Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 139, Hammond, Lake County, 3 December 1917 — Page 1

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J. ETITIOiS UNDERLAW Mayer of Sister City Lives In Barred Zone, Attempt to Keep Application a Secret. BT Xk T. STXCKAKAir. MICHIGAN CITT. 1XD., Dec. 3. Fred C. Miller, mayor-elect, has filed application as an "alien enemy" to be permitted ty the United States government within a half-mile zone around ' the Haskell & Barker Car Company. Incorporated, which has a government contract. An effort was made to keep his application secret, but the fact leaked out. C. L. Flafcke. sergeant or police, and William Schul. patrolman, and August Itelck and Joseph Bates, city councilmen. also have asked for permits. Without such permit the members of the police department would not he, permitted on heats In the cl of the city, and could not go to the police station in the city hall, while the two councilmen could not attend council meetings. . Took Out Tirat Taper Only. Kv-n with permits for the car plant rone the mayor-elect, the two councA,n and the two member, of the police departmnt can not go within 100 yards of the dock, and wharves, if the department of justice regulations. J" not grant permits are These man ar. regarded I enemies because they were born in Ger many, and hav taken out Irst papers onlv! More than 600 other residents here are In the same status. Thls remarkable situation results from the fact that persons born in Germany who have taken out their first Papers but have not "lete naturalliatlon are regarded by the federal government as alien cnem les and such persona will not be permit to complete their naturalization while the war with Germany continues. May Contest the Zlactlon. Bumbling of the recent city camraigr. in which Miller, the democratic 4at. for mayor, defeated Samuel J Taylor, the republican, are stl.l reverberating. Attorneys have been conpuUd with a vlv to-. contesting the election of Miller by a quo warranto proceeding which would raise the broad Question of Public policy. The contention would be that public policy wou d not fare well If the mayor of the city were an 'alien enemy" because his duties would call him to .ones that ma, he forbidden to Fred C Miller and because he ti-ould ve direction of the rublio safety, including perhaps help in enforcing the selective service law and the registration regulations. The election ot Miller by more than 7oo majority did not remove the misanvinss due to the doubtful status produced by his steps toward citizenship. Mark XS. B to ran XnYeatiffatea. On top of tho excitement of the camrnlgn in which Millers lack of citizenship was the subject of in'.cnse gas and tombing atacks and counter ttacka. came the visit of Mark E. Storen. United State.' marshal, to enforce compliance with a federal 'regulation requiring a.l ,Hn enemies to obtain permits to go w.thin a half mile of the Haskell & naricer Company. Inc. Many Psons born in Germany who have only their SrsTp-pera. work at the plant and within half a mile of it. About 600 had their pictures taken to submit with appllcatlDns for permits. The requirements greatly disturbed the large population of German birth, in which are included scores of men who have voted for a long time and who evidontlv overlooked the importance of full citizenship until the war with Germativ called them up short. John B. Faulknor, former state senator, says one of the men who applied for a permit was a Union soldier in the civil war who has never gone farther in naturalization than to declare his intentions. Aliens Helpad by Sillier. About 200 men of German birth declared their intentions just a few days before the recent city election. Fred C. Miller, the candidate for mayor, helped many' of them make out their first papers. It is conceded by both sides to the controversy that most of the voters who were born in Germany supported Miller. Miller says he assisted many in the process of declaring their intentions. Ho says the attack on him because of his German birth and lack of full citizenship "naturally aroused sympathy" among voters who were in a similar status. in the campaign the forces supporting Taylor raised tho, question of whether a man who was born in Germany had a right to take out his first papers after war was declared by the United States last April. NEW MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Frank Babsene and Fannie Daggett. Indiana Harbor: Marion Ehrenhardt nnd Martha Heinke. Hammond. Ind.; Wm. J. Van Vaetor. Gary, and Gertie t.loyd, Minn, Colo.; Louts Le May and lijne Hedin. Gary.

