Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 45, Hammond, Lake County, 2 August 1918 — Page 1

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Iuru Fn Rirl' Rplinrmcnry Haspi JUl J Ml VH I w UtJlll3U)lwj wuw Wrestles all Xi)it With Verdict, ;nci!. T'" The Times.! i CROWX TOIN'T. IND . Aug. 3 . , Charged, in company with eight Ham- j m.-ind men. with contributing to the delinquency of the Misses Mona Yickers ) nd Lillian Xasr-n. two young grirls of , Hnmr.-.ond. Otto raun. a Whitmg sa-i.-.or.keepcr. was found guilty by a jury, before Special Judg B. Peterson in the L-.ke circuit court this morning. J The verdict was scaled. j Bauer's punishment was fixed at a j f.r.e. In addition the costs are ssse sed against him. I Trial or the other defendants will he . had right away. j Charles Van Yalkenberg of Hammond, j ore of the young men in company cf j the girls when arrested, has pleaded! guilty but so far has not yet been sent- j enced. Van Valkcr.berg is the sanitary j Inspector for the Board of Health. The trial was one of the most sensa- I t.onal ever held in the court room and i the testimony was shocking. j Bauer, whose plac of business is in Whitinc. was recently cleared of the ( ,-harge of running a blind pis by Special Judge Sproat of Hammond on a tcchnicaliy though a quantity of boUled beer j was found in his place. j He. is well known all over the north end of the county. In the affidavit of Information Bauer was charged with contributing to the delinquency cf two Hammond girls un-rV-th nee of eighteen years, by allow- ; inp them from time to time to frequent j his vine room and to engage rooms in his rlace of business for immoral purposes. One of the girls was only fifteen years of age. The specific instance that resulted in the arrests was a Fourth of July celev.ration. It besan in the afternoon of the day which patriotic Americans were! solemnly consecrating to tne coj s w uo : ar. j..crif.cing their lives in France and j rn ,he very afternoon of the orgy; American blood was shed at Cantigny. i The orgy, accordir.g to the shocking ! testimony introduced before Judge ret- i e-son. began in the afternoon nifd last-j e l thre days. It took place in Bauer's i "Whenever we had cheap skates,-' said j of the girls, "we took them to, Bauer's place. "When we got guvs with monev we took them to P.urnham." j Hammond police nrrested the revelers, ,-i.d the case has Kui the- sensation of -,hday up there. The jury was out j from r," o'clock in the evening until 2:30 j this morning. ! Gsvit A: Hall assisted Pre-secutor , Bremer for the state and Oillett and ( r..,rsey defended Bauer. j ORDNANCE FBt T'niteo rr-Ess.l WASHINGTON. Aug. :. In order to swell the ranks of America's army the ordnance department here today issued an order restricting service in the ordnance department to men who are physically disqualified for active tary dutv. Fhysicalty qualified millmen now in the ordnance department will bo released for active duty over seas where they will supply munitions and fighting e'lBipment for the army. Examination cf the personnel of repartmcr.t will begin at one to termire the men fit for active du'y. the deBOY CIES IN FRM No Address Given in War ' Dpartment's Wire and j Telegram Undelivered, j Another Indiana Harbor boy has made the supreme sacrifice for his country in France. Telegrams from the War Department show that Serfteant John Suba of Indiana Harbor died of wounds on July 3, received in action. The Western Union has not been able to deliver the teleursm as no address was griven. So far neither police nor draft board has been able to locate relatives. ny a Thrift Stamp today.

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LAOY COW FORGOT HER PNEUMATIC TIRES Motorcycle Cop Eddie Warner, the Terror of Speeders Pinches Her in Consequence.

