Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 37, Hammond, Lake County, 14 September 1918 — Page 1

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WARMER WEATHER VOL. VII, NO. 3" SEPTEMBER! 14, 1918. TWELVE PAGES. 2$. y SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION.

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Astride the Ailette, Focli's Men Take a New Wallop at the Harried Hon, United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Sept. 14, 1:04 p. in. In an attempt launched at 5:00 a. m. today from the Aisne and astride the Ailette the French have advanced two miles on an eleven mile front, taking several towns and 1,800 prisoners. The French striking toward the western end of the Chemin des Dames have captured Allemant just north of the highway leading to the Chemin des Dames. Further south they have taken Sancy. On the northern bank cf the. Aisne. advancing eastward, the French have reached the western edge cf Vailly. Mont des Singes has also fallen. The Frem- attack this morning on the south end cf the St. Gobain-Massif and in i.ie direction of the Forest of Coucy is making satisfactory progress. NEW ATTACK THREATENS LAON United Press Cablegram LONDON, Sept 14, 12:55 p. m. The French this morning started a new attack astride the Ailette and between the Aisne and the Vesle, according to information from the front. This attack is in the direction of Laon. American troops have been fighting between the Aisne and the Vesle. The French astride the Ailette are in a position to flank the Chemin des Dames position from the west. This morning's French advance threatens to turn the flank of the Chemin des Dames and endangers Laon. BOY FROM COMPANY HOUSE FALLS "FIGHTING Frank Fabich, an Employe of the Standard Steel, Severely Wounded. In Company House 121. East Hammond, an anxious woman Is praying for her brother who lies wounded in a base hospital back of the fighting lines of France. Word was received today by Mrs. Mary Radzimiskl that Frank Fabich. her brother, who enlisted a year ago :r July was severely wounded m action July 18. Frank Fabich was Z3 years of age and before enlisting worked at the Standard Steel Car plant Notice to Knights Templar. Hammond Commandery No. 41. K. T.. will meet in Called Conclave at the Masonic Temple, Monday, Sept. 16th,' at 12:00 o'clock noon to attend and conduct funeral services for our late Frater. Peter Crumpacker. Services at the Presbyterian church at 1:00 o'clock. Funeral party will leave via autos for Valparaiso where interment will be made, at conclusion o! church service. Owners of cars will please be on hand In uniform and ready to make trip. Full Templar uniform at 12:00 o'clock. WILI-IS R. FORD. Commander. O. O. MALLETT, Kec. 3-H-l MASONIC NOTICE. Members of Garfield Lodge Xo. 550. F. & A. M.. are hereby notified that the funeral of cur laie Bro. Peter Crumracker will be held under the auspices of Hammond Commandery No. 41 K. T.. f6 that no lodge meeting will be called as previously announced. Service will be at the Presbyterian Church at 1:00 o'clock. Monday, Sept. 16th. nd interment will be via autos to Valparaiso. 9-14 WILLIS R. FORD. Wor. Mas. EVERYBODY IS DOING IT. fl'VITZID Pre?s Capi.e-.ram 1 LONDON. Sept. 14. German prisoners taken by the British fighting before Cambrai on Sept. 12 exceed USO". Field Marshal Haig reported today

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fx ri Sergeant Joyce Kilmer. Sergeant Joyce Kilmer, poet and journalist, has made the supreme sacrifice on the fields of France for his country and democracy, according to word received by his family at his summer heme at Oak Blulfs, Mass. He leaves a widow and four children. DRAFT TOTAL M1Y REAM 15,01,000 Widely Scattered Reports Indicate Registration Nearly 10 Per Ct. in Excess. WASHINGTON". Sept. 14 First returns yesterday to Provost Marshal General Crowder from the second grreat mobilization Thursday of the nation's man power for the war on Germany indicated that at leat I4."rft.0"rt men 'and maybe fifteen million had been addod to the army reservoir. The estimated number of men between IS and II and ZZ and 45 years was 13.0iin.000. Ten states, widely scattered, and the District of Columbia pave substantial totals by telegraph during the day, and on these figures Gen. Crotvder announced that these states were exceeding their estimated registration by 8.5 per cent. The returns will not be made public until they have been checked for possible errors. The states reporting were Louisiana. Minnesota. Mississippi. Oregon. P.hode Island. Tennessee, Vermont. Virginia and 'Wisconsin. Complete figures for all states are expected to be in hand by tonight at the latest and some officials believe they may show a total of nearly 15, 000, fno. HUNS ATTACK WITH LIQUID FIRE Cnited Press Cablegram WITH THE BRITISH IN FRANCE. Sept. 14. 