Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 39, Hammond, Lake County, 3 August 1920 — Page 1

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TENTIO IS DENIED Sam Kosinovitch Sent To Crown Point from Hammond Is At Liberty r " CROWN POINT. IND.. Aug. 3 Lake ' cunty authorities deny that Sam K .sanovitch. aged thirty-six who appeared to be a discharged British sol dier, was "irregularly- held in th Crown Point Jail. His detention, they ay. resulted from the lack of room in the Northern Hospital for Insane at Logansport. Kosanovitch practically sane." escaped from the Lake county Infirmary on June -a. they say. CUSED CRITICISM The- man's detention in jail, whil insane, drew pointed comment from Amo. W. Butler, secretary of the board of state charities nd Dr" tar A. Jillson. of Cincinnati, who is in charge of the neuro-psyohtatrlc dUlsion of the public health service for the Seventh district. . . . .ivrii from Dr. A letter vro, -Jillson in which he said Kosanovitch s element in his in.ane condition was a ead commentary on the law of the state of Indiana and said he did not know what apology to the British government. He sent a letter to Ue officials here and receded word May 6. that step, to n.f Kosanovitch had been takem The man brought to Clown Point from Hammond last spring, it is laid on an Insanity committment from a court of a Justice of the peace H was Put in the Lake county Jail V.r several days and then sent to th? Lake county infirmary to await a vacancy at the Logansport hospital. 0 PAFKRS FOL'ND When Kosanovitch was brought bare he wore the uniform of a Private of th. British army but discharge papers and no other evl ,.nct to prove that h had been with British forces, although charity workers say he served wh a MidU. regiment. It wa. evident. J how rver that he had served in the w orM He was of Austrian parentage. When Mr. Butler issued a statement about the case July 7 he as,rted that the board of state charltts has given special attention to the handling of cases of insane farmer r" Ice men and has instructed hospitals to give preference to former JVrvlce men In receiving new patlerits. Plant 2 At Inland Is Closed icoal Shortage Responsible I for Blow to Industry, Buf- ) fington Plant Half Down. 1 nv-rhaf developments of the coal shortage situation in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor yesterday led to the closing Of riant No. : at tho Inland etsel, a reduction of production at the "Universal Portland Cement company to about 50 per cent, and In addition to tho closing of the Republic and the reductions at the Interstate reported yesterday numerous Industries have cut their forces from ten to nrty per cent. The Slarlt Manufacturing company at Indiana, Harbor arrears to be as little affected as any of the industries, a boat load of coal having been received only last Saturday. With th lay offs at th different plant yesterday the number of men now out Of work in the Twin Cities will reach 4,000 and In some quarters Is estimated at more than 6.000. In spite of the fact that Lewis has ordered the miners back to work the situation in East Chicago and Indiana. Harbor shows very little Improvement and industrial heads do not expect to get back to normal for several days at least. One result of the coal shortage has Veen the stopping of shipping cement bv boat from the city docks. During i the month of July there were at all times several boats lying at the docks waiting to be loaded, but at the present time no boats are being loaded. One boat Is scheduled to dock for cement either today or tomorrow, but It is not expected that the company will be able to produce enough cement to resume boat shipments on a large scale for some t !me. . Latest Census Figures Out (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON. Aug. 3 Preliminary population figures announced today by the census bureau as follows: Michigan CLty, Ind., 1920 population 19,457; Increase 430 or 2.3 per cent. Summers county, including Hinton, W. Va.. 1920 population. 19,092; Increase 672 or S.6 per cent. Cleveland Heights. O., 1920 population. 15.236; increase 12.281 or 415 6 per cent . " Ashtabula, O.. 1920 population. 22,ft?2; increase 3.816; or 209 per cent. Washington Court House, O., 192H population, 7,?2; increase 6S5 or 1 per cent. Dover, O.. 1920 population. 8,091; Increase 1,4 SO or 22.i per cent,

