Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 80, Hammond, Lake County, 13 September 1918 — Page 1

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JCHN CCLVIiLE, 6t: Ana street, EsanonS, was killed In battle Au;. 20; member 1st Canadian Battalion. The caly Laie county casualty ciclally reported in the War Department's daily list was that of Steve Strcpt, son cf Mr. tvnd Mrs. Mike Stropi, 502 Emelyn Place, Ea:t Chicago, reported killed ia action and which casualty tvas reported by friends to The Times, Sept. 6. TKC3. II. GIIiLAfl, 631 Maywood, Eacnoid; Co. E, 28th Infantry; severely wounded July 1; reported to Times today. Hammond Boy in Canadian Battalion Dies in Action Somewhere in France on Aug. SO. Enlisted in Windsor July 1917. The trembling lips of a heartbroken mother in Hammond this morning: told Low while reading a tetter the third in a week from her soldter boy in Franrc, p. t'lc?r..ti cam-i from Uk- t"andian government informing her that her boy had given his life in tho Shining Adve n'ure in France the lam day of August. Mrs. Robert '. .lvi!te. 42 Ann Ftret. motl.fr of John rolviile. a memhrr of trie 1st Canadian RattaMn. was the recipient of th sad intellifcii-e. Iter son was 2 7 years of age and born in Ayrshire, Scotland- He was rmployed at Xhrj frandajd Steel "ar Co. in .faly lat year when he told his ratrr.ts tb.at he could stay out of it r.o longer. He went to Windsor and enlisted and has been in the thick of battle eer since. The last letters three o" them all received this week told however thnt ("o'.ville was well and getting along spl-ndidly so that the fateful cable was all the more cf a shock to the family. IS SEVERELY WOUNDED Tom Gillam, First Division, Severely Wounded in Action July 1. Mrs. Rmma Gillam. 631 Maywood avenue. Hammond, this morning received the following message from Washington, r. C: Deeply regret to inform you that it is officially n ported that Tiixatc Thomas II. Gillam. infantry, was severely wounded in action July 21. 'Acting Adjutant General. " Thomas Gillam. an only son. is 22 years of fige. He enlisted June. 1917. and reached France last October. H wa.- a member of Co. 13, 28th Infantry. First Division. When he enlisted the younz man was employed t the p. eta Co. His father. Jerry Gillam. at the Vnited Chemical plant. There arf three sister. K a, Olive and C-'-lena. GEN. PERSHING MAKES REPORT Bt Vn-itep rrEss WASHINGTON". Sept. 13 Capture by the Americans of 8.0f-f prisoners and an advance of fee miles at some points in the St. Mihiei sector was reported by General Pershinp in Thursday's comm a r. i que. Noti: Republicans can register t" vote it four corners at Hohman ami State. Saturday. Sept. 14, from 3 a. nv. to 10 p. m. Committee.

