Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 285, Hammond, Lake County, 31 May 1918 — Page 1

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Chicago Has Hews That New Ten-Way Ship Building Plant is To Be Built In This Region Very Soon. Much curitoslty Is evinced In the Cal i.mt Keclon this morning concerning i story in one of the Chicago newspapers this morning which says: Chicago Is to have a new ten wa: shipbuilding plant if the governmen can use It. Announcement of the com nii which are to loe taken t "Washington in a few days, will be made i ,-r-1 rtv. savs r . Buuvin secretary of the Co-operative Leaguo of Building Trades and Industries. iu Calumet Region. "The site has been selected In the -.i . " Mr. Sullivan said o - - "The building plans have been finished and the financial arrangements for the nw rnmnanv are made. "There are still some details to work in ihA wav of organization mat .r. Thev will be finished in a day or T-h mm at the head of the new Vmvn selected a site which TT 4- let V auw - - .(M ai-rviit fh launching of ships end -.-!. their clans are to build steel boats of 6,400 dead weight tons in two parts such as contracts recently have been let at other shipyards on the great lakes." ti,. -hinbulldln- organization will not cselc any government contracts until they can show the nunmswn authorities that they have every facility for carrying out shipbuilding con.tmrfinn. This will Include finances. materials and even a complete labor organlratlon of real shipbuilders. Even the names of an experienced unrintniient and construction fore man are to form part of the argument; which will be presented to tne snipping board by the Chlcagoans when they ask for contracts. An Old Plea. Several months ago when it was suggested that steel boats could be constructed at Chleago yards in two parts with permanent bulkheads and riveted together after being taken through the Welland Canal. It was stated that this style of construction was not feasible. Recently, however, the shipping board has let a number of contracts for boats to be built on the lakes in this way. According to marine engineers, steel beats cf this type can be built in Chicago more cheaply than any other place in the country. IN FOUND EAR TRACKS At 10:22 p. m.. Wednesday evening, an unknown man was struck and instantly killed by South Shore train No. 60. eight poles east of Cline avenue. East Chicago. The engineer saw the man lying on the track ahead of his train, but was not able t stop the engine In time. As the locomotive approached, the man was seen to partially rise, but he was not able to get out of the way. The train thundered over him. The train was stopped Immediately and It was found that the victim had been mutilated beyond recognition. The dismembered parts of his bodywere taken to Huber's morgue, but no identification has yet been established. A letter was found in tho clothing addressed to J. M. Howser. 3223 South Wabash avenue, third flat, Chicago. The detective bureau took the matter up, but could find no one at that addrees who answered the description of the man. Leon Olaf of Milwaukee was stamped on the clothing and a telegram has been sent to the police of Milwaukee to assist in establishing identity. HOW SOME PEOPLE DECORATED Tony Smith is a bad actor. Lives at 260 Sheffield avenue. Decorated across the State Line nearly all day yesterday. Came home drunk and started to beat Lis wife. Then he choked her. Wife" brother remonstrated. Tony cracked brother in the. peeper. Brother does likewise with Tony. Tony goes out for the axe. Brother goes out for Officer Singer. Officer Singer comes in for Tony. Tangoes him to the hoosegow. Tony in court this a. m. 25 and costs for you, said Judge Klotz. Tony to Sheriff Barnes this eve.

