Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 78, Hammond, Lake County, 11 September 1918 — Page 3

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NEW LEASE ON LIFE FOR VETERAN HURLER HELPS CUBS MATERIALLY IN THEIR DRIVE Do They Lite It? Can a Duck Swim?

A bunch of Lake county boys In France appreciate the papers they ret from home if the following letter written by Jerry Blum is any criterion: Somewhere in France. Au?. 16. 191 S. To The Times: Just a few lins to let you kr.ow how rr.uch the boys of Lake county enjoy reading your parcr "Over Here."' Corporal Leslie Parry. Co. I". 313th Ammunition Train, gave .four copies of it to Dave Posner of that company ar.,i he in turn pased them on to me rind I Just turned them over to Ciar. ISeach of East Chicago who will continue to pass them on to other Lake ccflinty boys. I doubt very much if any of the folks at home read a paper with as much care and Interest as we do here. Even the "want ads" receive our attention; probably because we may be looking for an

other Job shortly. By this I mean that from all indications, we have th Huns cn the run and expect to keep him going north ar.J east until he begs for mercy. Hammond certainly has come up to the mark In all her work "to help win the war-' as have the other towns of the Calumet region and although that is but a small spot on the map of the L. S. it would surprise you to hear boys from different parts of the country say, "Oh. you're from Lake county? They sure have made a nice showing::" It i3 that sort of thing that makes livir.gr worth while. From Chas. Schram. France. July 7, VJ1S. Mrs. H. Martin. T04 Summer street. Tear Sister: Well. Sis. I have just come, from mess and had nothing to do so I thought I would drop you a few . . . 1 , ... T m e.t.11 ih nn-s leums uu .., " " , CiCM Ul uracil '- same. Well ilva, ail tne Doys are out looking at some airplanes fighting in the eky so I am going out and look at them myself and then I will finish my letter. Telling you about the fight in the sky. Well. Eva. it sure was an awful fight. Sarr.rrsle was up in the cloud and when Fritz cams along Sammle put about twenty shots in the two of them and down cama Fritz. I Just can't tell you how many feet he dropped, but when 1 first saw him drop he looked like a fly and when he was about 5.00') feet from the ground his plane blew up and it was like a ball of fire and when th-?y hit the gTOund every bone in his body was broken. Hundreds and hundreds of Yankees crowded around the plane but I couldn't Etand to look. If Frit2 thinks he can beat the Tank he -will have to make a plane that will go clean to heaven because the clouds are just loaded with Sammies. I have Just received your letter e,f June 14 and was more than glad to hear from you. Tou said that you have not received any as yet. Well, Eva. I have answered every one of your letters so far. And you can tell Ma that I have not received any Mail Pouch yet and am waiting every day for some and I sure r, m r' a .1 trt hear that the boys out at Gibson are sending me some good old Mail Pouch also, but nave not received any yet. but you see a fellow never knows when It will come, but sure will be glad when I get it so I can take a good eld chew of Mail Pouch, just like home. And Eva you can tell Ma to have a nice tig chicken dinner for me on Xmas, because everything will be over then and don't forget the homemade bread and pie. as 1 am hungry for it. I am sending you some cf Fritz's plane an- let me know If you have rereived It as I know you will be glad to get something oft from a German plane. Eva show- Ma this letter and that pi-ce of airplane. Tou can see' how we shot it down, that it came in pieces. Well, I will clore with best of luck to you and Fat. From your brother, CHAS. SCHRAMM, 21 V. S. Ene.. Co. C. Am. Ex. Forces. From Lieut. Kingwill. In the Fields of France, July 23, 1313. Dear Mother and Sisteri Just a hurried note before we start on an interesting hike forward. We are row in a mcst important and active sector and are leading a rapidly moving life. Success seems to continue with us and I expect and hope that it will for some time to come. What 1 am seeing I will never, ne er forget. Theae ruined French villages as w.i march through them in the moonlight or riin or in the ritch drk give one the imTTodsiyS

