Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 18, Hammond, Lake County, 9 July 1918 — Page 1

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MUST E TRAINED American Flyers Find Proof of New Coming German OifensiYS. BULLETIN-. BY United Press 1TIW TOSS, July 9. Vessels la this rlciaity today were warned to watch for German submarine believed to tie operating about 1,600 miles east of Hew York. Eleven members of the crew of a Norwegriaa vessel TX-boat victim bad been landed at an Atlantic port. BULLETIN. 1 fBT United Press. 1 WASHINGTON, July 9. The navy department has reason to believe that German TJ-boats are about to strike again, at Atlantic coast shipping-. Because of this an official warning; to all shipping to be oa the alert has been sent out, covering' the stretch of ocean from the Virginia Cape to the district of New Tors:. Bt United Press. 1 WASHINGTON, July 9. Only seasoned men trained at least six months on American soil are to be sent to France under a new program. Enlargement of cantonments is part of the pUn. The plan of shipping troops overseas after three weeks' training is about to be abolished now that a force of considerable strength has been placed on the allied lands. No unseasoned men wers placed on the firing line, however. With over a million men in France facilities for training them are becoming less. Vnder the new policy draftees will he put under an intense six months' training course, the unfit weeded out and the others sent across. PROOF OF COMING OFFENSIVE Bt United Press WASHINGTON, July 9. Increasing proof of Germany's intent to make a new offensive is given by General Pershing's daily communique. These for several days have reported heavy movements of men, supplies and ammunition behind the German rear areas and that can only mean concentration for an attack. It is assumed that the American allied flyers are keeping close tab on where these forces go. FRENCH WIN NEW VICTORY United Press Cablegram PARIS, July 9. Striking between Montdidier and the Oise, French troops with the aid of tanks advanced more than a mile on a front of two and a half miles northwest of Compiegne this morning. A German counter-attack was repulsed and we maintained all our gains. Four hundred and fifty prisoners were taken. Eesumption of the German offensive Is necessary but Its result is doubtful. Herr StroeMe. an independent socialist, admitted in the Prussian landstag, according to a Zurich dispatch, lie declared the spring drive losses were more than 100.000 In killed alone. The Ujfcees In the next drive, he said, proboply would be even greater. About C60 000 Americans are In France which about balances the allied losses and the German sain in manpower, he said. 'Several millions more will come unless we Germans rid the government of the war politicians." Stroebel said. GERMANS ARE HARD PRESSED FOR FOOD rt'VT-F.p Press Capt-E-.kam. AMSTERDAM. July 9,-"A!l Germany and Austria Hungary will be subjected to food seizure. . rationing and prohibition of free trading.'" Food Controller Von Waldow announced In the German reichstag Saturday. It was learned today. It will be some time before large consignments arrive from Ukraine. The meat ration will be reduced. As noon as the bread and potato rations ar restored meatless weeks will be introduced." Replying Herr "Wels. socialist said: "The wages of the workman will not buy adequate food even now and unemployment is Increasing. If the ttUition continues the strike of JanVary will be repeated."