Chicago females had better stay out of Hammond until they are fully equipped with pneumatic tires. A perfect 136 was gathered in last evening by Motorcycle Cop Warni r. :-ru ;i regular cow was p.nched by Warner for violating the city ordinance by being on Calumet boulevard without pneumatic tiros. That was the literal charge on Charley See's blotter. "Warner, who would Just as soon pinch a lady as a man when violating a city ordinance, was in quest of speeders ani small br.yw who in natural:! ruris bathe in the canal when he saw her caw ship on the boulevard. She was in charge of Frank Alamprace, 1053 East "Tvth street, Chicago. Warner carefully recalled the law and the orders Only pleasure vehicles with pneumatic tires permitted on this boulevard." The roliceman followed the spirit of the law. A cow could hardly be classed as a pleasure vehicle and lie never heard of one wear in? pneumatic tires. "Madam." said the officer, tipping his hat. "I deeply regret that it becomes my unpleasant duty to inform you that you are under arrest." Bony Submitted Meekly. Alarr.prac was fined $12 and costs in the city court this morning and the cow and he continued their Journey. Incidentally, the police who lunch at the station had white foam on their whiskers and real cream in their coffee. IJ. HE NOW MADE AW Rapid Rise of Brilliant Officer Source of Satisfaction to His Friends. Friends of Lieut. Colonel II. F. Nob! i in Dast Chicago, where he commanded the guard troops at the outbreak of war and in Hammond where lie. drilled a home guard company, will be glad to j kivnv he is to be made a colonel shortly. ; L:e-ut-Col. Noble is now commander of ! the fourth officers' training camp at i Camp Shelby. The recommendation for. his promotion has been sent to Wash- j ington. I I-it-u'enant-Colonel Xoble will com- : r.-.ar.d the 152d infantry, it is under- i

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stood. Colonel Arthur Miller, now in j command of the 152d. has resigned, it i The American AUmnce of Hammond is reported. Xo reason is given for the ; is to hold a meeting at Liberty hall resignation .and it is not known U next Thursday evening, at which Dr. Colonel Milier is to serve in any other j n. C. Perisho, president of the Swuth capacity. Iakota Agricultural College, will speak The promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel 1 under the auspices of the State Council Noble again brings Culver Military j of Defense. H is reputed to be a Academy into the limelight. His pre-j speaker of ability. vious experience at military work was ! The purpose of the meeting is to have gained as an instructor at Culver. Lieu-j a public recognition of the presentation tenant-Colonel L. H. Gignilliat, intelli-; of -a war cross by the French governgence officer with the 84th division, was j ment to the parents of Joseph Lietzan commandant ' at Culver before the war. ; of West Hammond. Lietzan was kiihd and Major Robert Uosseau. national j in action in Fram e while rescuing cornarmy cavalry, the commander of the rades buried in a dugout. Culver Black Horse troops in years past, i Lieizan was the firs soldier from has been recognized as a military i Hammond and West Hammond to be scholar. 'killed in action and the first t" rc-ive Colonel Miller has been a national ' a war cross for gallantry in action, guardsman for more than fifteen year, i He was a noncommissioned officer in ' QJY PURCHASING

the Spanlsn-American w ar. v nen a state of war was declared agair.st Germany he was a major. He succeeded Colonel Thomas B. Coulter, of ncs, as commander of the 152d. MUCH ALIEN PROPERTY IS TAKEN OVER IF.r VxiTrn Pke? I WASHINGTON. Aug. 2rroperty taken' over by the alien property custodian has passed the half billion dollar mar, r.r.f...) vr-,,.-. Vav., v u United States are valued at $3 4. 103.600. WILSON CONFERS WITH STATE OFFICIALS fBr Uvited Preps WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. President Wilson today held a long conference j with Acting Secretary of State 5olk and Secretary of War Baker, indicatrjg that the lonjr expected announcement wf the allied rroject in Itussia may not be I much further delayed. Officials de- j clared. however, that they could make) no comment until the president gav the word. I There was also some speculation tn. the conference might have concerned Turkey. Buy a Thrift Stamp toc-ay.

