Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 244, Hammond, Lake County, 12 April 1918 — Page 1
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HAMMOND, INDIANA.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 191S.
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SPECIAL CALL SOOi
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Governor Goodrich In Special Session Decides on Legislative Program for Lawmakers.
Lynched for Disloyalty
At State Capita!..
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SCOUTS GF COUNTY TO HELP SELL LIBERTY BONDS
Meet This Evening at Liberty Hall at Hammond to Prepare for Drive.
E.OBEET P. PKAEQEK j ROBERT P. Praeger was taken;
INDIANAOLIS, IND., April 12. j
April 29 or May 9 are the tenta-; tivc dates on which it is expected j Governor Goodrich will call thtt legislature in special session. j The Governor held a conference; with a number of Republican anc'j Democratic leaders ot the Senate; and trc House, Thursday after-! . i
r.oon, and wnue was yiy , in charge by a mob at Collinsville, decided that the call should go out.j nu Qther day and hanged t0 a
tne governor aecimeu io tree outside the town
definite statement on the sue-j ckarged with having made disloyal! Nor did he indicate the probabic ; remarks in an address at a meeting i date for the opening of tne session, Qf miners I but it was learned that the session!:; : Ll
probably would be called for oneof these two dates. j
MEASURES TO BE TAA1. ur. ; The. Gocrr.or said the followlnc j
measures would consutuic his program for the special session:
This is Hoy S.-out nicht nt Hammond's Liborly Hall find Scouts from a'.I
j surrouii'liriK oitlrs. including .'!iry, IJast i fhi.-asro and AViiii'.ns. hive ai'tiitfd tho f invit.ition to attend. It is exptcted the j meetingr will le the larpest Hoy t?.-out' ! gathering ever held in the rounty. The ! Scouts are preparing to pell Liberty! I I.onds. i i Whether you are a i?oout or riot you j ! are invited to attend. The program ; I while very attractive has hteu mad'I short and the jntcting: will be out hy ' half past nine. j I rrc ceding the me' ting the Scouts will l h' ld a short parade, forming on Kimhach; avfnue at the courthouse. Hoys of. Troop 5 will have charge of a camp fire j in the school ard and nt 6 o'llo.U are; ; to. demonstrate cooking in the op-:n. j j The program follows: j j "America." I Invocation Rev. ,7. ;'. X'arrctL. ! ".':ar Spangled Haimer." 1 "ath of Allegiance to The i'!ag. J ! iinori.trati.-n of Stout activities I Huglirig. . j
Hirst Aid. Signaling. I "Scouting :n Haminond." a talk Tier. , Floyd IT. Adams. j Haceant by the Carnn l"ire Girls.
He wa: Address Judson r. l'w-ma:i, Xa-
tional Field Scout ''ommissior.ers. "old l'lng N'"cr Touched Tiic i; round"
Jto AMERICANS CREED T believe in the United Stater of America as a government of the people, bq the people, for the people, whose just power? arc derived from, the consent of the govcrned; 4 democracy in a republic; a sovereign notion of mantj sovereign states-; a perfect Union, one and inseparable-.eslablis-hed upon those principles of freedom, equality justice and humanitq for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my dutq to my country to love it, to support its constitution, to obeq its laws, to respect its flag and to defend it against ail enemies.
