Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 295, Hammond, Lake County, 12 June 1918 — Page 1

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Two Small Italian Torpedo Boats Sink Two ot Austria's Biggest Dreadnaughts, 1 BclIjctin.! nSnno PRESS ABLXr'F,Ml . lOMI, June 12. Two small Italian torpedo boats defying- an entire Austrian tattle fleet sank two of the largest ftreadnonrbta In the Austrian navy Monday morning- and returned lately, It was officially announced today. The darin exploit vti off the Dalmatian Islands on the Austrian side of the Adriatic. In the pursuit which followed an Austrian destroyer was badly damaged. Two torpedoes were fired at the first ship, one at the second. Italian light forces have thus disposed of three of the largest ships In the Austrian nV7 within a few weeks. A short time ago a mysterious Italian craft penetrated the defenses of Pola Harbor and sank, an Austrian dreadnought of the Viribu Unltls class. This class originally consisted of four yessels. They were of 20,000 tons displacement, carry twelve 12-inch and twelve 5-inch gruns and have a complement of 962 to 963 men. BT VNITED PP.ESS. WASHINGTON, June 12. An American coast patrol has had one battle with a German U-boat raider. An unquestionable source reports this and the fact that the navy has had-repoTts-from patrol commanders which have not yet been made public. The United Press is in a position to announce that one of the many reports indicate beyond a doubt that a patrol vessel fired on a submarine and dropped depth bombs about her, although Secretary Daniels has taken the position that only absolutely authentic cases of capture or sinking would be announced. Neither of two mentioned incidents includes the case in which a U. S. destroyer interrupted a U-boat in an attempt to sink a ship. The two cases cited have been kept secret until today. APPEAL FDR THE 00! SCOUTS An rrcal for the F.oy Scouts was mae. last night before a crowded bouse at DeLuxe theatre by Attorney Joseph "'onroy. 'Boy Scouts don't tie tin cans to reor dog's tails," said th attorney. We have 237 scouts In Hammond and " want ".'TOO Every dollar you gie n he honorably expended to make tbe?e manly little fellows like our brave bo- s fighting across the seas." Mr. Conroy made one of his most Ivrilllant an! impassioned appeals for The. Boy Scouts and was warmly app'auded. As a four-minute man he is ry much to the point and one of the citv's finest oratorical assets. FORMER MA TOR'S SKILLED AVIATOR "it r John Purroy Mitchell

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Masy Men in Deferred Classes Will Be Transferred to Class 1.

Enough men granted deferred classification tinder the selective service system must be reclassified and rlaced in Class 1 to bring Indiana up to the national standard. The work must be completed this month, and the suggestion Is that each local conrcripi ion board fix a crtain iifek as Class 1 n'tk. These directions have just b"en sent out to the S local boards in Lake county from th office of MaJ. Robert ". Baltzell. state national army airent. upon the direction of the rroost marshal general at Washington. According to the national figures, CS.7 per cent of the men registered last year have been placed in Class 1. from which tContinued on pag two ) NORTHERN STATES LIFE ENTERTAINS HT CLUB Two Hundred New Policy Holders Guests at DinnerDance. The Northern States Life Insurance family got together again last night for a blow-out at the Hammond Country club and made th welkin ring. About 200 policy holders who joined during th annual May campaign were entertained by the company at a dinner, dance and musicale which was one of the most enjoyable affairs tho progressive concern has ever given. It was the w:nd-jp of the campaign which opened May S and resulted in four home i office agents. '. C. r.onham. George ! Dobbins. Hollis Hunter and T. J. ! O'Rourke, selling- ?230.op0 of new insurance in four weeks. ! The dinner last evening was given on (the birthday anniversary of Dr. T. E. SharrT, president of the company, and j the agents presented him with an auto I lunch set. from the offi-e force Dr. Sharrer rcceid a bouquet of American Beauty roses one for each jcar. It was oil a strong man tould do to carry the bouquet of innumerable roses to him. During and following the dinner Branch's orchestra furnished music for dancing. Mrs. George Hannauer, Miss Stachowicz and R. E. Garber sang, accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Mikesch: Miss Katherine Sharrer and Miss Margaret r.a:r.pre!l gave readings, and Miss Chevigney played the violin. A magician was also on the program. . W. W. ALIEH ENEMY TI Jos. Aidt Starts to Brag About His Cleverness With Dynamite. j Alexander Koslowskl. ll-154th Tlace. j West Hammond, is a pretty smart dj tective. j Koslowskl. a special apent for the j Michigan Central railroad, walked bej twMii rows of box i ai-j yesterday and ! met a trampified lookint: Rentlemen who ! later cave his name as Jos. Aidt. j ""Where are we at pal?' questioned Koslowski. Aidt replied that he didn't know. "Well, anyway I want to beat it aw ay." said the detective. "I'm an I.' W. W. and the tops around here ain't friendly." "Why, I'm an I. W. W. too." said Aidt Kiving the "Wohhlle" sign and beginning to i ra ternir.e. "I could set off dyn.imite to blow up any bridge or bu.lding around here." (Said with T'i'ide). Koslowski suggested a stroll and the lair walked directly into the arms of two West Hammond policemen to whose custody the detective delivered Aidt. The West Hammond police have turned Aidt over to the department of justice. Aidt is an alien enemy, 'hav ing j heen born in rtaden. Germany, rte was i arrest' I in Virginia November of last year and escaped J":'il in I'eecmber. according to information reaching the rohco. FINE CARE GIVEN THE WOUNDED IBt United Press! WASHINGTON. June 12. Eigbtv per cnt of the An-evican troops wounded in battle r.rc beinsf eurrd and returned i to their fori e;-. within th: ee or tour !:. it was announced today. It frJ r.ierlv required months t f attention before they could return to the fighting.