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Deputy Constable G. G. MorMorgan Called into the Chief's Office and Subjected to Quiz This Morning. Bulletin C. G. Morgan, deputy constable, E. Chicago, the first mnn to And the body of the murdered police office r C barles rtojehneiti, nan cnlled Into the ofTiee I of Chief Williams thin morning and questioned rlosely In refiard to his j movement In the eorly hour of that , morning. I Some suspicion tins been directed InKnlnM Morgan on account of the re- ! port that the two men bad hnd some words cn different occasions in regard to policing the corner of Forsyth and C hicaso avenues for violations of the j prohibtion law. The story ,oes that Mors" " the hrblt of picking up suspects on the street and rushing; them up t. Judge Jordan's court where a number have been found guilty nd ed. Officer Rajchnieta resented this conduct on the psrt of Morgan and told him that he considered that he was Intcrfcrlnz with business that belonsed rixhtfully to the police force anil that he wanted him to lay off activity of that sort. The story rocs further and recites that rtcjehnletz .nd Morgan had some hot words cbout this matter Just prier to the hour when the crime was committed and that Morgan left the riirla restaurant at three o'clock to drive to his homel thct his route would bae ' taken him naturally past the corner i where Rajchnleti was killed. It will he remembered tlmt the fatal shot was red Just a few minutes after three. Morgan Is an Italian deputy under appointment of Constable I.eo Donasentura. The mvster'.nus r.oot!nar c-f Officer I Charles Hajchnietz. of the police force j of East ("hicaso ea:!y yesterday mornling, still remains unfathomed and j practically every clew fyllowed has led the officers on false traifs. The five p,.p who were held on s pi c ie n have been discharged It j became apparent that no real evidence jxisted .against them. Of the four wh j were picked up driving a green car a Robert'dale. the two young ladies w.-er t'ven Ita'-o of absence esterda; ! about 1 p. . The p. m. yojn? men wenThey established ' releas ,d at Continued on page seven.) IKiSCH MlllltE TO KHH JOE LIU AGT. COMPLIMENTED City Clerk William Rose, purchasing

Vincen- agent for the fit-, is beinjf congratujlated on the styl" of ladies' bathing

suits he purchased tor me municipal bathhouse. They ar cut very midifh and ultra-modern, in a manner of speaking They are extremely low in the neck, and look verv attractive ,rt many of the young lady patrons if the beach. I VJjJLilljO J-.J V Jr. KjJU ON 3 MILE FRONT fUNiTXD Press Cablegram. j LnxpoX, August 2. The Allies advancinK three miles on a. five mile Zn: andin,; '.r.oTv north ... , , m . . of the C'rise river it was learned this afternoon. Capture of this ridge between Ourcq and the Aisne endangers the the German retirement in the . enter as well as on the entire west flank. LUDENDORFF tq -py nn BLlAIfltjU fr'1"1 T.R? ABI-ErRA 1 i.JL.iv. i-j, ,-i. uvi la.m, uft- . Vjfcolrral . von I.udendorff is universally blamed for te acest front failure, ac''rdini? to advisfs from German sources which declare li will be superceied by Field Marsha! von Mackensen. who has bB summoned to imperial headiuar;er. rt-tm the east.

NEGRO SAVES ONE CHIL0JTI1ER KILLED Colored Section Hand Races to Rescue of Two Little Boys on Railroad.

