Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 128, Hammond, Lake County, 8 November 1918 — Page 1

COLDER 1 1 1Z"? NOVEHBtR 11, LAKE COUNTY'S NEXT BIG DAY WEATHER VOL. XIII. XO 123. Urn K-rrd I,, 'I nits carrier. 40i- per month; on street unci at nrnutaoils. -r per copTI luclt i:imiLcr ;! jipr -spy. HAMMOND. INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918. 15 SB tSB SJSJ : iSffi Jffift UNITED WAR WORK DRIVE HAS STARTED ALREADY

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Eeatty Machine Co. Turns in Check for its Allotment and Win a Coveted Honor Today. Hammond, with the new pep Instilled Into it by the news of the ending of the. war, ia all cocked and primed for the united war drive campaign which starts next Monday. The drive as a matter of fact, is aire-dy started. The Eeatty Machine Co. is already over the top with its quota. Chairman II. E. Shairer having already received a check for $750, tho proceeds from the employees of the plant, each man giving 16 hours pay a fplendid record. This morning the ': them States Life Co. employes a -0; per cent oversubscription. Facts about the big drive are as follows: No. Employes Amt. Jn'.ander-Steiniander .. . lOp.OO Swift & Co '. 16 COO Goshen Shirt Co S3 250.00 H. V. & E. C. ." 13 700.00 Hammond Pattern & M. 3 l."0.'!0 Corrugated Ear Co SS 200.00 Kmd. Distilling Co 3 15.00 Jimd. Pure Ice Co. ... It 63.0 S G. Taylor Chain 101 75 0.no Hammond Pattern 15 153. t-j Corrugated Bar Co. ... 36 200.00 Hammond Pure Ice .. 14 63.0v Keith Ky. Equip. Co. .. 26 250 00 Champion Potato 77 500.00 No. States Life 11 100.00 Paige-Jones Chem 1 63.00 JCowatc Milling; -e- ' ."f. 00 1'axton Lumber Co 9 100.00 Home Lumber Co 11 100-00 Hammond Lumber It 100.0? Hamd. Malleable Iron. 17-1 1250.00 Nat. Surface Guard.... 7 40.00 Am. Maize Products... 4'H 2500.00 Ted. Cement Tile Co.... 131 0.00 Feii Manfg. Co 5 20.00 Am. Steel Foundries.... 323 2500.00 Etraube Piano Co 93 550.00 Standard Steel Frght.. 1700 2S3O0.00 Standard Steel Ord. ... 2400 United Blr. & Htg. .. 15 1000.00 Lion Store 500.O0 Standard Elevator .... 2S 10.00 Mich. Central Ky 600.00 Hammond Erass Wks.. 35 2').0u Enterprise Bed 3 100.00 Hammond Dairy Co. ... 5 200.00 Chicago Fed & Fert. .. 0- .-00 Ike Co. Time, 2 5 loO.OO TV. K. Conker ; 300 70.00 Consumer. Co "0.00 Jimd. Mcta. & Free.... 8 60.00 Sifo Products Co 9 fO.OO Chicago Telephone .... 7. o 0 Prest-O-Lite Co 1 ' i.n ' h. C. Minas Co M SoO.OO C L. S. & S. B. Ky. ... " 23.00 rValtimore ft Ohio 600 00 Beid Murdoch 3 v md. Gas & Elec... 1S 1000.00 Ei-le R. K 0 1500.00 T S Betz Co 316 2000.00 JlllnolS fS- Co. 2S5 2000.00 Jd. H.r. Belt Ky 53 7500.00 Beatty Machine & Forge 90 750.00 Chapin & Co SI 500.00 Vendor Cigar Co... IS 100.00 Central Railway Signal 35 200.00 Gibson T. M. C. A... 0 100.00 National Biscuit Co. ... 11 60.00 3-. J. & E. R. K, .... 29 1T0-00 Total $61,743.00 Solicitors for Vnlted War AVork Drive. 1 $250 Amusement places, automobile parages and supplies and taxi (Continued on rage eight.) WAR WDBR DRIVE IT ERST CHICAGO Everybody interested In the success of the United "War. "Work drive, which will begin next Monday, is urged to be present at the two preliminary meetings called tonight and tomorrow night at the two ends of the city. Tonight, the meeting will take place at the rooms of the Civic Club on Guthrie street. The program will start at 7:30 o'clock. John Carroll will preside and organization talTls will be given by Col. Riley, city chairman, and by Mr. Carrail, vice chairman. An outside speaker has been secured from the Chicago bureau and a fine address is anticipated. It will be given by Fred High, a peakcr of high repute. Tomorrow evening at 7:30 there will be similar meeting at the Masonic Temple. Chicago avenue. Everybody interested is invited to those meetings. GARY SOLDER REPORTED MISSING The report some time ago of Ross Boyer being missing in action through private sources is now confirmed. Mrs. Boyer having received an official notice from the war department that her husband had been missing in action iince August 5th. Sergeant Boyer was foimerly sergeant for a number of years on te Gary police force and was one of the most fearless officers on the force.

