Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 130, Hammond, Lake County, 21 November 1917 — Page 1

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Men of 21 and 31 Cannot Volunteer After Dec. 15, Government Rules, and Hammond Is Asked to . Make Final Effort to Enlist Eligibles for Draft. Wsr Is just one drive after another. While Hammond is congratulating itself upon the splendid results of the Y. M. C A. war fund campaign forces are being: organized for another concerted effort to help win the war. And it is one campaign that cannot be extended overtime. The government has seen to it that in its recent pronouncement that -after December 15 no volunteers between the ages of 21 and 31 will bo received in any branch cf the army or navy. Hammond's campaign is this: Since the declaration of war against Germany. April 6. Hammond has iioi only led the state but has sent more volunteers in proportion to its population than any city in the United States. To confirm this statement write Major Ryan, I'. S. Kecruting headquarters, Indianapolis. Hundred Volunteers. As a result of the announcement that no men registered under the draft or of draft afrs can enlist voluntarily after Dec. 15, recruiting all over ther-ountry nas jumped up. The men eligible for the draft are retting in out of the rain. But Hammond doesn't seem to knowabout the ultimatum. Forhaps that is because Sergeant Welch, in charge of recruiting, has been out of the city for two weeks and just returned. Hammond, is in danger of losing her position at the head of the column or the rcak of the pyramid. It behooves her to put over the on-coming recruiting campaign with a flourish. A hundred volunteers in three weeks should bo the lowest mark set. Registered Men Tour la it Chance to Volunteer. "AM registered men between the ages of 21 and 31 years cannot volunteer their services after Pec. 13. according to published information from Washington. I. C," said Sergeant Welch today. "Any man who desires to have the honor of volunteering his services and os;rs to have a choice of the branch of serie must volunteer before Dec. 15. "There is not a skilled trade or occupation that cannot be used to advantage oin the serviee. This gives the volunteer the advantage of using his training in eivil life to the best advantage to himself and the government: ' The following branches of the service jr" open to volunteers: ".Signal corps, aviation section signal corps. medical department, quartermaster corps, engineer railroad shop organizations, engineer mining companies, engineer highway construction companies, nigineer quarry service, water supply end pioneer organizations, engineer forestry battalions, pas and flame companies, quartermaster remount depots. (Ser ice in S.) In the combat regiments there is the infantry, coast artillery, field artillery. For the national guards of this state there is open for enlistment field artil lery, infantry and ambulance companies. "This gives an unlimited opportunity to choose the line of work a man is most suited for and instead of losing touch with his work in civilian life he Is granted the opportunity to continue his work and given additional instructions and experience that will enable him to be better fitted to make his living on being discharged from the service. "Iv as your grandfather did: be a volunteer." DRAFT MEN MAY WIN ARMY COMMISSIONS WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Future national army units called under the selective draft will furnish their own officers cf junior grade. This plan of real democratization became known today in the decision of the War Department to abandon all officers' training camps as they now exist. Senator Lewis was told future training camps for officers will lie located at the divisional headquarters of the grand army, whether they be regulars, national guardsmen or the national rm y. COMPLAINT IS WITHDRAWN (By I nltrd Preas.) SPRINGFIELD. 111., Nov. 21. The tate public utilities commission today dismissed the complaint of G. J. Brusgell of West Hammond against the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company, relative to a complaint as to the gas rates in West Hammond. The complaint was withdrawn. Make It The Last War.

