Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 284, Hammond, Lake County, 29 May 1918 — Page 1

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ludendorlf's Hew Attempt Fails to Split French and British As He intended. Bulletin1. 1 t"viTF.r Press Cablegram AMSTE&DAM, May 29. Tha kaiser ia on tha Aisne tattle front at a. point outh of I.aon, according to Berlin. Telegraphing from there lie said: "WUhelm (the Crown Prince) attacked the English and Trench along the Chemln dee Barnes, completely u.rp rising them. We have crossed the Aisne and are approaching the Vesle. Frits (Prince Eltel rrederlck) with the first guard infantry division was one of the first to reach the Aisne. Our losses are slight. Tomorrow we will make further progress." By HENRY WOOD Uviteo Press Cablegram. 1 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN THE FIELD, May 29. Development of the German offensive indicated that Ludendorf f istends to drive a wedge through the Franco-British lines between Soissons and Rheims. The German s apparently already have thrown in twenty-five divisions. The French and British are putting up a dogged resistence. There is every indication that the present attack is a part of the original German offensive plan. It is known that Ludendorff prepared two great attacks, on? against Amiens and the other against Rheims. The Amiens thrust having been checked last month he is now trying the Rheims sector. If the German attack on Rheims is secondary its objective Is tying up of the allied reserves to prevent their Intervention in the final offensive to the northward. Army officers -who doubted that the Rheims rush was the main new offensive are still unconvinced that the. Germans so intended it. eosipITbej candidate Hammond Man's Name Will Go Before State Democratic Convention. It was stated today that the Lake county delegation to the democratic state convention at Indianapolis next month plans to present the name of Edward Simon of Hammond, for the nomination for state auditor. Mr. Simon, who is a manufacturer, has served as county chairman, member of the legislature and county auditor. Democratic leaders have been in touch with leaders down state and they have received assurances that Mr. Simon will receive favorable consideration. Outside of Judicial posts no Lake county man, flther democrat or republican, has held state office for twenty years. Lieutenant Governor Griffin of Hammond, was the last man. TWO VALPO GRADS ENLIST IN NAVY Two graduates of Valparaiso t'nlversity are leaving Hammond this week for the navy. R. Earl Brewster, an attorney with offices In the Hammond building, has his belongings all packed and is waiting the call. Bfn Yalowitz, a civil ensrineer, is also expecting the call daily, having enlisted s-me time ago. He is a Hammond boy and a graduate of the Hammond high school and attended several other schools including Valparaiso. BUILDINGPERMITS. The following are new building permits taken out with building commissioner Vis: $3000. cottage at 420 Elm street by H. Calcrane; $1300 cottage at 41R Elm street by J. W. Red; $"000 cottage at 41S Field street by J. S. Haraszty. CAPT. STEVENS HOME. Hammond has two of its army captains at home on furlough at present. One is Captain Graham and the othr Captain Merne Stevens of Fort Taylor. Ky. Captain Stevens was a representative of Swift & Co., in Mexico before th war and although not a college man. has risen in the ranks by sheer merit and his friends predict he will continue to climb. Captain Graham Is of the 147th Infantry, National Army.

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MILITARY CRITICS REVIEWS ARE RE A D THE WORLD OVER Lieut. Col. Charles Repingtort. Lieut. Col. Repinrton is the British military critic whose reviews and criticisms are read the world over, and particularly in America ana Great Britain. Soldiering .has been his life business. He served in Afghanistan, in Burmah, Soudan and South Africa and ha3 many decoraijons. TELLS HOW Dili Joseph Lietzan Gives His Life Trying to Save Soldiers Buried in Dugout on Battlie Field in France. ET JUNIUS B. WOOD. . (Special Cable to The Pally News ) (Copyright. 191?. The Chicago Daily News Co.) (Used by Permission The Daily News ) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE FRENCH FRONT, May 28. For two weeks the battery to which Privates Joseph Liezan of Hammond. Ind.. and Frank P. Vallely of Picton, Col., belonged had been digging end building dugouts every spare mlnut-; when not firing the guns. It is stationed on the American front west of Montdidier. The men believed themselves secure and though they were shelled many times they were always safe in the s"helfr of their new dugouts. Then one night in the course of a spasm of shelling a largo caliber projectile landed directly on a dougout, caving it in and throwng parts of it in ail directions. Lietzan and Vallely. who were in another dugout, rushed out to the rescue of their companions. The shells were falling on all sides faster than they could count, but they persisted and brought out two men in safet. They returned aftT th others and then death claimed them. The enemy battery by a well registered shot sent another shell on the identical spot where the first had fallen and further rescue work was unnecessary. Shells Cause Most Casualties. Practically all casualties among artillerymen are due to shells. They are sel dom struck by bullets. Tossibly familiarity with the big guns causes them to'pay no attention to the cnomj's missiles of compressed death. ELECTION RECOUNT CASE POSTPONED Sff:-iat, To The Times 1 CROWN POINT. IND.. May 23. The contested election case of James Clements vs. B. E. scher. both men claiming to be elected assessor of North township at the recent republican primaries has been continued until next Monday. When the recount ended last night. Escher had gained two voles which together with his majority of 3. put him o ahead of Clements. Etter to have War Savings Stamps In your safe than the blood stained hands of the kaiser's hordes at your throat. Buy a Thrift Stamp today.

