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HAMMOND, INDIANA.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918.
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HOW MA
GOT HELP
REJOICES AT '
GOOD HEUVS;
Factors In City's Success In
Getting Portion .of Govern
ments Sixty Million Dol
lar Housing Fund,
Harr.rr.ond is electrified by the news
runted in The Times last evening, that
United States government had al- j
1 i! ed $50(1.000 to this city out of ' the .
j.jii.ooO.OOO housing fund. j
This is the first time in years, that
Jiinimoiiii has come across in a really j
log way and the people of the city are
entitled to know how.it happened. j
The factors that contributed to the i
success of the project are as follows: i
Chamber's Housing' Board Busy, j
The housing committee of the Ham-
r'oud chamber of commerce of which
V;!i;am J. Whinery is chairman and
Mayor Ifanifl Brown, Judge Virgil S. j
Reitcr and Roscoe E. Woods, arc- mem-
be-rs.
The Hammond Realty Company, rep
resented by its ico president William
A. McHie an.! William J. Hastings,
president of Hastings. Woods & Co..
who went to Washington. D. C. and
spent a week presenting the claims of
the region to Secretary of Commerce
rml Labor Wilson and to the senators
from Indiana and the epresent at i e
from this district.
Unions Deserve Much Credit.
The labor unions connected with the
building trades which have taken steps
to stabalize conditions, avoid disturb
ances ana increase cinciency in an ei-
fort to rush the work on the build
in gs of the Standard Steel Car company
and build the houses which are so badly
needed.
The Standard Steel Car Co.. repre-
ie.-e-nted by Assistant to the President i
T G. Jenks. A. C. "h ristensen. August
Si hneider. W. A. Corey a fid others who j
have labored mcessently to present)
(Continued on pase five.)
11 S. HOUSING
I1TEREST RATE
nur nrnnrr,!
mi xmu
The provisions of the act passed by
'ingress, and known as the; housing hill
by winch Hammond i given an allot
ment e.f S.-jOfl rfifi in increase tile fHCl'i-
to-.- for munition workers, leaves to the
power and discretion of the president
the- disbursement of the funds.
The bill provides that the money shall
expended to build homes for indus-
trial workers engaged in arsenals, navy
rds and in industries c onnected with i
-Mid essentia! to tii" national defense.
fT the duration of the war. The gov
e rnm.eiit is empow ered to purchase, ac
quire by lease, construct
'Uire by condemnation
requisition or
e- by gift. 1
house.-:, buildings, furnishings and im- j
l'l-ovc-tncnts as may bo determined neccs-
ary and to equip, manager, maintain, i
.-Iter. rent, lease-, exchange, sell or con- j
vej. I
Loans are 1o be made at no less a I
rate than five- per cent and must proper- '
1y b'- secured by lien, mortgage or otner- '
wise. And no bum M-.rtll be made and no
house. t.r money given to any persoir !
not an Amerie.-n -iti7.en.
The- president is given the power to
pit through such agencies as he may
ereate or design to disburse the money:
and may use the office or the field force !
f the supervising architect of the treas- j
urv department. ;
It is provided .that when the president i
or bis agents shall purchase, lease, '
requisition or acquire by condemnation
land, houses, etc., he shall make just i
otnpensation therefore, .determined by ;
himself, and if the amount determined ;
is unsatisfactory to the person entitled i
to receive it. such pe rson shall be paid ;
seventy-five percent of the amount so '
determined and shall be entitled to sue
the United States to recover such further ;
sum as. added to the seventy-five per i
rent, will make up the amount to just
compensation. I
188 CASUALTIES
IN DAY'S LIST
I lit UNiTEn Prf.ss 1
WASHINGTON, dine 13. One hun
dred and ighty-eiaht casualties were
itporte to the war department today
a i follow s: Killed in action. 19: dead
from wounds. !V deiid from disease. 4:
dead from aeroplane accidents. 1; dead
from aedde-nts and other causes. 3:
wounded severely. 137; wounded degree
undetermined. 11; missing in action. 4. I before they could return to the fight
Severely wounded. Tlios. H. Stineman. ing.
