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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918.

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County Governmsnt Willing to Go Ahead at Once; 5100,000 Appropriation Favored,

WHO? Who will start a subscription to get a simple heating plant for Liberty Hall? It will have to come sooner or later. That noble structure will probably have to stand three or four years. People can't come there now without jeopardizing thei: health. It wouldn't cost much to buy a second hand boiler arv' run pipes around the buildjng How about about it?

The go eminent of Iake county Is 'a.orably disposed to granting an im,rd:aie appropriation for the ere ''-'.on f a tuberculosis hospital here and all -.hat the council and board of eonimisoners await is a favorable opinion f'om the county council of defense A9 tJ their power to act.' If John B. Peterson, president, and Or I- Wildermuth. Gary's representative on the defense board. both of whom are attornes. concur in an opinion that the county government has authority to act without submitting the matter to a vote of the people the councilman and commlsners will move r t once. .Tudsre Wildermuth holds that the law enables the commissioners to ct on their own initiative; the opiniln of Judge Jeters-n is a-va-.ted. A .sure Society. ?crctarv Herbert Graham of the Lake County Ant --Tuberculosis Society xa been assured ra I times of the favorable attitude if the county gov-

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Cities Add Substantially j to Quotas. I

DOUG AND CHARLIE PACK WALL STREET WHILE BOOMING THIRD LIBERTY LOAX

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J. Henry Smythe, Jr. J. Henry Smythe, Jr.. former University of Perm cheer leader, is putting1 gir.per into the war savinps stamp and Liberty Loan publicity. He is the father of the "eagle's neat" idea in savings stamps as well as a valued worker for the Liberty Loan.

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Tomorrow Night Will Be the Biggest Night the Boy Scouts Ever Had in the City; All Parents Urged to Come Out.

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It Takes Crown Point Jury ! About Five Minutes to j Return the Verdict. i

Belgian Consul-General Relates Horrors of German Iinvasion.

Allies' Day at Hammonds Liberty Ha'.l last night found a festoon of Mags of many countries songs of the ereat.st of these nations, an audience ot Americans from the nitltir.g pot and an ambassador from Kutv.-:-. The hearts of the crowd u armed for :he oppressed of King: Albert's lrav ,ii'!e oounny as M. Albert Moulaerf. n.lgian Cousul-'lereral to 'he Vnlted States, told c f the four jcais of ;trman inv.'ision. the culrspfs toinmi'ted sr.d the heroism of the brutalized and impoverished people. t Of the situation on the western front the speaker t-aid that he had every con1 d nee in the pliied genera! staff. "They ! t ow their business. lie commented. "They may l'all t.ack but defend on it th Germans arc paying the price." "The grrat problem in Belgium is caring for the homeless children," stat-t-d M. Moulaert. "There ai c 17,000 tr orphans and .h-re, are more orphans of murdered viviltans than of Ffldf-rs. In Holland, rreat Uritain and Switzerland there hae been instituted over TOO schools for Belgian children. "Next, after Germany is defeated, will le the problem of the reconstruction ot llelgriur.i. There are (S.ftfti miles of railway to bo rebuilt. When we retreated from Antwerp we saved 2.0u0 railway enpines. A thousand were given to

r.-pE.UA;. To Tjic T:mi:? 1 CROWN POINT, IND., April 11. Hay Sf.dc. coiitity eng-in-er. was fcuud not, puilty by the jury in the. Lake circuit court yesterday afternoon. j It took the jury just i:ve minutes ; no more than was hardly necessary for: them to return a. verdict. They took only one verdict and theyt

took that without hesitancy, proving that the at-.-'n great case had blown up with a loud ban;;. The case asa.nst Mr. Seeley prow out

of charges of "scamping'' brought by 1 the state board of accounts examiners j and these were uupi-if nted by tho pub-j lieuMon of articles in the county demoi a - ic r rtrn n I

obrly who knew Mr. Seeley placed any ereder.ee whatever in the charges that be had wrongly certified his accounts. The result showed that Seeley approved claims only for what work v.-a done. He wt.s the recipient of many warm coi rnuu'atiot.s when the Jury brought

i: its vctii. t. ' Citizens .-ire loud in their condemns-I tion of the state accountants who havej dragged Mr. Seeley's name in tho courts j and cost Lake county all the sum it hnn,

to prosecute tho case. The attention of the jrovtrnor is to be called to the persecution. BIT X LIBEBTT BOND TOMI OflfiE COSTS