"BRAD" SAYS "THANK YOU" To the Citizens of Lake County: I take this means to show my gratitude to the voters-taxpayers and c:tiens who made possible my election as your county treasurer. I note that a Milwaukee chap was lined $ 1 0 1 for fraudulent advertising. I pledge you that while I serve you as county treasurer I will make good the promise of my advertising and will give you the most efficient, courteous and honest service of which I am capable. -. Sincerely. R.VLril B. BRADFORD. Deputy Treasurer Hake Co.

iCM ROUTE ' GHMIEES TO I 1 MADE

One of the most important changes as well as one of the greatest improvements in street cars and interurhan transportation in Hammond will take place Sunday when the new routing of cars goes into effect. Beginning Sunday cars going to East Chicago and Indiana Harbor from Ku-n Hammond will turn from Ilchrr.an street onto Sibley street and proceed over the Gary & Interurban tracks on Sibiey street to Calumet avenue, ther.ce north over the new. block of track to tho old line of the Hammond, "Whiting East Chicago Railway on Calumet avenue to 130th streeet. etc. All cars from East Chicago to East Hammond will follow the present route, west on State street and South on Hohman street. Cars from Gary will make a h-op. north on Calumet avenue from Sibley stre.fto State street. - west on .State, street to Ilohrr.an strett, souh on H'.hman street to Sibley street and east on Sibley street to Gary. The company believes the change can be made with little confusion to the public. An official of the company to. lay told a reporter t!it the construction work which had been going ahead raridly will continue to completion whether the war ends or not. The government having loaned the Hammond, "Whiting & East Chicago company ;;s5.o,Ki to improve the service the plans wii be carried out although the benefits may be reaped by the patrons of the company and the city as a whole in peace times instead of war times. Forty thousand dollars worth of special construction has already been hauled to Columbia avenue ready to be installed as part of the line on that thoroughfare. The company has spent a great dial of money appropriated on switches and special work along its line in Hammond and East Chicago. "Work has progressed rapidly considerirg the difficulty in getting and keeping labor. The brick paving on Hohman street between the Michigan Central tracks and the bridge will be completed in a few days and the paving at the southeast corner of Hohman arid Sibley streets restored. tT.r-ECUL To The Times. CROWN POINT, IN'D., Nov. S. The tabulated returns on the county election as male by the board of elections commissioners yesterday is as follows: Secretary of State Conter (D 6.169 Koach (R) 9.642 Congress 'Hershman (D) 6.254 Wood (R) 9,531 Prosecutor Hunter (P.) 3.S44 Judge Superior Court No. 1 Re iter (R) 3.784 Judge Supetrior Court No. 2 Barnett (D) Hardy (It) Judge Superior Coor. No. 3 Wildermuih (1 GreenwalJ (R) Joint Representative Spooner (10 Overmeyer t R) .5,9S9 . 3,643 .-5.312 3.6Do ..6.054 9,563 County Clerk Dunn (D) 5.S52 V.'heaton (R) 9.S3S County Treasurer Welters (D) . 5.897 Bradford (R) : 9. 8 38 SheriffStrickland D) 6.C0C, Barnes (R) 9,642 Coroner Young (D) 6,043 Evans(K) 3.594 Surveyor Lyons (D) 5.94 6 Seeley (R) 9,627 County Assessor Keilman (D) - 6,056 Black (R) 9.601 Commissioner, 1st Dist. Johnston ( D) 6.032 Schaaf (R) 0,536 Commissioner 2nd Dist. Worsley (D) 5.997 Claussen (R) 9.659

