Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 15, Hammond, Lake County, 6 April 1918 — Page 1

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,Hindenburg Losing Three Men to One by Resuming

Offensive; Blood - Letting!

Plan Is Fast Weakening the German Empire.

Br United Fp.ess By J. "V.". T. MASON. NCW YOryC. April 6. Resumption by Von H'.ndenb-jrg of his daughter of Herman man-power to reach Amiens is playing the game of the allies. As Ions is General Fooh Is able to ?ave Amiens ami prevent the Germans firm cutting the Amiens-Paris railway, fvrvy new assault ordered by Von Hin-.I-nb-irg must increase the inevitable reaction in Germany aeainst the blood List of the Hohenzollerns. The small gains mad? by the Germans in the last twr.ty-four hours are not worth the casualties. German h.sse in these rpevations are two to three times the losses of the British and French who are remaining on the defensive. Vorh's policy of caution is being fully rewarded by' Hlndenhurp's ferocious r klessness. It is advantageous for tii aliiea L Incite the Hohenzollerns it-to these ever-Increasing sacrifices of tie-man troop?. Each destruction oi a German division at this time is a victory for the allies, whether or not the Germans gain a smalt territory certainly will be restored to the rightful owners at the. peace conference, but the p?aee conference. WlllJioX vUitfVe. until the blood-letting of Germany has worked its cure. A on Hindenburg's renewed drive toward Amiens makes him once nnre the leech who Is unconsciously curing Gennanv of her military ills. The Germans. In their frantic efforts to take Amiens, are pressing in front, the.' northeast, east, and southeast, following three railway lines converging tip.-n the city from those directions. ELT A IIBERTT BOND TOPAT

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Bri.i.ETix.l j (l'MTPr PltKSri CHI.EORAM. i WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES 1 IN FRANCE, April 6. Heavy fighting is developing for possession of Amiens railway embankment in the region of Albert and the Valley Ancre and astride the Somme. Just "outside of Corbie, on the. bank of the Somme eight miles east of Amiens, particularly desperate assaults are being made. The Germans are hurling great masses of troops forward. Vast numbers of Germans are falling on British bayonets and are being shattered by British guns. At the time this dispatch is filed it is too early to give the definite 1 results of the battle.

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DR. X. E. EVANS. j When IT. E. E. Evans of Gary worked t in Hammond as a boy in 1593. little didj lie dream that some day he would be a', candidate f,r coroner on the republican ticket for nomination. Neither did ha dream that some day he would b5 one of the most prominent physicians in Lako county when he was working as a clerk ( in William Tuthill's coal office and also as an electrician w'hen he helped Frank! Cook-y wire the Central school building ; but both have been brought to realiza-j tion. - j Prompted by his many friends Pr. j Evans is out lor coroner among a f.eld of four other contestants, and states that he is in the race to win. Ho has ill ways been an ardent dyed-in-the-wool, republican and was the first man to come out for the nomination. ! Dr. Evans Is a pioneer of Gary ani is known to nearly every one i:i th steel city. He had confidence, in the fu-'; ture of the city and was one of the first' to build a residence outside of the steel company houses!. Ho has taken an ac-. tive pnrt in medical work, having served two terms an president of the Eaka County Medical Society, president Garyj Medical Society and secretary of th; Tenth District Medical Society." He was

also president of the Gary University Club for two years. ELT A HEIBTr BOND ToTAT

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Red - Blooded Americans Refuse to Allow Disloyal Utterances.

Hammond began its third Eiberty IV. an Drive at midnight when the people were awakened by the ride of Paul Revere. As a matter of fact there were two Paul Reveres just as every modern 1'ncle Tom's Cabin has two Topsies. One Paul Revere rode Cue streets on the north side of town and the other on the south side, awakening the people to the country's peril. Clifford RU'-hanan and Merle Daughrty. two soldiers loaned by Major Thomas K. Ryan of Indianapolis, were til" Reveres. The. latter of the horse's hoofs and the notes of the b':gle were the first sounds to stir the sleepers. Then came a fife and drum corp, the Liberty Hell and an illuminated flsg with the sign. "Puy a P.ond. It Is Liberty Day." The ride was planned and executed by "W. H. Crawford and Harry Morsenau. It covered a total of 33 miles. BCT A LISEBTT BOXD TO OAT EMlALESir 0WF1S A BOND

The Thousands of Liberty Loan Salesmen in Indiana Are Well Qualified.

