Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 284, Hammond, Lake County, 29 May 1918 — Page 4

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an alien at heart all alons. Deprivation of citizenship, save as a penalty for felony, i almost unknown in the United States. Only one similar instance is recorded, it is said, and that was many years rko. Wursterbarth has been a legal American, simply, for more than a generation, and those Americans who are only bo for legal purposes are properly regarded by officers of the Department of Justice, as constituting one of the most dangerous elements in the nation. Citizens-hip involves a moral obligation of which these people appear to be utterly oblivious, and yet without consciousness of which they have no right to the legal protection which naturalization confer.-"-We trust somebody tells Herr Wursterbarth about it or ho may run for office again. It might be well to look around a little. We must be on the safe sid".

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WHY IS IT? Tte people of this country, who are carrying on this war both in the abstract and in the concrete, who are .supporting it with their lives and their money, have a right to know why it is that Genera! Leonard Wood has been removed from the command of his division after being pronounced physically fit just about as his men are to leave for service abroad. Secretary Baker refuses to discuss the matter. Yesterday at the White House General Wood pleaded with ?fce president and was informed that his petition would b referred to Secretary BakerNow, Mr. Wilson Is not the whole war. nor is Newtan Baker, nor is any other man or set of men. This is our war, and the people of this country have a perfect right to know what is back of all this Wood mystery. If we are to be called upon to give the money to carry on this war we have a right to know about a lot of tiuss we don't know about it, and the discrimination against General Wood is one of the most important. If Wood Is unfit or is persona con grata to the presiden the people have a right to know. Perhaps the president will vov.cb.safe no information, but the sentiment that oeneral Wood has been unfairly treated is general all over the country and these high-handed administrative acts are not good for the morale of a people at war. They have a right to demand an explanation and if they don't get it they will remember at a time hen Mr. Wilson would rather have them, forget.

IS IT A KNOCK?

George Creel says the Liberty motor is "one handred per cent perfect." On the same day that he said this the news came from Washington that we have 1500 Spanish motors for our air craft, along with some Rolls-Royce English motors and some Gnome and Rhome French motors. This sounds like a knock In the Liberty Motor, despite what Geroge Creel says.

INVESTIGATE ALL OF IT. Complaints about the mail service are given definite form by the report of the director of research of the Merchants' association. It must be said that this report makes out a case that demands drastic treatment, says the New York Evening Post. Delays not only In mail for the soldiers in France and not only in second class matter, but in letters within and between cities are declared to be extremely frequent. In the early weeks of the war, and in the congestion due to the unprecedented weather last winter, there was some excuse for lack of promptness in deliveries. Rut the investigation by the Merchants' association has found these irregularities are continuing, and that they are caused by conditions that need not exist. Large quantities of mail, for instance, including business letters mailed at the close of the day, are being seriously delayed through the failure of motor mail wagons In this city to carry them to outgoing postal car trains departing from the various railway stations. "Terrible." is the word that the report employs, and it add3 that the situation here is only a duplicate of that throughout the country. "This entire postoffice department," it declares, "is disorganized and demoralized." The house committee that plans to investigate delays in mail deliveries to our men in France should broaden its examination to cover the breakdown at home.

THE BAIT IN THE LITTLE BROWN JUG. Lake county's ardent piscatorial devotees are not looking forward to the season's pleasures with any great amount of fire and enthusiasm for despite the fact

that they won out against the seining of the rivers, the little bro'.vn jug has gone by the board since Indiana went dry. It is not like it is In Maine where any apprehension that the fishing season there might prove a failure this year because of the war has now been happily dispelled by prompt official action. The sheriff of York County decrees that an angler may lawfully possess two quarts of whiskey, and with that individual allowance of bait the season ought to be a highly successful one. The official ruling has become public through the testimony at a public trial. This sonorous provision for the fisherman evidences praiseworthy zeal on the part of Maine to conserve an important State industry. The Portland Kastern Argus thinks that "some fussy people might object that this is treating the People's State Prohibitory Law like a strap of paper." On the contrary, it is a confirmation of ancient usages which were menaced by modern legislation. It is a concession in a conflict of jurisdiction and as between the old unwritten law and the statutory law. Fishing has immemorial rights which have broadened down from precedent to precedent, and if they run counter to Prohibition nets, why, so much the worse for the latter. What the Indiana legislators think about this plight of the unhappy fisherman we do not know. We doubt however, that there were many nshermn in the last session of the Indiana legislature or they would have thought a little more about bait than they did. For a legislature to attempt to proscribe the Waltonian sport is what Fred Crumpacker calls ultra vires. The most the body could have done would have been to standardize the allowance and the action taken by the Maine sheriff to that end shows a wise discretion. Under this tolerant policy the question of the trout, and the salmon in the Maine lakes should flourish and prosper, war or no war. We look for a happy season for the fish in Lake county and we are giad things are different in Wisconsin. There is hope for the wicked there if none here.