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LfifIL Paris OICcs Has Not Yet Explalnad Trensniisslon of Mystery regarding the reception c" armistice news, yesterday, byj hundreds of papers subscribing to! the United Press service over the country of which The Times is one has not yet been cleared up to their satisfaction. The following wire was received this morning from New York: Br United Press. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. In view of the British end French cf:icial statements today showing continued lighting on tho western front, the United Press issues the following statement from its general offices: "Our cable received from Paris yesterday signed by Roy W. Howard, preel- '. t of the Un:td Press, and William Phillip Sirr.ms, manager of the Paris bureau regarding tha signing by the allies and Cirimtr.y of an armistice was written in pia;n English and was not susceptible to any ro:-.il!a misconception as received in this o,"J:c. "No censer c uid lure any doubt as to its plain meaning.. . Atter tu receipt of the second messege rc;.;ting the celebration in! Drest e have received no further word! whatever from Mr. Howard or Mr. j Simnia although messages wjre dt- ' patched to thi-m as early as 1 p. m. yes- ! terday. Following; is the exact cable . copy oc i.ie original message as transmitted to the United Press. ' " Unipress New York: " 'Urgent Armistice allies Germany signed eleven smorning. Hostilities ceased two saf terr.oon. Sedan taken smorning by Americans. (Signed) "'HOWARD AND SIMMS.' " Unipress is the cable address of the United Press. The word 'urgent' merely indicates that the message was filed at the "urgent" rate. The words "safternoon" and "smornlnf." meaning" "this afternoon" and "this morning" are ordinary accepted cable contradictions. "It i:s absolutely inconceivable to us that Mr. Howard did not file further dispatches and our only possible conclusion is that the remainder of his messages were held up by the censor. "Investigation of the matter is proceeding and we expect that it will be cleared upon within a very short time." NES El S OF HIS GRANDSON r?PFr!AL To Tub Times. WHITING, IND.. Nov. 8. Judge George W. Jones of Whiting received official notice from Washington on Tuesday that his grandson, Harry B. Jones, had been severely wounded in action on September 17th. Mr. Jones has received a letter from the boy since ho was injured by shrapnel, being in the arm and in the jaw. - Irving, Chayken. The Times man in a recent letter said, "Harry D. Jones who was 10 yards from me was struck by a piece of flying shrapnel and as oon as I found a Red Cross man the youngster was fixed up end sent to a hospjtal nearby. Jones is doing well from the latest report received by the battery." In bis letters to his grandparents the young man cor.firmed the statement that he is recovering. CAN'T KEEP UP WITH FLEEING HUNS WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov. S. American fiyers report that all the roads toward Metz and Canflans are covered with enemy motor trucks filled with men and material. The Americans are rushing forward in trucks which they have been forced to employ to keep up with the Germans. GERMAN CAPTAIN IS KILLED ri'NtTKD Press Cablegram. COPENHAGEN. Nov. S. Capt. Koenig was killed while raising the kaiser's ensign on the warship FlensburT. according to dispatches received here today. It is probabl" the above cable refers to Captain Koenig who commanded the Germ-n sub Duetschland. The warship Flen.burg i not listed in any available naval 'lists. DRAPT GOES ON. ITNTTC T'KE33 Carle-iram. WASHINGTON. Nov. S. There is no intention whatever of withdrawing draft calls ss long as this nation is at war, it was strongly intimated by officials here.

