The Lake County times. [volume], June 26, 1918, Image 1

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WITH THE AMERICANS ON
THE MARNE, June 26. The
Americans took the remainder of
Belleau wood last night.
The German losses in killed and
wounded were extremely heavy.
They also lost at least 221 prison
ers, including a captain and six
other officers. The Americans
captured many machine guns.
The Germans fought desperately
to hold the wood without a move
ment toward the Meaux is impossi
ble. Our success resulted from
heavy shelling all Tuesday follow
ed by an attack.
At daybreak Private Frank P.
Lennart of Chicago marched into
headquarters in charge of 78 Ger
man privates and five officers, all
of whom surrendered to him vol
untarily after they had first taken
him prisoner.
During the battle German
prisoners aided our troops in dig
ging themselves in to hold their
gains. The German losses in dead
and wounded were heavy while
our losses were not disappropriate
to the success.
HERE NEXT
FRIDAY
David Emery, secretary of the Ham
mond Chamber of Commerce, has re
ceived notice from Indianapolis to the
effect that a petition has been filed
with this commission by the -water
department cf the city of Hammond.
nking authority to increase rates. This
rase has teen set for hearing on Friday.
June 2S. J31S. at 10 a- m. at the city
of Hammond.
Will you kindly advise the members
of your organization of the date of this
hearing, so they can arrange to be
present if they so desire?
Thanking you in advance, we are,
Verv truly yours,
J. W. M CAKDLE,
i Commissioner.
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MEETING JULY 2
Chairman Dinwiddie Calls
Important Meeting for
Early Next Month.
Special To The Times
LOWELL. Ind.. June 26. Oscar Din
widdie, chairman of the Lake County
threhermen has sent out the following
notice:
"The threshermen and farmers of
Lake county are urgently asked to
meet the threshing committee in the
assembly room of court house in Crown
Point at one p- in.. Tuesday, July 2nd .
;o talk over the saving of grain, cost of
threshing' and other matters of inter
est. We are urged to do more than
ever to save giain at harvest and
threshing time and the serious shortage
of cars seems to affect the storage
question as to small grains. We hope
for a large attendaee of representative
men."
OSCAR DINWIDDIE. Chairman
The threshing committee for Lake
county for T91S is:
Charles Chester. Hobart.
Joseph M. Gerlash. St. John.
Wni. Newton. Crown Point.
Charles Burge, Leroy.
George Bailey, iAjwell.
Harry Hawkinson, Cedar Lake.
Neil Brown. Shelby.
Oscar Dinwiddie. R. R. 2. Lowell.
Better to have War Savings
Stamps in your safe than the blood
stained hands of the kaiser's
hordes at your throat
COMMISSION
lESPili
Circus Goes On Again
Beloit Sees Big Show
BELOIT. WIS.. June :3. Like the
Thoenix of fable the Hagenbeck-Wal-lace
circus emerged from Its baptism of
death and fire into the limelight here
tonight with all the tinsel and glare so
dear to devotees of "the big top."
Lxccpt for what they had read in the
newspapers, the general public was un
able to tell that the big amusement en
terprise had all but been wiped out in
one of the most disastrous wrecks of
railroad history. The music, the calli
ope, the bright lights, the clowns, the
beautiful equestriennes. and trapeze
performers were al! there and the per
formance took place with characteristic
"snap and pep."
One Thin Telt.
There was only one thins lacking,
and this was aguely felt, even by the
father of the family who bought seats
in the unreserved section. The spon
taneity, the infectious gayety. and
happy-go-lucky personality of the per
formers was overshadowed by sad
memories. The roustabouts, too, lowli
est surfs in the circus social world,
moved Quietly about and were only
mildly profane.
There was no hysteria and weeping
among the performers Here was one
who had lost a sister it a brother,
there a mother In siiken tights and
bright tinsel w ho had 'lost a .baby
daughter, but there were no tears.