WARN AGAINST OVER-CONFIDENCE Zrom the Indiana Stat Liberty Loan headquarters the following warning to the citizens of Indiana, was issned today! "Thera has grown np la Indiana In the last forty-eight hours such a spirit of enthusiasm concerning the successfnl outcome of the Third Liberty Loan allotment to this state, that conditions in many counties are pointing- most dangerously toward overconfidence. "There could he no greater public misfortune la the present Liberty Loan situation than to see a sagging condition Just now take the place of the splendid organizational determination to float Indiana's allotment and a heavy oversubscription. Such a 'letting down is ezactly what agents of the kaiser In Indiana are playing for. "The other states of the Seventh federal reserve district, it Is known, are expecting a tremendous surprise from the Indiana organization. While they do not know details of what this state may do la this third financial test of patriotism, they do know that Indiana will spring a surprise thawfll compel each of them to make unusual efforts to Te 'good seconds In the race. "This is no time to save efforts, either of personal or organizational character. The treasury department of the United States has said that all oversubscriptions to this loan will he taken. That constitutes a direct challenge to the determination of the citizens of Indiana to win this war and win It now. "The machinery is complete for the Third Liberty Loan la Indiana. This Is no time to falter, because we may think that the Job already Is completed. It is not completed! It is not even started! "There is on man and oae womaa la Indiana, who, by the use of 100 per cent efficiency, can do this thing and do it right. That one man is yoa! That one womaa is you!"

Can Your Child Say This? WELL GET BUSY, YOU ME. LOVING FATHEE !

J. R. Tretrault. 2 years oid, committed suicide at 3 West State street in Hammond jestcrday afternoon by turning on the gas. He was found by the police who broke down the door. The J.oiiy was taken to Burn's morgue. He had been employed as a porter in sevijl of the saloons. TIi" funeral will be hold at Miller. Ind.. tomorrow afternoon. -bct a i.irrr.TT bono rum DEATH CALLS FOR HBSJNO. HUBER rpj;-TAT. To Tht. Times. 1 rnowx POINT. IND. April 6. Mrs. John Huber died on Friday noon after R lingering illness of several months, she was the mother of Mrs. Peter Hein, Mrs. Fran'i Rettig of Crown Point. Mrs Mary Heekleman and Mrs. Lena Stoyer of Hammond and eight living sons, John, Veier, "William, Edward, Joseph, Christopher and Michael. Her husband died several years ago. Mrs. Huber v'Ss 7 ears of age and was a highly respected lady. At this time the funeral arrangements have not been made. BIT A LIBEBTT BOND TOl'AT JURY SELECTED II RAY SEELEY TRIAL

ISPKCiAi, To The Times 1 CUOWX POINT. IND., April 6. At 10:00 yesterday morning a jury had been selected in the case of the state versus County Surveyor Pay Seeley and the remainder of the day was consumed by the introduction of documentary evidence. It is probable that the trial will continue through next week. Seeley is charged with making a false

certificate that the wors on the Indi-(

anapolis boulevard pavement lm neen completed according to plans and specifications by Contractors Nejdl & C.reenwald. The state, represented by Attorneys Otto J. Bruce and August Bremer, will endeavor to establish the falsity of the certificate while the defense. Attorneys "VV. J. McAleer and C. B. Tinkham, are confident that truth of the certificate can be shown. I'.l I A T.IPKRTT IK)NI TODAT DRIZZLE DOESN'T MAR BIG PARADE Despite threatening weather the Liberty Hall dedication parade which hesan moving shortly after 1:30 p. m.. tound the streets along the line of narch jammed by thousands of people. The parade was miles in length. ,