War Review
FLIER OX BOUSTlXd TOUR FOR 'MiD LOAX
RO CALLS
SIXTY-FIVE TO SERVICE
The British center in tho Flanders lattle has been pushed tack seren miles from the original line along the Iyse river, It Is shown hy Haig's official statement today. The statement reported sever continuous fighting in the neighbor, hood of Irleryine and Neuf-beruln last night. Merrills is on the north hank of the Xys, three miles due west of Estalres and seven miles west of the Layso along which the lino ran at 'be beginning of the bat. tie. XTeuf-herqnin is a mile and a half northeast oz MervlUe. Merville, acordlng to Haig, was captured by the enemy last night. Keuf-EgUse, where the British fell back to new positions is nearly three miles west and north of Ploeg. street. This retirement increases the salient immediately south, of Ypres. righting has started In the vicinity of Arras. Haig reported the Oermans capturing 'a post near Tllloy-Les-MaffaUnes, a mile east of Arras, from which they were later ejected! BLI A L1TEB1T BOND 10IAI
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Appropriations of several hundred i
thousand dollars to meet the extra cost
of maintenance of the state institutioiis.1 suseu by the inert a so J cost of coal and i other supplies for the institutions. j Appropriation of several hundred; thousand dollars for rebuilding the! bu.iuit.gs of th-i state reformatory eith-j . i at the present location at Jeffersorj- , i'le or at some other place in the state.! Vote on the ratification of the prohi- J Linen amendment to the federal consu- J - i WANT TXACHINCf ) Or GEUMA1T STOPPED. ' rt.-pcal the law which provides for the! uachir.g of German in the public! . I T ;
- -v . , ,. ,. i patriotic addresses
Increased ray ror s-.icii:a iur lo.-umt Jail pr'.ioncr.
Increased pay to orpaans. homes lor
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ALLIANCE TALKS
1 . M.'!;'" t'h.orus. I 1 ' :i-:-uic u r. Rev. Serovzyi.ski.
j J. !. Aiikin-i. kailrr tiie ma'e ; ( i."iuf. today nrgf.l a!! of the iiie:nber.-" j i o' the .-hoiua to ?e present at the hall J i at T:45. ;
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Eph. Inman of Indianapolis. Stirs Crowd at LibertyHall Meeting.
tin: care of crplian5. 1 nor eased minimum wage vl
Eph Inman. a prominent attorney of Indianapolis, delivered one of the most
f the third HiVrty
Loan campaign at Liberty Hall last
' evening; before an Amen, .-in Alliance I audi'-nce of more than 2,..''l persons.
:n court-
i Attorney D. E. Boone presideil.
Continued on page eight.!
LAKE COUNTY M HilEO
SOCTH PEXb. IN1 . April 12. Comi.iissioners to the general assembly were eif.ted Tuesday afternoon by the Lugar.sport presbytery at the closing session of the state meeting htld in ilishawaka. those named being: Ministers The Itev. F. E. Walton, Gary; the Rev. T. I!. Krause. Hammond. Alternates The Rev. i A. Iippincott and the Rev.
"It is time spies be not interned and I
; fed and n.ade happy hut lined up against) a wall and shot," declared Hph Inman i He suggested that Senator Lafollettc j ' given the iron cross of Germany and
Names of Quota to Be Sent to Camp Taylor Week Af
ter Next Given Out by the Hammond Exemption
j Board Today. j Thi Hammond draft board today j.-ompWed the list of sixty-five men to ; be sent to '"amp Taylor, Ky., for tr&lnir.s this month. Each month a quota of ! men will he sent away, the frst to go louring the five-day period beginning l.prl 20th. The board has certified a (number as reserves for April but they
! w ill pro bah: y nit be sent until May. ( The sixty-five to leave ber.veeri the 1-C:h and 30th of this month are as folilowr: Celled to tke Color. Meddard Steffens. 64S Hohman St.;
, f 'has. V. Winkler. SS6 Michigan Ave.; 1 Walter Weslev MilliUan. ,1SS IMummer Patriotic Hammond People ; Ave; Hroniiaw seikowski. r.o Kenwood Aic; Louis Diamond. Los AnseFall in Line With Times iM; nan m. Thrsn. :o? Mi-higan av.; . : Frank G. Mag'mot. Tf'2 Oakley Ave.; SUggeStlOll That City BejM ke raz-oli. Oak street; Franc:-
itscl-: l'orunoar. miui i'ia.-. ihiia Il'aker. i(; Sibley street: Wm. II. i'lruype, 785 Hohman street; Chester il'.ffte. 41'! Ash street: Wm. Kennedy, j ;j Stat" street: Wm W. Vet it. 150 Sib- '): street; Tony Sadfi. 51 i Fields Ave.: j James II. Williams, 547 I'.Olh street;
Johnson. Hohy; A'tir. Ioebler, Jr., Hoffman street: Tumoyne T'os-
nouRh. Griffith; Ernest Turner, r37 In-
GERMANS CAPTURE MERVILLE
First GGiinty in Greatest State in Union to Make Actoal Report of 53,000,000 Subscriptions.
