Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 37, Hammond, Lake County, 14 September 1918 — Page 12

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THE TIMES. September 14. 1018.

Letters from Soldiers Written to the Home Folks From This Side and the Other Side of the Water.

From Ben Tekip. Somewhere in France, July 4. 1318. Dear Friend Aunt: Uon't fall off your chair, it's really a iier from friend nephew. It curriy is soma long time since I have written to you, but under the circumstances I know I am forgiven, as you know I have been in the trenches. First you will probably wonder how I came to be writing: to you on a typewriter Instead of a bayonet or something of the kind. At last I am back at the old Job again, repairing typewriters. Can you feature that? Regimental headquarters needed some typewriters repaired one day so they looked through the records and found that a B. A. Tekip had rated himself as an "expert typewriter mechanic." so they dragged me out of the trenches and here I be. After I fixed all the machines around the headquarters they decided to give me a permanent Job. bo I am beating it around from town to town fixing all makes of machines with a. pair of eight-inch pinchers and a screw driver. This is Just like old times again, only the hotel accommodations aren't Quite as good. I carry my blanket and mess kit with me and frat and eleep wherever I can. A nice hay pile is a hotel not to be sneezed at. .1 IJiJtL . Ji iq up, ' ' ' l Wif t in nt - "i C The Electric Hair Curler will do the work "better and quicker than anyother device. It is always ready,, does the work at once and is absolutely safe. Other electric devices for use in milady's boudoir here too. Come and see how efficient they are. While here don't fail to see demonstrations of a hundred other electrical conveniences now so extensively used in modern homes. m 1m J.

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a job 1 am sure faUMicd with. But. oh how I did hate to leave the trenches. Only been in them umptysteen days, but long enough to take on a collecticr. of cooties that would make a yellow mongrel pup green with envy. If there is any variety I haven't got. he should feel slighted. Tan you imagine the exquisite pleasure of that itchy feeling from going over a month without a bath or even taking your clothes off. that coupled with the fact that you have at least a million no you can't even Imagine It. I read in the paper where some sailor boys' had to go a week without a bath oh the poor things. Now I suppose you want all the latest trench news, where I am and how long I have been here and the whole works. Alright I can't toll you. You will have to judge from my letters how long I was in the trenches, and regarding where I am I am allowed to tell you this. I was in the American action of July 1 and I am sure proud of that. I suppose you read in the papers how we put over an attack and what a success it was. According to reports here it was 500 prisoners captured, all our objectives obtained and about 1.400 Fritzics killed. The French and American newspapers have been full of praise for our regi11 ii.. WIL? The Burglar Has No Use for the house that can be instantly flooded with electrc light. The light of a dark lantern is enough for him. Have us supply the electric light to your home. In cases of emergency it is instantly available. Its brilliance makes it the best burglar scarer ever invented. PI 6. 4 IC CO. East Chicago 719 Chicago Avenue Phone E. C. 944.

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mtnt and division for the work we have done on this front. I suppose you have heard something of it in the American papers. Hid.' Oh sure I won the battle. Dii't ote how they ever overlooked me for a truss or an American D. S. C. decoration. Can't imagine how thy would ever have won that battle if I hadn't been there, But a.iyway. kid cousin. I was there doing my little bit. I take It ior granted that ou want a souvi nir oi' the front so I am enclosing a button I took off a Fritzie's cuat in this action; he won't need it any more, Maybe Oscar or l:oy will want it for a watch charm. I would send you more stuff, but they won't let us. If they would let me I would send you a whole Geiman ouliit. all except the soldier, and I know jou wouldn't want him. Say, I'm sure anxious to get back somewhere to a rest camp, i ll toll you why. Thi'rc wasn't an awful lot to do in the trenches so we had to play curds to amuse ourselves. Nothing to read or anything like that. We diJn't actually gamble, but we kind of played cards lor keeps. Now I don't pretend to be a professor at the great American same of draw poker, but they invented that fame out in Montana and it's considered an art out there. Anway. I walked out of the trenches with nine hundred francs in my pocket. So jou can understand why I am anxious to gel back where I can spend it. Nine, hundred francs sounds like a lot of dough, doesn't it? Hut Lord, child, it isn't even two hundred dollars. But it will buy a lot of things here in France. First thins; I am going to do is buy about ?G0 worth ?f ham and eggs. Then I am going to rent a bath tub for a day or so, to lie there and soak and watch the cooties drown. Hugh? I suppose you got the letter tolling about having the cart shot out of my hand. Every time I remember it I think of that soldier that had been in the