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RULES EOR ENTRANCE The New Officers' Training Camp Qualifications Are Set Out in Statement Received Today by Times From War Department. The interest in Lake county In the new civilian officers' training camp Is so pronounced that The Times has secured information as to how both enlisted men and civilians may obtain admission to them. Civilians should apply for information and blanks to th army officer on duty as professor of military science and tactics at the educational lnstitui tion nearest the residence of the appltj cant. In Indiana such officers may ba j reached at either Indiana or Purdue i University and probably at the two millj tary academies of the state. Preference, j however, is to be given to enlisted men. ! who will make their applications at their respective camps, so that the number of civilians accepted as candidates will be small. However, all men of the qualifications will be received by the War Department. Camp Taylor at Louisville will b? the training place for artillery officers; infantry officers will be turned out from schools at Camp Lee. near Petersburg, Va.; Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Ga., and Camp r:ke. near Little Rock, Ark., (Continued on page five.) MOVIE FA f ICTIS IRE E SUCKER ; State s Attorney in Chicago Cleans Up Land Offices That Defrauded Movie Picture Fans. Hoyne Raids Two Lotteries. Hammond reople who were defrauded recently by the slicker, who operated the land lottery fake m front of the DeLuxe theatre, are hoping that he was connected with the concerns which are now on the rocks in Chicago. Detectives from the State s Attorney's office raided two alleged land lottery companies yesterday afternoon, took into custody six officials and seized volumes of correspondence, ledgers and deeds. Police Trap Officials. The, policemen. led by Detective Sergts. John Murphy and William Murnane. first visited the Independent Premium Company in the Century Building. There they took into custody Robert Jackman. president, who lives at the Grant Hotel: A. J. Lockmuller. 2341 S. Wells st., secretary and treasurer, and Marcus Weinberg. 5210 Prairie av., sales manager. Bald Great Western. A raid on the offices of the Great Western Sales Company in the People's j Life p.ui'ding resulted in the seizure of V, . J. Henderson, iijj Ainslee st ; Arthur Hernrirh. 1 4 "3 N. La Sallo St.. salesman: Leo Krutzinsrer. 4S77 X. HermUnge a., cirfr of the land. Qutttioned ty Assistant State's Attorney William H. Duval and John i Owen. Krutzmger admitted he received $3 for each lot disposed of. Iovle Tan Victims. "It's the same old gobe of making the moving picture theater-goer a sucker," said Prosecutor Owen. "They distribute tickets for the patrons to put down their names and address. A few days later an agent will call with the "wonderful" information that the person aproached was the Mucky winner.' It costs the sucker $12.80 for the abstract and deed. The land is worthless." Indictments will be sought. EXPERTS EXAMINE THE "COLUMBIA" . fBT United Press 1 PEORIA. July 9. Federal official investigating the wreck of the steamer Columbia today summoned several expert engineers to examine the vessel's hull. Findings will not be mad." public for the present. Eighty-two bodies have been removed from the wreck. Twelve persons are missing and it is believed the total death list will be between 90 and K' Are you a War Saver?