L'MTEn rricjs C Rumit am. WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MAKNE, June 7:"0 p. ni, The pos sibility of a German advance in this sector has been practically eliminated through the consolidations of the new American positions north and east of Belkau Wool. The marines now hoM the wood, the last machine gun poMtion being taken at the point of the bajonet at 10 o'clock this morning. Dead and wounded Germans were found among the boulders. Total prisoners now arc 400 with 62 machine guns and four trench mortars, a (treat number of rifles and a large quantity of ammunition.

CRQWN POUT DOCTOR WRITES FBOLPCE Dr. Gerald Krost Tells of Many Exciting Events in His Experience While Serving in a Trench Hospital. rSPECtAT, To Tnr: Ttmrs CROWN' rOINT. IN'D, June 1 1. A most interesting letter from Dr. Gerald Krost of Crown. I'oint with a bnse hospital in France to h-.s uncle, John Krost of this cif . who is an aviator at Arcadia. Florida, has been received. Mr. Krost forwarded the letttr to his father, Dr. C A. Krost in Crown roiat; "15th General Hospital. B. U. F, Fiance, May 5th. "Dear John: Tour mother tells me you are going to have w ings of canvas to soar above us ordinary folk. 1 know you v ished to enter the aviation branch of the ser . iee when you enlisted. I am so glad you finally succeeded in attaining jour desire! branch. How is it going? I suppose you are busy learning lots of highly important but somewhat uninteresting details necessary for a good aviator to know. "Not a day passes by but what we see many planes, some in practice, others on their way to the front aerdomes from bases both in England and France. We often see 'Fritz' in bis observation planes too. but he seems to have all the i photographs he derires for he has not I been over this way for some time Tot day has been a wonderful day and he is usually over on a. good day. He may come jet. However I fancy there are j too many planes flying around at all I times for him to get back this far nowj dav s. We have tio tonccpt'.on v, here he j gets all his machines. Kvrry good flying day the "allies' bring down two and ! tContitiued on page five.) I SENATE REJECTS ! OPEN DIPLOMACY I Br I'NITED 1'nESS.' I WASH1XGT- i.V. Jun z. The Senate i today went on rectd against Open !'- jilornacy. rejectir.sr the IJorah amend -j ment for public consideration of treat;'. The senate by this action accepted the president's owri construction of his I peace terms speech of January S when he told Congress h favoied "eprn tov- ' enants of peace," openly arrived at" and "henceforth 0ip2otna y mu.M proi ceed always in the open." j The senate's action followed 'he re- ; gicn by enat-r 1 1 it h.-oi k cf a letter i sent h:m by President Wilson wh-r:n he opposed the IJcrah amendment. SITUATION MUST J BE ADJUSTED ' tB- I'v-l-rn P 1 : WASHING T'"N. .Iu-.e 1 2. A tremendous order for war nir.U rials transmit!- 1 , by the p;-?ide:;t within the last fow vs has created a situation which re- .; quires entire readjustment of the munitions and fuel and curtailment situation. it was learned today in an official quar- ! ter. ! The super-war cabinet, it was expect- , ed. would go into executive session this afternoon to determine what steps must j be taken t- meet the emergency. It i understood that cer':i,i cliang s m the Kuroncan situation have resulted in large orders for suppl.es. coAl miners t0j3e exempt IBr I'viTnn Press. 1 j WASHINGTON". June II. Exemption j f coal miners from the draft was be"i"ved imminent today. Provost Mar- . -hal General 'rowder. it i understood. I -s abou' to make important lesiilati'.ns j to effect the entire mining industry. j Buy a Thrift Stamp today.