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t BUT. as William T. Crosby, Rimbach j building watch repairer, remarked. "I'm j no lawyer, but I've handled many a case." AS Judge vv W. McMahon remarked when he mopped tho perspiration from his face. "We haven't seen anybody recently who is looking for a place in the sun." CHARLES J. BELSHAW. superintendent of county poor farm and systematic farmer, has purchased a speedometer which he is going to put on his tractor in tlmo for the fall plowing, according to friends. FREDDIE BECKMAN broke all records at the Hammond Country club golf course Sunday r. m. when he drove beyond the bunkers on his second shot on No. 8 hole. The distance was nearly 60 yards for the two shsts. HERB WHEATON has received a letter from a New York museum fTsking him for a picture of his famous hen that laid the $13,60 egg. Herb denies that he's eaten the hen and saved the egg. MRS. A. F. BELCH, 122 Doty, tells of a thrifty housewife who told her never to throw away a piece of old linoleum. "Save it until cold weather." the woman told her. "and make a chest protector of lit." DR. E. A. GILSON. physician and humorist, who will be gone from the 1st to 25th of August, has this sign tacked to his office door in the Lake CountySavings & Trust building, "Gone on vacation, riease keep well." NEWS comes from East Chicago that Alfred Jones, publicity director rar excellence, nearly lost his life on a trip to Bloomington last week when he hung suspended from an upp'r berth on a Monon flyer Pullman. HARRY GRIMMER, Henry Gescheldler, Frank O'Rourke and other loyal democrats take offense when one suggests that Cox has an asset in his first name. "Jimmy" might help many a man break into the White" House. ZACHAU avenue residents wonder why Doc Sharrer spends so much time sprlnking lawns on that thoroughfare. He gave a demonstration last Saturday afternoon and Zachauites expect to see him scrubbing porches next. "ANYWAY." says Captain Hanlon of Central police station, who was backing Sir Thomas Elpton to win the yacJit race, "anyway you can't say that Lipton Is a hard boiled egg. An h. b. e. couldn't be beaten as often as he has been." MISS AGNES HARPER, member of the Times advertising staff who returned yesterday from her vacation, says there was no boating at the small Wisconsin resort where she spent a few days. "There used to be boating there," she says. "But the boatman moved away and took his boat with him." UNIQUE -personages visit newspaper offices. Yesterday a man of SO yars with a flowing white beard, a white vest and an ancient seersucker coat, politely asked the editor for a job as newspaper reporter. He was a stranger to Hammond and wasn't a publicity maji for any etunt either. ALDERMAN Sam Skufakiss predicts a conversation of this sort If the police and firemen here don't get a raise: "Hello, police station? Well send a policeman right away. There axe burglars In the next house." Then from the police station. "Sorry, madam, but our policeman is ' out now helping the fireman." WHILE the pretzel display was on In the windows of a 5 & 10 cent store on Hohman street, a man who had basked in full many a clime shambled Into the store and approached William Fehrman. manager. For a handful of pretzels the chap said he would impart invaluable information about pretzels. Fehrman bit. Before he left the traveler whispered confidently. "The easiest way to temper e. pretzel Is to heat it cherryred and then plunge it in a can of oil." THOMAS L. O'NEJLL. third sacker on the demon postofflce baseball team. laid for a Tims sports writer this a. m. and demanded rejuvenation of his honor, tarnished, he said, when the paper failed to note that O'Neill walloped out: 2 runs, 1 hit. and waa once "beaned" at four times to bat in Sunday's game with The Times tall club. "And we aren't licked by a long shot," said the stamp chaser, "in spite of the onesided score Sunday." The P. O. men want another game. "HELLO, 1s this Hammond 125?" Then from ovr the wire "Ha. ha. ho, ho-o-o-ha. hal Yes, this is 125. Pardon me, Hal Ha! That's a good one but you know I don't believe it. Hal Ha! Here doctor, someone wants to talk to you." And then as Dr. O. O. Melton takes the receiver another pea! of laughter fills the room at the other end of the wire. What's It all about? Well Dr. Melton has Just returned from a month long fishing trip at Muskegon, Mich. He's Just full of 'em good fishing stories. "W. J. FLYNN. dapper young gAitleman stopping at the Lyndora hotel, was invited to dinner last night by Ben Strong, chief of the I. II. belt special agents. After the refreshments Flynn agreer to accompany Strong to the latter's home where Strong said he was going to stage a "lathing party." "It's a new kind of house party." said Strong. Flynn, well acquainted with all sorts of house parties admitted that this was a new one on him Flynn quit with the completion of the third bundle. Today he's nursing sveral bruised fingers, but he'll knw what a "lathing party" is tha next time.