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Cor. State

Although we have not reached the j scores of activity as yet, wo are all j

anxious to get inre una u we surithat ordeal, we rill will have some pretty tales to tell you. The French look upon us as their saviours and they do all in their power to ihi'iv their appreciation. "When the Marines !"rsi arrived in Franc- the p ople called tiom 'petite trarcon," meaning "little beys." but aftr they turne 1 the German ln? into a retreat tlvy Chang J their r.-in 1 as to the ciu.il.ty of Mi. Daniel's "finest." We are surely but slowly learning this language and all of us can say "wee." "vln rovig-V "vir, blano." "tres be:n" .ind sundry phrases which help to exrl.ii i our iir.T and also amuse u. Well here's hopmg that Tub Time continues to make its appearance in that new land called "Somewhere" and assuring you that it will be received with open arms, we remain, with best wishes to all who know us and to those who. although they don't know us. are for us. wo are, Sincerely yours. JEROME J. BLUM LESLIE J. PARRY. DAVID POSNEP.. EDWIN" FITZGERALD. CEO. MA OK. CLA RENTE REACH. Ard all the others from Lake county. rression I to hp!! hat ono is traveling the roid j o hell. I he stink of the dead t b ; ruined homes, the little winding strets! pitted with shell holes and piled with j brick and masonry make one wonder: thp.t th"re is a just God. Furniture, j clothing and the equipmen of the j straegling anri's strewn everywhere. ! The cannonading is incessant and nUht I rnr! rfiv we pound on, hike. hike. hide. but happy in spite of the fatigue of it j that wo are going forward and not l ack. I One of the best feliows I have met in ! tho army. Lieutenant Cooper, an Indiana I boy. is sleeping in a little French c-me-tery behind us. Perhaps vou sti'i have 1 us. Perhaps you still have' that little snapshot cf l.im and myself taken at Camp Greene, which I sent ycu before I sailed. Others, too. have passed on plenty cf them and leave us their work to finish, which with God's help we win. I have heard nothing from yo-i since you wrote that you received my telegram announcing my arrival overseas. Write, please, to me and tell m you are all well and happy. I am in the finest of health despite the work. Love from HE.VKY. From Capt. J. A. Bickl. East Chicago, Ind.. Sept. 5. 1313. Editor Times: The following is a copy of letter received by W. A. Schroeder, traffic manager of the Wm. Graver Tank Works, from Capt. J. A. Eickel of the 23rd Field Ait., who before enlisting, was tho purchasing agent of this company: Somewhere in France. July 20, 131S. Pear Bill: I sure was glad to get the letters frcm yourself ai.d Chas. Hess iij th trail yesterday. Took just a month to get them h-re, but mail no matter hew old certainly looks good. It was fine of j ou to write me such a long letter and give me all the news of the work. So Teduy is hack among you again? Well. I would like to be back myself, except that I have a bigger job ever here right now, passing 90 lb. "complements" to ' Willura." This or!J Is a small place. When iha vp-scoi thut rroucht us over to t-.., v, T-u.i..n looked at a ". . ... . .u. .t,. a his head ovr the rail was Gil Alexander. , i , ranl In the. O. M. CovpS. 1 guess lie was about as glad to see me as I was him. He told mehat Str-mmel wa in France but considerably nearer the .one of action. We had a nice trip overseas, fine weather and no "subs" Personally I wasn't seasiek and n-ver missed a meal. While "subs" were the main topic of conver-aMon during the voyage, no one srned to be worried about them and I don't tninl: many lost any slcp wondering hew it would be to take a plunee in the s-,ity ocean. I admit the water looked cold. V landed in England for a short rest and thn came directly over. In our trio in IYrr.oe we passed around Taris bu'. did not co through the city. However the Fife! Towerwas plainly visible and many of the buildings. The battalion to which my battery be'ot,e Is biiiited here in a very small County and Hohman Sts.

