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VOL. XII NO. 1218.
HAMMOND, INDIANA.
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1918.
Delivered cjr TfHflSfi carrtera, ao pes
month i on streets and at newsstands, S
pas copy ; back sambirl 3o pax copy.
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MURDER
Seeley Out for
Nomination
OF 00L1
IS SO ED
Box Gar Thieves Admit Killing
of I, H. B, Detectives
in January,
The murder of Barney Dolan, the best
known railroad sleuth in the Calumet
legion, chief special agr.t for the Indi
ana Harbor Kelt Kailroad. ami his chief
assistant. Peter J. Maloney, vas cleared
up last night m Chicago.
Arthur J. Wapsoiicr. :V confessed
the crime to Assistant state's Attorneys
Michael F. Sullivan and John F. Hig
gles. Wagssoncr implicated Rebert
Christian. Both men. the police declare.
tr members of a sang of box car
thices. i
Talis of Slaying.
.-in the niirht of Jan. 27 I started for
the Indiana Harbor Kelt yards accom-Tu-.ied
bv Christian." reads the con
fession of Waggoner. "We boarded wis
cf the cabooses in the yards and the
conductor directed us to a car cf sugar
in the train. We crossed the jards to
await an opportunity to open the car.
Before we were safely hidden we
were accosted by Polar, and Maloney.
who questioned us and started to iac
u f police headquarters.
Dolan vas walking with Christian
and Maloney had me. Suddenly Chris
tian pulled his gun and fired several
shots. '
I fired ona shot at Maloney. i hen
I .tarted to run. I later met Christian
and he told me he had killed Polan, he
thought."
Bodies Found on Tracks.
ix-.lsa and Maloney were searching
for box car thieves when they met
Vaen-r and Christian. Their bodies
were f-und along the right of-way. Ma
lonr'v was dead itn three bullet
wounds. Dillon, a few feet away, vas
v-i'l breathing. but on scenc-
Waggoner and Christian wcre ar-rr-ted
several days ago. They have,
been grilled constantly by the pol.ee
end members of the States Attorneys
'ciintian has remained steadfast in
declarations of innocence, but last
right, after several hours of question
ing. Waggoner broke down and confessed.
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SOUTH SHORE
SEEKS LINE II
HAMMOND
Plans to Extend East Chicago-Indiana
Harbor Ser
vice Down Columbia Ave-
' nue to Standard Steel, It
Is Reported.
THE HEROIC WOMEN OF FRANC
FED ! TO
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j SAT SZEX.EY.
; County Surveyor Ray Seeley has an
I nounced his candidacy for renomlnation
i to the office he now holds before the re
publican primaries on May 7 and his
j friends fee! that for the Vmrd work and
energy lie has ut in while in office he
j is entitled to renomina-tion. Indeed Mr.
i Se-!ey needs no introduction to the peo
: pie of Lake county. He has had more
I important pieces of engineering to look
I after while he has been surveyor than
j any other incumbent of the office. He
; is a loyal party worker and even more
I ready to help the ether fellow than he
i is to help himself..
The Times in able to state today on
reliable authority that the South Shore
electric interurban is seeking an en
trance into Hammond for its local line
that now extends to 'White Oak avenue,
en Hammond's eastern boundary. The
proposed extension would In all prob
ability be made down Columbia avenue
to the east Kate of the Standard Steel
Car Co.. with view to caring for muni
tion makers at present and .further ex
tensions later.
President C. X. Wiicoxen of the South
Shore W33 Pi the city this week making
inquiries. Those who talked with the
executive feel confident that the com
pany is at least seriously considering
the improvement.
J. FLOYD IRISH
JSBADLY HURT
Former Hammond Man Hit
by Heavy Auto Truck in
Saginaw, Mich.
TO PREPARE
FOR LIBERTY
LOAN
The women of France must be enabled to bold np tbe morale of l:e French soldier until nert
spring. The morale of the house decides the morale of the soldier in the fijfp.ting line. We can
do this by giving to them the greatest freedom in t;;cir food senply, and of this, wheat is the
thief factor.
American Alliance Meeting
Thursday Evening to Lay
Plans for Making Ham
mond Even a Better City
of Ameriacn.
NEW MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED
F.peclnl to The l irora)
C HOWS' rOINT, Ind.. March i:. The
f llowin Ia' county hcenses were
issued -ester-day:
Tom Kal-.ff. Gary; Mary Konopska,
frury.