Forced mirth under the big top was
courage and necessity. One's work is
one's work. If it happens that this
work is to make the kiddies laugh ana
clap. why. then one must make the
kiddies laugh and clap.
UNIONS TO
AMALGAMATE!
The Central Labor Vnion of Lake
county which Includes a number of
smaller and local unions is to take its
place as one of the strongest in the
state. At a mammoth mass meeting
held at Hammond today a state charter
for the central union will be adopted
and thy election of officers will take
place. More than 3. "Oft union men in
the county will be brought under the di
rection of the new association.
The government is placing- an un
limited amount of responsibility upon
Lake county and the union men of the
county are planning to organize thern
selvfs so thoroughly that they can more
easily and completely carry out the
wishes of the government 1n turning
out war contracts for the U. S. and the
allies.
WOMEN'S SECTION
OF DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO HAVE MEETING
SPECtAU To The Times
CROWN POINT, June 26. A meeting
of the woman's section of the Lake
County Council of Defense wiil be held
at the Presbyterian church at Crown
Point Saturday, June 29th. at 2 o'clock.
The following program will be given:
"America" Sung by the audience and
led by Miss Helen Hixon.
Address of Welcome Mrs. E. L
Shortridse.
Vocal solo Miss Louise Crawford.
Address Mrs. C. W. Boucher. Torter
County Council of Defense.
Vocal solo Miss Helen Hixon.
Talk on Americanization Mrs. J. C.
Gibbs.
P.eports of committees.
"Star Spangled Banner" Sung by the
i audience.
FINDS RELATIVE
DIED YEARS AGO
Nicholas Rajevich of ?:!ve. . 111., re
turned t' his home from Hammond last
night with the first information he had
received of the death of Mary Kr.-.j-nnvich.
his only cousin. Yesterday
morning Jajnovich visited the law of
fice of I. I. Modjeska to secure the
release of Mary from the asylum at
Longcliffe. Attorney Modjeska wired
the institution and was informed the
woman had died October 21. 1314
Rajevich statd that a friend of h:s
vifted the asylum a year ago and re
ported her to be in good health and
mentally cured. The friend, evidently,
was mistaken.
MANY BEHIND ON
RED CROSS PLEDGES
Hammond people are urgred hy the
Red Cross committee to pay their
pledges on the first war fund drive. Th?
offices of the first drive in the chamber
of commerce room? ill remain open
every evening this week until nine
o'clock.
A. M. TURNER. Chairman.
NEGROES IN A
SHOOTING MESS
Ben Smith of B7 Hohman street, and
Jones Burris. two nearoes were
brought to Pt. Margaret's hospital last
nlirht with bullet holes throtiph their
less.
These men said that they had been
shot by another negro while In a fifrht
at Gibson and that his name was Chas.
"Williams, but that ha had escaped.
Too Much for One.
'I can t go on; I can't go cn."
"Old Bob" Cottrell cried it out as he
staggered into the dressing room in
his bespangled tights, fresh from a
thrilling act in the sawdust ring. Cot
trell was in the wreck at Ivanhoe. So
was his wife, and wife's sister. Louise
Powell. They three made up the fa
mous trio of equestrians.
But when dawn came that .-orning
at Ivanhoe the body of Louise Powell
was taken from the wreck burned al
most to a crisp.
Tonight Bob Cottrell and his wife
essayed to go on with their act, with a
stranger taking the part of Loiuse
To well. Nerve was not lacking in their
performance. The crowds applauded as
usual and the bespangled Cottrell
flashed as recklessly from horse to
horse.
When the band struck up "There'll
Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To
night." it was the signal for Louise
ToweH to do her special riding act.
Then it was that "Old Bob" Cottrell
staggered into the dressing room and
cried out:
"1 can't go on: I can't go on."
Bared by "Younsr Bob."