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Claude Hendryx. Claude Hendryx wasn't through as a pitcher when the end of the 1917 baseball season swunj? around. But most fans reckoned his day as a real star was fading. Hendrvx took a new lease on life this year and was one of the Cubs' hip three, along with Vaughn and Tyler. Hendryx. according to recent figures, has a pitching average of over 700 per cent.

Ollage. vhe l eoj-le tr it us very nice-j ly. This ilia ire is quite old. one of the buildings has the datt 1603 carved on it "'' frcm its looks 1 believe the date is about right. 1 have been attending a school at a fair sized town in a valley near here, This Milage was founded by the Romans and some of tha roads that they built are still being used. The valley was a scenic wonder and many an American tourist has spent his good mont y to see it. J hnvini personally been up to the front yet but have hopes that it won't ba long until I shall be. I shall be fe'.ad to accomodate ou and "go'." one of the Entries, in fact, it will be a great pleasure to do so. I have the six-inch boys" to no it with so you see I have quite a good opportunity to make good on my promise. 1 have f.uitc a job on my hand". a3 Ij have srmnd 23C men and ISO horse to look after. In the aimy it is different j

tt, in e'vil life. too. as I have not o:iIyi,rp doinc the best rart of this war-

to see that ov.-rybr,dy is busy and that j h), don't believe it. tell him to read seme things are well tnken rarof, but I must j o! those books they will show him. also see that erybody ts housed and j j Would certainly lik to be home all fed and look to their moral and physical j togetl er again. I would not care if he welfare. AIfo it is not an fight hours a J jjj have the best suit, but it won't day job wi'h i-un hiys off. but 24 hours a j jWiJR., The Americans have certaiuday and see,i das a wo"k. But I im j jy g,.t them on the gi. irlpd to be In it mil I love i. S,.me of the Germans have seen the

I was tickled to near mm trie s contr buted to tho IMd Cross so well. The; ere doing a wonderful work over her--". Also the- V. M. C A. Ever-.- t:ii..e jou help either of those institutions S'"U are helionjr to beat the Kais---r. We had a curie f big days hfe latelv, the 4th and the 14th. The Fren. h cert;i:n!y c '.cbrated the 4th heartily tnd on the 14th we came hack the best we coul 1. Or the latter date ivy bat:aikr. . lew ed along with some other was a large ciiy near here j t rencn troops at I,v a 1 . i h reneral. Alter which cticn I ne cf our ! 1 ornn :,r"' : men was taken to a rrcr.ch viwn rc.tl French hospl'ol.: y. j hey certainly ent-riainecl us roy.ii: We ll. Mi'.!. ie my regards t. evrybod;, at the work?. Kindly show this j let'er to Chas. H- ss as 1 am afraid lj can't find time to write two spai at... leters and this will have to serve as; unswer to you both. Sincerely, "PICK." j Trt'.stin.T :.oi: will be able to find space , in your valuable paper for this btteri and thanVng you for your kindnes?, I j Very iruly yours. w. a. sciiRor.PF.n. From John Ney. To Mrs. Mary A. Xey. Sibley street. Hammond, from her son. John Xey. Co. A 7th Engineers A. K. F.. who

$1.00 Deposited Each Week With Interest at 3 Compounded SemiAnnualiy Will Amount In one year to $ 57.24 In five years to 231.13 In ten .years to 607.37 It means your future happiness. Cheeking Accounts Invited. Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent.

Sawlii Hammond, lad

was severely wounded August 15 while Jin action in France: France. Aug. 4. 1318.

