Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 30, Hammond, Lake County, 27 July 1918 — Page 1

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HOT AND SULTRY r Li-: VOL. VII, XO. 30. JULY 27, 1918. EIGHT PAGES. kirk SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION.

INDIANA TO PUNISH WAR ENDEAVOR SLACKERS

PUZZLING PROBLEM IS SOLVE

All Who Fail to Come Across Right to Gel Goal and Food After Others are Served. Times Bruit At". A INDIANAPOLIS, IND., July 27. Michael E. Foley, chairman of the state council of defense, today made public, without comment, the details of a plan just adopted in Huntington county, under which persons, who are disloyal to the government in the prosecution of war endeavors of all types, will "be served last" by all federal war agencies, such as the county fuel administrator and the county food administrator. The Huntington county council has adopted a resolution, as follows: THIS IS THE SESOLTTIION. 'Be it resolved that the various agents of the government in this war are instructed by the county council of defense and requested by it to afford immediate protection to those who' are supporting the government of the United States, by such preference, as is proper, in the discharge of their respective duties. The resolution was passed unanimously, with the following idea in the minds of the members, according to jlr. Foley's communication on the subject: AGENCIES NOT TOR SZ.ACKEBS. The federal government is using its treat power in behalf of anC Tor the benefit of its loyal citizens those, who support it and the movements found necessary and desirable to further the best interests, at home and abroad, of our government during the war. Hence these agencies should not be used by or for those citizens who were loyal by word cf mouth only. Further, that the activities cf the government's agents, as exemplified In the food administrator, fuel administrator, the railroad agents, the postofP.ce and others, should first do ail possible ar the really loyal citizens who are giving freely of their tune, energy and substance to war activities, and then, if any food. fuel, freight or passenger service remain, assist the other In as far as is necessary to keep him alive" as you would a prisoner of war." NOTICES ABE SENT OUT. Acting on this stand by the county council. C. B. Williams, fuel administrator for the county. and G. M. OLeary. federal food administrator, have sent out notices to persons in their (Continued on pago seven.) This Is Kultur Br L'NiTEn T'kess WITH THE AMERICAN ARM T IN FRANCE. July 19. (By Mail.) Ho was cno of those boys who was the life of the company, always cheerful and always making the rest grin just by reason of his presence. One night he had to stand guard at an cutpost alone, a dangerous place. About midnight he signalled the approach of a party of Germans. His comrades went out the dark trench, but couldn't find iilm anywhere. They looked and looked, and then gave him up for lost, though they knew he'd never quit and he'd never be taken prisoner. Next morning they found his body beaten until It was almost unrecognizable. Beside It was a club, the end of which was wound with barbed wire, the weapon the barbarians had used to batter his body when they killed him. Near him were the bodies of three Germans he had killed before they got h'm. In their haste to get away from the outrage the Germans had left these bodies. There Is one company of Americans that will never forgive Germany. TWELVE MARINES ON CASUALTY LIST TBt T'kited Press 1 WASHINGTON. July 27 Twelve marines were noted in today's casualty list as follows: Killed in action, 1; wounded. 7; missir.K. 4. General Pershing today reported 165 casual ties: Killed In action. 64: died of wounds. 20; died of disease, 5: died of aeroplane aeident, 1: wounded severely, 60: wounded degree undetermined, 14; only I!g-htiy wounded. 2, missing, 2. i