'Young Bob" Cottrell is lauded by
the circus people as one of the three
great heroes of the wreck. "Young
Bob" was visiting his father and moth
er and aunt. Louise I'owell. when the
wreck occurred. Ordinarily he (s sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A. at Valparaiso.
Ind. He rescued his father and mother
from the funeral pyre at Ivanhoe just
(Continued on page five.)
MANY NEW
MEN TO BE
; Br United Prfss.
; WASHINGTON". June 26. Draft calls
i announced by the provost marshal gen
' eral show that at least 34. 515 men will
i go to training camp during July. Four
calls total 124.325 announced today, in
! addition to last night s calls. Of the
; calls today 33.253 w hite are ordered to
j entrain July 5 to 9 and 21.255 white are
. ordered to entrain July 15 to 19. Be-
j tween July 16 and 20 a total cf 45.00!)
i
j negroes are ordered to entrain and 25,
!011 more beewecn July 2D and 31.
IS KILUEOJN FRANCE
Frank Tucker Goes into the
Great Adventure While
in Action.
fSPE'-iAt, To Thb Times.
HIGHLAND. IND. June 26. This
place Is mourning the death of Frank
Tucker, formerly connected with the
Libby. McNeil & Libby rlacking plant
here.
Tucker is reported to have been killed
In action in France.
He went from here to Philadelphia
where he enlisted in the army and was
considered a splc-ndid young man.
MOSES CHUPP DIES
IN HAMMOND
RENSSELAER. Ind. June 2. Mrs.
Harry M. Marlatt and children went to
Hammond this Monday morning, having
been called there on account of the
death of her lather. Moses Chupp. Mr
Chupp had been in very poor health
for a number of years He was sent
t" the tuberculosis hospital in this
state, hut received no relief. Mrs. Mar
latt hid not been advised as to the fu
neral arrangements.
BURIEDJPRIDAY.
The funeral of Gerhardt Warner,
he little son of r.v. "Wagner, of We.t
I Hammond, will he held Thursday af
i ternoon from the ho-jse at 1 31 n'clncir
and will be strictly private
Rev. A-jgust F.uidorf of Chicago will
officiate at the house and Rev. Brauer
at the cemetery.
GIVE FLOWERS
TO VICTIMS
Florist Herman Holts and Arthur
Shulti cave many beautiful flowers to
the victims of the wreck who are still
!n the Hammond hospital.
Mrs. Harden and her daughter Mrs.
Foss. fixed the flowers into larsre bou
quets and took them around to the
injured who appreciated them very
much.
LIBERTY HALL.
Important Meeting1 Boldiara' and Sailors'
Aid Association, Thursday, Juns 27.
All parents and friends of tha boys
who have gone to the front are urgently
requested to arrange rlans for Fourth
of July and other matters of Importance.
6-26-2t J. T. HVTTOX, President.
ED
U. S. HOSPITAL SHIP
TO TEST CrEIcJlA Nl S RESPECT FOR
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The U. S. hospital ship "Comfort."
Germany's respect for the Red Cross emblem is to be tested by the U. S. The United States hospital
ship "Comfort" is to be sent through the U-boat danger zone without escort and without arms. She will fly
f.ags by day and te a blaze of light at night. The 'Comfort" was formerly the Ward line steamer Havana.
1STE
DAMAGE
SUIT FIL
George Donnahue's Estate
Sues for $100,000; Wreck
Aftermath; Warrants for
Trainmen for Manslaugh
ter Expected Today.
Bulletin.
Engineer Sarsrnt and Fireman
Klauas were liberated on bonds thla
cftrrnoon, algmed by tbe National Se
curity Co., and returnable Sept. 9. The
bonda were fixed nt SS.OOO for Sargent
and fo.OOO for Klaus hy Judice Hardy
oa filing of ill affidavit usalnat cca
man by Deputy Prosecutor Thomoi,
charging manalangbter. The proce
dure makes a grind Judy probe option
al Tba engineer and fireman left
Hammond nt once for their homes.
