Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 6, Hammond, Lake County, 2 February 1918 — Page 1

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TIES STORY LEADS JO HIS

DEHTIFYING

N'oms today of the tragic end of Mr, t jrnm-.a K,ro Mctkie. a mot fjtimaMe 'Indiana Harbor Man. Whoso 1

Hammond lady, nt Uast Chicago throw;

a over social circles in both Ilnm-j mo:;d and K.ii-t Chicago wluro Mr?., Voakle ami tin family arc favorably: i i.:iov. n. ?Ir. Mi i.!c s body v. a. f 'Ui.d by her; h: tighter. MS?? Funioe Meikle. a tea hr ; in t ho Hammond public schools, last ;

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Parents Were in Ignorance of His Sad Fate, Found in Morgue.

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TWELVE ARRESTED JMJQUH CASE Four of Them Are Railroad Engineers and One Is a Car Inspector.

Honored by Governor

Ajiuful Ecei.e was v. itnessed 111 Inlana Harbor this morning w hcti Mr.

TTn-ntnnri'i T.r n diricr CHI- 1 :s!u !-vi:! "n ,ho lVo!" "f

k. o , r.H.T-, in the Tvp-nwii apartments -".i !Uid Mrs. Gottfried Hagg. 4016 Ib-nding i sens Respond Kofcly to : !;;:;Iu J( --t. eh. b,nt over a c,rl,c :

Macedonian Cry; Action i 11", !;

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tuiht by p'-yMvi.ins Uiat Mrs.:'" '"" .i.ou..u a it.'. 1 Jat Mondn v. I idcntlilod tlie re ma ins us iliat vf their

!':,-: i :st'3 r.-FidPjvc is in llMii"-; son. .,..1 1 I 'it.. :5i i .1 V.nt f,. ii QAI a

? i'.Tl beor. takms caro of the abode

A Million Dollars For Nev Homes in 'Next 10 i'i.onth:

;i..m.i;onJ l preiiarrd to sitonJ n mill.oa uoluin nr u;ii Lur.i tu Itie cl li:liiliii t!tl:ir3 . itl liui)i l'H ! I .ic t::ni are to turn over ?:Hl,(.0 ti li. t.uiii,., iiiij :oa:i in tliat iernl. l.'i,- lui:uii. mill limn iiini;ilii hoint! rc i; JH l.iini t-r lul niilt'.int itulljr ,f UMiii, idrludins t-' n i.. " n,o:ic?'. ';.ire l..)His l):- built in nil in-.rts, of the !.' ooii as it ! pti lt-ull ur tint? ii riliicn It to takf of liiiihJiiis onJ loan to-k . isrtiacr ? - Ji::io any noiv ur not. iinJ to I'liili! hmi.e tf it 1 ponxllilr. lloth lj!rtra?nVs 'c profitable. " 'y b.ls'i-ry a? i ". '3c It1', idght at a i.mna n.ce liii of liiimu: .uni bank.. 1 . "!;lra.i-lKrV!. real i.-tato ilv al r.", ,.-:-s and I r'..fo??.i. 1 in":. la-. r !vn! r:". ! nu l oir.T l -1 v: i.T 5 ' : e c it ir..-iT. h i ,

v.t. t..i b-; ! ! vk la t:iv vroat prol- ' y !'! i ; : . v Iwii-.l ' -r l tlun

lie had b- u slups-d lo b-a'!i t-y

r.i'Ki'ncs last moritii in Indiana llarb'T. An tihiisi'dl inriib I't in ooo a 1 1 on

f l.cr dnuvhtcr. Mr.. A I 'an Twyn.an. ,. h ,,,,, , n,.ie w th frl,.t th-.t thjcateworti parents l"arn.'-d :dy id tlinr

Jon's death tiirotipij an to-iour.t id tnc

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;dugelng in TUP. T1MUS on AM--!'.--d.o . , A si.-ishb.-r ca!!-d their att-::.ikn to the ' - v Sfc story lai sasht and t!v y lriiri-d thi-; ' ' ....-t.i.,p- ., 'i-lil'. ! IXTP.X l.r.ilii.n-,- it: !

iin.!iiia'o:id to g t. faitinr pa ri iculi:

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Tliey v.ere sent to len::y Conner: Creen and learned tlic sad Hag.? mis beaten m snd I'.bbcd t y live negroes uii Jar.uarj" lie was brought t St. Margaret's hospital and hur.ii between Jife ar.d il'i'li. "ne cf the neg"-o-p is in oisti")y and

1 war. Identified bv I lags before bis death. !

