Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 49, Hammond, Lake County, 7 August 1918 — Page 1

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Eight Hundred Sevenfy-One Names in Today's U. S. Casualty List, The death of Phillip Peterson of ! Hammond, wounded severely June j 3 in action in France, and the serious wounding of Alex Walcko of ' Whiting, were reported today in j the sixth casualty list of the great j Franco-American drive, bringing ; the total American losses for the engagement to 2,544. Phillip Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Peterson of 150th street, Hammond, had little chance for recovery. It was during the fighting that preceded the attempt of the Germans to rush across the Marne and on to Paris that a piece of an exploded shell tore away a portion of his back. His two brothers are volunteers in the service. The father is a carpenter. Alex Wlacko. who lived with his brother at 429 John street. 'Whiting:, enlisted over a year ago and was with the 151st infantry of Pershing's army. He j was severely wounded in action, July 19. ; Of today's list oi9 were army casualties and 2t2 Marine. The army list frt t rtw 5 : Killed In action. 68. TMed of wounds T. Died of disease. 1. Aeroplane accident. 1. Accident and other causes, 1. Wounded severely. 3SS. Degree undetermined, 63. Missing in action. 105. THE MARINE LISTl Killed in action. 61. Dld of wounds. 2. Wounded severely, S3. Degree undetermined. 2ft. KILLED IN ACTIO. C. M Dill. Bioomingdale; C. E. Conxion. Indianapolis; T. Eutkins, Lambert; A. J. Schewee, Terre Haute. DIED OP WOUNDS. X. R. Chaney. Frankfort. WOUNDED SXVEEEIT. Alex Walsio, Whiting; H. T. Spnkle. Indianapolis. TO TEACH VOTERS USE0F UAGHIMES Judge "Walter T. Hardy c.f the superior court et Hammond, appeared hefore the boar ! of county commissionrs yesterday and secured the consent of the board to send at once voting machines to the various cities of North end Calumet townships, to be placed rn exhibition in public piices for the ;se of instruction to voters before the election of Xov. 5. One of these machines will be placed on exhibition in the court house at Hammond where If. can be seen to tested by the voting public, and another In a Gary public buildinsr. The judge also stated he was informed by tho registration beard at Crown Point that up until yesterday only "36 voters had registered in the City of Hammond. There are but eeventy voting machines to be used at the fall election. anc tpvA are now ninetv-siif votina"l precincts in the county. The machines will be sent to the larger precincts. Every voter must register fr the fall election as prior registrations will not fount.

OTIIC CELEBRATION ST HUBBARD STEEL FDUID!

The many Americans employed at the plant of the Hubbard Steel Foundries. East Chicago participated in a scene of intense patriotism launched by the factory management to show the foreignspeaking workingmen the part played by America in this war. Thursday noon. At 12:15 P. M. the employes gathered in the rsowly built section of the plant where the speakers' platform had been erected. The platform was gayly decorated in the colors of America and Poland, a great percentage of the workingmen of the plant having come from the later country. Mr. W. B. Miller, works auditor of the Hubbard Steel, introduced Judge H. M. Cohen, who in well chosen words explained the object of the meeting. Officer C. Zulawski. who is recruiting in the Calumet district for the Polish army in France, spoke briefly in Polish and urged the men to do their bit here for the men "over there." Honorable organizer for the Polish army in France, Attorney Lopatka, of

