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Big and little Concerns are Kepi Busy and are Operated Full Speed at all Sides, WASHINGTON. July 15. The small ? well as the bis re being operated vdustries of Indiana. ) full speed on war business. This is In striking contrast with sevT , . 1 j ... . . j 1 ! . - . . v-j. liiifvirti.i '--'"'' 3 cr otner Faris or i.ie country w nere contracts while their smaller shops and factories are without government bus r.ess ana are siruf s.ir.j aicr.5 as ursi they can. ! But fortunately for Indiana, business has been pretty well distributed here and industries of modest size as well as the great ones have their hands full in doing essential war work for the government, All Xlads of Things Made, In Indiana most everything from imp'e carpenter's chest to the complicated Liberty motor Is being manufactued. I'actries without regard to size are running at full speed ahead. in fact one of th- most recent contracts landed cy Indiana was for the i manufacture of small amm munition boxes Browning mafor use with the new- Browning gun. lhe manufacture of the box ! Is comparatively simple, yet it is an Important contract, for Cft0.C00 of them are to be made. A furniture factory, an automobile body factory and a K.tcr.en cabinet factory one in Union City, one (Continued on page ten.) I GET RELIEF; Hammond may y receive rne Tft im It r:ed3 from the additional appropriation forty million dollars for housing. erarate from the half million already s:gne.d for. the construction of TOO dwellings In the vicinity of the new hotel on Columbia avenue. The following letter has been received by W. J. Whinery, chairman of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce housing commit- ', Ar..i ti. w ooa. congresman i irom the ten-h Indiana district: Hon. W. J. Whir.ery. "Hammond. Ir.d. "My Dear Whinery: "I received your letter of the Sth instant enclosing copy of letter together with data which you have sent to Mr. Eidlutz of the housing bureau. "I am glad that you acted so promptly In this matter for It will show those people that you are fn earnest in your desire of assistance to that bureau. "I rresume you have observed that forty million dollars additional was finally carried in the deficiency appropriation bill .for housing. This was the compromise agreed upon by the conference committee between the house ani the senate. I sincerely hope that we may be able to get some portion of this for housing, and whether we do or not depends upon the bureau being convinced that the transportation preposition f ill not solve our problems. "I will keep in touch with matters here and advise you as to progress. "Tours truly. "WILL IJ. WOOD." BUNNELL'S IN NEW BUILDING The fine new- two story brick block cf the Bunnell Auto Sales Company at Fl'th avenue and Massachusetts Sts.. Gary, has been completed and the company is moving into it from their former quarters at 617 Washington street The new building is one of the most complete automobile quarters in northern Indiana and a credit to the fraternity. Be a War Saver.

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n ARRESTS MADE JjEM LOWELL I South Eend Will Not Be Able to Quench Thirst With This Booze. Special. To Tkz T:m -KOV.V POINT. Ind.. July 15. Th the Lake county authorities intend stop the illicit practice cf carrvjar quor Into the state has been made verv lL;t '' cner.s on Saturday the sheriff's office and the town marshal cf Lowe'.! arrested William Tompkins and Frauk Crawford near Lowell, -hey hav.ns in their autorr.oii'.e thirty gailcr.s cf whiskey. Th9 men claimed to be ccmir.g f-'cm Kankakee. 111., en rcuie to South Bend. The men and the whiskey were brought to Crown Point, the mm riaced j in jail and the whiskey deposited in the (vault at the sheriff's office. The preliminary trial was held on j Saturday afternoon, Martin Smith actjing as counsel for the boo I case was continued until loggers. The text week. Crawford is engage! !r le livery i business in South Eend and Hopkins is an ex-sa!oor.keeper of the same city. That they were caught with the goods and Should be severe'v r.v-Hv. f .... ' ' 1 - i violating a state law Is the gist cf opinion. Hereafte cases" of this nature i oucf the jurisdiction of the Justice j court, and the circuit court not being ; jn session at this time mayor will mete out the deserts of these cff.er.iors. COUNTRY CLUB ROBBED LUST NIGHT j " j Manager Forced to March j Around in His Pajamas and J Do Burglar's Bidding. ! The Hammond Country r:-iV c.a iar ., r y,,. r.ignt man armed with a revolver and flashlight About this morning Manager Dwyer of the club was awakened by a