Wabash; August IieFord. Indianapolis: j
r-rer! S. G.b.on. Fort Wayne; Fraset uy fl "Thrift Stamp and lick th-
eirln. oier.t tv l lie ; .toe .Miner, e rajion,
iiauae it. .vioore, inaianapoiis. j
REPORTERS STAND
at ram
Together With Police of
East Chicago They Are
Ready to Test What Is
Said to Be Beer.
1
Case upon case, tier upon tier,
4S cases of what has been adjudg
ed to be real, old time, exhilarating
beer, were piled up in the office of
the police station. East Chicago,
last night. It took four trips of the
patrol wagon to bring ii in, six.
men to unload it and now it is un
der guard day and night to keep
the hundreds of thirsty ones of this
dry city away from Its tempting
possibilities.
Upon a warrant sworn out by a
woman resident of Calumet. the
place of Martin Blazich. Chicago
and Kennedy avenues, was raided
by East Chicago officers. In the
back room with but little if any at
tempt at concealment the cases
were found.
It was a real up-to-date blind pig.
Blazich was arrested and gave
bond for appearance before the city
court today.
Both the poiice and newspaper men
are ready to pass upon the stuff to
certify what it is.
Lake County Overrun by
Chicago Firms Seeking
Contracts.
It is reliably stated that building In
) the Industrial belt of northern Lake
l county is now in excess of that In Chi-
ofifo. As a result of the slowun In
cnieago anei the great gain here Lake
county is being overrun by Chicago con
tractors and building material agents.
j War Building Alfia.
j Expansion in the. steel works at Gary.
jhe. building of the Mark steel works at
Indiana Harbor, the huge, additions to
the Cary gun works, the" Inland Steel
expansion, and the development at the
Standard Steel Car works pun w orks and
j auxiliary buildings at Hammond have
' stimulated building businesses. The
j erection of homes for war workers, new
' business blocks and other structures are
features in Lake county's building de
: vc'opmcnt.
' No Roada, nowever.
; The only quiet spot in construction in
j Lake .ounty is that the government has
; raciican put a stop to road building,
rhr are but "' exceptions, w. 5th
(avenue improvement in Gary being one
j of thrn.
j As flr as I-ake county contractors are
j concerned they are glad to get the Chl-
-rfo kotmwii w n.. noe nere, and with
building material men there seems to be
room for all.
This is yid to be the first time in
nisiorv uiai local ounaing measured up
to that of Chicago, which always boast-
ed that
year."
it built
new Gary each
MIES GILL IS
CUIHEDBY DEATH
Sinclair Supt. Dies in Chi
cago Hospital This
Morning.
ISpri-iai. To The Timfs.1
WHITINO. IXD.. June 1 3. James A.
Gill, one of Whiting's best known men.
superintendent of the Sinclair Oil plant,
died this meirning at the North Chicago
hospital where he had been taken with a
view of getting relief from throat trou
ble. He was r-:l years of age and a mem
ber of the Hammond Comniandery
Knight Templars. A wife and son Jef
ferson survive him at the family home.
, 407 Oliver street, and a daughter, Mrs.
' Edward Robinson of Cleveland. The
1 funeral will be held Saturday evening
j and the remains shipped to Cleveland
i for burial.
'FINE CARE GIVEN
THE WOUNDED
I (By UsiTKn Prrcsfcl
WASHINGTON. June 12 Eighty per
i cent ef the American troops wounded in
' battle are being cured and returned
i to their forces w ithin three or four
j weeks, it was announced today. It for
j merly required months of attention
j Hur
uuiiaiuiiau
HERE iORE
HUH CHGOJ
FT
i PORTER
CIRCUIT
Judge E. D. Crumpacker
"More at Home" in the
Court Room Than in Pol
itics Says Taft.
VALPARAISO. IXD, Jun 13.
While a Jury trial was in progress es- j
terday in the Tarter county circuit
court here, a big man very big. some :
though entered the room. Then a j
mile that was famous a few years ago j
overspread the visitor's features and j
the stran-r no longer was a stfinger. :
William H. Taft. formerly president of i
the United States, was the guest.
Court la Attjonrned.
