Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 148, Hammond, Lake County, 3 December 1918 — Page 1

Dec. 2-10 Victory Week Save Food! COLDER WEATHER VOL. XIII, XO. 148. .Delivered Ur TIMES carrier. 40e e i I on street and at Btnaitanai. 3 j per ropTi back numbers 3e per cofT. HAMMOND. INDIANA, TUKSDY, DECEMBER 3, 1918. "cDfoD rir I 1 s - V 5 i. 3 JBtJ liLuU JE& fl 885- $B 42$ W WAR CA INET TO DEMAN AISER FROM HOLLAND

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ITU DUTCH PRETENSES (Abdication Document May Be i Genuine and May Not Be, Say British, TBCLt.ETIf.T Unitid Press Cablegram. C ZiZTESPOOXi, Sec. 3. Attorney Gen. j ral Smith declared la aa Interview that the war cabinet baa decided unanimous, j Jy to demand extradition of the former Kaiser from Holland, j j Bt United Press. LONDON, Dec. 3 (British Adjsniralty Wireless.) "It is possible ; that the document purporting to be the formal abdication of the Kaiser : is genuine and it is equally possible that it is nothing of the kind," says The Morning Post in commenting on the Kaiser's belated abdication. It continues: "In either case the instrument contains no word concerning succession or dynasty, nor is it counter-signed by any responsible official. If however, by virtue of this paper, Wilhelm has adbicated he has been staying in Holland under false pretenses. His abdication had been formally announced by what was presumed the German government. It now appeara he was German emperor until last Friday and not a private Individual. In that cast the hospitality of Holland has li"n abused. "The raper calls attention to the fact 1liat the Kaiser made known his abdication only when It was demanded of him and as what proof of his abdicatin he pavo the Dutch government when he crossed the- frontier. The Manchester Guardian declares that since the Crown Prince has not lgned such a document It remains evident he expects to claim the right of heir. WRITING PIONEER WOMAN IS DEAD Mr. Margaret Stoll, seventy-one years old, died of old a yesterday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. I.ouls Jenkins, 1S32 Massachusetts street, Gary. Mrs. Stoll was a resident of "Whiting for thirty years and for the last five years of her life she had been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jenkins. Threa daughters, Mra. Louis Jenkins, Mrs. Frank C Chambers, cf Gary, Mrs. Mima Shall, Montery, Ind.: Josh Forester, Coshocton, O., and David Warn and John Wayne of Whiting. Ind.. and twelve, grandchildren survive. Funeral srevlces will be held from tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, 1S32 Massachusetts street, Gary, Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with burial at Gary Oak Hill cemetery, the Williams Undertaking- company having charge. PROBABLE CHOICE AS HOUSE LEADER Simeon I). Fess. Representative Yellow Springs, the Republican sional committee Simeon D. Fess oi Ohio, chairman of rational conjrresis now considerec the most probabi publicans for the e choice or the liespeakership of tht ( next house,. lie president and an parliamentarian. is a former college exceptionally good

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NOT HALF REPORTED YET WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 3. The senate military committee has determined to ask Secretary of War Baker why 105,000 casualties out of an admitted war casualty total of 262,000 have only been reported so far.

I0TIER S .DEAD Father of Young Woman Killed in Auto ' Tragedy Has Evidenc eof Amaznig Conditions at Scene of Accident. Mrs. Dorothy Hunding. 40 years old, wifa of George Hunding of 70SS Harper avenue. Chicago, died at St. Margaret's hospital last night of injuries she received when the Hunding automobile was hit by a South Shore nterurban car on Columbia avenue. Hammond, Saturday nighty The daughter has been removed to her homo in Chicago to recover from shock and her Injuries. The body of Miss Betty Lehman who was killed outright in the smash was removed to Chicago for burial yesterday while the fourth victim of the accident. Miss Nonie Brown. Is still at St. Margaret's hospital in a peiios condition. The remains of Mrs. Hunding will be shipped to the home tonight by Undertaker Burns. The righteous indignation of Hammond people has once more bfren aroused by the shocking tragedy at this crossing, unprotected by gates and admittedly one of the most dangerous In the county. Accompanied by his son who Is In the U. S. army, Gustave Lehman, father of the dead girl, who was employed fnr some time at Iteid Murdoch's plant here came out this morning to investigate the accident. "I am told." said Mr. Lehman, "on unimpeachable authority that the interurban dashed over the crossing where it was supposed to stop. The fact that the auto was carried along for 300 feet shows the speed the lnterurban was traveling. It never blew a whistle until the moment of impact. I have evidence to that point. It was a shameful accident fad a reflection on the city cf Hammond, something ought to be.don abont that crossing. There were not even any warning lights there night. last Saturday t MCADOO'S .. SUCCESSOR IS NAMED TODAY TBT United Press J WASHINGTON. I'ec. 3. President Wilson has determined upon the men