Locklear bpms lo His Death

Famous Daredevil An Pilot And Pal Killed In Los Angeles. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES. CAL-, Aug. 3 Lieut. Omer Eocklear, dare-devil air pilot whose stunts of leaping from one plane to another in midair, have thrilled thousands, is dead toiay. His plane crashed from a height of 2,000 feet late last night while he was engaged in night flying f-r the movies. With him died Lieut. Milt Elliott, his pal. and pilot in all his hair-raising stunts. MANY SEE DEATH SPECTACLE Hundreds of persons, including many movie stars, witnessed the death of the daring pair. Their plane fell in a straight nose dive, like a flaming meteor from a dark sky. A few minutes before Locklear had been setting off a great pyrotechnic display, shooting rockets and lights high in the air. BLIXDED BY FIREWORKS According to flyers who witneesed the tragedy. Locklear's plane appeared under control at all times. It Is believed that both men became blinded by the glare of the fire works and thus misjudged their distance from the ground so that the crash came without their realizing their danger. PILOT SFIS TO DEATH . The spectacular drop was filmed by several cameras. It was a part of the show for the plane to nose dive with a great display of fireworks, and the cameras continued to grind as the famous pilot spun down to his death. Both bodies were crushed and burned almost beyond recognition. Locklear was a native of Fort Worth. Texas . Ellott came from Gadsden, Ala. 22-YEAR OLD SPEEDER WILL GET SPANKED At Least That's What Atty. Abe Ottenheimer Said lhis Morning. "His papa spanked- him yesterday and today when he goes homes his papa wiil spank him aaln'." said Attorney Lester A. Ottenheimer. of East Chicago in the Hammond city court this morning. Ho was representing Mike Lascoff, 603, 144th street, East Chicago who was arrested yesterday on a charge of speeding by Officer Warner. Mike is 22 years old. "But." said Prosecutor Griffiths, 'ithls Is the second time within two weeks that Lascoff has been arrested for speeding. The officer says he was going 47 miles an hour and passing all traffic on Indianapolis blvd. at 10?th street. I'll ask the court to assess him, $50 and costs." The attorney for the defendent groaned aloud. "Think 'sis a youth," Ottenheimer; "dent forget that 'to err is human to forgive divine' besides his father will give him a good whipping when he gets home." "I know, said Griffiths, "but If the court fines the lad enough the father who has to pay the fine anyway, will Rive him a more, much more, impressive and lasting strapping." Lascoff wondered at the credulity of court attaches who believed the testimony of the arresting police officer'. "You don't believe what the cop says, do you?" he asked. Judge Klotx "lectured" the boy for several minutes and unveiled to him all the horors of a penal farm sentence which he would get If he were arrested for tbe third time. "How'd you like to get up at 4 a. m. every morning and work until 7 and 8 at night and get nothing for It?" "$15 and costs!" said the court. "And that ain't all,' sniffed Lascoff whose father spanks now and then. TAXI MM! PERILS LIVES 6am Paulos. his wife and three children, narrowly escaped death when the taxi cab in -which they were riding to Chicago Heights leaped from the road and turning turtle, landed in the ditch. It Is understood that the taxi-driver was speeding so fast he couldn't make a sharp turn in the road and the car skidded over the embankment. Luckily for tha injured occupants of the cab a physician drove up at the time of the accider.t and attended the party. Mr. Paulps and his family are stopping at the Mee Hotel. LABOR LEADER KILLED; HIS AUTO IS STALLED f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE DANVILLE. ILL. , Aug. S Jack Cooper, 3S. prominent labor leaden, w-as almost instantly killed when his autoLmobile was struck by a Big Four en gine at a crossing near here early today. Cooper was en route to a miners strike meeting when his engine "stalled" on the crossing. Three other men with him saved themselves by Jumping.