MARTIAL LAW IN FORGE WHEN TROOPS GUARD LOCAL HARBORS

Arrival of United States troops to guard the waterfronts and harbors, of Gary, Hammond, Whiting. Kast Chicago-Indiana Harbor and the Harbor ship canil is awaited. Gary people are wondering whether the war department will assign Co. F. According to LaPorte papers letters from' Co. B of that city Indicate that the unit is coming to Gary. Plan. Had Public. That the government intends to include inland rivers and Great Lakes tones in public a its protective plan was made few days ago by the depart-

NEW STAMP TAXES WILL AFFECT ALL. STAMP TAXES which it is estimated will yield Uncle Sam $29,000,000 .the first year went into effect on December 1. Among the new taxes the public must pay are: One cent for each 25 cents transportation cost of parcel post packages and an additional 5 cents on the cost of any deck of playing cards containing not more than fifty-four cards. Other taxes are: One dollar for passenger vessel tickets (except to United States. Canadian and Mexican ports) costing $10 to $30; $3 for $30 to $60; $5 for more than $60. Five cents on each new $100 bond of indebtedness. Fifty cents on indemnity and surety bonds. Five cents on each $100 original issue of capital stock. Two cents on each $100 merchandise value in sale of produce on an exchange. Two cents for each sum below $100 and 2 cents additional for each other $100 value on drafts, checks (except sight or demand), promissory notes (except bank notes for circulation), and renewals. Fifty cents for conveyance papers where the amount involved Is between $100 and $300, and 50 cents an additional $500. Fifty cents entry for withdrawal from bonded warehouses. Twenty-five cents to $1 for custom house entries. Twenty-five cent3 for powerof attorney. Ten cents for voting proxies.

AUTOS GUSH; AGED C0UPO1 ACCIDENT Both Are Over 80 Years of Age Woman Is Hurt, But Not Seriously. An aged Crown Point man and his wife, both over SO years, rode in an automobile en State Line street in Hammond yesterday ' morning- when it collided with another machine and although the rear wheel of their car was broken cfT and the auto awung around and on the curb neither was hurt to any extent. Edward Kussmaul of Crown Point, was driving the car in which Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kussmaul, Mrs. H. K. Kussmaul and Eleanor Kussmaul rode. The aged Mrs. Kussmaul received a stunning blow on the head but was otherwise unhurt. Mrs. Joseph N. Harnit of 11 "West Highland street, drove the other car. Mr. and Mrs. Kussmaul are in . their eighties. They are the parents of Messrs. George and Jacob Kussmaul of Hammond. THIRTEEN BILLION U. S. Is Now Spending 37 Million Per Diem on the War. (By United Frets.) WASHINGTON". Dec. 3. War expenses and maintaining and improving military establishments will aggregate 13, 504. SIT. 933 for the year ending June 30. 191S, according to estimates submitted to congress by Secretary McAdoo today. This is at a rate of practically $37,000.000 a day. Recognizing the value of tanks the United States proposed to spend $75.500,000 for tanks and other armored motor cars and supply trucks, and $1.126.294,260 for aviation. The war department asks for an appropriation of $2S.00O.00O for cavalry horses. The navy department plans to spend $125,000,000 additional, completing torpedo boat destroyers already authorized. $20,000.000 toward armor and arms of vessels, and $32,397,000 for completion of submarines previously authorized. Secretary Daniels asked for no war ships in addition to thosa authorized by the last congress. VETERAN RAILROAD MAN SERIOUSLY ILL (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT, Ind, Dec. 3. Word was received here the latter part of the week that Michael Rasrher,. wellknown here, had suffered a paralytic stroke while making his run from Logansport to Chicago on the Pennsylvania Lines. He was taken to the home of his sister in Dalton. 111., and is'said to be in a precarious condition. X. OF C. NOTICX. Regular meeting of Unity Council No. 726 in K. of C. Hall, tonight. All members requested to attend. 12-3-1 D. S. O'CONNOR, O. K.

ment of Justice. Publication has already been made of tha arrival of troops to guard waterfronts in NewYork City, Hohoken. etc. Enemy aliens must keep away from barred zones, which will be under martial law. Saloon Status f Already 250 saloons near the harbor at Hoboken have been closed by presidential order, and it Is said that keepers of saloon within a half-mile of harlors and waterfronts are wondering whether the same drastic rule will pre-

; vail as soon as maritime martial law is in effect. State Senator Robert E. Proctor Makes Stirring American Talk at Elks Memorial and Scores ProGermanism and Anti-War Propaganda in America. "The war will not end until the American soldiers who have gone from every schoolhouse, crossroads, hamlet, city and state pitcli their tents in the streets of Berlin and William Hohenzollern. erstwhile emperor of the German Empire, Is relegated to the past where he belongs. The war will end with the disruption of the monarchial form of sovernment, will end when the German people, who are even now reaching for the liberty which they think is coming: to Russia that has come to us will rj.e jn their might and seize the power themselves. They know that when that liberty comf-s they will have a freer voice and. that never again can any man whose family has been on the throne only about fifty year, assume to himself the sacred prerogative of speaking- for a country can never again control the deliberations of the IteichfitaK and watre war without the