who will succeed Secretary MeAdoo ! mission in a report submitted to conas director-general of th railroads, j gress yesterday. and as secretary of the trensury, it . The report declares that the five cornwas authoritatively stated today. i panics have divided the country for Announcement of the choices prob- their operations so as to allow them to

ably will be made today. - RUSSIAN PEACE DELEGATE ARRIVE IN SEWDEN I United Frfss Cafu.ec.ram 1 LONDON', Dec. 3. A special dispatch! to the Daily News from Stockholm j fwed Sunday says that M. Litvinoff has arrived there, empowered to negotiate for peace with the allies. ... , , . . ... M. Litvinoff Is quoted as say ng that , ,. . . . . Russia needs supplies and that she .... . . . . ,, will exchange timber and other raw , , " -v. niaterials for them. . TtnTT-nn tttit t -r-r-r . ! 2riUlXlJjirt JH.1jJjJLj10X1 t GERMAN PLOT ' "L1 i fxiTEP Press Cablegram. j LONDON, Dec. 3. Additional details o f German plots to sow dissention' among the allies are published in cop- j ies of the Swiss National Times of j Zurich, received here today. Germs of' cholera and danders were stored in t in Zurich by the Germans who were also making bombs and munitions in secret. According to the newspaper the bactetria was to poison wells abandoned by . the Germanas to the allies. The i bombs and munitions were intended to aid Italian anarchists in a revolution in that country. ANOTHER CREDIT FOR BELGIUM fRr United Pres.. WASHINGTON". Dec. 3. The treasiiary today established credit of twelve million dollars to Belgium. This makes a total of $2l. 120.000 and the credit to all allies S.l 36. ji7.000.