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Body of Crown Point Soldier Is Home From France

A "'-"' i s - K it Tax IjAti oso&az ktjihi. CROWN POINT, Ind.. 'Aug. 3. The body of George Kuehl. aged 24, arrived here on Saturday and was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. John Claussen. A military funeral was held this afternoon and all due honor paid to the memory of the only'Oown Point young man who died in France. Though he did not die on the battle field, he gave bis life for his country, nevertheless. He was formerly employed by the International Harvester company. A. U. S. soldier accompanied the remains to Crown Point. A cousin of the deceased. Miss Einphar, who was In Red Cross work in France, saw I he body mt the time of burial and al so visited the cemetery where the remains were laid and marked w ith a lnr?e cross. .. Ar w-iirx Calvin W. Trather. T5 years old. for nineteen years secretary of the Masonic Grand Iodge of Indiana, died at the heme of his daughter. In Indianapolis Sund.iv-. Mr. Prather had a wide acquaintance with prominent Masons from ail over the country. He was personally known to almost every Mason In Indiana, and all of the business of the ledges in the state went through his office. Mr. Prather was born In Clark county, near Uttira. Ind., Aug. 19. 1 845. He lived in Jeffersonville. .Ind. until 1SS9, when he moved to Anderson. Jjid.. and engaged in the shoe busines-s. In 1901 he was made gran dsecretary of the Mas'-nfe bodies and mored to Indian apolis for residence. He was a past grand marter of the Scottish Rite, a member of the Mystic shrine and a thirty-third degre Mason. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF BOAB.D or REVIEW SESSIOW The Taxpayers of Ijiko county, Indiana, are hereby notified that in accordance with the provisions of the Tuthlll-Kirer net. passed by the special session of the legislature on July IMh. 1920. the Board of Review of Iake County met lii special session on August 2nd, 1920, f,-,r the purpose of reviewing and equalizing the assessment on the property in the several Townships and other taxing units of La.ke County for the year 1919. The purpose of the special session is to particularly review and equalize the assessments of those taxpayer;, who were effected by the horizontal increases put on by the State Board of Tax Commlsloners for the year 1319 payable in 1920. such Horizontal Increases were as fol lows: Calumet Township outside Gary and Griffith. 100 rer cent on acreage. Winfield Township, 10 per cent on real estate and Improvements. Crown Toint, 50 rer cent' on personal property. Dyer, 50 per rnt on personal propcrt j Center Township, 40 per cent on personal property. Cedar Creek, 40 rer cent on personal property. Eagle Creek 40 per cent on personal property. Hanover. 40 per cent on personal property. Winfield, 40 per cent on personal property. St. John Township, unincorporated, 40 per cent on personal property. Hobart Township, unincorporated. 40 per cent on personal property. Any taxpayer In any of the above taxing units whose property wss assessed at more than 100 per cent by reason of said horizontal Increase and feels agreed thereby, may appear before said Board of Review in the office of the County Commissioners at Crown Point, Indiana, on any of the following days to-wlt: August 3rd. 4th. oth. 6th. 7th, 9fh and 10th, 1S20. and file with the board on a form provided by the Board an application for a rebate cf such excess. Such application must contain a complete description of the property effected, state the cost when acquired, tbe year acquired, the value at this time and the reason for depreciation. If any, and besworn to by the petitioner. No refunds will b granted by the board except upon such verified petition. RALPH B. BRADFORD. President Pro-tem Board of Rnvlsion. Attest: WILLIAM E. WHITAKER, Deputy Audflor, Secretary Pro-tem. Adv. a-s-

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SAYS THEY MEANJBUSINESS Co-opeT&tion of city court aad polios department was videacsd today la statements mads by Police Chlsf Fetcr Aosttfen aad City Judgs Xlots following a eonfsrsnos at which plans wen laid for a mora drastic war on speeders, open mufflers, drivers of tracks on boulevards and all the other attsndent dangers and nuisances of law violating motorists. "There will be no speed traps or anything of the kind but Hammond treats must bs mads safs and this court will co-operate ot . Its fullest with the police department In punish, lag violators of speed laws, and traf. fic regulations aad rules," said Judge Xlotx. "Our motorcycle man will taxe no sxcusses hereafter. Every speeder will be picked up. And you can tell tnem that we mean business," said Chief Austgen.