LIGHT FIRES IN NEW MARK STEEL 0. HFURNACES Tires have been lighted in the first of the newly completed open hearth furnaces cf th? steel worts of the steel works of tho Mark Manufacturing Company, Ind!ana Harbor, and production cf first steel is expected there within a few weeks. Tie company already has four rolling mills in operation now, producing platc3 and pipes, it is gcttiny its lrcn and stael from Its blast furnaces and Eersemer converting works, Sou'h Chicago. Tho operation of the new open hearths will be followed fc7 tho blowing in of the first blast furnace. No. 1, tho first of several to be built, and having a capacity of 600 tons, the largest in Lake, county.

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1 HIT B AUTOMOBILE Edward rrgrr of Grand bouxard. Oiicngo.. while rfrn :ng a tru' k belonging t- ITa jrgai .1 - Ma rcussnn. north "ti t'ohimbia avmne in Hmimond. about T:C0 last msht. was strmk 'V No. S2 N. T. C. passenger train going west Iv r-er w;is rushed t" Pt. Margaret s hospital by William Hmlouaa in his automobile where it was found that he was no rry badly hurt and will ! able to leae the lusi it.il t.jday or toinorroTv. This is a da.ng-ro f rossing an r r-ral have been ki'Ie and w -'un-ied the j---. GREAT VORK j BY U. S. TROOPS ! f.VITED TBKSS rAB!.roBMl WITH THE AMERICANS WEST OF M'.'NTMMKH. June 1 :. A m-riean artillery is rounding th German lin f'f communication far in th rear as tlie French "znd Bosch's srappl" in th tri:ggl now o:i the new front to the eastward. Fix ir.rj in French arpians American r-hserve-rs direct the fire of h; guns. The roar of our guns if constant w hite Lev end Montdidier comes the heavy drum-like rolling of the gre.it battle for the n-e. The Huns attempted t'" ra'd. on th :iier;-.-in positions lat Afonday n 5 gilt! The Germans Hung a handful of men into th? front line trm-ho-i hut the--were thrown out in hand to hand fighting. There are numerous of the H'jn fivers trying to disgui.-se their mach.ne. as French craft. NEW U. S. R. R. BUDGET ! Br I'niteo r'rtrs.l ; WASHINGTON', June ll Improv nients. addition and betterments national railwav s in ;?1S w ill -,-. , ?54t"..3'i0.enO. i The ra!lro".d adinini ! ra t ion today a '. proved su.-h budget covering all e penditures covering all except lab and fuel. The Mini of $ 1 .s.237.nOiV h , t-ecn listed for the construction of e ' len iony. branch' ami unfinished lm ivhi' h will tap new i-eso.irces. Latest Bulletins ' IP.T I'nited :t.ess. WASHIMiTON, Juo. 12. Ofllelal re- ' ports of the slnUlnj; of the t unurd liner nMnln. used o IlrltUb transport, , was received by the navy department today. o American lives were Involved so f:tr s the department knovts. I lie uleaiiier w ;i ftnard bound. II'VITEI" I'riERH ('ARI.&iRAK.l I.OMn. June 1- linldinR opernGons nnd r.rtlllrrj- Are wrrc reported by Field Marsha! H.tIk today. , "n nttnrk on A vein y wood last nlsht j was repulsed." the statement fcald. "We rap tared n few prisoners In n in,cefu I : raid. There wn hostile Are weM of ; Ithrlmv I .-iM nl ht." IRT VsiTZx Ft.es.1 A tvillM.TO, June 12. General IVrhinir repnrte.-l 127 i-nsnnltles to the war department toflay n follows: Killed In action. 15s dead from wounds. 9; ! dead of dlseise. IS: dead from aeroplane nclcdents. It dead from acrldenta and other enuses, 171i wounded eve- : ly, 0; wounded sKRhtly, fl. n'VTTFr Prtrss 'rT,rrsRAM.1 with run Mrnirx nMiK I FRWCII. June 12. mericnn mnrine Ii-iVe rnt!r-ly "lenreil the important flr!l-hM nonil, five miles nut of t hanteixo Thlerrr, of enemy fort'ex. lit wa etnhti!Ieil toilny. The Oermnn rnsiialtle were ureot nnd the enemy fled In disorder. The Amrrlrcn nrtlllery preparation beBan nt thre o'clock yeterdny morninsr. nnd an hour Inter the marines nttneked, tnkinc -."O prisoner". Inrludlnir ten of ficer. ?nri rannon. The mericnns also 'repulsed n ernrfirc nltrrk on Ilnure- ' M-hes, lirenkinc: up the enemy. i ith artillery nnd r'fle fire. ! Prisoners taken by the marines ars youths who ar (fled to hare been capj turad. They said they had little food.

