Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 252, Hammond, Lake County, 23 April 1918 — Page 1

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Entire British Army Has Been Continuously Engaged for One Month. War Review The British navr la challenge to the German high seas fleet la becomingIncreasingly daring, as Is erldenced by the raid ca the submarine and destroyer bases at Ostend and Zeetruffge. This exploit Is considered even more Important than the destroyer of enemy trawlers April, six bun. clred miles from an EngUsh base. It is regarded by naval men as a direct slap In the face of Von Cappelle from Oeddes. British seamen, lony smarting for a taste of the conaict, took hold eagerly, according to reports of both of the sea initial exploits and are anxious to continue. That Admiral Oeddes has Just begun Is admitted in adirlfr circles. Tnat the British are making a bold and deliberate attempt to get the Germans In a sea fight Is apparent from the daring manner In which Ostend and Zeebrugge were taken. la event of a seat battle the Germans would be opposed by a combined British and American squadron. Along the west front the allies took the Initiative la raids lastnight. Another raid on American positions north of St. Mlhiel ia which the Americans repulsed the enemy with artillery fire and promptly made a successful counter raid was reported. (Rv UNITED PRESS TV" A It EXPERT.) new york, April 23.-The Germans are preparing for a third drive to be launched, against the British between Arras and the; Somme, according to official Brit-1 ish war office reports received here j , j Today. i "The operations on the west J rrv-rlino- according tOi a,v- t"" ' " plans evolved by General Foch, the statement said. -"The Germans ! are now preparing a further 'offensive between Arras and the Somme. It is extremely probable ;Vi will have to meet

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similar scale." Th Teutons still greatly outnumber "(Continued on page eight.) JUST CAN'T S PRAISE FOR COL. RILEY East Chicago-Indiana, Harbor continues to lead Lake county n reported loan subscriptions and yesterday when Col. W. J. RUey, city chairman, came in with $236,COO additional it shot the twin city up to $1,336,550. "Col. Bdley has done splendidly and that warn a great ad In THE TrwXS last night," said Chairman Kay. Lak county is now within 8100,000 of the 15.000,000 mark in its liberty bond sales and County Chairman Hay - oi.i tn.kv oil rtoubts are cast away I that the county will not raise SS.Oftrt.onO o- double its quota. It is expected that v hen the s:cl conipanle? of Gary report hai the county will have even r. jre than doubled its quota. To Go to Hammond, 'iry is planning a big turn out for . county celebration at Hammond rnt Friday Wternoon and W. F. Hodges has been appointed chairman of arrangements. Hodges will direct

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the work of getting transportation atyl I this forenoon and Charles Bonham and of lining up the different organizations Geo: ge. Dobbins, Liberty Loan salcsthat will take part in the county affair, j men. sold forty-six bonds, a total of

The first hareh of the new third libertv loan bonds have arrived at Gary! arins house and arc being issued to cash subscribers. BI'T K MBrRTT IrT TODAT ll'NiTsri Pres. rm.r-'.RM 1 i THE HAOTTE, April 23 German j proTlncial tokens are greatly disturbed ; crer the enormous casualtiees resulting from the wes'T front offensive, jeers are filled with obituaries. The pa-