THEYARE GOING 10 START IT Hammond People Won't Believe Their Own Eyes They SeeHchman St. WorkBegun Now just be patient, folks; they aie going to repair South Hohman street this year. They're going to start work in a couple of days, providing something doesn't turn up to delay matters as usual. Not long ago the Hammond Board of Works announced that the contract had been let for the repair of the street. Everyone wanted to yell witl joy. Time has slipped by and th work which was to have started a week ago has been delayed and delayed. But .nevertheless it's going to start sooner or later. "That street is a disgrace to any civilized community," said Dave Emery cashier of the First Trust A Savings Bank today as his neck began to got red when some one mentioned the city's principal thoroughfare. "It makes a fellow, feel proud of his city," continued Mr. Emery, "when he picks up an automobile route book and finds that the road markers are avoiding his place because of the condition of the streets. Why sometimes they even put In 'a warning to avoid the city. It's a fine advertisement to have circulated all over 'the United States." Mr. Emery was aroused. "If the city is going to save the pavement and the expense of putting down a new one something should be done t once." he said. "It looks to me as though ninety per cent of the pavement is good and if substantial repairs could he made it should be almost as good as new and last for years. I've seen the crews at work repairing Chicago streets and it would seem that we in Hammond should be able to make repairs on our asphalt pavements If Chicago can. Of course the expense of purchasing one of those repair outfits would be heavy .-'for Hammond right now. but I have been wondering if our contractors couldn't arrange to borrow one of those outfits for the? Hohman street job.' Right now I'm long on economy and do not believe the city shooid be put to the expemse of repaving the entire street but If repairs are to be made that will amount to anything they must be made at once." South Hohman street's bumps form the main topic of conversation wherever auto drivers or riders meet. "Its a wonder there .are not seme serious accidents there." said one man this morning. "Just watch the machines rig-zagging down th line trying to miss eacn omer ana tne noies at tne same time. I try to avoid the street as much as possible but I have to use It some times. My heart Jumps right up Into my mouth every time I see two or three machines and a street car ahead of me when I hit one of those rotten places." AUTO BANDITS AGAIN L They used to hang a horse thief when they caught him. It may yet come to pass that automobile owners will Institute Judge Lynch to deal with the automobile thief. Yesterday occurred the thert of an auto that was so brasen as to cause ejaculations of wonderment from police officers. A party of four people In an Overland ' car were driving along a roai about one mile west of Highland. It was around 9:30 In the evening. Suddenly a masked man leaped from a thicket bordering the road and at the point of a gun brought the automobile to a halt. He forced the occupants to alight. He got into the machine himself and drove off. Hammond police did not have the names of the party who reportedthe loss. No trace of the car has been found. DENVER. Cole., Aug. 3- Denver's street car traffic wai completely paralyzed following the strike of 1,100 employes of the Denver Tramway Co. The trainmen are demanding an increase In wages from 58 to 75 cents per hour. Ce-mpany officials announced they would attempt to operate th lines with ImpnrtM strike-breakers' tomorrow ,

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Failed to Remember Wife's Birthday and Sometimes Stayed Out After Midnight I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES. CAL.. Aug. 3 AM of Charlie Chaplin's funny antics are not confined to his scrsen wdtk. according to a divorce complaint on file here today by his wife of less than two years. Mrs. Mildred Harris Chaplin. It took fifteen typewritten pages to list all of Mildred's grievances -against Charlie. Among them were charges that Charlie stayed out until 3 and 4 a. m. and often all night; that he failed to remember her birthdays, and that his. neglect caused her to suffer a nervous break -down. When his wife's charged that he stayed out until 3 and 4 a. m. was brought to his attention some time ago. Charlie replied: "Such Is life in the glorious west." 5 M-NEWS FLASHES (BT7IO.ITIW) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, Aug. 3. The first big speaking tour of the national democratic campaign will be opened In Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 11, Senator Fat Harrison, director of tho speakers bureau, announced at democratic national headquarters today. