Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 73, Hammond, Lake County, 9 October 1918 — Page 1

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WEATHER v'OL. XIII, XO. 73. Good Progress Is Being Made on a t Bulletin. United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Oct. 9.-British troops ;have entered Cambrai, Field Marshal Haig reported today. The armies of Gen. Byng and Rawlinson renewed their attacks this morning. More than 8,000 prisoners and many guns were tak;en in yesterday's operations on this ' front. Bulletin. t7vitet pbes9 cablegram. LONDON, Oct. 9. British, French and Americans resuming their attacks on the St. QuentinCambrai region this morning, extended the fighting over a front of about thirty miles, embracing the sector north of Cambrai. Rapid progress was made everywhere, Field Marshal Haig reported. He announced that Canadian trqops had captured Ramillled, two miles northeast of Cambrai." riNTTED Press Cableoh am. PARIS, Oct. 9. -The allies are still fighting forward between St Quentin and Cambrai. The British and French are eleven miles northeast of St. Quentin. The Americans are less than two and a half miles from Dusigny (three and a half miles north of Bohain). In the Champagne Franco-American divisions are menacing Machault (twentymilea TlrtT-frVl n t flf ThimBi The French operating with the American left wing are pressing northward In the Argonne forest which the enemy is evacuating. Two entire German divisions have been destroyed in the fighting along the Suippe river. On the right tank of the'Aisne French and Americans are progressing toward Lancon (seven miles southwest of Monthois). Further to the northeast the Americans along the Aire river are rendering the enemy hold untenable. BIIEA F. B. SEilF Harry Leon Clark of 655 Connecticut street. Gary, was arrested on Sibley direct, Hammond, yesterday r.fternoon by Officer Homerick after the officer had w-ucheu Clfirk take a raincoat out the automobile of Richard F. Schaaf, v iiich was standing in front of the Citizcu's National Eank. When searched at the police station fume new neckties ajid a pair of gloves, sakl to have been stolen from the Lion S' ore, were found, but Clark said that he had bought them from ano'her man. FORCE BOSS TO BUY ' BOND William J. Lee, foreman of the machine ordnance department at the American Uridge Works, Uary. was forced to buy a $200 Liberty Kond yesterday by l.is workmen. All of the men working under Lee had purchased bonds, and thoy declared he refused to buy, repardicss of the fact that he was making flO a day. The. workmen threatened to ride Lee on a rail and paint him yellow if he did not buy a bond. R0i&oFJtaoi? Tho only casualty ca Gen. Pershing's list today is Clement lieam, Crown Point, reported wounded severely. This casualty was however reported to THE TI2IBS last week by the parents. NOTICE.

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The weather man has made special preparations for a peppery, sunshinny, ideal October Day, Thursday. Dollar Day. Dollar Day is the day when Mr. Man and Mrs. Woman take the dollar bill and march into the store of the enterprising merchant and take away more than the dollar will buy any of the other 36 4 days. Hammond merchants are ready. The showcases are piled high with real, genuine, honest-to-goodness bargains. There will be many a dirty dish in the sink tomorrow for mother, wife and sister will be down town taking advantage of the biggest buying day in the year. Visitors will come to Hammond from every city In this region and the streets will bustle with activity. Tou can't afford to miss Dollar Day. It is a great chance to economize. Times Bureai?. At State Capital. INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Oct. 9. republication and Democratic state organizations today canceled for this week all rublic political meetings throughout the state. Edward M. Wasmutli. Republican state chairman, and L. W. Henley, secretary of the Rpubllcan state committee, issued the following announcement: "The Republican state organization has decided to postpone the opening of the speaking campaign untii after the closing day of the Liberty Loan solicitation period. This policy will obtain even in counties that already have gone over the top. Speaking engagements for outside members of the congress for next week, as well as the meeting scheduled for Wednesday night at Huntington, have been canceled. "Republican workers in all corners of the state will continue their active efforts in support of the Liberty Loan organization. The loan reriod closes on October 19; the Republican campaign will open on October 21 and continue under full headway right up to the election." In line with this announcement Congressman Julius Kahn. of California, will not speak as scheduled. in Indianapolis October 10. Frederick Van Nuys. Democratic state chairman, said in the counties where the ban on public meetings is raised. Democratic speakers will not be sent to counties that have not gone over the top in the Liberty Loan drive. The Democrats say they wiil not make an influenza epidemic has subsided. The ninety-two county clerks of Indiana have asked the state board of election commissioners for 71,230 ballots for the election next month. The request for the last election in 191(1 was S02.400. It is expected that the board will be asked to supply 70.000 ballots for absent voters. These will be used for the soldier vote. The .commission recently appointed to look after the registration and voting of absent voters has scarcely more than 5,000 soldiers registered and officials believe the estimate of 70.000 ballots is entirely too high. TRAVELINGSALESMEN MUST FIGHT TBr T'nited Prkss. WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. Drastic measures to meet the severe shortage o men and material for essential war work are plc.nne.1 by the war industries bo.lid in co-operation with the department of labor. Chairman Baruch today said that ITiO.OOfi traveling sales-men. 100.000 bus boys, portfrs v.nd other servants in hotels probably will be affected. He also declared that private chauffeurs must "work or fight." LABOR DENOUNCES PEACE TRICK Rv United Press. WASHINGTON. Oct. ft. A message denouncing the German peace offer was issued today by the American Federation of Labor. "We want pence, but we want such a peace as will insure freedom and democracy for all the world and for all time." de clared the statement, w hich was signed by Acting President John R. Alpine of the federation. Buy It Like a Man!

