Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 135, Hammond, Lake County, 27 November 1917 — Page 1

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IMPORTANT MEETING FOR CONSERVATION

COMEICE IBABY SHOT IT CAPITAL ! 10 SLAIN

TOIHOt t 11. S. Anxious to Save Hundred Million Dollars Worth of Cor (or Industrial Purpose, , John E. Fitzgerald, general superlntender t of the Hammond iMSUJiini, Comrany, left tonight for Indianapolis to be present at one of the most important conservation meetings held since the war broke out Mr. Fitzgerald rPrpived the following telepram from the V. S. Food Administration board at Washington this morning; ' "Representatives of the State Council of Defense from six grain states which states, have at least calculation 100. 00". 000 bushels of frosted corn, will meet at Indianapolis "Wednesday, Nov. ;s. at 10 a. m.. House of Represcntat!es. "We urge you to attend. The o'oject of th! meeting" is to take unity of action by co-ordinating" the efforts of the State Council of Defense, the L. t. , food administration, the public utility, commission, the distilleries, boards of j trnde. com dealers, chambers of com-, merce and banks, relative to the im-j n,!,.-.tB or.cr.iung of the distilleries on frosted corn, provide cars .1 nvo-ta n j for the commission emergent tm'i .-....... I f..r combined action with the National Council of Defense. war industries; board and rutted States food aaminist ration Washington relative to me eaualizing of the price of industrial alcohol and frosted com, the conservation of the enormous tonnage of high concentrated animal food derived from i he frosted corn and negotiation for part ft the war contract for industrial alcohol for the f . France. Ifaly and i"andn. W e trust ou appreciate the importance of this meeting and our immediate united action and will arrange vour plans to attend. "U. 1?. FOOD ADMINISTRATION." COMMISSIONERS DENY ANNEXATION PETITION Lowell Town Board Defeated in Its Proceedings to Take in 200 Acres. (Special to the Times. I.i iwELl.. IN P., Nov. 27. The Lake county commissioners yesterday denied the petition of 1 lie town hoard of I.owr 1 in the annexation case. The town board sought to annex acres surroundiiiff I.owcll. .Vlorncy W. J. Mcj!eer vat retained by farmers owning ,'. '-lnd ttnd rmde roof to the commiss ;oi( in t

r's that Lowe!! hasn't grown anyj rity officials, police and health effin je'ars and fli.it nv.r-2 than half , ccr? aro ,usy cleaning up the towns of

of the territory within its limits is unoccupied. Attorneys Pat tee and Bclshaw appear, d for the petitioners. INDIANA MAN'S" TERRIBLE DEED llty I nited Press.) LCANSI't RT. Ind . Nov. 27. Frank V.'ai nr went suddenly insane yesterday, s!io. and ki'Wl bis wife and two i hildren and w ounded six others bef, Vr. t. .is subdued. H poured gaso1 no oer his wife and children in a craraie nn1 set fire to them. HEADS BALLOOXIXG IX AKMY SERVICE lex ( ol. John .Nance. Col. John Xance is chief of the halloon division of the U. S. aviation service. Though airplane develifpment has been frreat during the war tho use of balloons for observation and other purposes has been of icreasins importance.