Judge II. H. Loring, presiding, t
promptly adjourned the court proceed- j
lngs and Mr. Tiift was introduced to
the jurors, spectators and lawyers pres- j
ent. The former president seemed to ;
enjoy hugeiy his unannounced visit,
and during the informal conversation
and greetings lie remorked: 1
Judge Cnimpacker'3 Guest.
"I am more at home in a little court- :
room than I am in politics." !
Edgar I. Crumpacker. formerly rep
resentative in the congress from the
Tenth Indiana district, accompanied .
Mr. Taft to the court room. While here
the former president made an address;
to a training detachment of the ration-!
al army, stationed at YalpMraiso uni-'
versity. His plea was for full surport !
to all worthy war measures and a fight
to the end against the German auto- j
crary.
DISORDERLY HOUSE
RAIDED B? POLICE
So. Chicago Bunch Much in
Error About Hammond
As Wide-Open Town.
It's old stuff, girls.
The mayor won't stand for it.
The police wont stand for it.
Not in Hammond not any more!
Captain Strong with officers Singer.
Carlson, and Miller made a raid on a
disorderly house nt 634 :kley avenue
about 10:30 last night and trrcstcd
two wom-n and three men.
Unable to give an accounting for
the assemblage they were tried at mid
night by .Judge Klotz in the Hammond
court and fined as follows:
Edith Turner, CS years old. fined
?C5 for keeping a disorderly house; Vi
olet Smith, IS years old. inmate of dis
orderly house, filed $30; Elmer C. Port
er. 0023 Commercial avenue, Chicago;
Edmnn Soleki. 13- Torrence avenue.
Chicago and Stanley Walkowiak, SS03
Commercial avenue. Chicago, were each
fined $13 for entering a disorderly house.
They were all released on paying
their fins.
ATTORNEY RESSLER
SEEKS DIVORCE
Koy E. Kessler. member cf the Gary i
law firm of Harris and Ttessler today I
filed suit in Gary superior court for a
divorce from Margaret J., through his
attorney. Davis and Starr. He alleges j
cruel and inhuman treatment on the J
part of his wife. The Hesslers were I
married in 1005 and have two children,
a son and daughter. i
FLAG DAY !
CELEBRATION FOR
EAST CHICAGO
Mayor McCormaek of East Chicago.:
has issued a proclamation relative to!
the observation ef Flag Day in the citv i
in which he earnestly requests that !
everv inlinhilapt of tViA eitv- ora rt ii t r. i
in the celebration tomorrow. All are
asked to display flags.
EVANSVILLE MAN
IS ARRESTED
Harry Redford. of Evansville. 111., i
who was arrested hy Officer Mcl'onaldi
and Uppinghouse for robbing a box car
w as sente nced t " 90 days in the penal I
farm and fined $33 by Judge Klotz
in the Hammond city court this morn- i
ing.
PeeJ ford stole two pair of shoes and
gave one of them to Harvey McCormick.
a fifteen year e!d boy who had seen
him take them and told him not to say
anything about It hut McCormick got
frightened and burned the shoes up
when he thought that the officers
knew of the theft.
You'd like to take a punch at the
! kaiser you say? Then buy a
I Thrift Stamp.
GERMANY XO LOXGER BOMBS LOXDOX IX
THIS PICTURE SHOWS EXI)
ts st V J sl f fete ; ij- ipe77jV3-r;" ,
German airplane dropped by Britiih airmen over London.
The ahox-e picture shows the complete wreckage of a German airplane, one of a squad which bombed Lon
don rfay.ntjr. This plane was brought down by the accurate shooting of a British airman.
W. HAMMOND:
ASKS STREET!
nan nrninnri
bftH MWl
Shows War Need of Im
provement and Asks Ex
tension of Hegewisch Line
Through Burnham to W.
Hammond.