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Bl-LiXTiN. United Press Cablegram. I LOUO. -ov. fc. HH-von o'floek j Monday morning has been lixrd as the I tint limit for Ucrmanr to necept or re- j fuae (be nlllra nrmlsliee trrmx, accortlIn(f to a nlreles dinpntrh from I'aris thin afternoon. The i!lpath nuid the (rrmnn representatives ha.l received the armistice term u well nn n druiand to art within 72 hours on them. Bulletin. United Press Cable isam. PAIUS, v. b. The tiernuin armistice !eleeutes It wc reported today unkril permission to refer the conditions to their government and to send a courier to Spn to notify German ;rcn(l becilqnarter. The Ufl'el Tower wireless Informed Spa of the request. The rfelcKaten remarked on the difficulties of the route, suying; the journey Eiie;!it take some time. Vlcniliy 11a. m.. hat been flird as the nt-iiuium time, for the German reply. Bulletin WASHINGTON, Nov. S. Secretary of State Lansing was this afternoon informed that the German delegates had formally asked for and received the armistice terms. A request for immediate cessation of hostilities was refused, the department stated. The official armour cement said: "The secretary of state is Informed that Marshal Foch ko.- . at 10:23 this morning that the Gi-nnan plenipotentiaries had arrived at his headquarters with fu'.l power fronf the chancellor. They formally asked for an armistice. The text of the armistice was read to them and delivered to them. t "The German plenipotentiaries requested that hosfiities mir'ht be stopped at once. Thi req :-.-t was refused them." i i The Germans ,-. have seventy-two hours from 11 ,"Vrk today in which to accept or reject the terms. It was r.ssumed by the stat department tha'. the terms were to bo sent to Berlin. FOCH ENTERS iSTIGE CONFEBENCE Uniteh Press Cablegram TAR1S, Nov. S. 1:36 p. m. Tha German delegates arrived this morning at Marshal Foch's headquarters and are reported positively to have .asked for an armistice. The text of the allies conditions was read and then handed to the enemy delegates. The latter asked immediate suspension of arms which was refused. The Germans, it is stated, have seventy-two hours in which to reply. CONFERENCE BETWEEN PEACE DELEGATES ON Br United Press WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. The German delegates entered the conference at General Foch's headquarters at nine a. m., Paris time, today, the state department announced shortly before noon. If it is found that the armistice needs to bo referred to Berlin seventy-two hours in which to make their reply will be allowed from the time that decision is reached, tho dfpartment said. Chistlieb Graun. 59 years old, of 438 Cedar street, Hammond, died at his home this morning of pneumonia following Spanish influenza. Mr. Graun who worked at the American Steel Foundry had many friends and leaves a wife and seven children to mourn him. The chil- ! dren are: Mrs. Herman Millies, Mrs. Hugo Schreiber. Mrs. Lightel Whitaker. Helen, Irma. Mildren and Albert, the latter in France. Mr. Graun had two sisters and a brother. Mrs. Hilda Greib, Johann- nd Charles. He was a members jt. Taul's Lutheran church. '"" funeral will be held ' tomorrow af.rnoon at 2 o'clock from their home. Interment will be in Concordia cemetery where an open air service will be held by Rev. Lichtsinn. Undertaker Ncidow in charge. Two Lake county soldiers are reported missing In actios today by &ea. Pershing. They are: ESHGT. K.OS3 EOYEK, 1719 W. lltb. street, Gary. iui P. EOSSAKD, 797 Walter St., Hammond. You cannot fight with your lives but you can with your dollars for deeds of mercy.