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HAMMOND, IXDIAXA. A crisis is fast approaching in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, treasury officials today declared, and it is possible that the goal of six billion dollars may not be subscribed in time. With only $1,650,000,000 raised in the first half of the campaign the gloomiest prospects of any loan campaign face officials .today. Telegrams appealing for continued effort went out to all sections of the country from the treasury today. Secretary McAdoo urges subscribers to double their subscription Police of the cities of the Calumet region were notified by wire last night of a big bank robbery down state. The chief of police" of K?T6T(J"ir'Tnd.V' announced four bank robbers were driving: toward Chicago in a large black automobile with red wheels. The police chiefs learned that a bank there had been robbed. The amount is not definitely known. FUNERAL OF FRED C. HOPMANH TODAY Remains of Hammond City Official Interred at Tinley Park. The funeral of Fred C. Hermann, member of the Hammond city council and board of public works and proprietor of the cleaning and dying establishment that bore his name, was held this afternoon from the Xeidow chapel to Tinley. 111., by automobile. Interment was made at the Tinley cemetery. Fred C. Hopmann died of Spanish influenza, at St. Margaret's Hospital yesterday afternoon after a short but from tho tirst very severe illness. Born in Germany, March 7. 1ST7, Fred Hopmann came to the United States in 1SS3 and lived at Tinley Paik. 111., for several years. He later moved to Chicago and started i rj the cleaning and dying business, wh.oh -he transfi rerd to Hammond. A resident of Hammond for the past fifteen years. Mr. Hopmann hid a great circle of friends who mourn their loss. Those who survive Mr. Hopmann are i Mrs. Anna Hopmann, his wife, and five! children, the ou:gost five weeks old. I Mrs. Hopmann is ill of i:ifhi-nza and I was unable to attend the funeral. j Helen, Elizabeth. Frcderlch Oretchen and the baby are the children. Tliorc are three brothers and two sisters: Henry and Hichnrd of Tinley. 111., Ernest of Chicago: Mrs. August Rtieter of West' Hninmoi:d tnd Mrs. Carl Goeble of Tin1 ley. J Mr. Hopmann was one of the founders I of the Citizens party and as a member I of the council and the board of works was one of the strongest members of Ithe administration. Other officials at , the city hall sought Mr. Hopm.i mi's dvice and had great respect for his judg- ! ment. I Mr. H'ipmsnn was a member of the i Evangelical Lutheran church and the j Knights of Pyth:n. There were msny i beautiful floral tributes on the casket j that wps lowered into the grave at Tinley this afternoon. EXPECT TO ATTACK NOTE Bv 1'nitf::i Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. Anticipating a Republican attiiek upon President Wilson in the senate because of his peace note to Orramny, administration leaders are preparing to meet and answer it. Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the foreign relations committee, will probab'y make tli chief reply to any such attack. President Wilson is said to have based his note on certain information not available to the public or to congress, and it In sail that developments of the next few days will prove conclusively that the President's course was a master stroke.