MAY ATTACK ORDNANCE CAFETERIA

"Why Should the Spirit of j Mortals Be Proud?" Askj Car Workers As Theyj Smell Calf's Liver and Onions. Corn beef and cabbage, calf's liver and onions and a west wind will start a discussion on the freight side of the Standard Steel Car Company in Hammond any day. When the Ordnance Department took over what was formerly the passenger side of the Standard Steel they cut off the freight side by building a high board' fence. No alien enemy or employee of the freight side could ever get by that fence. In fact there was no great attraction on the ordnance side until the large fine cafeteria was completed. Ever since that, there have j been questionings as to why tho freight side men could not go over and get a hot mid-day meal. The freight side has been building French and U. S. administration cars and for some time has been doing about 100 per cent war work. The freight side pressed and shipped its second order of shrapnel shell forgings long ago. Still the boys must tat their cold lunches as they look through the cracks in the ordnance fence and see huge platters of hot food served in the cafeteriaBut'. when the aroma of corn beef, and cabbage or liver and onions floats gently- over the fence and percolates through the freight side departments, the discussion gets animated and arguments of the exclusiveness of the cafeteria get hot and furious. So far no drive has been maas on the food-dividing fence but If th cafeteria persists in serving up sweet smell ing food and the wind continues In the! west, no telling what sort of a salient may be expected. LIEUTENANT MIKESCH HOE OR FURLOUGH I.ieut. TV. H. Mikesch Is enjoying his first furlough since he enlisted early last summer in the medical corps and was nssigmd to Ft. OgWhorpo. O-a. The Hammond physician has hern in charge of a section of llenrral Hospital No. 14 at Fort Oglethorpe. Tuiring the "ftn" epidemic he got along somehow with very little f.leep and put in twenty-four hours at a stretch. PERHAPS THIS WILL HELP SOME I Br United Fresh. ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. A conference I of senators will be held soon to outj line action to correct evils in the meat 1 packing industry charged by the feder al trade commission. Charges that Armour, Swift. Morris. Cudaliy and Wil son exercise absolute control Over meatj supplies and processes through a gigantic combination is rnado by the comcontrol both buying and selling prko. It states that they exchange eonfkien-( j ial information, contribute to a joint fund to swins'ublic opinion, act together in buying and selling and that Swift. Armour. Wilson and Morris have comi 1 . 1 . . A .1 in 1 1 r .oilh nn.rii'Bi , atliit. 14 ' ,',.,.- .... ....... ..... v.. ..-. tie market. PLENTY OF FOOD Tq flTT TTAWTI j "" " !'... Bt United Pre-;?. , ' . . T, ! WASHINGTON. Dgc. 2. Plonlv of i , I food is on hands both here and abroad for the American army. War uepnrt- ! " ., , " , nient compilations of stock showed among other items 123.77:. 643 pounds of, bacon; 5:.S50.C10 pounds of fresli frozen beef: more than 7.s-00n-ft0 pouin? of baked beans; more than 8-5.000.000 Pounds of canned tomatoes; and 853.377. S35 pounds of flour. JJ ERE 'S NEWS FOR TUT A WTTT A fTTTPI'P C! ittiiiN U I UXtLltD fBv 1'Nimn Press. 1 WASHINGTON. IVc 3. Legislation compelling manufacturers vrh re-sale, prices to submit theip request to a governmental agency was recommended to congress today by a special report of the federal trade commission. " This agency , would have power to consider the claim presented and decide upon the merits of prices asked by the producers. -. The supreme court has ruled that the present methods of establishing and maintaining resale prices are tut strength of trade. The time is getting very short to buy W. S. S. The Lake Co. quota is $20 per capita.

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Left to right: Admiral Austin M. Knight, Vice Admiral William S. Simi and Rear Admiral Albeit Gleaves. Admiral Austin M. Knight, commander of the U. S. naval fleet ir. Vsiatic waters, is to retire next month, according to an announcement from Washington. The sr.me word says that Vice Admiral Williany S ims, commander of the U. S. naval forces in European waters since. th a- started, will be promoted to admiral to fill the vacancy and to rewarc . urn, at the same time, for his services during1 the war. Rear Admiral uTcVt GrtJaves will be made vice admiral to fill the vacancy left by th .romotion of Sims. Greaves has been chief of the convoy service whicl: ias puarded transports poinj? overseas without losing an east-bound ship Kear Admiral WT. L. Rogers becomes commander of the Asiatic fleet. riicvine Knight, who is on his way home, it is stated.

B. J. STEEUUN NEW ' GOUNTRYGLUB HEAD Members at Annual Election Choose Manufacturer to Lead Club Activities. I". J. St eeiman, 31 Highland street, connected with the Hammond Malleable Iron VVorks in an official capacity has been elected president of the Hammond Country Club at its annual election and will call a meeting of the directors, to formulate his policy for the new-corning year. Mr. Streirnan is a man of wide energy and since coming to Hammond has taken great interest, in club affairs. He has on many occasions interested himself in club affairs and his friends believe that with the end of the war the Country Club will again jump into prominence in social activities which have been called off on arcount of the war. In common with all organizatios of its kind the country over, the club has been hit bard by the war and an aggressive policy will be necessary to restore it to its old standards. MAY GOVERN METZ DURING ARMISTICE V' A-? - 5- ' "!.' Sl fJeneral Uirschauer. General Uirschauer of the Second French army will be the military povernor of Metz, it is believed, until after the adjournment of the peace conference.