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I Nick Majwra. 21. a Roumanian, shot and killed John Szerbo. two years old, lln grocery store at 3544 Pennsylvania ! avenue, Indiana Harbor this noon. JIasj zura has tied. The only witness to the I shooting Is a girl whose story while not j very clear leads the police to believe i Maszura did not intend to shoot the I child. i The baby was playing in the store j which is owned by his lather, Gravina Szerbo. llaszura was employed as clerk and deli veryman. The mother was in "" rn ui uunum v.o.r.r, i.. family lives. The weapon used was a revolver and the bullet went between the baby's opened lips through his mouth causing almost instant death. It is thought that llaszura was load ing the gun and it discharged accident- j ally. Horror stricken at the sight of the dead child the man fled. 87 CANDIDATES AR INITIATED Knights of Columbus Have Successful Ceremony and Eancuet at Hammond. Kight y-se ven candidates, and a lively bunch they were, received the work Sunday at the semi-annual ceremony of the Knighls of Columbus of the Calumet district at Hammond. A very excellent sermon was delivered at the ten o'clock mass by Rev. Father Sullivan, whose topic was "I-iberty." Two hundred and forty Knights were seated at the banquet in the evening. Excellent speeches were made by "William 1. Fcx, Indianapolis; Hon. James C. O'lirien, Chicago; Steven 11. Callahan. Fort "Wayne, and Rev. Father Mqngovan of Valparaiso. The Grand Knight of Fnity Council. D. S. O'Connor, expressed the sentiments of the diners at the close of the banquet when he sang "The Close of a Perfect Day." STATE WILL NOT ACTJN LAKE CO. All Local Cities Attend to Health Board's Clean-up Orders. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Nov. 27. That the Sitate government w ill not have to tfke charge of Lake county cities in which the housing and sanitary laws have not been enforced, was the statement of Dr. J. N. Hurty of the - : state board of health' today. Gary. East Chicago and Hammond, according to rerorts received at the health office. No rrpeirt has been received from Whiting. The eiuestion of making provision for persons who inut-t move from their homos because of crowded conditions is causing the most concern. Because of the laif;e war orders tho influx of labor lias been so great en-ry square inch of homing space is occupied. Meeting c-f city officials, health C'ff i- i cers and manufacturers with representatives of the state board of health will lie held in the towns this week for the purpose of discussing this question. It i is probable some of the manufacturers ! will bu.ld houses to take caro of the overflow. SWIFT & CO. BUY 26 ACRES. FOR PLANT Swift Ar Co.. packers, has completed the purchase of a tract of 26.173 acres of land in West Hammond, the tide being acqiitre-d through Henry J. Aaron, upon which it contemplates the erection of a fertil zing plant to cost approxi mately J500,nno. i lie plant w in com-j prise a group of one-story buildings of concrete end brick construction, as has been heretofore announced in these columns. The land Is immediately north of the Crand Calumet river and west of the Federal Ti".- & Cement plant on the Indiana Harbor Belt Ry. Construction

will not bo started before spring. The nounced today ne wouia resign snoru land was purchased from the National j because of the federal government's rulPai king Co. I in tha state conscription agent3 shall j lie given commissions as majors. Esch-

300,000 for Paintings Gary's Pre-war Purchase i SEW YORK. Nov. 27. Elbert H. j NEW YORK, Nov. 27. Elbert H.

Gary, chairman of the executive com- j ciajs the power to transfer him from mittee of the fnited States Steel tor- j one place to another. poration. paid J3"0,P0 last winter for Es.-hbach said he was willing to work five paintings of pastoral scenes by ' in Indiana but his affairs were nt in Jlonore Fragonard, the French artist condition so that he could take a comf th .rnniivn school, it has been ' mission for civilian duty.

announced. In admitting the purchase.

Mr. Gary laughingly characterized it Governor GoodricJb to recommend aomea a "pre-war investment." to succeed Kschhew

BRITISH CAVALRY,

British caralrymen rushing to the attack. After three years of inactivity, British cavalrymen suddenly came to life during" the recent British thrust and took an important part in wintilng the victory. The use of cavalry was a great surprise to the Germans as well as to American array officers and military experts in the United States. Photo shows the Ninth ISritiih cfiijjui. 'nicy were aunot nnuii.iiteu in t.'ie course of an engagement during the first month of the war.