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Senator Robert E. Proctor of Elkhart, framer of the famous Proctor law, whri la.t night spoke to the HammoDd Elks in the First Methodist church during their memorial service. SEDITION' IX (OlMnV. "If there is anyone here tonight who thinks that the war should not be fought in defense of democracy." hie speaker continued, "he is a traitor to himself and his country. I know this this particular neighborhood, but I j know- this community. I know that there is sedition in this tountry. I am not scyinjr in this particular neighborhood, but I know In adjoining' counties men nave neen accused of urging- boys j juimu me arair. or urging people not to contribute. They are the worst enemies our country has because they tell things that are not true." The speaker said the world must b purged of the "Divine right of kings." 'Lydia Wolter Van Gilder, Evelyn Murphy and Milton Dermedy sang. Rev. E. P.. Cross delivered the Invocation and benediction. A reading was given by Miss Eeota McAleer and the musical selections and the "recitation were splendidly given. The audience was large and thoroughly American. Eake County folks suffering from Rheumatism will be interested in a family prescription which has brought quick relief to all my friends who have tried it. S. M. P.. 20 Sibley St. Phone S56-R. 12-3-1 "Let Us Pay With Our Bodies Fof Our Soul's Desires." Roosevelt.

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With Kerensky down and out, there seems to be but one hope left for Russia. General Kaledlnes, the leader of the Cossacks, is against Lenine and his proposals for a peace favorable to Germany. According to recent reports from Petrograd. thousands of loyal Russian soldiers and officers are flocking to the standard of General Kaledines, who ia reported in control of most of southeastern Russia,

BJEGT TO Today East Chicago takes Its first formal step in objecting to the improvement of Calumet avenue at public expense. At Crown Point this afternoon. Attorney M. E. Crites, representing the chamber of commerce, filed a bulky remonstrance containing a long list of signers. It is understood that the work of securing signatures lias Just begun and that hundreds of taxpayers and voters of the city will in the near future record their feelings on this matter in the archives of the board of county commissioners. At a meeting of citizens held with the board of directors of the chamber of commerce la.t "Wednesday a motion was made and unanimously carried that if necessary an injunction suit be instituted to put a stop to this Improvement. East Chicago's big objection is that for the last two years every effort has been rut forth in this township to prevent the improvement if roads at public expense and to keep down tl.e high road tax that seems bound to persist in this county, and that this improvement is a manifest and palpable evasion of the three mile gravel road law circumvented for the benefit of individual property interests; that as such the movement should be ki and the road built, as Forsyth avenue has be:n built, by assessment of abutting property owners. The Intent is manifestly to bring this road under the state law by improving not only all that part of the road which lies in Hammond but by adding on another h:!' mile outside the city limits, making a three mile highway. Calumet avenue ought to i.e improved. There is no Question about that ' and no doubt there arc a good m.iny men in East Chicago who can afford it who would bo willing to make a donation if necessary to help out the propowners along this thoroughfare, but object to saddling tlu3 cxi.tnse upon all the taxpayers. This road wilt cost as per the estimate by the county engineer at least $17fi,713. Of this amount. East Chicago would pay $75,844.19; Hammond would pay $57,457.72; Whiting would pay $42.430.3.:; with the rest distributed in Munstcr, Highland and unincorporated parts of North township. NEW GARY COMPANIES TIMES" BI RE.U' AT STATE CIITAI.. INDIANAPOUS. Ind.. Dec. 3 The Gary Abattoir company of Gary has filed articles of incorporation w ith the secretary of f tate. The capital stock Is $25,000, and the company will do a meat and poultry packing business. Directors are Sam H. Isaacs. Morris H. Kantor and Joseph E. Comford. The Edison Electric Construction company. Garj ; capital stock, $10,000. also incorporated to do electrical construction business. Directors are Steve Planer. Clarence Rockney and Charles Martin. TRIAL BEGINS IN CIRCUIT COURT Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT. Ind.. Deo. 3. The trial of Joseph De Rartolo, the alleged East Chicago murderer, will begin in the circuit court on Monday. Attorney Joseph Meade of East Chicago will have charge of the defense and Deputy Prosecutor August Brener will look f after the Interests of the state.