Lieut. Patrick O'Brien. Lieut. Patrick O'Brien, an American member of the British Royal Flyinpr corps, the hero of an escape from a German prison camp and many other thriliinp war experiences, is now touring the larger cities of the United States and boosting the third Liberty loan.
BE HEATED
Canvassed for Funds to Provide Heat for the Hall.
Ben L. P. Bell's Times last nifc-ht was
erty Halt.
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made to wear :t the remainder of hi hardly scarcely dry from the press when ; ;,c'. ! ho fa'.lfl ii r niiai vowed himself Iieartilv- 158
"Americans who rue our part in" this! jn symp,athy with the plan to heat Lib-;
great struggle have not isuanzed, added the speaker. "The war i? puttinr
a new tone and smrit our treat national "put me ciown for $
life. American patriotism will find in! So Lc started the bail a-rclhng: i Raines of battle of rebaptism and re-j pal" Ableman was away last night, birth. The United States will take herj81'! didn't get to see his paper till this I place in the world for the protection of: morning. "That's a great Liberty Hall j our ova country and for the hberty and j ar'rl l m for a Seating- plant in it. I'm; democracy of the world. j sending a check for $25." said the gen- ! "I am proud to be a citizen cf a nation! ?rous and patriotic Sam and The Times: that ha3 a sense of honor; a nation will-! 'as ing to spend its last drop of blood and. Another patriotic woman. Mrs. Ethel; last dollar for this honor; a nation that; Gavit. 162 Lewis street, s.-.id over ths; will fight for the defense of small na-j phone. "Who should I turn this money! tlons. helpless women and inno.or.t ohil.i over to? This morning I canvassed;
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Lewi3 street and collected $11.50 for a
G. W. Allison. South Bend. Lay C'om-
t.nsdf.nfrt Tt. McArthur of Garvi'dren. Imagine an American Zimmerman
I or Bcrnstorff. if you can. Imagine ths: heatinK plant in Liberty Hall." She was
". Ilubbs. Loganfport, and J. G. Rice. Hammond.
LABOR DAY AT LIBERTY HALL SATURDAY EKE
(Continued on page five.)
Organized labor of Hammond, having
Several committees gae reports relating to the work of the various sec
tions of the church work. The Rev. J. ;
B. Fleming, of Kcnsselaer. reported for the temperance committee). In connection with this report be brought up the matter of having immediate prohibi
tion as a wartime measure, and on his recommendation a resolution to that effect will be sent to senators and rep-: resntati vcs. I The Rev. F. E. Walton, of Gar?', read! the report on young people's work for! the Rev. W. L. Colston, of Michigan; City, who is chairman of the committee, j The young people's work at the Monti-! cello church stood highest In the pres-i bytery for the year. j Leslie C. Whitcomb, of South Bend;i
SEE DHY OPINION LITE IN MAY
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oupreme uourt Announces j would contribute.
Recess From Tomorrow to April 23.
PCT A MBnsTT BOND TOTAT HURRAH FOR BLACK OAK
Harold Martin. Laporte, and A. H. Saun-i
The decision of the ?tat niprw I Hurrah for Black Oak! The little, court on the constitutionality of the ! hamlet nestled on the LitMe Calumet j ttatn W!iii nroh 1 h i t ion Inti- r.rf.KMi i r.. ti lilA TiK'
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will not be made before April 23 and ' ty bonds to a Gary team made up of
ders, Chicago, were examined for the
ministry. The candidates passed. Mar-; tin will engage in Y. M. C. A. work.1 Saunders goes to Trinity church. South' Bend, and Whitcomb to South Chicago.'