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iTopps; Capt. H. S. Norton of Lake j Co. Defense Delegated to j Organize Women's Motor j Corps Units in Lake Co for War Work. The State Council of Defense is organizing Women Motor Corps units in , the different counties to operate with i the County Councils of Dcfon.sc. Cap- j tain H. S. Norton of the Lake County j Council of Defense has been delegated to organize Lake county. ! Tht duties of these Motor Corps units i arc to assist in every way possible in j lhf uiik rent war drives that are being: made, ,uch as lied Cross, Liberty loan, j V. M C. A , War Savin? Stamps, K. of ( C. etc . to carry messages, transport ' visiting government officials and mill- j lary officials and military officers and ; all others who are on war business and i require transportation, to escort speak- ! era to their posts of duty, engage in ! canteen wort, motor service for troops, j transport sick and convalescent and i such other dutie sof this nature as may ! Firi.,i from time to time; to co-operate! with the county councils in every way j in war activities. i Two Branches in Corps. The Motor Corps is divided into two branches, military and auxiliary. The military branch is a part of the Liberty (Continued on pHge two.) (Eon N. RETAILS tBr United Press. 1 WASHINGTON. July 9 The treasury department today recommended a flat tax on retail sales and a specific tax on ' manufacturers and producers as a part j of its new program presented to the house ways and means committee. If i the recommendations are followed, all j luxuries and many necessities virtually all household needs will be effected, in- j eluding men's clothing costing over $3". j women's clothinR over $10, and children's clothing over fjs. furniture sets over $5 for a single piece, servants wapes, etc.! a ,- ,ua . . . Anions the striking taxes proposed is 10 cents a gallon on gasoline leveled i on the wholesale dealer. Others include j 25 to 100 per cent on the wages of' household servants, in the case of male! servants 23 per cent on one and Zo per ! cent additional on each addition one u ' to four. In the case of female servants ; each family to have one tax free and a graduated of 10 to 100 per cent In cases where there are more; 5 per cent on the retail prices of jewelry. 10 per cent on all hotel bills over $2.50 per day; 10 per cent on telrgraph wire leases; j double the present tax on all club dues; 10 rer cent tax on all restaurant bills over $1 per person and a license tax on passenger automobiles, graduated according to horsepower, beginning at $!G for all machines of 23 horsepower or less and running up to $50 for all machines of over 10 horsepower. Present taxes on yachts, motor lats. perfume, patent ni'dh ires, liquors and tobacco. FARMERS HAVE ENORMOUS CROPS Bt United Pries ') WASHINGTON. July 9 The American farmer will turn out an S91.00O,000 bushel wheat crop this year, according to July 1 estimates announced today. With threshing well under way in eomo states the winter wheat rop bids fair to yield ooT.OOO.OOu bushels as against 5o2.000.00O the 1512-16 average and 5S7.000.0000 the forecast oT June 1. The spring wheat ciop it is estimated, will aggregate 334.00,000 bushels as against a 1312-16 average -f 257, COO, 000 bushels and a June first lorecase yield of 344,000,000. The condition of winter wheat is 79.5 as against 75 9 a year ago, and 50. 6 for the ten year average. The condition of spring wheat Is S6.1 as against S3. 6 a year ago and S3. 9 for the ten yeor average. The condition of all wheat is SI 9 as against 7S.9 a year ago and SIS for the ten year average. The total oats production forecast is 1 .437.000.000 as against 1.500,000, for the June 1 forecast. The t-tal corn production is forecast as 3. 160. 000. 000 as against 2.761,rtOO.000, the 1912-16 average. The condition of corn July 1 was fc'.l as egainst SI. I for last year and S3 6 for the ten year average. Roth potatoes and rice show an Increased yiel-1 this year. The kaiser it at bv. Strike him out by buying War Savings StamDS.

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Removing Dead from the Columbia; Vessel As It Looks Today In River

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These pictures were taken last Saturday, following the awf ul disaster in the 'Illinois river near Peoria, 111., when the steamer Columbia, with nearly 500 persons aboard, hit a stump or a sunken lop: and sank within a few minutes. About 200 men, women and children lost their lives. The steamer sank so quickly and with so little warning that hundreds of passengers had no time to put oa life belts. About a dozen unused life belts are shown in the upper picture. Two men at the left are seen removing an injured passenger.

U. S. FilARSHAL ISSUES PASSES TO WATERFRONTS United States Marshal Mark Storcn of. Indianapolis is in Lake county issuins j v.atcr' front pa-ses. He has given out1 , . i three hundred of the passes in oary. I 300 at the Inland steel. 200 to the Marks , plant and ln0 at the Standard Oil com-' ! All men working on or about docks j must have water front passe. Aliens; are prohibited ging within 100 yards of j a dock und'T penalty of internment. i Three copies of earh pass ar issued, ; I all bearing ricture of the owner. Oiw j ! copy is kept by the marshal, another by i the employer and ths third by the cm- j pIoj e- I H OVER B, his ww mm i Kendallville Man Meets With Unique Accident in Hammond. Noble Motor Georg McLeod of th Truck Corporation of Kendallville. lid., was run over by his own automobile last night in front of a Hammond candy store and badly hurt.

when Mr. McLcod cranked his car, I quantities of materials have been capv.hich had been left in gear, it started ! tured. and ran over him, breaking his leg and bruising him up very badly. ! ATTTfO A TkTT A XrrT