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Bulletin Bt United The??! IN-DIANAPOLIS, May 29. "There la for every individual and every poUtical party but one supreme duty and that is to cud the war." That was the declaration of the platform presented to the republican btAte convention in session here today ty Will H, Hays republican national chairman. Tha platform was framed under Hays' i (".IrectiEg- hand and voiced the sentiments of national republican leaders. An appeal was made for the right of full participation ty the republican party in war activities. BULLETIN. BT I'NTTEP 1-RE?. IIIDIAlf APOZ.IS. May 23. The fol lowing were nominated ty acclamation: , Secretary of State William H. Boach, ! Delphi. Attorney Oeneral Eli Stansbury, Wil, liamsport. Auditor Otto Klaus, Xvansvine. Treasurer TJx McNurtle, Marion. Judge of the Supremo Court Howard L. Townsend, Tort Wayne. Judge of the Appellate Court Alonio irichols, Winchester; Willus McMahon, Crown Point. Judge of the Supreme Court B. M. Wllloughby, Vincennes. Superintendent of Putlic Instruction LI cue a us Hines, CrowfordsvUle. FDDRD ON FIRE Fred Friedley of Auto Supply Firm Shows Value of His Extinguishers. Hohman street was the scene of eome lively excitement last night when the Mg automobile belonging to Harry C. Wanner of 1143 Forest avenue, was standing in front of the Mcllroy & Friedley Tire and Auto Accessory Co. on Hohman street, suddenly burst Into flames. The. Hammond fire department was called, but before the firemen could arrive Mr. Friedley had taken a Fy.rene fire extinguisher out of his window and extinguished the fire before much damagewas done. "Wanner, who had a load of passengers is unable to account for the blaze. DAMAGE CASES NOW ON TRIAL BEFORE REITER A ten thousand dollar damage suit is on trial before a Jury in Judge Reiter's court in which Fred Buchbinder, of Chicago, asks damages fo personal injury. Buckbinder allege.-, that a wagon he was driving was struck by a street car on Van Buren street. Chicago, throwing hir.i violently to the pavement and breaking an j ankle. He is represented by Attorneys I Peters and Moreland ar.d the counsel j for the Chicago Surface Lines are Atj torneys Fred Crumparker and Cunningham. The defense claims that i Buekbindei s ankle was not broken. HER HUSBAND IS FIGHTING ROCHES ' V-...-"T.'i-.JWt A' , Mrs. Charles I. George. Mrs. Georpe was formerly Miss Blanche Curtis, daughter of Senator Curtis of Kansas. Whi!e her husband is fighting abroad, as a major in General Pershinjr's army, she is liivns at the home of her parents in Washington. She is a favorite in society at the capital. ,