John Nome. Indiana Harbor: Marie
Tloman. Indiana Harbor.
Sezepan PodgurskU Tlammon; An
el;a Kornank'.ewski. lamn.ond.-
Wosley Gibson, Gary; Anna Halla
t :rdcr. Gary.
Henry Uckey, Gary, Mary Williams.
Gar-. .
Kereakas Muetako?. Gary; C'jpina
T'clarda. Gary.
Gcorite W. Wesilake, (3a ry; Susan
Jour..". 0ry.
B.H brcsso". Gary: l,.--na Hoste'.ter.
Gari'.
J'hn W. Paugherty. Gary, Margaret
Can f.ei i. Gary.
GARDNER'S AIDE IS
NOIV SUCCESSOR
(Special to The Times.)
SAGINAW, MICH., March 12. J.
I'lcyd Irish, formerly of Hammond. Ind..
was seriousiy Injured Saturday morn
ing when he vas struck by a heavy
auto truck. The accident occurred in
front of the Baker garage on Hancock
street, just east of Michigan avenue.
Mr. Irish was taken into the garage and
gien first Did and was then tak'n to a
hospital. The fxict extent of his in
juries is unknown at present hut they
are reported t be quite serious.
Mr. Irish cimc to Saginaw from In
diana some time aro an I sin.-e his ar-
rinl in this c;'y has h en interested in J
the organisation of the Peninsular l'ire i
Insurance Company. He is muriicd and j
has one child. j
Friends of Mr. Irish in this city, who!
are JegMori, will be pained to learn of!
ihe accident that befell him nnd hope
tliat the nc.vs of his injuries was rxa-i
gcraled.
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UKE CO. SHIPPERS
HOLDJ MEETING
Body Votes to Retain S. J.
Craig As Its Co. Agent at
Crown Point.
W ilfred W. Lufkin.
After serving for fifteen years as
secretary to the late Representative
Aupustus P. Gardner of Massa
chusetts. Wilfred V. Lufkin has been
riEmed Gardner's successor. Gardner
died recently in a training crmp, be
ing the first congressman to join tha
colors.
(Special to The Times.
CROWN POJNT. IND.. March 12. A
meeting ; f the Lake County Milk Ship
pers and Ai. icullural Associations of
Lake county was held in the assembly
room of the court house on Saturday
Hfternoon. the members of these bodies
unanimously voted to retain S. J. Craig
as the county agent for these associa
tions. W. J. Kittles of the Milk Pro
ducers association of Chicago gae a
splendid talk on organisation. A consti
tution was adopted and these bodies are
going to incorporate; it is estimated
1.000 farmers -will be members in three
months time. They will look after the
seed corn, the question of feed, oats,
bailey and clover the kind help rroblem
for all the members and they will take
up whatever business concerns the
farmer. B. F. Carlin was elected presi
dent; Herman Meeters, vice president;
James Love, treasurer; S. J. Craig, sec
retary ani county agent. Two director?
from each local milk producers station
and two from every other farm organi
zation of Lake county will be named.
The officers and directors will meet
once every month.
HE WANTS TO
HANG THEM
(By United Presa.)
WASHINGTON. March K. All Ger-,
man spies convicted in American courts j
would be hanged by the provisions of;
a resolution introduced in the house to
day by Representative Kelly of Pennsyl
vania. 'It's time to quit interning Ger
mans and giving them their three meals
a day." Kelly said.
Here is your chance to get up in
meeting and have jour say.
The Hammond American AlMance is
going to hold a meeting at the chamber
of commerce Thursday evening to which
every citizen is invited.
There vU be some business cf im
portance, a twenty minute speech and
then President P. E. Boone will call
upon any and all present to "get it off
their ches.s."
Do you think the American Alliance
i3 shooting wide of the mark? "What
work Is there In this city that It shouM
do nnd hasn't'.' Do you" belie e th good
Americans of the town are asleep to
sedition among their neighbors? Have
you heard remarks against the draft,
the war. the president or other unpatri
oic utterances?
Some people have told the American
Alliance that those things exist. It
must not shirk its duty the thing for
which it was organized. If nece5ary
its members mu-st make enemies of
life-long friends to stamp out pro-Germanism.
If you are an American no
man is a friend of yours who sympa
thizes with Germany or scoffs at this
government.