' as the man struck the fatal blow, i

bitting b! ietim over tin bead wilh

some v.fai'on that h- liad ivinpidl in ; a nc ?par cr. t'tlicr men who are j s.uislit in connexion v. i'.h the murder; are John Smothers. l:-tio l:is)i"P. Theo- ; doi vrordoji and Charles Wil.-on. At the time lie M a.a att?ek( d llagg ' elaimcd that he ?St5. He was a man j about 4'2 ;. ear.-; i. Id. Mr. Hagg ilo iaio! that bis on was man ted and had a married daughter.

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w ho v. i'!; her children had been ;s:tiig; :a I.'.ui.jviHe. K. Capt. Twyinan. her I hu-bai-d, is v st!i his regiment at Hat- '

: i iesbut M-s?. i !. T. :.i;. ;! . i . lb- : rs; ji.jKlc via Tast swfi by her. '..at thing 5 'iri' ; :: iphlurs on Sunday. They had fop- i t pr- para'b-ns arr ; . 0a,.,j tll.,, sfie vad visiting hfr daugh- ! propfi-.ty i.- tu be ;,,;,.,,. in llHr,,-K. a.s he f re- ' i? within ica.-h of , ,i;lrl,tty nn,, llf nrf;. n. j,er. 1 s'h"ol Kirh P.-ry , Thursday i.ight Slis Kuniee went;

..in,, ;,!! i ; 'Tt h v. a s 1 ' i'-: s ! i.i i-:: 1- at., f:., o i o p r '.i n. t: : iei -t 1.. 1 :i.a ! . ,..i th ; T .: itoui.ti. It ti.e r. -v.-:-U ' or

one o! ever;, wa''.: in l.-se city can . u, t;... Twyman home f visit tier moth- : th.ii-' i't n. ; r. but reeeiv.il no i cr-onse to her ; Throe:;!; tV; !,d."rOih man's g ri 1 1 e? t k .ir,j thinking sh was sown town' friend, tho .avi..r of the ciork and the I returned to Hammond. Sb.j called by ' ci:!' gii h tit': i''ind'. r f fortune. and ' on 1'riday night but srie rccr run 1 i.e i.i ;.-:.! ro- "' v. anC t' ton osri-, no rtppoiis.;. Sc-tnew hat aiarmeii she: .;o-.:h in t- h " -.mpii bed. n.. j.;at Chicago and again ! 'id v.t -ieii--.!t fo'inr ih :': i'aiidiiig , found the door to th- apart nunts lo-k-) iiii l hint. . -(. !!!. ; cd. This inereased her alarm and Fiira-

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o: tie- .:':- la ,t jo r. !-!.-:. tit" li'i'l ? ' t lo !.. n a i. oiiii r . ' 1 hr'..U'-di '.!: 'i! i-,tio,.s ,, t! i. -i';

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MILK OFF

On'.y tv.epe cans ..f tii-.'.U tvic r'e-.v-1 in Ham:-,:.-:id today from the shu-

i.aV..- and I'-rt-r counties. In-

and the body found fully clotlted as ifisr'a'' "'

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i hioh is tlo normal

i'rc-i M!. Meikle had fallen down. I r. L'av'.d s'U'in. .soi.u.v m- ;

and a famine v:!l result. i ::e iiam-

tat- d the dairi' s are

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a iv.:!.:"!i il .;;::- .lediii was summoned. The house was

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, i. ,,..-d rtsi'tly Fe suii.'rrhed to an attack of ! ?el'vin:" w'iat crui f"r 010 ! i-' i- ro.l-'!,,3rt f.,i'i,iv eirher in the ,vorU i babies and flck P'ople. This milk cm;

t K-n 1 1 - budd i:g '''.! a: cub-l ! The remains v. ere taken to llubr

..t ! chili. I't-rth' r::.o Ired and :u-h! ; tee". I r-'i

.:e.-i Hi: oh ,V'-.l ... n,.-. 1 ..; ta

.:.:.r. of l.tiiMing and hem r'... k. Tlie : Kut,iCe will nc-oinhany the remains. ( result of the

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be had a-i long as its lasts by applying;

th- liU"- : .-md from tlience to the Stewart morgue 1 5,1 ''-'" nl tnc ''" " . :,, ih.-:,,, 1 1 ... nit...-, mi -r.ev -.!! .- tJ Vaul K!izke of tiie. Hammond Hairy..

