Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 83, Hammond, Lake County, 17 September 1918 — Page 1

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Yanks are Pressing on Toward the Melz Frontier By FRED FERGUSON ('United Trcs Staff 'orresrondent. ) WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 17. j Gradual progress .of the American! line at the right and left extrerni-J ties continues as the Germans fall j back-toward the Metz defenses. The principle advance is being j made between the Mad and the Mcselle river. The Germans-are busily digging along the Hinden- j burg line while our positions are' being steadily strengthened. j Tt is established that the Germans j f.avf already disbanded ICS infantry bat- ; tn'ion, equivalent to 12 divisions, to I r.;ke up the losses resulting? from thej ear's fighting. Five thousand women ere being mobilized for certain auxiliary service. Boys of 15 are also being Used Fighting near th - Hindenburg line has j Iirgely been transferred to the air. The j 1 .he air reinforcements here are re-! suiting in constant air duels. Numerous 1 .-he planes have been brought down Meantime the day and night bombing by ilt'-d airmen continues. The Americans made bombing trip yesterday. PUBLIC TESTIMONIAL SERVICE MONDAY IN MEMOJlfJF LAWYER Funeral Services for Peter Crurapacker Yesterday Were Ihipressive. Tn Judfre P.ei'er' scourt room Monday numbers of the Lake County liar Association and other friends of the late Attorney Peter CrumpacUer will gather to r'ad resolutions- adopted by the association paying the respects of the attorneys of the county and the community to the o.eir.ory of one of Indiana's greatest law ers. The funeral held yesterday afternoon r. t the "lrst Presbyterian church of Hammond undr Masonic auspices was lureely attended. The service was impressive and Rev. J. C. Parrett paid a Mowing tribute to the deceased. Appropriate music was furnished by the church Choi" with Mrs. L. L. Bombcrger as the soloist. Knights Templars were precent in uniform. J. M Stinson, J. K. Stinson, Dr. II. E . Ildll f , JU1.(,C Itnl li, UUU4C (iliUj Charles K. Stewart acted as pall bearers. I The honorary pall bearers were W. G- j Pax ton, W. .1. McAleer. V. S. IK iter, T. (- 1. .. T . . 1 . II 1 .. T . . .1 T J i V. Oberlin, W. H. Pussell. A. M. Turner, I". v. davit and Fred 11. Mott. The remains were takn to Valparaiso where they were interred in the family lot, relatives and friends makincr the trip by automobile 5,11111 WHITE UN TO 8E

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Will Be Sent to Camp Taylor Beginning October 7; War Departmnt Orders. Five thousand white men registered' under the -elective service draft systern and oualilied for genera! military erice r.re asked to be mustered from' Indiana, in a message from tl.e war de- I l artmert f.t Washington received yec- : terelay by Major Robert C Baltzell. state ' conscript ioji acent. The men will he j sent to ('amp Talor during a five-day. period beginning Oclob-r 7. j Where to Be Obtained. The men will be taken from Class 1 o,f ' th 1017 registration. Vh"re this class j has been exhausted m n will come from . Class 1 of the first lflN registration, and j in some cases where- th- first two classes are exhausted from Class 1 of the Autr I 21. 191S. registration of men who had; become twenty-one since June 5. 1 0 1 15 . j The war depaitmcnt has ordered that j all men who registered in th; August 24 j Ira ft be lassit.ed and examined by Sep- j 1 ember 3". j Whadda Mean "Afford?"