The Hammond Dolice were noMfW or,,i McLcod was taken to St. Margaret's hos pital in the police patrol. AUSTRIA FACES INTERNAL CRISIS TBT United Press WASHINGTON. July 9. Austria now faces another internal crisis as a result of German attempts to assume thesupreme command on the Italian

front. cables from Rome to the Italian i porarlly blocked consideration of warembassy here today reported. The i time prohibition by the senate. SenAustrian people are being assured jator Penrose raised a point or order through the press that reports of the against the prohibition amendment to Germanization of the Austrian general the emergency food art and no ruling headquarters and the divisional staff was mp.de at present, thus postponing

are entirely false. THE AMERICAN SECTORS QUIET Br United PreI WASHINGTON, July 9. "There have been no fresh developments at points occupied by our troops," the American communique for Monday stated today,

Today In the 1 Great War

JTJI.Y 9, 1917. Austrian cabinet, under Premier von Seydler, reported ready to resi,?n, after two weeks In office. Itustia reports crossing of Zlota Bystrltza river by Oea. Korniloff's' army In Oallcla. JX7I.V 9, 1916. Susslans cross the Stoihod river and capture villages along KovelSarny railroad. French resume offeneive south of Somme, capturing1 a village five, eights of a mile from Ferrone. JUXY 9, 1915. Gen. Botha accepts unconditional surrender of all German forces in German Sonthwest Africa. Prench grain ground in Vosg-es, British press back Germans near Ypres, and Susslans start offensive on Vistula, causing- British military critics to declare that th turn of the tide has been reached as the war approaches its first anniversary. AUSTRIANS AGAIN BADLY DEFEATED r United Press Cablegram 1 ROME. July 3. The Itnlian offensive in Albania is growing and the Austrians are being pressed back everywhere, the ; Italian war office announced today. ; p.rit ish are co-opor.it ing bv bombarding enemy positions from the sea. Italian j avalry is splitting the Austrian lines and attacking the enemy from the rear. More than 1 prisoners and great V UU IN ALBANIA! I TUnited Press Cablegram. 1 VIENNA. July 9. French and Italian forces made advances in Albania, the war office admitted today. "WETS" BLOCK "DRY" ACTION Bt United Press! WASHINGTON. Julv 9. Wets temconsideration. I CZECH-SLOVAKS WIN CITY ! H'N'lTEn t'PFISS ('(BLfRAMl ! VLADIVOSTOK. July S CzechoSlovak forces have taken Mlkolaievsk, ; it was officially announced today. This i is an important sea port 75 miles from j here.

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Bt United Pr.Ess ' EW YORK, July 9. Dr. Kdward A. Rumley, publisher of the w York Evnlnjc Mnil Tvas arraigned before V. S. t ominisHioner Hitchcock on n chnrare of perjury. Ilia bail tth fixed at 135,OO . It Is alleged that Rnmlrjt in a report to the alien property custodian swore thct the Mall nn owned by Americans end thnt it wan really owned by the German government which gave him money to purchaxe It in June 1015. I". S. District Attorney Harper asserted In court today that Kovernment evidence would iihow Rumley not only received money from Germany for the Mall but for other purposes. United Press Cablegram ROMF., July Austria has refused" to accept c German generalissimo to direct operations on the Italian front, according to advices today. Recent reports said that In the uliakeup of the Austrian campaign Gen. ton Buelow who directed the former Austrian offensive had been made commander-in-chief of the Austrian armies. Later It wns said bat General I.udendorIT had hurried to Austrian headquarters to make Von Iluelow's uppointment effective. United Peess iJaelebam. COPENHAGEN, July 8 "The time has now come to discuss peacr," declared G. Itrrnhord, writing In the Vossische ZeitunK.