"v'' I.ouis lUe. Ky.. Sunday' for burial. Miss

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i t:..tnr. Jr. Meikh; v.as the widow cf tho late

Hi fi. e;,r:--

I'lh'. ' Hit of t"U It a - well as loi'.i fr to be uru-d t" .i "hi the be.iblit ,.fiii. -i' ri;-p'- I ' :' pais b'ti.-itt r i i i.'..- er !... h. n-.hP. to b" d- ri

j.f, p i ; o -- hoi.ir s f r t!,. ine.-ii-liig liitm

Indiana, and Wisconsin Milk i'rodueers'

! association is bclan-ed to be responsible. ;

When farmers iicr" a

! t r perl Hugh 1". Moiklo, a pr-.minent Hammond;

I man. who died four years ago. Sh- was -.! pe"p!e ; ery prominent in club and social life

i- rind : .C l..i :fr if.cl nf r.or- tifm' M .'i liresi-

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iiiu iptii. ol Toe lianiiiii'ii'i u uuiaji b ' mi..' 1( -d b;. ; daughters survive her. Mrs. Allan ; deliveries.' "

T. 1 wvman ot part t. nicago ana .miss: - - . ,

b-.uM-..g a.;J loan is a K.,nice M.ikle of Humwitil, both . "ul 11 '','"",1L '"'

ladies for whom ,,in 13 '-

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oril-r-d us to

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t,t nd s iTe.-t it is i '--s :hl-; ;L w,.rhj ,,f sympathy is voiced.

to tnak-. ; Mrs. lanma Idizabeth Meikle was

i. Th- -ro'.vtii : i,,,ri, in Louisville. Ky.. Aug. 5, 1S63. n ::.-se"iai i-'iis in jt-ne 1 SS... siie wsif married to Hugh h ue r.i'".. i r i . 1 1 1 - pulton Meikle and to that union two a!- uiiili r ft. a to daughters were born. Mrs. At Ian I, as b.-nks and ar Tw n:an of I-'.ast Chicago, Ind.. and Miss .- ,,nl y ' : '': :: - , : - .M Skle. a taeh,.r tl the Ham-

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f,.t any ni.:;:. ri-:b Tha t t -o-t. is if t.f the bniloin: and Haum-.i :d who h n li i -s is rvid-n-e. 'i aminati"ti th-

I.-: ,.- I'- .s I ;:.k Th-

, jjint the ban'. - pay t'r I t" tit and ; ino.-.t pnbiie sehools. She rs also sur- , ,i.r h-iih.iit.:; and l-an .t- n. I i-d by three st t-rs. Mrs. t h AlbVieh. '

Frominent Crown Point Club Woman Killed by Panhandle Flyer After Bidding Her on GoodBye This Morning. (Special to Tha Times.) CKe'VVX POINT. IN P.. l-'.-b. 2. Mr?. Aln-e donkey, otic-of ili.z iity's protnlnent club wom;n. hi.ov n for her club aeth Hies all over tho state, p-.-th'-r of Hejuty Clerk Vine:.? Veu'ncv, was : truck and killed by a Panhandle fiver . abo it t' ti o'clock this ir."im:.g. juf . . aP.-r she had said g-jodby rt t!ic line' d- p-t to another sen who had k-oi paying her a isit. The terrible tragedy overwhelmed the. county seat owing tu the prominence of the family and the thocking l.fc ending f the rleee b nt. The p,et:haiidle flyr does not stop.it Crown Pomt only on flag signal and when Mrs. akry, who is ;.) years of age, f.-aohed the crossing she seem-'d