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."WEDNESDAY, The deadly accuracy of the allied gunners is shown once more in this photo from the front. While General Mansin's forces Only One Box May Be Sent J " to Each Man in France No Unlabeled Boxes Will Be Accepted. ttAbU.NUiU. uci. a. .-wu.-t M.ii .- dicrs In France can receive but one: C1iri5tm.ni nark.icn each this vear and i each package must weigh not more than three pounds, according to regulations, announced Monday by the war departI ment. Boxes for men in the navy, however, may welsh twenty pounds. The regulations governing Christmas packages for soldiers have just been ' completed after conferences betweeyl the war and rostoffloe departments and the! American Red Cross. I "Relatives and friends," says the war department's announcement, "who are; planning to make Christmas tor tne soi - ilieri in the war ones as merry as conlitinn wtn't'crmit. should bear in mind that each soldier is entitled to but one ef these packages. Thcvar depart ment WiU not accept more than one parcel for each man. Jtd expected tnat approximately 2.100'00 of these packages (Continued on page five.) TTmnmTr H TArrOt) J-iXJjXjXvX X Xix-j.viv PRODUCTION P.Y 1'xited Punas. nf-rririiT Oct. 9. Liberty motor ' production reached the 10.000 mark tmav jiecurding to an announce - ! , kv the Bureau of Aircraft Fro- ! auction." Practically all of the motors v.,.n i fr Hetn.it concerns. iYES, WHAT WAS EXPECTED fir.viTE" Press Cab:,eoram COPENHAGEN, "ct. . In ai interview in the Extra Eiadet regarding President Wilson's reply an unnamed German political writer says: "If Germany evacuates occupied terlitories the allies must similarly evacuate German colonies." GERMANS ARE REPORTED CONCENTRATING rL"NITEr PRITSS CaHLE'IRAM :H THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMT. Oct. S. The Germans are reported to be concentrating heavily behind the Romagne which f.rms the exact .conter of the enemy front between Meuse and the Argonne. th e i FRANCE GETS THE NEWS United Press Capi eosam. PARIS, Oct. 9. Extra editions at noon today carried the first news of President Wilson's reply to Germany. Newspaper opinion was that the reply was "just as was expected."

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OCTOBER 9, 1918. Wrecked German 8Smm gun. were bombarding the Huns on the western front his artillery discovered the location of this German SSmm gun mounted upon a truck. CEDAR LAKE SOLDIER DIC.S OF PNEUMONIA

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" turnip; Tills tnToii- i day Night. Special To Tiik Ttme3. CROWS TOlN'T. Ir.d.. Oct. 9. The - 1-M, r.t T t.: ...i,.,,... l,. ,o (near Cedar Lr.ke and who entered U. t S. Service on August 2?,' J9IS. occurred ; at Camp r'iUS- 1a on M"y ht ; from pneumonia, having been sick for , i several days. Miss Louise Dietel of ' this city received word on Moiay that lie was unconscious and left lmmeditely for the camp, but arrived too late. He was employed on his father's farm prior to his bfins inducted into the service. Tie has one brother in the service and a married sister living Chicaeo. his n.Lrents surviVA him The body will be brought to the home for burial. This makes the secoifl df-ath of that disease in this vli r'.nliv. Llovd Coleman havinff died Inst at rufc,n Sound Washington. (IRJUHG1I0H SUIT AGAINST HE5SVILLE Acting on the opinion of the court when Judge Reiter earlier in the. week"' : iouna ior me ucionuant in trie case ot the city of Hammond versus the tov.-n of Hessville and the Hessville officials. ; City Attorney "W. W. McMnhon has J sta rted new proceedings. Judge Reiter came to the conclusion that the quo warranto proceedings were j out of order and the legal proceeding would be an injunction suit. The city attorney filed the new suit yesterday asking that the Hessville town officials I ,,e enjoined from exercisinpr the powers) i of town government on the premii e that j i the incorporation of Hessville in whi.-h ! il grabbed off all the territory south of j i Standard avenue to the Little Calumet region from under the nose of Hammond ( I was illegal j Frank Holly. George Schneider and August Jar neck, trustees; E. B. Kunow, ; town clerk: esiey jnnn, treasurer, and Chas. Karstcn, marshal, are the defendants. j FRENCH-YANK TROOPS ADVANCE rpjJJJJTjJJ IVIJjES " United PP.E7sCAr.i E.RAM WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMM. Oct. 9. French and American troops in their attack west of the Meuse have advanced more than three and a half miles in some places. ENTIRE SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS f United Press Cablegram. SAN SERASTIN. Spain. Oct. 3. Premier Maura has handed in his resigna tion acd that of bis entire cabinet to j King Aifonso, it was announced here i today. ! FORMER RUSSAN PREMIER SHOT! v j United Press Cpi.eoram.I STULKHULJi, wcc. . .viexanaer rrepoff. former Russian premier, ,has been shot, according to a dispatch from Petrograd today. Buy It Like a Mani