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U-BOATS' DAMAGE TO BRITISH HITS LOW-WATER MARK

LONDON, April 11. The sinking Ot British mcrcbantment toy mines or submarines last week reached the next lowest level of any week since Germany began her intensive submarine campaign early in 1317. Tour vessels of more than 1,600 tons, two of less than 1,600 tons and two fishingboats were sent to the bottom. The week's figures made a grand total of 1,427 vessels sunk since the adoption by the British, admiralty of the weekly report system, as follows: Over TJnder 1.600 1,600 Smaller Week tons. tons, craft. Tlrst fifty 797 237 192 rmy-flrst 12 3 1 rifty-second 14 4 7 Tlfty-thlrd 12 6 0 rifty-fourth 14 3 1 rifty-flfth 11 6 2 Tlfty-sUtn 16 12 1 Tlfty-seventh 6 7.5 rifty-eighth 4 2 2 Total SG6 C30 211 Grand total. 1.427.

SPFV-rAT. To Thh TtMES.t HOUART. IND., April 11 A dar

cc?f tiRht year old Freddie Newman, I twin son of Mr. and Mrs. "William New-; man of this city, his life yesterday. j Yesterday evening Clayton Keilman.' his playmate, and j-ouiir Newman were: playing on the banks of Peep river.! west of Lake -street. Freddie dared! Clayton to take a boat ride and together they pushed out into the river. There was a strong wind and as Freddie stoitr up In the bout, the wind blew him over j board into the river. , So scared was the Ketlman lad that he was unable to offer any aid to his drowning playmate. He called for hlp and an hour later searchers recovered the body. Mr. and Mrs. Newman who conduct a confectionary store on Mainj street are overcome with grief. Freddie sold The TtiiES newspapers. j The funeral will he held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Shulk: will conduct the services and buria ! will be made in the Crown Hill cemetery.'

HIT A LIHEKTT BnVD Trl'A T GERMAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE OUSTED ALH.VNV. -V V., April 11. The assembly, without a dissenting: vote, has passed the bill to a uunl the charter of the Germa n-American Alliance of the state of New York. The measure went through the senate, last night and now goes to the governor. nrr liberty Bor TorAT NOTICE TO UNIONS. Hammond's labor lircles are getting; ready for their big- drive on Saturday. All members of all the P.uiludinsr Trade's Cofmcils and and Trades and Ibor Unions and all labor organizations are requested to meet in procession on Oakley, between State and Flummer. where they w'H he assigned to po?i t iopp.

The Key Scouts of Hammond and West Hammond and the Camp Fire Girls as well, are to have their inning at Liberty Hall during the Third Liberty Loan drive. Tomorrow evening has been set aside for the Scouts to hold a Liberty Loan meeting: at the hall. The Hammond commissioner of Boy Scouts. F. IX McElroy, has secured as the speaker, Judson I. Freeman, national field scout commissioner. Mr. Free-man im recognized as the ablest speaker in the scuut movement. The Hammond Boy Scouts are supported by the leading organizations and

people of the city. A J'ew expres- I sions regarding Scout Night follow : j If you ever wcr are now or ever expect to be a Scout come to Lib- j erty hall, Friday evening. I DP.. IT. E. SHARKER. ! Chairman Third Liberty Loan Com- , mittee. ' j Every mother, fath.r. friend, and I teacher of a Boy Scout should hear Judson 1'. Freeman, Friday even- . in?. A. M. TURNER, j

