Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 38, Hammond, Lake County, 21 September 1918 — Page 1

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"Work or Fight" Rule io Be Made a Supreme Law in Land, WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. The "work or fight" decree is to be a supreme law throushout the land through the promulgation of regulations by the provost marshal choral's office from this time on to the end of the war. Men whc have obtained deferred classifications as essential to an essential industry and who do not work steadily and honestly at their tasks will be combed out of the ranks of th- real workers and will lose thrir classification. I7ot Giving' Best Efforts This means that they will a to srour.t for themselves t.i thoir local ,i-ft hflrd and probably will have to i snve at useful tasks in uniforms be-r-u" 'hov failed to voluntarily give ,hrir country their best efforts iiv time of need. The facts about the new regulations :.t hPine drawn were brought out (Continued oni pig1? two.) FIRST l1 mni! SOLDIER ARRIVES Carl Newbaugh Reaches Hammond From France for 3-Week Furlough. Carl Newbaugh, son cf Mrs. Charles P.'.bertson. Hammond, a memo.i " j Canadian army, who was wounded while j in rrance has arrived home, in action in Trance, na He is 21 years of age. i f tia, Young Nwbaugn to.a r, enlisted in the Canadian arm r. .-. in Los Angeles. Cal. ten He was sent from Canada to tnguii'i m.'a ( It was during a hard then to France. lt ' , i

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b,rtle in France that Mr. " if;.s an(1 hl'1!stlpr? .r rr,s,nt and thf.ruck in his right side by a r for (.aa.r,aiRn , hcro-jjsthly sub-

Hun guns. tor ten f:irapnei iiuiu ... . viinutes he didn t Know imi bad hit him so abs,.rbed was he :n the. t ht then he fainted, having become very'weak from the loss of blood flowing 1-em the wound. Tho young man was sent back, to Canada several weeks o. arriving at Halifax, and was then removed to the Toronto base hospital. H remained at , ,,r,tii Wednesday morning ...,-. v,e started for Ham - ot tnis w''--. v- . .,,. ,rrnd . three ; r.iond. :ir. .r.iu, weeks' furlough in Hammond. FUN TUESORY Whiting and Robertsdale Mourn This Popular Physician. j rPrEClAT. To The Times! 1 WHITING. IND.. Sept. 21 The fun-; eral of Dr. Thomas W. Kohr of 758 j Indianapolis avenue. Rob. rtsdale. who j pa ssed away at 4 o ciock jrMrc.j) . morning, at will be held on luesday at-; Services will be held at th 1 tnd at the Congregational i 1.,,,,-v, or whiting at i -' 1:3 The ervices will be preached by thfl Charles E. Trublood. interment Re-. will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Hammond, Pr Kohr was born in t-.oston, Pecember 29. 1SU. and came to Robertsf'ale in 1S?9. His illness, though of K..me duration, has however never confined him to his bed. and the end coming as it did yesterday morning was a sreat shock to the famliy and their ma-.iv friends. The deceased was a member of the Whiting Lodge F. and A M who will be in charge cf thserUce. and also of the Royal Arch of South Chicago. He was also a member of the Whiting exemption board, on which he was a very valuable member. ALLIES ADVANCE 10 MI. IN MACEDONIA r united Trf.ss Cjpw.uam. LONDON. Sept. 21. Allied troops In their Macedonian" offensive ad earned nearly ten miles yesterday, occupying ten towns, accoiding to the Serbian war office, communique received today.

