Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 188, Hammond, Lake County, 1 February 1918 — Page 1

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WEATHER

AKE

COUNTY

VOL XI r, NO. 3S8

HAMMOND, INDIANA,

FRIDAY, FKISRUARY 1, 1D1S.

Delivered Dy XXiili-b ui-:-iw, uc month; on streets and at newsstands, l per copy; back numbers 3c per copy.

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FUEL

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CTORS HOLD AN IMPORTANT MEETING

SUPPLY OF LOWER!

Hammond Sailor Hero of Wrecks

Reports Show Critica; Conditions In County; Worst At East Chicago, Promodcated federal fuel resolution to publUnetl Saturday. Ordered Mark Manufacturing comnny at Indiana Harbor to replace car of domestic coal it confiscated. necelved -word Coicrnor (.oodrlch ft ad token up wit"- t.overnor l ow den the matter of Moppln Ht'.onts fuel administrator conesfMns ccl bound for Lake county. Coal bins of Kant Chicago dealers empty. County snPP'r reported to be teadlly dlmlnUblnS ConOaeation reported to In order to upnly country ton" with coal. The domestic coal supply of this cour.ty is very low. shipments have been held up. we have puff. -red confiscation of our rargut'S at the hands of Illinois authorities, and big industries, like domestic users, aro on hand-to-mouth basis. HASD ROAD AHEAD. Mora drastic conservation is necessary, and v. hile the statement is made that there is no need of a ranic, yet it is not at ail impossible that by federal rule there may be mete fuel curtailment pnd by. local authority additional lightless nights and t.- designation of earlier closing hours. THE BAKE TACTS. Lost Chicago vestcrday a? entirely out of oca!. Its dealers not having a round in their bin: Us industries ate in bad shape for fuel. Hammond's supply is pitifully low. In W hitinp the standard Oil company has hid to come to the rescue to save people, from freezing, lit Gary c.r1 taken from the steel plants and gunootton vurk? and dispensed by government direction has saved the people there. A-3 for Lowell. St. John. Piuw iridic end Schercrvilic Country Administrator Sdmon of Crown Point and the rural districts hud to confiscate coal to keep people warm in those communities. ADMINISTRATORS MEET. These pictures of local condition? were given at the meeting of the county fuel administrator?; held at the Commercial club in Gary yesterday afternoon. While it was pointed out that there is no need for a panicky feeling yet after summing up the reports from the several localities County Administrator AVilliarn Feuer said the situation is a very serious one. Hacking of the entire state fuM administration is assured as far as domestic use is concerned and domestic users -ivill get coal some way or other. With Industries it is a different stor. PKOMULQATE RULES. Revised fdcral fuel regulations were promulgated yesterday efternoon and

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jMelvin McClure, a High j School Boy and Son of a Street Car Conductor on I Ship That Was Torpedoed and on Another That Was Wrecked.

(By United Pre33.)

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warm wave was predicted over the middle Atlantic, New England, lake and Ohio valley states early next week, the weather bureau forecast today. The wave is expected Saturday, Thawing weather is expected Sunday in the 3hio valley. The temperature in the Atlantic and New England states

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afternoon or Monday. Conditions along the lower Ohio river and in Kentucky and Tennessee will be more or less critical during the next forty-eight hours.

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HAMMOND TO FIGHT HES5VILLE ELECTION

j City Attorney M cMalion i States That Tov,m Is a ! Part of Hammond.

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The first indictments to he returned by the grand jury in session at the superior court in Hammond were for Iorr J. Perrin, from Baltimore c Ohio Kaiiroad cars. Kah is die Id on $1,Q(" bond. Ulmer "Walace of Gary has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement of "0Q from the Calve ft Hardware company of Gary and is tinder $ 1 .. 00 bond on an indictment of the grand Jury. Walaee was a clerk in the employ of the ha: d ware company. The grand jury has investigated several murder jrystrries. However it is not expected to issue, a great flood or indictments.