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t "4 .5 1 Hv JO. B.vcc io. Jos. Kaceir.o. ZZ years of age who has been in the employ of the Chicago Telephone ' Company, for the pat two years, has been railed to the colors. T I 1 - V . ... Xt-.- . I""' ,n lr;e - 1 or3 Dlu lurn" ! e.l down on account of bein? unable to read the English language or speak j jit fluently. He waived his right to; ijoin the Italian army to fight for Uncle lie was born in Italy, and came -to j th: country June 1, 1933. and while he has not become a full naturalized American citizen he has ben a true American, and always showed a willingness to flsrht in defense of the United States. Jos. has a brother. Frank, In the Italian army who was made a prisoner j by the Austrian. i HERE'S FREE SCHOOL OFFERED ;Night instruction in Ord ! j nance Manufacturing Provides Fine Opening. The Standard Steel Car company of Hammond is offcrinc: the opportunity of a !j-e tim,, lc. 1!lfn u)10 care to take advantage of it. u " or-r.n s v.p a nlgrht school in th Strmrlaril .-'tril I 'n r Oii-, fr.r tJirh e,,-,1 bfys, young men or any man who wishes to h arii the operation of the drill pre-?, lathes and other ordnance making mnclu nery. The school will b open frnni 6 to ? in the evening at the Htanrfard shops. May 1st. Thrc will be no fee for instruction Those who arc interested should apply at oik o to the supervisor of labor in tho ordnance department. It will be possible to get 4 and ?" a day wages n hen efficiency in labor is reached. B LT A LIBERTY TV?U TOTiT TIN HAT SOUNDS JOST LIKE CASH REGISTER F?rFCTAt To Thf Ttvr.'l (By FRED S. KKP.Gl'Si NV WITH T11H AMERICAN ARMV IN L.ORRAINI". March 21. "Thit was'ones sale the; Boche rang tip without getting the money." said a boy from Dayton as he took off his tin hat and pointed to ;t siny sp-jt on the crown. He v."tit over the top with the men of the Ohio regiment when they made their raid on March 0. While coming back the Herman artillery opened up with a barrage. There was a burst of shrapnel near the Dayton boy. His life was saved by his tin hat. A pie. a of the shell struck the hat ai;d bounced off. "You ought to have heard it ring." the Dnyton soldier went on. "It sounded like all the cash resistors in the shops at home were being rung up. But tho Boche. missed his sale." Tlonris aafrKunrd your national and nanri, flItur, day tbeni. GIRLS AT GOSHEN SHIRT CO. TAKE $2,350 IN BONDS The girls employed at the Goshen Shirt factory in Hammond ate patriotic and willing to sacrifice to help win the war and help g'-t the boys bacH home. D. E. Boone and Sergeant Welch made speeches at the factory $2.3"" to the u girls. liniBII BOND TODAY ;gary CASES TO I BE TRIED MAY 24 f!pf:rt?. To THE Tl "FiS. VAI-PAHAISO, Ind . April 23. Special Judge Crumpacker today fixed May ;4 Rs the date for hearing the Gary mayoralty elction contest. This case i will be heard at Crown Point.

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H ETZ PUTS Live Wire Back of Housing; Campaign Engineers New j Enterprises, Including the j Building of Seven Homes ! on Elizabeth Street. Frank S. Betz. one of the first Hammond men to awaken to the housing nreds of the city, has closed a number f deals this week and has many more pending which will insure the building of homes in the immediate future. The following deals have been closed b" Mr. F.etz: H E. Tennlngrton. Chicago, to erect ihr houses cotinp $2, TOO each on Johnson street, north of Hofuian St. P. Thullen. Chicago, to build seven houses on Elizabeth street between the , eolf course and State Eine street. t' ' cost SS.T'.O each. I J. H. McClay of Hamnjond to build two bungalows on Hnry street near a1a another sor. t the Hammond Pattern Work? plant on Uman ave). w ,.- l:irk.k to i,uiirt two bungalows nn ,',Edn glrfL(, nPar rreeland avenue, BCI A mecrtt cot. iurtHE WAS A HERO JUST THE SAME Last Thoughts of Harry Steele Were With the Boys in France. Harry ?t,eele. one of Hammond's fine IE riotie young- mn, died at his home. ! Logan street, of tuberculosis at 12 j noon today. j The remains will be shipped to Teo-i man. Ind., the family's former home. Funeral arrangements will be made i later." He had made three attempts to en- ! list but was refused, and his last j thought were for the hoys in France, j many of whom were his comrades. He! is as much a hero as if liis health had enabled him to serve his country. The spirit was willing though th flesh was weak. BrY & LIBERTY fcON D T0T1T ERIE LIBERTY LOAN SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES Tlv. Chicago & Erie Railroad s special Liberty Loan train pulled out of th Hammond yards this afternoon with $60. """i worth of bonds as starter on the trip to the Atlantic coar.t over the Erie system. Chicago en 1 Hair, tnond employes have subscribed fur the sixty thousand worth of bonds and i.i- .-i'-iM. out amio entering and hat waMng. The train is made up or a baggage i 'ar. two piillmans, a dining car and ' a private car. AbolT.-d it are William j T. Hooker, assistant to the president or tne road. J. .M. l.rown, assistant general passenger agent: Sergeant ! Bannister, a sergeant of the regular I ermy; Martin iule!, superintendent j f f the Employe- Safety Bureau and ' a score of other Er;e men. i The Erie band from New York City j is also on the train. Thej-e are thirty- ', eight employes remaining with the ' Land of an original sixty. The other ar e.tl-.'r in Fran -e or soon will be. With Ma or Frown rmi Chief of folic- I'etc- Austgen leading, the Lib- i i rty Loan boosters on the special and the band paraded the streets this forenoon with a flag outstretched to catch contributions for th Red Cross. The train stopped at Huntington this afternoon and will reach Marion in the morning. bit a Lir.rnTT no-D toi at MEN OF ACTION ARE WANTED Br T"-itf--rrON. April 1 n ot action, voungcr men arc iiueued for America to win the war. This was the belief of Secretary of War Baker, as expressed to members of the house military committee today. He Eddcd that his experiences and observations while abroad convinced him that the success of the war depends on young rather than old men. His statement was regarded as indicating his disapproval of increasing tne urait ages to t, u or v as nas Deen suggested recently. A most promising picture of the vast preparation the United States is mak iug in France for the fighting men, sums up the secretary's talk before the committee today. "Our storage facilities over there." be said, "if lined up would be a building 50 feet wide and 200 miles long." He said "th United States artiller and aviation schools in France are abso;tely the Inest in the world." BXT A UBKBTl BOND TODAY Tour Bond will help fence in the kaiser