ari'-arently wrapped in thought and without heeding the screaming whistle walked deliberately to l.'-r death. She was lifeless when poked up. Mrs. Youkey was formerly of I.afayetie. she was the widow of one. of the ciiil war's most imted jo-.rg-ons. In ehureh. dub and role f "ri s cir. h s aM ,.v. r Indiana she wr.s finite will known and universally esteemed. east cmcie Subiis MRS. Wft BBENML Hast '-hteago has tien marked :u the pa--' we. k for the j ;.)iiiB of ag-d and pi ".ierr rsid.-r.ts. The ihaih of Mrs. Uniiti iirenm ih in curring a l 3 o'clook yesterday aft rneon. adds one more, to the list. The d -ea:- ! was in her iiO'.ti .war arid has been a resident of this city for the putt thirty year'. The residenee vilihh she has nectipled all , during that time, w.us the first built on the me-'h tid- p.etion of the town. , In a',1 ih'-s- v. ars she drew about In r a I large number of frktids wl: . d. spivher ad vane d as- will t.i. tier, for t-lic uas active Up to the lioio of h r demise ' nml .o-a.;. .! repat.-d eff-.rt- on the part

..f h-T marri--d s-n and daughter when 'h. y would urge her to -iv- up !m.i iionie and live with th-ni, i.wing to her d'o.-lmiug vears. one daughier, M:rs Cussie, preceded her in ib-ah several vears ago and she, t ...... was very will kr.uwn in these part. lr, m; served ;ls n ch-rk iu the P.a; t "nieago p.toffi-e when ('oh .1. .1. l'unk-h.-Hise r was th" first postmaster. The hite J. M. P.i' i re U v.as the de-eeas-d's bushatid. .7 r. P. Prer,ne!l of Hammond, and Mrs. Wal'-r Sirntfoid of his city are t':e only ruirviving Co!Idr n. The funeral w ill o.-eur f t om the family sidenee. ii?,2 Paring avenue, Sunday a! !.. rilii'.n at - o'l-ioi'k, with IJey. i o. p. .lop. s of the Pits Methodist ehureh. in charge ,.f the rciuiem perv:ee. ! i, tni' l.t w ill be at ak Hill, I IamtriT.d.

Twelve men. among them four engineers uinpioycj by the Indiana Harbor Pelt Kailroad company, were to bo arraigned before Police Magistrate Arthur J. Kendall in tho Oak Park court today as accessories to murder in connection vi i'.h the deaths of "Barney" Dolan. chief Kpecial agent, and Ids assistant. Peter J. Maloney, why were shot and killed by freight car thieves last Sunday night at l'ranklin Park. This move was decided upon after a conference of Sheriff John K. Traeger, Coroner Peter M. Ifoffmai and Assistant State's Attorney L'wight McKay. The men, jt js asserted, would say nothing of tho murder, but the officials assert they have ben impllcateei in th'fts of merchandise from the freight ears cf the peht line railroad. The prison! s err:

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'hunger IS STHLKM6 GERMANY

altrr pobtiir.s Join, l'..-l.-id'!i h'l'.i . . Krurnre; Wait-i- Petersi.n Ira Ph Pit. h -James Pi'ok-r

Poscoe K. Fife Cltfton I-. King Clyde 'Jallahrr Pjy 'Weaver Albert C. Faift O. ". James

MBS. A. T. COX.

Prokcr, l'ife. King and Puff are engineers employed by the railroad company and Callaher is a car inspector.

CRIED WHEN SISTER REFUSED HER CANDY

Probably one of the most popular ap- 1 ; pointmcnis Gov. J. P. ihmdrich evefj made was that cf Mrs. A. T. Cox, Pa.-1 ; Chicago's noted charity worker, to the J position of deputy state factory ins-pee- ' tor. Mrs. Cox will watch the interests j of 50,000 women factory workers in In-; diana. Her salary will be $1.00 paid out of the state's contingent fund. Mrs. J Cox is tho Jirst feminine appointment that tho state's chief executives has! mad-. j

(Special to Th Tlmei.) CROWN' POINT, IND.. Feb. 2. Tho terrible death of a child is reported Trorn Kouts and three year old Gertie Ollssrnan is dead as a result of eating tablets. , The child had seen her mother put son: medical tablets in a cupboard in her bed-room r.nd after the woman had put? he child to bed she left the room. Thinking the tablets were candy the child got up, climbed on a chair and obtained tho medicine. Another little sister tried to induce the child to give her some of the tablets but Gertie hastily swallowed fifteen of them "and when the mother returned upstairs she found the tot in a heap on the floor with her sister crying because Gertie refused to pive her any candy. The tables contained strychlne.

