Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 18, Hammond, Lake County, 4 May 1918 — Page 1

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CITY CLE Rollians Break into His Home and Set Upon Him With Their Fists. It's the Truth CYou may believe it or not. CBut there are mothers and daughters in West Hammond whose patriotic sons and brothers are giving up their precious life blood in the shell-torn wastes of "No Man's Land" in France today who are insulted by revellers from Gary, East Chicago and Hammond because they live in homes on streets among houses harboring fallen women. C These homes in reality sanctuaries of liberty are mistaken by drunken carousers for vicious resorts on the Streets of Shame, tit has reached the stage in certain sections of West Hammond, since Indiana went dry, where women lock their doors at night for fear of being subjected to insults. Public indignation against the vice lords of West Plummer avenue and the greedy liquor interests of West State street, reached white heat today following assault and battery upon City Clerk Andrew Stachowitz by hired ruffians. Four men forced the door of the city clerk's home at 662 Forsyth avenue last night, set upon Stachowitz and beat him. Had not the racket attracted neighbors Stachowitz might have been seriously injured. WIFE IS PHOSTRATED. As it was the worst effects were suffered by Mrs. Stachowits whose health. Is in a delicate condition. The hock of the affair so prostrated Mrs. Ftachowltz that the attentions of a physician were necessary. The city clerk claims that one of the assailants is a Chicago lawyer repre.entins two of the saloonkeepers whose licenses were revoked by the city council last week on charges that their places had beon disorderly. The' lawyer apparently had two misisons ene to beat up the city clerk and the econd to serve that individual with a summons to take the records of the council into tne court of Judge Walker, Chicago, today. He accomplished both. 6tachowitz also claims that a Cook Co. 3puty sheriff was with the lawyer to irve the papers. This morning Stachowitz took the iContinued on page five.) ' SHE WAS HITTING MOTS ONLY Auto With Young Woman at Wheel Turns Complete Somersault. CROWX POINT. IXD.. May 4 AVIthj a young woman at the wheel and hitting ; the high places, an automobile on the ; Valraraiso-Hebron road turned almost a j complete somersault, and how the occu- j pants escaped death seems a mystery. J Put there was little injury sustained i end the machine left ths scene on its own power after several hands upright-! ed it again. Harold Heoseline, son of John Hooscline. whose car it was. occupied the front seat with Miss Huldah Johnson, who was driving. Just east of the Albert Skinkle farm, in a valley of the highway, the car took a bridge at the wrong angle. Miss Johnson lost control. The machine leaped, hurtled and flung itself sideways -across the road, and almost upside down. Mr. Hooseline ran to a telephone and summoned aid after boh crept from the car. Miss Johnson's mouth was bleeding. "I hardly know how it happened." she said. "Speeding that's what we were doing." was the frank statement of Mr. Hooseline, her friend. When soldiers GIVE life can't too I VEST ssoney