nir A mbebit "'WD tol-at ALLIANCE QUITS; $30,000 IN TREASURY TORED CROSS PHILADELPHIA. Ta . April 12. The German-American Alliance, which has betn the storm center of congressional investigation for some time, w ill disband and give thw $3'V00 now in the treasury to the Red Cross. Thi anouncement was pemi-ofT ieially made during a recess late this afternoon, following an all-day secret s-esion. It was said the dissolution "of the alliance would become effective tomorrow.
j possibly not until after the May prl-
The court, in announcing the recess, j made no statement regarding the stat-
us o' ttie prohibition case, but it Is regarded as 'certain that no decision will be handed down fr some time, as the Lake county saloonmen. who have attacked the law-, filed their brief In reply to supplementary pleadings by the attorney general only yesterday. BI T A 1.1 PF-RTT BOND TOPAT LIBERTY BOND SALESMEN MEET Wllliarn J. Hastings, chairman of the Hammond Liberty bond salesmen, today asked that all of the salesmen meet at Liberty Hall tomorrow evening at 7:30.
advised, to Uep the money until some,
I one is appointed to care for this fund.'
I Airs Cavil's suerc-estlon that if tliore constructed in a day Liberty Hall, will
are some patriotic woman on every conclude the week's liberty loan drive strret to make a canvass as she did. it ' with a final dedicatory meeting Saturday would not take long to raise sufficient evening, following a. big street parade, funds for a heating plant. 1 The parade is to form on Oakley aveA committee will be appointed bv'e at Blummer avenue, and all organChairman H. E. Rharrer tonight to take lotions end individuals not assigned up the matter and it is expected that the wil1 be lven r'Uces in the llne of march fur will fly for many have said they'1'" the marshals at the starting point.
1 ne recteraiioii .'i. .humi lima vw.i furnish bands for the parade and music at Liberty hall. The parade will start moving nt 7 o'clock. Frank Hawley, former president of the Switchmen's unin and now- general consol for the trades and labor unions of Indiana, will deliver the main address. The formation of the parade is as follows: Carpenters Local 539 Form on East Blummer avenue, facing west on Oakley. Bricklayers. Pain'ers Local 410 North side of Flummer, east of Oakley, facing west. Plumbers, 307 South side of Blummer avenue, west of Oakley, facing east. Sheet Metal Workers. Electrical Workers. 697 South side of Flummer, west of Oakley, facing east, following Sheet Metal Workers. Lathers, 107 North side of Plummer. west of Oakley, facing cast, following Electrical Workers. Plasterers. 165 North side of Plummer, west of Oakley, following Lathers. Building Laborere, 41 North side of Plummer. west of Oakley, facing west, following Plasterers. Building Laborers. 41 North side of Plummer. facing east in rear of Building Laborers. Stationary Engineers and Firemen. ORA HIGH L ATnT), Grand Marshal. This is to Include p.ll Lake county.
(I'.'-iTtn Press Cablegram. 1 LONDON, April 12. "The enemy captured Merville last night," Field Marshal Haig announced today. "The British by a counter attack bars regained their position north of Testaberg (a mile north of Oivenchy) Into a part of -which the enemy had forced its way," Half said. "In the neighborhood of Neuf-berqain there was severe Bg-hting last night, Half continued. "The enemy's pressure is continuing' his progress." "Between the Z.osine and the Lane rivers and also to the north hostile attacks were repulsed. "From the La Bassee canal as far as Eollebeke (three miles southeast of Ypres) fighting1 continued. "South of Arras there were strong lo. cal attacks la the neighborhood of Neu-llle-Vitasse which were repulsed. "27ear Tllloy - Lei - aceffalines, the enemy entered one position hut was driven out by a counter attack. Astride the Somme there was increased artillery fighting." GERMANS MERCI-
.LESSLY SLAIN
LFvitud PnE.s f'Anr.WHAit. (By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, April 11. Fighting in the Armentieres area, which town was threatened after the capture of Ploegstreet, appeared dying down after British retirement today. Low flying aeroplanes participated la the fighting throughout the day. The Oermans wading across the Lawe creek, near Lestrem, wave after wave, were subject to merciless slaughter hy Brit, lsh machine gmnners. Some German prisoners taken at Vimy declared there were no fixed objectives after the Initial ones. They were ordered to push on 'as far as they could. Further battles similar to this one are possible during the lulls on the main battle front.