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j ANOTHER FIGHTER UU 1 1U IV. U. iiU Ho - Nt ri1 jrJ Artie Hoot. 1! HEME'S PEAGE PLATFORM TOLD REICHSTAG Proposal Would Give Germany Victory, Spoils and Indemnity. ri"N-T7Er Press Cablegram BERNE. Aujt 7. Fcrlyine to questions from members of the riht in the reichsta? Chin-llr Von Hurtling declared that Germany intends to keep Belgium unMl the allies fulfill certain conditions, including payment of indemnity and re-establishment of Germany and Austria as before the war plus the advantage g-ainfd throueh the P.ussian and Roumanian pea--e treaties. accord:r.e to reports received here today. The new peace conditions laid down by Berlin follow: Recognition of Germany's Integrity as before the wsr. Renunciation of all claims to Alsace-Lorraine by France . . Restoration of all German colonies or their equivalent. Recognition of Austria-Hungary's integrity as before the war plus territorial and economic advantages obtained through the Bucharest peace treaty. Recognition of the Erest-Litovsk peace treaty. Recotrni'ion of Courlar.d. Lithuanian. Esthomia. and Livonia as included in Germany's sphere of influence. rayment of indemnity to Germany by the allies. Recognition of Germany's solution of the Polish question. Liberty of seas. Renunciation by the allies c,f every form of boycott against Germany after the war. ' Renunciation of Italy's claims regarding the. Adriatic. You'd like to take a punch at the kaiser you say? Then buy a Thrift Stamp. East Chicago, delivered a lengthy address in Polish and described the sufferings that Poland has undergone under the Teutanic heel. Ke referred to the United States as the champion of democracy and liberty of the world and urged the men to be loyal to their adopted land. Organizer K. Eienkowski of the Polish army, spoke briefly in Polish and then made an address in Italian. The efficer speaks a number of languages a n .1 V tk fie.11 TY1 .1 II V VPS T54 Of 1 military service. He was captain in the Greek army at one time and as a suit fluently speaks the Greek language. After the proceedings of the day W. J. Gllmore. superintendent of the plant, made a presentation of $400. 0i) to the Polish army fund. The employes contributed the sum of $101.00. Thanks are due the management of the Hubbard Steel Foundries for their splendid patriotic spirit and recogni'tion given the cause of our newrst ally, Poland.

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DIES E GDUNTY ALIEN GUILT! OF SABOTAGE John Mirckti of East Chicago Ordered Interned for Duration of Wr. Jack Mirckti of East Chicago, a German al.en enemy, the flrst person in the state to be appreheded for sabotage while employed In an Industry manufacturing war products. Is to be interned at Camp Oglethorpe, Gi., for the duration of the war. under orders received from Washington yuepterday by M. 1 Ptoren. United States marshal. Mirckti v:ll be placed on the enemy alien spe- ; oial train that will pass through Indlanapolis destined for Camp Offlethorpe. 1 Mirckti was an employe of the Interj national Lead Refining Company. East Chicago, acting as a craneman. According: to Federal officials he engaged '.n the destruction of machinery by looyenine: bolts and in other ways slowed dwn the output of the plant. 1 He was arrested by Federal authorities ! n a presidential warrant July 5, and i has been heid in the enemy alien col- ; ony at the Marion county Jail since, j Seven enemy aliens from St. Louis were delivered to Marshal Storen yesI terday to be placed on the special train today. The aliens are from ainerent parts of Missouri and Kansas. All are Germans with the exception of one. an Austrian. CHICAGO WOMAN TAKEN TO ST. MARGARET'S DVERGOUE BT DRUGS Mrs. Lore'ta Kwasigroch. 473S Prake avenue. Chicago, well dressed, adorned with jewels and apparently with plenty of monev. was taken violently ill. unIder the influence, of drugs, at the dru j store, corner of 140th street and Baring j avenue. East. Chicago, last night and ! was carried in Hubr's ambulance to St. j Margaret's hospital where it is thought ; she will recovet j It seems that she had taken a quantity of amolin tablets and had been overcome by the drug effects, j Mrs. Kwasigroch had engaged a taxi 'at the National garage to take her to ! the Lake Shore depot. The taxi ar- ' rived too late for the Lake Shore train, j however, and so she gave the driver instructions to take her to East Chicago to catch the South Shore, j On the way over to East Chicago she stnrred at several drug stores along the wev- and nurchased durgs. "When she was in the drug store at 143th and Baring she was taken ill and the police station was notified. It was discovered that sh had two bottles of citrate of magnesia in the taxi . that he had purchased a d -zen ! tablets of amolin. None of the tablets j were found in her possession. She said that she had rrocurea tne arugs mr sick headach". Her husband in Chicago was notified and is now with her at St. Margaret's hospital. The driver of the taxi is being held rending further investigation. il SEW SHIPS SINCE JULY 1ST Br United Tbefs WASHINGTON". Aug. 7. Smashing all records the United States shipping board has turned out 131 vessels since I July 1. During July "quantity produc- ' tion" was carried on at the rate of four ships every day. They registered a total of 631.341 tonnage. Eight ships have skidded into the water in the last five days. Araonf? the last eight fhips to be launched were the gigantic Invincible and Hog Island contribution, the Quiatconck. The other large vessels already credited to the August totals was tlie 11.50O ton Deerfle-ld which was built at the Sun Shipbuilding Company's plant. MAN GIN PRAISES n U. S. FIGHTERS United Press Cablegram WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Aug. 7. General Mangin in a special orier of the day addressed to the United States army corps, said: "Your magnificent plan has taken the enemy by surprise and jour tenacityhas stopped a return offensive by his tresh divisions. You have proved yourself worthy sons of your great country." MEETING AT LIBERTY HALL The Anti Tubercular Society of Lake county will hold a meeting Friday evening at 3 o'clock in Liberty Hall to make plans for a home for the Lake county soldiers who have tuberculosis. There will be some good speaking and all are invited to be present