rSpe-iAL To The Times WHITING. IND.. Aug. 2. Five-year old Frank Roplnak w as killed by a train last night while in the arms of a big colored fellow who had a moment before thrown George Repir.ak, aged 3. from in front the on-coming engine and was endeavoring to save the older brother. The bravo negro. Griffin Hatcher, was himself badly injured but will recover. The two little boys had been playing near the Baltimore & Ohio railroad depot and Hatcher, seated in front of the section man's shanty, was watching them. It was about tight o'clock la-st evening and a fast B. & O. freight came pounding through Whiting fiom the east Hatcher saw the boys run onto the track He raced to their rescue and threw the smallest free cf danger. He was leaping to saety with the older boy when the engine struck thm. Unfortunately the boy's head was toward the engine ar.d. he was killed. TROUBLE Ralph C. Cole of 615 Washington St.. Gary, was arrested this morning for driving his automobile into a street car at State street and Morton court. he was charged wih disorderly conduct. At his tiial th;s morning Cole claim ed that- he hud- tivped tr the -car when the motorman told him to come on and when he sailed to cross the tiacks that the street car started also and that It rnn into him and that 1.did not run into the ear. The trial was continued tint;! tomorrow morning by Judge Kh'tz m the Hammond city court. INSOLENT Charles Hurt, a r.cgro who live? at ";il rarr-.sh avenue. Ind ana Harbor, hired a taxi fi' in the Parker Taxi Co in Hammond last n-,j;ht but when h-'-got o.T th- cah h'- refused to pay thdriver, .lames Murphy. When Muiphy &ked him for the money Hurt reached around in his hip pockc-t and threatened, to shoot if Murphv did not leave, Mnpi.y left. Hut pretty soon Hurt came walking around the Corner ,-.t State and Holi-n-.an n.id Offi'-er Histermrn arr-.-'.-d h:ni .".nd took him to the Marion w hen he still is. MAY RECALL VON MUMM ft'x'TEr r-rtEss Cablegram. AMSTKHI "AM. August 1 Germany '. contemplating recalling Ambassador on Mu.nm from Ukraine and handing" passports to the 1'kiMnian Ambassador to Rerlin. due to the situation ari:-ing f:o:n the assassination of General Von Kicl-.horn. it was learned today. Foreign Secretary Von Hintz conferred nt lensth with the Ukranian a rr.ba ssador. 23 ROUMANIAN SOCIETIES PLAN DEMONSTRATION Tw-ent y-eieht P-oumaninn societies of South Chicago. Pullman, Blue Island. East Chicuiso. Indiana Harbor. Gary, and H-.mmond are to have a monster patriotic demonstration in West Hammond Labor Day. The picnic is uhJt the auspices of the Ariz Society of K. Hammond, which has purchased two flags, one American and the other Rou manian, which cost M'-'O. There will j be a parade ffsy East Hammond to ' West Hammond i I WHITING YOUTH BUXjCS ACCIDENT1 SVi-IAI. To The Times.I WUTING. Ind.. August 2 Henry Furuhik. acre IS years, of 621 Dadidson Place, Whitinsr. employed as a yard clerk bv the N. V. ;. p. r., had the misfortune to have his leg amputated Just above the knee, while at work on Wednesday afternoon. The boy in the rursuit of his duties was run down by a friejtht train while in the yards near 113th street. He was taken to the office of a local physician after which the victim was removed to the Mercy hospital in Chicago. The victim of this sad accident Is the only support of his widowed mothfa, he having one brother in France.

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GERMANS CONTINUE RETREAT.

BY FRED FERGUSON. WITH THE AMERICAN'S IN FRANCE. Aug. 2, Noon. Th German withdrawal has been resumed. Bloody sacrifices at Seringes, Serpy and. Cierges were vain, in face of the eteady Franco-American pressure. The advance of the Americans since the capture of Cierges has reached a depth of two and a half miles in some places. Steady pressure Is pushing the Boches back and has given the French and Americans control of the plateau beyond the Fere lines which commands the country to the northward. The next German offensive line is likely to be the Vesle river. The Americans are persistently following up the retreating enemy. A heavy rain fell throughout the night and was continuing today, turner military roads into quagmires and stopping all aerial activity. The break in air fighting is noticeable, ar, more than a dozen Boche planes were brought dov.r. in flames Thursday.

ALLIES WIN MANY TOWNS. BY LOWELL MELLET. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Aug. 2 .2:30 p. m. The battle within the Marne pockt which began growing in violence yesterday morning is still raging as this is cabled. back, with the French and British in hot pursuit. After fierce combat the allies occupied Harte-nnes-et-Taux, villa-re and wood, and Coutremim. Saponay Is still violently contested, but the French hold Haperie just north of Saponay. South of the Ourcq the enemy resistence is becoming more feeble. French and American troops have captured the thicket and wood north of the Goussancourt-Coulognes road. On the eastern portion of the battle field the French have arrived at the outskirts of Villers Acron and have captured Forzy and the wood a mile east of Romigny. The French have also occupied the hill and small wood north and northeast of Romigny.

