Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 72, Hammond, Lake County, 8 October 1918 — Page 1

A NATION'S STRENGTH IS IN ITS FOOD SUPPLY

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1PRIS01ED '"My Country is Bulgaria and I Won't Fight Against My Country". Special To Thb Times CROWN POINT, IND., Sept. 8. Fourth Liberty Bond slackers cited before the Lake County Council of Defense here yesterday were glad to come across. The total subscriptions as a result of the meeting were a little short of $5,000. More citations were sent out for next Monday's meeting. From his cell in the county jail Rista Anastasoff, a wealthy Gary Bulgarian, views the world not half so cockily as he did yesterday. SOUS IMPTJDBNT TELLOW THIS. Anastasoff, citetl to appear before the Defense Council, will aa a result explain his insolent attitude before the department of justice. He didn't care a damn who wins this war.'; lie claimed exemption as an alien enemy and didn't want to be a citizen of this country. He had given up his first citizenship papers to Prosecuting Attorney Clyde Hunter who was helping him fill out his questionnaire. "If I have to go to war I would be fighting my country. Bulgaria," he is said to liave remarked. He was nearly mobbed one day last week and had given the authorities a great deal of trouble. Dr. R. r. Hale met with the council and showed a telegram from Dr. Hurty closing- all schools, public gatherings, t hurches, and movie theaters. pr. Buchanan of Hammond, who was present, said that the rule would be enforced to the letter, and he did not think the disease quite as prevalent as last week. Merchant Nagdeman of Hammond was acquitted of violating the fuel order as he said he was trimming his windows and forgot to turn out the lights. Krause Bros, of Gary prayed for reJitf from the order which had recently ben cut off from light and fuel for not obeying closing order, rromised to obey the rules faithfully if the bans was iConMnued on pace flv. RITISH CAPTURE BAZENCOURT United Press Cablegram. J PARIS, Oct. S. British troops have Advanced about a mile in the region of nheims, yesterday reaching the village of Conde at the junction of the Suippe nnd Aisne rivers, the war office announced today. Bazencourt has been captured. In the region of St. Quentln artillery was active. 180,000 FLU CASES INHUN ARMY United Press Cablwram. GENEVA, Oct. 8. One hundred and eighty thousand new cases of Spanish influenza are reported in the German army, according to an official dispatch received from Berlin today. A Vienna dispatch says Hungarian newspapers report 100,000 cases in f.udapest. BUT WILL THE KAISER BE IN SHAPE TO SAY IT? FBt United Press ! LONDON, Oct. 8. Out of hundreds of Fongs written expressly for the "Waacs." this is the one they've adopted: We are the Women's Army, The W.A.A.C.; We cannot shoot, we cannot fight Of what earthly use are we? But when we march to Potsdam, The Kaiser he will say. Iloch. Hoch Mein Gott. what a jolly fine lot Are the W.A.A.C." It isn't remarkable for its poetry but the girls like it. RoiXOFffONOR The following1 X,aka County boys are reported on Gen. Pershing's casualty list: WOUNDED SETEESIT. PETER K3A.TSE, 1110 151it street, East Chicago. STGENE BAPTISTS, Hammond. Malleable C Hammond.