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! "JtiTEMiAM OLEAKVr" M.C MARIO VICT02JC I CAITL VC ROOIOEE-v JOHN . RYAN 1 WILL gO!-.J. P08lSON AlRtKTP.-FRiCK.6 Jeremiah A. OKcary of New York, charge cf violating the Espionage Act I City and John T. Hyan of Buffalo, who j by furnishing information harmful to J (led feme time ago. have been indicted 'the United States to the Germans. The I along w ith Albeit I'aul Fri' ke. Willard woman and Ttodiser are charged with ! J. Robinson. Mice. Maria de Yictorica. distributing large sums of money for i Carl Von riodiger and others en the the plot.

All were menibcrs of the Prussian units -:!Tif erred from Eussia, Men wrcra i compelled to enter th? fray by machino g-ucs In tho rear and chained to guns and wagons. A captured officer said the Germans believed less tben 203,OOO Americans era ?n Trance, and was surprised to knov Americans liad been in Trance several months. Br 1 sited Press WASHINGTON, June the marine eauualty lists Issued today nbows: Killed In action, 11; dead of wound, 2s wounded severely. 4. & Ernest J. Osborne of niouminBton. Ind., was Killed in action. United I'pess i'ablegp.am PAItlS, June 12. The Germans striking nlonB the entire Olse front yeoterilny evening and 3at niKbt were blocked at evcrj iolnt by desrersste French resistance. I he battle Is still rutins. A slnmltaneous attack on the western portion of the ".lame w:is IliinK back. The Germnn attempt to throvi us back on the Aronde river despite the violence of the shock failed Jo succeed, the French war office announced todny. Br I'nited Pr.r.f?. rOSTOIK, VA., June 12. Crews of the steamer Walter ' IJoyes and the steamer Pajos upon arrival hero re-; pcrtcd that they had been fired cn by J submarines Sunday night ofT the Vir- ; Cinir. coast. j M'NITP.-' F'P.F. I '! E'iP M VTXTK THE TEENCH III THE PIEZ.D, June 12. German casualties in the big offensive to date totaled at least 660,000. Having- engaged 260 divisions In the orlriail Z'icard-'-nr.d-ers offensive, 53 divisions in the Mime drive, and 20 so far between Montdidier and Ncycn the Germans have employed a total cf 233 t".ivi3lon3 (3.3330CO men sine? I?.rch 27.) Hilitary cx-pert-estlmrte tl:s rver-cc cnem; 1d-j at 2.C00 mm to a tUvi-.icn. ri'viTE-- Press Cabi.esi'i FETB.OOBAD, June 10. That the former ctar and kaiser formed a verbal alliance against Great Britain and France during a conference at Potsdam will be charged in th forthcoming trial of the former, it was reported today. Th cur eHo Is said to hava promised tho ka'.ser a free h-ncl in Turke--. Th rcvJe motti'sers h:va chsrsc of the pending trial. j (Br United Pp.es s WASHINGTON, June 12. Presifisnt