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I and hafl rn ' !.. k..i u ." ana naa no es so the burglar marched j h!m tack up stairs again with the gun at his back . .... I . . atra,n cended the burgZlTVlTZ':. 'Z ?h M4 .r to. Laii'i5fiv laKintr Ac ! thrLah J!', ..T?nt KO t -..h . , l"lr' S60 in . ash and a kodak be or.ginr to ' jirs. iwer a nn . - . . - - - i-'wjer as wen as a great many' . - - " . . " i n. frirdt r.iariv'Tcigars and cigarettes. i j Foxy Mr. Dwyer took so long opening! me sate t.nat th pcrch-cilmber cot frightened and keeping Dwyer covered ' with his gun backed ov.t a 1 gun backed out the front door i tft..V. U . Tr .... 1 .... i...- i-id;i.iTi"r.o. poijce were there in five minutes they could not find him. The man entered the rhih tbro,.v, r.cle which h- cut in tV. locker room window- then he brek th lock on the door throu leading upstairs and cam no ( ...jvut,' uie i.jul rooms to lawyers livV - , V, .v- -' . . ir.g rooms above. I The West Hammond police think th ; have a line on the fellow. I ERIE ENGINEER ! ' IS BABLY HURT ( - ! jHead Hits Obstacle Near the t I Track, Not Far From I Crown Point. CROWN POINT. Ind.. July 15 Chas. j Jackson. Erie engineer, of Huntington. . was seriously injured w hen his head , struck some obstacle r.ear the track east lot Crown Point. ; Mr. Jackson was engineer on an extra westbound freight and when near Heb- ; ron he leas.ed out of the window for i some reason and was struck in the head. He was found by the fireman, hanging J from the window unconscious. Mr. Jacki son explained later that he was looking j for a signak and that he remembered seeing a green one. tut that he couldn't I remember later than that. Some of the j men were Inclined to think that he had leu l.i ana naa leaned from the window for air arj had struck a water crane which was near the track. Better to have War Savings Stamps in your safe than the bloodstained hand3 of the kaiser's j hordes at your throat.

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i j Large Company to Go; a "Week from Tomorrow; j Sendoff to Be Fitting to j the Occasion. The largest single drift in Hammond cf the war to da' was announced by the beard today when the names of jour.g men called to the color?. leaving r.cxt Tuesday, was made known. Councilman Sam Skufakiss of the Sixth war: East Hammond: Wi'liam A. Eeckman, Junior rati man Supply Company: :e r of the Beckrist Catsico- ! poul.' rant : manager cf the Majestic restau-; Charles E. Griswc'.d cf 3riswo!d ! i Son. grocers, ar. l many other success- J fui men are in the call, many of them, married. H B. Pre-.o. Juds..n Witter. Leslie Ortt. Harry Toule. Cullen Burke. William Gruer.er and Jce Sherty are ; other well known men. i Of the 225 more than JO are men of , city-wide reputation. The list cf names follows: Emerson G. Page. Forest W. Evans. ' Charles Mrcsefski, Fred Maglanz. Ed- ' ward Zitz. Willard D. V. Whitmore. Rolla H. Gay. William Murray, Otto Werremeyer A. H. A. H;'gers. D. W. ' Kosedale. Frederick E. Hart. Arthur Gumz. H M. Courtney. Henry W. ) Schaub, Edw in L. r.ac. Cirl L. Zahrte. i Leslie J. Wclry. Frank Levari. Grover ! O E Lewis. Irving McNutr. Howard F. : es. Fred If. Weibatt. Ir.gwald Johnj ten. JaKe Jenkman. Julius Manser. Evan Morse. Sylvester' j E Hoffman. Vagel Matoff. Walter Le- ; I wandowsk!. Ber.r.ie z. Posin, Thomas ' j Hansen. Jr.. Owen Ham. Carl Wiker. j Frederick a. Ebert. Hubert B. Prevo. ' ! Ros Merlo. Nauna Ball-fr. James StevJ ror. Sta'is Mirosky, Leslie K. Ortt. , Alexander Karaeias. Paul F. Bock. , ! Pnlr.h T T-.,-v. r.. t.. j ; il.'"'" ' x-.i.. xiarry .-.re. K,rn iarrcii!. S-oterios 5otri"js. t : Hot." 5ch'ring.i. Walter Hackett. Jul-! son A. Witter. Sol Mendl.-ohn. Henry H. : (Glu'h. Tom Papa. Joseph A. Tatn. i ! Frank Zaffa:. Wm. r. ? roars. Jacob ! . , . " sen A. 'Vit tcr! SM M.ndohn J'r y r C'u-h To- r . V . n ZZ v r t 7 J r L - T-t " 1, . "V.. 'J0,' i'1' ? I ! -. . . ' . " ' '' - '" irking Minr.. La - a rx-n r.i t,,i-., t 1 vv . " V, A ... " ' " ' " 1 ' " fc " ' " .1 ce l'amut. frank Banfigli. Richard Keenan Too ; Cusinello. 1-eo V r-,-. r. rr ! J--n Codri. FeUx MllleV Celso - 1 '