Latest "Bulletins
FIFTH DAY OF DRIVE. Bast Chicago 1,400,000 Hammond $ 852,000 Gary 753.400 Whiting S90.OOC Crown Foint 120,000 Lowell 75,000 Hobart 60,000 Dyer 19.00C Griffith 1 8,650 Highland 7,000 Munster 6.20C ast Gary 1,500 Black Oak 1,500
FvtTEn. Ppess Cablegram. RIO DE JANEIRO, April 13. Heir Niewerth, a German who attempted to blow up the steamer Tennyson, has been captured in Bahhia. (The Tennyson is a Eritish steamer of C.04.4 tons and is owned by the Brazil Steam Navigation Company.)
(BT I'S'ITEP Pk::$s." WASHINGTON, April 12. Cables from Home today announced the adoption of resolutions at the closing session of the congress of nationalities which urge reslstence against Germany and Austria until victory has been won by the allies.
United Pr.Ess Cablegram. LONDON, April 12. The plan for proposed self-government for Ireland was adopted by the Irish convention, 100 to 42, it was officially reported today. It provides for the establishment of a parliament for the whole of Ireland with full power ia all internal legislation, administration and direct taxation. Self government, the report said, is to become a law immediately. Par-lament Is to consist of 64 senators and 200 commoners. The senate will be representative of commerce, industry, labor, county councils, churches, universities, and the peerage. Nationalists agree to guarantee un. lonists 4P per cent of the membership in the house of commons. The convention reported it was voted that any conscription would have to be submitted to the Irish parliament before it could be enforced.
Hoy PavH, C. M. Baker and C.ex Con
trary. The supreme court at noon to-Two Ewin eich gave- ".00. morrow will recess unt'l April 13 and j prr a libcrtt bind i.irn it is regarded as probable that no Ar- ' . cision will be handed down until af ter ' X Xi jttLiI. C ii.JLJ.LrO that time. I VPOT-T MOTHI? fl VfT."F.
(P.T T'vtTEtt PltE'S CROWN POINT. Ind . April 12 Wm. Weaver, a teacher at the Washington school was severely injured on Wednesday when returning from Fchool on his motorcycle. He became dizzy and fell from his machine while going at a high rate of speed. His jaw- was broken and otherwise injured and bruised. He was given medical attention snd returned to his boarding place and is sufferine very much ' lay. His home is in New Albany. Ind. t! T A LIBEKTT BOND Tor-AT "iove Liberty more than money. Loan your money for Hberty. nuy Liberty Bonds. Hnrt Hertltng- with bonds.
HUNS WILL NOT GET THERE Br t'MTED Press. WASHINGTON, April 12. Germany will not push her way through to Calais in the opinion of military strategists today based on brief developments of the Flanders drive coupled with experience oi the past. The Germans are meeting more stubborn reslstence while still making pro. gress. There are some evidences too that the German punch is weaker. Over nigt. news from the battle line gave a one of some encouragement. However- some strategists say that with Amerlcau -Mid British strengthening the reserves It will be possible to make trouble for the Germans. If the reserves are strengthened fast enough the time will come when a blow can be dealt against the Germans at a vulnerable point, it is believed. This may be some months off but In the meantime the allies and America will be able to stop the nemy before he reaches vital points. PPT A LIBERT! BOND TOT'AT MACK FOLAND'S BOY IS INJURED llif T'nited Press CROWN POINT, Jnd., April 12. Jack Foland. son of County Auditor and Mrs. Kolarid. was quite severely hurt Wednesday while playing with some companions, one of whom became angry at him and struck him with a stick which had a large nail at the end. Tiie nail penetrated Jack's cheek, harely mlssing his eye and made a very serious wound. The little plaj-mate was not aware of the nail in the stick.
LOAN DRIVE ON ALLFHATERNITIES Information From Their Officials Is Requested byChairman Sharrer.