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M BIB TASK After Three Months' Work Lake Co. Schools Are Gone Over With a Fine Comb. Mrs. O. C. E. Matthles. in charge fducniM:al props gamla for the county . 'iir.i-ii of defense, has completed a vt.5um:nu5 nn.1 a vry fine report eoii- . ii i ii k 'i big map 3 of statistical ir.foriin;:n obtained after a complete survey of the ciunty, and it v. as a gigantic task. An interesting: fort ion of i? the sciT'-d enumeration wh l'ublic. Gary 7.7 Hammond 4.;!2 East riihngo the rrport ;h follows: Va rochiol. " i i . T 6 Whitinff 1.13T S3.. 'rown Point 201 Lowell - ''" 45 Hobart fion 7.6 1!.45S 4.44: The report states that there has been no action to discontinue the teaching of German in the high school at Hammond, Whiting and Crown Point, but that German is not taught in the grade r-chools. The number of pupils having left school because of war activities is given as 67. wh.le Itrs. Matthies adds that the schools are devoting more attention to stud;,- of current events. Evening and Sunday patriotic programs to reach the large adult population of foreign birth are given in the Gary schools, the report states, and include tali.." by returned sold lots and re. Station of public speaking classes. Serxice Mass. singing of patriotic -ngs and special lectures are methods adopted by the parochial schools in iep.chi.cg patriotism, the repoi t continues. It tolls of war intelligence giv. n throuph special displays of map.-, rosters, periodicals and clipping in th libraries of the county, and says there is m German propaganda on the shelvt-s. REGISTRATION AWAY ABOVE ESTIMATE WASHINGTON",' Sept. IS The revest Marshal " neral's office announced today that the man power reglstrat.on in the country at large exceeds estimates by eight and one half per cent. If these fig. ;rri are borne out this would make the total registration ai.out fourteen million. THREE FATHERS AND THREE SONS EEGISTER ISer-'-rM. To The Timf 1 LOWELL. IXD. Sort. 13 There was three fathers and sonr, registered yesterday in Lowell for army service, vis: O. A. Lloyd and son. Verne; B. T. Reokman and son Bernard and L. W. 11a gon and son. Max. ACTIVITY SOUTH OF ST. MIHIEL rVNtTEn Tri-ss Cablegram. TARIS, Sept. 13. Americans are harrassing the Germans at many points along the front south of the St. Mihie! salient where the big battle is being fought In a series of daring raids in Lorraine the American captured positions, penetrated the German lin -it tr.rr.o nnirls a -1 d hef.iie li'tiri- ftstroyod all the mat' rials they could r.ot carry away. .Mi. n.ne gun n"?t. Mock houses and clumps were blow i up and heavy loss inflicted en the enemy. Artillery fire is tiub t on the less active stretches of the front. METZ IS THE YANK OBJECTIVE Br T'NiTEn Press. 1 WASHINGTON. Sept. 13 The jrnn region aroe.r.d Metz Is the objective of the Anieri.an drive, according to the impression house military committee members reached when thev had their conference with the war department todav. They said they were -shown maps outlining the general progress of the United States thrust but were not informed on any fresh military deveipments. AUSTRIAN'S HELP IN HUN RE TEAT j r-N-tTEr I'rtss Cablegram j VIENNA. Sept. 13. 'In the St. Mihiei j salier-.t Austro-Hunga rlan troops assured by strong resistence the systemat'.r retreat cr tne Hermans !

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One cf Indiana's Keenest Legal Minds and Hammon's Best Gilizens Dies after a Lens Illness, After fghting gamely with death for months and ruttmsr wp or.e of th4"rilot stubborn and remarkable battles with disease, imaginable. Hon. 1'ftcr Crump-acker, one of northern Indiana's greatest lawyers and Lake county's b"st know n public men. passed away this morning at St. .Margaret's ho;-pi!al in ilacm or.d. Mr. t rumpacker had been in poor health for a year. He had not practiced his profession sine, last summer. r'or months he had fought off the aita.ks of liright's disease, with a pimnos that only to thoe who knew him seemed possible, lie was lif t y-i.ine years !' agar.d is sur'.i'M by Mr.-. ri; m pn cker and four children. Mrs. Harriet Soot:. Charles. Edgar and I roth:. The End Often Near. At more than .r.e point in his illness was he reported to be at death's .-Lor. Indeed at one tin..- he lay for an hour wi'h.out !li. (Pltt.-r of a heattp.:.t and it w as ti'-ift tl.ou.;ht he creild r;ii'.. . hut he did and he fought en. H- appeiired o:i the street? ifnr that and d -el.-, i .. he wos goir. t get well after t h : I a'-.ck. He v.-as removed auerwards tr, n Chicago hospital af'er visiting at his daughter's. Mrs. Clarence Scott, in Chicago, and there be dfsplaved a dogged determination to recover but of course faib-d day by day. Last Monday be was brought to St. Margaret's hospital beeaiif e he wanted to be back in Hammond. Great Sympathy Tor Family. The greatest synioathy is manifested for the widow and bereaved family for though it was known his death was near the actuality of it touched all hearts. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. A native of La Porte county. Peter Crumr acker r.Men.led Valparaiso T'niversity where he graduate, from the school of law and coming to Hammond in 1SKS b'gan hi- successful practice His brothers ate I-aders of tn Tia r In Valparaiso. Hon. E. I. 'rumpacker having served as iros-cuting attorney. Judge ef the .- p j e t ! 'i t e cotirt and as representative of- the Tenth district of Indiana in congress. Had a Busy life. From 1S.11 to 1nTi3 Peter Crumpaoker was associated with J. H. Gillett who afterwards became judge of trc su -reme court of Indiana. I r. ri lfl to ltis he At ted as city a ! I orrc". under I-'. R, Mot: and later v.-s associated in p-ivate practice with D. J Moran. At th" time of his fteaGi he was senior member of the fern of whi.;"i Fred, bis nephew, is the junior His campaign a15 republican candidate for mayor live years ego was featured by the celebrated t 'ru mpacker wit. It was the unanswerable arguments in Die inimitable- fashion that defeated the sanitary district seeral years ago when Attorney ('rumpacker took tbstump against it. declaring it a scheme to create fat political jobs. Attorney Crumpnekcr was -no of the iojnd-rs f TttK Lake cr.rxT Y Times. Of a Tamou3 Tamily. His father was Tb.eophilous '"rumpacker. a farmer in Rorter county and sire of a famous family cf boys, including Charles, a Chicago Board of Trade man: Dan cf Willow Springs. 111.: Edgar, former congressman, and Grant, a well kr.cwn Valparaiso 'awyer. His wife was Miss Ida Younglove of Valparaiso. Mr. Crumpacker was educated in the country schools and the Northern Indiana Noimal School at Valparaiso. He had a wonderful legal mind and a brilliant wit He was a fighter always for Hammond, n steadfast friend and a lover of domcsticty. A tribute of affection and admiration was paid to the memory of Attornev Peter Crumpacker today by Judge V. S. Reiter of the Lake Superior court when (Continued eti page two.''