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The first word in two years that has come out of Berlin, Germany, relative to Miss Fern Andra is a report circlulated there that she had been shot as a spy. An American woman, who returned not long ago from Germany, said that the report aroused a great sensation for the blond engenue is one of the most popular movie stars in Germany. Newspaper offices were besieged with curious people and it was learned later that Miss Andra was appearing as an American spy. T CHICAGO Mi BADLY HURT Clarence McKee of Olcott avenue. T. Chicago, while walking home from Burnhain at 2:30 tkU morning, was run over by an automobile driven by Frank Forrest of 296 Fayette street. Hammond, who, after hitting McKee, did not stop. McKee was found in tho road by John Schroeder of 501 Ingram avenue and taken to St. Margaret's hospital where it was found that he had his left leg broken below the knee and his head cut and bruised. The Hammond police were notified and while they were at the scene of the accident Forrest came back to find the rear tire of his car. which -had been torn off when he hit McKee, and Officer Bell arrested him. Forrest gave a $300 bond to appear for trial. In the machine with Forrest were John Cameron of 4344 Olcott avenue. East Chicago and Steve Rabin of 4S61 Northcote avenue. East Chicago. Forest said that he did not know that he had hit anyone. GERMAN DELEGATION WITH WHITE FLAG Bulletin. United Press Cablegram. PARIS, Nov. 8. (Delayed). A delegation bearing a white flag has arrived at the French lines. The above message signed by William Phillip Simms. manager of the United Press Paris bureau, bearing no indications as to what hour it was filed was received in New York at 8:09 a. m. today. EfLLETW PARIS, Nov. 8. (Delayed). A whit? flag tonight was spread clear across the boulevard newspaper maps which heretofore had been showing the daily advance by the movements of flags. Cherlng crowds were gathered in front of the newspaper offices. Automobile lights and street lamps were boldly shown. GERMANY LAST STAND United Press C xr-leoram. WITH THE AMERICANS IN t-t- a v---r! V(,v K 140 rv m The f.eri j ..I..-. .-., - r , mans are attempting to make a stand j behind the Mouse. Heavy artillery tiring is going on on both sides of the river, particularly in the region of Sedan. Further south there is considerable machine gun llring. TEACHERSMEETING Ppecmi. To Tub Times." CROWN POINT, Ind.. Nov. S. The regular meeting of the teachers of No. township. Calumet township. St. John township. Highland and Munster, will bo held at Central school building on Saturday, November 9.

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' in cne of the new films which are made at New Babelesburg, between Potsdam and Berlin. Miss Andra is the daughter of Mrs: Sadie St. Clair, 184 State street, Hammond, who has net been able to hear from her daughter for two years. Shortly before the outbreak of the war in 1914 Miss Andra, who was known in London as the most beautiful American in the city, left the capital for 'Berlin where she went into the movies. The above shows her in a Mona Lisa picture, a copy of the famous painting. em SDLOIER IS REPORTED KILLED The name of Gustive Franson. a. Gary soldier, appears on the casualty list as killed in action. Franson formerly worked in the mills and lived with h s brother, at 405 Van Buren street, who is also now in the service at Camp Gordon. Ha was among the 3rst to leave Gary for tho service. He was 25 years old and' his parents live in Sweeden. GERMAN REVOLUTION SPREADING United Press Cablegram. COPENHAGEN. Nov. 8 The German revolution was reported today to have spread into Mecklenburg-Schwerln and East Prussia, thus extending across practically the whole northern portion of the empire. Dispatches said the cities Schwerin, capital of the Grand Duchy of Mecklen-burg-Schwerin, one of the principal cities of East Prussia, had joined the revolt. The newspaper Politiken says it has no doubt that a majority of the reichstag parties will demand unanimously" the Kaiser's abdication which, according to the Folitiken. may be expected today or tomorrow. Wilhelmshaven and Bremerhaven. North Sea ports, are reported to have joined the revolution. The whol German navy is now said to be in the hands of the Red flagers. The progress of the revolution is declared to be comparatively peaceful. The "revolutionists now completely control Flensburg. A