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SHOOT IT ALL. Save waste paper, Save on coal, Save white sugar for your sugar bowl. Easy on leather, lay off on wheat, Cut down on coffee, skimp on meat. Carve expenses to the bone Then SHOOT IT ALL On the Liberty Loan. Hammond Liberty Loan Drive Hustlers Report to Chairman Sharrer on Eve of What Is Prophesied a Campaign of Pep. Three magnificent Liberty Ioan organization meeting? were held in Hammend yesterday, winding: up all preliminary details for tho bir drive which is to start in earnest on Monday morning. In every meeting- and particularly tho women yd. --i tors' meeting held in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce at night the greatest enthusiasm was manifesto:! and General Craimon H K. Pharrer was gratified at the results o:tain--d. The women's meeting was a corker. There were over COO workers rresent from every part of the city. They went over the work from start to finish and arranged to begin the real drive on Monday. Arrangements were niade for the opening cf headquarters m rarh I)recinct and general headquarters, Xne flrst meeting held was at the Chamber of Commerce at five o'clock Chairman Sharrer and his ad when Chairman Pharrer and his vlsory council went over the field step by step and completed all the deail work for an effieien':y drive to oul-j minate ?ept. 2. Twenty-five orpantz divided in committee?. The third meet in? of the day was at seven o' lock, preceding the women's rr.eet'.nsr. when all the men precinct workers gathered to complete their organization. It was found to be in fine s-hape. Banners, all publicity and all soliciting and council work are now in readme.?. Hammond's Fourth Liberty s fairly launched. Nothing !1 - 0"11 urn . 1 can .-top. divert or hinder it. The first zun in the drive will be fired of? on Monday nieht at Liberty Ha H. when Senator James E. Watson mnt'i WHY NOT BUY BONDS WITH IT? Ind. Harbor Greek Wires i $1,800 to Bank in Athi ens Yesterday. Christian Stathakepulous. .14.".", BIock avenue. Indiana Harbor, v. ill b tio:,e.l by autho,ri,its as to the re? why on the c vo of the 4th Liberty I on an campaign in Lake count.:-' he is scndir.sr j Testerday he wir-d i inon y to .re . tc the First National Rank of ; Greece tt Athens to tie piacca on aepo Sit j there to his crdeit It is reported that a number of other Crteks have sent money back to Creece lately and the act is very suspicious. It seem:; that they come over her; to make goo 1 American money and aftr 1hy do make it send it back to Greece for depoii; until such time as they can go over and live there like kings. To the Democratic Voters. Register tonight at the following places: John Ambos. corner Clinton and Hohman st. Henry Downey's Coal Office. Calumet and Carroll sts. Itrcister tonight. DEMOCRATIC CITY CENTRA L COMmittf::. J-21

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Regional Director For EuUdmg is Eadiy Needed In This Territory. Through th recent notion of manufacturers of principal building mat rials who by pledges exacted have enforced obscr ar.ee upon retailers of all builduif. supplies, an order, issued by the Priorities Division of the War Industries I..ard and kroun us Circular 21. has i-.:t l.er, .mo effective in this district and I l ius fair l y plr.ee :i serious handicap upjrn the construction of homes in Clary, l;.-,t Chicago "lid Hammond. I This order cc o ides that ail building lor improvement projects not falling In j some one of five specified classes shall j I not be undertaken until a permit from) the chi-f of the priorities, section ot the, Non-War Construction Division of the , War Industries Hoard be first obtained, j Application for this permit must, first , be made to the County Council, of De fense which, after approval, passes on to the Ptite Council of Defense from) whom it finally poos to V.'asliinin foa, ultimate disposal. What tho Classes Are. The five class.-s .forming exceptions to the order r.re as i'oHovvs: 1. After ha-, inc firts been cleared and approved by the War Industries Hoard, those undertaken directly by or under intrnct with the, unr i"'! n This m'-rning the Hammond police K"t word that a man driving a gry horse had stolen about ::.e.fiO cigars from the Pennsylvania depot in Cary and was headed towards Hammond. Court Failiff James Tnst and Officer Carlson started out to see if they could find him and after looking up and down a great number of streets they finally found a man driving a grey horse. Mr. Trost arrested the man. who is said to be Corneal P. Smith, a switch-

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man. who lives in Hammond. In the J? B ppcars to us that the use of autobuggy was found a loaded revolver and j mr,f,jjr.s f.-,r the Liberty Loan campaign all of the cigars, excepting one hex' .. :3th WJU be necessary. We- sits-

hi. h Smith liad sold in HesSVille fori $2. ft". STEAMFITTERS ME IJIIIITEO SUNDAY Liberty Hall Cannot be Used Monday Unless You Turn Out Tomorrow. I.e.yal steamfitters of Hammond will further the sacred cause ,,f liberty in Hammond tomorrow- by going to Liberty Hail, where the heating plant is being I"'ut in shape s.- the building can tie heatei for the alsea meeting on aonaa n'B"1- , . . . v,. . .-. I inry r.a e f e II v.tqm,i I'ji u.v 1,, .-.T-.lr.t eA until t en-, o rro W. It is most vital and urgent that steamtomorrow fitters and laborers come morning to assist in the Installation of the. radiators. These patriots w ill be doing a great duty. Lunch will be pro vided. Come on everybody! HEAVY CASUALTIES. I LN'iTnr Tt.ess CaplE'-.ram. LONl'ON. Sept. 211. British casualties published in official lists during the week totaled 22,lii2. divided as follows: Officers, 2180. Men. 2,oT2. MUTINY CHARGED. United Press Caelec.ram AMSTERDAM. Sept. 21. The Zeitung ! coast w ho refused to fight the allies, troops