POLISH SOLDIER WINS j $1,000 MUSICAL PRIZE B .'Wom 4MMMMHW IADEUSZ I ARECM ! Tad"isz de Iarecki. a young Tolish soldier with the I'oliMi I.ctrion in Krance. is the winner of 'he priz" of fl.rtr, of- ! ft.r.rt 1,,- llr, X.-...',i V-.tliT iV.o-l idge of New York, for the best compojition for a trinc quartet. It will b ; played flrt by the I5erkshire quartet at th" festival In the teniple of music in Plttsfiel.i. ass . Pept. Is. THIS CHAP TELLS yp STORY Found Sleeping by His Overturned Automobile Near Burnham Today. state Line While drlvintr south on street near the Calumet river last niaht 'William Maucli of .'21 bridce 150,h street. Hammond, found an automobile overturr.'-.d in the mi When Mr. Mauch rot out to invest! pate it h" found L. Keel-r a..uue, ("hi the ovi rlurne 1 car. A. Sit, h of N. azo. sleeping beside and brought him to the Hammond police stalron. Pnilih said that he with his brother had been ever to P.urnham where some one had robbed him and that he had no j a ho-..' he rara" to lie out there with his car wre ked. AL1F0RN1A GIRL SEEKS TRACE OF BO! Berlin Franklin Hatch Hammond, will make : fornia happy by vr;titn; The Times today re. if he iil ; her, e : v e d s f t i 1 1 in in !ia ; from Miss l.ora Younc. street. I.os Angeles. Ca 1 i f Mettlerj king to . locate Hatch, her half br las not seen since Apul left their home in St. "Recently I heard he Hammond." the yoi.ncr lady wrties. ! "and I am so anxious to hear from him If s" that .f should happen to all Y lie can see it. I w;',! he s.'i V n c 1 e ad to hear from nun oerore am takes h. im." FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL OE TERM STARTS TODAY A ju ry was being ir.-.pa r.clcd today in . of Judge Hardy for the trial ase of the sta'e versus John charged with stealing a barrel ev from th- Michigan Central the of Koh.,ng. of whis ra ilroad K.'hliiig is the proprietor of rooming houses at 1(5 Plumm-'r avenue and 3 State street, respectively, and operates a restaurant. The charge against him is grand larceny. Deputy Prosecutor Thomas re r resents the state an el L. V. ("ravens the Michigan Central railroad, whib-. v. J. McAleer appears for the defense. I: You Don't Buy z Fourth Liberty Loan Bond Uncle Sam will be mighty inquisitive!

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EE READY ! "Be Ready!'' is the slogan for the Fourth Liberty Loan. Every American will have -determined just how much patriotism his pocketbook represents by Sept. 2Sth. If he hasn't done his best thinking by that time well no solicitor can afford to spend any time with him and some one else will take cfire of him. PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO AUSTRIAN PEACE BID "The g-oreniiJient of the United States feels that there Is only one reply which It can mate to the sufTitestlon cf the Imperial Austro-Hun-garlan government. It has repeated, ly and wih entire candor stated the terms upcii 'which the United States will consider peace, and can and will entertain no proposal for a conference upon a matter concerning which it has made Its position and purpose so plain." By CARL GROAT (Uni-ed Pre?s Staff Correpondent. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Germany's latest peace offensive has! . - - been smothered. That was how of-;

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President Wilson's curt refusal to, join in an Austrian peace council. The sp.eed cf the answer was re-1 garded here as calculated to delay j the Teuton maneuvers considerab-; j ly. It is assumed that numerous; other insincere proposals wul be I made later. President Wilson's reply stating that the Central Powers i ! v . ,u , ...t,:V, ! know what the terms are which ! shall remain unaltered was the shortest document ever issued in j Hinlnmattr rnrrpsnondence. It was1 'also a record of speed. The purpose behind the course was to. : set an example f,,r all oilier allies, "o i still pacifists l:i tins country and to J show Germany that tuis country 1 in no sec the war through. IMPORTANT NOTICE; CAN YOU C 0 M E ? The Liber! will start p;i Hall heatinfr committee the b.eat .r.c: plant j tomorrow under the gene si cm of Mr. ft one breaker. al superviformer I'Hpermtendent of buildings and ground for the Hammond public schools. If there are any steaniRttei s and I helpers who will donate a half day or j day's woi k to the cause please report to Mr Ptor.' hreaKcr at Liberty Ha. I t'lmori o-,v. P.. H. McHIE, Chairman Heating Corn. ! j -T NOTICE TO BOY SCOUTS TrarulT under the direction ef Mr. . ji.. 'ho Hr.v S.i.'jts rf

ther. who she , Haifmiond will 1 egin their duties in the IfO'Tt. when he F,1nrlll jheity Loan drie wh'tl pest- ! er for the new d' ive n-i!l he delivered was living in!,, merchants for han'-'in in their dis-