Lack of patriotism is evidenced not
only in words but deeds or in not do
ing the part each citizen is asked -to do.
The man ho makes no sacrifice and
fights only for the almighty dollar is not
a true American.
The American Alliance must help pre
pare for the next liberty loan drive.
The reople who are already talking
against the next liberty loan must be
put right. There is an element that
kicks because the banks do not give
par for liberty bonds. It is not the in
tention of the government that a liberty
bond be sold as soon as paid for.
The bond is a time loan to the go
crnmerit. If the banks paid par a
great portion of the bonds would come
right back oirfheir hands.
The patriotism of the hanks of the
country is unquestioned. They are the
ones that put over the losing. The price
of liberty bonds is legulated the same
ns with any other sound security by
demand. It is the duty of each purchas
er to put his bond away until after the
war. If he is pincherl for money for
tlv? necessities of life it may become
necessary for him to sell a $100 bond
for $98, or $08.00. In so doing he will
be making a small sacrifice. But if he
keeps that bond at the end oa year it
will pay a dividend of $1 and so on
each year. There is no change of los
ing. In maturity the government will
pay par plus interest. The government
is as sound as Gibraltar. If it isn't
then 110.000.000 Americans arc badly
fooled.
The American- Alliance is not a coun
cil of defense but an organ through
which the propaganda of the United
States government can be distributed to
the people.
Every member who has sugestions to
make, brickbats or bouquets, is urged to
attend Thursday evening and speak his
or her mind.
IS. OTTO RABE
DIES AT HER
WE
JhlCE IS
Well Known Hammond La
dy Dies After Two Years
of Illness.
A shadow cf gloom was cast over the
circle of friends of Mrs. Otto Uabc this
afternoon, when the shocking news gain
ed circulation that she passed away at
the residence at 101 Detroit str'et in
Hammond, at l-:00 noon. Her death
was attributed to diabetes.
Mrs. Rabe has been jn ill health for
nearly two years. She was able to be
up and around most of the time though
and was able to attend to her duties.
The last time she was out was lat
Wednesday evening when Mr. Kobe took
her for nn automobile ride. Friday she
was confined to her bed. It was not
thought that her condition was serious,
however and the news of her death
came as a surprise to the many Ham
mond friends.
Mrs. Rabe was 4 1 years old and has
been a resident of Hammond during the
past twenty-eight years. She was a
prominent, club woman, being a member
of the Hammond Woman's ciuh and the
Kastein Stars. The wide circle of ac
quaintances held her friendship in high
esteem.
Definite funeral arrangements will be
announced Inter. Th funeral will l:k"!y
be held Friday afternoon.
Latest
ANXinilR VuUetms
II11IIIU uu
FOR MEN,
SERVICE AS
DEMANDED
All Hen Will B3 Drawn from
Class 1 to Make Unit
Replacements.
(BTTZiZiSTXK.)
BY J. W. MASOTT.)
(By United Press.)
NEW YOBI, March 12. Trance' re
quest for more troops for the west front,
made public this afternoon, ia based oa
plana for en allied offensive.
The Preach government rreatly de
sires to secure once more tha Initiative
in tha west which can be made perman
ently active against Germany only with
American help.
(BUXIZTIW.)
(By United Press.)
"WASHUJ&TOir, March 13. Whea the
eecond draft bill has been answered
800,000 strong the United States army
regulars, national guards, enlisted
men and reserves, will number approxi
mately 2,500,000 men.
Daring- the war with Spain taa United
Statea army at ita maximum atreagth
ag-ffrefrated 272,000 officera and men.
NEW CASES IN
CIRCUIT COURT
CROWN POINT. Hid , March 12 The
folio wins; new ra.Pi were, file d: n the
Cirenjt Court yesterday:
1 24"3 Attachment : John Brown nnd
William Brown, as administrators
f the estate of Mary Fisher, de
feased (M. J. Smith) vs. Lake
Shore Sand Company, Charles
Stehbens, J. A. McMahon.
114.2 Claim fil-; McIHiffee Automobile
Company (V. O. Lisius) vs. Mild
red Leathers, executrix of estate
of James Leathers, deceased.
(By United Press Cablegram.)
WASHINGTON. March 12. France
has made a new and earnest appeal to
Jio United States for more speed in
shipping fighting men across the At
lantic. It was learned today on high author
ity that as a result of the French ap
peal decision has been reached to send
abroad very soon some of the national
rtrmy divisions men called under the
select ie draff.