Mayor Taul Kamradt will submit to
the West Hammond city council this
evening a resolution s'-tting forth the
need of street car srviee on t)u. nji
nois side of the line and especially re
questing that the Hecrwisch extension
of the. Chicago Surface Lines be con
tinued over Burnh.tm avenue to Wot
iismmond. The resolution, which is as
sured of adoption, follows: j
"WHI:K1:aS. the city of Hammond !
and West Hammond are for all pra. tlca! I
purposes e.ne city, being dnided by the,
Illinois-Indiana stale lne, (i,,, city of
West Hammond lia ifij an area in cx-i
cess of two square nub s and having no j
street car facilities, ;,n,i
"U HIinilAS. the city of West Ham- i
mond has a population in excess of S.3"0
people, practically all of.its working in-
habitants, male and female, being em- i
ployed tn indur-tri' s remote from the j
Homes o! sucn workers, parluulatly in
the munition plants at Gary. Last hi
eago ami Hammond, in the state of In
diana, and at Hegewisch. Pullman
nd
South Chicago, in the .state of Illinois,
and
"WHEREAS, the Chicago City Rail
way and affiliated lines are building a i
street ear line from 'hicago to Hege
wisch along a line protically parallel
with the west boundary line of the city
of West Hammond, whi.-h line if extend
ed south into the city of West Kara
meind along liurnham avenue am! east
erly through West Har.imoiu; would con
nect with the present street car line in
the rltv of Hammond, therehv p ivlru' i
the workers in West Hammond trans-
portation to the munition factories at i
Ke.nth I'hi.-fi Pllllmim nnd Ur-uls,n
in Illinois, and similar plants in the
Routhfnmlf r!v nart of Hainmimrl nri.l in
, . f.JCt ?
"NOW. THE REP' 'RE. P.E IT RE
SOLVED, that the State Council of I-
(Continued on page five )
FORESTER'S
At the state convention of the e ath
'lie Order of Foresters held in Fort
Wayne vesterday the following officers
were- unanimously re-elected for their
good services: John A. Herzog of Mish
awaka. ch-ief ranger; M. E. Lauerman
of Crown Point, state vieo chief ranger:
Louis H. Rusha of Lal-'ayctte. state sec
retary: Jacob 1'ienhart of LaFayette.
state treasurer; George T. Hanlon of
Hammond, state trustee
The following arc the six new mis
toes elected: Joseph Kress of Indian
apolis; Paul Hutz eif LaFave'le; E P.
H.man of Re-nssi !aer: J. H Ructcr of
Fort Wayne; George Kussmaul of Ham
mon 1 and John Toknrz of Whiting.
The delegates to the national con
vention to be held i'i Duluth, Minn.,
in August will be Father Rleckman
of Mishawaka: E. P. Honan. Louifl
Rosha. tJeorge Kussmaul and E. M.
Lauerman.
A splendid message was sent by the
convention tendering their support and
sympathy to President Wilson.
CATHOLIC
conn
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REPORT- POSTPONED
OF IMJfRQlEMENT
State Council of Defense
Acts Towards Gary
Next Wednesday.
1 Times Err.Ef.
' At Sute ("apitsi..
I INDIANAPOLIS. I NT)., June 13. The
; Indiana state council of defense, in ses
sion he-re jesterday, adopted the follow- . ed Its copper cargo. It in evidently rn
, ing report from the council's committee ' route buck to tierinany with the spoils.
Jon "Proposed Construction": j
i "1. That the letter of the city attor- United Tress Cablsirasi 1
i ney of Gary, dated" June S. be answered l-OXDOV. June 1.1. Twenty-nine en-
I as follows: The council approves the , m- alrplcnrs have been destroyed and
practice by the City of Gary of engag-,-1 ton bomb have been dropped
ing in such construction only as is ab- "'nee Sunday by British airmen. On
Bolutely necessary and. inasmuch as the j ,he Plcardy front British airmen shot
proposed w idening of Washington street ; down two enemy plnnea and did exten
Is not necessary, but only defcirabTe'.t',rTtnbrnST-- -One British narhfne Is
recommends postponement thereof until
after the war."
The members of the committee were:
! Evans Woollen. Charles Fox. J. I
Kcach and George Ade.