' ,vi..dnw hv tint formed P.ov Scnuf. Merchants are requested by the Secieary of the Treasuiy to treat these p.. - iotic young American nele Sam with couite.. me ! .users of! ml see that

nte prominently displayed tain t!i results desired. The war deof the drive ;n their front j partment has detlar'-d such a step unI re.-essary. The acting secretary of war

the pesters i for the life w inelo s. Scouts are requested by their director. Mr. Lawrence Harris. " appear in uniform promptly at 4 at Liberty Hail for duty. i T A. PARRY. ; Publicity Director Lake Co. Kourth j Ul I'r . I V AO.T j. 1 EDITOR CONFESSES ; WIFE SLAYING Br I'MTiP Press NEW YORK. Sept, 17 Admitting that he killed his wife, but declaring that he had no recollection ot tn- nee i. i Charles E. Ohap-n, city editor of The! New York Evening World, valued int" We t ikSth street station today an cave himself up. He declared that all j memory of his crime had passed awa.y j from him until he purchased a morning paper and read the police were search- j ing fe.r him. fl'VtTKt PPBSS BERNE. Sept 17Cablegram The German-Am-jcan prisoner exchange ron f rrenchas been adjourned to Sept. 23. owing! to the death of General Fridnch.

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H'n'ite:' Fkess Cablegram I.OMJO.V. rpt. IT. The Atlits "ill ' probnbly make a oonerrted reply, refusing the Auslrinn proposal, nlons the ; lines of President Wilson's note. It was ' learned from rellulile sources todaj-. I'mted Thep Cablegram. I.O.MJOX, Sept. 17. dcrmnn frljnn- : ers report that the Americans iapturel all the artillery of the Zlst (ernina division, accordinsr to u dlapatrh frooi the American front today. JI'-vited Tress Cablegram "After violent nrtillery preparation and wrts, IIIIIKiina, .-vpi. J. U"I.i.tiii Framo-Sfrbian Irnnni at n r'a fl rl In nrriinY Inir Olir 1 O - sitlons on the Sokol-Don ropol je line today." the BulRnrlnn ar office ann,ounejH. "W illit!rew northward to avoid ,acrin,.lnK froF." I'MTED PKF.S? I.'AB..E--,RAV. PAH1. Sept. 17. Local flKbtine and nrtillery duelM nfrf reported by the Krencli :ir oft'iee today. i ! "orth of the AlKne there wm nr- ! tlllery llehtlne." the report mild. "Wti I of IaNnon-e-t'hampaKne our orprise attack rcnited in some priviners. Rrlwffn t. Ilillnire oncl Mont ..,,. .. Sannom, o!o north of Hhelinit. t repiIur;i surprise attack, CHINESE OFFER j TO MEDIATE II'mtep I'rn:s c P.I.K.-.RAV. 1 The Chi: 1 SHANGHAI. Sep:. 1 . 1 he Chinese Ifoieipn offic lias b-en approached by I Sir John Jordan v. i'h an otter rf me.llaj tion by the United States ;,nd Great j Britain-by the frit, d States and Great j fact ion. i B E RLIN CLIMS i A SUCCESS H'VITEP PKF.fS Cni,Er,i!AM. F.ERI.1X. Sept. 17. Successful local j attacks against the. American positions on the west port: n or the Jleuse-Mo-selle fiont t"S"thr with repulse of Air.encan attacks on the center and eastern pen tion of the front was announced by the German war office today. NEW HAS ! AERONAUTIC BILL rt rviTr, r , j WASHINGTON. S.-pt. 17 Acting in direr t nr.i.e.sit ion to the w.slies or til' administration the senate military committ.e tod. iv reported fa ably the bill providine for one man .cntrol of the airplane industry. The lull introduced by Senator New of Indiana provices for a n w cabinet officer to be known as the scrctarv of aeronautics The committee agreed several weeks ago that e.r.e man control or the i r, - j dustry w as absolutely necessary tr ob-,-nly a few days ae declared n oeheved such a step to be unwte. The ommittee voted 11 bill to to report tii' ! ' ipjCK UP LONG" DISTANCE WIRELESS Br I'mtfp Fress.'J WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 7 W i rele s erases, from Brooklyn navy yards j are picked up by balloon crews at Ar-CH''- . California, rrd ne I war de- ! par . ,cnt reports Th-s is due to t!v 'unusually Ions aerials through lor.c t.al,lps an.;hormg the balk n i, HORRORS IN PETROGRAD fl'MTED T'KESS CABLEGRAM. j COPENHAGEN. Sept 17. Within the ! fw days SI persons have been exe leuted in Petrograd and forty others ar ! awaiting trial, according to dispatch I received here. Ten thousand officers are said to be j imprisoned in the Russian capital.

