Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 122, Hammond, Lake County, 1 November 1918 — Page 1

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VICTORY i OH G.O.P. Even Democrats Feel That the President Made Mistake in Opening Floodgates. TrsiM Bi'RSU'. AT Stath Capital. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1. A very careful survey of opinion among all classes of Hoosiers has just been completed here and conditions throughout the state point unqualifiedly to the election of the Republican state ticket in Indiana and to the returning of a big majority of Republicans to the Congress from Indiana. This is the word that has been passed down the line here in the list twelve hours and Republican leaders are jubilant today, with the election but a few days away. '3VBT WHAT -WAS HEEBEB."-"-"' The thing that ipparently was n1?d - injc-t th-i acme of fighting blood into the Rrublican orsanixation everywhere ;:i Indiana was President Wilson's arr?al to the country fcr the deffat cf all R"Dubll,ans and the election of a DnwVratic congress. His recognition In that statement of the fact that the Republicans Viad been rro-v. ar has cauR'-d rmny smiles on the countenances of Reruhlican leader". They declare that the rrident couldn't have done a better i!nn? for the opposition if h had tried a dozen political machirations. IT IET DOWN THE BAES. The single act of the President has. in one fell srroop, opened all the gates of opportunity for political conquest (Continued on pag two. COURT MARTIAL MAY FOLLOW Bt 1'sitep rr.EJs WAS-HINUTO.N. Nov. 1. Secretamy r War Baker was considering today ii recommendation of Charles E. Hi'chc3 that the war department co(i- : -it r the advisability of court mart::ins Col. Deds, former aircraft Th" investigation report was pia.'d m Psjkrr's hands late estrday.docision is expected soon. Trie rei. -rt arei ally was view ed as m'.lder in us lon'.hision than the senate air j,r--bc finding. CUE STARS TO AIL) WAR WCilK CAMPAIGN" r 1 4 r T 4 if" - 1 tf tt. -V . V ' vWelker Cochran, above, and Wtll'c Hoppe. An 18.2 tmlk line billiard match cf 2,000 points U to he staped by Willie lioppe and Welker Cochran for the 1 ene:it cf the tsnited war work campaign. The r-iath will be played in four blocks in four cities Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washing-ton curing the week of th t.-ive, November 11-18.

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V 4 1 V- WOK -k Gen. Sir Edmund AUabj. Gen. Sir Edmund Allexiby, called "the modern crusader," has driven the Turks from the Holy Land and has captured or killed practically the whole Turkish Palestine army. AIlenby has the only army excepting the Americans that has not been defeated in a sing-le engagements miELtrwir D'YE KNOW 'BOOT THIS! Tiv.rw Pi-REtr. At Stats Capiti.. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Nor. 1. Dr. Willi ft in F. Xing', assistant secretary of State Board of Heaitb, says State Kealth 3oard baa recommended that Z,aia County health, officers keep ban on at least In some particulars w er where Influenza conditions are not yet secure enough to warrant raising, not. ably in Hammond. Conditions throughout county probably good enough to Justify opening cf schools. Dr. King says state ban under latest interpretation Is raised at midnight, Saturday, but reconunandatlons made to health officers of thirty-six counties to keep ban on at least in some patriculars were needed. Bt United ?rhp.1 l.DIA (POLIS, Ind., ov. 1 The slate lo-.-rd of heilth daterii'ued to till enforce the draMIc ban on 32 counties tbia afternoon. Tbey Include j Lube and Porter, Tisins "Hi. ;;kjIC. At Stte Capital. IXDIANAPOM.S, INP., Nov. 1. The state board of hralth announced today hat the iuflii'-nza ban will not bo lifted Saturday night in Kaportc, Elkhart, St. Joseph. I-c.ke and several other northern counties, although fift;--six coun-r.i-.s ore released Saturday night. Here's One Says Not. f Bt I'snrn Pr.rsp.1 I.VDIAXArot.IS-. Sow l.Th'i state-wid'-flu han will be lifted Saturday, midnirht, rr earlier if pospil". accordie.g to information rent out tfday by the ft.it'? ooara t ! tiea.tn. jjuiatioii win be itft to local authorities. It. Raleigh Hale of the Lake county board of health, today lifted the ban in Lake county and sent out notice from Enst Chicago to that effect. v. M. .MCtaniC or tiammona. upenn- i tend'-nt of the schools, announced that j the schools would be opened on Monday! morning. 'FLU" SU3S101NG; Ml TO 8E LIFTED The "flu" epidemic lies about subsided and tomorrow at midnight the. ban will be lifted. th-"ving open the churches, sehools. theater."'. billiard parlors, lodges, cluhs and other places closed by the state board of health. Pr. Hale, secretary of the county board of health, estimated today that triers are no more than 1.500 cases of ir.f!'.ienra in Lako county as against 7,000 at the peek of the epidemic. W hile the otflcdat rt port has not been conspil-d tho !i.:ml-r of deaths from influenza in I.3V-; cov.nty is believed to be between TOO and f''d. That the "flu" still lingers was Indicated today by a report that seven persons in one family the entire family are so ill of the disease that none la abie to be out of bed