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The first shot from a French S05 aimed at tho un struck it in the middle, wrecking the gun and cutting the truck in half. LIBERT! BDHD! 3 ;ause of murder c rrr --------. t Frientt ai ter at Noon Today. As the result of a quarrel had last J week over the purchase of Liberty bonds -r,-.. -i. . 1 ...-,!.! ri.,.. i Xadalaned at 4430 Todd avenue this noon In East Chicago and then shot Miss Pauline, the murdered man's daughter, as she with her mother tried to intercept Donivsh and prevent him from making his escape. Deniesh drew a pun on Nadalnned as h(5 passed his home and shot him through the head. lis fell dead to the sidewalk. The dead man's wife and daughter ran out and seized Demesh. lie lired on Pauline and escaped. The wound is not fatal. The police captured Nadalnned as he was getting on a Hammond car. VSP.DUN SECTOR CLEARED OF HUNS Cxiteo Pnrss Capi.k.ram.1 WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMY, Oct. 9. Success of the FrancoAmerican attacks west of the Meuse which began yesterday cleared Verdun of German artillery domination. The attacks have released the famous city from the enemy's grip of four years. Fighting over fields which had not ' been stirred by battles since 191fi. the ! French r.nd Americans have advanced ! m,?re than two miles on a front of about seven miles. These operations also have greatly strenghtened the ; right flank of the Americans west of ' Despite rain which makes i going difficult pressure against the j Klein-Hilde-Stcllung is increasing- all I along the line. The Germans between i the Meuse and the At conne forest are - ;n danger of being shoved back a coniderable distance. BATTLE IS INTENSE. Usited I'mss Cablegram. PARIS. Oct. 9. The battle is proceeding with great intensity along the whole fighting front. With the fall of Cambrai General LuI riendorff's battle continues crumbling about him. The attack by the army i of General Eyng and General RawlI !..nn tn-arr?i T a lVi!.f?i!i t Vi i rnrtrni ing tnds to precipitate withdrawal of ' ,n tiernlan armies in this region, j which is being thrown into disorder. The French and Americans are fore- ! ing back the enemy in the Champagne ! and consolidating their gains on the Suippe river front while French cavalry is north of the river. In the Argonne the Germans caught in a pocket are putting up supreme resistence. An artillery battle is raging along a wide front northwest of Rhelms. TURKISH PEACE NOTE COMING United Press C vbi.etram AMSTERDAM. Oct. 0. The Turkish peace note has been sent by Spain. It was learned today. Presumably it is j similar tothat of Germany's DISCONTINUE LUNCHEONS During the epidemic of Spanish influenza the weekly luncheons of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce will be discontinued.

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. A. J AMERICA MUST FEED MO. OOO. OOO ALLIES DsUVerefl by TTMXS errter, 400 PM month; oa streets and at newsstands, 2a per copy; 'back numters, 3o per copy. ; President to Make Real Reply As Scon As He Tests German Sincerity. TBl-LLETIN. U'vrTEn Press Caht.eoram. LONDON , Oct. 9. The first Impression of President Wilson's note ' to Oencanj 13 rather disappointing, especiaUy among- the fight to a finish advocates. All quarters recognize the desirability cf avoiding any strengthening- cf the German morale r.hich is believed to be the motive behind the president's leniency bui there Is mucU speculation concerningthe means to enforca other important conditions beyond the fourteen points if an armistice is declared on a retirement to the Gernian frontier. By lN-iTEn ritnss.l WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. President Wilson probably will go before congress to cast farther light upon the position he took in his inquiry to the German Prince Max as soon as the latter replies. The white house viewpoint of 1.17:! . - .. -... . - 4G: 1 cial course. They say it is an in quiry and not a reply to the peace ! offers and will clear the way for t'np nrpe;?Hnr tr miU t:-: " w Y a J-iHHlj; ply as soon as he knows whether Germany wants peace on his terms or whether this is merely an insincere peace move. Particular attention was called to thf fact that among the president's term? are complete freeing of occupied territory and that self-determination shall be Vie governing factor in territorial alignments. As tho matter now stands tiermany knows clearly that complete evacuation of occupied territory must be the preliminary to any pence move. I The German leaders are told they mu" show their true colors, not alone to the world but to their own people. Entente diplomats were r-'ased wall the methods used by the president. They designated this action as a notic-3 to Germany that she must come aroun-i to the American allied viewpoint or be punished into defeat. Neither the allies nor America wi'l consider a temporary armistice, it was authoritatively stated. It became known that the president's declaration for evacuation of occupied territories before tin armistice did not contemplate the evacuation of Alsace. Instead it meant evacuation of invaded territories and the intention as shown by the president's fourteen terms is to leave the righting of the wrong done France to determination in tha final peace conference. It was said on high authority that this "righting" was open to the .'interpretation of the return of Alsace to France. ALLIED ATTACKS NEW SUCCESS By FRED FERGUSON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMY, Oct. 9. The converging attack on the Argonne-Massis continues with renewed success. Heavy fighting has developed in j the center where infantry opera tions were precedd by an,unusually strong artillery bombardment which lasted all night. Attacking under cover of yesterday morning's darkness, the Americans caught the Austro-Germans by surprise and advanced more than a mile and a quarter in the tirst rush. Daylight brought a stiffening of resistence but the allies made great inroads through the enemy at some points. k Progress in this sector is important as it removes the danger to the American flank along the Meuse and has routed out German artillery nests which made the American positions uncomfortable. The situation of the Germans in tho northern part of the forest is serious. The Americans have improved their newly taken positions along the Ancre. Our artillery has caused more than twenty-four fires back of the German positions. If You Don't Buy a Fourth Liberty Loan Bond Uncle Sam will be mighty inquisitive

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