10:45 p. m. Northwest of Gouzeaucourt in an attack with liquid fire at 1:43 a. m.. today the (ifunans compelled the British to withdraw u support hnes GOLF MATCH AT HAMMOND The Michigan City golf team arrived in Hammond thi3 afternoon oer the South Shore to play the second of a series of match frames. Nassau, with the golf team of the Hammond Country Club. E. P. Dcming is in charge of the arrangements. The visitors will be entertained at a dinner and dance this evening. At the first meeting between the teams at Michigan City this summer Hammond was btaten and with thirty of it3 members m service the strength of the Hammond goif cracks has been somewhat impaired. m East Side Voters. F.egister to-night at the fallowing places: La.fayctte School. John Smith's, corner Charlotte-Sibley. Wm. Troiki. corner Summer-Columbia. Harry Hasselbring's. torua Charlotte nil MirhiEran. Unless you register now you cannot j vote in November. i 3-14 DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COM. j And the Poor Heinies Are Expected to Grab This Off As the Truth EE KLIN (via London). Sept. 13. "W now are standing1 on onr new Unes winch have been prepared," says the official statement reporting military operations on the western front i3sued today by the German general staff. "Dnrlnff the night." the statement adds, "the evacuation of the (St. Mihiel) salient, welch was liable to encirclement, and which had been nnder consideration for some years, was completed without interference "In anticipation of the attack of the French and Americans on ths St. ilihiel salient, we began evacuating this salient a few days ag-o."

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LL READY I Fourth Liberty Loan Drive i Starts Officially on Monday . Enthusiastic Meet- ! ing of Entire Working Orj ganization at Temple. I Hammond's Fourth Liberty Loan j organization the most beautiful machine ever seen in town, in fact the very latest and most approved j model, inspected and O. K.'d by i Secretary McAdoo and with its in- ; ventor Dr. H. E. Sharrer at the wheel is all ready for use. Chairman Sharrer put it on exhibition last night before the Fourth Loan executive committee and his assistants at the Masonic Temple and it purred like a cat full of cream. It is the acme of efficiency ar.d war workers are confident that it will go over the top in 24 hours when the starting signal is given. A GESAT MEETING HELD. The meeting, presided over by Gen. Chairman f Sharrer, last night, was of tremendous significance. The entire executive committee of fifteen, with Secretary Howard Orscheid'.er. the f) women precinct heads under General "Woman's Chairman Mrs. O. C. E. Matthies and her special assistant Mrs. W. D. Patten and the 19 men precinct chairmen were there. It was a group selected by the executive counsel headed by Gen. Chairman harrer and . K.'d by the Seventh District I.oan organization. It was a hummer of a meeti'-.g. Chairman Sharrfr keynoted the campaign and was listened to with Keenest attention. WOES IS nilLY MAPPED OUT. The irk of the campaign was completely outlined and gone over in minutest detail and the actual work begins tonight when Woman's Chairman Mrs. Matthies will heerin the precinct meetings and complete them by Monday. i50 women solicitors will then begin th actual work of solicitation. House to house canvass be thoroughly done and every dwelling in Hammond no matter how humbl" will be expected to pledge purchase on hor.df. There will be headquarters in every precinc. SOLICITORS ONLY AUTHORIZED. Hne dominant fact was brought out last night ar.d that is that no one is permitted to buy from a solicitor unless she or he is armed with the accredited button the credentials given by the government. Thcv w ;1! have the cards for pledges and the rmc-tions thereon must be answered. Ail persons solicited by the Libe-ty Loan workers are notified that the drive is a government proposition. The solicitors are authorized to act. They must be given th information desired and their patriotic work must get results. CAMPAIGN STASTS MOSDA7. The fourth drive will be formally launched in many ways beginning Monday. In eery industry, factory and railroad in Hammond captains have been chosen and await the general order to get busy. The advertising and publicity features will begin to show next week. P.anners are to be strung across the streets and the posters are expected on Monday. The speakers' bureau has received notice of the speakers who are coming. Senator Watson is to speak at Liberty hall and the Jackic-s Rand is coming. Other publicity stunts will be announced lattr. Some of thfm are hot ones. The great drive i on. EOLSHEVIKI LOSE KAZAN I'v-Trri F'nss ('bleiram 1 AMSTERDAM. Sept. 14. Anti-BMshe-vik trcops have occupied Kazan, according to dispatches from Petrograd. CROWN POINT I MAKES GOOD SHOWING '. rSr'ECisi- To The TTmes. 1 CROWN FOINT, IND.. Sept. 14. Chief Clerk Donnaha of the local board announces that the registration has been very heavy. Several precincts have not been heard from at this time, but the estimated number of registrants. 2.475. v. ill be inci rased one-third, in Mr. Donnaha's opinion. "UNABLE TO PREVENT RETREAT" Uvitfd Pres Cablegram. AMSTERDAM, s-ept. 14. The semiofficial statement at Berlin regard the St. Mihiel battle declares: "Enemy attacks which gained ground in the direction of Phiacourt until our counter attacks checked them were unable to prevent the carrying out cf our movement accorelingto plan."