New impetus was given, the Liberty Loan drive in Hammond today when IL E. Sarrer. chairman of the local committee drafted Xi. H. McIIie to get after all f raternitit s, secret organizations and clubs irt Hammond and West Hammond and secure pledges of subscriptions from each and every one of them. Some have already bought. This matter has been deferred until now that all might have the privilege of voluntarily subscriptions, but it is the intention to bring home the message to every member of every fraternity in Hammond and West Hammond. A complete list of these have been received from Mr. McIIie and officials of each and every one of them are asked to report to him ty tomorrow noon.
Indisputably premier county of Indiana! Lake county is going way over the top today, that is over the top of its original quota of $3,000,000. The outlook is that it will soon go over the top of. Mr. McAdoo's latest quota of $5,000,000 for the county. She is well on the way to $4,000,000 now. East Chicago with 9,928 individ. ual subscribers has reached the magnificent total of $1,400,000. When he "gathered in figures at noon today County Chairman H. G. Hay, Jr., was satisfied he could wire this afternoon the news to the state chairman that Lake is the first big county in Indiana to go away over the top. THESE ARE PROUD FIGURES. Little Lyer came in with 100 subscribers and J19.000; Whiting with S.43S subscribers and $300,000. with a whole lot more in sight; Hammond with 3.100 subscribers, arid Crown Point with 1.04 3 buyers. Highlands-Munster sold to 130 buyers, a total of $1,300. Even under Mr. McAdoo's latest plea that "0. 000,000 men, women and children buy. Whiting has more than double this. Gary's loan drive soldiers are working valiantly and have nearly $800,000 raised outside of the big V. S. Steel plant. This total will no doubt be very large. til A LI BERT Y EOXD TODAY SHILL TOWNS ME
Highland and Munster Sell Nearly $15,000 Worth of Bonds.
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PALIS, April 12. Successful surprise attacks north of the Ailette and i;i the Tpahure sectors where American artillery is engaged, resulted in the taking of some prisoners, the French war office reported today. I-Y'nch patrols took prisoners in two other sectors. BUT A tIBEBTT BOND TODAY DRAFT CALL. fBv VxiTF.n T'roiss.l WASHINGTON. April 1. The nation up to April in, had calbd W1.2i:i drafted men to training camp-, K presenttive Siegelt New York, announced on the floor of the house today. Of the number 853,537 are for the general run of the service while 17.27'J were ordered fo special sevrice.
rsrEciAL To The TtitEs.l HIGHLAND, IND.. April 12. Chairman H. Meeter of the Highland-Munster district reports today that the committee for the Liberty Loan drive, three of which arc ladies, secured the county and sold $7,000 worth of bends. At a meeting called at Munster with the assistance of Cashier Daugherty or the Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Highland, a committee of twelve started out and sold $6,200 worth. Munster is the smallest town in Lake county. Chairman Meeter says: "In conclusion I wish to say I take the liberty to say that I want to thanh the commutes of both towns by (heir untiring efforts In behalf of this driv for the third Liberty Loan, in not alone going over the top, but far beyond theii own expectations, and that if it is necessary that another loan be Moated, tha. the people of Highland and Munster wl! do their part." BLr A LIB1SBTT BOND TODAY GRIFFITH-IS THERE MUCH AS USUAL A grand patriotic meeting was hell in the town hall Wednesday even-tt-; at which patriotism and loyaltv wus stirred to a high pitch. The progra--! consisted of two parts: the first w s given by the pupils of the school a.id the second by two well known speakers from Hammond. Attorney Joseph Conroy and Sergeant Welsh. Griffith was given no q.uota in the Third Liberty Loan Drive, but at the meeting it was announced that her citizens had not been idle. They had already com" forward with the following subscriptions: The employes of the Standard Oil Company, $1,300: the employes of the L J. & K. ra'lroad in Griffith. $ i.3T0, and other citizens of the town $2,50h making a total of $S,.150. W-th this amount subscribed in the very b'--sinning of the drive the committee believes that the final amount win be far in excess of $10,000. Following the meeting many subscriptions were received by the committee.