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VETERAN EDITOR PASSES AWAY '- " '- --'- ' CAPT. H. H. RAG OX. LOWELL. Ind.. May 4. In the death of Capt. H. H. Ragon. Lake county's oldest living editor and publisher. Lowell feels that she has lost one of her very best citizens. Though long retired from active life he has made his influence felt for good all over Lake country for half a century. His newspaper, the Lowell Tribune. Is a monument to his energy and Industry and inherited by his two sons, is carried out In policy in a clean, high-planed fashion. As an educator and publicist. Capt. Ragon whose funeral takes place tomorrow will long be remembered. As a civil war patriot he was a striking example of the old-schoool citizen to whom the glories of the Stars and Stripes are the most glorious of all. II TOTALS 206 Per Sent Attained, and Further Reports to Come; Whiting Mounts. Bulletin-. Xaka county now registers $6,154,300 with 49,041 subscribers. The boost Is the result of Lowell reporting 8132,000 and 1,050 subscribers. Henry Surprise, a farmer, took $3,000 worth, of bonds, mailnsr a total of $26,000 he holds for the three Issues. Mr. Surprise Is said to have more bonds than any private ln OlYidaual In Lake county. County Chairman Hay says that Xowell and the CreeS township furnishing1 1,050 buyors out of a population of 2,000 is an Indication that tlia farmers are doing nobly. Although further subscriptions are ex-pected today and final returns will not be published until Monday Lake county today registers $51,000 more, Whiting having lifted its sales from $424,000 to $503,000. "Whiting is the only city to report a new amount in the rast 48 hours. Lake county is known to have 48.951 subscribers out of a population of 133.000 and asked to give $3,000,000 it has already responded with J6.142.300. Thi3 is 205 per cent quota. County Chairman Hay said that cash subscriptions must be reported by today and government plan subscriptions not later than May 6. THE YANKS CAPTURE FIRST HUN PRISONERS By FRED S. FERGfSOX. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE. Mav 4. The Americans have captured their first prisoners in the big battle front. Two iiocnes in macmne. gun positions were surprised ana over powered by a patrol and another man was captured in a shell hole. Examination by Intelligence officers revealed there had been no Important change in the German order of battle. Two prisoners belonged to a replacement regiment. Minor patrol encounters have occurred during the past couple of nights. The American-French lines have been under heavy shrapnel bombardment. The rear areas have been heavily sprayed with gas shells. INDIANA HARBOR SOLDIER WOUNDED tBr T'vited Pnrss.f WASHINGTON. May 4 Today's army casualty list showed three dead In action, five of wounds, eight of disease, one from drowning, four of accident, fourteen wounded severely, one missing, and fifty wounded .slightly, a total of SS. Trlvate Joe Adams. Indiana Harbor, Is listed among those as severely wounded. William M. Thomas of Muncie, died of disease. Sam Martin was fined $12 In the Hammond city court this morning, for driving a truck belonging to the Prest-O-Llte company over Calumet boulevard.

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Huns Begin Bombardment Today on Two Distinct Sectors. War Review The Germans began a heavy bombardment on two distinct sectors la rianders early today, apparently preparatory to drives against Haze, brouk and Vpres. The area of the cannonading indicates that should the attacks dei veiope ii will ue a iruni.i sweep westward against Haiebrouk and a flanking thrust to encircle Tpres from the west. Most of the terrain between the present line and Hazebrouck is extremely low. The only heights of any Importance is at Kate Hill and Mont de Merrls. The other bombardment south of Tpres Is strongly defended by the Trench who have barred enemy pro. gress In this direction several times. Vpres Is mors than two miles north of the farthest German advance. Hlndenburg has selected the easier offensive of Mount Songs which Is strongly defended by his artillery and In case of Infantry de. feat the artillery can follow up. Of late, however, the Germans have bombarded two more areas merely to screen an attack on only on of them. This may be the tactics they are following today. United Press Cablegram LONDON, May 4. The Germans opened an intense bombardment on practically northern half of the Flanders battle front, early this morning, Field Marshal Haig reported today. The bombardment extended from the neighborhood of Locre to southward of Ypres, the statement sid. "The enemy artillery is showing great activity from the Nieppe forest to tho Meteren sector," he said. Haig's night report showed the west front to be quiet while local fighting was reported Thursday night south ot Villers-Bretonneux in which the British and French took more prisoners. Enemy artillery was active yesterday in the Leaumont-Hibel sector, north of Albert. Lively artillery engagements on both sides of the Meuse and Verdun front were reported by the French war office. The German war office said that. "Attacks by the enemy followed strong preparatory fire south of Villers-Bretonneux and on the west bank of the Avre." In a counter attack the Germans claimed to have taken prisoners. Berlin officially confirmed the report that 20.000 Red Guards had been captured in a five day battle near L.ahti. Finland. "The French took several prisoners in a successful local attack near Locre. "We improved our positions slightly northeast of Hinges, in a local attack last night, capturing two machine guns." u. s. TROOPS PENETRATE HUN 3RD LINE United Press Cablegram. BY HENRY WOOD. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD. May 4. American infantry Friday penetrated to the German third line trenches in the region of Dog's Wood in the Lorraine sector. Three hundred American infantrymen in this attack conducted their first operation with exclusively American, artillery support after intense preparation by these batteries. The French official note w-hich detailed the action said the American gunners displayed perfect mastery of French artillery methods. THAT'S THE PROPER PLACE TO INVEST IT Bt Vvited Press. WASHINGTON. P. C. May 4. The salarv of Heinrich Koppers. consulting 1 engineer of the H. Koppers Co.. .Pitts burg, and minister of munitions of the German Imperial Government, will be invested in Liberty bonds, the alien property custodian announced today. The company manufacturer coke. The 3.000 shares owned by Koppers who Is now in Essen. Germany, were taken over by the alien property custodian today. Hopper's salary as consulting engineer was $10,000 annually. Vncle Sam Is beset wits many difficulties. Yes ran render bla tnnaroerabla tasks less difficult by baytns Third Liberty Loan eBnis.