I.ITHE!l PHK A lIKIt ARK F.ST HI). MENOMINEE, Mich. April P The Rev. C. H. Auerswald, p.'isti.f of the German Lutheran ch:ir h, was arrested this afternoon, charged with makingseditions remarks nt a christening. He is accused of saying: "The soldiers on that boat knew that they were troing to get the kaiser or going to hell, and I guess they went to hell " The. principal witnesses afraint him are Mrs, C. 1". Roenfanz. whose baby he baptized, and Miss Jennie Larson, who was present at the christening. r.rr a i iberti n o d toi at VKS, IIK'iX I.KAD IT. ATHENS. III.. AprllS. John IV. Ponders, a grocer of this city, today Is wearing about his neck an American flag, tied there by loyalists. He was told that if he removed the flag he would be roughly handled. Rynders was informed that he would be expected to lead the Liberty Day para le Saturday, when the third Liberty Loan drive will be inaugurated, and he promised to do so. Bt T A IIBERTT BONr TOLA T N'AII, FI.AO TO HOI SE. KENNY, 111.. April 6. Citizens late yesterday administered a severe beating to William Heisermann, a wealthy farmer, nailed two American flags to bis liousa and informed Mm if he took them flown he would he treated to a coat of tar and feathers. BCT A I.IBEBTT 10VD TODAT HITS OFF Til E FI..HJ ' i i'assim;. CHAMPAIGN. 111., April R Refusing to remove his hat when "The StarSpangled Banner" was being played at the departure of Champaign County selected nun for Camp Wright. Charles "Bud' Turner, wanted on a charge of bootlegging, was placed under arrest by citizens and turned over to the federal officials. BIT A MBrRTT BOND TOt'AT "I.O V A LI STS" A It It ESTEI1. BENTON. 111.. April 6. George Cameron and William Hausman are under arrest here on a charge of having led a "loyalty" demonstration at Buckner Monday right. The demonstranta entered a saloon and asked for drinks. A fight followed and the leaders of the mob were beaten. BIT A LIBEHTT BONO I TAT INVESTS ALL HE OWNS IN U. S. LIBERTY BONDS

The first requisite of the qualification.'? for every one of the thousands or volunteer salesmen who will go forth April 61 h to distribute Indiana's quota of the Third Liberty Loan Bonds is that such individual himself shall possess a bond of this issue. "Th're will be no chance f.r even the suggestion of a lack of sincerity on the part of these salesmen. We believe that it is only proper that they should everyone manifest this evidence of conviction of the truth of the Gospel they must preach. If they can't sell themselves, certainly they can't sell anyone else and we are assured that this requirement will not deprive the organization of the assistance of a single valuable agent." said Will H. Wade, vice director of sales for Indiana, in reference to the impending campaign for Indiana's $53. 770. 000 minimum, which Mr. Wade and those associated with him confidently expect to be returned in double this figure. Mr Wade points out that in the Second Liberty Loon Drive. Indiana over-subscribed Its minimum 'by more than $11,000000 The average per capita subscribed at that time was $33.23 a very modest total. The state's proportion of the Third Loan is only 9 per cent, of bank resources of Indiana. BIT A I.IBEBTT BOND TODAT

AMERICAN ARMY CELEBRATES TODAY tCviTEP TfESS rw,Kf,n.i. (By FRED S. FERGUSON.) WITH THE AMERICAN IN FRANCE. April 5. With the battle again in full swing the Amerjcajn army la unusually busy on. .the. .anniversary of America's entrance Into the war. There has been no let-up since the movement which has been previously described began but little can be said of the activities for military reasons. It will probably be several days before present movements can be made known. Meantime ether occurrences have materially strengthened the allies' lines. The Toul front is quiet with normal artillery fire. BUT A MPf.BTT BONP TOPAT RAILWAY BLAZE WORK OF SPIES

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DOUBLE" IT Chairman W. J. Riley Announces That He Will Af Least Pull In $500,000 More

LAKE COUNTY TO THE FRONT The chairman of the Lake County Liberty Loan committee today made public the following wire sent late last night to Will H. Wade state chairman at Indianapolis: Whiting sports quota now oversubscribed and exnpr-t

double before close. East Chi- !

cago wires quota over-subscribed. Hammond will reach its quota within a few hours after opening of campaign. Don't worry about Gary. "H. G. HAY, JR., "Chairman."

eifliUIUSiUILLlLO .. f BY ANXIOUS CONGRESSMEN

Meantime War Work Is Delayed Because of the Housing Lack.

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army supplies were destroyed and other cars damaged in a mysterious fire it the Chicago Northwestern railroad yards here today. The supplies consisted principally vf clothing and shoes alued at $?.'.. OoO and were consigned In various cantonments.

It Is stated on good authority thai there is no hope of getting that $50, POO, 000 munition center housing bill through congress for some time. a series of events have contributed to dolay the measure, a duplicate of the shipyards housing bill. T'pset because of the Hog Island dis

closures, especially, a number of country congressmen are declared to have said they "will take things into their own hands." They seem to be afraid of constituents objecting to the bill. In the meantime 20.000 war workers in Latte county do not have proper housing facilities and production of munitions Is not what it should be. Local banks are unable to finance, industries for the most part seem to take no heed that the government apparently depends on them to act, an! workmen cannot raise the money. The only solution. It is pointed out, is for industries to divert a portion of their earnings for housing.