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Senator George Martin. Senator George Brown Martin of Catlettsbure, Ky., has been appointed United btates senator to succeed the late OUie M. James and serve out the term, which expires March 8, next. Governor Stanley ia the party nominee in Senator Jame3 place. The newly appointed senator is forty-two years old and a wealthy lawyer. He is the first senator from eastern Kentucky and was boro in the mountains ox that section. Br L'nited Press CHICAGO. Sept. H. F.vc men were killed and more than twey Injured this afternoon when a Chicago and Western Indiana freight train backed into a street oar near th southern Chicago city 1'mits. Some of the injured were feared to be fatally hurt. CRUMPACKER FUNERAL Services Monday in HamMond; Funeral to Be in Valpo in Afternoon. The funeral arrangements for the late Hon. Peter Crumpacker of Hammond were completed this morning. The funeral will take plTce next Monday at 1 r. m. o'clock at the Firt Tresbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Tarrett will officiate. In the meantime the remains may be viewed by friends tomorrow from 1 o'clock to 6 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Crumpacker in C'endale, Hammond. After the funeral services are held at the First Presbyterian "church the remains will be taken to Valparaiso, where they will be interred in the family burying ground The Knight Templars will officiate. The following are the honorary pallbearers: W. G. Paxton. W. J. McAlecr. V. S. Reiter. T. W. Oberlin. W. E. Rustel!. A. M. Turner. F. N. Gavit and Fred R. Mott. Undertaker Stewart has charge of the obsequies. CREEL SPEAKS IN CHICAGO Br United Press CHICAG'. Sept 1 4 Over-confidence and "what's the use spirit' were fhara t rized as tin- 'fjeniv of defeat by George Creel, chairman of the committee on public information, in an address here today. Organ. zed disloyalty, he said, has been broken up. Save Gas; Buy Bonds. WASHINGTON. Sept. li. Money saved by automobile owners through not using their cars on Sunday should be invested in War Savings Stamps or Liberty Bonds, says an official so.rmonetto issued by the Treasury. 'The moral which the Treasury Department points out as a result of the gasless Sunday," the statement says, "is that it is important in our conduct of the war to pay as we go so far as possible by abstinence from .current consumption, and that abstinence in itself contributes to the winning of the war only to that degree which the money saved is made available to the government by investment in War Savings Stamps or Liberty Bonds." HOME GUARDS PATROL STREETS f By United Press CINCINNATI. .. Sert. 14. Home guards are patrolling the streets and Boy Scouts are acting as traffic officers here today while more than a hundred of the city's 650 policemen strike for higher wares.