ROAO IN PETITION

KALEDINES, COSSACK LEADER, STANDS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND AN INGLORIOUS PEACE

General Kaledins (cross) and his staff. Vnited Presa Cablegram. BERLIX (Via London), Dec. 3. Cap. ture of mix. thousand prisoners and one hundred suns alnre November 30 In the great German tfrlte at Cambral, vras announced by the war office today The vrar ofBee declared British attacks at Boar Ion and In Fiandera had been thrown back. United Press Cablegram. LOMIOM, Iec. 3. (itrrnan y biggest push over the open country alnre the Mama, was still continuing In fighting of nnnbnted ferorlty around Cambral today. The British lines" are holding. Field Marshal Haig's report today de. tailed repulse- ot hostile attacks yes. trrdny evening in "sharp fighting." Cavalry is apparently in action on both ides. The bnttle has now been raging almost rontinuously since Saturday. The Ocrmnn artillery concentration ex. ceeds anything the enemy has done In the way of gun fire since Verdun. I. on. don was prepared today for a henvy death toll, but It Is realised the Ger. man rntinltles must be nearly double the British. BV JOSEPH SIfAPLEX. STOCKHOLM. Ilec. 3. Russia's Bol. nheviki played their grim Joke of peace with ticrmnny today while their regime tottered nnd swayed to an approaching fnll nt home. Every Indication whs that o majority of the Russian democ. rncj- would never recognise any plot which the Trotsky. I.rnlne ring would patch up with the enemy. Comment in n"wpaprrs was regarded here ns epl. tomlrlng the opinion of the best cle. meats and majority In Russia BoI. sheilkl Is faring destruction," editor!, nls said. "It will not come from Kale, dine or from the adherenta of the pro. visional government. Hut It will come as n result of Internal military organl. ntion deliberately promoted." Details nrrr still lacking as to the exact clr. cunistances of the first meeting be. tvtern Ilolshcvikl nnd German peace negotiators. BY nI.PII II. Tt'RXER. TOKIO, Dec. 3. Japan Is anxious to hear what the supreme war council and Inter. allied war conference has decided as to Nippon's future part tn the war. The Russian Holslie vltl sinister plans today brought about n renewal of the discussion of Japan's sending troops so the western front. It was believed here that the Paris and Versailles con. frrenre would consider such additions to the allies' fighting forces. Japanese officialdom was frankly eager to learn trhnt decisions hnil been reached. That Mail Men Vill Sell War Savings Stamps WASHINGTON", Dec. 3. Every city and rural mail carrier in the United States will be a salesman for savings stamps in the campaign which opens today under orders issued by the postoffice department. Carriers will be supplied with savings stamps and urged to solicit along their routes. Favorable notations will be made on the records of carriers who make sales. LAKE COUNTY MEN GET LICENSES times' ntnnn AT STATE CAPITtU INDIANAPOEIS, Ind.. Dec. 3. Ellen Rentebuch of Hammond passed the examination befjoro the state board of pharmacy and obtained a license as a registered pharmacist. John O. Wetzel of Gary also -passed and got a license as registered pharmacist. I.ouis Beldron of Hammond got a license as assistant registered pharmacist. Build a room in your attic. Use I Bestwall. Paxton Lumber Co. 1124

the empire's participation In the war will be more extensive was regarded aa certain by the public. By United Press. WASHIXGTOX, Dec. 3. The treaa.