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Hammond Pays Tribute to Those Who Have Paid the Highest Devotion for the Flag and Liberty. For the first time in six years, the Hammond Country club which has always had an all-day program of golf and bridge and a dinner dance on Decoration day, gave up the day's program and holiday and was silent in honor of the fifteen stars on its service flag. On a May day redolent with spring and hope Hammond yesterday in solemn public ceremony paid homage with reverential regard to the heroic dead of three wars and renewed its pledga of faith and support to the noble sons of America fighting in France for the world's liberty. At Oak Hill cemetery in the morning, under an azure sky. heads were bared and bowed beneath the silken folds of the flag, kissed by the rustling leaves over the flower strewn green mounds of the honored dead of the wars that freed the negro and the Cuban. The William H. Calkins Tost of the G. A. R.. the Spanish-Americcan war veterans and the Woman's Relief corps were present and had charge of the services at the burying grounds. In the afternoon Liberty hall was well filled by fervent patriots and the veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American wars were seated on the platform. A band of the local Federation of Mu sicians played and the memc-lat address was delivered by Rev. Thomas Bassett. pastor of the First Methodist church. During his excellent address eyes were tear-dimmed. "-tight and Qod Will Win." Rev. Bassett paid a tribute to the country's honored dead. "The boys in blue who came home after the civil war were not only our most loyal and pa triotic citizens but the most useful." he said. "We are a peace loving peo ple but then as now war was forced upon us. I know the news in the papers today Is causing anxiety and sor row but on the line in France of 15S miles the allies did not know where the enemy would strike and there were bound to be intial reverses. If the Ger mans capture Soissons, Amiens and even Faris it doesn't mean that the Ger mans wiil be victorious for in this war right is right and God is God and right and God wiil win. "Not one of us will falter until this war is won. The American soldier from the first has been the best soldier since the world began. As you get the re ports from the battle front you see the American boys gave a good account of themselves. The United States has never lost a war and it will not lose this one. A few of our boys have gone over the top for the last time and we are here to ray tribute to them. "As the mothers of '61 gave up their sons to the country tne motners or today are giving theirs. Before an honorable peace is obtained you and I may be called upon to know what sacrifice means. My only boy, a captain in the j artillery, is coming home tomorrow before he goes across and I wouldn't say no to my boy when he contemplated leaving his medical practice, his wife and children, and enlisting as a pri vate soldier." ' The speaker spoke lovingly of Ameri ca's greatest allies. France and Groat Britain, and of the Hun-slaughtered Belgians, having visited those countries before the war. I learned to love 1ho people of France." he said. "I found them kind, good-natured, frugal and since Verdun we know something of the courage that nspires the French heart. Democracy s less than 150 years old. Today there s not a crowned head in any of the Americas. France has always loved us and adopted our ileals of government. 'Everywhere the British Jack has gone It nas protectee, me ana siooa for law. True. King George hired Ger mans to crush us in the Revolution. But he could hardly speak English himself and was a German and the British people were not in sympathy with him." The program of the memorial service held at Liberty Hall yesterday was as follows: America by the Audience Onward Christian Soldiers Short Address Jesse Wilson President of the Chamber of Commerce Invocation Rev. C J. Sharp Address Rev. Thomas Bassett Tastor First Methodist Church Tenting on the Old Camp Ground Baptist Male Quartette Readings The Dandy Fifth (Gassaway) Decoration Day on the riace (Riley) By Mrs. William S. Welch Vocal SoloWhen the Boys Come Home Mrs. Lydia Woltcrs Van Gilder Battle Hmn of the Republic Male Chorus and Audience Star Spangled Banner By the Band Benediction Rev. J. C. Farrett In arranging the memorial service! tho G. A. R. requested and received the co-operation of the American Alliance and Chamber of Commerce.

News Seeps Out of Captured French City that Matthew Schaller of Dyer Is Dead. News seldom seeps out of French territory held by the Huns, but this much has come out of Lille, held by the Germans these many months: Michael Schaller, a X,ake county farmer, U dead at .Tllle. He died presumably of disease. Zt may have fceea brought on by starvation, as German kulture takes no heed of j humanity. j Schaller was on a visit at Lille, where I j his son-in-law was manager of the local ( j factory of the International Harvester ! j company. When the Germans approach ed the town th family, with others, fled the city. Born Near Dyer. But the Dyer farmer said: "I have no fear of the Germans. I will stay and mind the house and the furniture." For months no word came of the father. Finally to his daughter weeks afterward came news that he had died on December 12. The death news reached Dyer this week. Mr. Schaller was born a short distance from Dyer and farmed in various parts of Lake county, more recently in the Ridge road district south of Hammond. His daughter was wed to a young Frenchman, who wooed her while working at the Chicago Heights factory of the Harvester trust. Later they sent the young man to France to be manager at Lillie and Mr. Schaller was on a visit there when death overtook him. PISSES AWAY One of Lake County's Foremost Agriculturists Dead at Chicago Hospital. rPrECiAT. To The Times. 1 CROWN POINT. IND.. May 31. The residents of Lake county wre shocked beyond measure on Thursday to learn of the death of Charles Benjamin, one lc1,l muj, na one wno " nem a mgn piace in agricultural circles and public life for many years. His death followed an operation for stomach trouble performed over a week ago at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights. Charles Benjamin was horn in Torter count in 1S65 and removed t o Lake county when a small child, living here ever since. He was married to Miss Mary rat ton in 102 who with six uiiiiui c:i furvne. linger licnjamin, wno! lias chnrge of the farm at I.ongeliff. Lo- j gar.sport, Ind.; Harriet, stu'lcnt at rur- j du University: Edna. Jay, Margaret - and Helen Virginia who nre at home Mr. Benjamin will be sadly missed be ing affiliated with thf agricultural in terests of the county also being a breed- j er of high bred cattle, n practical and successful farmer. The funeral will be1 hel 1 at the home on Saturday at 2 p. m. : COISSIOK Count yBoard Holds An Important Special Session Last Week. rSrEc-TAT. To The Times 1 CROWN POINT, IND., May 31. At a ! recent meeting of the county commissioncrs the following contracts were let: Contract for 2 road graders at $285.00 ! to A. P. See. Hammond. j Seven ton roller at $3,100 to Austin I Western Road Machinery Co. ! Horse drawn street sweeper at $500 ' to Austin Western Machinery Co. ! Electric cooking range for County Farm. $149.30. One ton motor truck. JS00. to Ilpnrv