TAG DAY FOR HEW Pine Street Mission Can't Hold Its Members and New Building Planned. The working people of the north side who are members of the congregation of the Tine Street Mission are going to ask the south siders to he'D them go over the top with their fund for a church building and social center. With the consent of Mayor Smallev j ar.-l Chief Austgcn, the women of the ! mission will hold a Tag Day Saturday throughout Hammond. The Pine Street Mission is at present located in a smail room that will seat 100 comfortably. A hundred and fifty crowded into the room last Sunday and there were many who could not get in. The church last year put in a foundation on a good corner lot which it purchased at Chicago venue and Pine street. But it hasn't enough money- to go ahead and build. The tag day collections should swell the fund to the prop- I er size. J Mrs. E. Johnson, 273 Pine street, and ! Mrs. William Eothwell, 4?4 HoffmaiC street, are the women heading the tag! day committee. Rev. Krause is the; pastor of the church. Since April tliej congregation has been seeking a house j for him on the north side without sue-t cess. There isn't a vacant house tu be ' had. C0L0RE0 FOLKS IN SHOOTING SCRAPE Man and Woman Are . Both Shot in Plummer Ave. House. In a fit of jealousy, Ed Robinson, Jr., colored, last night at his boarding house. H$ Plummer avenue, Hammond, whipped out a revolver and fire a fusilado of shots at his rival. Edgar Shoemaker. Shoemaker to defend himself, jumped behind the cause of the trouble, Edcarnae Thomas, a negress. The woman was shot through the thigh and the man through the shoulder. Robinson was caught on Oakley avenue by police. This morning in police court he was held to superior court under $1,000 bond charged with felonious assault. Shoe maker was released. From tlie testimony in court it was learned the quarrel had started over the woman who today took Robinson's side and claimed Shoemaker had stabbed hini in the arm. Examination proved Robinson had not been stabbed. THIS FAMILY IN . HARD LUCK; NEEDS FOOD, FUEL, CLOTHES V destitute family nt Company Hous Lis, East Hammond, has been found by j W. '. T. f. workers. ' The- husband and father has tubercu- ' Its is and tlie woman is in a delicate J condition. There are six children rang- j me in ages lrotn to j year. i tie ! father and mother are both un.ible to work. The family needs food, fuel and c'.othing. Individual "W. C. T. 1'. workers have given them aid this week They ask the public fo aid in the donation. They may be left at 1124 Monroe street, phone 100. INFORMATION FOR DRAFT REGISTRANTS (By United Frest.) INDIANArOI.IS. Nov. 27. Jesse Fschbach, state conscription officer, anbach stated he could not accept a comi mission because that would place him directly under control of the federal government, fiyihk .r u-hhihcih vuiThe war department has called upon

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l X A "WV firT rPTTTPTt JllUlil -ft. UUi. lliUliV COMMISSIONS AT FT. BEN HARRISON (By United Fresa.) FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON. IND.. Nov. 27. Seventeen hundred men were commissioned officers in She fnited ' t n ! p. ny-mv 1 -. r - Indav fnl!nuirir thro. months of intensive training. The men wera gien ranks from second lieutenant to major and were immediately assigned to arlous army posts, but were allowed to return home for a short leave of absence. The new officers are from Indiana. Ohio, Kentucky, "West Virginia and Pennsylvania. This morning's exercises opened with the swearirlg in of tlie men. Among those who were given commissions were Ed Jackson, former secretary ef state for Indiana, who was awarded the rank of captain. Jackson's resignation became effective when he was handed his commission. Although all were given their commissions today the entire list was not made public. The names made public today include from A to L., inclusive. The remainder will be published tomorrow. Latest "Bulletins I l Ulted Preaa Cublearam. AMSTERDAM, Aov. 27 Chancellor Ilertllni; 1 to make his flrt speech to the German Reichstag" Saturday, 1 according; to Itcrlln dispatches today. It vrit predicted his address vtould be

a revision of (be central powers' var)are selected," said Col. Gullion of the

aims in ln of the entente's refusal lo consider peace. (Inlted Press Cnhlegram.) I.OMIOV. ."Nov. 27. Ttrpulse of a violent enemy counter-attack In the northeast sector of Uourlon vtood sras announced by Klrld Marshal Hals toddy. The asssult came late Inst nlttht. It vras the tlrst counter-thrust of force against the British position In the mood for trrcnty-four hours. (Br Inlted Presi.) A ASHIn o, Xov. 27 President Wilson trill not nsk for a declaration of wr nttslnst Austria or f.ermany's utiles at the outset of congress at least. It was learned today. Development In the sinking; of the Schuylkill, American steamer, mny change matters, however. "Watchful waiting" tIII be the president's nttUude despite wishes of many congressional lenders for Immediate uctlon. 1 ntil nn nctnnl clash of American end Austrian forces Is tlnevltnMc the administration prefers fo let the diplomatic situation rest. Iendlock on the Italian plains or decisive victories on other fronts may cause Austria to seek a separate peace. I.OYAT, TO ALLIES? D UK?' : V I )E POSED General Dukhonin. General Dukhorin, who was recently appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian armies by the Bolsheviki, has been summarily deposed for his refusal to ask a o-eneral armistice of three months. The announcement was made in a t-rocla-ination issued by lenir.e an-i Ensign Krylanko, newly appointed commander-in-chief of the people's commissaries of war, and conveyed to the ambassadors of the allies in Fetrojrrad