Latest Bulletins

1 1 j (By United Press Cablegram.) j i AMSTERDAM, Teb. 2. Only 3raall j j Isolated triice disturbances occurred In j Germany, It ra semi-of ficially an- j nounced In Berlin. Tfce Impression crew i ated In tha Oermnn 1 1ce . "s that the j 1 strike had passed the climax.

iLIFE'S JUST DIE I THING AFTER ANOTHER

VALPARAISO, I NIX Feb. 2. Porter county's classic capital Is almost facing a "wt" goods famine, cen tbgugh April 1 lias not yet arrived. Local sa

loon meti, hive exhausted their supply of beer, and no more can be had, as the railroads arc unable to transport it. Many of ttie saloons have no beer on hand at all, while others have only a few bottles. There is 110 Keg beer in the city nt all.

. LOGAN N

AT SING SING PRISON

IS

CALLEO BY DEATH

of i:i"ii y for ind Gary will

.. loaned

1. h) ry ow per ot in p. d 10 build. The veil pr.-.id- the

i op! raet . pr' '-.'! ' 1,1 I to build hoo-e,. ;.t .os'

-lit. H ! '!' 1" . ti ih-irir. ; a home ill

v,Vh'P e ou'side c:i;-

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t neneial Pb nt ' th- cay 1'iM id-'tit Short ti..,r a . -'.!i :hai for t'ttitdim: and I' tt n 1 r s id. nc

s..h-cs !hl i'.m- 1- the b-.-t v -iy in which 10 I'na-.-e the 1 1 c i ' i t 1 f n-w li-m'.s.

To l.e::in w ah I he t"aiiil p., , him - in 1 ".a t " 'h n a

st..r. AU I'l.-ii-y l.iabling in Jt anm vae nut lot i - tf : bnihlm-c and ha-

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jU,-, eipbt P-r opoit'in'.ty the w r have. The mn v. h Ih- , i :' '

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Bi toe sane: " , ' , , ! P : a'' h:" will n : . r ' ' , . s:nn,,a.,. pi, ,!-. At. t'e." in..'-. ''"';," ."." ir'otpn'pil Zo-rust s:'"i it'.'- did !i '-' " "'v " j . wi-.-t wilt 'V i'v' : .. r;.,iof.v fantasy , .ihcr. 1., ...... ,,f

s,10,al to Tho Times I NPYV YORK CITY. P"h. 2. - Ross M. Logan, alias . P. Houston, alias Pos--inglon Peg an, is in Sine Sing prison for not less than two vears aid si months ,-nd m-t noue than four vears and so. months, llf was sfntenc. d by

Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in charge . , va,i. R,.n in the cn ut of e,,-

i-;s v.:'! t- tni"!" to bring i'i t Mrs. .1. Kuh.n and Mrs. Charles Pic-low. 'al t" ' 1 " ot th. I'.iiltliiii! ; t-Au brothers. Th.ee3ore and Samuel

it v. .a-; the ad-. n tie' ! -i Kofi., an! two grandehildren.

i-;- iec will be lie hi at the at In'.S South Hohmnn s'reet

of Rev. J. . rarreit ot the presbyter-' ,.,., F, s,.j,,n, f .r foKing drafts. As iin 1 litio'!:. The remains will tlo-n 1ft 4 j .-ts out .f Sing Vmx sh!)T-d to the former home at I.'.iiis- j h? w iH allrst,d by th- ai,,. , ,,

ivy., over hh.. .Mono,,. mimito :i C, vrire of -rand larceny l r l n.piu nimate friends of the fan.ily a.- ( ;ritTit!. Ind.. spite han' .a w..,. h

if'-.r I T build has

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eokvipvnieci t'" remains. ZIONIST MEETING. I Mllill VI SI'H IIS OP llMMOM 7.IOMST I.I .

he was pres;iflt Until threi when lie absconded.