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H. Kenney. Julius E;era. Wal-er K v'at- ... 1 ' h ft.t, w Mvi. .j ner n ! . t " -' -. . r , .... ... . m, t- .... ... .. ence Anderson. l e-er P. Oiannn!har.as:s Victor K-uto. 1uv n rob; r?,:"i-, r T i. . ... "''I I .V- m',' ..' f "lnK K,u' ! J""rn .'."-'en, John Ko2a. i John Tt. i-zky? Benjamin Woo;-' j na1y and patriot'- respor. larpe-al ef Cha-'rman P.. H . : the Liberty Hall Heat Ire C followed th appearance of t r in last Saturday's Times he to the t H.e of; -. mittee ; article j re the paper off the press was hardlv d:y : ribrs & Sons, tit" tea! dealers, announced that they weald gie either six yards of torpedo rand or S yard? of stone whichever one the committee prefers. J. H. McGuire. the stearr.f.tter and plumber. 311 Calumet avenue called up and promised to give a 100 foot radiator "I will put it on th ground at i nce." said Mr McGu'.re Antone Tapper announced his w,,.' lingness to g.e five small radiators; which will j . . , , io;,ie 5R mighty handy. Other contrih ,. ; itors are said to be; forth co t-p. i n g. Chairman McHie requests that all cash contributions be sent to Treasurer M. M. Towie. Jr. of the Liberty Hall board and will turn over to Mr Towie the various contributions that! have been made Tne iimcs heating! fund, so that Mr. Towie w.ll handle j all the cash j namnv-ni people are requested to call i up the committee at once if thev b.v. 1 - w any steam r.ttings or radiator. The .ii-... t -u m . i cj ij j ; sc-.i - i-c-- an tu.:i-5 mrwara. Liberty Hill is going to be Ladly needed next fall. The people cannot freee.

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This German tank was captured during the thick of the recent after twelve days' work under enemy fire and brought back to the photograph shows the French crew which put the tank in order.

Latest "Bulletins IEy United Press j WASHIJTOTOS, July 15 Moderate artillery lire la tha Vosges and Increased enemy activity la tie rear areas la tie Chateau Tbierry region wera report- j ad by General Pershing's ccmmoiiiqut : today under tha data of July 14. "Aalda from artlUary fiffhtlag- of mod. ; rata lateaslty la tba Tosg-as thsre Is ! notbiaff of importaaca to' report," per.' shiaj said. i rL-Nirn? press cabik.j j no si E, July 15. Further advance by ; lBe ,. . . . . a. ana the French in Southern Albania have aerloutly theatened the Albania hurt aerlouily theatened the J'11 furth" retreat northnard, a dispatch atatea. The A"trl" ' to fall back ,n ',",". borning depot, and vlllasea lch thry are forced to abandon. j , 1 Sl T? Cb-.e-.bam. , LONUO., July 15. BritUh troopa ad1 ' . .! ! " " ,"fWBB,B 1 more than a mile, taking 36 prl.onera, ! Field M.r.h.l H,., rrnr ,,T frvtrr, 3, 1 --4-k a . . of Kaaan. cfter re.latanee. dl.patchea . . .. . . . i from Moscow assert. Zazan Is an . - - ' i wron asirn. turn i. ma im- . iportant manufacturing center 430 miles caat of Moscow and rontulns cmmunltlon works. Bt Unite r Press n.5HI(.10., July is. General ! Per. hi tin reported Kt casualties today: Killed in .ICt lOtl. 14: filed of nnnnil. died of disease, 7) died of accident. eerely wounded, 2S; ralsslnaT. 3. Killed, II. M. Moan. Georgetown, Ind. GERMANY'S LAST MAJOR EFFORT?, Fy CARL GROAT I Br Un-ited Prjiss.1 WASH I NO TON. July 15. Germany's, ...... &,vm. in v;n uc:iin(5 J today against the Franco-American forces, on a fifty mile front, is expected by military men here to be her greatest and last major offensive action. Its location indicates that the Germans have elected to try anew for Paris or to strike so hea vilv as to Trr.-b from the north. Th apparent intention arrears to b the former. Military men rpree that ! difficult d.is again are ahead but add', that the Americans and Fr-rich are in tr. n itlic-onil Vi lnu- K.,.,. , V. n the allies were when the drive first started March 21st. They predict the j operations will be stopped. Some ground j w ill be gained but none believes the Germans will win a strategical victory, j If the Germans fail as expected, it is I believed they cannot undertake another j major operation this yer.r. Then with i - ""n Mrm5,n cons.anny ,M rari,i- ' '7 ... ' ! ing againsi inr urnnanj. inai means ... , ... . . . . ir.t ',erri.ans win ie i: ine ocit5s anu .. .... .... ' that tn time they will be defeated. NOW WE'LL HAVE POLITICS Br rv.TrT Press 1 WASHINGTON. July 15 Members r the house and senate are speeding t thp hon,? ai,.r!cts tr)(Jav t: teM lhp constituents why thev should b- re- ' -j . ' . .. I tiri.iru aim ir; aiuwrr mitsiirni nn war legislation. Until the middle of Auar- : u.tt i r r.ifnr! nf v tri! .trrA. . : the att.nfl.OB mnA aettvlti.. h- . -1 - ens.