Honor Marine of Spanish War Now Cited in France

r 4 "N't 1 SERCTT-MAJOa JOHN (. OU'CIC i I Si-rgear.t-MaJ.r John Hnry Quick , r- the Vr.itcd slatos Marines. who ! was given the Concrresisunal Medal for i ; Bravery duriny tht Spanish war. vol- ! imter-rcd to take a l.-.ad of munitiona ! into IJ.iurescho.- over a road under Ger1 man fire. s5 - General Pershing cited him for bravery. i 1 U MOONEY GETS A REPRIEVE !Et Vnited Pkess LOS ANGELES. Cal . Juiy 27. Governor Stephens today reprieved Thos. J. Mooncy. stntenetd to be hanged for murder in connection with the preparedness bomb outrage in tar. Francisco in 1916. A stay of execution until December 13 was granted. RAIN SLOWS UP ATTACKS Pv FREP FERGUSON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July -T. 3:40 a. m Heavy rains in the entire Marne region has slowed up operations but rendered the enemy positions extremely difficult. The enemy at present depends largely upon his ability to manecuver. The restriction of movement within the narrowing salient, rendered more difficult by the allies' ceaseless artillery f.re. is thus added to by the action of the elements, i The allies, too. nre hampered by the rain, but their communication lines have not been cut up so badiv as have, those of the enemy. The. number of prsior.ers and captured machine guns is steadily Increasing. A sipnal rorpr- cimion has been awarded the honor of capturing Epieds. About the time, a patrol war, being formed to enter and find out the strength of the enemy there, a cirnion drove up and informed th" officer t'n-3 Germans had evacuated the town. Machine guns continue to constitute the German's chief method of rcsister.ee. The gunners are under orders to remain at their posts un';i they are killed or captured. Corporal Lynch, sent out yesterday to do liason work, piekel up seven bcchcfs beyond the front lines. Whi'o he was returning capturel anothr r. U. S. FLYER BRINGS DOWN AN ACE fl'NTTE I'KF'a tA BT.Fle;R AM.l WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Juiy IT. Lie jf nant Walker i Avery of Columbus. Ohio in his f.rnt ;sir battle brought down the noted German ace. Captain Manikopf. North of Chateau Thierry Thursday. When th" Oman who :s accredited with sixteen victims learned it was Avery's first 'flight he was enraged and tkuik'd and refused to talk. Another American j airman forced a German plane down Ichind the German l:ne and landed to complete his capture and himself wa taken prisoner. American planes are ', active over the. line. SEVERAL HUN j ?ATS SUNK ; IVNTTED PHESS CaBI-K TRAM 1 ; LONDON. July C7. "The method ! adopted of protecting our ships is effective inasmuch as several submarine mast have been sunk in the attack on the Justicia," the engineer of the torj pedoed liner said today. WILL BE BROUGHT BACK HOME At St.tb Capital. Times "BrREAt-. INDIANAPOLIS. July 27 Harry D. I S;mith, adjutant general today wa3 notified by the War Pepartment that th bodies of American soldier dying abroad will be buried where they fell until the war Is over, when they will be brought back to their former residences for burial at public expense.

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'Cited By Federal Food Ad- ' ministration to Pay $500 ! to Charity. The Gary Baking company of Gary, on its confession cf using an insufficient amount of substitutes with wheat iK'ur. was permitted to pay to local war charities a contribution of $5r0. A hearing of the charge against the company by Or. Harry li. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, and E. L. dine, rcrr-senting the baking division, brought forth the statement from Max Hirsch. president of the company, that ho had experienced "unusual labor difficulties in changing shop workmen, which, he said, accounts for the inaccurate and confused monthly reports. An investigation disclosed inxoiccs showing the purchase of ttvs proper amount of substitutes, but Mr. llirsch was unable to prove that these substitutes were properly used. SAVES CHICK'S LIVES BUT LOSES HER II Hegewisch Woman Has Sad Fate; Struck By Lightning Yesterday. Mrs. Mary Jensch. 5 5 years old. wife of Adolrh Jensch. of l"3rd street and Baltimore avenue. Hegewisch. went out into her yard yesterday afternoon to save' some of her baby chickens from ihe heavy rainstorm. In the yard was a large tree and to protect herself from the storm she stood under It. The tree was hit by lishtnia and she was killed Instantly. Mrs. Jensch leaves besides her husband one daughter. Mrs. E. W. Miller, of 211 Detroit street. Hammond. The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning from the Catholic ".hureh in Hegewisch. Interment in St. Josephs cemetery. Hammond, Under-.ak'-.r ilrr.nierling in charge. MASS MEETING ON Lake County Tradesmen to Hear Statement of Facts in Famous Case. To protest against the execution of Thomas Mooney. the California labor leader convicted in the dynamite plot, the Lake County Building Trades Council will hold a mass meeting at Labor temple In Hammond at 2 3r tomorrowafternoon. Mooney is to be hanged next month. I. J- Vind and other speakers are on the program. The Lake County Building Trades Council last evening held the annual election of officers. The elections follow : George Cupp-(lathers), president. Barney Wiihelm ilaborers). vice president. J. L. Mears (plumbers and painters). secretary. Henry Gabler (painters), treasurer. Eugene Ptonebreaker engineers), sergeant-at-arms. J. Ferry (sheet metal workers); H. Krlder (plasterers), and C. Eroderlc (Comp. roofers), trustees. The Lake County Building Trades l35t evening elected the following delegates to attend the State Building Trades and State Federation of Labor convention at Fort Wayne the last week of September: Henry Gabler. Ray Abbott. George Cupp. John Mears and Carl Mullen. CAPTAIN JN REGULARS Former Congressman's Son Wins Chevrons of a Captain. Maurice Cruir.pack-r. brother of Fred C. Crumpackcr oi Hammond, a former Valpo boy ana son or Mr. and Mrs. E. D. C rum packer of that city, has just received the appointment of captain in the IT. S. regular army. The young man had held a first lieutenancy, and his promotion to captain comes as the result of his meritorious service in the forests of Washington and Oregon, where he has a largo force of men gathering timber for the building of airplanes and ships. Captain Crumpacker has been in charge of a detachment of men and has won commendation for the timely service rendered the government. Captain Crumracker is married and has children and went west several years ago to practice law. He was very successful in corporation practice and ave it up to serve his country,