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d loan, j "ve

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r. P. brit.ry P'lS at 7:30 p. tu.,0 P .11. Ph State street. Ham-

NOW REMOVAL FU3

HAS EEEN 1

president of t h.e !

Tti- i'ba va.-- c.-a-'o

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casn'ir of" the Prsl ra.tiem.l Rank. "''' J t'"!eet ins' and to

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pope if T li'.. r ope , -'! -pert 'f ! .'"!. e i t

bMiniaw rod loan 1- - ' "li''"I,'!l institutn n which 1 1 i m 1 na t' : fat salaries.

,, .,,1 is so lose 1 nat a. him -

piofa irom ue uh.'m".. Ih- .r-eiil.K taHieil to the j .. ;r hi. -in ami "'iio- l:"' !..!. A '!". ri ' t ' v ee k is j

p. i - ii. - or;i. ,). Th- t-'o'i" y.'i'u:-- , M , lo-.o th" iheale's. 'fhe !

ji'-pie i f the ; will be rolicited. No i. ne can afford n-t to join the building a.d hvan. It is wtthin th"' resch of a'!

( ..'ouiinued 011 page tivo.)

ne. .Ml Jews 1

I.ak e.-iiay in s y : a ; .a t h y with thej

venrrt ale l-.vttert to attend this.

litod to Mr. fhulman's!

u'ty ititt resting ta'k. JOHN L. SULLIVAN j DROPS DEAD I

lit; I nitecl I'rri. t 11 ItlCK rniu A P.I NC. TON. Pei. 2 - John P. Sullivan, fe.rmer heavyweight champion of the world, dropped - d hi h's bouie liei - todav . He was (TO year.., old.

The plan to have merchants clean the 1 town town street.; of sun .'iinM':,av

-s of the mid- ! ,.as ,. t,,voil.-, ,.;,.,....,. ::v...rr. r. 1 a add'.'esf! .01 , , ,. , ......

men lx licv-d it to be th-- ou: : hie i city t- 1'iooee the snow and are dissatisticd liecause the work has no t.e-n ! done. The mayor's time has been taken 1

i issuing -al orders and aiding the fuel

I ndministrator and the dealers in rclievj ini: the coal shrt as- .

Mr. Knorr-er r-port'il that s ioi city I m n were ctoaniyg the. sii.avr,!Vs at ; 'llousrlas par'., vesteroai. 1 "Tio re v.'i . I h.. no coici m ,i 'ion." i staled Mr. K:i.m : z r. 'If the i 1 , I i 1 . 1 -

ual merchant desires : remove the snow, well and good, but the business' men wilt not turn out in force to-j morrow. They feci that the city has1 not done its pati " I

Th- many fri-nds of Mrs. Albr-na M. Ilea;. ;-, formerly of 1 1. - v isch. 111 . reei i i d the id new .s of lo r death at ) 'ninth, Minn., today, she passed away Priday morian: f-lb-wiiig iai operation. p. fore her marriage to 1 .r. J. p. Ii.-aii-y : h.;. w'r prom inoiit ly Kikhoi ' hroiichout tl:e i"-iPaoet nvi.'ti. Mail M rs l'-i".v moved t . Sh Cloud. Main., after thra- Pitrrim- v. In. re I ': roi,.v -pi c.ed a d tl'al o'l'ie,.. They i-ei.t ., th'ie up'il last fall ami moved l.e.hah. P. O h -s h' r hu hand ?Jr-i. P:ney is -v .o . I by three cliiidn n. John P.. ' .eve, liojt'iv. four ;.e:ir- and five v.ol;': -hi Mary Marj-rie, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. P"..e, t wo brothers, Kugere ami Theodore and one sister, liorothy of Purnham. Tip: funeral will be held from the residence at 2"n Park r. v-t.ue in rumham Monday morr m. s r n, s- will th -11 1 h. id ft h : ',.! ; red a !!"- " !- h .-p. Pi o'.'i. ! 1.. .):,. -pt at th, a .- i.a o. -1 . ee". j,, j p HEW LICE No S3 ARE GRANTED (Special to The Tlmea.) 'IIOWX POINT. IM, Peb. 2. The

follow ins n' w tearri-ie 'i-etises have, he. 1, pi, d hen: t- r r.-oonp j Nick S.ehhh r. Pa t C! p-r: ;,.: A:"eha' .-: . V'p'a-. To,'. P. -'...' vnla. Mary Koslowfka. Hammond. : Isiah i'art!i,''iv Julia Cook. Gaiy. I 1'aul Knntor. Przsfbii. pajusz, Whit- i in g- 1 John Raziunich, Mary Zcbic, Gary.