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UNITED STATES TROOPS HURL HUNS BACK By FRED FERGUSON United Press Cap'.e-.rav 1 WITH THE AMERICAN'S ON THE MARNE, July 15, 4 p. m. . , , f , , lbe Amencacs shortly before noon launched a heavy counter attack against large German forces ,.A i i "iiiv-Ai uau iviicu a v.ius5iut; ui uic ! Marne at three points on a four aillC at miee DOiniS Ou a IOUr mile float Cast Of Chateau Thierry. , , . j The result oft.llS fighting 13 not vrT tfnn-Ji'n J i bCOrtly before this the ArT.eri- : ra5 t-, ,tt J 9T Va-i- "" ' ' ' . r-, t.- . esi OI f.aicau I r.icriy, CC3?tew , . . , ,. I repulsir.g tRe German assault. t - u - a : - . to 1 . ! . "C "" l;f t 1 -a tArntir rr5rr rttriirtT r r- Tr

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J of Chateau Thierry to east of F.hcirns. ; American troops are involved on both sides of the Chateau Thierry. j Chalcr.es is eidentl;- the Germans! first objective. Bitter fighting is in rrotrress. especially along the Marne : east of Chateau Thierry w here gn j American counter attack is under way ! ! as this is cabled '. At daybreak the Eoches threw pon-Sup-guns I toon bridges across the Marre. ; ported by artillery and machine 40,000 DESERTIONS IN AUSTRIAN ARMY , . ,- inland after the Pia-.e disaster, reports from neutral sources state. Some of these are armed and aie hiding in the mountains. Three thousand deyrters were arrested at Budapest. AtistroGerman relatiens are seriously strain-i-d ry tr.e result or trie ; -,ai e retrea:. he report says. P e s p. the rigid censorship it ; t,ian ,",!'s," on ht, " OUnd. :'''. of which 1 i lennej that the A . the Piave. exc'.US.V 1 1. were nine than 2 0.000 were drowned. WILSON TO ANNOUNCE WIRE POLICY SOON fBr United Prkss WASHINGTON. July 13. President Wilson will soon announce his policv of wire control Seizure of telegraph and condemnation of the leadine telephone companies in at least .( titles in the country was forecast by onarressional lea 1ers. TWENTY NEW U- s- TRANSPORTS ' Ft T'vjrro Purs! i I WASHINGTON. D. C. July 13. To : i maintain the high transportation o r j ' American troops to France twenty addii tional transports are to be built Ir.v " ' A ' ' ' , I mediately. Contracts for these were let i : .. . - r. n tsiiiimr.er v orrorar on or i a iform '

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fighting, rear li: It was vi agair ;. This French their infantry rushed across in the face of heavy f.re. The Germans succeeded in crossing the river in three places Mezy. Jauglonne and LeBretonnere Farm north of Fcsscy). Fosscy is four miles east of Chateau Thierry. Mezy Is two miles northeast of Fosscy and Jauglonne north of Mezy). Their first rush carried the Germans nd three-qunrter mile, forward one At noon the battle line east of Chateau Thierry ran from Fonaoy to Pnroy and Rfuuy. American resistance finally slowed down the Herman advance. rrenaratlona for a rnunfr .it.rt - American, '"'P forward to the attak before ,he .nenr reor.a.l.e h bod.y abattered units. Ve.t of Cheteaa Thlerrr the enemy. effort, to reoptnre V.u, la.ted only . couple of hour., after which the Amer1 . , , . , , . liana counter-attacked and ruahed them booW far beyond their at.rtlnc point. r. .. , ... ... ," For mile. !n the rear of the line, the I countrr la ahaken by the artillery Are H by cn earthquake. The vaIif ti nfir u x r hn vilv rflikinri nSni in tneir maa.a. n.rm.n : - 1 - '; ""e particularly heavy along: the ,,r"' where the Germans paid a high price wnne loruiajr ine river. withdrawal of the American aad the French troops to their rlcht base of the salient formed by the bend in the Marne was effected In excellent order. In the Vani fighting the Americans took thirty prisoners. They fought from shell holes or Jumping Into the open hurled grenades and wielded bayonets nntll the enemy was stopped. CHIEF NITZ DOES