FINE SHOWING IN
WOMEN'S REGISTRATION
Rural Lake Co. Except Ho
hart Tp. Registers Nearly
3000 Women.
Sr-EctAi. To The Times
CROWN i'OIN'T. IN'D.. June 13. The
following report of the women's regis
tration committee for the following
places has been made:
Service. Non-serv. 1 r n'g.
i Eagle Creek 65 133
j Cedar Creek 73 CO IS
I West Creek 113 i33 10
Hanover 12 11"
W infield S7 r:7
Center S2 13 4
Lowell CSO 113 :!)
i Crown Point 573 4S4 US
I
! Totals 1277 142S , !3
Most of the service offered was for
Red Cross and allied relief. The results
are ' r' Ratifying nd the percent cf j
registration in Crown Point is nearly j
1f PCr CCnt
Any one neit having reg- '
iered may do so by calling at the j
1 Council of Defense room in the court i
house at Crown Foint
VETERAN OF FRANCO
PRUSSIA WAR DEAD
i.
Pioneer of Lake Co. Passes
Away in Ninty-Second
Year.
f Special To The Times.
LOWELL. INP.. June 13. George
Link, a pioneer of Lake county, is dead
in his ninety-second year. The enrl came
peacefully without any severe illness or
suffering this morning shortly after
dawn and was due to old age.
For many years George Link lived on
his farm near Pyer. Ind., but recently
he went to the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rerge at Lowell. The
other daughter who survives is Mrs.
Mary Roos. .72S Walter street. Ham
mond. The funeral is to be held from
the St. Joseph church at Dyer at 10
o'cloek Saturelay morning to the Pyer
cemetery.
Mr. Link was a veteran of the Franeo
Prussian war in which lie fought with
the French under Napoleon the Third.
JOSEPH PICKED UP.
Joseph Lipinski. 13 years old. was
picked up on Indiana avenue last night
by Officer Singer for running away
from his home at 4840 Ada street, t'hi
rago. Buy a Thrift Stamp today.,
SAFETY
OF OXE HEX RAIDER
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I KV 1URK, June 13 A 11k (.rr-
1 man KUbinurlne rarr! Inss (w lerk
K"n rva xlshtrd 30rt mUes off the Ant
( f-rican roat hrnile:! rastnard by pas-
ens:eri nrrlvins here today. The b
j marine m:;lr no rflort to halt the liner.
! It in now believed that tbi l -hoat
1 he one that held up
a orwfSlan
Ktenmrr off the Virginia roast and loot-
missing.
1 rfxtTcn Psr.ss Caaleraii.
nlIK. June l.t. The Pope In a letter
. today deplored the misinterpretations
tvhlch hr.te been placed on bis attitude
regarding the wnr. He declared he
! woold continue to spsre no effort to end
the war.
NORFOLK, June 13. Captain Wad
"-
of the American steamship Edward
iercc, reported today that his vessel
wns under shell fire for two hour and
jn rhnxed by v. tuhtnarinc until the
lights of ( iii t.oodhope Tiere Righted
! early Tuesday. He aid that at least
twelve shells Hfrp fired and two tor
i pedo luunchrd nt his ship as he out-
i distanced the I -boat.
I
United Press Cablegram
I.OMION, .lone 13. Successful local
oof rations in Flanders and n British
raid near Arras were reported by Field
Marshal H.iig today.
"Operations were conducted success
fully last niuht southwest of Morris.
1 and east of Dlchcbuscli Lake," the
statement id. "In the former sector,
' we advanced our lines a little and took
n number of prisoners. In the Intter
j sector the French Improved their po
: sltlons nenr the riilse rtood and took
, thirty prisoners.
HIGH SCHOOL
EMENTl
Forty-Seven Seniors Grad
uate This Evening With
Customary Exercises.
Forty-seven seniors are to graduate
from the Hammond high seh')ol this
evening at the commencement exer
cises in the First Raptist church. The
preigram of the thirty-second annual
commencement follows:
Select ions
High School Orchestra.
Invocation
Rev. John C Farrett.
In His Little adle . . . . Ceasar Franck
Treble C'ef Club.
"The Man Who Can "
William Rainey Bennett.
Soldiers' Chorus I From Faust ). Gounod
Mixeel Chorus.
Presentation of I'iplomas
Supt. C. M. McPaniels.