STRIKE AT HIGH PRICES. ,(By United Fress.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The government plans to strike directly nt high retail prices If congress will pass the draelh: food bill to be introduced in congress soon. Following labor bureau statistics showing labor costs have Increased from ii) to 75 per c-nt since the war broke out, it was learned the new bill asks power to fix prices on whatever products are deemed necessary. It promises direct relief to the farmer who has complained that while the government, was fixing prices an wheat it left untouched prices of farm implements and other articles necessary to his work. Rower to fix prices on agricultural implements and other commodities necessary to food product foti will certainly be included in the bill, it. is believed. l.e"ithr will also lie included. The measure is aimed primarily at retailers. The food administration believes it has who)esa!er'i well in baud. The adminpara' ion Is ih terevr,' 1 to check retail Vrollteoi in;r.

(By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Peh. 2. The British ; expeditionary forces in Palestine have i again assumed the offensive, official war reports stated today. Gen. Allenby's line has been advanced to Anngieh, 3 miles nort,lx of Birch cn the Nadalus road, the cable states. British forces op. eratlng out of Jerusalem have advanced nearly 20 miles northward and are startin; an encircling movement, presumably intended to render jerlco untenable to the Turks. (By United Press.) WINNIPEG, reb. 2. The Canadian government today ordered all private ! labor agencies closed. All men exempt, j ed from army draft if not engaged in ' an essential occupation will go on farms I in the spring. Soldiers in training also jwiU assist. ! (By United Press Cablegram.) j LONDON, Veb. 2. The London Times ; publishes a dispatch from Petrograd stating1 that to acquire Russian money i from foreign hanks the government is refusing foreign diplomats and counsels jto withdraw from Russian hank3. (By United Press.) AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 2 The steamship Alabama, a tanker of the

Texas Oil Co., is In danger cY breakingup today, cn one of the most dangerous ledges on the Atlantic coast. Wireless calls from tho ship were received here early today and nearest vessels were summoned to her assistance. It is feared tho floes may hinder the progress of relief ships.

Food Rednclng Ration Order is Put In Effects. Those Who Dlsobsy WIIHBe Shot, (BULLETIN.) (By United Press Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2. Germany's military machine is in complete control of Berlin today. Imperial Chancellor Hertling is powerless to invoke civil processes. Munition factories are under martial law. Thousands of strikers are feeling the weight military powers' attempt to crush the great general strike through hunger and threats to shoot down any who resist. This news came to Amsterdam today in dispatches from the German capital . (BULLETIN.) (By United Press Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM, Peb. 2, Seven munitions factories in Berlin have been placed under martial law and. strikers ordered to return to work Monday under threat of military punishment, accord

ing- to reports received here today. In Dantiig- and Dusseldorf a majority of strikers have returned to work. Independent socialists are organizing to protect against the arrest ot Dittman. Hasse, independent socialist member of the Reichstag, sought Dittman's release through Hertling who replied he was powerless as Berlin is in the hands of military officials. (By United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Feb. 2. Hunger will stalk through Germany today the kaiser's ally is beinding his striking subjects to his will. Thousands have been innocent victims of the German's militarist determination, coming coming under the order reducing food rations eective today. t The order was contained in Berlin dispatches received here through Zurich. Pack of the Raiser's famine is the supremo war council's threat to massacre German citizens if other means fail to put down the strike. Several casualties occurred Thursday in Chari-t tenburg where ten thousand

; strikers participated in a bread riot, nri cording to the Amsterdam Tyd. Mount -i cd police ordering the crowds to di- : here were fir.5 ijci. I Tht-y charged with drawn swords and I organized street lichting resulted TiUi the strikers resisting from behind lm- ' provised barricades. A numbe r of i strikers .end policemen were wounded.