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I. Mavor Kamradt and Chief of Police 1 Nitz of West Hammond are being con-f gratulated today b v members of th- i Law and Order League 0f that citv on ! the wav in which thev put the clamps i on the carnival which closed Saturday ; rli.. i While an immense crowd attended the carnival tr.ey ell not appear to pa tronize the shows Saturday r.icht al though th. attraction bad'wr, T.A as pure as the driven snow. The place was well policed and everything was orderly. There were no calls of ' Hew P.ube" and had the first nights of the carnival been as the last three no com plaint would have been made. BRITISH TAKE 5C0 PRISONERS rt"N";T;D Press Cs'.Ee,j! 1 LONDON. July 15. Over 50 prisoners were taken. 330 of which were Germans, by the British in repulsing recent attacks in Palestine, the war office an nounced t hi safternoon. The attacks were repulsed and the Eritish maintained their positions. The War Savings Pledge Card is I

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; copy; tack camber 3a per oopy. i French Positions are Captured. Huns Launch Attack on 50 Mile Front This 4 M. War Review The German offensive was resumed tils morning on tbe fifty mile front extending from Chateau. Thierry casttyard. Early ladicatlory are that the eaeroy is coraMrlng a drive toward Pari3 sitb a desperate effort to capture Klieinis and alirulnate the city cs ta obstacle to the advance. The CtampasTie regioa tbns has been linked np with the Flaadars, Ficardy, Oisa and Kirne fronts forming a battle line of nearly two hnaderd miles. At least two distinct American forces are Involved in the tew drive. There Is a heavy force west cf Chateau Thierry and eastward along tha SCaraa to Jaulgoana, front of about tea miles aad cth-. Americans forces are lnova to bai been la, the line aear Butte re. riL four miles west of Uaia He Kassiges. The drive on this frcnt waa : unexpected. Bt'LLET!1 'I viTrr i pess C L?:c- ajp."j LONDON, July 15. T.e Germans have crossed the Marne at several points in their new drive. French positions have been pcr.ej trated at some points to the depth of three miles. Some villages have been captured. Bft-t-ETIV Untteh Pf.es Cablegram. PARIS, July 15. The Germans launched an attack this morning on the fifty mile f rsnt extending from Chateau Thierry eastward to Main de Massives. The battle is continuing. The attack followed a violent ar- , tillery preparation The French are sustaining their position. Main de MasMges is thirty-two mile-, east cf Eheims. At elast two distino; American forces are involved In the newdrive. fUvtTEn Pf.ess C utt-.r.r.r. kv.i WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MARNE, July 15, 8:10 a. m. The Germans attacked the Americans in the region of Vaux, two miles west of Chateau Thierry at six o'clock this morning, following i a heavy bombardment with gas and j high explosives. The American ! artillery answered with a barrage The enemy started a heavy bombard. me:lt la Tne region ci jangiomne, seven mile "s ot Chateau Thierry. While the cSbtin? near Chateau Thierry was UDQer way the Crnnan be?In bombard, l Means, twenty-five mile, south cf Chateau Thierry oa the road to Paris with long range gnas. The weather has cleared and Is Ideal for fighting. The attack and bombardment extend over a j front of nearly ten miles, comprising th hn6"a German saUent nearest Paris. : It Is apparently the biggest assault at. : tempted by the enemy since the fighting which occurred soon after the Americans entered the line there. i SIXTEEN GERMAN PLANES DOWN rUviTEn Press Cablegram LONDON'. July 13 Sixteen German air rianes were brought down by the British airmen Saturday, while the British lost three machines. More than twenty-three tens of bombs were dropped on enemy targets. ;SOVIET SEAT MOVED TO JrfoSCOW STOCKHOLM. July 15. The soviet government Is about to be moved from cow dispatches today. As a result insubordination among soviet tror.n a j state of war along the Murman coast ' .

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