Cavalry Song Spindler
Presentation of Medals
LeGrand T. Meyer.
See -the Conquering Hero Comes Frcm
"Judas Maccabaeus" Handel
Mixed Chorus.
Star-Spangled Banner.
Audience.
Benediction
Rev. Floyd H. Adams.
Exit Music
High School Orchestra.
ROBBEDOF$84.
John H. Fisher of .rv3 Truman ave
nue, was held up while in his caboose
in the 10?th street yards last night by
three men who robbed him of JH in
money and a pay check for SI",.
j Buy a Thrift Stamp today.
nrsiT rapi
0LI1I DHUI
Compiegne Evacuated 6y Civilians
American Troops Win
New Battle.
Bulletin
I I'VITED I'RESH t'ABr.Eor.AM.I
PARIS, Juna 13. The civilian
evacuation cf Compiegne has been
completed, it was officially announc
ed today. Thousands of refugees
are arriving- on special trains.
United Press Cablegram.
T Ri'lletin 1
WITH THE AMERICANS ON
TEE MAKNE, June 13 (4 p. rn.)
The Americans holding the three
miles from Bouresches and Torcy
repulsed two German attacks In the
twelfth day and night of fighting.
They took fifty prisoners Including
a captain and captured a number of
machine gruns. The enemy suffered
tfcavy losses.
BfLLETINV
Pv I'vited Press!
WASHINGTON, June 13 That
the war department will ask
changes in the draft law so as to
include all men from 13 to 43 or 43
years was the forecast of well In
formed congressional leaders today.
The new legislation would place
the draft on the same basea aa that
of Britain and facilitate the opera
tion of the interallied draft treaty.
It is expected to be launched in the
December short session.
FRENCH DELIVER
COUNTER ATTACK
I'siTEn Pres Cablegram. 1
PARIS, June 13. French forces
delivering their first counter attack
on the eastern wing of the new
Oise front last night hurled the
Germans back across the Matz
river.
There was no new German at
tacks in the western flank and the
center. On the Marne front a vio
lent German attack against Bou
resches and Belleau wood was
broken up by American and French
troops who held all their newly
won positions and inflicted the
heaviest losses on the enemy.
"Southwest of Arras we made a suc
cessful daylight raid inflicting heavy
casualties." Field Marshal Haig report
ed today.
An enemy trench mortar was brought
back and two others destroyed.
HEAVY LOSSES IN
GERMAN RESERVE UNITS
I'MTEn PnF.SS C4FI.E.-.THM,)
WITH AMERICANS WEST OF
MONTDIDIER, June 13. A com
parative lull has settled over this
sector again and only normal fire is
being maintained.
Prisoners report heavy losses
among German reserve units as a
result of our heavy bombardment.
No change has been made in the
enemy divisions opposite our lines
lately.
A German prisoner saved the. life of
his American captor.
A lieutenant leading a patrol captured
a German and started back to the Amer
ican lines. The officer was seriously
woundeel by the explosion of a shell.
The Roche dresse-d the American's
wounds with hi? own emergency k.
working in the midst of shell fire. The
lieutenant directed the Roche to an
American post. The German informed
officers th re of the lieutenant's predica
ment. The latter wiil recover.
GEN. PERSHING
MAKES REPORT
fBr 1'nited Press.!
WASHINGTON, June 13. French
comment, on activities of the American
troops contained in a supplement re
port by General Pershig toddy, in J -dition
to raid details, said:
In P.eardy on the afternoon of Juno
9 one of our patrols entered the Ger
man trenches and encountered several
of the enemy. Three, of the enemy
were killed. Our patrol returned with
out suffering casualties.
"A recent French enrnarge commu
nique contains the follow ing references
te. the American troops at Chateau
Thierry:
"With firm resolution to conquer the
American troops continued to hold a
distant ascendency ewer the forces ep
posed to them. Thanks to Nie co-operation
of the French ard American
troops and the close laison between
them, the loo?.! operations in progress
northwest of Chateau Thierry are of
the utmost importance.
"In the ccurse of these operations
the American infantry showed itself
skilled in maneuvering. The courag"
of the officers and men approachi'd
recklessness."
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