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The republicans of Lake county will ! have a feast of reason and a flow of : soul, (irreverently termed a "love feast") at the Auditorium. Indiana j Harbor, tomorrow night. Thursday the I 22nd as announced by County Chairman j Allies A or ton of Gary. It is an affair in which the precinct committeemen of the county will te most in evidence. To this number, however, there will be admitted by ticket as many of the republican workers as can be accommodated. Kach precinct committeeman has a limited number of tickets for which the modest sum of fifty cents is asked. The evening's entertainment will open at eight o'clock and the first thing w ill be well, come and see nothwithstand ing that your reporter hasn't as yet j any inside information on the stunts that will be pulled off, yet he has the j assurance that those present will tie i well entertained. Following the program, supper will be served and then will come a number of good talks by men prominent in county, state and national ajv-urs. Congressman Will It. Wood wille present; Lieutenant Governor Edgar Bush and it is hinted that possibly Jim Watson's smiling countenance will also be seen. There will be plenty of "hot air." It j will gush out in great w aves of elo-j quence. charging the atmosphere with i the potential energy of patriotism, civic duty, party loyalty and Republicanism. Men from all over the county will be present and there will be a regular, old time jollification. A large attendance is expected. , 'Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT. Ind.. Nov. 21. Objjectors from Hammond and Gary ap- ! peared yesterday before the county i commissioners and secured postpone ment of the tax ferret matter until the next meeting. Ernest S-hortridgc, former county clerk, was the applicant for the posi tion of tax ferret and an appropria- i tion of $50,000 was asked of the county commissioners. It is claimed by the applicant for the new office of tax ferret that his 'duties will be limited to the discovery of investments owned in the county but located elsewhere. The opponents to the plan gave the following reasons for their stand: First, opposition to the creation of a new county office without having such officer give bonds for the faithful performance of duty. Second, that our tax laws, admitedly inequitable and burtglesome. are being revised under a commission appointed by the governor of the state, and that inasmuch as we have worried along all these years with our present machinery, we can afford to j await the result of the new tax law. Third, that our present revenue from i taxation in the county is nearly double that of ;ny county in the state outside 'of Marion, indicating that it is of j greater importance for us to learn how ' to decrease the cost of the operation cf the county than it is to Increase the i revenue. ! Fourth, that the plan would work a special hardship for Hammond in some ways. For instance, a stockholder in the West Hammond Bank, or a like institution, if he lived here, would have to be taxed on his bank in West Hammond to Illinois and pay a like tax in Indiana. The county counsel unanimously deferred aetie.n to a future date after hearing the arguments. REHEARING DENIED. (Special to The Times.) INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 21. A petition for a rehearing of the deep sewer case of Hammond has been denied the following record shows: 23011. Prevo et al vs. City of Hammond et al. Lake C. C. Appellee's petition for rehearing is denied. Lairy, J. (Original opinion 116 N. E. T.S4.) (1) Case involving the building of two sewers under one proceeding, where the sewers are only connected by a pumping plant, and the assessments are common for construction of whole work. The court holds that the original opinion does not hold the city without author ity to build a sewage pumping plant, but only that the construction of the pumping plant cannot be joined w ith the construction if independent sewer systems to require a common assessment for the construction of sewers which do not in any manner affect the property assessed being independent other than connection by the pumping plant. The opinion is an elaboration and explanation of the la wlaid down in the former oplnior