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UHuULUlL UJili IILLU NULL FOR Lfii DRIVE 1 Fuel Officer Believes Workers May Use Autos on Sunday for Pledges. If a gasoline-propelled automobilei stops in front of the house Sunday. Sept. 29. don't frame the word "slacker" when the driver comes up the steps. His mission will be to find out if you arc one and jour subscription to the fourth I,ibeity Loan will be the result he seeks. Alex It. Hollid.iv. assistant state , fuel administrator, sent out a bulletin yesterdav to countv administrators lifting the ban for the date named, which will be the second day of the loan campaign. The message rids: The Liberty L"an campaign contemplates extensive work or. Sunday. Sept. 23. which if effectively accomplished, will requ.re th" use n' gasoline automobiles. Please be.ir in mind that tl . desirable object to be attained by abstaining from fntu'ay use of automobiles is to build up gasoline sto. ks. The matter is in tl-.e f irm n,f a request f rom the Federal fuel administration, and is not an order. It is not a request to abstain fr.-m necessary or reasonable tram-ror-t-Mlon. . .,,-', r.rcrn cnniritiir in !he I campaign should make it a matter of conscience to attempt to accomplish the desirable end. namely, the building up of gasoline stocks, by abstaining from the us" 0f his machine at some other time, if he uses it on that Sunday. HUNS ARE "JUMPY" ! ABOUT THE YANKS ! F.y FRANK I TATI.OR ' (Uried rre- Staff 'orresp,,nd"r. t . l ! WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE j Mi.TZ FRONT. Spt. 21.- The Germans I n the ivtt front or" jumpy be,-ause of 'then- anxiety r'-ea rdirg A '' " c.erican plfns , for the imi'.ie.iia te f-itur". j Tnis state of mind was responsible (for i t w lva-.y attacks rn our po.-iti-.-ns ! not th west cf Thl.-.eourt es. rd.y. Fth iwere repulsed with hea, y losses to the 1 enemy. i There h.-.s been t.o ir.fan'ry fchtin.z ' hero for the part several hours. The I Hun artillery has lessened. Amen.-an , i,o(rnc rontume to inspect tne ri-nier.-

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! Germans from venturing forth to tn-i" . i ; spect their w ire 1 AUSTRALINS REACH CANAL irviTEf r-nrss Cafls-ham. V ' It TI.E BRITISH IN FRANt'K. ;tpt -1. The Australians have advanced north of St. Helens and are now within half a mile of th" St. Quentm canal. This is the iiearir-t point to the main defenses of tho Hinder.burg line which has beer, reached anywhere between Havrincourt and St. Quentin. The towns of Holnon and Le-mpire have been entirely cleared of the enemy. EARTHQUAKE IN SYRIA