CALL FOR BANK REPORTS WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for a report on the condition of national banks at the close of business Friday, November 1. SHOT BY BULLET. Carl Olson of 3427 Grapevine ave East Chicago, 22 years old. while walking along the sidewalk yesterday afternoon was shot through the foot by a stray bullet shot by some unknown celebrator. Olson was brought to St. Margarefs hospital, Hammond. BOYS CAN ONLY CHARGE TWO CENTS Information has come to the Times that Times newsboys charged all kinds of prices for papers last ntfht. People should refuse to pay more than two rents. P.oys have no right to ask more than Hint and The Times will not stand for it. If patrons will notify The Times we will see that the practice ii stopp.-'

Further Explanation of Sending of Cablegram is Given By News Agency. Bulletin j United press cablegram BBEST, Trance, Nov. 8. AdiulraV Henry B. Wllsoa, United States nary, commander of American forces in Preach, waters today made the following statement for the information cf the United. Press editors: "Tne statement of the United Press relative to the signing of the armistice was made public from my ofTice on the basis of -what appeared to bo official and authoritative Information. "I am ia a position to know that tbe United Press and its representatives acted in perfect rood faith, and that tiie premarure announcement was the result; of an error for which the agency was in no wise responsible." By United Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Yesterday's announcement of the signing of the" armistice between Germany and the allies was made by Admiral Henry B. Wilson at Brest and was filed to th& United Press with the admiral's approval. This information was received by the United Press in a cablegram from Roy W. Howard shortly before noon today. Practically at the same time another message from Howard was delivered trt the United Press stating that Admiral Wilson made the announcement in Brest at 4 p. m.. French time, but that later he was notified that it was not confiramble. This latter message filed by Howard did not show in the form in which it was delivered whether it was sent yesterday or how long it had been held up. Howard's cablegram clearly showed that Admiral Wilson acted in good faith, stating that he supposed the announcement was official, and therefore gave his approval to the tiling of the message to the United Press in New York. The United Press asked the government to ascertain how long Howard's messagej stating that Admiral Wilson authorized theannouncement ana als that he later was notified that it was unconflrmabie were held up by the censor. There was reason to believe that the message stating that the news was unconflrmabie was badly delayed in view of the fact that it was not received until almost twenty-four hours after the original cablegram. The messages received from Howard today were as follows: "Unipress New York: "Paris-Urgent-Admiral Wilson, wno announced Brest newspapers 1600 (p p. m.) armistice been signed, later notified unconfinnable meanwhile Brest riotously celebrating." (Signed) "Howard and Slmms." "Unipress New York "Brest-Urgent - Armistice bulletins state local announced (announcement) ?by Admiral Wilson supposing official was filed with Admiral's approval local newspaper bulletins Brest telebrating night long. "Howard." MAY OPEN THURSDAY NIGHT Business houses may remain open on Thursday evening until necember 1. Members of the County Council of Defense at their regular meeting on 'Monday modified the "closing law" in an effort to stimulate early shopping for Christinas. Stores 'may keep the same hours on Thursday evening as on Saturday evening by the new mandate. FRED KOEHNE ONLY WOUNDED Special To The Times. . LANSING, Nov. 8. That Fred Koehne. of Oak Glen, a soldier boy reported' killed overseas, was only wounded, was the srlad news received by relatives of the young man this week, and there is much rejoicing over the fact as the young man was very popular in the neighborhood and liked bv everybody who came in contact with him. TO OUR PATRONS. Mandatory notice from the U. S. War Industries Board was received by The Times this morning to the effect that it must cut down its reading matter space or have its supply of print paper shut off. This will necessitate a curtailment of notices regarding war activities to which The Times has surrendered its news columns since the war began.