Hill 344 on the right bank of the Meuse was reported In today's official announcement. The Dunkirk region, it was announced, had been air-bombed by the Germans with numerous civilian victims. POLICE THINK . UNDHESSEH A . SU OLD FOX In a. cell at central police station, Hammond, there are two men one a "dynamiter," the other a murderer one awaiting the civil authorities, the other (the dynamiter) the federal authorities. Oscar Landmesser. the mad gunman who killed his rival and wounded Ham mond's policewoman in city court last Wednesday, strolls up and down his cell passageway, bemoaning his fate. Holding a cat in one arm and a picture of his "love" Alvina Hartman and the girl's daughter in the other he spends tho entire day in sorrow. Not because he killed his rival but that he knows ho will never be able to marry the "girl of his dreams," as he fondly called her. Police say that the man is purposely acting "dippy." "A sly fox," is the way they term his indeterminate spells of silence and gloom. A reporter asked him what he though? of it all. "Pretty good, pretty good," was al he said and he resumed his pacing. Landmesser will probably be indicted for murder by the grand jury this week. Landmesser's ccll-mata, the "dynamiter," Joseph Kavoy, who as he first confessed was "going to blow up bridges" is awaiting the arrival of federal officers. He will be given a preliminary hearing before United States Commission Charles Surprise before bein??- taken to the Indianapolis federal jail where he will await final judgment In federal court. .Savoy was arrested last Thursday when he called to receive a suit case at the Adams Kxpress company's office, containing three sticks of highly explosive ciynamit". TO ENLARGE STOCK YARDS At a conference "Saturday between rnerr.bers of the Vnited States and British remount commissions In Hammond, ir. was decided to enlarge the Calumet Park Stock Tards to accommodate S,G00 horses at one time. Two thousand horses can be taken care of at the xstock yards at rresent.

Janitor, Father of Six, Buys $50 Liberty Bond MUNCIE, IND., Oct. IS. James Robinson, a colored janitor who has a wife and six children, bought a $50 Liberty bond yesterday. "There's no chance for me, with all that big family, to be allowed to go and fight the (Jermans like I'd wish," he said, "and so I thought the next best thing would be for me to skimp a little that is me and my family and fight the kaiser the best we can by buying a Liberty Bond."

HAMMOND M 6ET5 B0I0 ISSUE

Special to The Times. CROWN POINT, IND., Oct. 15. The bonds on the Michael Seberger gravel roHd were sold Saturday at the county seat to the Citizens' German National bank of Hammond, Deputy Treasurer Ralph B. Bradford officiating- at the sale. The issue was for $13,000, the road being in St. John township, and tho contractor Herman J. Lenman of Crown Point. Mr. Bradford announced that this would be the last issue of bonds advertised by the county until the second Liberty Loan of the government had all been subscr.bed. This was in accordance with a personal request made of the treasurer by Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Bush, acting governor during the sickness of Governor Goodrich. Bush made the request that all bond selling cease so that the government would not have to compete with counties and municipalities Tn the sale of bonds. The Seberger road had already been advertised by the treasurer when the request was made, and furthrmore, the contractor had built nearly half the road, relying on the sale of the bonds. Hence the completion of the sale. Lake county srrav el road bonds are regarded very highly as an investment, not only by the big bond houses, who usually pay a nice premium for them, but also by many farmers and small investors in the county, who invest their savings in them to avoid taxation, the bonds being tax exempt. HUB UDELL D State Board of Accountants Praises Present Administration Officials. Special to The Times. CROWN POINT. IND.. Oct. 15. The city council and executive department are eagerly awaiting the reports expected from the ftate board of accounts following the recent enamination into the city's financial departmnt by Field Examiners Major and Donney. who checked up the city court, city clerk, city treasurer, water works, crematory and and police departments. The examiners were unstinted in their praise of the manner in which the affairs of the city had been conducted, and pronounced Crown Point one of the best managed cities In the state of Indiana. With this salutary record behind them, the officials expect to go on record in the present campaign and will stack up that expert opinion against the censure of those not quite as experienced in the conduct of city affairs. Through the city's present excellent financial standing, its credit Is good for nearly any amount and should the necessity arise the city could issue bonds for any necessary improvement and know that even the most conservative bond buyers in the country wonid I gladly float the loan. With a depleted j treasury, however, the exact reverse Would be the result. BUSH WANTS TO KNOW. (By United Fress.) INDIANA PO LIS. Oct. 15. Lieutenant Governor Bush, acting for Governor Goodrich, today sent telegrams to President Wilson and Harry A. Garfield, federal fuel inspector, asking for specific statements of what the federal government , is going to do eo relieve the coal situation in Indiana. Bush declared that if no reply is received within forty-eight hours the state will lo ready to act. DICKINSON IS DEAD. (By TTnited Press.) DETROIT. MICH.. Oct. 3 5. Don M. Dickinson, postmaster general under the administration of tJ rover Cleveland, died at his home here todav. General physical debility was the cause of his death. RAY COSGROVE TRANSFERRED Ray Cosgrove. a Hammond boy in the service ( l.is country, has been transferred from Fort Molt to a fort in Virginia and has been promoted to sergeant-major. If You Think THE TIMES I? Doing Its Bit Your Support Is Always Welcome.