THE PASSING

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THE BATTLE I EMPEROR j I By Henry Wood

Lake County's Roll of Honor

, WARNING! The foremost patriotic organization of the United States The American Defense Society has invited the co-operation of all citizens In the fight against disloyalty and issues the following warning; Every German or Austrian in the United States, unless known by years of association to be absolutely loyal, should be treated as a potential spy. Be on th alert. Keep your eyes and ears open- Take nothing for granted. Energy and alertness may save the life of your son, your husband or your brother. The enemy is engaged in making war in this country, in transmitting new to Berlin, and in spreading peace propaganda, as well as lies about the condition and morale of American military forces. Whenever any suspicious act. or disloyal word comes to your notice, communicate at once with the vigilance corps of the American Defense Society, with the police department, or with the local office of the department of justice.

A BABY EDITORIAL.

THE CASE OF WURSTERBARTH. The case of Frederick W. Wursterbarth is one that should give us all considerable food for thought. Whether anything else should be done to him for violating his oath of allegiance than cancelling his citizenship, s a matter for the Department of Justice to determine. Wursterbarth, a native of Germany, naturalized thirty-five '6ars ago, at one time postmaster at Lakeview, Pasasic countw, X. J., has, within the last few days, been stripped of his United States citizenship, on the discovery of suffcient evidence to prove that he has been

This is children's year. An effort is being made to save l.fiuO.Ot'iO preventable deaths of very young children for the I. S. is going to need its children more than ever in the days ahead. There Is no excuse for a careless mother. If you were flat on your hack in a weak condition without strength enough to turn on your side, how would you like to have a powerful giant grab you up, swing you over the shoulder, pat you and jounce you? Don't you think that such treatment would be exhausting? And if this giant should hand you over to another huge creature who would walk up and down with tremendous strides and swing you back and forth with powerful arms, wouldn t you be returned to bed with very little strength left? To a very young or weak baby a grown-up is like a giant. One of the hardest lessons for a mother to learn is to let her baby alone. To rock it or pat it is so delightful If baby is ill, walking with it and swinging it in her arms is a real comfort to the mother, adoring grandmother or aunt. But to the baby's slender vitality such treatment is exhausting. It uses up strength and lessens resistance to disease. The necessary handling incident to washing and ihessing is all a baby s-hould be asked to endure. For baby's sake learn the wholcr.ome lesson of "Hands Off.'"

AFTER failing- utterly to convince the wlfT THAT a man who works, hard pushing A LAWN mower Is apt to drop DEAD of heart disease on the green sward and terribly shock the

NEIGHROns we can only find on DECENT thought about a lawn mower IT has no grease cups to All. THERE is no doubt QUITE a bit of truth in the statement that MA XT a man is bragging about his ancestors

WHO is raising children THAT won't have any occasion to bra g.

THE Austrians are so hungry that they are eating their prisoners IN the kindliest way we suggest that the best plan TO solve this problem Is not TO let them have any more PRISONERS. THE skeptic isj a man WHO has a poor memory who RELIEVES only haf he hears AND Is apt to forget most of that. THERE are more nostrums BEING peddled to pacify Ireland than there ARE stray dogs in this town. A CERTAIN father not 41 miles away catching a young chap hugging his

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DEMANDED an explanation "WHY I was just pressing her for an answer," the young chap said NOT o bad at that was it? OIL verraweli: WE have been visibly imrTssd with the fact THAT if we pawed around the wtff's beautiful mock orange BUSHES as much as our snoopy Tippy cat does WHAT we would get would be particularell. WE have our moments of pain aa well as other people AND can never understand WHY whenever there is anything prepared FOR our evening banquet that we particularly despise SUCH for instance as war beans THERE seems to be enougn on the table to feed ALL the French soldiers in at least THE Rlcardy sector. IN the meantime WATCH out for the crocks and jackleg lawyers WHO are even now STUDYING up the federal fight-or-work law to SEE how best to fight the WORK proposition. WELL, what have you decided to do AFTER July 1? OF course If the paper ones do come

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IT will be hard en the lace manufacturers FOR all the girls will have to do then WILL be to take their scissors AND do a little snipping around the bottoms.