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON,) Aug. 3. Four hundred Turkish nationalists and Arabs were killed in a battle with French troops at Yenidje, Syria, said a news agency dispatch from Beirut today. The Turks and Arabs were, defeated. (BTTIiXiETXK) , INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 3. One of the trans-continental air planes, blaring a new mail route from New York to San Francisco, was wrecked here today when it crashed into a house while taking off. Capt. Eddie Rickcnbacher, Col. H. E. Hartney and others in the. machine, were uninjured, although the plane, was a total les. It was of all metal construction and was owned by John Larsen of New Tork. SOME FIGHT OVER SAURIES IS One of the bitterest fights In the history of the Hammond Common Council is scheduled for tonight when supporters of the administration are expected ti. use every means possible to kill a proposed ordinance to be Introduced by Alderman M. M. Bruce increasing the pay of all police officers. Mayor 3rcwn has .been openly opposed to any Increase at this time. "The city financially embarrassed as It now is will be forced into bankruptcy If an indescriminate raise of wages is begun at this time. One department v.-i m.7 Lii tn not De permuted a raise unless other departments are shown a like consideration. City hall employes, firemen, park employes, are to be thought of as well as the police." said the Mayor. He has threatened innumerable times to- force the issue to a show-down If the question Is ever brought into the council. Agitation by police for an increase Is attributed by the Mayor to a few disgruntled officers who were unsuccessful in securing promotfbn. with the change of administration. The charge made by the Mayor is strenuously denied by the police department. According tc the ordinance which will be laid down before the members tonight the Increase n salaries will be as follows: ChleT of Police from $Uf to i:0. Sergeants from 145 to S 1 S . Captains from $150 to $1P0. Court 'Bailiff from $135 to $175. Detectives from $140 to $1S0. Patrolmen from $135 to $17. Chauffeurs from $135 to $175. Merchant Police from $67 to $1C. Motorcycle Police from $140 lo $l$;i. Alderman Pat Reilly has secured over 100 signatures of prominent and rep resentative business men to a resolu tlcn requesting the city council to in crease salaries of all police officers and to make the increase retroactive to April 1, 1920. The petition does not state what amount of increase should be granted. In asking that policemen be granted back pay the resolution say-. "believing that those members who have stuck this far should be rewarded by having their increases dated back at least four months." It is understood that the appropriation ordinance which Alderman Bruce will Introduce will ask the proposed Increases' be dated from July 1. WIFE NOT A TARGET Stating that she is no target and does not care to hav'e her husband hurl the family butcher knife at her head. Stella Iuise Carroll. Hammond, today filed suit for divorce in the GarySuperior aourt from Harry F. Carroll, whom she aleees haa a violent temper, and has attempted her life. Boone & Murray appear for her

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FULL RETREAT Russ Take Brest-Litovsk and Draw Nearer To Warsaw