MAURICE CRIP ACKER

SEIZED AT KELSON'S! I Federal Food Director Gets !

Orders About Drug Stores From Indianapolis. Six hundred pounds of sugar were found in Carl .Voiron's drug store today and seized by Food Administrator Frank O'Rourke. who today received orders from Indianapolis to seize sugar held by drusgii'ts and other soda fountain dispensers and permit druggists to have only ten pounds of sugar a month for medical purposes. O'Rourke sought authority to seize the sugar owing to the fact that reports were made to him that tho rule prohibiting use of sugar at soda fountains was not being observed by all retailers. Th largest quantity of sugar found by O'Rourke was the. f.00 pounds at the Curl 'Nelson drug store on South Hohraan street. Large quantities of sugar were ouni at other drug stores. In all instances, huwevtr, the sugar had been purchased before the state food administration Issued the order prohibiting use of sugar at soda fountains. In hot weather a soda fountain trade uses up twenty-five to fifty pounds of sugar a day. SHARHER IHMED AS IIVIIVl Bankers at Conference Reappoint Him As Head of 4th Loan Drive. The annual meeting of the Hammond Clearing House association for the election of o.fficers took place last evening and resulted as .ejlowsi President W. C. Eclman. Vice President H. M. Johneon. Secretary Frank Hammond. The most important matter that came before the board of directors was the fourth Liberty loan drive and it was by reason of the fine work done by Pr. H. E. Sharrer. as chairman of the third Liberty loan drive for Hammond, decided to wish the chairmanship of the big fall drive on him. Dr. Sharrer has accepted the giant task. P. A. Parry was elected publicity chairman. Chairman 11. E. Sharrer was authorized to appoint all his own committees and perfect his own organization. FULL MILITARY HONORS AT GRAVE OQQWELL ROy Remains of William Stenerson, Drowned Sailor, Laid to Rest in Home Town. Special To The Times. LOWELL. Ind.. July 27. In the shadow of the monument for the soldiers of the Rebellion 2. POO residents of Lowell and vicinity gathered yesterday about the casket containing the remains of William Stencrson. the first boy of the town to give his life in the war of 1313. William Stencrson. a sailor boy, was drowned at the submarino base at NewLondon. Conn . July 13. He enlisted more than a year ago. The service, held in the public square, opened with the singing of 'America." An impressive sermon was delivered by Rev. Winkler, pastor of the Lowell Christian church. The funeral cortege then proceeded to the cemetery where interment was made. Nine tailors from the Great Lakes training station and twenty-five sailors from the camp at Valparaiso were present to assist in the service. The sailors fired threo volleys over the open grave and the bugler sounded taps. The funeral was one of the largest ever held In Lowell and was a fitting tribute to one who had given his life for his country. DEATH OF MRS. BAKER. Mrs. Catherine Baker, S years old. wife of George J. Baker of Dyer, Ind . died at their home Saturday, July 27. Mrs. Baker, who lived in Dyer for the last 2S years has made many friends who will miss her and they will all be welcome at her funeral Phe leaves bes!d-e her husband, ten children, they are Allen, F., John, George, Charles Vrbern, Joseph, Andrew, Bernhart and Mathew Baker, Mary Romer Alphonson Wheelock and Florence Ziesenhiene. Funeral will be held from their home Tuesray morning: at 10 o'clock and interment In St. Joseph's cemetery at Dyer. RIOTS BREAK OUT IN PRAGUE Vn-ited Press Cablegram. 1 ZL'RICH. July 27 Ferious disorders have broken ut in Prageu. Austria.