The war department plan had been to
move the bulk of the national guard
divisions before calling on the national
army troops to supply troops for the
firing line. But an inspection of the
army forces resulting from this new
plea, has convinced authorities that the
national army men are in belter shape
than the guards.
The first movement of drafted Sam
mies over tlire is the result of a de
mand for more reserves in anticipation
of the great west front action expected
this ear.
Neither France nor Kngland. it 4?
said. 'has enough troops to spare to
meet a powerful offensive in the west
and at the same time provide against
attack in other quarters. Only the
t nited States can supply troops enough
to insure a reserve if British troops
have to be shifted to other fronts.
(By United Press Cablegram.)
lONDOIT, March 12. The unarmed
Irish schooner Manny Wlgnall, was tor
pedoed and aunk by a submarine, it was
announced today. The sub shelled aur.
vtvors who were picking up their com.
radea from tha sea.
MAY liRIXG SPAIN
TO OPPOSE KAISER
v
BRADLEY IS NAMED.
(By United Press.)
"WASHINGTON. March 52. John J.
Bradley of Chicago, Avas today nomin
atel by President "Wilson to be the Unit
ed States marshal for the northern-district
of Illinois
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Juan de Ia Cierva.
In the new cabinet formed by
Premier Alhucemas of Spain the
portfolio of minister of war has been
Riven to Juan de la Cierva. The old
cabinet was dismissed because of a
tendency to lean towards Germany.
Newspapers clamor for a benevolent
neutrality towards the allies and the
people are said to favor open resent
ment of Germany's torpedoing of
Spanish ships.
inr BATTLE
F. W. Cook Brewing Co.
Files Decree to Stop
Law Enforcement.
KVANSVILl-E. IND.. March 12. In
junction against enforcement of the
state-wide prohibition law- is asked in
a decree tiled yesterday with Juelge Fred
M. Hostetter in the VsruJerburg county
superior court by attorneys for the F.
V. Cook Brewing Company, in whose
favor the court decided a suit to test
the constitutionality of the law. The
injunction proceedings are directed
against Lane B. Osborne, prosecuting at
torney and defendant in the test suit..
Osborn. through counsel, asked that the
decree be modified. Judge Hostetter as
yet has not entered an injunction. In
the event an injunction is granted the
prosecuting attorney will file motion for
a new trial, he said today, and if this
move Is overruled the liquor case will
go to the Indiana supreme court.
Judge Hostetter last Saturday handed
down his second opinion that the state
wide prohibition legislation is void.
(By United Press Cablegram.)
PARIS, March 12. rour German air
planes were brought down in last night's
raid over Paris, it was officially an
nounced today. No report was made re
garding casualties or damage.
(By United Press Cablegram.)
LONDON", March 12. AustraiUaa
troops made a successful raid east and
northeast of Messines last night, killing
a number of Germans and taking prison
ers, Pleld Marshal Eaig reported today.
Austailian casualties were light. Tijere
was mutual artlUerying sear Armeatlers
and near Ypres.
(By United Press Cablegram.)
BUESOS AZBES, March 12. Seceipt
of news from Santiago that Count Von
Xiuxburg, former German ambassador to
Argentina, had been seen on a trans.
Andian railway train in Chili, created
a sensation here today. Police admitted
here today they lost track of luxburg
several days ago. The German naval
attache is also missing. Xuxburg was
granted safe passage to Germany by
Great Britain a few days ago.
(By United Fresa Cablegram.)
BERLIN, (Via Loudin) March 12.
"Paris waa auccessfully bonihed la re
taliation for enemy air attacks, Satur.
day and Sunday, on Stuttgart, Esslia
gen, Untemrkheim and Minz," read tha
German official statement.
TWO H0BART
BOYS SHOT ON THE
FRENCH FRONT
HOBART, Ind.. March 12. Dick
Planchford and Charles Mclntyre, two
Hohart boys, have been wounded in
France, acording: to word received by
their parents yesterday. The news
came by telegram that did not state
the severity of the wounds nor the
manner in which they were met. But
it was definitely stated that both were
shot. News of The misfortune came
t" this ciy yeserday to George Sauter,
of the Lowenstine store, who knows
the two soldiers well.
(By United Press Cablegram.)