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Seven Germans lost their effort to kill thN.s brave son of South Carolina. He shot them down with h'.s pistol as they came to him, but the eighth man got him. Daniel C. Rorer Jr., son of the commissioner of internal revenuo at Washington, wrote from the same trenches near where Lieutenant David died, this account of the South Carolinian's death: 'Tou would be surprised to see the number of men killed over here RECRUITING OFFICE CB0WDE0W1TR BOYS Another Run of Enlistments in Hammond Nets Ten Men in One Day. Enlistments are picking up in Hammond following the dullest month in a year. The first three days of May Sergeant Welch enlisted more men than he did during the entire month of April. With all branches of the service open once more, a run on the recruiting station by men under ana over the draft age has started. Ten were enlisted yesterday and as many today. While Hammond fell down badly during April every other city in the state did for that matter, so she did not lost her standing to any great extent. Those who enlisted yesterday were as follows: John H. Tcck. 132 State street, field artillery. Edwin J. Hussey, 124. Grove street, engineer corps. David W. Jones, 405 Cedar street, engineer corps. Glenn E. Kose, 255 Hoffman street, onginter corps. Benjamin II. Hazlett, Robertsdale. machine gun outfit. Edwin L. Bader, Robertsdale, machine gun corps. Frank Lucas, Indiana Harbor. engineer corp Klacer Kr.hrov.-ski, Indiana Harbor, field artill?rv Charles G. C'ark, Munsie. In1, en;'r.ffr corp'. Lee Sandf- colored, Ch'cago. qmrt?rri:;ster corp. HOLLY WINS LIEUTENANCY Times Bursal-. At State Capitau. INDIANAPOLIS. IND., May 4. A dispatch from Washington says that ; Henry K. Holly. R. F. D. 7. Crown Point, j has successfully passed the examination at the officers' training school at Camp j Grant, Rockford. 111., and is now in line for a commission as second lieutenant j in infantry. SOLDIERS WILL NOT DIE FOR SLEEPING-T-niteo Press Cablegram WASHINGTON. May 4. The four American soldiers abroad sentenced to die for sleeping at their posts and disobedience of orders will not die for their offenses, President Wilson ruled today. CHICAGO GOES OVER THE TOP Bt United Press CHICAGO. May 4. Chicago went over the top in the third Liberty Loan. It was officially announced at two this afternoon. Subscriptions then totaled flS9.OOft.000 with leaders expecting it to reach $150,000,000 by midnight. Chicago's quota was $125,000,000.