Dearest Ma: Just a few lines as usual to let you knew I am O. K.. hoping you and all are the same. I received a letter from Lou dated June the 27th the pictures, Ma you looked swell, in fact all of you did. I CRine. near seeing my new home on picture. It seems so great to get mail from home. V.'e generally get !t onco a week. I rot one from Lou and one from Glad. Ma, I thought you would ba in black. Ma, when the war is over I won't surprise you and steal home. I am going to give you a big notice to you will have a big feed when I get home and make George help you cook it won't we have seme time though? i,OU- you toil George that my suit is (h r,est an( that I am in the best Y,ranch of the service. The engineers j American Indian pictures ana tney cer- . f.,;n;y aro afrnid. because when the , nigricans go over the top they yell and j H!.t Indians they think we are j wild. j,fa. I have had my first trip on "No Mian's Land." It is great, and if I live j i out j wm have a lot to tell you. I , j,,v ,-.,n lots of things worth while, j Th? wf.aMo r is hot in the day time, j, . . rold ()t nightfall. Lots of pre I', o at 1 tin vs. How is r ( r;. t hir at home. Give (hem by best regards. T-m wftil writ inc. but there is no place to wir.e. better ci.se. w Well. Ma. I guess I had h ', nf lrtvo fn,1 kissrs ,,, Vl)J ,j :,i. Your loving son. " JACK, j, p t;ive my best regards to Georg ind Albert From Clarence Smith. The following letter wa received by Miss Mildred Smith. 131 Logan street, Hammond. Ind.: (.'amp Syracuse. Sept. ". I? 15. Pear Sister: Hope you n re wil and happy and all the folks in the lodge. Am sorry you did not receive my postal card that I wrote to you. I just received it backs' so know you did not receive it. Weil. I -m Just as b id as I w as lie- j fore. Am satisfied here and do not cnr" ; how long I will stay. The scenery here! is f.ne and we have plenty of good fresh j i.ir. We get good well i -yoked food and. j i-r.ty or it. I Say. I wish you would send me your j i ture so I could have something to i i.-nomiber Hammond by v. hero I will go from I do not know : here and don't ( .) re. i.v)Pinr vou will write sc-.n I remain. Tours fraternally. 'I- AKF.NCK. Kecrui Clarence Jones. Camp' Syracuse, Syracuse, X. V. "nd Hat.. 6th Co. A ROW OP (S)HEllOES While t are shring thre ch-M-rs for th Khaki Ufa give es many lot tha Ginrham. Canning and Drj'mr I vegetables and fruits will help rm ! tho war, according to the NaUonal War Garden Commiasion, Washinf j ton, D. C. Instruction book free tor 2 cenU to pay postage.

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"We Are Complete

"This is the Nation's War." "To register now for selection for military service is to list yourself as one of the Nations man-power units. Every citizen owes it to himself and to his country to make this day a unanimous demonstation of loyalty, patriotism, and the will to win. This registration is America's announcement to

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plete the task already begun with such emphatic success."

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j U1U ULIIIL.U I Hippo Vaughn Trims Red TO MEET

Hippo Vaughn Trims Red Sox in Corking Good Game in Boston. WORLD'S SERIES FACTS. TESTIRDAY'S game 1 24,694 KCeipt - 331,063.00 Each club's share 13,081.05 3,106.00 Commission' share TIVE GAMES. j Total attenance i Total receipts $ : Pir.' share only in first 113,245 ! 153,824 69.527.70 four trames rorli rlnb'd share 37,156.95 j Commission's share 15,352.40 pnpTON'. pert. 11. F.evenge is greit stuff, in the opinion of Hippo Vaughn, our surprising southpaw. A.fter losing twice in the big ris--ir. Hippo threw himself in high yesterday and trimmed j his fellow strikers. .1 to o. in the fifth j combat of the set. It was a "'rki"K good game, in w r.icu ' n- v ui- - . clean hi'linK in the third and eighth. A pass to Hollocher in the third, a stolen base and Maj. Mann's double off Jones l.irned ihs tricli and save th Chien eo for the sfiiKers a jiki.i.us ,w.o. t rorh v. pnP series r.ow stands ttirw p.-. met. to two and v. ill bo finished If they ion t go out on n not nor mi j I ;t cause the ! nn-ial end of the series ! f:ii!e.t to li-. e up to its gaudy lithographs I tho athletes went on strike and the ! v,ftl. ,in rli.lir. A feeliiT i i me- i-i - ' ' l,i j I of loyalty for the twenty oou i in usi wi i bugs" ylp'nr in the stands moved the ; strikers to return to work after heine informed by the National Commission . ih:,t not o.i- cent of the purse for which i they had f-.uaht v ould be shared by the : reiolting aihletes. Ixive cf monev is 'the root of all" strike?, including those called by high-salaried umpires. GOOD FOIST PROSPECTS BUT JP COACH With thirty-five candidates out S-T practice last evening, six of them veterans, the Hammond hiKh school fothall squad found itself without a coach. It remained minus a coach today but determined It put a winning team in th field despite the handicap. Captain William Vovasey, a last yar guard, who w.II play tackle this seison. had charge of the squad and put the men-through the preliminary drill. The veterans who appeared for practice were Kovascy, Schillo. fullback: He:'s. halfback: Shanks, end ; Ffrom-