HMIMOND GHIABUAH Flis

MAKING PILLS FOR FRITZ

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American soldiers making: and packing hand grenades. This American ofF.cial photogrraph shows American soldiers making: and packing hand grenades for use in training their arms to fit them for trench hand warfare. The American type of hand grenade is considered the Lest for distance and raoid throwing.

OWNER OF 'STOLEN OOOGE CAR Two Hobart Boys Are Held Pending Investigation of the Affair. J. Van Rarr.shorst, proprietor of the Van Auto Sales company. 33 State street, Ha'mmond. yesterday set a new record for finding the owner of a stolen automobile. He accomplished the stunt In thirty minutes when he became suspicious of a young man from Hobart who sold him a 1&1S Dodce. Van Ramshorst paid $2a down on the car and told the young man to return today with the bill of sale and receive the balance. Then the auto salesman made an examination of the car which revealed that some of the numbers had been tampered with. By means of the engine number he traced the ownership of the car. through Chicago records, to ! Jacob J. Swartz. a Chicago attorney. By telephone Swartz stated that the car had been stolen a week ago. A3 a result Lloyd Arnold. 2S. and Archie Schneider. 13. of Hobart. are held at the county seat in connection wit hthe affair. They claim they purchased the car in Chicago and have a bill of sale. CRISIS EXPECTED SOON L'nited Press Cablegram LONDON. July 17 The crisis in the ! great battle now raging in the Sois-on.-end Rheims pocket is expected hourly. Military experts believe a decision will be quickly reached that no army can lrg stand the hell of artillery fire and the constant hammering of the French ani American and Italian Infantry to which the entire army of the German Crown Prince Is now being- subjected. While the results of the Allied pressure can be felt on all parts of tht? enemy front gains are being recorded only in local sectors owing to the desperate German resistance. The moit important of these are north of Chateau-Thierry between the Marne and lchims and east of Rheims. The latest official statement adds nearly 2."iii to to the total prisoners tatken by the allies. SPIES ARE PUT UNDER ARREST , NEW YORK, July 27. Two men said i to be Germans were arrested today while it is alleged they were attemptintf to destrop a machinery plant at j Irvlngton. New Jersey. One of the men ' is reported to have been seized Just 'as he was Lghting the fuse of a big i bomb. The other Is alleged to have had a similar bomb. The plant was vorking cn government contracts. PRES. WILSON j SIGNS REGULATION i BT tXITEr rRE!8. f "WASHINGTON. July 27. President Wilson has signed the general regulatlon under which stock yards shall operate. It provides against . extortionate ! practices, requires stock yards to mainjtain adequate facilities to handle live i stock offered by salesmen, prohibits un- ! fair dealing, combinations or deceptive 1 practices, and prohibits distribution of I misleading market information. DEFEAT AUSTRIAN ATTACKS 1'srrjn Press Cablegram ROME. July 27. Repeated enemy attacks on Italian positions in Albania were defeated yesterday with heavy losses. j You'd like to take a punch at the kaiser you say? Then buy a I Thrift Stamp.