UAXER TO GO TO FRANCE. WASHINGTON". Feb. 2. Secretary of Wat Maker will soon go to France on a tour, if inspection, it was learned today. The exact date e,f Paker's proposed trip has not been definitely determined. He will not attend the allfvd council nor will he rainem in France long. Raker's present plans call only for a general review of General Pershing's forces on the French front and inspection of th war work in France. Pik- r r-gard.s the problem- in France a.s "f even pre" or ' importance than the v, er"; at thi.r co-tn'ry. RIVER" RECEDES.

(By I'ttltrrt Prr Cnlilrernnil AMSTHHDAM. Feb. 2. Orcinljiatlon

of rndlonl societies affiliated vrith local J worker's oeeret nrle here i!erii?n to onll "nn lnIeflni?r ceneral Mrikc" Monj flay. ll::ril living conditions tliio lo i th nnr nrc all to he the caaxe ! the? unrest.

(By I rslteti Press I iil.lftrriral I.OMIOX. l oll. The Spanish note

I tent llerlln protcMtn iiu.iin.st the torI prelolnc of the IHralila, requested nn aner within forty-cisht hours. i By I nitril I'res Cahlesmni)

I.OIM). Keh. 2 -The steamer Mont- . real Iran sunk In a eolinlon ednesi , ilay, It W announced todav. .Tin- crew ' ni mllnl.

Hill DEFEATED E. CHICAGO

I. toxin list Montreal.

four fetcnuirr iinmetl

i lesplaylng speed and fno form the Hammond high school team basketball 1 quintet defl ated Jific Psst Chicago high ! school at blast Chienp,, last night j by a sere of 22-14. Hudson and Black i shared honors vfe r stellar work for

1 la tnmond. Coach Hess's men played a line game at both offensive and defensive and shows the result of the haid practice work that was given the basket pe-gsrers during the past week. Hammond wiil meet Powell at the Irving school floor next Wednesday raght.

(By United Tress ) CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 2. The Ohio river was receding slowly today. The ice gorge at Aurora, Ind.. which with other gorges is darning th- river and causing the flood at Cincinnati is frozen sedjellv to a depth of forty -one feet. At Aurora a raaioad bridg- ;e. isiod from i's foui del ''! i: r-sting on the lo-. Suif-r-aig of fanii'a-s dri en from their homes increases, shipment of freight is cripplod and a few more feet of water would stop coal shipments into Indiana. Thousands of workmen are idle because of factories closed by high water.

(By I niteil Press f'nbiegrnni I.OMON, Feb. 2. Hacked by the rocihinrcl miefht of (irrm.inv, Austria and rintstarln, the Turk viM be given :i free bend In ilfnllni: with t!ie Arneniani and r.-ihs jifter the war if the Viitr.il pnnrr are Mi"ofi;l ;nvon!aiti ti lic.rse- II- H oto-r t ... ;,io orttr irnilcr rnii tlrtisa ii . r eoi'icil forrale'r. Ilolierl toihiy tie-hired !i ti eonineed .ecoud treaty existj Itetieen Germany and Turkey In uliich the Central Powers ngreed to help maintain Turkey a free tnte.

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; QUIET TITLE I (Special -.o Th: Times.) ; CROWN POINT, IN P.. Feb. Fu-

R, IIC IIIICV e; .'li na-. - l! '.-'.SKI. I SUIt In the Lake circuit court against lav id Page et nl in an action to ;uiet title. The defendants are represented by Knight &. Uronii.

(By Urled Fress CaMeram.) j LoNPON. Ft b. : --p:,aj. u- Wfsoa'a J. H, r to Mr. Howard 'M P-: ! ra...!y tie-' vh.w flip a h tV,o-,; F s !r lie'' P-v?'.'!' ... f :r. t'a- e. ; ":sh vtf nt' of a btirae of nitions vJr.fii ! I think is the best thing the allies have : developed." j Lord Robert Cecil, minister of nutnitions, made this statement, today hi j nn interv iew r-grding 1 'resilient Wii- ! sons' letti-d to It-.y I Toward, r rci-let-t 'ff tin- Pmt.d l'rof. whi.-h' r. i ie 1 I .America's n n.- 1 fishm ss in th- war. "i 'ill' ohji et aieavs is n'a i,.c . ,,,,, t; let : t ii ' " f-r war, some im.ii.s : - '.ling intcni itional disput ..'

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