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OVERALL OIL GIRLS STRIKE AND WIN TIME TO DRESS BAYONNE, N. J., April 23. Girls in the car depirtment of the Standard Oil Company truck here because the foreman would not give them 15 minutes in the morning to put on their overalls (trousers). They declared it took that long. The foreman would not believe it. They must have proved their case, for the company gave in. TO START 4TH MILLS Ind. Harbor Steel Plant to Place Blooming Mill in Operation Soon. The N'orth TTarhor 1 , !nct.f'irn(i'p Uteel works and coke ovens of the Mark Manufacturing company, Indiana Harbor, is to have its fourth rolling mill placed in operation by Thursday, thus completing a new record for the erectors of the county's latest giant industry. Fishes swam a year ago where made land has since encroached into Eake Michigan, and tho new mill's opening follows the- universal plate mill placed in operation a month ago. In the fall the first two rolling mills were operated. Fed by Iron and steel from its blast furnaces and Bessemer steel works at Couth Chicago the North Harbor plant ; presents both the spectacle of a works in construction and in operation. Build-j injr are coke ovens, open hearth furn- I aces, rolling mills, machine shops, electric station, foundry, pattern shop, ore docks, ore machinery and other steel auxiliaries. The next three months are to witness the placing in operation of the first of the blast furnaces and open hearth furnaces. Eventually there will be eight' bis st furnaces. BUT A Li BEBTT BUD IOD1I DOLLAR OH IS 1 GREAT SUCCESS -Hammond Merchants Are I Well Pleased With the i ! Success of the Day. Hammond's second Dollar Day lias been .a great success, the fine weather j of tho morning: bringing out great j crowds of !-hoppev?- looking for bar-' gains and they were not d i sa ppointed, j as they found many of them. j The stores were crowded from the j time they opened until closing time i with enthusiastic buyers, rain falling! : about noon could not ! fm ,.(irnK put a damper Thk Times' second annual bargain ! pulling event was a far greater flnan-j cia! success to all Hammond merch- j ants who advertised than ever be- ; i .. - j Crowds came from all over the coun11 -v- !" wagons, automobiles and on street cars and filled the stores, ' where all merchants had provided spe-j r;a' bargain stocks featuring Dollar j fa;.-. j Kaufman & Wolf, and F.. Minas j Company especially wore packed to' tfl-K0 ad-.anlage of the many bargains; they advertiACtl Tlus is one of the days that Ham-! mond ha made a special annual ! merchand.sing event and people ha've 1 shown how well they think of it. As Manager .?. Ark in. of the Ham- i nior.d Furniture store said: j "The only expression we can use in ', heha'f of iv.liar Day at our st i . ;.- . we ha;- simply been -swamped wit'ij business since T This tuoru in sr. A stream of buy i s v. om,-n carried ! away mattresses. window curtains.' blooms, jardineirs. chairs we neversaw anything' Me it. in business.! People came from Tolieston. Garv, frown Point. R;verda!e, Hobart. East Chicago. Whiting. Hegewiseh." KCT A LIFERTT BONO TODAr ROUNDING UP GANG OF AUSTRIANS IN ; W. HAMMOND! efn A.istrians of West Hammond! were arrested yesterday an.l merchan- I dise. anj looted from the Michigan Central i vaiuea at recovered, in a roundup by Special Agents for the rail roads. John L. McDonald, special agent for the Michigan Central, had worked for two months to "get the goods'" on the Austrian.. In the round-up he had the assistance of Captain Rimbaeh of the Hammond Poli-e. Chief Nitz of West Hammond. Harry Clayland of the Indiana Harbor Beit R. R., and Michigan Central officers. Wanquist and Wilson. Each of the seven Austrians were fined Jl"' and costs In the city court of West Hammond today.