r 1 4 Today In the Great War JULY 27, 1917. Bussla&s reportted to be evacuating Czernowatz. Germans start new attack la Champaigns. JULY 27, 1316. British tak Xeri)le -wrood. Xai. Inns chase Turks in Caucasus. JULY 27, 1915. Grand Duke Nicholas' army holds Germans before Warsaw. Trenca take offensive In Alsace. JULY 27, 1914. Austrians invade Serbia. England proposes International peace confer ence, Italy and France agreeing', but Wiihelm of Germany starts talking about his good German sword, and refuses to confer. HINDENBURG . PUTS BLAME ON LUDENDORF ri'vTED Press Cablegram LONDON. July 27. Hindenburj? Is making Ludendorff accept blame for failure of the last German offensive, according to a Rome dispatch. It Is leported Hindenburfc strongly disapproved of the offensive plan and when it collapsed he insisted that Ludendorff sign the official communique on the German defeat. Followers the defeat both Hindenburg and the Kaiser issued statements urging the German people to regard the situation calmly and attempting to minimize the unfavorableness of the situation. FIND HUN LONG RANGE GUN IN ADVANCE United Press Cap: h-,f m By FRED FERGUSON. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE. July 2b American troops who advanced beyond Brecy seven i miles north of Chiteau Thierry found j an implacement formerly occupied by a German long range gun used in the bombardment of Paris. BALANCE OF 16 FAVOR BRITISH fUNTTKO Press Cablegram LONDON. July 27 British airmen brought down thirty-one German aeroplanes and an observation balloon on July 25. the air ministry announced today. Fifteen British machines were lost. Extensive bombing operations were acrried out. FLYER CADET IS KILLED TBr T'nited Pfess FORT WORTH. July 27 Cadet Fred C. Campbell was killed this morning when he fell in a tail spin. He was flying alone and was within a few days of his commission. AVIATION LIEUTENANT IS KILLED fBT INVITED PRKSS NEW YORK. July 27. Lieut. Charles Haynes was instantly killed when the motor of his battle plane stopped during a flight His neck was broken. "EMBARGO MUST BE REMOVED" fFNTTirn Press ari-bgrvm LONDON, July 27 Striking munition workers at a mass meeting in Coventry today adopted resolutions that they would not return to work until the embargo on skilled labor Is removed.

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ALLIES ARE DRIVING JIT SALIENT'S EXTREMELY

American Fighting Forces In Italy, How American Divisions are Distributed in France, BULLETIN-. fS:jr;c.'A; To The Times. PARIS, July 27 (4 p. m.) Franco-American troops are driving at the southern extremity cf the Soissons-Rheims salient between Vermeuil and Chati'.lon. They have tightened this strip of the pocket until it is only less than five miles in width. French and American aviators are bombing the main highway south of Fisrnes. Blocked all traffic for several hours. BULLETIN. rr.r T"VITED Pkfss 1 WASHINGTON. July 27 The present battle will be decisive and its results will depend on which side has the most available reserves available, the military expert of Vossche Zeitung declares. He added: "It would be against our interests to let the war drag throuph the winter until the Americans are massed in France." Pv United Ticess. WASHINGTON, July 27. American fighting forces trained in France have reached Italy, Chief of Staff March announced today. At the same time he announced the formation of two new armycorps in France, the fourth and fifth, and stated the allied lines in the present offensive have been reduced from 74 to 64 miles. The Germans, formerly thirty-eight miles from Paris, are now fortynine miles away at the nearest point. The fourth army corps under General Reed, just formed, consists of the 83rd, 98th, S7th, 29th, 90th and 92nd divisions, the last one being a colored division. The fifth corps consists of the 6th, 36th, 76th, 79th, 85th and 91st divisions. American forces in France now number 1,253,000 men, March told members of the senate military committee. This shows that 53,000 men were sent across in the last week, a falling off of nearly 40,00 men in the previous weekly shipments, due to sending over increased supplies. American divisions In the FruncoAmeran offensive remain th same .13 last week. March said that during the last few days American combatant forces had begun to arrive in Italy. Reviewing the situation he declared that Epleds had been taken and re-laken four times, finally remaining in American hands with the advai.ee there only temporarily delayed. The line drawn around Oul"hy Poissons is in the same position. Many local attacks have been made by the Germans against the Americans. On the Marne wooded country has made progress difficult. March said the enemy's left flank has been penetrated to a mile by the British. This, he said, marks a source of danger to the enemy. The territory occupied by the Americans and allies is now greater than tint won by the Germans in Flanders this spring. American lms now reach within three and a half miles of Fere, wh eh has been continually shelle d. Mar' h said the policy of the war department will be to organize new divisions nt home as In the case of the six recently announced. SUBMARNE RAMS A LIFEBOAT flv:Tr.r Press Cablegram SANTANDER. Spain, July 27 A German submarine after torpedin'j ths French steamer Lydie, rammed the lif boat in an attempt to destroy tracn of the sinking, according to memhet 3 of the crew which were rescued. Forty cf the crew of forty-six are mlsiicj.