SEVERAL of our local politicians ARE such expert knockers THAT we wonder in our childishly simple way WHY they do not enter in the PNEUMATIC ship riveting contest. IT is quite a revelation TO old married couples who take little auto TRIPS in the country these nights TO find what remarkable new ways of SPOONING have come into vogue in the PAST few years among present day young couples.

ARTICLE III. f.ERM AKMIK RMitfiKD. Three German armits took part in the original attack. These, from the north to the south were the Seventeenth, under Gen. Otto von Huelow; the Fooond, under Gen. von der Marwitr. belonging to the group of armies under the command of the Bavarian crown prin-o. and the Eighteenth, un

der the command of Gen. Von HutW-r. the conj eror of Riga, and which was a part, of the fcroup of armies under the command of the German Crown Piln-e. Altofreter the three armies had a total of about seventy divisions fS40.n0O men) of which about fifty were tn the front line p.nd twenty in reserve. QI MTY OF DIVISIONS K.tfif:n.

From the very outset the flower of the German army was engaged in the big battle. Between March 21 and April l, the Germans engaged a total value of yo M.OSO.OGO men) divisions of which forty to fifty were at all

t:me.s n the battle line. As the front over which the attack was n-.ad was ordinarily held by only about 15 divisions, this leaves 75 divisions brought up and thrown into th attack. A few of these later divisions were already in In reserve, but the remainder were hurried up from Flanders. Lille. Champagne. Verdun, the Woevre. and even from Alsaop. PR ISM A TROOP'S IV FORCE. As H unquestionably was intended that the battle should be decisive, a most, astonlshine: percentage of Prussian troops en(?t!Sed. without doubt for the purpose of impressing the world with the importance of Prussia In the

(German confederation. At the begin

ning of the offensive 72 per cnt of the troops engaged consiete.d of Prussian divisions. Following toe heavy losses sustained and the necessity c,f relieving worn out divisions, this percentage diminished, frst to fi per cent on Mar. 2S. and then to P.O per cent on April 1. It is still declining Besides the Prussian troops, all of the best divisions of Hesse, Saxony, Bav.iria. Wi: rtemberg. end Baden have also beri enessred.

ABOUT MILK. Another one of those government food bulletins "Breast milk is best for the baby, since the only perfect milk for the human baby is human milk. It Is cheapest, and theee are the days of the high cost of living. It will release cow's milk for those who need it." The calves, may be.

TACTICS F.MPI.OVED. The Germans counted largely for success on th-;r new offensive tactics

which had been tried out on the Pereth in July. ir,17. and ajroin. evn more successfully, by General Huti'r at Risra. between August 31 and Sept. 2. 1917. These tartii'g, to Insure surprise, were preceded by only a very short but very intense artillery preparation. The assaulting troops after capturing the first positions, were then to engage in open warfare, using ma'-hinegun' barrages In place of heavy artillery fire. In order to k-p the attack going regardless of losses, each division was withdrawn effer several days and substituted by a fiesh division, while the first one was

hnving to . r thre days' rest and reorganization before being re-engaged. The tactics n-fn included intensl'-e reversal in edvance of both the troopj and officers to be engaced: complete . nrealment C the provta and preparation.-; Khsoief sect cy as to plans

nnd the transportation and concentra

tion of troops; brutality In the ex- t

trrne degrf in offensive methods: piteiiMVe use r .' poison gas for the purpose or dmornl.zing the enemy; and the exploitation without ar instant's delay, regardless of Cost, of the initial success. The battle w s rrhearsrd in all of its detail--" behind the French front before Anally being started. FLANS AXI ( (tV( KVTRtTlOV, General Von I Id tier, fonqu.'ror of R:ga. was counted upon to execute very mu(h the same rnanoeuver on the western front that h had on the eastern. He was to o-oS the Oise in the same manner as he did the Duna. Concentration for th attack took place only a few days before it wes launched, the troops being brought up largely by fo'ced night inarel-.es. in order to Conceal their prenre from enemy airplanes The 113th German division, for example, v,..- four night marches arrived at Bellicourt from Wassigny. The 27th divirlon, which was disembarked in the vi 'inity of Cambrai. is known to have marched 32 kilometers (20 miles) during th night of March 21-21. entering action .-it 5 in the tr-.rning.