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The trial of Michael Colondro, charged with the murder of "William Carl Spradley, a watchman at the Gary Steel mills, in July, 1917. has begun in Judge Reiter's court at Hammond. Two days and probably the balance of the week will be consumed in selecting the jury. Colondro is charged with attacking Spradley with a knife following a controversy, killing him instantly. Colondro escaped but-later gave himself up and upon preliminary hearing was bound over to the superior court. Attorney Ralph Ross of Gary, assisted by an Italian attorney, are defending Colondro. I W. F. Howatt Called for Service in U. S. Medical Reserve Corps. Special To The Times. WASHINGTON". Oct. 8. The following men from Lake county. Indiana, have been commissioned officers in departments of the war service as follows: Medical Reserve Captain W. F. Howatt, Hammond. Tank Corp Second Lieutenant Jno. Charlton, East Chicago. Quartermaster Second Lieutenant John C. Dorman, Gary. Air Service Second .Lieutenant Lester Holderman. Gary.. E GOES T0WASHINGT0N Hammond and East Chicago Send a Delegation to the National Capital. Jesse Wilson, president of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce; W. J. Murray, president of the. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor Chamber of Commerce, and Edward Wickey, representing the County Council of Defense, left today for Washington. D. C. on a housing mission. At recent meeetings the commercial organizations of East Chicago and Hammond appointed representatives to a committee on housing. East Chicago appointed W. J. Murray, and Hammond, M. A. Dickover and the two members appointed Jesse Wilson as the third. The committee was assigned to go to Washington and ask for authority to issue building and priority permits where the work of housing work workers can be furthered. BETTER T SEBWCEJB REGION Six New Trains a Day to Be Added by N. Y. C. for Harbor-Grasselli. Indiana Harbor, Grasselll and Standard at Hammond, while not to have loop service, will be high'ly gratified to know that they are to have decided increase in transportation facilities. General Manager George Hannaucr of the New York Central lines said this morn ing that a system is being worked out to give these localities a much better morning and evening service on the Nickel Flate and New York Central tines. It is hoped to add six trains a day to the service now in vogue. The full details will be announcer in a fewdays. GERMANS JUST "USING" AUSTRIA Br United Press. CHICAGO. Oct. 8. Declaring that Germany merely uses Austria as a bridge to Constantinople and that Austria-Hungary must be wiped off the map. giving automony to its many nationalities. Trof. Thomas G. Masaryk. head of the new Czecho-Slovak nation, here today labeled" Frince Max's speech as "nonsense."

DOLLAR DAY THURSDAY

For one day Thursday the dollar Is going back to its before the war purchasing value. It is the annual Dollar Day for which Hammond merchants have established a county-wide reputation. Crowds of shoppers will come from every part of the county and from the nearby towns across, the state line to participate In the greatest bargain fair of the year. Dollar Day is a shopping festival and the merchants of the city make real profit sacrifices. Prices are so attractive that shoppers who take advantage of one Dollar Day never fail to be on hand the next time. "We expect to have a great crowd here Thursday," said one Hammond merchant today. "There Is great interest manifested in Dollar Day, not only in Hammond but in the county as well. People are looking for bargains at this time as never before. Economy is the watchword of the day and people know that they can make a dollar go a long ways in Hammond Thursday. Everything points to a very successful Dollar Day both in the number of people that will attend and the bargains offered. HEALTH OFFICER Orders from State Health Dept. Must Be Followed or Arrests Will Follow. Dr. Raleigh P. Hale, county health commissioner, this morning urged people of the county to co-operate with the health departments in stamping out influenza. In order to do this he has asked that people refrain from all kinds of meetings, even small committee meetings; that no club rooms be kept open, and that no lodges meet. That even news stands are not to be gathering places. All pool rooms, soft drink parlors and any place where people might linger to converse are to be kept strictly closed. A meeting Is being held in Indianapolis this afternoon at which further means of eradication are to be discussed, report of which will appear tomorrow. So far today no new cases have developed. There were many new cases yesterday. These orders are strict and must be obeyed. THOUSAND CASES OF FLU IHWO TUWflS Death Rate Less Than One Cent in Hammond and W. Hammond. In answer to a request that the physicians of the city report each case of influenza now under control, the Hammond board of health had received data on 190 cases at 3 o'clock this afternoon with nine doctors still to be heard from. It is estimated that there are about BOO people 111 of the influenza under physicians' care in Hammond and Wet Hsirm.-1 --' many more who have not called a doctor a total of about louo tau. In view of the number of cases the death rate is considered a small percentage. The board of health reported two more deaths today. The death rate is estimated at less than one percent. chools, theatres, lodges, billiard parlors, etc., were closed yesterday for an indefinite period to stop the spread of the epidemic and the town was never so quiet as last night. LOWELL MAN IS CRUSHED Special To Thb Times. 1 LOWELL, Ind.. Oct. S. One of Kenney Brothers' big trucks turned over near Robertsdale yesterday and Gene Wisner was caught underneath it. His rhoulder was broken and he was otherwise badly bruised up. Buy It Like a Man!