ACTION DEFERRED ON SCHEME

(By United Press Cablegram.) BERLIN (Via London) Nor. 21. O-JtJ.h n V .. irafnal ani.k ffrminrl against German lines In the Arras sector, today's official report asserted. "In the main field attacks the 'enemy succeeded in gaining ground. Our reserves arrested their thrust at our rear positions. Some villages in the fighting; rone were lost, portions being permanently established and material lost. "The Italian situation is unchanged." (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. America's first million troops men with the "rush" stamp desired by Lloyd George are steadily pouring into Trance. Officials here said today this number of men could scarcely be equipped and maintained In Prance before the winter of 1918, even with the TJ. S. exerting herself to her utmost In her munitions, shipping program and training in camps. (By United Press.) CHICAGO, Nov. 21. Harry A. Dubla, president of the defunct Industrial Sav. i lnga bank which failed for mora than SSOO.COO, was convicted today of receiving deposits while the hank was unsound. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment. His attorney filed a motion for a new trial. The bank with 4,000 depositors went Into involuntary bankruptcy Sept. 22. KIEL AGED H AND TAKE 50 FR00IAI Terrible Fate Befalls Father of Well-Known Whiting Lady at Lydick. Special to The Times. WHITING. IND., Nov. 21. ("Jeorge Wilkeson, aged 67 years, the general storekeeper at I.ydi-k. f&ther of Mrs. George Wfnslow of this city, was killed by h sht as he lay in his bed " 11:43 Monday night by one of two robbers who broke into the store and finding no money canfe upstairs and after shooting Wilkenson they demanded money from Mrs. AVilkeson. After she gave them $50 ihey immediately disappeared in an automobile. Mrs. Wilkeson. who Is 62 years old, was sleeping with her husband and stated that she was awakened by the sound of a shot, she immediately screamed, but a large man said: "Shut up and give me your money." Mrs. Wilkeson then handed over a small money sack, but the burglar said: "Give me your bill book and I don't want your change." The bill book was under the lady's pillow and contained j about $j0. When Mrs. Wilkeson hand ed over the pocketbook tho robbers left the house. After the robbers had departed and Mrs. Wilkeson found that her husband j was dead she rushed down stairs, found that the front door was open, and ran I down the road screaming for assistance, j Jacob Watkins, a neighbor, and F. A. i Plu'mback, a son-in-law, came to tho j store but a search revealed that the thieves had made good their get away. j Auctions and auctioneers were dealt a blow last night by the Hammond city council when that body passed an orI dinance taxing auctioneers $:;i0 and specifying that a $2,000 bond must be placed before auction starts. It was also prohibited in t)je bill to hold auction after 6 p. m. Mail carriers kicked because of the refusal of the Gary-Interurban Railway to allow them free service, which they claim was not in accordance with the company's franchise. The resolution was referred to the judiciary committee and the city attorney. A verbal report was made in connection with the placing of lead water stubbing on "alumet avenue between Gostlin and Standard avenues. Engineer Lyons asked the count i Ito appropriate! $1200 to be expended as the city's share! of the total cost of improvement. The amount was allowed. The following appropriations were (made: $1200 for street and alley cleaning: $330 for street repairs: $100 for bridge repairs; $300, city stables: $1100. sewer cleaning; $335. 96 to be paid for street sprinkling: $2700 for street signs with the stipulation that the company from which Ihe posts were secured roust first live up to the terms of the contract as some of the signs have proven inadequate; $700 for wages of the police matron, and $i00 for miscellaneous expenses.

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Long chain of trucks loaded with Tommies on way to the firing line. The British are so consistently driving back the Germans on the western front that they are relieving the French of a part of their lines and extending their old lines far into the once enemy territory. This necessitates the rushing of great numbers of Tommies to the front so that full advantage can be taken of the victories. This British olncial photo shows great army lorries loaded to the "gunwales" with cheerful Tommies just achinjr to get at the boches, passing through a newly conquered French village. ,

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By JOHN H. HURLEY (United Press Staff Correspondent.) IJOME. Nov. 21. Because of the disadvantageous battle ground offered along the IMave a further strategic retirement of Italian forces may be necessary according to reliable information today. As yel none of the French and Britj ish reinforcements have gone into acj t ion. ! The Italians are holding firm and lnJ flirting tr-rrib!o casualities on the enemy. j nrir ynoraie is vne uevii. ciuuably it has ever been. The public in Home supports the war never before. The internal dissension Germany hopes to start has never appeared. Germany played for a revolution in Italy like that she aided, in Russia. She will never attain that hope. With the Italian armies all preconceived ideas that the Teutons are husbanding their resources of man power nru refuted in '.he great battle along the-riave. The same tactics of seeking to smother their objectives in a flood of packed humanity which Germans used early in the war are those which the German and Austrian commands are pursuing today. No attack is made except with overwhelming masses of troops. They are i likew ise specially picked an'd tra-tnd mpn and are perfectly equipped, in splendid condition. They are being slaughtered by the Italian defensive (ire but always there seems to be many more to take their places, I GARY MAN SENTENCED (Special to The Times.) CROWN" POINT, IND., Nov. 21 The second verdict on a grand jury indictment was returned on Tuesday in the case of Geo. Carris of Gary, indicted for obtaining money under, false pretcn?p. He was found guilty and sentenced to from 1 to 7 years in the penitentiary. Want New Interurban. TIMES EUREAtT. AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Nov. 21 The Gary & Valparaiso Railway company has filed articles of incorporation with tho secretary of slate. - The capital stock is $10,000. and the purpose is to build an interurban railroad. Directors are Edward II. Paine. Mearl T. Kitohin. John Palauskey and Samuel J. Watson. COURT REFUSES REHEARING TIMES BUH.EAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. Nov. 21. The j i supreme court has refused a petition 'for rehearing in the case of James E. Prevo against the city ot Hammond, i which was decided in favor of Prevo i by the court and for w hich the city i asked for a rehearing. The appeal was) taken from the Lake circuit court. i . GARY MAN j NEARLY TRIMMED j CHICAGO. Nov. 21. Tony Gondus. j Gary. Ind., picked as "sucker." winning; in alleged poker game, when Nicholas Eliopulos. a loser, slipped tut and Informed police, asking "30-50 split" of money seized in raid. Eliopulos led way to room at 770 Sebor street, where ' Gondus, two others, and Eliopulos also ' w ere arrested.