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IVo Man's La.;d. that space between the German and allied armies. Las many different aspects. This view of it is taken STITQ IT Council Has Two Hour Session With New Measures Taken into Debate and Consideration at Session Last Night. WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID The Hammond elty council last evening' accomplished the following thing-ai Keramped the ordinance placing annual llcenie cf $300 on near-oeer retailers to 340 end passed It. Ordinance abolishing Job of as. slatant fire chief advanced to third reading. Ordinance to nav competitive bidding: on all city purchases over 81,000 passed to second reading. Xuled that all sailors and soldiers In uniform be admitted free to bathhouse; that echocl children under 14 have use of bathhouse free Tuesdays and Friday between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., and ordered an American flay hungr in the council chamber. Talked of establishing rest station In basement of Pirst National Bank, Installing- blgr pumps for Calumet avenue sewer and keeping- out of the elty Irresponsible solicitors and stock sellers. City fathers in shirt sleeves and with perspiring brows counciled on municipal matters for two hours last evening t hi me intense neat. The mercury Jumped ten degrees when an ordinance was introduced by Councilman Patrick Heilley to compel all departments of the city to advertise for bids on all purchases f $230 and over. "The reason I had this ordinance drawn." stated Mr. Reilley, -was becnuse the board of works of this city recently bought a truck for $1,550 which wnmiiun vu.u nvr neen nougnc .... .c.-, .Money. mc law says mat i the board must advertise for bids and let to the lowest end best bidder on all purchases of $2,000 or more and the board was Just fifty dollars under the limit on the truck." Ordinance Amended. The complaints that followed this little speech were many and decided. Members of the board of works declared that it would be a great expense and bother to advertise for bids on every purchase of $250 or over and cited Instances in which repair iparts at the pumping station etc. came to more than that amount. Then Councilman Frank Martin moved an amendment to the ordinance to raise tho figure to $1,000 or over and this was adopted. The ordinance was advanced to second reading. "I've heard a good deal about the purchase of that truck." said Councilman Heckelman. "and I will say that any ordinance that means fair and square competitive bidding looks good to me." Everybody was pretty well warmed up by the weather and one thing and another and when City Clerk William Rose undertook, as is his want, to tell the council what to do and how to do it. Councilman Reilley Jumped to his feet, hammered the top of his desk and elled: "Mr. Clerk, you've got nothing to say in this council. You've got no voice here. You are here to serve this council and that's all."