CAN THEY HOLD OUT LONG?

UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM. LONDON, Aug. 2. The feeling is growV.g in the German high command

, ;hat lhe war must De won or forced today. The German armies cannot hold troops already have been used and no number. FOCH'S SUCCESS STIRS GERMANY fUs'iTEr- rnnss Cati-Egram T GENEVA. August - General Foch's Sill c sscs have created a deciaea impi ession n uermany. aci-oiams ' Travelers. They say Havana and Saxony are deeply concerned bfcause it I was troops from tho sections which ! 'ot most heav :!.-. An army officer writing !n Mar.nhv: m Giztte says: "While American intervention is a fact they are untrained and inexperienced and their numbers are exaggerated by half, but they were sufficient to allow General K"'h to take the initiative." CONFER OVER DRAFT EXTENSION fP.T 1'NITE!) T'RESS 1 WASHINGTON, August 2. Senator Chamberlain of the Senate. Military Affatrs Committee will confer with Secretary Baker today on the draft extension plan l.aner s promain , understood to request or.gress to e - tend the draft ages to include those from nineteen or twenty up to thiityor thirty-fix AND GERMANY IS WONDERING IT'viTEn Tf.ess Cablegram AMSTERDAM. Aug. 2 The commnmipr of the Cossack troops in Ukraine has telcpraphed Kaiser Wilhelm j that he w ill crush the revolt in Kieff, j according to copies of the Cologne Ga- j zetter received here, today. If his power j is insufficient German troops In Ukraine j will aid him. ! Berlin newspapers are wondering -whether Germany is really setting any-j thins from its peace with Ukraine and; Russia. SWITZERLAND j ACCEPTS TASK; j TBr I'xiTn Ppess 1 WASHINGTON". A nr. 2. Switzerland 'has accepted the presidency of thc i American-German prisoner conference to j i be held this month in Berne. The Swiss , i president will open the conference and, i will name a Swiss to act as permanent) presiding officer a variety c.f subjects ; vital to exchange of prisoners and priso- j i ners' welfare will be considered. i nrTXPT' TiT'C'PPT'P.P 0 M M 'WM 1 i Mik, ?oka,. a resident of East Ch.ca- - " - was arrested by Gary police last night on the cnare oi w,:e ncruon i and Is being held for the East Chicago ' authorities. ANOTHER U. S. AVIATOR KILLED Bt United Press DALLAS, Texas. Aug. 2. Lieutenant Robins E. Bidwell. student officer of Los Field, was instantly killed near here today when a training plane in which he was making h practice fliprht burst into flames a thousand feet up. 0 Bidwell leaped f rom the machine to avoid being burned to death. H? was horribly mangled. Bidweil's home was in California-