RUSH RRITISII TOMMIES TO THE FRONT

r 5i,'l VU WJW uam J - X .1 r. - V 4V " ' It FIKBT ARNOLD. (United Press War Expert.) NEW YORK, Nov. 21. The great surprise stroke of tho war; one of the greatest single strategic achievements of the struggle and possibly the start of a victory equal in importance to the Marne. is Field Marshal liaig's breaking of the Ilindenburg line reported today. Iletween the two north and south points mentioned in today's official reports there is a distance of eighteen miles. Over this whole section the British had made an average advance of four miles. Haig's troops are now literally on the threshold of Cambrai, the vital spot in the German communication line. The biggest town captured in the drive was Marcoing. five miles northwest of Cambrai. With Anmux and Grain court also in British hands the British already have segment RESULT OF VICTORY. (Inlted Press Cnhlcgram.) I.OVDOV, Xov. 21. Field Mnrshnl llniK' terrific mnash. breaking; the If ImlrnhiirK line, resulted in the rnpture of three tonn, two lllnCe. n hnmlct, nn important riilge, three woods and the utronic position nlnns the ronri from Ilnpnuni to Cambrai. He nlo nent his troop nrrox the Mnnnlrr ennui, took more than (lie thousand prisoners nnil raptured hundreds of gun. Latest 'Bulletins (Initeri Press Cablegram.) PKTROfJKAD, Xov. 2 1 The Soviet's revolutionary committee today mrrlnimrd it "control (fr the Itusninn second army,'' the Itiioainn neeond army was Inst reported in the great Russian retreat nrounal Tarnopol last nnnimrr. The panic nnd the wholesale desertion of its soldiers started the retreat in this nector. tlnlted Press Cablegram.) WITH TIIK ITALIA V ARMIES, Xov. -1. At one spot In the Lower Piae It was estimated the t.erman assaulting; were outnumbered the Italian defenders by at least two to one In men end four to one in (runs. Hut the Italians drove them back. When the wave receded the enemy dend literally j jammed the river. Kurther up stream Ithe same terrible toll of life was tnken in another attempt to cross the I'lavei (1'nlted Press Cablegram.) -with THF. ItniTIH AKMIES I nt WCi:. Nov. 21. t.cnerul Pershing nn Interested witness to Field 'rl HaU'a victory. tl'nlteif Press Cablegram.) PVTtIS, Nov. 21. French forces carried out a successful raid around St. Quentin. the war office announced today. Inking some prisoners. Violent ortlllerylng wns reported. Help Your Country By Buying a Liberty E--ndl