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This unique photograph was taken by an amateur aboard the ship at the moment she was hit j PREMATURE CEEL HURTS LO Peace Talk Has Cause! Serious Situation Over Country for Fcurlh Liberty Loan. NO PEACE IN SIGHT Chicago III., Oct. 8, 1918. The Times Newspapers, Hammond, Ind. Will H. Wade, Federal Reserve director of sales for Indiana, this morning gave out the following statement addressed to all Liberty Loan organizations in that state : "The war is not over, neither is the Fourth Liberty Loan. Germany is not defeated and a real peace is not in sight. Our government needs every dollar of the Liberty Loan to help win the war. Let all Liberty Loan organizations renew their efforts so that quotas may be exceeded." Bt United Press.! WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. President Wilson was understood this afternoon to have reached a con- ! elusion as to his reply to the Teui ton peace note. The state depart ment was to give the press a conference at 4 o'clock at which hour it was anticipated either the reply or the outline of it would be forthcoming. United Press Cablegram. J WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. Exchanges between President Wilson and the allied capitals are preceding the president's answer to the Teuton peace note. It became known today that he is consulting the allies for their views be-

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-rib. . v ffi i When torpedo hits ship. by a torpedo fired from an enemy : submarine. The committee on j public information, which passed j American attitude generally is for peace only on unconditional surrender. United Pf.es3 Cablegram. 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 8. Against a handicap of Spanish influenza and peace talk the Fourth Liberty Loan today showed an inj crease of eighty-three million doV i larc Thic hrino-c tnp total snh- ' b -- scription to $1,406,051,000. In many sections of the country theaters, schools and all public gathering places have been closed on account of the rapid spread of inuuenza, thus forcing abandonment of the campaign. Despite ravages of the epidemic the south reports favorable progress. In every section of the country local j committees are making efforts to oom- ; bat the effect of the peace talk. While for the most part the average citizen is aware of the efforts of the propaganda the situation Is admittedly serious. Indiana has twenty counties over the top and it is expected the state quota will be reached by Saturday. CAMPAIGN AGAINST TRANSPORTS IS NOW EXPECTED ! Bt Vnited Press. i WASHINGTON'. Oct. 8. Idealizing that Germany is likely to start a desperate U-boat drive against transports and troop ships If her peace offensive falls. American naval officials and British First Lord of the Admiralty Geddcs began conferring here today over combative measures. Indications point to the loosening of practically every submarine in the Teuton service against the allied supply line. The effort is doomed to failure, authorities believe, because of decreased efficiency of the boats, protection of allied shipping by defensive armament and convoy vessels and restriction of the area in which submarines can work. WlfLL, IT WON'T BE CONSIDERED United Press Cablegram.! MADRID, Oct. 8. Newspapers and officials of Spain stirred by the latest German peace proposal, join in the declaration that no peace can be considered until the allies have enterod German territory and vanquished the enemy. MACKENSEN ARRIVES AT SERBIAN FRONT United Press Cablegram 1 GENEVA. Oct. 8. Field Marshal Mackensen lias arrived in Serbia to save the remnants of the Austro-German army which the allies are pursuing towards the Danube, according to a Vienna dispatch received here today. The Austrians are reported to be evacuating Belgrade. The Serbian population, including women, is helping to drive them out. j m JJQ'JJQJ LAKE COUNTT TTG. & PUB. CO.