LIKE COUNTY IS SAFE FOR REPUBUGftN PAHTY At Least County Seat G. 0. P. Leaders Figure it That Way.

.Special, To The Timzs.J CROWN POINT, Ind., Nov. 1. Republican leaders in Ike county are absolutely confident of electing every man on the county ticket. The majorities will not be a? lart;e a,s they have been in the past, because of the smaller reg-istrution. but they will be sufficient to elect the entire county ticket. The bright and particularly luminous republican ?pot in Lake county this election is the south part of the county and the prediction is made that It will return a republican majority of from l.SGO to 2.000. Hammond i. expected to return a small republican majority. Kas-t Chicago will not give as large a republican majority a3 she has done in the post. Gary to the leaders here is regarded 09 the black spot in the county and will probably be very close. Some republicans even say that it will give a democratic majority, while others claim It for the g. o. r. CLERK in COURT 1 1 ; Accused of Spitting in a Street Car, Judge Re leases Him. On the evidence of Conductor C. Rob-in.-on of the II.. V. &. E. O. Street Kailway Mike Kocazik, city clerk of "Whiting, waa haled before Special .Judge. John Morthlarid this morning. Conductor; Robinson says that Kocazik was spitting and smoking on the platform of a street car. The Uoard of Health recently issued orders that street car men should enforce the stopping of the disgusting act of spitting on street cars. Kocazik waa represented by an attorney t. ho contended there was no law agpinst the practice no Judge Morthlaud dismissed the ensf. The street car company officials were present prepared to prosecute the case. "We will make, no more arrests." said one of the officials, "people can spi on the cars all they want to. What's the use of trying to carry out orders? AVhat is the board of health going to do about WOMEN ID REMIND VOTERS Oil TUESDAY Lake Co. Women Will Picket Polls for a WorthyAim Election Day. The Hammond V.'ornnn's Club by the chairman cf its civtc committee. Mrs. J. 51. Turner, today enlisted in a splf-n-did work boosting for a new tubercular ranatarlum for Eeke county which must be dcoldM by ballot nct Tuesday. The committee is arranging to have ladies at every polling rla" in the county on election day to Teiv.ind tho men of their duty In voting ftr the institution. Requests have b(n rr.ade of all the: affiliated women's clubs find orgrimzitions in t!io county to detail members at 1 th polls o that ail ritka and torvns j will vote "yes." ; This is something that Eake county must have. There is great need for it 1 and pressing need. I'o not f-.rgct to i vote for the tubercular sanatarium next Tuesday. oo you KNOW TRIS MM? Goes to Town to Keep Warm and Succumbs to Asphyxiation. rrr;At. To Tnr Times. 1 I WHITING. 1N'r.. Nov. 1. The body j of an unknown man was found by the New York Central towerman vn Wed- 1 nesday morning The man had evidently sat down by the side of a gas engine ; near the tower to keep warm and was j asphyxiated. The undershirt bore the j name of J. Urbanic. othervire there, is I no clew as to his identity. He. was 7 feet 7 inches tall, slim build, weighing 117, or 130 pounds and About twentyone years of &gJ. He wore a black cap, ! brovMi socks. black shoes, brownish black trousers, blue overalls, light blue j ahlrt and a red sweater. The remains j are at the Heyden undertaking morgue, 406 lis stret. swatting Ident'.flcat ion.