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it -i .ii unit 1 Lett' Tha only two Late county casualties reported la Gen. Pershing's list toclay are: 1III.OS MLA3EN, Gary. ANTON OWERN5, Indiana Harbor, Ind. Both men are reported as being1 missing in action slnco l.a3t July. NEARLY 2.000.000 T7- A uTT'-rt 1 1 rTTT Et I'NiTta frkss.I WASHIX' ;T in. Sent. 21. Mere than l.TO'Vc'ifi .ir.erican trocrs have embarked fcr over th- re. Chief cf staff March announced today. This is 15ft. more than wh.en he last made an announcement. He sail the news of the past weeks .from all fronts has been centum-ou:-ly good. Ii-- located the Americans as ten miles from Me'z and thefc-amo distance ftcm ('oiiflans. The Lorraine line has been quickly stablized. He said oer lri.ni'l!" prisoners had been taken by tne r.ritish in the past week. Xcted pionress has also been r-a.l. The enemy, b.-- said, b'-t he;iily. St. (Juentin is now only three miles distance from Haie'5 forces. r.cr-'Tts ns to the I'.alkan drio wire confirmed. A t 1gram concern in the St. Mihiel sermon shows that the son of Trime Minister Clemenccau led tho first troops entering at St. Mihiel. March paid tribute to the French fighting spirit ic. that offensive. PLANS OF CZECHOSLOVAK LEADERS fUviTEP TBKSS CABt.rc-.PAM. HARBIN. Sept. 21. (Vche-Slevak troops from eastern and central Siberia are concent ra t ir.g nt Irkutsk. When they are fuiiy armed and o.Uippd they will proceed across the vial mountains to the assistance of the I'-.-ehs who are rrM-tir.g the Teutons and scat'ered B"dsheMki f'T'-es in Kurort an Russia. j " i t mTrrT C tT TIT A "KTT T n 7? rl I 1 f L 1 r m. j GOES DOWN ri'NTTEP Press Ca ri.fc.r am. RciMtON. Sfpt- A Hritish momtor was sunk in a harb-U' Monday as the result of an intern;'! explosion, the admiralty antirmino! t, lay. Twin, pe r sons were killed and f. f t -se t n .i:i sir.g. TIGHTER BY FOCH ll'MTEn Fpess Capixgram TARIS. Sept. 21. French troops captured Pcnoy last night and repulsed a counter attack at Castrfs. the war office aiinouiired t..da-.. French troops made fur:hr progress east of F.s i e n -1 e-G ra r. d. rp TjrnfiPn Consent has been given by the mayor and the city authorities to make a permanent record in the ity books of the names of all tne people of Hammond who have paid in full their pledge to the Second Red Cross War Fund. This actifti will enable the next Generation to learn who was who in the great ,Vnr. A. M. TI'RNER. Chairmai-..

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SJ'.'5 t ' i S I " i 1 r i Stu- "i "-- ! o arrived in Boston from France YANKS REPULSE GERMAN RAIDS By FRED FERGUSON (United Tress Staff Correspond-nt.) WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 21. Two heavy German raids, almost large enough to be called attacks, were directed against the right wing of the American army this morning. Both were repulsed. At G: ;) this morning the Germans laid down a barrage along the Rappes wood on a front of nearly two miles. Their infantry started to advance, hut the a'tack broke 'down under the American fire. The next raid, coming in rractically t!;e seme region, also was quickly su-rpod. Large fires were observed today in th? rear of the German lines. Vilcey and Buse des Fiislc we: shelled. heavily RECRUITING IS EXTENDED United Tress CARi.rwAM 1 LONDON. Sept. 21. The voluntary recruiting period in Ireland has been extended until October 13. as parliament does not c-nvene t'.ll that date, therebv enforcing ccrs-'ript ion. So far t ahnut im.Ouh ,,f th.-, estimate-! 10.00 ivailablej l'.ai p enlied. STUBBORN FIGHTING. United Tress Cablegram ( I'ARIS. Sept. 21. The must stubborn j fighting seen in weeks Is taking place in the regions of Camera;. St. O'lentinJ and Soissons where the armies of Gen. Bine. Gen. Rawlinfon, en. ieon and Gen. Mangin are battering against the very gates of Germany. AMERICANS SLAUGHTERED IN PETROGRAD ! rUNITEH rPEPP CAFf. Rc-RAM i ST)OKlbLM. Sept. 21 Subject?, of jtiie aiii.-s an 1 citizens of the United ' S-ies in particular have been slaughtered in I'etrograd, tra ' 1-ts. rc-ichmg hf re decla rel. I The mai-sacres. it was s'a-ed. follower; a German inspired meeting in which I resolutions were adopted urging w.tr on 1 h-- a Hies. BRITISH RESUME I ' FIGHT AT CAMBRAI il'VITr-rt FllESS Casiegpam re LONDON. Sept. 21. Fighting was reJ netted this r-ornir.g bctw-oi- Cambrai 'and St. Quentin, Field Marshal Haig re ported today. Fresh German attacks north of Moeuvrcs. sever, miles west of Cambrai. were repulsed yesterday morning. In lh neighborhood of Sauchy wood, further t. the south. German infantry ,-u. eeeded in slightly ptessii.g the Urit-i.-h back from advanced points. North of the wood the enemy n ade repeated attacks but was oon.ph-t.-ly repulsed ;uier lighting ail night. Rritish troop advancd their lines northwest of Reiimglise. l'resreas was also made west of Messines and southeast of Ypres. BETKIN TAKES CHICAGO STORE w; ager s ; o r e Ii im Hetkin hr.s r -.--'.cne-d as mancf the State street WooKvorth end b.is rla-'e will he taKen ny G torse Kraft, pssistnnt manr.eei- of the Hohr.tan street stor. F.t;tU:n will heceme manager of a George Kraft store on North avenue. Chicago.