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F. G. HRPi! DIES THIS AFTERIOR . Fred C. Hopmann of the Board of Public Works and the city council died this afternoon at St. Margaret's hospital of pneumonia following Spanish influenza. Mr. Hopmann was a prominent business man, one of the founders of the Citizens' party and his death will be mourned by the city. DON'T QUIT! Loan Workers Called to Smash Kaiser's Peace Attack with Increased Bond Sales. AROUSED to the possibility of a cessation of efforts In the pale of the Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds, the Liberty Loan committee of the Chicago federal reserve district. In which Lake county is a part, has issued the following warnins and appeal: "OrriCIAI. WARNING. "To All Liberty Loan Workers In v Federal Reserve District No. 7: "The latest peace attack by the kaiser is poison gas. It was timed exactly to stop you in this .greatest of all Liberty Loan campaigns. "Don't quit! "What would you think of our boys over there If they quit under fire? "The government needs JS.000.000.000. and needs it at once. Now is the time for the people in our district to double their subscriptions. "You are soldiers under orders. So aro the people to whom you must sell bonds. "The command is. 'Carry on! Every man, every woman, do your duty.' "America's answer to this proposal must be, 'Buy more bonis:'" VAST HUN RETIREMENT EXPECTED tviTFr Press Caw,f.i;ram. WITH THE BRITISH IN" FRANCE. Oct. 8. As the result of allied pressure asrainst the Hindenburg line, the German high command is preparing a vast retirement. The enmy is expected to take positions twenty to forty miles farther back. Information shows the new line is not ready and that the retirement must be dHaed as long as poswiblf. But the allied assault is seriously interrupting the German plans and may force a backward movement before the enemy is willing. Whadda Mean "Afford?"

Serves Notice That No Armistice is Possible Willie Central Power Armies are on Allied Sell

Bt United Pree? j WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 8, 4:00 p. m. President Wilson this afternoon addressed to Germany an inquiry designed to test the sincerity of Germany in her peace efforts. In his message he serves notice on Germany, that no armistice is possible while the armies of the Central powers are on allied soil. "And," he added, "discussion would depend upon the willingness of the Teutons to withdraw their forces from invaded lands." The message to Germany was of ficially designated an inquiry not a reply to the German note. It asks the German chancellor for his exact meaning and questions whether he meant Germany was ready to accede to the 14 terms or only the technical details of their application. EXSE XT IS. "Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge on behalf of the President your note of October 6 enclosing a ccmmmxicatlon from the G-erman government to the President, and. Z am instructed "by the President to request you. to make the following' communication to the Imperial German chancellor: "Before mating r;ply to the request of tho Imperial Oi:nan govenneii;, and in order that reply shall be as candid an! straightforward as the momentous interest Involved, requires, the President of the United States deemed it necessary to assure himself of the exact meaning of the note of the Imperial chancellor. Does the Imperial chancellor mean that the Imperial German government accepts the terms laid down by the President in his address to the Congress of the United States on the 8th of January, last, and in subsequent addresses, and that its object in entering1 into discussion would he only to agree upon the practical details of their application? The President feels bound to say with regards to the suggestion cf an armistice that he would not feel at liberty to propose a cessation of arms to the governments j with which the government of the United States is associated against the Central Powers bo long as the armies of those powers are upon their soil. The goodl faith of any discussion would manifestly depend upon the consent of th3 Central Powers Immediately to withdraw their foroes everywhere from lnvadad. territory. "The President also feels that he is Justified in asking- whether tho Imperial chanceUor is speaking merely for th" constituted authorities of the empire who have so far conducted the war. He deems the answer to these questions vital from every point of view." "IiANSING." HAMMOND MAN SEVERELY WOUNDED The Hammond Malieablo Iron Works learned today that one of its former employee. Eugene Baptiste. aged " had been severely wounded in artion in France. August 31. Baptiste enlisted a"' year ago. At the plant todr, v little was known about him and ft was not believed that he had any r iaties in Hammond. A brother, a'semployed at the Malleable works. !!'-. the plant a few weeks ago ant! !i s address is not known. Tli? city directory has no name corresponding t that of the wounded man and his brother. TURKISH CABINET t FALLEN? ( L'nitee"1 Pkkss Cablegram. J LONDON. Oct. S. A Berne rii.epateh to the Laiiy News tcdy said it ii understood the Turkish -3D:net h:u fallen. The despatch said there great excitement. J. B. McCRERY DEAD. By U.--itki ! ! niCHMoNi. Ky . O.-t. 8. Jaiwes j McCreavy. formerly U. S. fna!'.: a - I j covei nor, iied today !.t his lio:n; 1 ; s following a brief illnos3. lie wts ti) I years old.