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American gun in acticn in France. from alongside an American )?un. It shows an American artillery officer, in the lower right-hand corner, uirectir.?: ths fire from a HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE ALONG ENTIRE FRONT Unite- Press Cablegram. 1 TAniS. Aug. 7. 4 p. m. Greater activity was reported on both the extreme winsts of the Aisne-Vesle battle front where the Germans hsve concentrated to oppose any flarking movement by the allies. Heavy artillery fire is under way along the whole front. Occupation of the Siry-Salsor.ge railway station. Bin-miles cast of Soisson?. has created an interesting situation in the region northwest of Braisne where strong .forces of allied troops are filtering in. In the Montdidier region French troops are reported to have reached the suburbs of Moreiul. "Un-ited Press Cabi.eoram i PARIS, Aug. 7. 12:30 p. m German j positions at the flank of the Aisne- i Vesle line west of Kheims are being subjected to a heavy artillery fire it i was learned here this afternoon. More than half the enemy lines between the Vesle and the Aisne also are under a flanking fire. FGGH S STROKE T BRILLIANT STRATEGY United Press Cablegram LONDON". Aug. 7. "Marshal Foch's counter stroke was the most brilliant in the annals of trie war." Premier Lloyd George declared in the house of commons this afternoon. "He drove the enemy back but the danger is not yet over." Wild cheering greeted the mention of Foch's name. 'Until the allies are defeated on the sea. Germany never can triumph." Lloyd George said. "The tonnage the British t V. n hinn!n at rf f Vi o 11 or a two gn4 a half ml1jon. Xow it is eight, ' In June alone the navy steamed S. 000, 000 miles," the premier said. Lloyd George paid eloquent tribute to the work of the Americans since March 21 when they had only 27.500 men in the. line. 305.OCO Tanks In July. "If the British had been overwhelmed in March the Americans could have arrived 1n time to save France. Our in .... flnd matr.ai first hr,H .vn.Matinn but within a month 350.000 reinforcements had been sent across the channel. Within six weeks the Germans had been baaten to a standstill. Probably they will again attack the British army because of their failure everywhere." He announced that during July 305.000 Americans arrived at European ports of which 1S5.000 were transported on British ships. As en illustration of America's reservo manpower the premier said that if America had contributed soldiers on the bases as Great Britain it would mean 15.000.000 men. "I do not wish to minimize the great assistance rendered by the Americans and French." said the premier. "But the world should know what the British are doing. The American naval mission is especially anxious that such steps should be taken. "For the purpose of transporting American troops we have gone without 200,000 tons of essential cargoes every month. "Every one knew the American army's courage but its trained skill, especially that of its officers, is beyond expectation." Sink a submarine! One certificate filled with War Saving Stamps will pay for a depth bomb.

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FRANCE j camouflaged or blind battery. Tha ( smoke from the cannon can be j seen. Note the denseness of the 1 wc:d. ARMY OF FWE ilLLIOI PL . MARCH United Pres 1 Et TTA bHi SGTO X. Aug. ". An army ef at least 5.000.000 to be raised in the quickest possible time was advocated by General March. h;ef of staff, testifying before the senate military committee today. March explained the necessity of increasing the army to that size as quick as possible. He made it clear that this force would be distributed on both sides of the water. March told the members that leaders in this country and thse of our 's reached agreement late jn July all that would require a larger army than was first believed necessary. The prrsent plan calls for the movement of approximately loO.nno troops a month until cold weather sets. It is understood that few of the younger men of the new draft will be sent across for military service. Plans for drafting men for the navy as well as the.( army are being considered by the committee. BLISTERER HANGS OH; HO RELIEF Br United Press WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. The nation must swelter for at least thits -six hours more, the .weather bureau here declared today. There may be local thunder storms tomorrow at some points which w'lll give some relief except in the northwest. Records were smashed yesterday and there was no letup to day. t-astern ! United States registered the highest in j history, rane'.r.g from 10 to 106. Sleeping was out of the question last i ntrlit and tVtr was CTeat ?::fterin? jemon? war workers in the government tuildings. No indication is given as to whether crops are 5n danger as result of the heat wave. PROMINENT INDIANA DEMOCRAT DEAD Spf.'-iai. To The Times r. 7. Ryal E. of tne VinH e was a Ind.. Au: aged 69, owner Sun, died today. prominent democrat.