cry department today announced the government will buy up the country's entire alrrer output. Frleea will be fixed at a "fair profit" to producers. It was atated by the director of the mint. By United Press. WASinXGTOXV Dee. 3. Bone dry prohibition throughout the United States for the duration of the war aa a food conservation measure Is proposed In a bill Representative Randall of California baa ready todmj for Intro, duction. By Inited Tress. WASIIIXGTOX, Dec. 3. Retention for America's greater merchant marine after the war of British, Norwegian and other foreign ships commandeered while under construction In the I'nlted States was announced by the shipping board today In Its- first annual report to congress. In the mobilisation of man power to fill the government's cnor. mous ship cargo fleet, ship workers' re. crultlng centers will be established. The training of aeventy.flte thousand more ahlp builders and thousands of officers to mnn the merchant fleet is already under way. By United Press. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. The wreck of the Illinois central troop train near Bart, lett. III., which resulted In the Injury of twenty .three soldiers, two women and two trainmen last night, was caused by spreading rails, according to a Joint report of military and rail. ronJ officials today. There was no evl. drnce of n plot. Only three persons mere seriously Injured. Mrs. Kdward Hicks, wife of Private Hicks, had her shoulder broken. Mrs. M. Schneider had her arm broken, and Fred Hinton, traveling engineer of the Illinois Cen. tral, both legs crushed. The accident occurred while the train was en route from Chicago to Rockford. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : KEEP IT SECRET Romance of Hammond High School Revealed in Announcement Today. Another high school romance has culminated in marriage, and the principals In this one are Iva Bird Eeaverton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Leaverton, 121S Madison street, and Kenneth Malo Warner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Giles Warner of 39 Carroll street. Miss Eeaverton was a graduate of the high school in 1917 and young- Warner will graduate In the spring. The young couple were married September 1 at St. Joe, Mich., and the marriage was kept a secret until today. NEW INSIGNIA FOR 2ND LIEUTS. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. S. To avert confusion In distinguishing- second lieutenants and enlisted men. Secretary Raker was authorized a distinctive insignia of rank for the lieutenants. They will wear a gold bar on the shoulder of the uniform coats and a loop of brown braid on- the overcoat sleeves similar to the black loop on the overcoats of first lieutenants. To Arms Your Country Calls.

DELIVER A MESSAGE Hot Expected to Ask for a Declaration of War Against Germany's Allies, '

(By Unit ad Praia.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Both house and senate of America's "win the war congress" convened on the stroke of noon today with the first call upon it for appropriations totallying $13,504,357,939. This sum an average expenditure of $37,000,000 a day for next year is Secretary McAdoo's estimate of war and necessary internal expenses next year. On Tuesday President Wilson will deliver his message sounding the call for such action as he believes neceasary to carry America to victory in th war for democracy. In presenting his message the president will appear before a joint session for the first time since the declaration of war against Germany. Since that time the first American blood has been shed in France and the United States has assumed a dominate position in the councils of the allies. Adjournment was taken in both houses today immediately after preliminaries were disposed of to await the president's message. Galleries were crowded and members brought word to both houso and senate of increasing eterminatlon to wage war to victory. The president is not expected to ask for a declaration of war against Germany's allies tomorrow but the sentiment for announcing open belligerency on Austria appeared to be growing today. Senator Ledge, ranking republican member, of tho aenata foreign relations committee, declared In favor of this step. Senator Stone, chairman of the committee, has already gone on record as favoring a declaration on Austria. The suggestions of the president, however, are expected to be followed as to this. Nearly thirty million dollars to continue co-ordination of rivers and harborsas part of America's war transportation system was asked of congress today by army engineers. This would keep the work going from July 131S to July 1913, it is estimated. For flood control on the Mississippi ten million was requested and over two million for improvements of East River and New Tork harbor. Congress was asked to appropriate one billion, three million, nine hundred thirty-three thousand, six hundred seventy-six dollars for pay of the army and six hundred and nine million, five hundred thirty thousand-eighty dollars for transportation of the army from cantonments to the seaboard and thence to France. Four millions and a half is asked for guns and ammunition for home guaid organizations. TAG DAY FOR PINE STREET CHURCH NETS LADY WORKERS 261 Women of the north side who are working hard to increase the building fund Of the Pine Street Presbyterian church, which is now housed in a littl mission, were rewarded for their efforts Saturday by a tag day offering of 161.77 on the down-town streets. Th sum was composed of nickel, dime and quarter contributions and thei were hundreds of givers. The womm worked from early morninj until late at night in the cold. On Friday there will be a fair of Christmas goods at tho Irving' school for the benefit of the butldinff fund. The Tag Day committee today thanked Mayor Smalley, tho city council, the Lion Store Furniture department, the Baily Printing company and, The Times for the encouragement and aid given them. WATCHMAN ISATTACKED John Eiosech, watchman at the mineral separation plant occupying a portion of the building1 of the Dickey Manufacturing company. Indiana Harbor, was found at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon In an unconscious condition due to an attack by unknown parties some time during the afternoon. When found, Blosich was sitting In a chair In the office dazed and helpless. He was unable to talk and was rushed to Gary hospital. He has thus far been Incoherent in his statements and no account of the affair can be obtained. It la believed that the office was entered by wouldbe robbers who were frustrated by th watchman. The injured man had no1, been seen about the place since ll:3i that morning. Thus far there is no clue to the assaulters. If You Think THE TIMES Is Doing Its Bit Your Support Is Always Welcome.

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