Battcrman. j a large sum of money and that he had Two type Ajax chemical fire ex- ' 1,00,1 FPt upr,n by tw neS:roes and robtinguisher and 1 dozen three gallon ma- i bPd of his pntire roHchines of extinguishing solution. ! Hp faid that he 1Ivl. "'hen at home.

$504 Ajax fire engine works of Brook-I ivn x- v ' W. H. Tuthill was awarded the contract for coal for court house, Lake county Jail, ruardians home and county farm, $5,513.75. The contract for the coal for the superior court house in Hammond was awarded to Hubcr & Richards for $5.65 per ton. The kaiser it at bat. Strike him out by buying War Savings Stamps.

HERE'S NEW INSTANCE OF LOYALTY r An interesting story of the sacrifice made by one of the Hungarians at Calumet, East Chicago, in the recent Red Cross drive, has just come to light. On the last day of the campaign, Lazlo Shuller, 4918 Kennedy avenue, walked into the office of J. K. Reppa, campaign worker, and laid down $50, asking for his "paper." Mr. Reppa thought that the man wanted to make a deposit of that amount but soon discovered that he was in error. He then felt sure that the applicant wanted to buy a fifty dollar liberty bond. But again he was wrong. Finally Mr. Reppa became convinced that Shuller knew what he was talking about and that he really wanted to make a $50 contribution to the Red Cross fund. The man has a family but they are in Europe. He is employed at the Harbison Walker Refractories Co. plant and is getting $3.80 per day. How many Americans, we wonder, made as large contributions in proportion to their incomes.

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rt'viTEn FKrs Cabt.mfam. WITH THE AMERICANS IN LORRAINE, May 31. One American air squadron established the record of ten j flights in one hour this morning. Lieut. Rickenbacker and Lieut. Meissner figured prominently in these flights. the former saving Meissner's life twice. The Americans drove down at least four enemy planes while one ef our planes was destroyed and the pilot captured. Khortly before S o'clock this morning Rickenbacker discovered Meissner diving after a German plane with a second r,lane diving after Melssner, all firing. He died at the second machine, chasing it away. Both enemy machines escaped. A few minutes later Meissner was sent out with a ratrol to protect a Brit ish bombing squadron. A German patrol of six machines swooped down on T-ifi.-i. Tt, 1,1, t the rescue and a free for all fight en- ' sued five miles behind the German lines, P.prmnn ntnnr cnUiilcl iv i f h AToi ner's machine and was damaged so badly that it fell. The top wings of Meissner's plane were torn off find he started to struggle towards home. On r.earing the American lines he was attacked by a Gorman bi-p!ane and was in great danger. Rickeiit-aclicr returning from a fight with five German planes which he tackled single handed, forcing one down, f'rove s'rniKht at the German, saving Meissner's life. IE HUD BEEN TO W. And Thereby Hangs a Tale and a Most Solemn Warning. First let it b known that Mike had been to West Hammond. This is essential to a full understanding of the story inasmuch as it is generally conceded that s,ome of the stuff over there is of a character such that the man who drinks It may have wild imaginings of almost any sort. As a matter of fact. It Is not much to be wondered at that Mike, returning i from West Hammond. Wednesday night. at 37- IJeo(lar street. Indiana Harbor ana mat wnen rtiuining irom west Hammond, two great big burly negroes, giants in siie. had attacked him, beaten him. mauled him. robbed him of $360 and all but left him for dead. And Mike showed his wounds. It was a fact that he was in bad shape. So much so that he was turned over to Ir. Teegarden for repairs. The giants, however, have not been caught. Possibly they removed their disguise. Buy a Thrift Stamp and lick the Hun,