j Hammond and the new ly ii; corporal ed I tow n of HVssv Hie, which n-ludes fc'.-ix-' OHjvW"?"tti-fr' to th. n.:i:. I-cI.-n h.K incorporatii-'ti i'.'g g-l ! nr.d t!i- U: ii of office i- there for-- ir- ' regular. 'i!y Atti'in- y ih-Mniion of ; Hammond. ir prepared to fight the cfI forts oC lioisviiie. to divorce itself fr". , Hy y iruoi;.i and annex the territory south i of Standard avenue to the j.ntle Cnl- : utr-et rive:-. , In 1.'".1 I I-ii,;m. ii'i Tmi''xd all the terj r'tury t tlio river Mid H Sev ille nnd jsa'.ony n Ci- i -ast and south as: and j befvp I lie loMl.ty o,.u::e;i ;. t I ' -o v u : Point e:iten d iro an a c reeire rif with the remon.strati.r that for a. pctid of j five years they vould not b taxed by !t!ie tit;.. Tlie' Ii v o year period end in ': Ju"'. i The l i' v .r:;.- , ..ji;end.- that a town cannot be create! w:thiu a city j and that the trustees ftnd tean otfieials 1 ele.-ted !lt the I fe.ss vi 1 town : -1 i 1 1 this V'.e. k are without fitiy powers of office for the; simple r. a; o;i that the jtenvn is lictitioiis atid theref.-.re the ofj rices do n it. cxir!. j. Attorney Mt Mahon f t.-'e (he pr--jeeedings should have- To.-ti ei':;i .;m?d Jan. ; ." when II-.--svil!c aiul Saxony had an I election l'r in jv.rr' ra : ion, hut that the j present HnrnrnoiuJ dty adn. in ist r:' t i"ii j was no; in cffiec then and could do ' not hi i.'?. j "All the territory that was ever disannexed from Hammond was a strip ISO ' feet wide on ei;h-r side e:' Caluiii- t :io I nue," f-aid the at'oi-ney. The proceedings against tiv to.vn in-

I corp -rated within a city will probably I he a petition to the (.,ui is for an injunction f'sahtst the nevly elected of

fice ;:. Tho llaivriond city cuii''il r.. its (irst

! resul.-r ir.e ting in January Just rifted i lie city .".'torneys to n -l k iiately to ! prevent the annexation of terri;orv lv

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Jiouvev.! to the city attorney until one I day tins veek when a coutvihiUiii ap-pre-aclo-d Attorney McMahon to ash i-'.v!nt he had don'. The city attorn-y she.io l li.ave b;en notified the day after then learned of the council's action. He should have been notifi-d the day : after the eouru il meeting. ! A protest may ho :', d w it!i the hoard ef county ci.immis.si. in rs at tiieir lirst Kc-brunry meeting asking Ih-ssvilh- incorpora ti n tei he rostra hum!.

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STAG AT THE COUNTRY CLUB About thirty-live nie:i wre in atteini- . a if.- hist night at a stag in the Hanij mond (miiiry Club at wh.icii Harry '!'. ) Tcdb s of tlx- Sheldon School ! liver. -d i an addrtts on efficiency.

TIMES BTJREATJ AT STATE CAPITAL. INT'IAX A rOL.ls'. I'. h. 1. Clarenc Clianey. ag. d '., of Gary, was sent, ne o.J to serve sity days in j.-..' by Jod,. A. It. Anderson of tio.: I 'tut. .1 district court today on. Ih- t "n.n i,.violating the postal laws. Chan, y v.a charged with having opened ?c,. ,al b t tors, one of which contained SI 2. wh-.l working as a special delivery messcng.in that city. He was indicted by l!i lecent federal grand jurv-.

14 BELOW ZERO AT MILLER (Special to Tho T'me.) MILLER. INI'-. Feb. 1. Old Boreas gave us 'a temperature of 14 degrees below zero, aceording to our official foretaster. Ward (toil) Cslder. clerk of Gary superior court, who resides in a castle in tho woods o erlook-n g the Grsnd Calumet.

SCORE IS GROWING. I 1 1 v rii(r( I'rc Cablegrams l-V'llS. l'.;. 1. l'orty-fivi' persons we--- !- ; 1 1 I . ini holing eleven w tne:i and li-.e i-hildrcn and 207 w . re w ..tin!-.'. I in W ednesday nigii'"s ii-rman air raid 'en T'aris. ! SUSPEND SHIPMENTS. ! I lly I nited Prfssl I HKlA'EiiEliK, ILL.. Feb. 1. Farmers i in Kane and Metlenry counties who have been sutodving Chicago.!, large miil i-rnicrns have agreed to t spend dfliv'ery of milk Sunday morning owir.g to failure of the milk com-v.lssion to set a price and rumors that it contemplated a low-er figure than the present rate, of $3.22.