Chairman Speakers' Bureau. To he a Boy Scout is to be the greatest help to his country at war and his country in peace, that a boy can possibly he. V. A. PARRT. Chairman Publicity Committee, Third Loan Drive. I am for the. Boy Scout movement on account of their-allegiance to this government and on account of the cardinal pednts up to which they live. Without a doubt they will mak-; better citizens for reason of this training. PETER W. METN. Charman Liberty Hall Committee. The best in every boy Is made better by Scouting. L. T. METER, President Hammond Boy Scout Councel. The bo3' hearts are right, get the parents. C. M. M DANIEL. Superintendent of Schools. Scouts! Freeman, the big man In Scouting is coming Friday: F. I). M'ELROT. Hammond Commissioner, Boy Scouts. Members of the, American Alliance are urged net to forget the his mass meeting of that order at Liberty hall tonight. Sergeant's Vann (Belgian) and McKay (Canadian) are to speak together with Eph Inman of Indianapolis, and others. Come out and show the fathers and mothers of these boys that you are strong for them. Never mini the weather. Endure a little personel discomfort. Get away from tho radiator and the stove and ,-itrike a blow for liberty. Bl'I A L1BEHTY BOD TODAT THE HUN BULLY. Bt United Press "WASHINGTON. April 11. Germany has demand d that the Russians strip their fleet, --cording to confidential information reaching this government today. They have been ordered not to leave a compliment of over twenty-five men on any vessel and the Germans are removing enough guns to make the vessels ineffective. The government information Indicates the Rusitans are not resisting the order. Et T A LIBERTT BONO TOI'lT REFUSES TO APPROVE IT IRt U.viteo Press WASHINGTON. April 11. The senate today refused to approve labor right to strike in war time. It rejected a conference report on a bill penalizing: destruction of war material and interference with production. The vote result

ed because a caiuse specially provided that penalties should not apply to Birlkini; workers.

LAKE COUNTY BANKER IS IN STATE DRIVE Indianapolis, Ind., Apr. 10, 1918. H. O. Hay, County Chairman, I,ake County, Indiana. Congratulations on Lake county subscriptions to Third liberty I.oan. you are the banner county in the state todate. WILI. H. WADE, State Chairman.

V. 8. ASXS MORE. H. G. Hay, Jr. G-ary, Indiana. Now apparent that government's Immediate requirements are much larger thaa thre fcUUoa minimum flaed by secretary of the treasury. Imperative that yen push campaign for large oversubscription. Continue going at top speed until the end Government asks for widest possible distribution doubUng number of subscriptions to last loan. GEOSGE H. DUUSCOHBE. redersl vBi. Director of Sales for Indiana.

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Doug Fairbanks holding Charlie Chaplin aloft while both boomed the third loan in Wall street. Twenty thousand eager and enthusiastic spectators jvatehed Charlie Chaplin and Doug Fairbanks tio thir stunt3 and heard them make their Fpeeches in Wall street recently in the interests of the third Liberty loan. Charlie didn't have his mustache with him, but he had his legs and his derby hat. with which he had the crowd roaring, and "Doug" put as much pep into his talk for the loan as he does into his movies.

(Pt Unite:- PhespI WASHINGTON, April 11. Liberty X.oan subscriptions have reached a total of 8400,000,000, according to conserva. tive estimates compiled frcm official figures. ESTIMATED RESULTS. Hammond S B50.000 East Chicago 800,000 Gary 753,400 Whiting 370,000 Crown Point 110,000 Hobart 50,000 lovreU 43,000 Dyer 17,000 Highland 4,000 East Gary 1,000 Totals $3,003,400 Lake county mt over the top today if the belief of the third Liberty Loan committeeic.cn is warranted and the way the money is rolling in today. She will be far out' tho toj, tonight. Gary is still below her quota by a big (Continued on j.age tn PRO--GERMANS WILL ROW SHUT OP

Latest 'Bulletins

; Br T'viTF.n Pkebs WASHINGTON, April The casu alty list Issued today by tho war department contained 124 names, divided as follows: One killed in actio, two died cf wounds, five died of accidents, thirteen died of disease, sixty-nine severely wounded, thirty slightly wounded, and four missing In action. Another big casualty list was received today and was to be made public late this afternoon.

War Review

Mouthy Disloyalists Will Face the Pen When Law Operates.