trenches and hadn't had a drink for a long time, as soon as he got in back of the lines a ways he made a run for a wine shop, but just as he grabbed hold of the door knob a Fritz shell came along and shot the saloon out of his hand. I sure had a cart shot out of my hand. I forgot to tell you that I got two letters from you while I was in the trenches and I sure was glad to hear from you and also glad to get those clippings. Another thing I have to thank you for is the socks you made for me. I can truthfully say that I wore them all the time I was in the trenches. I'm back of the lines now. but I don't dare take them off nights for fear somebody might step on them and bend them out of shape. Besides they might crack when I was taking them off. Sh-h-h-h! It's too good to be true. I just heard one of the officers say our regiment was going to be "deloused" tomorrow. How it's going to be done I can't say, so I have to leave it to your imagination. Maybe they have a picking machine to take off Mr. Cootie. I would suggest that they have every sol dier take off all his clothes, place them in a neat rlie and then put a couple of hand grenades under them. Even gas doesn't bother thm because I have been in gas for four hours at a time. Lord I must stop or the censor will never pass this. Yours cootlelngly, BEN. To his aunt, Mrs. Sid Kaufman, of Hammond. From Edward Young. An Atlantic Port, Sept. 11, 1318. Times Newspapers. My Dear Editor: Back again in God s country completing trip No. 5. We put Into dock at S:30 Saturdayevening being Mown out of our course 12 hours having met and decatcd the worst outburst of the elements since 1312. It certainly was a terrible storm, accompanied by a 101 mile per hour gale which chased the peaceful water In to waves 90 feet high, we were tossed I around like a hot french fried in the mouth of a hungry policeman. The storm fell upon us at 7:00 a. m. Friday. Our engines were turning out IS knots, but the gale with us. vre were traveling at a clip of 2S knots. This will give you some Idea of the wind velocity. The storm reached its zenith at 12:00 m. everything clamped down we were like peas in a pod. The waves were breaking over the obat deck, tons and tons of water ailing upon the 'ship rolling harshly from starboard to port, creaking like a sewing machine in need of "3 in 1." Many of our life boats were damaged and lots of other ship's riggings were carried off by the seas. Three of our'declc force in performance of their duty were washed overboard and are now numbered among the toll of the sea. Three dandy fellows they were, too, with always a kind word for their Shipmates. One of them was to be married upon his return this trip, but instead of a bridal wreath some little girl is wearing that wonderful "Gold Star," emblematic of her sacrifice. Many of the men were injured by being thrown roughly against the bulkheads. Two of the bandsmen sustained bruises about the nose. It seems as though they couldn't keep the deck under their .feet and it flew up and hit them in the face. No matter how grave and threatening i3 the situation, humor is always present and it surely was funny to see some steps and glides performed on the deck, which surely would be a revelation In any ballroom. It was impossible to prepare any cooked food, so we had cheese and crackers all day. but no beer. The parts in our bandroom were secured, but that did not keep out the water, so we were kept busy bailing aqua out or our compartment so as to deny Father Neptune a set of Instruments, for I am afraid there would be scandal connected with the mermaids if he starred a Jazz band. We had on board a big black Sammy who was returning to the "Slates" ori account of heart trouble due to shell shock. He was scared white. I asked him what he thought f it. his reply was: "Ah don't see how any human bcin' can be hitched up to this thing for 4 years. Ah been on dis ole ship just 4 days too long now. Me for de 1st line trenches, whar you got some chance. If you all die dere. dere you are, but if yo die here where is you?" I must be immune from seasickness as this blow-up didn't even make me dizzy. The only thing we could do was to prop ourselves securely in the passageway or lash ourselves to a bulkhead, spending jhe time singing or telling stories. By 7:00 p. m. the storm had broken and he sea began to calm down. Saturday morning it was again peaceful and wc proceeded ncrpially again. The captain stated it was the worst storm he had ever encountered. As for myself 1 am well ratistied that "Mr. Atlantic" can ' treat 'em rough'' and require no further proof. I found upon my arrival three large bundles of the good old Tikes awaiting me. I read them eagerly and passed them on to my shipmates who are always anxious to read them. I had expected a furlough this trip, but owing to the fact that our stay is limited, none