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ILITARY NOT VI3HING THE YANK ANY HARD LUCK f Et T'.viTEn Tkess. LONDON, S.:pt. IT. 'By Mail). A wounded douchbny in a certain English hospital fitidi visitors somewhat ti:nfe'. Nevertheless. tloud has at least one silver lining. t Ha vvxe&qu.iLe eloquent over Ermyn.-

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rude, the small hospital pantrymald. fefjnR elct0, for the ensuing year:; He, piae ,,ftliy is in the pantry. anlj0S!te uttle. X. P. Banks. 11. H. Wass-; sho and her black cat. Sir J.:lian Byn. jman John E Fraa!1 Thomas Pearce. j are not si:ppoF.-d tr be visitins the xhe directors met and elected the fol- j

wards, yet tnr fn n..-tnj,.- ' '-"' the law regularly every dav. wKrmvntrdue .s adored or an tne men. With l.er sreen eye?, t;p-t:!ted nose and t;old n brown hair nrre often tous!d than t'dy, she keeps them all merry with her unronsvi. us humor. The American jye?ented her with a (vagintnt of shi apnel the other day. "Taken out of my s'de. that was." h" i xplalned impre.s'. ely. 'Out of my side think of that Era; ntrdue." Krmyntrdue regarded it stolidly. t wish." she s.iid thoucbt fully had been a Clrrman helmet!" It GREEK TROOPS ADVANCE 3 MILES H'N'.TEn rF.KSS Caelegeim,) THF.NS, Sejjt. 17. Greek troops ,,.,ve advanced fom two to three r,Ups or a nine'een mile f i ont in the struma se ctor bet ween tl.e Vardar river and I.al-.e P'oiran. rapturing several town. .,.,,,-dine to a dispa". h from Salonika l on ay. j The attack was a complete surprise. The Greeks lest only two officers and! ten men while the i.uigaiian losses j

were e x . i o-.ne i , ..... . ... , , .u a (.pes u was o!ficiallv announced today. tacked and captured three vitally lm-1 Bu,Rarmn Xrnt has bet. pierced porrant positions which the Bulgarians) h of noro than flve ,,cs on had been foitifymPT for two years. ja frcnt )V.r ,eUe ln,,re than