Probably they villi not return until the
September term of the auperior court
here.
flN THE WAKE OF
THE GREAT WRECK
Toll of. known dexd reaches 59
with the death thla noon of Ztouls
Wetland, a driver, at tlis Steel Co.
hospital, Qary.
Murder charg-es against Tnglnaer
Sargent and. riremaa Klaus
dropped when Bepnty Prosecutor
Thomas files affidavits in superior
court against them charging man
slaughter. J. A. davit retained by Sargent
and xiauss as attorney, eliminating
AXcraddan.
Oavlt prepares ball for Sargent
and Klauss.
Pifty-four bodies interred at
Woodlawn cemetery.
"With the death this morning In the
Steel Company hosrltal at Gary, of
Louis Weiland, a driver lor th Hajr
enbeck & "Wallace circus, the toll of
the frightful wreck at Ivanhoe Satur
day morning was increased to 59. Other
deaths are expected momentarily.
Engineer Alonzo Sargent and Fire
man Klauss of the dpadhead r quiprnent
train which rlowed through four
coaches of the circus train in Lake
county's worst catastrophe, spent last
night in the Hammond city jail, the
former in a cell and the latter in the
sergeant's office. Before night they
will be out on bail, it is stated, and
facing a grand jury investigation of
manslaughter charges preferred by
Deputy Prosecutor Thomas. Charges
of murder, on which the men were held
over night, have been dropped by the
coroner.
The first of the suits growing out of
the wreck was filed late yesterday in
the Hammond superior court by a Chi
cago law firm on bthalf of George A.
Ponahue. a clown, who lies at St. Mar
garet's hospital with his back broken.
The suit alleges that Donahue's salary
was $500 a month and damages in the
sum of $100,000 are demanded of the
Michigan Central railroad.
The Indiana i railway commission
will conduct a hearing into the circus
wreck tomorrow at Hammond. The
theory that the engineer, Alonzo Sar
gent, suffers from a kidney disease
which causes drowsiness and was a
victim of that condition, will be in
vestigated. One result of the wreck may be an
order by the national railroad director
to have railway men undergo physical
examinations at stated intervals-
COURT
WILL MAKE OCEAN TRIP ALONE
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Latest
bulletins
United Tr-Ess Cablegram.
WITH THE AMERICA" ARMIES IN
FRANCE, June 26. An American unit
ban taken over a new sector In German
Alsace, It is now yermi&sable to an
nounce. Already It hes repelled several
minor raids. The new sector la the
third taken over by the Americans In
Alsare and the second In Germann ter
ritory. Bt United Press
WASHINGTON, June 34. Extension
of draft ages to Include men between
the usees of SO and 40 yearn may be
held up until next aesaion by auggestlon
of I'rrsldent AVIIson and Secretary Ba
ker. The president Is understood to
oppose modifying the age limit this
session. Secretary Baker conferred to
day vilth merabera of the military com
mittee and Is said to have conveyed
this vrord to the legislature.
United Press Ca kleoram.
PARIS, June 23. An American oper
ation In Delleau mood and successful
French raids on various portions on the
front were reported by the French war
office today.
"French raids la Lorraine resulted
in tbe capture of prisoners and machine
guns," the communique said. "Another
German attempt against north of Le
I'ort vras repulsed. American units
conducted a brlllant detail operation
in Belleau wood last nlghtt. One hun
dred and fifty prisoners Including a
captain already are numbered,'
Bt United Press 1
WASH1XGTOX, June 26. Marine cas
ualties reported today number fifty di
vided as folio" :
Killed, 4Al died of nounds, 2 wound
ed in action, 2.
W. E. Hensley( of Morrlstown, Ind.,
killed.
Bt Uv:ted Press 1
WASHINGTON. Jane 2H. General
Pernhlng today reported today 91 cas
ualties! Killed, 47 died of wounds, 7 1 died of
disease, 3i died of aeroplane accident,
ll died front urcldent, 4i severely woun
ded, 20; wounded degree undetermined,
2; nilsnlne, 7.