"Having; regard for the Ideal condl-j north of . the Standard Steel Car Coinlions laid down by President Wilson, j pany's plant along the east side of unanimity undoubtedly will lie reached ' Columbia avenue. In Germany, favorinis his demand for ; This work, now started, wi',1 be push-elf-Bovcrnnient of smr.ll nations. ! ed wilh all possible speed until the

MAY DO IT IN LANSING BUT YOU CAN NOT HERE P.lchard Skaff of Lansing. 111., was

arrested this morning by Officer Lute j WASHINGTON. July 9. Marine ca.on Hohman street for drning his truck 1 ualtie? todav are 62.

by a street car which had stopped to take on passengers. He was fined $11 in the Hammond citv court by Judge Klots. FOUR DYYER BOYS GET IN TROUBLE Bailiff Trost arrested five Dyer boys on a warrant for stealing beer out of box car in transit. They were fined as follows In the Hammond city court: Raymond Strong. $11; Joe Kondich. $16: Math. SchadW. $15; Ed Spanier. $16; Karl Kor-.lich, $15. Help put Indiana across June 28. Join the War Savers army .

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Effort Has Eeen Made As Yet to Estimate Rumbar of Death,' TF.t United Tress.! NASHVILLE, July 9. About i 25 persons were killed and seven- : ty-five injured when two Nashville, ! Chattanooga & St. Louis passenger ! trains crashed together near here ; at 7 a. m. today. Fire immediately I broke out and many of the passengers were burned to death.- A ' relief train was immediately rushed to the scene, carrying doctors, t nurses, firemen and first aid equlp- ; merit. ! No effort has been made to esti- ! mate the dead as it has been imj possible to enter some of the splin- ! tered and burning coaches. The greatest loss of life occurred in the coaches occupied by negroes. EIST CHICAGO M . ACCUSED BY GIRL He Is Sent to State Penal Farm for Three Months ! From Juvenile Court. r-"rE-iT. To T;i Ttm'.I I CttuWN POIXT. in,i. July :. Cliarse.1 j with contributing ti The delinquency of i sixteen-j ear-old Mary Podraza. 44 I hite Oak avenue. Roy L. Ayres, 4 32 2 Oleott avenue. East Chir-ago. was fined $25 and costs and ser.i er.i'ed to thnv; months at the state penr.l farm by Juig I W. O. McMahan. before whom :n th" j Lake Oounty Juvenile Court Ayres was j brought. j The girl r.ccused Ayres of taking hrr j to South Chicago and he was arrested jcr.d placed under $500 bonds. It, is said by well known East Chicago i roplc that Ayren. who is an electrician I an. I formerly a moving picture operator. has beer, charged with serious offense before And they asscii that Ayres got oif prmy lightly. It is said that Ayres was alwavs W off when under other charges of like-nature-because his wife is a cripple and there is a good deal of sentiment in Ea;-t Chicago that young girls will hao to be protected from such men l.ke Ayres. WORK OH HOUSES WJLLJE RUSHED Preliminary Grading for the War Houses in Hammond Has Begun. Preliminary grading for the streets i, the subdivision where the government is to construct 200 houses in Hammond has already begun under the supervision of Milton &- Stewart Co. Two miles of streets will be frradei and paved with the best grade of concrete, ranjing in width from 20 t- 2 4 feet. The houses. 200 in number, will b built of frame and stucco under th supervision of J. C. Llewellyan, architect. Chicago. They will be located miniature city is all complete and the homes ready for occupancy. iVALPO MARINE IS WOUNDED TRt T'virrn "Pt?-p T Killed in action. 7; died of wounds, lo: severely wounded. 13; missing in action. 12; C. A. Martin. Sullivan. Ind . killed. General Pershing reported 57 casualties: Killed in auction. 14; died of wounds. 10; died of disease, 1; wounded severely. IS; wounded slightly, 2; missing. II: prisoners, 1: H. P. Nehring. Valparaiso, wounded severely in action. PRESIDENT CHASE AT INDIANAPOLIS President Charles W. Chase of th Cary Railway company Is counseling before the st8te public service commission Et Indianapolis.

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