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js,. t j- js nsv General GERil BASES ARE RAIDED fFviTED Press Cabi.EORam LONDON. April 23. The German destroyer and submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge were raided by British naval forces early today, according to an announcement of the adrniralty. The raid was followed by the sinking of five shirs loaded with concrete to prevent the further use of the base. The ships were towed to advantageous positions and Mown up. The British force?. the admiralty said, consisted only of "auxiliary vessels and the cbselete cruisers in addition to the covering ship." The latter, however, may hae been armored as they performed thf tame roll as the artillery in an intantry advance. Lying well off shore they laid down a barrage with their big guns while the lighter craft crept under the very tios.'s of the harbor defenses to insuro the success of the barcading. -BI T A L1HEK1T BOND TODAI CAMPAIGN STARTS TODAY The first clinic in the nv.ich-featurcd and very valuable. Better Baby Campaign was held at the Central school this morning by Dr. T. W. Oberlln and Dr. W. F Howatt who examined about thlrtv children. Th next clinic to. be held w-ill bo at the Washington school on Thursday, and after that there will he three clincfs a week held at the school houses of the different districts. The mothers will be notified when to bting their children to the school. Dr. Oberlin has been appointed by the government to have charge of the v..ork in Hammond, butfound that he would be unable to take rare of it alone as there are so many babies to be examined. HUNS HAVE U. S. NAVALJPRISONERS (Br 1'N'lTEP rnns.3 WASHINGTON. April 23. Germany holds seven American naval prisoners, five from the armed guard of the steamer Cantona and two from the destroyer Jacob Jones. Secretary Daniels announced today. The secretary conferred with Secretary Lansing over alleged mistreatment of American prisoners. Lansing has already initiated diplomatic InquirBritish Forces Advance rUNITSD Pr.SSS CABr.E'iBAM. Wll.l.IAM riiiiiii' SIMM. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN PPANCE. April 23. British force ad. vaneed 200 yards on a l.fiOfi yard front south of Aveluy wood Monday night, pushing the Germans toward th" Anbre river. ( Aveluy Wood is two miles nurtb of Albert.) , Killiner In Court Room TRY Uvr-rm Press. SAN FRANCISCO. April 23. Ram Singh, defendant in the Hindu revolt plot tried here, shot and killed Ram Chandra In the court room here at noon today. United States Marshal Hollah8n shot and killed Singh.

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DRIVE ...v, ' t r , e; Pershing. Latest bulletins United Press Cablegram. PARIS, 9prU 23. After tho fullest : discussion the allies have agreed to give General roch absolute power on ; the west front "which will not be In fluenced by any external pressure." United Press Cablegram! ' A-MSTEKDAM, April 23. Twentyfour Belgians tried last week on charges of espionage were sentenced to . death by the Germans, it was learned today. . Seven were executed within an I hour after sentence was passed. They ! died singing the Belgian national I anthem. A nun and a priest were among j those sentenced. Trials of others aro ' progressing. Rr United Press WASHISTOTON, April 23. Bloodier and more desperately fought than any battle In tho war with Spain was the I clash between American and German I troops at Soicheprey In the Toul region ! of Francs. Granting the possibility of heavy losses to the force of defending troops American officers declared here today the battle was a real test of Yankee fighting ability. That our men stood the test well was tho unanimous verdict. The positions occupied by Pershing's men were extremely difficult to defend against the concerted attack of the en emy who had the advantage in observI ance end concealment. With the forces they used officers say they should have been able to take and hold the sector attackou. They failed because the American boys refused to give way. TRt T'vited I'srsf 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, April 23 Porty-three casualties were reported to i the war department today by General j Pershing1. They were listed as two killed In action; one dead of wounds; ! f our dead of disease; nine severelv wonnded and twenty.seven slightly wounded. Unitf- Prfss Car-eoh if 1 (By FRANK J. TAYLOR.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, April 23. "The losses sus. tained by us were no larger than could be reasonably expected," the American official statement said with regard to Saturday's engagement northwest of Toul. "The engagement was the most severe in which Americans have partaken. "The enemy's losses were much great, er than he had anticipated as Is evidenced by more than 000 dead in the American trenches and in No-Man's Land. "The German wounded were dragged back-to the German trenches and the number Is unknown. "Heavy damage was inflicted by Tranco-American artillery where the J lines join." I rt'NITEt) Fp.7 Cp- 1-,-p . . t i WITH THE ARTE HI CAN ARMY IN j LORRAINE, April 22 (night). Fifty Germans railed the American sector I north of St. Mihiel toward Verdun today. The American artillery repulsed tho ! Germans as they reached the American wire entanglements. The German wounded were carried off but two dead were left on the wires. Americans made a counter raid on the German trenches bringing back two prisoners. Other American sectors were quiet. Buy Liberty Bonds.