WILL BROWN

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A BRUTAL RECORD.

r?rECiAT. To The Timf.s. ! YALAPARAISO. I NIL, April C Will Brown, brother of Mat J. brown, county! treasurer of Lake County, has announced his candidacy for joint senator on the republican ticket from Lake and Porter ! counties. Mr. Brown was formerly a1 Lake county boy and is a contractor.! His candidacy will meet with a favorable reception among his friends. Bt T A I.IBEBTT BOND TOPAT j Remember Ilelgliim! Invest ia vb-tory. . ' BCT A UDtnTT BOND TODAT i

CHILD HIT BY AUTO.

Alice Hanson. 10 years old. was painfully injured on Hohman street this morning when she was struck by an Anderson Hardware store auto. She was taken to the hospital In the police patrol and later to her home at 8D Uimback avenue. Her injuries are not serious.

Frank Kendall, Waukegan pioneer, has invested every cent he had in Liberty Bonds. Waukegan bankers yesterday assured him they would advance him money on the bonds to pay his board at the Arlington hotel there. "I'd rather starve than live under the iron rule of the kaiser." said Kendall who has lived in Waukegan for more than sixty ears. BVT A I1BEBTT BONO IOPT

A SPRING OFFENSIVE Patriotic American hove a rhance to bent the nrmy to It. by rounternttneklns; the tiermens" prlnK drive In llr::rly. The Liberty I.onn Cnmpnlgn is this dinner. Let lis Khovr the buTH In khnkl thnt we are not afrnlil to fro over with them.

The war will end only after you personally have supported the cause Don't wait till you are solicited. Buy a 3td Liberty Loan Bond issue today.

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Neufchateau 21 houses burnt, 13 hot. Etalle 30 houses burnt, 30 shot. Houdemont 64 houses burnt, 11 shot. Tlntlgny Only 3 houses still 'standing, 157 shot. Kosslgnol Village entirely burnt, 106 shot. Beatrix 15 houses destroyed, 21 shot. Ethe 5-6 of Tillage burnt, about 300 shot; 500 in all missing, Bellefontalne 6 nouses burnt, 2 men shot. St. Lege 6 honses burnt, 11 shot. Malssln 64 out of 10O houses burnt, 10 men, 1 woman and 1 girl shot; 2 men and 2 women wounded. Vlllance 9 houses burns, 1 man shot; 1 young girl wounded. Anloy 26 houses burnt, 52 men and women shot. Rulles Half the houses destroyed by fire.

Ansart village completely stroyed. Jametgns Half the village stroyed. X.es Bulles Half th Tillage

stroyed. Mcyen 42 houses destroyed. Mussy la Villa 20 houses burnt. Bleld Great part of Tillage destroyed. Slgneaux Great part cf Tillage destroyed. Musson Half the Tillage destroyed. Baranzy Only 4 houses remaining. Semel ETery house burnt. Vance 1 shot. Xzele 10 shot. Xatoor Only 17 men surviving In Tillage. Claireuso 2 men shot and 2 men hung. The above figures Indicate something of the results of the Invasion of a "peaceful and peace loving community, unarmed, defenseless and helpless before the Prussian hordes swept toward Paris. These figures represent Tery little of the terrible destruction wrought by the invaders. No offense had been committed and civilization is still dazed from the shock. German success in Prance means a shifting of the scenes of these atrocities to this side of the Atlantic. America Is waging war to prevent snch a calamity. Xiberty Loan Bonds are being sold to tht people to prevent such a catastrophe.

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COf LIS OF WAY SALOONS ARE RUNNING

A resident of West Iammond' today complained to The Times of the manner in which the saloons are operating with the great influx of trade from dry Indiana. "The least the saloons can do Is to keep women out of the liar roomv" said the complainant. "The sight of women standing at the bar or sitting at tallies In the rear is not to be tolerated. While some of the saloonkeepers are satis ited with the increased business, others are taking the utmost license. The mayor of West Hammond was in Chicago today and could not be reached regarding the question of prop, er regulation of saloons. BIT A L1BEBTT BOND TODAT

1 War Review

Bt VxiTKn Press. 1 WASHINGTON, Apil ti. France and Britain at bay hefore Amiens will stand tip the Boche and turn l.'.m back, in the opinion of military men today. They say the protection of this vital center will be the defense of men fighting for thcor very existence. The fall of Amiens is considered more tragical than the capture of Paris, they said. Amiens' loss would mean cutting the French and British in twain.