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Michigan Centra! Flyer Hits Auto at Kennedy Ava With Fearfu; Resulls, One killed, one dying and two injured is the toll of another Kennedy avenue Michigan Central railroad crossing horror in Hammond. Early last evening an express crashed into the auto in which the four were driving, throwing them hundreds of feet from the crossing and completely demolishing the machine. TEE CZAT. Walter Stailey, 20. single on of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stahley. 121S Madison street. Hammond, the driver. THE INJTHED, Henry Koester, married, a brother-in-law of Walter Stahley. 141st and Carey streets, Indiana Harbor; fractured skull. At St. Margaret's hopitaL Will probably die. Ruth, Koester'3 six-year old. daughter. Only slightly injured. John Peglow, 26, married. Hist ajid Carey streets. Indiana Harbor, also a brother-in-law. Bruised about head, arms and legs. The party was ariving from Stanley's home to Koesters.' Mr. Stahley la said to have been an efficient driver. t The Kennedy avenue crossing la said to be-absolutely unguarded. Thera are no bells, watchman or gate to warn motorists, it is said. This crossing has cost nearly a score of lives within the last year. SAYS U. SAi lly United Press. WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. "Save coal," was the cry today of the fuel administration as the, situation's seriousness sank in. "A shovelful must be considered equivalent to a pound of sugar or a loaf of bread or half a pint of milk." said Director of Mines Manning. "One man's carelessness and wasteful use may mean an idle factory or cold hovse for h!s neighbor. Commandeering of coal has been reported from several Ohio cities. Relief measures ordered there will improve' the Ohio situation," tha fuel administration said today. "A meeting of anthraeite dealers and operators with Administrator Garfield is expected to work out steps for Increasing production and co-operating In distribution. The 75 cents per ton additional being allowed Independent anthracite operators will be attacked by the big railroad coal companies. Garfield was confronted with a $ 4-10 per cent Increase In bituminous production for the week ending October , as compared w th tho preceding weeks. The principal cause was car shortage at the mines, especially la Indiana and Ohio. TO CAPITAL The T. M. C. A.'s budget for world service this year will amount to as much as the combined budgets for seventy years of its foreign work as conducted In the past. A gigantic campaign to raise by pcspular subscription $35,000,000 over the country to use in the building of Y. M. C. A.'s in all the allies' camps will start Novembt r 11. Tonight at Olaypool hotel, Indianapolis, representatives from all Indiana counties will meet to confer on the apportionment of Indiana counties and details of tht "drive." Indiana is to raise $1,000,000. C. H. Lavers of Lie Gibson Y. M. C. A., ex-Senator Gavit of Whiting. Peter Meyn of Hammond, Rev. George Jones of East Chicago. J. J. Farovid of Indiana Harbor, J. J. Keller of Whiting and H. B. Anderson of Olbnon and six Gary men will represent Lake county at tonight's conference. George Sherwood Eddy, general secretary of the V. M. C. A. of Asia, and Dr. John R. Mott. general secretary of the National War council, will address the conferees tonight-

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