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n m a COBB AND MATTY WILL HAVE REAL WORK WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. That Ty Cobb. Christy Mathewson. Branch Rickey. Percy Haughton and other men prominent in thj sporting vorld have not been handed soft bombrroof job3 ir; their appointment as olficcrs in the chemical department of the war was made known by Major-General 'William L. Sibert. director of the United States chemical service, in answer to a pointed question regarding the duties of such officers. "Our troops, that is. the gas troops, are not chemists, nor are the officers that go with those divisions." said the general. "Those officers teach the men how to use the gas masks and stay with them through the engagements. "It was for work of this kind that those men were taken. They were not taken because they are baseball players: we simply wanted to get strong, robust , ft Hows that have good average common sense, and these men wanted to come in. and we took them. They will go over in the gas troops an gas officers." In the offensive end of the gas service the gas troops carry out cloud attack, operating the projectors or light mortars that throw shells filled with gas. So it looks as if the famous baseball men will be right at the front administering gas to the enemy. were granted, however. I have hopes of getting back to dear old Hammond after my next trip. I must now get busy as the bugle is calling me to Quarters, so I will place the period. Tours truly. EDWARD L. YOUNG. First Musician, U. P. S. Von Steubon. HERE'S NEW KIND OF RECORD MILWAUKEE. Sept. 14 Earl Cooper established a world's record in the auto races yesterday when in the wheelchanging contest he lowered Louis Disbrow's mark of 14 seconds to 12 seconds, after he had raced a mile with Disbnw. mr-de a complete wbcel change and then raced another mile. The Badger State Sweepstakes, twenty-five miles, was won by Disbrow. Chevrolet romped off with the five-mile race. Buy a Thrift Stamp and lick the Hun.

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OVER 1,000 FOOTBALL GOMES Alt SCHEDULED FOR COMING SEASON

NEW YORK. Sept. 14 More than 1.000 football games are scheduled to be played by the lending colleges and preparatory schools of the country tduring the coming gridiron season notwithstanding the unsettled conditions incidental to the war. While there figures are not up to the normal or peacetime standards, the records show over twothirds of the number of contests scheduled in 1015 and 1316. The list is less accurate than in past years, however, owing to the late arrangements of dates and the constant shifting of games which still continues on the eve of the initial play. Uncertainty regarding the demand to be made upon students and Institutions by the war has further complicated the situation. In some cases certain colleges have canceled entire schedules within the last few weeks, while others have jet to decide whether or not the game will be played this autumn. This is particularly true of Harvard, Tale and Trinceton in the east, for although there are indications that football will be resumed at these universities, no attempt has been made as yet HS ABLE TO HOT ' BUT GRID PUNS Football Is going to stage its little act 1his fall. On Thursday the red-blooded college pastime seemed headed for a decline, following an adverse ruling by the War Department. This was withdrawn yesterday, a supplemental order from Washington saying there never was any Intention to Interfere with the sport, it being considered an excellent conditioning process for the students who will be enroll :., in the army training corps, iiow j planned or about 4"i0 educational institutions scattered through the coun'ry. The original order from. Washington evidently was given out at an unauthorized source. It wolild have made possible only intracollege competition, but the revised ruling will permit the playing of games already scheduled. The only thing that will not meet with favor is