Bt'LLETIV tnviwTi?NtT,ONAL NEWS SERVICE? i.O.Mo, Aug. 8 Irritation and anxiety were dinplaye.l by the British govfromcnt today over the delay of the K'uaalnn hf.l.h I . , - . , . tlv - ui uirroin t ' armistice negotiations vtlth the Pol ea at IJaranovlf hl. rtfr t,.i -1 - ... th foreiorn office and of km Premier Lloyd George expressed beMel i tn.it tbe Reaa were deliberately hoi i ling up tbe conference. It I. on en ly Mated In government circles that the delay continues much longer al! " fo Keneral peace conference London will be cancelled n .rf i If la Krnxftln. head of the Bolshevik trade commission, will be sent home. BCIXETIX Irtxi?A!RNiT,0NAL NEWS SERVICE I.OMJO., Anar. S The Russian has been ordered by Moscow In n wireless mmair to continue flirhtlnir nntll Angmst 4. when the armistice conditions will be Riven to the role n detail, according to an Kiclmtr Telegraph dispatch from Vienna today. The Vienna telegram said that tne Moscow radiogram had been nleWed op In Vienna. BY NEWTON C. PAIKE PARIS. Aug. t Armistice nerotftions between the Poles and Russians have been broken off. according to official advices received by the Frenei ioreign office today. The collapse Is reported to hi in curred when the members of the Russian delegation demanded rnmnt.i discussion of- peace terms. DISCtSS OM.Y AHMISTIfB TERSff. The Polish envoys, according to tir. foreign office dispatches, informed the Russians they were not authorl.rf t,-, discuss peace, but on!v armi.nn terms. The Tollsh plenipotentiaries are said to have left for Warsaw i consult their government. They an nounced, tr they obtained authority to discuss peace they would meet the Russians in Minsk on August 4. POLES IV Fl'LL RETREAT The Polish First and Fourth armies are In full retreat leavinc- a w-M r open through which the Red troops ar pouring, the advices to the foreign office stated. The Polish first and fourth armlet were holding the front north an 5 northeast o Warsaw. Their retirement Is said t" have oP. ened the way to the Bug river toward which the Red forces are now advancing. The Bug river flows north o' Warsaw and empties into the Vistula at Novy Dvor, 15 miles west of t!iPolish capital. The Polish counter offensive Is reported in official advices to have'eollapsed. ASK BOARD TO TOCtOSESONL' STREET BRIDGE Employes of the north side manufacturing pflant will learn with displeasure that their old ehort rut over the SohJ street bridge is likely to b closed on them. Many acidents have taken place at the bridge which Is owned by the I. H. B. railroad. Now the railroad company wants the Board of Public Wrorks to close the bridge to pedestrians and to make It a misdemeanor for one to take a short cut. George Hannauer. vice-president of the I. H. B., In a letter to the Board says, "Two girls have been crippled there in the last six months. Whil the trespassers have no legal status, we fel the fact does not improve their InterSft In these matters and have interest in theeg matters and have pride In reducing; our personal Injuries to a minimum." The board has taken no action on the situation . A petition of property owners a'.onz1 Indianapolis boulevard asking that th Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago, street railroad repair and oil srtreet car tracks on that thoroughfare was accepted by the board. The dust and noise as the result of bad rails, poor road bed. and low Joints, has created an unbearable nuisance, say the home ow ners. FOOD PRICES HIGHEST IN SEVEN YEARS BOSTON. Aug. 3 Declaring that food prices in July were the highest in the last seven years, the commission on the necessaries of life today charged in its official report to l!v legislature that the meat and provision dealers are again profiteering at the expense of the people. The cost of living. has jumped 1016 per cept In Massachusetts bince 1913. the commission found. Clothing haa dropped but the meat profiteers, byadvancing their prices have kept up the general high average of the hlgii cost of living. The commission predicts that gen-., eral living costs will break becaus of the abundance of raw materials and the enormous crops of grain, wool and cotton in the making. Wages have Increased from 15 to 25 per cent in th'i past six months." but only the thrift of the average man and woman enable them to meet the high cosis. "The remedy for conditions is to large extent in the hands of the people," the report said, "and if the public will refuse to pay excessive prices, but will get along on what they have as far as possible and when they have to buy 'shop around' and get. eal value for their money, pr-t will Inevitably come down." Rents will continue to advance, because of the lack of new building: ventures, the report added j . -j