WASHINGTON, D. C. April 1J After many days of spirited debate the senate has passed the amendment to the. espionage hill, which has been pronounced In and out of congress as the most drastic sedition law ever proposed in this country. The measure, earnestly advocated hy tho department of justice, is designed to expedite punishment for disloyal acts ami utterances of unpatriotic citizens and German propagandists in the United Stat-s and is aimed also toward drastic punishment of members of the I. "V. Y and similar organizations who condemn the form of government and constitution of the United States. Punish Loan roes. The bill further aims to provide severe punishment for those who interfere or attempt to interfere with war loan campaigns of the government, or production of necessities of war, and for thoe who support the isusc of Germany and her allies In the war. A fine of $ 1 0.000 or imprisonment for twenty years, or both, is proposed under th" bill for all offenses included in its provisions. The most severe section is directed against those who: Willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profance, scurrilous, contemptuous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States," or the constitution, military, or naval forces, uniform or flag of the country. In the closing hours of the debate the bill was qualified against misinterpretation that might lead to prosecution of innocent persons through the adoption of an 'amendment proposed by Senator France of Maryland which provides that nothing in the proposed act shall be construed as "limiting the liberty or impairing the right of any individual to publish or speak what is true, with good motives and for justifiable ends."

I United Phf Cari.EoP.amI I WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN i TRANCE, April 10. A carefully pre-! pared German attack in the sector north. west of Tonl was crushed by the prompt and effective fire of American batteries.' Two German prisoners said the attack was rehearsed by a force of 800 but stemmed by American fire. j The attack was preceded by a tre-; mendous German barrage, American guns replying immediately. There were

no American casualties. rt'viTE" Prinss CAPT.Er.n Of COPENHAGEN, April 11. Prof. Anderson of Was."alng-ton, negotiated with Counts Andrassy and Tisva in Vienna and Bude TJest regarding the possibility of a separate peace between Austria-Hungary and the "United States, according to dispatch to a Berlin newspaper from its Vienna correspondent. The correspondent said the Austrian foreign office had admitted this and also that Austria has initiated the peace negotiations. DCany cf these peace negotiations were said to have been conducted by Emperor Karl with numerous persons of International connections. TRv T'vited Press. WASHINGTON, April 11 Reported

peace conferences between a Prof. Anderson of Washington, and two Austrian ! counts created a stir In diplomatic circles ; here. The professor was not available i and his identity Is not known. j At the state department it was declar- ; ed officially nothing Is known of the : professor. The department stated that recently no official peace negotiation has ! been undertaken, although anybody com- : ing back from Earops has peace talk of ono sort or another. Tlus was token

to Indicate that some Austrian feelers had "been received although not through men connected directly with the government. ,

Crown Prince Knpprecht was continuing his northern offensive today on the entire twenty mile front from the LaBassee canal to the YpresComines canal. In making this announcement Pield Marshal Haig reported particularly severo fighting along the Lawe and Eys rivers from Lestrem to Ar. mentleres. Lestrem is about a mile sonth of the junction of the two rivers and nine miles southwest of Armentieres. Armentieres, which is only a pile cf stone and brick has no strateglo consequence and has been abandoned, because It was the apex of a dangerous salient. Haig said It was filled with gas when the British withdrew. Dispatches from William Phillip Slmms said the superior German transportation now enables them to concentrate at will agains either French or British. The German plan, he said, was to alternate drives against the two with the view of annihilating them. The terrlffic bombardment on the Franco-American front Tuesday, from south of Verdun to east of St. Mlhlel, repartee! yesterday, was followed by a determined raid on one of the American sectors. It was completely repulsed. pur a libestt bond totat THOUSANDS FAILED TO

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Revenue Agents Will Go After Delinquents; Penalties Must Be Paid.

tUviTEn Press CnT.Er,RiM.l PASIS, April 11. German attacks against Franco-American sectors in the Champagne and Lorraine were repulsed, the French war office announced today. "We made successful attacks and took a dozen prisoners and a machine gun

WASHINGTON, April IV Thousands of cases of failure to file Income tax returns have been uncovered by internal agents and steps are bning- taken to compel the filing of delinquent reports and payment of proper penalties. Officials also have di.-cnvred that a number of companies and individuals 'reported incomes or esce.-s profits too low and they -will be. forced to make ?u pplemen ta 1 reports. BCT A 1-IPtRTT B'jNr? TOTAT SPECIAL SESSION.