J. H. Moore, Monterumn, Indiana,
killed; J. M. Griffith. Indianapolis, Ind.
killed I R. E. Anderson, Wnlkerton, Ind..
wounded.
United Press Cablegram
IXDOX, Jnne 26. The Veml, Rus
sian newspaper, states the Red Guards
murdered tbe former rsar. according; to
a C'entrcl news dispatch today. An
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Moscow June 21, declares there Is no
foundation In tbe persistent rumors
that the former rear has hern assassi
n ted.
United Press Cablegram. 1
I.ODO. Jnne 2fl. Alex Kerensky.
former Russian premier, who arrived
In London several dajs ago, was re
ported to have left for America. Offi
cials denied there was any political
slarniflrance In bis visit or his proposed
trip to tbe United States.
United Press Cablegram
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. June 26 With tbe Ital
ians re-established on their original
lines It la now a question whether they
will be oble to continue their offensive
or return to the defensive.
It Is known tbe Austrians have con
centrated their remaining reserves, and
the Italians may soon be forced to
rbange tactics. Austrian losses are re
ported ct 2.V,O0O. Of these 20.000 were
drowned. The Italian booty Includes
several enemy batteries, hundreds of
machine guns and thousands of pris
oners. United Pres3 Cablegram
LONDON, June 26 German bombard
ment of Rrltlsh positions on various
pnrts of tbe Tleardy and Flanders
fronts and successful raids and p-tro!
encounters were reported by Filed
Marshal Haig today.
"In the neighborhood of Cnmmccourt
nnd Bailleul there was hostile artillery
ugh ting."
Buy a Thrift Stamp and lick the
TJ..-
RED CROSS EMBLEM
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But Small Crowd Attends
Important; Meeting and
Sales of Stamps Will De
pend on Fine Organization
Work.
in the neighborhood of Jn.00l) In
pledges to purchase war savings stamps
were secured at the meeting- at Liberty
Hail last night. The. talk of Major
J. C. F.rigss was well received although
the crowd was not up to expectations.
It is the plan now to dopend princi
pally on the sales organization, and in
the perfonal effort? of patriotic citi
zens to put the city cf Hammond over
the top for its monumental quota of
$050. rifto.no.
The entire city will be covered In one
manner of another durinsr the week and
it is hoped that the greater portion of
the quota will h pledged. Thestamps
are for sale at ail the banks, the post
office and postal sub-stations and from
accredited salesmen.
City Chairman 01n Fctrs has been
w-orking indefatigably !n the effort to
perfect his sales organization and with
excellent results.
In offering the war savings stamps
the government has endeavored to
make an Investment proposition attrac
tive to the small investor. Tt is thought
that 'if hoarded funds caU he brought
out of hiding places and put to work
to win the war that a great deal of
money could be put Into circulation.
Other details cf the campaign to sell
w-ar savings stamps will b? made
known from day to day ar.d the cam
paign progresses
ITALIANS EXTEND
THEIR GAINS
Unites) Press Cablegram
ROME. June 26. Italian forces ex-
i tended their gains and repulsed sev
eral counter attacks at Cipolsils.
"Yesterday, having rc-oeouriod the
bridgehead Caposiio we extended it
rrovoking numerous tcountrr attacks.
We are clearing up th- battle ftrld and
are completely recuperating a!i our ar-i
tlllery and material.''
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT
DYER. Ind.. June 26. Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Zea and daughter Helen, of
Rensselaer, while being driven to Ham
mond Sunday by William Rigga. met
with an accident near Dyr when the
steering gear of the automobile gave,
way and thy car went into the ditch.
Mrs. Zea received several bruises and
a cut on the face which required sev
eral stitches. None of the other oc
cupants of the car were injured, it is
understood.