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Y Yfl DISTURBS LOWELL Story That Ed Berg, a U. S. Marine Has Been Shot As a Spy, Found to Be Utterly False and Without Any Basis. fFPECIAT. To Thb Times 14. That LOWELL, IND.. Sept. 14. That the false and defamatory reports circulated throughout the southern part cf the Icounty about Edward C. Berg of this city, a V. S. marine, are pro-German ' propaganda. Is the belief of the patriotic ! r?ople of this city, in which place Berg , was born and brought up. For some time reports have been current In Lowell and have extended to other parts of the county concerning Private ' Edward M. Berg of the marine corps. It was reported first that Berg had been shot as a spy and later that he was confined in some federal rrison. Mr. Berg was formerly manager of the Anderson Co. store and when the war broke out with Germany he felt that he should go, but kept his lob until about three months ago. when the feeling came on so strong that his country needed him that he enlisted in the marines and was sent to Paris Island for training. About three weeks ago he with about eighty others was transferred to Cuba. His present address is Eflw. M. Berg. Marine Barracks. Gunntanamo Bay. Cuba. 24th Co. At the time 5Ir. Berg enlisted voluntarily he was out of the draft age and did not have to go. but felt he being a single man should go in defense of his ! country better than some man with a ! family. j If is very lamentable that such a report should get started about one of our ! soldiers who Is offering his all for his country, and the people of Lowell are very indignant that such a report should get started. If the person who was responsible for the story is ever found and the Berg family proposes to get at the bottom of the story there wiil be some rough stuff pulled here. IB, SBIPMSE In the Meantime Two East Chicago Men Get Heary Dose of the Law. John Zalskl of 3907 Butternut avenue. Indiana Harbor, was arretted last night by the Hammond police on Calumet boulevard who found 40 gallons of whiskey in his automobile. Zalski told the police that he was bringing it out from South Chicago for a man in East Chicago, so the Hammond police called up Federal Commissioner Surprise and told him to go over there and meet them. Then one of the officers got into Zalski's car with the whiskey nnd drove over to the place of Ben Yaffe of 471o Magoun avenue. East Chicago, and told him that he had whiskey, but Ben said. "For God's sake don't leave it here now, Surprise is watching us from across the street. Take it some place in Indiana Harbor." The officer said that he had better go along but YaTe replied he was all alone and could not go. Theh the officer showed ,.im his star and told him that he would have to take a ride with him to the station any way. Zalski was fined $i.'30 by Judge Klotz In the Hammond city court this morning and Yaffe was let out on a $5 100 bond by Mr. Surprise. DEATH OF HOBART PIONEER Special To The Times HOBART. IND.. Sept. 14. EH Osborne passed away at the home of his I son. Gaylord. who lives on Lake street, ! Wednesday evening after a prolonged j ' illness of many months. He was S4 ! i years old and is survived by six chil'dren: Messrs. Gaylord. Nathan of Waj natah. and Jason E. of Stoutland, Mo.. Mrs. Mary Williams of Highland, Mo.. ! Mrs. Edith Bowman of Hammond and I Mrs. Daisy Cremer of Bradley. 111. The j funeral services will be held at the j house at 11 o'clock on Saturday morn- ' ing and the burial will be at Westviile. GERMANS BOMBARD RHEIMS Untted Press Cablegram PARIS. Sept. 14. The Germans are continuing to bombard Rheims cathedral. The north walls threaten to fall.

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- ft. s V " , Cm i Major Edward H. Williams. The heavy increase of our armj that is now 'beinjr worked out has created a great demand for engineer officers. Consequently the army engineer examining board is about to start on a tour of all the large cities of the country to examine young engineers for commissions. Major Edward H. Willicms of the engineer corps is president of the board. Young men who pass preliminary examinations are commissioned and sent to Camp Humphries, Va., for a three months' course of training before going to France. . CONGRESS 7 BILLION By CARL GROAT (L'nited Press Staff Correspondent ) WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 Seven billion dollars for next year's military operations will be asked of congress by the war department. Chief of Staff March stated today ia his weekly conference, letting it be known that America is in tho war to its fullest. He declared the country is asking more men and money to smash on to victory. He paid high tribute to the Americans In the St. Mihlel's drive. These elements he said are "hot stuff." The new line created by wiping out the salient will be the bases for further operations. Whether these operations will be continued immediately will be determined later, he said. He referred to the Teuton communique with sarcasm and termed it incorrect. Reviewing the military operations of the past week the chief pointed out that in the north the British and French are nowhere more than five miles from the Hindenburg line. As far as the St. Mihiel situation is concerned, he said, it was the first established and last to go and the narrowest in the French line. BRITISH GET RESPITE TILL OCT. 12! Bt United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Subjects of Great Britain, including Canadians between the ages o.f 20 and 45. who registered September 12, will be given until October 12. 191S to Join the military forces of Great Britain under terms of draft treaty, the war department annuonced today. Questionaires will be withheld from registrants until that date. EXPLOSION KILLS MANY IN CINCINNATI Br Uniteo Press CINCINNATI. Sept. 14. A dozen persons were believed to have been buried in the ruins of a three-story brick building here today, wrecked by an explosion. The explosion is believed to have been due to gas. The building was occupied by a saloon and a rooming house. HEAVY BRITISH CASUALTIES United Press Cablegram LONDON, Sept. 14. This week's casualty list included 21,756 divided as follows: officers. 2.26.". Men. 13.431. YANKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE By FRED FERGUSON (Urf.ted Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 14. 9 a. m. The Hindenburg line is under continuous shelling from heavy and light American guns. Numbers of Germans have been caught- behind the American lines and the work of mopping up the salient is in progress. It now perrr.issable to say the American feat was accomplished in 27 hours, the Americans advancing far head of their schedule.