fBr Fvitfo pprss.l " WASHINGTON. Apri1 o. One hundred thousands tons of Swedish shipping is to be chartered to the United States under a temporary trade agreement already completed, it was learned at the war trade board today. The country will get charters on tonnage in return for ample supplies of food ami badly needed war material. I'N'TTED PPKS3 C A Fir.EGR AM. LONDON, April 6. "The fact that American troops daily are taking their place in the battle lines increases more than ever the confidence which we patiently look forward to the triumph of our united efforts in defense of the King George wired today. Bl T A I.IIU.IITY B.iNO TuDAY If your employer knows you wish to invest in a 3rd Liberty Loan bond he will gladly co-operate with you. Tell him.

While awaiting heaTy re-enforcements of big guns before resuming their drive against Amiens. Hlndenburg Is battling- away with his infantry against the British left center between the Somme and Ayette. Halg reported heaTy fighting everywhere along that 20-mile front, yesterday and last night, with a resumption of the attack this morning. A United Press dispatch from Slmms describing this fighting told of an attempt by the enemy to storm the embankment of the Am. lens-Albert railway southwest of the latter city with a force of 72,OOO men. This particular thrust centered around Semacourt, two miles south of Albert, and probablyextended to the south of Morlaacourt which is four miles north of the Somme and about midway be--tween that river and Albert. This fighting was continuing when Sim ins filed Ills cable today. It was this Tery railway embankment which. Slmms yesterday declared the Brit, ish hoped the Germans would attempt to storm as Haig is unusually strong there. Haig reported that in the fighting south of the Somme the British lmproTed their positions by counterattacks. The French statement described Tiolent artillery duels in this region but no infantry combats. Henry Woffod in describing the cannonading said that while such a bombardment usually pre. cedes an attack the Germans evi. dently plan a Tastly greater artillery concentration before risking the drive on Amiens. In their offensive against Amiens the Germans have approached within eight miles of the city and southeast it is indicated by Simms' dispatch. He indicated also they are holding a wedge between Avre and the Lace north of Moreuil and east of the ridge referred to and another between the Luce and Somme. Indications are that the Germans are preparing' a second offensive elsewhere for which, the rrench have taken adequate measures. Following the decision of the American government regarding the use of its troops the Trench general staff declared the TJ. S. forcos will make their weight felt.

Br-LLETI.V. Bt United Press. BBlUfAPOUS, April 6.JEat Ch Sir 1 T JUta f third liberty loan ia one hour and -u; m-nutes, it was announced at state loan JSSSST The "mouat -oM Nearly twenty-four hours before this paper went to press East Chicago, with no demonstrations, witl: but two public meetings, and twelve hours before any solicita tions whatever were made, ha gone over the top by voluntary applications of enough subscribers tc cover the entire quota for that citv $780,000. Colonel W. J, Riley, city chairman, predicts that a million and one-half will be raised in this city with but little trouble. At the city hall last night the council chamber was filled to the doors with women who will canvass the citv block by block. There is a captain for each ward with an organization of lieutenants and block workers. The captain in tho first ward is Mrs. Victor Badeaux; in the second ward. Mrs. I L. Townslev in the third ward, Mrs. Jesse Thompson, and in the fourth ward, Mrs. Geo. Beuss. The work of soliciting started promptly this morning and the city will be thoroughly canvassed and a record mad of the results of their visits. In other words, when the solicitors finish their assignments there will be a complete card index of the whole city and these cards will contain information that will be of great value in subsequent war drives of any sort. Indiana Harbor Js taking a hold or this work with its true characteristic style and when the final count is made citizens of that end of the city may rest assured that an excellent showing will be made. SCT JL UBEBTr BOND TODAT -

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rspEciAi. To The Times WHITING, Ind.. April 6. Chairman Fred J. South just couldn't keep th;

j Joyful tidings in any longer. I Chairman of What?

Why chairman of Whiting's Srd Libtry Loan Committee, of course. It was announced by him in telegrams to the A. P. and U. P.. the Chicago newspapers as well as every newspaper in the region that Whiting has already subscribed its qouta of the $:do,000 for the Srd Liberty Loan and expects to double it. There's no doubt about It. Whiting hasn't got really started yet. It looks as though the region will have to take off its individual and iollective cbapeau to Whiting. Whiting claims the distinction of being the first city in Indiana, and n doubt in the U. to go over the top for its quota. BIT A L1BZBTT BOND TODAT Y