LONDON, March 12. An American
raid east of Luneville yesterday com
pletely established the fact that the
Germans had evacuated their positions
after two daya of artillerying.
This evidently is. the first raid con
ducted solely by American and reported
exclusively by the United Tress yester
day. "East of Luneville is the same loca
tion as north of Toul."
(By United Press Cablegram.)
LONDON, March 12. The total cas
ualties la Thursday's enemy air raid
over London were twenty- killed and
forty -Ave Injured, Lord French announc
ed today.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 12. An addi
tional credit of $200,000,000 to Great
Britain was announced today. This
brings Great Britain's indebtedness to
the United States to a war total of 52,
250,000,000 and the total indebtedness to
$4,049,400,000.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March H. Presideat
Wilson's message to the Russian con.
gress of societs waa forwarded through
several channels to make sure of delivery-
There was some doubt that it
could be delivered promptly but It was
felt it would have a beneficial effect on
the Busslaa pecple. Some .held the pri
mary purpose may have been to rein,
force American objections to the Slber.
laa situation rather than to mate au al
truistic appeal to the Bussiaas.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 12. It
was announced today that 800,000
men will comprise the second mili
tary draft. No date has been set
and the new men will be fed into
the service as the demand arises.
Emptying of a cantonmqnt or
withdrawal of troops from fry
camp will necessitate the calling
out of men from the second draft,
week to week, or month to month.
DIVIDED INTO STATE QUOTAS.
The 500,000 win be divided into stat
quotas and with certain exceptions will
be dnwn from class 1 to make replace
ments in existing units and furnish
needed supporting regiments for the
present army.
Ten thousand skilled artisans, some of
whom may not be Class 1. have been
asked of the states and 10.000 others
will be summoned to technical training
schools. Agriculturists will be given de
ferred ratings. The groups thus said
will be comparatively small, covering
probably the entire year of 191S.
The calls will be in part dependent on
legislation in congress. The draft is
considered by General Crowder as "s
lective" and will not disrupt industrv
According to this alan men will" fa
Inducted into the army in vepv- small
groups apportioned among the "various
states from week to week or fro...
month to month as they are needed. To
make an equal distribution of the bur
den over the states a computation or
the share of each state was made and
it was not practical to -make these
computations for such small numbers.
For bookkeeping facilities It is neces
sary to assume a total of considerable
size and to apportion it among the sev
eral states as their immediate burden.
This quota is called the national quota
and the various shares, state quotas.
The announcement of the quota does
not mean that any such number of men
will be called into service at once.
Constantly changing situation causes
changes in the number of men who are
to bo called to the colors. The follow
ing is authoritiatively stated.
"The number that will be assumed as
the basis for computation will be 800.
000. It can not now be announced what
the total to be called each month will
be but no more men will be called than
can be assimilated.
"Class I from which th-j new levies
arc to be drawn will contain more men
(Continued on page five.)
WOMAN ASKS
DIVORCE AS HUBBY
PRO-GERMAN
Ry the 1 nited Tress)
ASTORIA, Ore.. March 12. Pro-Gei-manism
is now listed as grounds for
di vorce.
Alleging that her husband married
her through fraud, telling her he had
taken out citizenship papers, and that
since then, he has switched his views
and roots for the kaiser to win In the
tusle, Anna Appelhaen toda yhas a di
vorce suit on f.le against Otto Appel
hagen, a native of Germany. Since the
wedding, she alleges, Appelhagen say s
he will never become an American, and
has ben paying too much attention to
movements along the water front.
sues or slander.
Suit for slander has been filed in the
superior court at Hafnmond by Johanna
F.bner with Mary Lurtz as the plaintiff.
Mrs. Kbuer charges that the defendant
made slanderous statements in the
presence of Mike Lbncr- the plaintiff's
husband, and Andy and Katie Lenz. "A
medicine agent' is alleged to have been
mentioned by Mary Lurtz.
MADE SURGEON
OF REGIMENT
C. G. King will. 54 Mason street, has
received word from Lieut. J. A. Graham,
Lake county coroner at Camp Pike. Ark.,
that the Hammond man lias been made
; regimental surgeon for the "47th in
j fantry. It is believed Dr. Graham will
I soon realize his ambition to go to
! France as he will dcubt'ess accompany
the next detachment from Camp Tike.
SPHEAD BITTER TH1 HELP
THE sAJlSlIES GET BERLIN,