The North Sea scom-d as fur away as he mo.-i, to M. lvin Mc"Iure-. Haiumon i .Cl.-: boi f lb- ilre .-unci of Co- War I .oi'-.K e.f Norway and ih-U' vovag'.-i to he Laiol ni' ih. Midnlshl Sun. lb' lauyin d at. Pah.i.iiius, J-ilt of A n.-as in Virgil's A- ii. id who f U as!-- ! and Msri-.hl.-d t-v.'rho.r! into the .. m'f t he oast of I .uca i . i.i . .and coveted tii" ad-vtnt-ir. s of Nu I,.-;: d- 1: '.' '. Crank t'l-.'ii'-e as no ji:nri- a h.-ro to in:n tiian Calafii in 1 'a '..ner's Shd-w ! cck. afl the ev nt.s iu he National league ! Ked th- in'."i'(.st c f the Spani --h Main. His Lib!" w :s "Sev.-n l.eag:si I'udcr the Sea." Todav. 'h-- di'-anier is tasting the !'ipi'!s of perils and heroism of the sea. He t:o Jotiif-r bin!-! fauci.-s ar..uiid "TieSailor King." 'il'.i:ini th-.- l-'mirtii of K.'igland. He himself, lias become a l'.ere e.f t'ne e '-e-ii. As Hercules served 'unihaie, yueen of Lyuia. he is serving his country taking frequ-nt p1uiik:s into icy waters and : wimming about vv-iitir.g for r scue. but thoroughly happy m u ait for t'ne Hamiiiond h-v has Die spirit ed' the true advviitu r v. In tiger ,, him is food. Laugfce In. The race Of Ttzr.ger. Me!-, in Mei "lur. son of Mr. and Mrs. ".. i. McCliirc, 4.'i le'Uh street, prevented m.n;c anl saved many liv!s when ho laughfd and j"',.. d following tlie eNplosi"i of a torpedo v. l.o'h caused the sinking "f 'a-iCV fifty -live l iib off tile eon st of Franco, November ", it became learned by hia f ri n-H in Ihimrncnd.. It was the se-eond siiipwr ck in a month for the sailor. hi November 4 Me.Clure. the c-'iiigest soidor to enlist in Hammond, wis on tin- Arkansas in the North Sea near Heath Koch ami transferred to tho Kh.obolri. a min-; sweeper. The latter sprang a bi.k and fund'-red. After svvimmittg for several hours. M'-i'lure vis rescued by a patrol boat, he te-lis his moth, r in ;i letter received by her tho other day. T'ne .-inking ff '.he Cassin occurred live minutes after the torpedo struck the boat. T'ne crow manned the oars- for tu tit-:-:x hours before being picked up. The no :i refused to ! separated from Mc 'lure, telling i'o- officer it was his coolness and joking that preserved ord r and n-ibb'd them to launch the li'-.V". lb- tell "ther exciting experience w hicli th" ce nsor re fuses to permit him to divujge. M'l'i'ire is a gunner's mate and once more ha-k on the go"d siiip Arkansas, lb.) is ready for an-.- suhnui rines, m dodge, icebergs, or any-hing which may trtmsptro in tho couiso of winning tho vva r. Jackie Mr CM re's father is a str. ot car conductor in Hammond, and as he takes your nickels he- oftum. s envies his jackie win. U far away from a humdrum world like his. CHICAGO FACES El FAMINE

(III I.LKTIM Hammond received only n o-t!iirl of Ms reuul.-ir milk upply today, Iticllcatins that the shipper, are preparing (o cut oft' the oppl. Hammond l nnJer t hlcaso price anil has Hie same - grcement wilh producers. One llrmiiion.l .lalrymaii fitated io il:-.y that lie did not "Pert milk tomorrow and that the situation I nlarminsr. If Iho producers carry out their threat to ra off the Iilc.-iso supply it bo fully s ofloctivo i:i 11,-innioml nnd other cities of the nlomf-t resion. (By Un'.tea Tresu.) CIIt'AGi. lb. 1. I'hicago faces ;l toil!: famine, i v '- ' !""' ' - . - t li t: i-.-u i- n a .. ; !-i :h a .i.citg . hilurc;; of c ei r :' Illinois dairy in . n .-.-.rry opt tio.. -,t , bovcoit milk distributf.r3 hot-., li. ginning Sunday. Mo...- than r.O per c.-nt of tlie supplv sbinped hero may be cvt of. Food administ ratiem officials will make no move ini! Harry Wheeler, state administrator, n turns from U if h.ns :.-n. proha'niy "at.- Satu rday. To- federal mill; com :!!:- wh-s' rumored plan ! cut rrio-s caused the boyoo'.., possibiy may s!t. in today. ;. 1 ; lii 'ii t h the chairman in 'h add t!"i!iiiig v.ill be done until V.'bo.-li r m.-.kes l i e amirendat ions. Iff ic'.als hero i. tanded the threat a direct violation of the Mi'k ''roiiueers- agreement to abido by trie cotT.missiein's decision. Tlio comnnssio:i has determined tlie future price of milk for Chie-ago but withheld announcement mtil Wheeler's re-'urn.