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that we are ready Woodrow S3( ISM mer, center: and Cearing. q';a:ter. October 12, Hammond will play Mishawaka, at Mishawaka. and the following Saturday East Chicago at Hammond. Rensselaer and Kentland are to play at Hammond as well as South Bend. A Gry game has not been arranged. Everything is in readiness for the opening of the Hammond bowling seaj son. "Clinks" M manner of the j McCool bwiir.g alU-ys, has been worki j ing hard for the Inst month, whipping j the drives into great shape fur the opm- ! ing day Faturday. Sert. 14. Tlie prizes j-or higv, score on tho opening day will be as usual. Ir. Clark of Indiana Harbor has also called a me ting of the bowlers SaturI day evi-ning for th purpose ' itcim?ine an inter-city league. As so trany of the l.iir'ie bowlers have enii-od it ! might be impossible to stmt a iive-man ! , ' . .. , ... . , , . t teniri i-uu . n v t '- j . 'ii-i'- i" cut it down to three m will be called at S o'c Th . til. et .r-.c The War Savings Pledge Card 1.5 a little note written to Uncle Sam tc rssure him that you are withj him in the war and that you intend; to Stay to the finish.

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A new story of the war a thrilling romance by Edwin Balmer, author of 4 1917" starts ia next Sunday' Chicago Tribune. Don't miaa it.

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T to com Wilson G, A, C. H FIRST GAME OF SERIES The Co!un;h;a A. C and the South Side A. '. of West Hsinrr.i nd played the first game of n three p-ime series yesterday at Columbia grounds, with the Columbia I' !ii:i v.-'rir:irc the f.rst game by a score of C-4. Orr.i was on the mound for tho Co'ur. ;!:.-.? nnj Krassly did the receiving. He .w. uld hnve shut the South Side cut had it not Ion for tin- i rroi? of a few players. It started off like a great g;itr.e, but the ' 'olumliia team .stnr'oil early and never were caught up. The f.-.-.tunnif tin- g.ime wre. 'the -n.tohos ''V Waleer. the South Side sh.'rls. ..,-, and f.'.o Kunka, the riKht fiebb. r. uhi' ih.i'-c-i to the s:r-t tw ice to ;--'t two dr' V'-- wi.i'h wmjld hive bcoi u-od f'-r t.u . r three bases. The OMmnbi: A. '. i l.ied a poor d f'-usive (came, but v er.- great with 'he bat. hi'ting th. ball to all corners of the lot. Han it not iwen j rfe..-t support from the Sou'h Side!;r hie r the score woutj be a littbUlt'l'vTCIl'. X-. I- i''.-'.iinViia c n rl - i 'i 1 i p.iiy the wo-t:.l game at the letter's j pounds good game whl bo seen. The t. S. A C 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 c. A. 0 1 0 3 0 0 11 X 6 S 7 p-irr.-ro s--- z.mko and Tit rick: Greesnnd Krnssley. A Netu Storv bv Edwin BaUmmt Author of "1917" r' - .1 fj;--.t CrVJ (VJIS) C'-Tjl t ftt