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MICE United Press Cahiecbav WITH THE FRENC H IN Triiu FIELD, Aug. 7. Now that the battle of tne .Marne pocKet r.as Deen cionnueiy won there is time to tell the part played by the army of General Berthclot who visited America enroute from Siberia to take command. Only two weeks before the battle opened. Bcrthelot's army held the line from Rheims to the Marne and participated in some of the hardest fighting of the whole conflict. A visit to the battle field today revealed to some extent the nature of the engagement which finally culminated in success. One indication is the unburied enemy dead and the great quantity of captured material, such as 300,000 shells in Bois d Arrery. two complete German batteries and hundreds of machine guns. These also show how well the enemy

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gss esse rCra P&g tana y 11 Nm Dops Organization of Vast Extent Uncovered by Folic? 3 An opium joint used for the manufacture and distribution o: opium to local and Chicago trade and as a smoknig den for devotees ; of the pipe in the Calumet region was uncovered in Indiana Harbor last night by revenue officers from Chicago working in conjunction with the police. The raid was made about nine o'clock and sixteen Chinamen besides a ojiantitv of raw opium, opium pel I. Ms. pipe?, bowls and all customary paraphernalia of a typical opium jnint were reized by the officers. The den was at 3503 Deodar street. Joint In Full Blast. From other evidence secured, it wr.s apparent that the gang of Chinan;e;i was allied with a secret organization into which practically all of the Chinese of the district, including Chicago, his been forced. Their acivities are r.ow under investigation by federal authorities. Seated On Oriental 2nj-. The den was in full blast when th officers forced the doors at the r.hox number. A large bowl of opium was on the floor and the large, common rip, was still hot when picked up. The Chinese had evidently been seated on the floor in a circle around the room. There were no tables, chairs, beds or i other furniture to be fund. The floor had been cov ered with oriental ru? I "hich were hastily thrown over the smoking outfit thrust qtiickly to one f side. The men taken were still in a state of comprehension when arrested and seemed to know at once that they were up against it. That the raid was a eo:-i-plete surprise was shown by the presence of a quantity of the opium and bV the fact that one Chinaman was in the bath, some were lounging in neKli-c"" ' while, others were hitting the long pipe. All of the Chinamen gave their address as SS05 Deodar street, but it is believed that some of the gane were visitors that had come in for periodic Indulgence in their favorite pastime. The sixteen Chinamen are now- it the East Chicago pclie station awaiting further action on the part of te government authorities. They g'.vitheir names as Kong Wing, Hong Lin. Chow Lug. L'in Yaw, Chong K'n. Chan Tong. Bung Lon. Wong Bon. Tee Chv Wong Hog, Hon Ling, Mot Ting. Sam Chow. Chow Chan and Win Wong UK Anton Chirko, 2S6S Polk stret. Gsr?-. was arrested last night in Hanrmor.d for bringing liquor into the state. Chirko. driving a small truck, with n 1317 license, ran through the barricIc on Calumet avenue where the street is being repaired. Officer Warner stopped him and found he had five jugs of whiskey besides some beer on the truck. He was fined $2 in the Hammond city court this morning. Leopold Fisher, arrested at th S-uth Shore depot yesterday by Officer Spencer for bringing liquor into the stare, was fined $51 in the Hammond ci'y ! court. Fisher had thre boxes with him which he had brought out from Chicago on the street car to the South Shore station and which he intended to take to South Bend. In these boxes were 18 bottles of brandy and 2 4 bottles of whiskev. Dollars and Determination spell doom for kaiser. Buy War Savings Stamps. TOWARD PAR ! w-as equipped. In many parts of the j front line machine guns were arranged 'seemingly like pickets while nearly every nest was a "minnen werser." The Germans had fifteen divisions (ISO, 000 men) in their front lines. On July 16. the secona cay of the German offensive Bethelot received the order to counter attack. He did so rfectively and the next day repeated it. The spirit with which his army fought contributed greatly to the slowing up of the German advance across the north. Some points like Hill 240 had orders to hold at any coit. They did. Others instructed to hold off the Germans as long as possible, even exceeded their instructions. Bethelot was unaware "f the French counter attack planned until it was under way. When General Mangin's counter offensive started Bethelot was ordered to attack also, sending l.is reserves against the Adre river.

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