FUEL REGULATIONS IN TIMES TOMORROW United States Fuel Administration regulations, as just revised by Dr. Garfield, will be promulgated throughout Lake county in tomorrow's TIMES by the county fuel administration. Regulations settle many important questions, define what drug stores may. sell, point out that it is the spirit of the order that no liquor be sold, outline rules for candy stores, building and loan associations, etc. These rules will be rigidly enforced in Lake county on Monday. Get a TIMES tomorrow and preserve the clipping containing the inej for future reference.

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Ey JOSEPH SHAPLIN (United Tress Stair Correspondent.) (Copyrighted.) PETROGRAD, Feb. 1. Foreign Minister Leon Trotsky today replied to the war aims declarations of President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George through the United Press. "Academically speaking, President Wilson's latest peace formula

seeks to meet ours," declared the foreign minister in an interview at his office at Smolny Institute. ."But if applied in reality it practically would result similiarly to the German diplomacy. "C-r in either words President Wilson j ''" pts in principle the right of self determination but refuser-, to go far as the right of aii subjects, natioriair -.es. i evi t yw hri'c, to s If d-t' .rn-.iiiai'ioti not 'excluding completed independence Z de- ' iired. "Manifestly I'rcsident Wilson ad- ! drefised hiir.solf primarily to Aurin : Hungary. Ho is willing to cone,-;, iiute'iioniy to the natioiialin s w-.tlnn tlie dual monarchy but not their iudoi pendeiiee. then lumping to divoVce the elual monarchy from tlie Central al'.lmil-". "Mr. Wilson's latest formula was ; actuated primarily by the important 1 fact that America docs not seek territorial aggranelizcm' nt but is strength- ' er.iiig preparation for her own imperiaij ism. The problem of the American middle class is to obtain tie' weakening of both imperialistic sides in the lluropean l conflict in t.rder to make American

. apita!im the In ir of Ilurop an capitalism. "That is why the praise bestowed on us by Mr. Wilson whn only two we ks ago the American and entente rress .ailed us German r.gents has not called eu'.t from our side tho enthusiastic reccption expected. "At any rate we b'-lieve if Mr. Wilson ntnl Mr. I.b.y.l George really f.U a etuick peace through the latest

; Hammond Kan In Interesting ; Lei:er Gives K;s Visvs on i Si!u!icn That is Urgent

COBPOEAL EAV SI'UNIGI-IT. ; Kay S. JIcKnight. of of ti. t iiriit 1 inching men f via c. i"c-'- ! Ih'J ' Northern Indiana Ca ; ,v i . ' ' i - cotu- ! pany who rnlist'd in .'! i." of I t y.-. r, v .a w 11 and h ii iy w hi: I. - i..-h.-i-, ' T. M.cKnight f "-'"2 1 ' -'or !:-. . t, lni di-uia Harbor, v i.-i'.-l lol l at i'.-rt ' :.. 'ill l'aso, -f .i . Th- ':!: M; Knight iias ust rcturn-d from the soiiCi. "Th'-re an- I" 'i. -' davs m tie- i'l'i.iv." 'said Mr. MK. ugh', "tl-e b.-vs at Fort' i I ili are W..-H oil ii for an-i Den- fool 1 is . xo lb lit. My son 1 i" g". i:i"d t v n! y i pounds in v.f!.t. lb- i i .-i :r,a -ler for . Troop V'. Seventh . rivalry ;.i.d a curj rcral." I orpor.-il Hay McKn;:.:ht ;s twentytwo years of age.