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1 ADDRESS Says It Iz the Duty of the True Patriot to Lift His Voice When Necessary to Protect Efforts of Our Boys in Trenches. CONVENTION FACTS. Times BfREAt". S At State i'afital.. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 23. The following in the Tenth District convention organization: Resolutions Robert Frass. Tippecanoe. Credentials H. II. Zoring, Porter. Rules F. N. Gavit, Lake. Vice-President Grant Hall. Benton Secretary J. J. Kennedy, Lake. CONVENTION FACTS. riare Tomlinsoo Hall. Time 10 o'clock this morn In a-. Temporary Chairman Governor Jus. I'. Goodrich. Permanent Chairman I'nlted Statea Senator Harry S. w. TO I1E .NOMINATED. Secretary of State. Auditor of State. Treasurer of State. Clerk of the Supreme and Appellate Courts. Superintendent of Public Inatructton. State Geoloslat. Jodse of the Supreme Conrt. Flrnt Dltt. Judge of Supreme Court. Fourth DUt. Tvro Jude.. of Appellate. Court, First nistrlrt. Pt t'NtTED Preps INDIANAPOLIS. May 23. Declaring for war to th bitter end becas. "there is not enough room In the world for a povernment established on the ideals of a Prussian etate to Hi e side by side with the responsible free governments of the world," Governor J. P. Goodrich, temporary chairman of the, Republican state convetion demanded more eff: iency in the conduct of the war. "The country may Just as well be informed now tf.at while we give our support to the administration. In every honert ffort to carry on this war. we will not be throttled when things go wrong and we shall not hesitate to call attention to shortcomings and mistakes in th conduct of the war.' the governor declared. DOES NOT BEI.ONO IN A FREE COINTRV. " "In a supreme crisis like this, the r.-.an who does not lift his voice against that which hampers the efforts of our boys in France, is less than a patriot and more than a coward and the man or party who will not give him fair hearing, but for political reasons, or raises the cry of treason against him, does not belong In this free country of ours." The governor pointed out that "when any republican in congress has had the courage to point out the shortcomings of the party In power and t j rlernand greater efficiency in our war ! preparations in order that the struggle j may he shortened and our victory made ; complete he has been greeted with the now familiar cry of treason and giving laid and comfort to the enemy. KVF.N DEMOCRATS ADMIT IT. "Yet that the conduct of the war up to this hour has been marked by Indecision and enormous blunders Is adm'.tterl by many of the most prominent democrats in and out of coneress." The speaker scored the "lulling of ( Continued on page ten") HAMMOND BOYS ARRIVE . IN FRANCE Louis Mott and Joseph Hirseh are Inn Hammond boys reaching France recently. Robert, a brother of Louis, is also in France, and Walter, another brother, training for the navy in New Jersey. "Walter reports that th hammocks at the naval training station require skill and patience to get into. When attacked by a New Jersey mosquito, he states, he invariably falls out of the hammock In which he sleeps, but otherwise life is serene. IS ACCUSED OF ANNOYING LADIES John MtrcasUe of 433 Truman avenue and Veto Amara of s;o W. State street, where arrested by Captain Strong last nleht after a chase. These men had followed Mrs. Lister of 231 Michigan avenue from the Fasttime theatre, making remarks and an- ! noyir.gr her all the way. ; The pAiice have had quite a few rewti of men annoving women in that neighborhood lately and think that these may be the men responsible. Their trle.l will be held next Friday at 7:10 p. m. Buy a Thrift Stamp today.

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damaged, with the lenders, neaang.ns and hood smashed, but Coombs drove in the balance of the trip home, 250 miles. Mr. Coombs is employed in the superintendent's office at Gibson. MORE OCEAN LINERS TO LEAVE E. CHICAGO More ocean llnera are leaving; K. Chicago for European ports. One evening at unet recently n blje liner picked lt "way mut of the Inland Ship canal nnd once In Lake Mlrbla-nn pot on Menm. brginnlng; the trip to a foreign port.

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'l - Misffftiiifiianii Br T'vited Press. WASHIITQ-TON, May 29. Allied airmen brought down and destroyed 252 German airplanes during' tha week between May 16 and 23, war office reports received by th British military attache hero stated. The operations includa only the western front. By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS. fUN-iTEP Press Cablegram") WITH THE BRITISH AKMXE3 IN FBANCE, May 29. Eyery British sol. flier is enthusiastic oyer tha way tha Americana licked the Oermans in tha capture of Cantigny. When I entered a room filled with British officers yesterday they spontaneously broke out in hand-clapping. It waa their tribute to the Americans. As this is cabled Franco-British counter attacks southwest of Ypres have restored the situation there. Huge German reserve forces remain inside the Montdidier bulge within equal striking' distance of Amiens and the So. lssons-Hheims front. They are backed by great quantities of materials and cannon so they easily can be thrust westward or southward. AIR FIGHTS ARE NUMEROUS fBT T'sited Press WASHINGTON. May 29 Details ot j the air fighting in the Lorrains sectors( were reported by General Pershing. j "Yesterday morning three of our j planes encountered four hostile planes fiving at 3000 meters in the regi6n of j Montsee. In the fighting Lieut. DougMas Campbell successfully attacked twoj' i.ii. iiir vjiri li 4ij inai i inc.. One of these ., Tv.s.