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s . c ' - -.- 3 . V HON. PETEK FIRST SNOW OF SEA0N! SOUTH BEND, IND., Sept. 13. Northern Indiana had the first snowstorm of the season yesterday morning. Visitors from the rural districts brought cnowballs into the city to prove their stories. In South Bend a terrific hailstorm preceded heavy showers, which fell all day. WHAT DOES KAISER THINK? I'.vtTEn Press Capi,e.-,r vm.I AMf.TKRD.VM. Sept, 13 "Does thICaisor feel b:s throne is no 1 nger it mi?" the -newspaper Vand-ndaag asks tenia:,, e m rn e :i t n sr on Wiihelm'a speech to t he Krupp w orkei s. ' "The liv.ot ple.adng tone of his speech is a significant sign of the position of Germany i:i th-?se critical hours. It is far froi.i being a happy utterance f.-r the promotion of peace" 40 ENGLISHMEN ARE INCLUDED LONDON. Sept. 11. German newspapers received here today h,ie learned that forty Knclishmen were included among the rive hundred persons massacred by the Bolsheviki at Moscow. BERLIN ADMITS IT. t'VITEP PBrss AB' np.AM BERLIN, via London. Sept. 13. "During the night the evacuation of the salient was completed without interference of the enemy and we are now standing in new lines which have been prepared.' 'the war office announced today. "West of the Moselle th" enemy was repulsed ." "French forces which advanced to the height of the Meuse were repulsed." Are you a War Saver?

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I . -1 -? ? 'el ' r-. q iliO V CRUMPAC2E3. BOND CLASS OPPOSITION Br l'viTfin Pr.r.ssl WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. Fostered 1 the fear of creating in the United States a tend holding class opposition Is brewing in the senate to the bill wliii h Scerctaiy McAdoo has asked congress to pas exempting from taxation the interest of Liberty Bonds. The nuasure is signed to help the sale of bends hut opposition senators pointed out that it will not effect the hundreds of thousands rf Americans who will buy .-no cr in., bonds. It Is an inducement t- men of means to whom the government looks for large purchases. While r.o senator wants to impede the sale of the bonds some believe that the exemption will cause the rich to stock up on the tax-free securities white the workers must pay taxes to pay the ..interest on the bonds. GENER AL PERSHING 1ENDS MESSAGE R- T'N!TEI Fr.ESS. WASHINGTON. Sept. 13 "Send us men. suns and . upp'.ies and we will win this war in 1 fell'." This 's the message General Pershing sent t the American people through Congressman John Tillman of Arkansas who reported to President Wilson his trip with other congressmen to the American ftont recently. REPORTED EVACUATION OF LILLE rUviTEP Press Cabi.e.-.r Af.l AMSTERDAM. Sept. 13. The Beigishe Bagdad reports an apparent civilian eva. u.ition of Lille. It also says the Germans are constructing a number of auxiliaty bridges across th Meuse. Attention Democrats. East Siders register tonight at Hasselhrinc's. corner Michigan avenue and Ma v wood avenue. Seventh Ward register tonight at public library. Unless you register now you cannot vote in November. Pemocratlc City Central Cora.