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' wV V" l .le -f, ; Wilson Is opposed to tho Borah "open diplomacy" resolution, Senator Bitchcok announced today in the senate. Hitchcock read a letter from the president to Secrctery Lansing-, March 12, Just after Borah hud introduced his resolution providinfr for open consideration af all treaties by the senate. The president said that on January 8 when he advocated open diplomacy, he meant that all treaties after beinj ratified ba mads known to the public By United Pf.ess. WASHINGTON, June 12. The T. S. agriculture department forces today i were pushing- the drive to enlist SO,- j CC0 farm workers to harvest the Kan. j ras $250,000,000 wheat crop, ready in i about a week. Men are being- recruited from business houses end stores cf all Kancas cities, and will be asked to "follcw the crop northward," winding' up about July 15. flSr l'MTF.n rr.;.-.J WASHICrTCIJ, Juno 12. ioaded to tho limit the east TJaitsd States has been staked off as a barred zone for further expansion cf v-rr Industries. New war orders will o to the mldaO west and ths south until the congestion Is relieved in tho east. . MOSCOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW ( UNiTnrv- rsrf.1 C.'.r,.ct;nji 'i STOCKHOLM. June The action of the liolshevi hi in puttinsj Moscow under ir.artial law is probably due to the uncovering of a plot which aimed at the overthrow of the Bolsheviki by simultaneous uprisings in Moscow and Petrograd. A number of cadet party leaders were involved in the plot. In a recent inter-vie-.v plans fur the formation of a Rus--ian army of workmen and peji.-iants were rev en led. It i. saidl they are taking ail possible measures for the defense (-f llussia. "Universal military service is impossible at present." a former peneral said. "We hope to orpamz.- effective resistance and regain Kusia's jrovernment." The return of Russia to the war is Inevitable. Either this or Russia will become extinct Before anything can be dn" tii P.'-l.-hev iki must Ro." The ff psrai.iirn cf n-.i5.-ift and Ukraine is pti"ly art ifi'-iat. Th moment the Bnlsheviki o a united front will be formed and the Rrest-L.itov.sk treatywill be abrocated.

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Hammond Ghairman Gets Word from Washington Today, No Word ot Gary or East Chicago, TELEGHAM. W. J. 'Wainery, Hammond, Ind. An allotment of $500,000 has Just been made for Hammond's fcouslnsr. This is the best that can be don nnder the present appropriatioa. X.etter follows. Will. a. XTOOD The above telegram was received by William J. Whinery, chairman of the Hammond housing committee, Irom "Washington at nojn today and deals with the housing s;propriation that has been made bv the U. S. for the relief of war workers in Hammond. As far as is known no ether city in the county has yet been granted an appropriation although it is probable that both Gary and East Chicago will be remembered by the congressional committee. Chairman Whinery is yet unable to give further details. He would have liked Hammond to have gota larger appropriation but feels that half a loaf is better than none. Hammond asked for an appropriation of three million from the U. S. housing fund and the amount obtained is only a sixth of what is needed. Gary has also asked for three million and the amount o: her appropriation is anxiously awaited. The cutting down of the Hammond appropriation, which it is estimated will build 250 houses, is no doubt due to the fact that the Standard Steel Car Co., now a government plant, has already beer, given an appropriation for buildin;200 new houses giving Hammond about 500 new homes. HAMMOND ATTORNEY ADMITTED (Br Tnited Tr-Ess. WASHINGTON. June 1 :. Attorney Phillip Greenvvald of Hamnund ha been admitted to practice in the supreme court of the United States. HARBOR MAN IS ARRESTED CHICAGO. 111.. June iZ An automobile driven by John Beder. Indiana Harbor, ytruvk Mrs. Orendaeh. Eedr was arrested CARDINAL IS LAST TO LEAVE RIIEIMS met i vr.- r it 1 v i Cardinal Lucon. Cardinal Lucon, the acrd archbishop of Rheims, is now occupying a bnedictins cell in Paris, having been compelled by the military authorities to depart from Rheims with the lat remaining civilian population. He v as recently interviewed in his cell. Us mourned the condition of the Rheim3 cathedral, but stnted his belief that it would some day i.a repaired. There are models of the statues and wonderful windows an4 trora these the nev can b-ma4e.

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