SOME COURTS WILL CLOSE Br Vniteh Press. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 17. Juvenile and probate courts of Indiana will be virtually closed durins the next month while the judges and attorneys aid men registered f-T militaty service last, week in filling out their questionnaires. Practically all jndc.es and attorneys are members of the lejsat advisory boards which will instruct the reentrants In making out the rjuestionna ires. U. S. MARINES IN DOMINICAN BATTLE Br Ps-trEr. TkessJ WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. Kights be. tween t'nited States Marines and Dominican bandits occurred Sept. 7 and 0. Marine heaelejuarters announced today' There were r.o Marine casualties. NO BONES BROKEN. Br T.nite: Prkss LONDON. Sept. 17. An English naval officer and an American army eaptati.t, st.-pp ng at the same hotel, have be- , o m e ve-r : f r ! n d 1 y . Th" n vice an el vC e.fticer has seen long serhas "wo brothers in the navy, so naturally l:'s only tradition of ih fami Wrens. V-rv proud f b.esister kept up the !y by Joining the new uniform. sh nipet her ene S'tnp.) i k a ft-r church oked scai'cely less ;th his four rows on his cuffs and - her b'O-'-f i- t da v for a w a ! k in t ' ar.d certainly she 1 in I o. u-,t than be e f ' d ;s! mction 1 ice t - u s mod ;il n 'O.-is across hi-; Chest. B it when th- n-iV.'l off'.- or got back to his hotel h- vas ir.-t in tlie lounge 'o- the American captain, who cave him a dig In the ribs, and said- "Say. Jack, that was a stunning little bus cond h tress I saw y.oi with in the park this morning!" A Tightwad Patriot is the worst; thir.s: that was ever made.

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SERVICE FOR THEIR DRIVE ed the rest bank of the Somme, opposite Brie and Peronne, recent dispatches state. WM mm f?PECiL Tc The Tims I LOWELL. IND., Sept. IT. The annua! i mn.etinK of the Lake County Mutual in-, surance Company was held here Satur- . meeting of the Lske County Mutual In-, day afternoon. There was a fair ati ttndance of the policyholders from all , ,v, rnuntv. The election of dlrertors resulted in-th following men t I lowinp officers for the ensuing year: John E. Fraas. president: Thos. Pearce. j vice-president: X. P. Banks, secretary; Jessa Little, treasurer. A committee was appointed to loo into the advisability of urging the farmers to use more lishtning rods on their buildniRS. as the loss to the company from this source has been big the past year. The committee wil! report at '.he next annual meeting. The following data is gathered from the report cf the secretary: Policies in force 1.S32 Policies wri'ten durinp year 3t7 I'hanfS written durins ear 05 j Transfers written during j ear 23 '; Cancellations during year 97 i There are 52 loss policies than a year a,?o and there is $ 1,006.61 5 ' insurance, i which is $113,620 less than last year. ' nnpBTAW j ojXvJOXi5,Xl OFFENSIVE A SUCCESS CXITED PftESS Cum.Ef.RAM LONDON', Sept. 17. The Serbian offensive continues ,ith compb suet.fiOO prisoners and 24 guns being captured. French and Serbian casualties are small. Several additional illages have been taken. THE OTTOMAN TO BE FAVORED Ft Pniteo Press 1 WASHINGTON. Sept. 17 That Germany is trying to induce Bulgaria to submit to Turkey and territorial claims was the view of some diplomats here today, following announcement that colonial secretary Soif has gone to Sofia ostensibly to turn over funds of th Bulgarian Red Croys collected in tiermany. That Solf should go to Sofia just when Talaat Tasha is in Berlin for important conferences was considered significant. Berlin rumors are that negotiations over the boundary dispute which threatens disruption between Bulgaria and Turke are to be concluded in favor of the Ottoman. 'WOMEN MEET ! AT FORT WAYNE Br T'n-ited Press FORT WAYNE. Ind , Sept. 17. County chairman of the women's state or ganization for the f .urth Liberty Loan .met here today to make plans for their I work during the drive. The womeei were' guest cf Mrs. i Cullough. chairman en's orga niazt ion. Alice Foster Mef the state wornMrs. MeCullough presented a plan for holding pro. e-s.-ions of .. hooj children in the state, eacli child carrying the "ld Glory which flies from his home. The women vill take up the plans with the school authorities and the parades will probably be held on one day during the campaign probably on Oct. 12. the anniversary of the discovery of America and the dac defit-nated as "Liberty Day" by the national campaign committee. ! The man who helps his city and i his country by buying a 4th Liberty Loan Bond is for them, the man who doesn't isn't.