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United States District Attorney Slack Makes Tour of Inspection of Lake Co's Dry Saloons. In hearings before United Spates Commissioner Charles Surprise at Hammond yesterday with. Disniet Attorney Slack i .resent, John Zak-ahi. I.Vn Yaffc and -Meyer II. Klerpncr, political leaders in i:ast Chicago, were bound :r to the federal prand Jt'ry uncicr Jii.OO'J bonds. These men are charged with a conspiracy to tiansport "uquor into Indiana :n iolation of Use l"e j..;a: statutes and the district attorney stated yesterday that he would ask tr an indictment under the con: piracy charpc. rat h r than ir.oer the transportation charge. Wh r th i". are two or nit re defendants involved, in case of con v ict ion. the conspiracy iisruc to viola'fe a iotl r - cd-ral statutc ' ciifs with it a sentence of two yrais in the peni'entiary aid a line C'f JK'.O'i". .xhile a crr. ictic'ii under the transportation (ha re': curries with it a .i.aximuin sentence of only six months in jail and .51. ""ii nr.e. Kkmpr.rr and Yaffc rcsidc m Mast "ai-aco and have been operating, in the words of Special Ago;:! ret-r., "t n;- of the immunity places on tho four corner." Zaleski resides in Indians: Harbor, and was caujfht by a (Continued ( 'i pHge two.) ATTACKS OFFICER Last night a Hammond police officer stopped an automobile on Gostlin street, Hammond, una found isi-.t and a half quarts of whiskey and t'r.c quarts of brvidy. In the machine were Mrs. Lirzia Szilae-yi of 3319 Watljng- avenue. Indiana Harbor; Balint Laszlo, Valparaiso, and August Foley of ZH2 Elm strc. '. Indiana Harbor. Foley, who is an attorney of Indiana Harbor who i put und-r arrest, started a fist fight with ihe officer and assaulted him with a heavy auto wrench and would probably have caused serious injury if another officer had not arrived in time Hammond policemen say that Foley went mad with rage, Mrs. Szilagyi ph-aded guilty to the charge of violating the liquor law in the Hammond city city this morning and was fine.$ft by Judge Khtz. Foley and Laszlo are hoth out on a bond of SSO'1 each. New charges of assault and battery with intent to kill are o be pre.ferred against Foley. EftST CHICAGO HER m CAUGHT AGAIN Martin Rlazich and George Oswego, two political leaders of East Chicaco. were arrested last nig-- on the Lake George road wtih nine gallons of whiskey in their possession. Boia of these defendants are already under bond in the Federal ccirt for their appearance before the U. S. grand jury in connection with several loads of beer which they received and sold in the months of June and July. Special Agent Green now has oer forty case.? of bePr jn possession which were taken from B!ai zieh's saloon, in connection with which Rlazich was freed twice in the Fast Chicago city court. Last night AValter Sober of 511 Emlyn Place. East Chicago, was arreste-i by the Hammond pel.ee on Gostlin St., Hammond, charred with violating t lieliquor law. Bober, who had ten gallons of whiskey in his automobiie is out cn a bond of $500 to appear for trial. Andy Dorass cf 5005 Melville avenue. East Chicago, was arrested last nint by the Hammond police on Calumet avenue boulevard charged with bringing: liquor into the state. Dorass was fined SS1.15 in the Hammond city court this morning by J-idg; Klotz. George Ross of 522. 143rd street. F. Chicago, wh" was arrested about two months atn by the Hammond pe.ljce for bringing liquor into the state an! paid a fine, was again arrested by them last night on the same charge. When airesteel Ross is said to have threatened to kii! the oTieer. He was fined $!' in the Hammond city oouit this morning. Carl Stanlcvrnrh of ?.23 Torrence nv , Hammond, was arrested by the Hammond police on Calumet boulevard ! 1 -r ivgl-.t chat Red w ith violating the llejuor law. Stankvtr.rh is out on a J500 bond. 1