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& , 7 carelessness and the other day a recklessness. Just friend of mine was killed In this way. You will be proud to know of another case of a South Carolinian, son of Dr. David, near Dillon. S. C. who met a different death, a glorious one. It was necessary. He was overwhelmed by the Boche. but he had a pile of human flesh in front of him. He fought like a tiger, accounted for seven Boches with his pistol, and then fell." Latest bulletins V United Press Cablegram. PARIS, May 4. "Enemy attempts la the Cavalier de Courcy sector and north and northwest of Hheizns were without result,' the French war office announced today. Br Vs-ited Press. ATLANTA, OA., May 4 Aa attempt at wholesale delivery of Interned Germans at rort McPhersoa was failed late Friday afternoon when gnards discovered a 50 foot tunnel leading' to. ward the barbed wire fence enclosing the camp, It became known today. Rt T'ntted Press. WASHINGTON, Kay 4. Investlffationof of the use of all war appropriations by the war department was de. manded today by Senator GaUinger, republican leader. He Introduced a resolution authorising the committee oa expenditures In the war department to make tho Inquiry and giving It full power to summon witnesses. TBt T'vitko Press WASHINGTON, May 4. Comandeerlng' of steel for war work Is now going cm - Until the war prog-ram, weeks be. hind !a steel production, catches up nonwar work must wait for Its steL This els the situation as outlined at the war industry's board, here today. While th pledge of steel men made to the government la New York last week eliminates the necessity of sweeping requisitioning and operation of the larger plants, officials frankly admitted that some mills are Inclined to disregard tho warnings of the government and have supplied steel to lesser essen. tial needs while government contracts wait. Comandeering In such cases Is actually under way. CRT T'viTEn Press. WASHINGTON, Kay 4 President Wilson has decided to tear the lid off smoldering suspicion of graft in America's aircraft work. He has determined upon a military investigation of the charges intimating that leading mil. lary men and civilians have benefitted in expending $94,000,000 for air. craft work. I'vtted Press Cablegram. LONDON, Kay 4 Archibald Hard, naval correspondent of the London Tel. egraph, wired that a naval official says the official announcement of a prohibited area ia the North Sea means that German submarines have been partially If not completely enclosed by the great, est mine field ever laid. The danger con embraces 121782 square miles. TBt UxiTrn Press NEW YOBK, Kay 4 William J. Flynn, formerly head of the United States secret service is slated for thee post of chief of the navy intelligence bureau at Washington, according to re. ports today. rUN'iTKn Press Cableoram. FAJBIS, May 4. "L1t.1t artillery Cring in the Avre region," was reported by the French war office today. "Surprise attacks between the Oise sad west of Pompelle resulted in some enemy prisoners." United Press Cablegram. VXENNA, Kay 4. Fighting Increased

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HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN NEW CONTRACTS PLACED BY B. S. COMMENT McAdoo Orders $150,000,000 Cars From Local Concerns; U. S. About to Take All Steel Mill Output. Huge Ship Orders Placed for for Calumet River. May Build More Artillery Works in Lake County. Secretary Eaker in Asking for Appropriation of 13 Billions Includes Vast Munitions Program. ... Mills and Furnaces Must Speed Up.

With hardly more than passing comment by newspapers the Calumet region within the past few days received war orders that will run into tne hundreds of millions. There seems to be little realization that the huge government contracts placed with local concerns will keep every mill, factory and furnace engaged in making war munitions, ships ani railway equipment for months to come. Yet this is what has been done: STXEL FOB SHIPS AND ENGINES. 1. The entire steel output is about to be taken by the government. 2. 1.025 locomotives to cost $00,000.000, have been ordered by the srovernment from the Baldwin and American Locomotive companies, both of which have sites here. 3. A giant order for ships was placed with the "American Shipbuilding company, which has its ocean-froing fabricatingyards at South Chicago and which procures its steel in this region. BUY 31.0C0 CASS HEBE. 4. - Director General McAdoo ordered 70.000 freight cars to cost $325,000,000. and of this number the Standard Steel Car company of Hammond and Pittsburgh Is to build 15.000; the Haskell and Barker company. Michigan City. 8.900 EVERYTHING IN FOR K, Of Everything is in readiness for the Knights of Columbus pageant and war drive in Hammond tomorrow. The Chicago newsboys band will have seventy-five pieces and there will be other bands, it is announced. The parade will start at 2 o'clock and the patriotic exercises at Liberty hall at three. Patriotic songs by a chorus of forty boys of All Saints' church. The work being done by the K. of C.'s in the War Camps T. H. Bcrghoff, Secretary of the K. of C. War Camp, Camp Taylor, Ky. Patriotic Address Congressman Geo. A. Gorman. Cooperation and War Activities Dr. W. F. Howatt Patriotic Address M. L. Piotrowskl. Former City Attorney. City of Chicago. The line of march is es follows: First Division: Police followed by County Council of Defense and officers of Chamber of Commerce. Unity Council of Knights Columbus and St. An to considerable violence on the whole j Italian front Thursday, It was official IT announced today. f United Press Cablegram. J PASIS, May 4 Paris newspapers have received Information from the front that a lucky shot hit one of the German long- range runs Friday. TBr Untteh Press OTTAWA, OUT., May. 4. The Canadian government today called up men 19 year of agre for military service. UviTEn Press Cablegram TEE HAGUE, May 4. A German news agency declared the entire GermanHolland affafr has been settled "satisfactorily to both parties." GERMANS CONCENTRATE IN MEXICO Br United Press WASHINGTON'. D. C. May i Germans from all over South and CentraAmerica are concentrating in Mexico, according to official information today. They are sent there to stir up trouble and if possible organize Mexicans into a fighting force. Germany is extending her consular system in Mexico. The official advises indicated that some interned . soliders and sailors in South American countries had made their way to Mexico. K. C. WAR DRIVE. The Knights of Columbus War fund campaign opens in Lake county tomorrow and actual work will begin In Gary, Hammond. Hobart. Crown Point. East Chicago-Indiana Harbor and other parts of the county. Money collected for this purpose is for the. soldier boys. K. of C. ncrea- ' tion centers are along the lines of those of the Y. M. C. A. and are open to soldiers of all faiths. To not give to this cause Is to deny your bit to the men in khaki.