DEATH OF MRS. LYNK.
Mrs. Anne E. Lynk died at the home
of her daughter Bertha North, of S
Piummer avenue yrsteiday of a com
plication of diseases.
Mrs. Lynk, who is S3 year? old. leaves
beside her daughter. Bertha North of
Hammond, ft son Charles Lynk of Chi
cago, three sisters and three brothers
all of Joliet.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been madeV
THIEVES ARE BUSY.
Some one entered the home of Mrs
John Sherby nf 17 Mason street last
night &nd stole a purse of money and
other things.
The theives took the screen off one
of the windows and gained entrance
that way.
PLEDGED
FDR STAMPS
HUNS ARE
ANGLING
FOR RUSS
i
i
British Airmen Go Far In Ger
many t3 Raid Fortified
Towns Last Night.
TBt United Press.
WASHINGTON, June 26. Von
Kuehlmann's latest peace offen
sive is regarded officially here like
its predecessor's insincere and
unacceptable. Allied diplomats
used it as the test for further urg
ings for Russian intervention. As
predicted a few days ago by the
United Press this peace offensive
is intended to lay the ground work
for concessions in the west, provid
ed Germany could have a free hand
in the east. This attempt to lay
the blame of starting the war on
Russia is considered the found
tion for a drive to annex Russia by
Germany.
GREAT BRITISH AIR RAID.
n.'MTEi Tress Cablegram.1
LONDON, June 26. Great "dam
age was done by British airmen at
Saarbrucken and Offesberg yester
day morning, the air ministry an
nounced today. Four enemy planes
were brought down while three
British machines are missing.
"On the morning of June 25 at
tacks were carried out against
Saarbrucken. Engine sheds and
barracks and the explosive works
were attacked. Many direct hits
were observed. Two enemy ma
chines were shot down and two
others were driven down. Three
of our machines were missing, one
of which is known to have been
forced to land in the enemy's lines
with engine trouble."
KERENSKY SPEAKS
IN LONDON, ENG.
United Tress Cablegram 1
LONDON. June Tfi. Alexander Ker
ensky made a dramatic appearance at
the British labor conference here to
day. He said :
"I am certain the Russian people will
shortly join you in the great cause cf
freedom. I have Just come from Mos
cow. My duty is to ten the whole
world that the Russian people, are a
democracy fighting tyrany."
Shortly after it was reported Ke.r
ensky was en route to the United
States. He arrived here June 19.
A delegate demanded who Kerensky
represented. (
'"We don't want any government
plants here." he cried. "If Kerensky is
allowed here why not Troolsky, the
Dutch socialist leader?''
The chairman declared such a
question was "an Insult and an o"ut
rage." GERMAN RESERVES
POUR INTO ITALY
Bt United Press
WASHINGTON". June 26. Large
numbers of German reserves from
France, are pouring into the mountain
regions of Italy threatened by the
Italians.
Repeated counter attacks against the
Italian onslaughts have been repuls
ed, the cable added. All efforts of the
Austrians have teen dissipated.
ITALIANS ARE
STILLADVNCING
Bt United Press
LONDON. June 26. The Italians
have scored an important success in the
northern counter offensive. It was learn
ed today. In the Grarpa section south
west of Monta they advanced a mile.
BETTER NOT TO
I CHANGE DRAFT AGES
! IBr I'XITEI Ppes 1
I By L. C. MARTIN.
i WASHINGTON. June 2ti. Secretary
of War Baker todnv told the senate mil
itary committee the war department
believes that for the present it would
be better not to chance 'raft ages.
Baker told the committee that his
chief objection to changing the ages is
that it is not hased on a worked out
plan.
PICKS UP S. O, S. CALLS
Br Uv'Tn t-rfiss -j
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June :?.-Om
of the largest British liners in service
arrived here today reporting havin
picked up two ?. O. S. calls in mt1-At-
Inntic, from different ships.