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Hammond and Gary Merchants Find War Body Means Exactly What It Says. WHAT DEFENSE COUNCIL DID Deprived Hcllroy & TrlecUey, Hammond, of lig-ht, fuel and gasoline until further notice on order to fuel administrator. Called special meeting: for Wednesday at which store closing: order will fce taken up and settled once for all. Heard evidence against Hammond and Gary Chinese laundries who are accused of violating: closing- regulations. -"ik op question cf fuel conservation In Lake county. Drastic orders for deficit. County hulldlngs may lose stored hard coal. Defense Council proposes to show whether closing- order is to he regard, ed a joke or whether council is or not. Liberty Lean leaders ask for special session of County Council to provide for expenses in putting over 4th Liberty Loan. Gary men show that drug stores are selling hardware, bathing suits, and Insist that they close as well as anybody else. Krauce Bros, of Gary are deprived of fnel, light and gasoline because failure to answer council's citation. In execuwve session council tock tip important matters relative ignoring of laws and regulations. Special To The Times! CROWX POINT, IND.. Sept. 17. The bi-monthly session of the Lake County Council of Defense was held on Monday with all the members present. The coal situation, a question of such vital importance at this time, was the f.rst matter of consideration. Cou.ily Fuel Administrator W .S. Ftucr and City Administrator Ingwald Moe of Gary were present and discussed with the. members of the council the problem of fuel conservation this winter. Great ruel Shortage. A fuel shortage of 80, 000. 000 tons of coal is the outluok. ana it was the sense of the council that drastic orders for fuel conservation will be necessary to make up this dejieit. There is not much shortage of bituminous coal, as the Indiana mines are running at their largest, capacity but the anthracite shortage is great and no anthracite coal will he furnished for furnace use. Coal in County Buildings. The distribution of coal from Hammond where there are IS. 000 tons will be made to East Chicago. Indiana Harbor and th- southern end of the county. There has been o,uite a bit of comment regarding the larg; amount of anthracite coal which has been stored in the court house and county Jail in Crown Foint. It is said that the furnaces at both these, public buildings will burn the soft coal, and Fuel Administrator Edward Simon has been authorized to look into the matter and it is probable that the coal uil be taken out of these places and distributed to places that are not pcepared to burn the soft coal. It Is No Joke. The violation of the much discussed closing order was a topic of much weight during the entire session, the pleas of the various cities and individuals petitioning to have the closinic nights changed took the major part of the sessions. It seems that certain parties consider the order a joke and pay no attention whatever to its demand. Why Order Was Made. The order was made primarily for the conservation of fuel and man-power and (he members of the council are goins: to see that It is obeyed to the letter. Violators hereafter will -ot b- allowed fuel and current and lighting power will be cut off entirely in the future. The police of th- different, cities will report the violators to the fuel administration, who in turn will shu' off current and fuel. Executive Meeting Wednesday. A special executive meeting of the council will be held on Wednesday at which time a new order will bo drafted and the council will ti y to look after the wants of the different cities and different lines of business beore its nnal rassage, but when the order is once given out by the Lake County Council of Defense it will nt listen to any petitions for alteration In the slightest degree. What Cltloa Want! Hammond asks for Friday and Saturday nights. Gary is satisfied with tho order as it row stands, that is tne store remaininc open Thursday and Saturday nights. East Chicago is also satisfied, a slight change being asked for by the. meichants in the teriitory in East Chicago near the Grasselli works who sk for pay nights, the fifth and Oth and Saturday niKht. Appeals Tor hitlng. Attorney John Gavit appealing for 'hi iCon'Inued on pase flv.