cars; the Pullman Car company. Pullman, at the west end of the region, 8.ftO1) cars. In other words companies having plants in this region are to build 31,000 of these cars. CASS WILL NEED STEEL. 5. One week ago Director General McAdoo ordered 30,000 freight cars from the American Car and Foundry company at a cost of $00,000,000. This company has plants in In.dia.na and a sit for one at Gary it Is a user of our steel 6. These car and locomotive order? means millions of dollars worth of business to local steel mills. 7. They mean an overflow of business and the probable sub-letting of contracts to smaller concerns like tin Western Car and Foundry ar.rl Ryan Car and Foundry &t Hetrewisch. just beyon.l Hammond, and tho Indiana and Gcr.er;' American Car Works at Ca!ur.',.:t, V.'j-: Chicago. HUSH SHIP WOSK HESE. 5. Due to Director-General Charles M. Schwab's speeding up cf the snipbuilding program all local steel plants, the ship fabricating department of the American Bridge company at Cary and the plate mills of the Illinois Steel company at Gary and Pouth Chicago and the Inland and Mark steel works at Sou'h Chicago arj insured huge contracts. WE HAVE 3 GUN WOMS, 6. The government has caused to e completed, three huge gun and howitzer works in tha Calumet region. They are - . Continued on rage flveTS

READINESS C. DRIVE SUN DAY drew's Parish, headed by the Poli.-. Canadian Soldiers and drilled societi-. This division forms on State Line St. south of Williams street, facing north. Newsboys' band. Second Divison: St. Cassimer's and St. Mary's Parish. Each parish to be headed by their P.ed Vross unit. This division to meet on Williams street, facing State line street. B. Young's band. Third Division: Att Saints' Parish, headed by Red Cross Unit of this parish on Doty street, facing State Line. Gehring's band. Fourth Division: St. Joseph's Parish headed by Red Cross Unit and all other units .unattached, form on Condit street, facing State Line. Crown Point band. Line of March: North on State Linto State street, east on State street o Oakley, south on Oakley to Sibley, west on Sibley to Hohman street, south on Hohman street to Russell street. Disband at Russell street. VASSAR TEACHER HOPE rTUXS WIN -s- . T Miss Agathe Vilhelctina Kichralh. Miss Agathe Wilhelmina Richrath, an instructor in German at Vassar College, who has been arrested by agents of the department of justice on the suspicion cf having been active in an afrgp-essive crpar.iration of German propagandists which operated in the Hudson River Valley with Poughkeepsie as its center, has admitted that she want, to see Germany win the wax.