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In the same encounter one of our avia- demand: tors was wounded but succeeded in i Permanent retention of Poland. Lilanding, thunian. Courland, Livonia. Esthonla. "Yesterday morning in a sector re-j and the Baltic provinces, cently taken over by our troops an I Belgium must remain permanently American sergeant encountered a Ger-; n German hands. Overseas colomej

man patrol of four men who had enter ed one of our trenches during the night. In the fighting our sergenat. although receiving four wounds, suc"In Lorraine the evening of May 26 a hostile patrol attempted to penetrate our lines. It was driven off with loss to the enemy of five killed. Of these one was brought into our lines. One of our men was wounded. "This morning- Lieut. Pickenbacher and Lieutenant Campbell attacked a group of six enemy planes and brought one down out of control." ITALIANS BREAK UP ATTACKS rUvtTEO Press Cabt-Egram. PvOME, May 29. Two violent attacks on the positions recently captured from the Austrian on the Caposlle front were broken up Monday night, the Italian war office announced today.

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Cantigny First jTown Captured By U. S. Troops In First Real Test of Strength. BrM.ETIV.1 WITH THE AMERICAN ASMIIS IN F5ANCE, Kay 29. American losses in the battle of Cantigny were ligat. Artillery activity has Increased in all sectors held by American troops. t United Tress Cablegram PARIS, May 29. American j troops have broken two successive German attacks on the newly capj tured town of Cantigny, the ! T? a s1i Tito f Aif iVa onnmirire1 A day. The German rush with arrival of fresh divisions continued last night on the Soissons-Rhcims wing, the war office announced. The French left has fallen back about nine miles to the eastern border of Soissons where the battle is going on furiously. The German advance at certain points on the Aisne front has reached a depth of fifteen and a haTr miles, states a Paris newspaper. "We took a few prisoners and machine guns in a successful raid southeast of Aaras." Field Marshal Haig reported. "A few prisoners were taken west of Merville last night. "An attempted enemy raid between Givcnehy and LaBassee was repulsed. "A hostile attack south of YpresComines canal was repulsed after sharp fighting. "North of Albert in the neighborhood of Ayepte east of Pobecq and northwest of Merville hostile artillery was active. "East of Arras and south of Lens there was increased artillery activity. In Ticardy the Americans captured Cantigny. They took 1S2 rrisones, including five officers. The attack followed a violent bombardment. Whn the boys went over the officers waited anxiously for news. After fortyfive minutes of fierce fighting a voic came over the field telephone: "Hello, this is Cantigny." The report came from fhe signal corrs men who despite a German barrage followed the American infnntry and French tanks in the sttack. When Cantigny fell the field telephone station was ready for business. The Sammies even poured ahead of the tanks in some places, be lieving them too slow. The attack took place over a front of more than a mile. The Americans had rehearsed it behind their lines. After crossing the enemy trenches it was a gjmc of hunting the Boche. machine guns. One corporal attacked an enemy machine gun crew of four men. He was wounded five times but ho killed three Boches and captured the fourth. He carried the machine gun on his shoulder until forced to lay it down. The Boche was in dugouts anywhere where there was the slightest cover. Then came the work with bayonets, grenades and flame-throwers. - Thirty Germans were incinerated In one dugout when they fired on the Americans after crying "Kamerad." Dugouts where troops could possibly be concealed were completely destroyed by American artillery. Enemy losses were heaviest in these pits. When cornered .the Boches ran to the Sammies with cries of "Kamerad." Prisoners ranged from IS to 43 years. All were suffering (Continued on page five.) ' ' j A N-GERIIANS rvnT ATATi A C A TXT JT J-ivl JJ ill AuAll BT T'vitfd Press. WASHINGTON. May 29 The PanGermans have nroKen loose aaam a. . a i set lonn ui' iuu!-l u.a.-.ut t.t i....vp( ror,osd. official reports to this government snow. . jiic is vvuai. inr; must oe returned ana a. ar iiiur.siin i commensurate with the losses. They also demand that France cede the rich ore bases of Longwy and Briey. ENLISTSJtN ARMY. Hugo Webb who recently returned from Canada and has been making his home for the last two months with his mother, Mrs. C. A. Webb, of 125 Carroll street, Hammond, has enlisted in the quartermaster's department of the army and left for Boston last night to join his company. GERMANS BEGIN U. S. SHELLING ri'NiTF.r Press Cablegram. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN" FRANCE. May 29. The Germans have begun a bombardment of the American positions.