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German crown prince smiiinz broadly as he reads prisoner's letter. Hun "kultur" gives one a queer sense of humor, among other things. This picture shows the German crown prince reading a letter from a French officer, captured in attack. The officer had written the letter to his wife and was ready to give it to the division postoffice when called on to help stem the German advance. The kaiser's son is getting a big laugh out of it.

Br J. FBAK TAYLOR. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IX LORRAINE, May 31. American officers today reported that pr,ctleIly every German body found after Wdneidaj niaht's fighting In the Lunevlllc sector was shot throuzh the head or heart, showing the qualltr of American mnrkunonship, German prisoners said they were told attacks in this sector Trere for the purposes of Retting; prisoners for Information. 'o Amerlennn Trere taken and the German probably lost seventy killed or wounded. Bt Vntted Tress! WASHINGTON, May 31. Senator Johnson today cnrrled to the floor of the Mn:ti the protest r.galnst the action of the war depnrment In holdinK Major Genernl Wood from BerTice In Frnnor, Wood was about to salt with his division when ordered west, Johnson snlil. Althonsh net knowInK him personalis, Johnson declared nn officer with such a. hrllllant record has entitled hlmself to hlRh esteem. Bt United Press. n-p.vT yore, -lay 31. conditions i of the steel industry at present and the 'outlook for the future are s;ood, declared Judge Gary, today. rt'NiTrr. Press Cabt.eoram 1 WITH THE AM5ICAN ABMTES I2T LOEEAIKE, May 31. An American raid In force penetrated the German third lines northwest of Toul this morn, luff. Following terrlfio bombardment the Yankees crowded No Kan's Xand behind a perfect barrage and swept over trenches. The Huns who had survived the artillery fixe fled before them. The American explored German poslstions at their leisure without any opposition and returned to their lines. Our losses were extremely lifrht. fBr United Press. WASHINGTON, May 31. Approximately 275,000 men will be drafted to entrain June 21, it was announced today. The call affects every state In the anion. F-ntrainment will begin June 34. Due to the rapidity of troops belny moved overseas It wai stated that practically all camps In the country will be ready to receive the large quotas. The calls to the men are now in the mails. United Press Cabtegram.1 By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS. WITH THE EEJTISH ARMIES IN FBANCE, May 31. German airmen on Carpus Christl day ag-aln bombs! . British hospital far behind th Unes, killing- nurses, doctors and patients and settlnff fire to the hulldlng-s. . After dropping: flares so as to reveal their targets the Germans dropped a largo number of huge bombs. One scoring a direct hit on a larg-e hospital prominently marked displaying the Bed Cross, wrecked the building- in which sisters, ministering- to pitients were pinned under the wrecks-e, to. getber . with the wounded soldiers and stricken attendants. The British front is fairly quiet today. Only raids patrolling" and artillery activity were reported. ri'NiTKD Press Gar ceo ram. 3 PARIS, May 31. The Germans by an attack on the Ailette river region have definitely consolidated the Alsne and Plcardy battle fronts, according1 to the French war ofTice announcement today. (Seemingly this Is an effort to drive