the envy of the whole camp for neatness. It is n waste of tirre and money to bting any cigarettes, as you cannot smoke them in detention period. Eut a pipe N permissible. Also wear your very oldest clothes and a soft flannel shirt, as your duty v ill start when you arrive, whether you have a uniform o r not. ar.d sorr.e of tbe woik v 11 be dirty of course. Do not allow yourself to worry over your coming three "shots" of typhoid, "caus they mill not kill you. And last of all. do as von are toll from the moment you enter the gate on m-y have enlisted as a firxt class gunnel's mate, but when you are in detention you are as nothing, and so you'll be ordered about 1 y some very small men. and some of them mere

kids. Well. I ll cr.pe rry a "dress is a lon one but I'll only use it for about eight

more days if anyone writes me. re- ! me.r.ber . i I

i r'.:;y yours. HARLAN D ANDERSON. Eler. 30. Q). Co. H. Rt?. 3, Camp Dewey, Great Iakes. 111.

MERRILLVILLE

Soss Township CcrmmeaceineBt. The M. E. church was filled to capae

ity Saturday night, some being unable i to gain admittance, to attend the com-j mencement exercises. j The graduates: Ainsworth School j Fred Henrichs. Wayne Nelson. Walter

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LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS

From Harlan Anderson. Dear Mr. Parry: I Just send a word that may help any men at home who are cotemplating joining the navy. First of all I want to thank the Rd Cross for the splendid, compact outfit and swee.ter they gave me. They are

LOANED.

THAT courtesy is not unknown in the motion picture business is occasionally evident, frequently

enouga to prove the rule, anyway. Some time ago the Universal engaged a young man named Ralph Graves to play leads opposite Ella Hall. He was said to be the youngest leading man in pictures. Be that aa it may, he was sought by Maurice Tourneur, the eminent French director, to play a leading role in "Sport

ing L,ne- I Lis is the famous London melodrama which was to go on the Paramount program after having ex-

citea thousands of Britain 8 most

ravenous gallery gods. Tourneur

asked to have Graves as a favor to him and to the Paramount, and Carl Iemmle very obligingly loaned him, and got a new leading man for Ella Hall. Now M. Tourneur announce that he is "on his own," so to speak, and will put out "Sporting Life" himself. (i raves will see several summers yet before attaining his majority. But notwithstanding his lack of years, Mr. Graves has started up the ladder of motion picture fame in a manner that soon will place his name among thos of the best known stars. The latest Universal acquisition has been in pictures a little more than a year, going directly from the

Cleveland High School, where he received the final touches to his education, into a motion picture studio. Playing aa a juvenile, he was the first victim of Mary McLane, in the Essanay studio at Chicago, where the picture "Men Who Have Made Love to Me" was produced. Following this engagement with Mary McLane, Mr. Graves played a short engagement with Universal, appearing in comedies, the company at that time having an overabundance of athletic stars. He then farmed himself out to the World, playing with Kitty Gordon in "Tinsel." which will bs released shortly. And now he comes back to Universal, and will start for Universal Citv in a few days to take his place opposite regular female stars.