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Lake County's Big Patriotic Holiday on Friday To Be A Stem-Winder, LIBERTY DAY FEATURES. The features of the Liberty Day celebration which Lake County will hold at Hammond Triday are as follows: 9:15 a. m. Concert by Jackies' Band at Liberty Hall. 9j45 a. m Patriotic songs by male chorus led by Bodeheaver. 10:00 a. m. Patriotic address by Billy Sunday, tha evangelist, to continue for an hour. 2:00 to 4:00 p. m Monster parade of all towns and cities of county. Plrst appearance of a tank" In Lake Connty. 7:30 p. m. Concert and entertainment by the Jackies of the Great Lakes Naval Trainee Station at . Liberty Hall with brief reports by chairman of towns and cities in the connty to County Chairman Hay on third Liberty Loan results. NOTICE OF STORE CLOSING All stores in Hammond will remain '"P-'n iini-1 9 o'clock Thursday even;r.g and c:.-f between the hours of 10 a. :r i-i 4 p, in. Friday for the patr BANKS TO CLOSE The bnks of H:,nm;.-.;.-l t 1 all day Fric-iy :-i o, patriotic cle' :-,.-. F Chairman of Hairi .o : Hammond will have an exact replica of one cf the monster British tanks now fighting the Hun in its rarado next Friday. Preparations are being made by Hammond to welcome thousands of Liberty Loan celebrants Friday in the big county parade who will listen to Blllv Sunday in a patriotic address, march behind ! th.- T .,.-.-. I l - - a ...... ictuu ana ur:u corps In a monster parade and consummate tho doubling of the third load at Liberty Hall in the evening. Some novel etunts are to te pulled off but they will bo kept secret until the big day. The great patriotic populations of the country-side, villages, towns and cities of Lake county will pour into Hammond early Friday morning to se-ure seata for the morning meeting in Liberty Hall. They will remain nil day. East Chicago accepted the invitation this morning. The Jackies band will give a concert, at the hall at a. m. There is to b a male chorus which will be led by Rodcheavc r. Billy Sunday's song leader. "Ma" Sunday has stated that Billy Sunday will begin to speak at 10 o'clock and continue for an hour. His address is to be entirely patriotic. By a proclamation of Mayor Brown a!i business houses and offices in the city are to dose nt 10 a. m. and remain clp- ( Continued on Page Eight WANTS NAMES ;Mrs. Will R. Wood to Look After Interests of 10th District Young People. fSrECTAt. To Thk Times. "J WASHINGTON. D. C April 2T An organization has been perfected by the congressional ladies in Washington, th--; purpose of which is to assist the thousands of young men arid women, who have come from various parts of the country to render service In tho different departments during the preser:t crisis, in becoming acquainted and in making their surroundings pleasnn'. Eeach congressional lady is a commit lc of one to get in friendly touch with the your g people who are here from her cw n district, and it is requested that the names and addresses of puch young people from tli-5 tenth district of Indiana who are now- locTted in the oapi'al b cnt by their friends at home to Mr". Will R. Wood. Congress Hall Hotut. Washington, I.. C. put a i.mrmr bond iocat FOR SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS At an enthusiastic meeting of th elders and trustees of the St. Paul's Lutheran church in Hammond lat night committees wro appointed to make a house to house cempaigii among the members of the congregation for the .-ale of liberty bonds. It is the plan of the committees to visit every member who has not already subscribed to th" third loan. In a sermon Sunday Rev. Claus made a strenar arrs! to the congregation