to schedule games and the contests, if arranged, will probably be confined to a round robin series with a few minor matches in place of the usual impres&i ve schedules of the Big Three. Here and there the name of a prominent team will be missing from the list of elevens such as the Carlisle Indian school and Georgetown university, but in the main the familiar elevens are to be found in the long series of games which begin on Saturday. September 21 and close with the contests of Thanksgiving day. late in November. In the west there are no defections noted. Another effect of the war times Is the scarcity oi intersectional games, which have been the feature of the season in recent years. While a few are to be found upon the schedules c-f the various elevens in all sections of the country they are far from being as frequent as in the past. Among those to be played are West Virginia vs. Army. Nebraska vs. Notre Dame. Washington and Jefferson vs. Notre Dame. Nebraska vs. West Virginia, Army vs. Notre Dame, Michigan Aggies vs. West Virninia. Cornell 'S. Michigan and Syracuse vs. Nebraska. the taking of long, trips that will keep members of the elevens away from their military training. Such jaunts have long been abandoned, with one or two exceptions, bo this condition will not interfere extensively. Under the last ruling the "Big Ten" will be able to go through with Us original plan. The Western conference is a compact affair and lengthy trips are not necessary except In one or two cases. Traveling of girdiron teams over long distances was frowned on by the "Big Ten" chiefs even long beforj the Kaiser broke loose from his moorings. Even though they have the encouragement of the government, it is not a certainty that ell of the conference schools will be represented in formal competition. Practically all the players of last season are on the high road to Berlin and fame, many o.f them wearing bars for which their football training helped to fit them. However, any school that wants to be represented on the grid will not have to want for candidates. They will not have to want for candidates. They will be there in quantity when ihe call is issued. The only thing is that the standard of play will not come up to former years, stubstitutes. But this is the d3y of

ill IB Downhearted Cubs Get Their Bit, Then They Beat It BY CHASX.ES DEYDENIX RESPONSE to the siren call of the coin the Cubs met at the ball park yesterday morning and went south with their world's srir? bit beore disbanding for the duration of the war. Few were the words the athletes said. Most of them had been spoken during the stormy strike days at Boston. , Lack of iitting words at a showdown in the land cf the codfish and the bean prevented the Cubs from doubling their chunk of world's series dough. President Weeghman had been appealed to for a wad of his portion as a club owner with which to help out the meager stipend of the losing athletes. The doughiiut kink met a squad of strike leaders and valking delcgne in ijiis suite at the Copley Pla7.a. More in sorrow than in anger Mr. Weeghman produced figures which proved that ater expenses were deducted his share of the prize amounted to $li,000. representing a return of 1 per cent on $1,000,000 invested in the baseball industry. This did not include Jonah, the bear mascot, and the ice water bottle in the press coop. So far as learned, the players did r.ot demand a share in these assets. For years, Mr. Weeghman said, he and his associates had struggled to win a pennant and break even. "Now then." remarked the doughnut kink, "if you fellows can show me where you are entitled to this 1 per cent we can do business. Submit your arguments. I am here to lister, to reason." Mr. Weeghman still is listening. Words faiied thi walking delegates and they tiled out of the room. The backbone of the strike was broken. WISCONSIN PREPARES TO START FOOTBALL TEAM MADISON, WIS.. Sept. 14 Preparation for the opening of football practice at Wisconsin on Sept 24 is being rushed here, athletic authorities believing that instead of being handicapped by the authorization of a student army training corps for thl3 school, regulation of athletics by the government will tend to boost every phase of pports