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Channel Driva Today Brings Enemy Nearly 5 Miles West of Armentieres,

BULiETI.V.J LUn-ited Fhess Cablegram. SOME, April 11. Artillery flghtlnr along the whole Italian front was reported by the war office today. United Press Cablegram 1 (By "WILLIAM THILLIP SIMMS ) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, April 11. The Germans have reached the neighborhood of Steenwerck, four and a half miles west of Armentieres, it is reported as this is cabled. The enemy also is reported to have reached the edge of Estarres four and a half miles south ol Steenwerck and are reported to be in the eastern half of Ploegstreet Wood. At 4 o'clock this morning German ar. tillery began shelling Martin sart an5 Englebelmer. Wednesday's fighting continue I throughout the night. A new salie-.t from north of the St. Kurr bridge hea.'. to Van Quast enlarged the enemyV gains. They occupied five villages near Messlnes but the British counter-attacl.-ed heavily, driving them out. Sunms dispatch says that the British after evacuating Armentieres withdraw four and a half miles. The counter-attack threw the Germans back a portion of this distance. fl'N'iTKD T'nrss Cable or aw BRITISH RETIRE FURTHER. LONDON. April 11. Field Marshal Haig today announced th withdrawal of the British forces from Armentieres which is full ol gas. "The battle Is continuing' on the whole front from the ZiaBassee canal to the Tpres-Comines canaL There is severe fighting in the neighborhood of the Lawe and Xys rivers from JLestren to Armentieres. "North of Armentieres there Is little change. In the neighborhood of Floeg. street, Messlnes and Wythchaete there was heavy fighting until a late hour last night."

; Rt United Press I INDIANAPOLIS, Airi! 11 A special session of the Indiana legislature will probably be called the later part of the I month. This became known following

northwest of Rheims. In the region of Orvillers and Sorel our artiUery dispersed the enemy." BIT A LIBERTY KONP TC'I'AT

WILL GO ON BALLOT, j County Clerk Herbert "Wheaton t"l-j ephoned t"day from Indianapolis thati

the name of John Kennedy, candidate for jaflste of the superior court, room 2. on the republican ticket, will Co on the ballot at the primaries. The at-torney-pent-ral has railed that Mr. Ken

nedy's application by telegraph was j

a conference today with Gov. Coodrtcli attended by leaders of both parties. BIT A LITiUBTT ".'D TOPAT LOWER CAR RATES.

IKV I'VITUD l'Hl-?l WASHINGTON. April 11. The interstate commerce commission today ordered lower rates on carload shipments of cement between points In eleven mid, dlu and western state, im hiding Illinois and Indiana. New- rales are to be substituted for

AMERICA APPEALED TO. United Urls Cablegram 1 (By "WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, April 11. The next few months must bring a show down for America. Hlndenburg Is aiming for annihilation of both the British and French. He Is prepared to concentrate against either. Present conditions point toward concentration against the British. 'Checked from Arras southward the Germans took advantage of their excep. tional transportation and quickly sent up divisions between Armentieres and laBassee, striking the British and Portuguese. The enemy again struck against Messlnes. This ambitious move was undoubtedly checked by the stand of the 55th division which commands Givenchy Hill. Nearly 1,000 prisoners were taken. Hlndenburg'g force is the biggest In history and he has the greatest network of railways and highways in the world. The allies fighting like lions are crying, "Come on, America." Around the Messlnes and Wytachaepe the fighting" yesterday was particularly heavy. These places were taken and retaken several times in hand to nana fighting-. On the southern part of the battle front the fighting was desultory. U. S. TROOPS ARE BRIGADED. IRr Unite o Prfss 7 WASHINGTON, April 11. Shifting of the main American reserves into the west front battle Is about complete. News that a small portion of this army of freedom had been dissolved in the brave and hard prensed battalions was followed by Information that others will soon bo In the line against the Germans. The men already fed Into the British front are well seasoned and have been tested by Teuton fire. Their record hai been splendid. The others coming in are of the sanis type. Before long the men who have not had the same tests of battle will be going in too, brigaded with tho veteran British. Where the first contingent was placed Is not released but it is assumed that if the battle develops on the present lines Americans will be quickly plunged into the northern sector. flV A 1BFFUT t!-M. T-mAT Gr. 0. P. CONVENTION.

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Rr Untted Press. 1 INDIANAPOLIS. April The publican state convention will be cali for May 2S ard 29. Indications at Trent, are for an attendance of u2 ,j. JT3