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to a draw before 1919, it was learned out much longer as the buVk of the shock fresh ones can be produced in any great AUGUST 2, 1917. Ecsslans are reported doing- nicely In cne of their large retirements near the Galician. frontier, and likewise near Riga. AUGUST 2, 191S. Submarine freighter Deutschlinfl leaves Norfolk, homeward bound for Bremen. Germans attacking: Verdun. AUGUST 2, 1915. Austro-Gormaiis take Mitau, capital of Coarland, and Russians retreat persistently, announcing that they are tilling' great windrows of the pursuing eaexnyjr. AUGUST 2, 1914. Germans invade Trench territory, crossing at Cirey. Russians cross into Geimaay at Schwiddsn. ( j CASUALTY LIST HEAVIEST YET REPORTED Br UsiTEn Press. WASHINGTON. August 2 General Fershlns's casualty list today, one of the largest thus far reported, totalled 2" as follows: Killed in action. 42. ried of wounds, 4?. Wounded severely, 12. Pied of disease. 7. Accident and othT causes, 7. Missing: In action, fi. Wounded decree undetermined. 2. NEW AUTHORITY FOR WILSON SOUGHT fBr United Press 1 ; WASHINGTON. A up. 2. Authority for the president to take over and con- ; struct water power transmission lines! and water power sites w ill be asked of congress mrect ly alter tr.e recess. An r A ,,i cr f r lli untr nftu pr Kill I c trt : be drafted immediately. a serious shortage of ro-.ver m the great munition; i a,1Q war -o--. i m ,n,fa"' rr 7'f c:r)'! officials say. The plan for furnishing thce centers with power through ln distance transmission ha? already been worked out. ALLIES CAPTURE GOUSSANCOURT f United PrF.ss Cablegram LONDON. August 2. 1:1X p. m Allied troops hvp captured Gous.-oncou rt and ore advancing steadilv north of Gierges. it was learned authoritatively this afternoon. 840 GERMAN PLANES ARE BROUGHT DOWN (United Press Cableor am.) LONDON. Ausu-t 2 Eight hundred aVid forty four enemy airplanss were brouzht down by the allies during Julv while Z2r, Allied ma'-rnnes were lost during the same period.

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Destruction ci Materials by the Germans at Several Places sng Msmes. Unitkd Tkess Cablegram. PARIS. Aug. 2, 4:00 p. m. New allied progress on the fifteen mile front between Fere and Ville en Tardenois was reported today. How extensive this is could not be learned at the hour of cabling. Between the.Ardre and Vesls rivers a number of fires have been observed, evidently the result of destruction of material by the Germans at several places, including Fisrr.es. In many cases Americans are now using German machine guns. Seme prisoners brought in yesterday and last night were extremelv young. They all assert: "Only the German rulers expect to win. We don't care who governs so long as the war ends. Food is so scarce and the people are sick and suffering." A group of prisoners from a new unit said the Germans are not attempting to erect any permanent defenses this side oi the Fij" line. FRENCH ADVANCE; FISMES PERILLED FUVITTTV PRES r.in.rr.R a M 1 WITH THE FRENCH IN THE FIELD, Aug. 2, 2:30 a. m. General Mangin's army was still progressing early today. Beating down stubborn German resister.ee the allied troops had the satisfaction of seeing the enemy wildly fleeing at some points. The success was rapidly achieved. German artillery was used only on the smallest scale. They replied with machine guns. The enemy casualties curing the cay were extremely high. Hill 205 was conquered at six o'clock. Courdoux. Servenav and Cramouiselle fell, giving up many prisoners. The Germans violently counter attacked from Euzancy and l'Egeque wood. French infantry broke up their efforts. As the result of allied successes German positions up to and including Fitimes are menaced. The extent to which the enemy has been able to evacuate Fismes if at all is not known. The Germans yesterday began a heavy bombardment of Rheims vAich still constitutes a thorn in the enemy side. FURTHER ALLIED PROGRESS REPORTED rUviTED Press Cablegram PARIS, Aug. 2, noon. Further ; allied progress in the Soissonsj Rheims salient during the night ! was announced by the French war j office today. "North of the Marne the French i progressed during the night," thl statement said t U. S. TROOPS ADVANCE ENTIRE RIGHT WING f United Press CvplegramI WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE. Aug. 2, 8:45 a. m. American xroops aayancea ir.eu entire right wing during the righl as iar as nompiery. They hold C erges and all oi ,J , .. , . Meumcres wood. Intense fighting , is proceeding beyond Ciergej ! 1 . 1 A " 1 J : wnere rnc -vrr.crit,iins gamed corninating heights by a sudden heavy j attack. . he American gains were maac in rr.e xace or snucning resisience, As the dough boys went forward ia groups they gained all their objectives without pause. HAIG REPORTS MINOR SUCCESSES f United Press Cablegram LONDON. Aujrust 2 Successful rai-i-ir$r operations and hostile artillery fir in various sectors of the Picardy ani Flanders front were reported by FieH Marshal Haig today. Are you a War Saver?