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Washington Agog Over Smashing Vintnrv Anai7P5Fnnh Strata. gy on New Firing Line, i fB'i 1'NMTE!) Press. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Foch I is now applying his skillful squeeze j play successfully in the American ! drive. The Teutons are being J squeezed out of the salitnt which ! had St. Mihiei as its apex, j Army experts today foresaw that J the Boche must quickly pull out of ! that salient or face a catastrophe, j Pressure on both side of the salient I has left the wedge narrower and it j now appears it will be only a short j time before the line is straightened. I The bay of 5,000 prisoners along with booty en the first, day was considered i 1 eniarkable. That the operation started ! yesterday and may be designated as ma- ! jor was the general thought here today, i Besides making it possible to reach '. German soil by this route this action is i destined to relieve pressure on the allies l farther north, army officers sa;-s. The j present action may be a part of a plan to relieve this congestion and to run the j Germans out of France and Belgium. I Army men h'-re are re joicing over the j American successes. Some had feared a deadlock was coming in the west that would not be broken until spring when ! America begins t reach the pe ak of her 4.n00.fifin army plan. American cas- ! tialties are believed to have been small ' compared to the magnitude of the offenj fivc, especially as at some points of the advance the Germans are blown out of ! their positions and retired hastily 1 YOU'VE SAID SOMETHING. IPr United Press ROTTERDAM, Sept. 13. "Our position is the most serious in German history," declares the Cologne Zeitung, copies of which reached here today. "We fight the world with only our strength. Suggestions that we evacuate Belgium avail us nothing." ALLIES TO GIVE AID TO GREECE WASHINGTON. Srpt. 13 Greece harl jonto her feet by the Un ted States. Lngland and r ranee r.raoft-m. i"'-1 to refugees and economic development ore Included in the program. Blocking of German attempts to recover trade supremacy in th Balkan states after the war may result from thes" efforts. The Red Cross sales shortly i: ..-ill plvrt ,-elief t Willi supplier viioii .. . i-..' ....... J i.'.ci.fir.n ,f fugees and victims of Turkish and Bulgarian outrages. WHOLESALE RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS Br T " st ted Press. 1 STOCKHOLM. Sept. IS. As a result of attempts t- kill a soviet commander and two military chancellors, seventytwo counter revolutionaries have been executed in Petrograd. according to information received here today. COWDER IS WELL PLEASED Bt United Tress WASHINGTON. Sept IS An increase of six per cent over Provost Marshal General Crowder's estimate was shown today in early reports on yesterday's manpower registration. General Crow(jpr was greatly pleased at the few reports of disorder. At his office i; was stated that the orderly registration was the best evidence of thn nation's determination to win the war.

Two German Divisions are Near Capture, Prussians Blow Up Vast Munition Dumps, (Extra Bulletin 4 p. m.) LONDON, 7 p. m. The Americans have completely flattened out the St. Mihiei salient, according to battle front dispatches here tonight. Twelve thousand prisoners have been taken so far. United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Sept 13, 1:15 p. m. The American advance into the St Mihiei salient has now reached a depth of eight miles, it was learned j this afternoon. The Germans are j blowing up ammunition dumps at j Hattonville in the middle of the i pocket. J Latest reports of territory taken j by the Americans indicate that the j neck of the salient has been narrow- ' ed to less than six miles. If two j German divisions still remain in the 1 pocket their escape h decidedly im- ! probable. Dispatches from the front show that the. number of prisoners taken by tli Americans now totals 9,500. The Americans are making progress so rapidly that the situation is changing momentarily. They are reported to have taken Vigneulles in the center of the salient, seven miles northwest of St. Baussant where the offensive hit the German line and Beney. four and a half miles northwest and slightly east of St. Baussant. The town of Zend. court is reported to have fallen. The attack on the western line of the pocket has run into more difficult country and mere serious resistence but the Americans have advanced there to a depth of three miles. German ammunition dumps have been blown up at Domboux. In their offensive the Americans have captured sixty guns, according to information from the battle front today 1 AMERICAN ADVANCE STILL CONTINUES fly FRED FERGUSON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE METZ FRONT, Sept 13. The American advance is continuing today on both sides of the St. Mihiei salient between the Meuse and the Moselle. Additional prisoners are being reported constantly. Rain is falling at intervals. The Germans are having considerable difficulty in removing their artillery from th; salient because of bad roads. All the American f.rst objectives have been reached on scheduled time. Among the prisoners taken by the Americans was the German Count Schesying. The American rfoughboys found him with his orderlies waiting: to be captured. Among the prisoners captured by the French were 350 Austrian". HUNS HIT HARD BY THE BITISH rUviTEP Press Caplegram. LONDON. Sept. 13. The Germans have been driven from Molnon wool before St. Quentin. Field Marshal Haig announced today. Join the War Savers army.

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