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proximately four miles wide shoved around the depot city of the German communications. The Uritish drive must have been an overwhelming surprise to. the Germans. Ever since September 21 the British have concentrated all their efforts on the line far to the north in the Flanders sector. Haig made some localized attacks there, not more than three days ago. The Germans evidently figured the British strategy was to push the Flanders drive unceasingly. Their lines must have been greatly weakened between Arras and St. Quentin. That Haig should have been able to mass sufficient troops and materials before the German front to break the Hindenberg line at various points even to sweep over a portion of the second line defenses without the enemy being aware of it is almost a new ap-achievement in the big war. tny William Phillip Simms. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Nov. 21. The strangest battle in the world's history was that by which the British today smashed the Ilindenburg line. There has been no other battle like it. At a moment when the world was saying that surprise attacks in this war were no longer possible when the Prussians were thinking the same thing and sleeping soundly in their comfortahle dugouts without the faintest suspicion that anything was brewing British tanks leading British infantry rose up front the ground like magic and swung to the attack. There was no artillery preparation. The lumbering tanks did the pulverizing of the way. They blazed the trail, crashing over wire entanglements and over the Hrenches themselves, while the Tommies walked in their wake. Prisoners pouring back of the lines today were still dazed with the surprise of the attack. Since the battle of Arras the Cam brai sector had dozed in peace and . quiet. Haig's victory came after apreliminary advance Tuesday morning. J It was then under black skies that the tanks lumbered forward as the new barrage of infantry completed the triumph Wednesday. All of the stereotyped rules of prep aration for war and of the aetual battle strategy were thrown aside in the British coup. Sometime Monday night a large number of British tanks took their plaees behind the lines. The Germans didn't hear them: it was too dark for them to be seen. In the early morning Tuesday these monsters crawled forth in the hazy light between tlsrkness and daylight. A smoke barrage concealed their sides. Til" Germans didn't know they were in action until they rumbled and wheezed over their heads. The Ilindenburg line impregnable, tho never-yielding, the last word in defenses was taken therefore without a single preparatory gun shot.

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Blow Stabs Hun Bulwark to to Depth ot Five Miles Most Important Gain Since Warns. (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Nov. 21. Field Marshal Haig has broken the first defenses of the great Hindenburg line. He reported today that his great blow aimed suddenly yesterday on the Ar-ras-St. Quentin line had i gained this great victory "over a wide front." Take Ground Four Miles Deep. British" assaulting waves passed through the German lines to a depth of between four and five miles over a wide front. Thousands of prisoners and great numbers of guns were taken. Although Haig did not specify the exact location of the blow the German official statement of last night would seem to indicate it had as its main objective Cambrai. one of the key cities in the Hindenburg line of communica.tions. Enemy Is Paralyzed By Blow. If this is the case British troops must now be within sight of this vital center, since before the drive the old lines were only eight miles distant. There was every evidence today that the enemy was utterly paralyzed by the tremendous force of the British blow no less than by its unexpectedness. There has I been no fighting of any magnitude on this sector since early in the summer. Greatest Victory Since Battle of Marne. In many circles today the victory was hailed as perhaps the most important militafy stroke achieved by the allies since the battle of the Marne. Actual penetration of the Hindenburg line which Germany has boasted was completely impregnable and which her militarists have . led the people to believe would forever bar the allied progress may be expected to have a powerful effect on German morale in the field and at home. After striking the first line of defenses the British captured the second, more than a mile beyond. "Around Lavacquierc the formidable defenses known as Welsh ridge were captured. The Grand Ravine was crushed and Havrincourt taken. Our ii.fantry and tank3 in accordance with programs pressed forward and captured the German second system more than a mile beyond. "After the capture of Lavrincourt rapid progress was made at all points. Tho enemy was completely surprised. The total number of prisoners lias not been estimated." Haig has not completely and definitely located the driving front but the German cfficials report named it as centering thu Papaume-Cainbrai highway. The first or upper section of the Hindenburg line that from Drocourt to Queant has been named tho Wot.-in line. Tho lower section is the Siegfried line. Both together form tie; general line of the Hindenburg front. The total length is about forty miles: If You Think THE TIMES Is Doing Its Bit Your Support Is Always Welcome.