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im LIST OF CASUALTIES i (By United Fresa.) j WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Two members of the American expeditionary forces were killed and fire severely wounded in action, Nov. 20, the war department announced today. All are in the flel artillery. Those killed are: PRIVATE HARRY MILLED, Baker, Ore. PRIVATE RICE MILLER, Reading, ra. The wounded: Sergt. Julian M. reek, Hartvvell, Ga. Sergt. Andrew Kingstrom, 1'ort Sill. Okla. Private Harry C. Watkins, North Bend. Ore. Private Oscar Jorres, Lucas, Ohio. Private Joseph Lewitt, Mount Holl,, N. J. Mill) HID H!li MUST SERVE WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. The new draft regulations will not apply to men now in the cantonments. The regulations apply only to candidates for the second selective service army about to be raised. "The men who have been selected provost marshal general's office today. "They are members of the first selec tive draft army. These new regulations have nothing to do with them. It makes no difference if some of them would have escaped under the new regulations. These matters cannot be forever litigated. Therefore, the new jegulations will not be applied to old cases." The new regulations appear to make it almost impossible for a married man to serve. Many Married Men AV111 Serve. "I predict." said Col. Gullion. "that there will be a good many married men in this second army. It has been suggested that the first classification will number 2.000,000 merf, and that he army will be mostly recruited from 0!ass One. Even if this were true, there are married men in Class One. The married man who does not actually support his family is subject to draft. A married man dependent on Ms wife is among those to be first called on. Married men not usefully engaged, but living on incomes ac(TNired independently of their labor, also are In Class One. Many Married Men In Class Two. "Class Two begins to take in married men very quickly. It includes cases In which the wife or children arc not mnlnly dependent on the man's labor for support, because of other sources outside the wife's earning rawer; also the man whose wife earns nearly as much as he, by special work she would have a prospect of continuing If the husband left her. In other words, the husband of a business woman earning a good income Is in Class Two, and likely to be called. "Only when a man lias a wife or children mainly dependent on his labor for support does ha get into Class Four, far from conscription." ilRON AND STEEL j CLASS AT "Y" j The class in "Metallography of Iron I and Steel." in the educational departi ment of the Gary T. 31. C. A. will open 'next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The ', da3 w ill be taught by A. Hungelmann. ! of the metallurgical laboratories of the ! Illinois Steel company and will eieal i with the scientific methods in the treatI nionf of steel snd the microscoDic studv of various forms of iron and steel. Mr. Hungelmann has had years of ex . . . 1 , . .. .1 V. , I perience in iins uriniuurm aim im.- i-c-veloped an exceptional series of lectures on tne SUCjeci. a lie imurrs win nr illustrated with a specially prepared series of stereoptlcon glides and promises to provide one ef the most interesting courses In the' T. M. C. A. ex ening school. NOTICE. Tersons having accounts against Water Dapt., Hammond, will please present same for payment before Dec. 15th. so that books for the year may tx closed. 111-J7 J. G. VIVIAN, Clerk.-