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9 i" "5f i - lit, ' fi x j. toward the Olse to the 'westward to flank the allied, forces below IToyon on the southern portion of the Plcardy front). Before this attack the French have withdrawn fighting stubbornly. Xn the center the Germans have ad. vanced slightly toward the Mama. On the left the Trench are still holding the western outskirts of Soissons. On the right a French counter attack recaptured Filllols, two miles and a half west of Xthelms. Bulletin. United Press Cablegram. SAMSGATE, ENGLAND, May 31 Heavy gunfire was heard In the direction of the Belgian coast for five hours last night. There were also terrific explosions and a great flare, accompany, ing each other. (Ramsgate is situa?!tvl just south of the Thames river, 57 miles east of Lon don. It is about 30 miles from Ramsgate across the English to Callais.) Bulletin. TUnited Press Cablegram. FARIS, May 31. The impression prevails In Paris that the worst is over so far as the Alsne phase of the Ger. man offensive is concerned. Announcemet that allied reserves are hurryig forward adls to the confidence of the public. The morale of Faris remains untouched. Bt United Press WASHINGTON, May 31. Sixty American casualties were reported by General Pershing today divided as follows: Fifteen killed In action, 6 dead of wounds, eleven killed in accidents, four dead of disease, fifteen severely wounded, eight slightly wounded and one missing. IN POTTER'S FIELD Bruce Chase Remains Are Interred By Undertaker at Hessville. Bruce Chase, the man who was killed on Summer street on the night of May 21 by reckless drivers in a automobile which did not stop, was buried from the Emmerling chapel in the Hessville cemetery this morning. The remains were held for ten days but no one could be found who knew anything about him. It is quite probable that the murderers will never be apprehended as the police have r.ot been able to get the slightest clue to the identity of the machine of its license and a lonely grave in the potter's field is all that is left of the tragedy. NOTICE. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN": Xotice is hereby given that all male persons who have since the 5th day of June, 1917, and on or before the 5th day of June, 1018, attained their twenty-first birthday are required to register on the 5th day of June, 1918. at the Room No. 3 at the Superior Court House. Hammond. Indiana, between the hours of 7 o'clock a. m. and 9 o'clock p. m. This is the President's Proclamation. Respectfully. 5-31-1 DANIEL, BROWN, Mayor. Make It The Last "Wnr.

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Respect Agreement But Barbarian Germans Foully Break Trolii .VoITiD pRESa Cablegram PARIS, May 31 Eighteen were killed and wounded In Thursday's long range bombardment of Paris, it was an. noanced today. The bombard-neat took place on the day the British agreed not to conduct raids on cities outside the war zone. United Press Cablegram. WITH THE AMERICANS IN PICARDY, May 31. German aviators attacked three carefully masked hospitals in the rear of the American area Wednesday night. They dropped bombs and deluged tents with machine gun fire, swooping low. The attack took place on Corpu Christi evening, the religious holiday cn which the Huns had obtained immunity for their owntowns through the intercession of the Vatican. American aviators preparing for night flights to drop flowers over the gravei of comrades were anxious to avenge the cttack. In contrast with the Huns' barbarity were the touching memorial day ceremonies yesterday. Graves f officers and soldiers were buried in Cr-ri French- menhirs "and f.ithers"a7Tds'o7diers from tho trenches wept unashamed. ALLIES BELIEVE WORST IS OVER United Press Cablegram 1 LONDON, May 31. Thanks to the stubborn resistence offered by the allies in defending every inch of ground and the maintenance of the closest coordination between the French and British, the German thrust towards Paris in the Soissons and Rheims sector has undoubtedly been checked, even if not definitely stopped. The allies are falling back slowly and in orderly fashion and their reserves are increasing the support at critical points. Developments of the past twenty-four hours have brilliantly demonstrated the value of the idea of a supreme commander. The British press and public were more optimistic today then at anv time since Monday. There is not the sli.ihtest criticism of the French retirement. The overwhelming numerical superiority of the enemy forces is fully appreciated. Likewise General Forh's refusal to be stampeded Into withdrawing the bulk of his reserves from the northern front is approved. The forcing of suh a move was one German hope regarding the present offensive. FRENCH RESERVES CHECK THE HUNS f United Prfss Cablegram. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, May 31. The Germans are bound to capture Rheims. Held up by the British to the north, east and west, the enemy plans a wide encircling movement to the souheast to surround it, military authorities believed today. To accomplish this the Germans ore expected to increose pressure between Brouillet and Janvry with the intention if breaking through the Ardre river and following that (continued on paK six.) U. S. TO GO ON COAL RATIONS WASHINGTON. May 31. With the country facing another coal shortage, prospectively as serious as that of last winter. Fuel Administrator Garfield is about to put in effect a consumption restriction program for the conservation of fuel to governmental agencies and Industries essential to the conduct of the war. A preference list is to be established under which bituminous coal will be distributed to consumers in the following order of priority: 1. Railroads. 2. Army and navy. 3. State and county institutions. 4. Tublic utilities. 5. Retail dealers. 6. Merchandising plants on the preferred list. 7. Manufacturing plants not on Wie preferred list.

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