Housing Meeting at Chamber Tonight Ec there. The citizens of Hammond have been cr lied, into ir.riS3 meetinsr at the Chamher of Commerce this eTcniagfor tie pcrpose cf couslderla? housinsr sai tt-anspoitation problems. The Svaadard Steel Car Conpjay lr.-.s a, S60,CG0,0C3 war contract far 'ha u. s. g-overnment. Tiva thonsar.:", new wcr:-.mon arc to ho employed r.t the Standard before April. H-sr.iaout! line no iilf-ce to put ihet-o men red their famil .e. and 'ho s'reet car transportation is miserable and not sufficient. tTrdess homes are provided and -rood traction service secr.red, these, employes will ?:e taken into ClUcag-o every iiiffht and hroug-ht cut each, --norniasr on trains and this city trill receive no he?f.t whatever Iron tUj SGC.OCOjOOO.

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Degrees Below Normal ! WILSON TO ANSWER. ReCOrd. j -lVA. HINGThX. . I' h.. 1.--I'rcf ident . j Wilson may himself answer Leon Trot-

j sK ...statement.. Ibnh liie President land Secretary of State studi el tlie doc- ' ument. I It is obvious, officii.! declared, that i Trolzsky has not appreciated that this 'country is tryirer in the fullest :neas- ' tire to h.elp Lusfia. His icply was rejcived with bitt'-ines in some high ! official quarters. It was pointed out jTrotzsky's vision has been blurred by unf avoratde press cmntnents in this ! country and Kngland. despite the fact ' that the American gov rnrr:rnt has m-v-! cr countenanced such an a tt it tide.

Enli't In The Woman's Army By Cor.servir.j; Foods.

The Red Cioss the symbol c! a cause wine as the wtfrici and high

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Weil, fe.r onco the olde;st inhabitant is stumped. He ran scratch his shaggy pate and ru:i his lingers through his nanny nnd tind nothing to equal January. January, 101, will long be remembered as a. month of big snow storms and extreme . old weather. lie cords of tin weather bureau show- that 01 inches of snow fell in the paM. thirty-one days and the temperature averaged 10.0 degrees h low- normal. The precipitation fimounted to G.12 inches of melted mow, against a normal of 1.90 inches. The heaviest snowstorm, tlie second one of the new year, b san Jan. C when lit inches of snowfell in twenty-four l.etir. Sends ICcrcury Dcwa, Six days later a not hi r storm broke over the region which in addition to nearly 11 inches of snow . ent the temperature down to 14 degree be-jew zero, the coldest in mpr.y years. The n an temperature was. for the month. 1.1." degree'--, while the normal is 03... The l-u,-h st. t' :),, ralui-e was ;:r, bcrees on Jan. 05 and the low - t 1! ! 1'irt- on Jan. 1-'. Wind From Northwest. Tlie wind prevailed from a northwesterly chrcciion and average, I 11.7 miles i i hour. T'ne maximum velocity was 41 miles on hour from the northeast on Jan. C. iK-spite the snowstorms the month had an abundance of sunshine, the percentage of bright days being DS, against a normal of 1.1 per cent. Kelatlvo humidity was 74 per cent, while the normal is SI. i?et formed

; in some place s on Jan. ; t. . USED GASOLINE '

FJ KEROSENE ''nOWX POINT. I .VP.. Feb. 1. Jos. McMullcn. a tenant .in th- James Love farm, between here and Hebron, is in a serious coneliticn as a result of an explosion yesterday morning, when upon starting a fire he used by mistake gasoline instead of kerosene. Mr. MeMuIIeu was badly burned 3rd his condition is doubtful. He hud liv M in this section about three years.

EAST SIRS READY FOR SPRING CFFEHSIVE 1 Calumet Avenue Pavement I and New Car Line Are I .Their Demands.

No. the as gre-ssi ve' Last Side of Hammond which get- what it goes after, isn't asleep. It is prepnrinsz for a spring offensive behind the camouflage of mow. The Last SidTS intend to have Calumet avenue pave,) this year and e.oi-'-over they demand a street car line from State street to Conkey avenue and are going t- make their demands I h'-e.u h the state utility board. Now that the Standard Si- I ''ar Company i. making war tuai.ot iat for the (". S. and the work is handicapped by inadequate strcf t ear service, pressure may be brought to bear through the- v. ar depart cent for improved street ear service. And a lino down Calumet avenue tvu Id provide th- greatest p..ssil1o relief. Cars could be run direct to Indiana Harbor from Last Hammond ovr Calumet avenue, saving a mile of round lobbin. cutting d'-wn operating e.xrens--s for through service. "Why dori't the people of Hammond get behind the Calu nt ovor-i improvement"" asks Her.'" P. Pow n . Mt mean? city-wide, ben eft'.."