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WINS NEW GLORY 1 SAPPING IAN POWER (By United Fress.) "WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. The allies hope to break the western line by "slow and relentless sapping of Germany's man power." Reviewing last week's war events. Secretary Baker today pointed this out as the object behind the several offensives and held it to be more important even than the gain of territory. "It is the wastage of the enemy's forces," he said, "the slow yet relentless sapping of his man power by continued and sudden offensive thrusts which must eventually result in softening his lino in the west. This Is the Ultimate objective of the series of Intensive offensives so successfully pursued by the allies during the last six months." Baer held that the Teuton made his Italian offensive "to extricate himself from the increasingly difficult position in which his forces found themselves in tho west. "The Gyman high command was apparently confident that to save Italy from invasion such important contingents of French and British troops would be detached from the western front as to render any further allied offensive in this theater impossible." While aid has been given Baer said it had not impaired the west front materially. The Cambral victory, he asserted, dominated the week's military situation, although Italy's steady resistence has been a part of "one and the same movement." INFORMATION FOR DRAFT REGISTRANTS Sergeant W. S. Welch, Hammond recruiting officer, today received the following communication regarding the closing down of volunteering Dec. 15, to draft registrants: i ne united btates army recruiting station is in receipt of an official com munication from the adjutant general of the army, stating that no persons who are within the draft age and who have registered will be eligible to volunteer their services for enlistment from and after Dec. 15. 1917. This means that et:ry young man witnm tlie uralt age who desires to volunteer his services must do so in time so that he can arrive at the main recruiting station at Indianapolis. Ind., not later than the morning of Deo. 14. as his enlisu?tit is not accomplished until he reaches Fort Thomas, Ky., and unless he is actually enlisted before midnight of the 14th, he can not then join the army. Those young men desiring to join the axiation sec tlon of the signal corps and the various branches of tho quartermaster corps are advised not to wait until tho last iniii u'e as those branches are rapidly filling up and will undoubtedly soon be clos ing. and after they are closed, no man will be accepted for them. After Dec. 13 the volunteer enlistments will be open to men under the draft age and over tho draft age, and fo young men who have become i'l years or age since June 6, 1917 only." DEATH OF AGED HESSVILLE WOMAN The death of Mrs. Mary Emma Mitchell, a widow, 67 years of age, occurred at Hessville, Monday night. The services are to be held Thursday at 9 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Thomas Adlespeerger. a daughter. The body will be taken to Chicago for burial at the Forest j Home cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell leaves I to mourn her Joss two sons and two daughters. They are Walter and Iovilo of Hinsdale, 111.; Mrs. Adlesperger and I jr(ne Dedelow j " of Hessville. GARY FIREMEN GO TO WAR I The Gary safety board last night i learned that three, more firemen haxe ; quit. to go to war. The heroes are Charles Kopc, James I-. Ryder and Andrew Giest. i Appointments to fill vacancies include : John Stapleton. plpeman. and AVilllam Amos, first class fireman. Amos was a captain in the department, but resigned to go on a farm.

ITALIANS RAIL Sil

III GLEE Attack Suffering Invaders With Savage Fury, Reinforemsnts Reach Italians. (BULLETIN.) By HElfBT WOOD (United Presa Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE TRENCH ARMIES IN ITALY, Not. 27. Trench troops are pouring- through the Alpine paases today. Relief la in sight for Italy. Hen and guns to roll back the would-be despollers of Venice are passing la. seemingly never-ending streams through the valleys. (By United Presa Cablegram.) WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES, Nov. 27 Terrible blizzards sweeping over the mountains in thenorth today came to the aid of the Italians in holding back the invading Austrians. Heavy fall of snow forced the enemy to delay moving up heavy artillery and made movement of Teuton reinforce ments practically impossible. The Italians, accustomed to mountain fighting, repeatedly attacked with all the fury of the storm which was raging across their lines. They hrrassed the Austrians day and night. Reinforcements for the Italian lines are now almost ready. They are marching to the front, -.er for fighting, even if foot sore from long forced march.es. T' WHAT ALLIED CONFERENCE MEANS BT LOWELL HALLETT. (By United Presa Cablegram.) TARIS. Nov. 27. The allies' conference will be called upon to decide whether tha nations fighting for democracy shall establish a slngie military dictator or create a military oligarchy to fight the German military aristocracy. America's vote may be the deciding factor. Representatives of democracy hera today aro of a single mind as to unification of allied efforts. The French favor one supreme generalissimo as against the British idea of a supreme war council in the role of an advisory committee. The British, individualists, foresee possibilities of trouble at home if British armies cease to be controlled by the home government. They are not disposed to concede complete transference of author's ity, particularly since the prevailing idea is apparent that the generalissimo be a Frenchman. The Italian viewpoint is not available today. So far the Americans have kept their own council, refraining; from expressing themselves but doing some hard thinking. DEATH OF SAM SMALL. Sam Small. 2" years old, died yesterday of pneumonia nt St. Antonio hospital. Gary. The remains today were, shipped to Waldheini cemetery, Chicago, for burial, the Gary Undertaking" company haxing charge. ITALIAN'S PLANE CALLED F.EST YET -. . . ' .. .-'ST.. V ,? 7, " c 1 ' 4 ? Gianni Caproni. Everyone has heard of the wonderful performances of the jris.nt Caproni airplane, which is tha invention of Gianni Caproni. Juat recently this airplane fiexv from Virginia to Long Island, carrying ten persons.

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