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Ex-Kaiser Says He Has Friends in Amercia, But Will Not Talk Now. United Press Cablegram 1, (Copyright, 1918, by the United Press.) AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3. Count Wilhelm Hohenzollern, former Kaiser, informed the United Press today through his secretary that he would be glad to give his views of the people of America "where he has some friends still" were it not for the fact he had retired to private life. In reply to formal request for an interview the secretary sent the following telegram to the correspondent : "I beg to inform you that the Emperbr having retired to private life does not wish to give any statements destined for publication. He expressed regrets for he would be glad to give out his views to the American public where he has some friends still but under the circumstances he cannot depart from this rule." Br United Press WASHINGTON, Pec. 3. Unceasing efforts to get American casualties to this country and get them published as quickly as possible have been made by the war department ever since the American troops entered the fighting last July. Secretary Baker told thj; senate military affairs committee toJay. He declared emphatically "the war department has never withheld, delayed or held up a single casualty." Kaker said there were various sources threugh which to attribute the delays of some notifications following the reading of a list of casualties it was alleged were late In arriving. General March on taking the stand declared the army identification system was very thorough. 'No time, he said, has been set for bringing home the American dead. All bodies will be returned except when the relatives of the dead ask that the body be left in France. March read a cablegram from Pershing detailing difficulties in the way of speedy verification of casualties. Among them are: Wide separation of combat units; separation of units from their records during advances; loss of company records; congestion of field telegraph. BILLIONS IN WAR CONTRACTS CANCELLED Br United Pbess BULLETIN". WASHINGTON, Icc. 3. Cancellation of war department contracts to date amounts to an estimated total of $2,600,000, Secretary of War Baker said today. He has directed formulation of legislation to meet the comtroller contracts decision, ruling that no contracts will be regarded as valid that are net drawn and signed along stipulated lines. ' . YANKS MARCH ON. . Bulletin. WITH THE AMERICAN'S IX PRUSSIA, IJec. 3 The American army renewed its march into Germany this morning, the left flank extending northward to meet the British right. By tonight the Americans will go into camp about a third of the distance to tbe Rhine. GLASS TO TAKE MCADOO'S JOB Bt United Press "WASHINGTON. Pec. 3. That Representative Carter Glass of Virginia will succeed William G. MeAdoo as secretary of the treasury .was the strong conviction of President Wilson's intimate friends today. At the same time it w-as intimated that the president might withhold announcement, temporarily, at least, on his choice for director general of railroads. BT I'NiTF.n Press WASHINGTON, - Pec. 3. All general embargoes have been lifted, the railload administration announced .today. At the same time officials announced there probably would be no necessity for any embargoes this winter.

CASUALTY DisGussior; IS BEGUN

MAY LOSE POWERS Resolution Introduced in Senate Demanding Complete Unity With Allied War Powers." (Bt United Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Representative James R. Mann, house republican leader, today came out flatly against the resolution to install Vice President Marshall in the White House while President Wilson is abroad. Mann also declared himself wholly out of sympathy with the attempt to embarrass the president while he is gone. He promised there would be no concerted attempt by republicans in the house to question the constitutionality of the president's trip. ' Factional strife at home should' not f ''.- p ,f 1 - .- . be allowed to give the impression that the American people ore divided on the peace issue. Mann said. In ihe senate, however, there was a disposition among some republicans to start some interesting developments. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution to declare that extraordinary war powers vested with the president be removed as soon as possible. It would ask also that 1he United States act in complete unity with its allies lh formulating peace terms and 'hat the forces in Europe be returned to America as quickly as possible consistent with safety. The following X.ak county men are reported today on Gen. Fershing'g casualty list: WOUNDED SETEBELT. COBP. ROBERT E. McGOWAN, 1233 Myrtle are., WhlUaf. DIED OF XjXS2-A.SE. WM. OTT, 951 Jeffrson St., Gary. FACING TRIAL FOR FATAL CAR WRECK If Timothy S. Williams. Timothy S. Williams, president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, was arrested after the disastrous wreck of a B. R. T. train on the Brighton Beach line which killed 100 passengers and injured many more. He faces trial on a charge of homicide in connection with the wreck, t

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