1 n(tci( Pro. Ca idet: rnm. Ol'llMI V.Iil, I ch. 1 llunxer is the Inti-Kt e:H.iit turned itgalnt (he l.frniiin Niri' e-ri to force them into wubiti Issioii. 'J'racloH union lon.lrc., ho-.-.ini; to tho will of the militarist., arc ftiil.l to haie turned nuainsi the striker... itli)i.ilding strike boucCitm with the hope of starling them into defe:it. '1 information .:is con. tainrd In lipa tclics received here today. It Yva further said (hat -while (here are no rieitn in lierliu .litur! urioe.t are reported in (he su!url. I nited I'rr alilcgrnm. IT.THOI.IM1), lob. 1. n nntnnoiiioiis republic ha (icon formed In ( ri. men, nccording to Ii-pntehcM received here (oelaj. H lia rnlled itn own constituent assembly. 'I iTo regional sol. .Hers, workmen's conimi:("-s hnvo recognized the republic. Ity T nited Press. WASIIIMiltlV, fell. 1. Gornianys war chiefs are tisinz strcne; trienns to tiie!l the unrest in her in an :i f acl urin centers :ml to prevent its dev elepnirnt in the army. IMIieial I'limr.iiinii'.'ilinnt forwarded to (his gov ermiieiit that relentless precautionary measures are being taken with the troops. All lsnce-l. ermine lighters vi ere ordered to hard labor anil stripped of (heir privileges rl'ter par? of oio division deserled to the nlties. All lsatiaus will be withdrawn from the front (o nlalit, iinnrtered apart, nnd rioploved is la'ior units from 7 o'.bick, to 1 in fh rftornoon. Smoking nnd conversation wi(h civilians pre prohibited. I nited Press ('nhleirrnm. Plirnof.ltill, 1 el., l. The Kolshe. v'UI have Meizetl s:-ores of Honmani.-ti diips nt Odelessn. i:.'l?idin,-T nroie.l craft, ':i reialiation for the invasion of lies, irrnl.l.t. Hespite t!iis ijmvc the llol. -hcvtki hope there will !c no ro.-il var vlth Itoiimaniu it desires m v.ar with -.Tiy iieot.lc only with gv c-n o.-h t s. The I Urainiao sov iet has iiao- ! ,..-w -lelegafcs to tl-e r."re-e coiferenc and (eeliire nil preiinin rrcrii.r nnd nr. votirttions void. The seeial revolution. 5vts of tlie rlsht win-; have Issued n nanifrsto nttackinc (he ItoKhevikl nnd eatlinc upon 1'ie people to battle in he-

i half of tlie coiistit'-eaf :isseni:.-. j j 1 nited Press fnMrcrnm. j WlSTllHH 1T. l e!.. I. Itoih delecn.

tions of I kraialans to the Hrest-I.it. ev.sk will be examined nml the st.-ind-ne; of Ktisslnn l-'oreign Minister Trot, s'iy will not be determine? until the

Iliurht between the Holsh-v K ,-md the rkr.ilnl.inv Is ended, l 'or.-it'.n ''I i n isitc-r' 1 K-irhlmnnn told the pence gathering

today. Vnited Press ( nhler-rnm. TMiriP.HIIAM, Pel! 1. 'I'll. Holvbovikl ail.iien In t,ermnny is rend, e-rlns our nrinj defenseless an. I fro. lucliig anarchj,'' ileclared the news.

: paper neliri.-h'en of llussel.lorf. .-oples of vi hich werr rci-eivo.l here toda. . The t ol.mne ';! urn; s.-ivs. 'Tho so.lal demiiit.'iI partv I.elicVes the time has c.jme t (o tr:ins-to into aclbui a proumui .-on. eluding peace sntisfvio its political demands. If (hose wish t tain the ti

tle of Orunriiers f tierin.-inv s le. feat," let (hei:i eon I inoe. 'Phen ot. (.or. mnn.'s to.nhstones let th.-m wri!e, iot conquered ly enemies; deserted hy friends'.'' (Ey United Tress Cahlerfrrim.) AMSTSTlEAIrl. Feb. 1. Ccrman Is ready to "thoct to kill"' as a final desperate means cf putting' down the gen-