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Aetna Powder Works Men Crash Into Auto in Ham mond This Morning; Fa- i tality Will Probably Result. Peter Rusk of Aetna, while driving the automobile of Ralph Carmichael, superintendent of the Aetna Powder Co., with Ralph Carmichael, Edward C. Rettia of 1139! West Keller street, Chicago, and Thomas Gannon of 411 Roby st., Chicago, ran into two boys on Summer street, in Hammond, this morning. Rusk, who was driving while Intoxicated, according to the police, ran into Alick Javenkows-M, 12 years old. and his brother, John Javenkowski. -13 years old. of 3S Co. House, East Hammond, who, with theij. mother, was hauling some wood Jno-v'ittle wagoo.' , .. Tho mfcchhw ftftef hitting the beys skidded for about 150 feet, then turned over, burying the men under the car. All the injured were taken to St. Margnrefs hospital where it was found John Javenkowski had his left arm i broken and was bruised and cut about i the. face. Alick Javer.kowsko was cut about the faC'i and bruised. Edward Itettin had his right leg broken and his skull fractuied bruised about face and body, not expected to live. Thomas Gannon, left nand broken and bruised. reter Rusk, cbt and bruised about the face and body. Husk was arrested by the Hammond police and Is out on bond awaiting the outcome of tho Injured. BRITISH OCCUPY IMPORTANT TOWN IlN-i-jEt- Tress Cabi.ehram. LONDON. Nov. 1 British infantry and mounted troops have occupied the important railway town of Sacile on tho Lievenra river. The Eixenza has b-n reached on a four mile front by the troops of the tenth army (with which Americans are brigaded.) I-tetwcen the Odrzo-Portogruaro railway and th Adriatic the Austrians iapid!y are failing baclt. EMPEROR KARL 0RD2RS SUBMISSION IImiep Press afi.kgram.I ZURICH, Kov. 1. Emperor Karl before leaving Vienna for Godollo ordered the authorities to yield unresistingly to the new regime, according to advices received here today. The emperor also wired Arch Duk" Joseph to take similar action. The hit-: ter. who previously had been designated hy Krl to take steps toward greats inAnnnAfnro for Huncp.rv. l-ft r.udtrcst aft-r a republic had b- n proclaimed. SEEKING GREAT OIL FIELDS IN ENGLAND Lord Cowdray. Lord Cowdray, cil kirifr of tht British empire and owner of 01 field! in all parts of the world. iconvinced that oil can be found i:. Lnjdand in sufficient quantities to preatly help supply the needs for war purposes.- lie plans to spend $5,000,000 of his own money if necessary to find the deposits. lie has called in experts from the United states to aid him.

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New portrait of daughter of General Miss Audrey Townshend. only daughter of hero of Kut. was sent to Constantinople when Turks captured hT j father to cheer him in his captivity, 1 LATEST NEWS fCNrEL Press CAEi-EonAM ! PARIS, Nov. 1. Members of; the inter-allied diplomatic council! believe the Hapsburg dynasty isj ended and that an eastern republic' is likely to be formed. The Kaiser's abdication also is considered to be inevitable, the date only being uncertain. Confidential advices to the conference suggested that the German internal situation is momentarily likely to force the Kaiser's abdication. ,, , ,, V,TEI. rrtEss CablEuKam 1 , pARIS Noy j Action equival i H ent to the surrender of the German i . M'a, I ana Austrian military commanaers,!

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The surrender of Turkey to the British indicated that the allies will force the enemy, literally, to wave the white flag in France and Italy. AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS MUTINY t'VTr.f Fr.F. C.tti.E.mAji COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. Count Karolyi, head of the national council, has wired the Tagblatt that the Budapest garrison and police have acknowledged the new council government. The population is jubilant. REVOLUTION SPREADS LIKE FIRE COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. The national council after consultation with a delegation of soldiers and officers decided to establish a provisional workman's and soldiers' council and draw up a plan for a new monarchial government, according to a Vienna dispatch filed at midnight. Victor Adler has been named

Townshend sent to hero of Ivut.

J General lownsocnd. On. Townshend was commander of the British Mesopotamian force which surrendered at Kut-el-Amara on April 3?. 131S. Gen. Townshend was sent as a prisoner to an island in the Sea. of Marmora. A few days ago General Townshend ! was fr"e'1 to RO to inforM 1h" P'Uifh 'J i . n i tn.ni-j life jii in? JWhi't u ova 1 that the negotiations be op'-nt-d with a be j foreign minister; Herr Leutncr, war minister, and Herr Renner, minister, of social affairs. All are socialists. The revolutionary movement is growing throughout the country. Vienna is reported to be without food. COUNT TIS2A IS MURDERED. ri'N'iTEL Press Cableoram.J COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. Count Tisza, former Hungarian premier and leader of the Hungarian gov ernment party, has been murdered, j according to a dispatch from' Vienna today. He opposed Count Karolyi in the establishment of a separate Hungarian state. The count was shot by a soldier while walking in the streets. He died immediately. A friend who was with him was wounded. Another report said his assailant was a woman member of the family.