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X,eka County's Acad la tha wi with Ctermtny and AoatrlaSoa. gar y i ROBERT MARKLET. Hammond; drowned off coast of N Jersey. Hay 28. DENNIS HANNON. Indian Harbor; ptomaine poisoo, at Fort Oglethrope. Chattanooga, Teno, Juna 11. JAMES MacXENZIE. Gary; killed In action in France while fighting with the 10th Scottish Kifp; May 3. 1917. KARL, WELSBT, Whiting; U. S. I. Died at Fort Sam Houston of spinal meningitis. July IS, 1317. FRANK MANLET. Indians Harbor; killed in France at Battle of Lille. Aug. 15. ARTHUR BA6ELER. Hammond; died at Lion Springs. Tex., of rplnal meningitis, August 28. JOHN SAM BROOKS, Last C&ltago; killed in France, Sept. It. ARTHUR ROBERTSON, Gary: kiLed in France, Oct. 81. LIEUT. JAMES VAN ATXA, Gary; killed at Vimy Ridge. JAMES MAC KINZ1E, Gary; killed at Vimy Ridge. DOLPH B1KDZYKI, East Chicago; killed In France, Nov. 27. EL BURTON HUNDLEY. Gary; killed ia aviation accident a; Taliaferro fields, Everman, Tax Dec. 1. 1917. HARRY CUTHBERT LONG. Indiana Harbor; killed la accident at Ft. Bhsa, Texas, Dec. 1. DERWOOD XICKINSON, Lowell; died somewhere in France, of pneumonia, Dec. 12. EDWARD C. KOSTBADE. Habart; killed by explosion in France, Dec, 22. THOMAS V. RATCLIIFE. Gary; killed somewhere in France. Feb. 24. FRED SCHMIDT. Crown Point: died of pneumonia in Brooklyn, March T, after being on a torpedoed steamer. CORPORAL EDWARD M. SULLIVAN. Gary; killed tomeirbiii in France, March 8. MICHAEL STEPICH. Whiting: Camp Taylor; pneumonia- Marci 14. ROBERT AS FIN. Gary; Co. F. 151at Infantry; Camp Shelby; typhoid: March 17. CLIFFORD E. PETTT. enlisted at Hammond. Jan. 8, in U. S. cavalry. Died at Delrlo, Tex.. April 3. PAUL FULTON, Tol'.eston. Cled in hospital. Marfa, Texas. April 6, 1918. Sergeant, machine gun battalion. 8th cavalry. VICTOR SHOTLIFF, Gary, killed at aviation camp, Smi Antonio. April IS. 191S. JOSEPT BECKHART, Gary, died at an eastern cantonment; week ending April 20. 1918. LIEUT. IRA B. KING. Gary; reported killed In France. April 21. 1918. NEWELL FEACHER. Gary; Graves Registration Unit 104. died in New Jersey, 1918. E. BIRCH HIGHES, Gary, ordnance department, died in Philadelphia, 191 S. WJST KAJ23COITS. JOSEPH S. LIETZAN. West Hammond. U. S. Field Artillery. Killed in action, France. April 27. WOXT!TSEX. ROBERT M. BEATTT. Hammond. Trench mortar. Franca. Feb. 28. R. A. SPARKS, Highland. Trench mortar. France. Feb. J7. HENRY BAKEMAN, Hammond: 6th engineers. France. April 7. JOSEPH A DAM I C. Indiana Harbor. Artillery. France. May 2.

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Miller, Laura Hendichs. Merrillvtlle School: Fred Barrman. Harold Swesey, Alfred Bothwell, Lester Barrman. Deep River School: Lynn Feferson.

Emery Chandler, Rertha Fisher. Vincent School: Sada Baker. Salutatory Bertha Fisher. Valedictory Ha rold Swesey. The program was very good, mostly

in patriotic line. Decorations in red.

white and blue.

The Ross township chairmen wish

THEIR LAST PRESS NOTICE- j tr. extend their appreciation for the comftn l,r,l,c : operation and splendid work and mutual

Mr. Graves' desires rtm to athletic roles. He is more than six feet in

height and built in proportion- 11 , has lived an outdoor life, and his am-' bition is to continue to do so. '

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ftorts to all committees in the drive.

tthotonlav nasRed tn t.he Great

Bevnnd laat week. Thev r Al9 lhr entertainment, speakers, bake

Mary Maurice, the official mother of Sf,!e committees, m fact all of the other the Vitagraph company, and P.usacll committees, every man. woman an l

Bassett, the oldest actor of the Para- l,ulu " '

mount company. Mary Maurice had been with Vitagraph for eight years, and never appeared with any other company. Mr. Bassett had served the screen for a longer time, but had appeared with the Universal and several other companies.

this drive n financial success, and we

fel our efforts were not in vain, for Ross township has more than tripled hf r cjuota.

Buy a Thrift Stamp and lick the Hun.

PETEY DINK Those Six Girls Must Havo Boon Droned in Bathinc Suits.

By C. A. VOIGHT

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