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RE TAKE! Refugees Sent Back from Towns in German Hands Since Start of War, 1914 Bulletin- 1 United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Sept. 14, 1 :08 p. m. American in the St. SUhlel battle have taken 15,000 prisoners, advices said todav. More prisoners are expected as the terri tory won oy the Yankees Is not cleared of all Germans caught in the pocket. United Press Cablegram. WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept 14. Having defeated and routed the Germans at all points in the St. Mihiel salient, the Americans today faced the enemy on a new line in some places twelve miles north of the old one. Americans driving across the heights of the Meuse cut through the pocket seven miles to Vigneulles where they met other American faeces smashing in from the south, thus closing the pocket. All the territory within the pocket is now under American control. The number of prisoners increase rapidly as the advance continues. All objectives wero captured according to schedule. When Phiacourt fell numbers of officers, soldiers and 16 cannon and many machine guns were taken. Refugees are being sent back from towns in German hands since 3314. Despite the muds American tanks preceded the infantry. Allied supremacy of the air was quickly won find remained in our hands. As the German line fave way explosions were Heard in the rear. Most of these were due to the accurate firing of our artillery. The effects of the enemy defeat were felt even on the eastern side of the Moselle where enemy troops were lorced to evacuate the bend in the stream. American patrols occupied the abandoned trenches. As the Germans fell back great amounts ol supplies were destroyed. "NOTHING DOING," ACCORDING TO BERLIN United Press Cablegram. BERLIN (via London). Sept. 14. "South of Ornes and also on the VerdunEtaine road the enemy attempted to advance, but was repulsed." the war office announced today. "On the battle front between the heights of Lorraine and Mozelle. St. Mihiel salient, the day passed with modcrate fighting activity. The enemy did not continue his attacks yesterday. East of Combres ar.d northwest of Thiacourt the enemy felt his way toward our lines. There were local engagements." FRENCH TOOK 7,000 HUNS ALONE United Press Cablegram PARIS. Sept. 14. The French alon took 7.000 prisoners in the St. Mihiel operations, including 5.00 Austrian, making a total of more than 20, OO" prisoners taken by the Americans and French, the Echo d' Paris announced today. At the advent e.f the St. Mihiel advanced American hospital organization were practically perfect. Red Cross opened three new hospitals and hundreds of nurses and doctors were rushed to the scene. A special corps of canteen workers from the Red Cross was added to the relief workers. Ten million cigarettes along; with numerous cargoes of surgical supplies were brought to the scene of operations. The night before the Americans went over the top every hospital was in readiness. WANT TRUTH ABOUT THE OIL SITUATION TBt United Press. WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. Stirred by vague reports of the serious situation regarding the country's oil supply, congress Is seeking all the facts In an effort to provide a remedy. A number of efforts are now underway to get before congress and the country the truth regarding oil. Upon an adequate supply a great deal of war activity depends. Members of congress from oil producing states declare production and blame the governmental policy for this condition. HUN READJUSTS HIS LINES United Tress Cabiegram. LONDON, Sept. 14. 1:43 p. m. North of the obliterated St. Mihiel salient the enemy is readjusting his lines, said advices from France this afternoon. Near Chatillon the Germans retreated a couple of miles. French and American patrols are keeping In close touch. The maximum depth of the penetration is reported as thirteen miles. Are you a War Saver?