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Brilliant Operations of Allied Troops Bring Them Hear 1S3 Austrian Border. fEr Vsitbd Press. 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. l.The Italian advance is continuing on a front of more than '125 miles despile the Austrian appeals for ao armistice, it was officially reported by General Diaz in a dispatch to the Italian embassy today. Austrians, the dispatch sa.d. h:-.f- retreated beyond Tagiiamen'o. -.'hlch forms the principle defensive line between the Fiave and the Ison and tiows from twenty to thirty miles inside the farthest eastern boundary of Italy. More than 100,000 Austrians in tho. Grappa region are offering .resistcm e. The Austrians are putting up a desperate fight beyond Belluno to rrevent tiie conjunction of the Italians advancing the Piatc with those t. ho have driven a huge wedge into the Austrian lines in -rr-"rVf rrtfn S 'r'JtTnT ""' " - r inn.ii.TiN.) M'MTtt i'HEKS CAPr.E if.JM.1 ROME, Nov. 1. The Italians are completely overrunning the Venetian plains. The war office announced today Italian troops have reached Fadalto, twenty miles beyond the Piave. d-.Tnciitg f-.c-s hftv'e freed fi.otu lti!.;t:i pris,.n.-rj, 0 -var ii0nie cab! " ''-' .uiii'.'tii-:c.i. The prisoners had h.-.-ii ki t immcdiat'-ly behind the Austrian lilies pml had l.-en oinpclled t work on military fortifications limi'r Italian gun ;"trr. the advices declare.!. llit-'LLETIN.J I- i'KKSS ' A BT.K.iT.A M. 1 THE ITALIANS IN WITH THE FIELD, Nov. 1. The Italians have ccraplrtcly severed communications between the Austrian armies in the Piave and Trentino regions. Following tii brilliant operation which resulted in the capture cf Mont Ccs--n, the Twelfth Army after a night of forced inarching, occurid the summit cf the entire ridge cast of the Piave. for !S miles ii desperate fighting. This gave them complete domination of the Piave gorge from Fcltre to Belluno. irtLI.ETIN.) (I'MTKl. 1'nnss 'A!U.B!RAM.J WITH IHi: ITAI.IWS IV THK riKl-ri. iv. I. The lt.-ili.ins continue to driif a vtftlup into the Austrian mountain potltinni on the northern portion of the front Tthlch constitutes cn ever inrrrnsInK menace to their communications tn the Trentino region. This operation is bring carried out Uy the fourth ormien. The nil lance f the eig'illi. trnib nnil twelfth nrmle beyond the I'l.n r I undermining the enem's hold cn the Veni-o plaar oml She I lin region. - , iBri.i.ETr:;. f l.'MTF.D i iJESS t'AKr.B'iltAM. IU Mi:, ov, 1 Knlijin trops liove entered Belluno. neortling to bnttlrfront dlsp- t-liei m'ricd here today. The Austrian ere evacuating the I dine region. Br l.'NiTEP Press. 1 ASH i Nt.'I'O. Nov. 1 Austrian inrees bare r' icn;i(eil I dine, abandoning; vat au.-ntitiex of war material aud supplies in their hanty retreat, the aispntch to the Italian fmbir tods? reported. It hoi been used since last November tin the headquarters of the enemy soveromfnt In the occupied ter territory. l dine is forty-five miles from the Piave and only twelve miles from the Austro-IIujigarlan border. BRITISH START NEW DRIVE I":vr.i;: 'itEss Cabuegram I.ONItON. Nov. 1 The Pritish suddenly attacked south of Calenciennes this morning, it was announced by Field Mar.;I,al JIaig. Good progress was reported. VIOLENT ACTION NEAR GUISE flN-ivr... J'hkss Cabi.kgram.1 PARIS. Nov. l. Violent artillery action In the Giuse region and west of Kt. Fergneux during the night wer reported by the French war office today.