! , Ti" Times' story last night regarding it'ne need of irnn -iia-e and impe-rat i vo I '''th.'ii on the housing question has j awakem-d th city. 'n,e re sponse to th I story has been .ignitlcant. It is the tab; ! "f the- town tui i tiie m. eting ...night promises lostiiif. The following h :t. r shows what the

st'j.-y i s calling forth: Ha.mmond, I:,J jan. isiv. L iitor Vi:iT-f : Hammond. In i.

j Thrir sir: 1 v.-sis l.iu.-h interested j reading .n;r article ' Hammond is l'i-t j Asleep" j j-our issue ,.f January 51. -J While I have ten 1. en a ifviden;. j Hammond su nhcio;,: !- j,,;ig to l..-;com.-

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: IU"d nmst of my time, yet I hope to In j the e ry )., ,., P j-.,, ., ... . ! l. IV is the J.nsi'., ,; . -uy is P ST, .; y'. ..cad by ba;s and b'.-iels. wilii mu-h i poorer phvsieal .fn,:;o:i. Th" nocth !mi of Lake ,e.Unty v. ; ; l -.,t..;r :- ia.0:. ! lie merged iiro one .-ity. e ither Gar" vvill he absorbed b i ! n.-imond, or Ihin--' men 1 absorbed by Gary, with a stre-- -jlhird c ity. Har t ."h .. t r ... which might j absorb both Gary and Hammond, j The proper vay would be for the .atj teens of H.-tmm.otii to fe.rni a c'.vi; f .,;. c rat ion. ra is-? a .;!,.;, "rvr, g,, aft-T the ! parties yeei wan- t invevsf the ir p.one--hi Hammond. There arr- idee.'y e t rm-ii Iwith pi, r,ty f tiiiit wii! invest their money her-, but y-v.j must shove Jtiit-m that you mean business and m;: 1 i o-opera'.e witii t!l--l:i. . j I was rais-d in I', mnsv Iv.ania and ; have traveled and me t reany p-opb? ,ml 'know that mafty of the monh . re -. jioubi be persuade, t'. locate, their f-.-' tones her: tin re are lie!) in Chiea.; . ;who voii'.d be willing to build any nu-r-! her of flats- and h'-uxes but you mur-t jhovv them first that 'hey can be renti vi or so . I know, because I have taiki ed with them on the subject, j L-t Hammond secure an option that i'lll possible land between 1 'lum m- r -a v e- '': 511,1 tlie shore of I.al;.: Michigan can ; he purchased at a (.crt.iin price and all i parcelled off in bds, imt for-ietling that l i-ertain numerous tracts h-n- and tin re i should be set a.side for factories, and j if restriction was s. - so that all build- : incs will bo roeptircd to b-- built of I either brick, stone er cement (barring jwoodl it, fivo years eld Hammond would i ho entirely overshadowed by the nv iffam-nond. Wood, n in.uscs are a great ! bar to progress. : At least ere publicity man should bf ! sent by the cr'y -ntervicvv and s'sI cur" tlie m.-n to tinance hows and fac- ' b'.ri-s (a lar;;o number of medium-sized factories is a greater asset than onI very large factory: go after the small I factories end th- large ones will come I themselves. A letter or an advert isc- ! mer.t is of little value, but a man comI :ng with authority to speak for the city ! will rc.eive attention. KLWOOP WASHINGTON.

1 eral stidke and "no tlistiaction vrUl be made betweea the strikers and other," it was officially announced today. AM public meetings were stopped today la an effort to suppress the general strike.

(By United Press Cablegram.) I PETKOOEAD, reb. 1. Another at- ! tempt to the life of Premier Lenine was j made today. An unidentified youth got past the gruards at the Smilny Institute j and fired 8t Leniue, hut missed. He was ! ari-este'l. I .

(By United Press Cablegram.) PETEOGEAD, Peb. 1 Polish leffions in the vicinity of Minsk have declared war against tbe SolslieviltL nrrnrlir rr to

I dispatches from the city today. Bolshej viki forces have attacked Gen. Ottapi ovich's division, and hot fighting- la un

der way.

(By fnited Press Cnbtegram) HOME, Feb. 1. Repented unsuccessful enemy attempts to regain lost territoryIn n sudden thtust nt dawn, th" oiTlclal utatem-ent said (oday. It brok down reach I a g (he Italian lines.