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VOL. XIII, NO. G9.
Eeliverea lay TIMES carriers, 4p pet
HAMMOND. INDIANA,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918.
month; cn streets end at newsstands, 3o
per copy; back numlen, So per copy.
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Thirteen Defendants Bound Over
By U S, Goniir.issioner Gtias,
Surprise al Hammond,
After three days of hearings be
fore U. S. Commissioner Charles
Surprise, eleven defendants were
held today for appearance before
the United States grand jury at In
dianapolis and two more for fur
ther hearing at Hammond on Oc
oer 14th, making a total of thir-re;-.n
defendants arrested by Deputy
United States Mashal Ream at
Hammond, Valparaiso and South
Bend this week.
The first case presented was that
of Martin Blazich and George Os
wego of East Chicago, who were
arrested the second time by the U. j
S. marshal and this time charged
with a conspiracy to violate the
Reed amendment, by bringing nine
gallons of whiskey from South Chi
cago to Hammond where they were
apprehended on their way to East
Chicago. They were held to the
rrand iury and gave bond of $2,000
m ii ni Tim j in. M. v-rpm- u 1 "' ' ,iii,-T s. --"ffnp
each. -
The next arrest was that of Walter
Tiib.-r of East Chicago, who was caught
bs ho was rassing through Hammond
v,ith a ten gallon keg of whiskey. Bober I
tidmits the transportation and was held
to the grand jury under $.1,000 bond,
which he furnished.
SCTJTn EX2TD CASS.
Thomas O'Neil end Albert E. Burk
hirt. who were apprehended in Ham
Vii'ind with thirty-four gallons of whis-
;e'y, ms.de a complete statement to Spe-t
(Continued on page live.)
Red Cross Wr Fund Notice
The second Red Cro?s War Fund
Ilexes are now due and payable at
l.IUF.RTT HALL. Thore knowing
themselves to be in arrears will con
i rp a fund sorely needed at this time
l;, saving the rommittee any expense in
e Treating to each one personally.
Our hoys are in the great fight today,
l.rt us. without delay, fultill our pledge
to bind their wounds.
T. AV. OBtZRLIX.
Chairman lied Cross Chapter.
A. M. TI.'RN'KR.
Chairman Second Ked Croas War Fund
Con., lilies.
10-3-3t
Voters' Attention.
)vs i the last werk to register,
v ou do not register before Monday.
Oi-'.ober Tth. you cannot vote Nov. o,
:i!S. Republican registering places
ere as follows Four Comers. State &
Hfhman, Thursday andN Friday eve
rings. T p. m.. to 10 p. m. Saturday
p. rn. from 1 to 10.
South Side Max and Levi's place.
Jjouglas end Hohman. Friday from 9
B m.. to 9 p. in.
North Side Northern Trust and Sav
ings Bank, and corner Ash and Hohman,
Frady evenig. from 7 to 10. 10-4
W. C. ROSE.
City Chairman Republican Com.
Eleventh Precinct
Republicans j
Can register at Douglas and Hoh- j
man streets from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m , j
Friday, October 4.
10-3-lt
NOTICE TO
LIBERTY GUARDS
T.:brty Guards are ordered to ap
pear at their quarters in Liberty Hall
tonight at 6:43 to escort the Great
Lak-5 Bluejacket Band to the meet
in. VOTERS LAST CALL.
Voters are hereby warned
that the Registration Board at
Crown Point will positively re
ceive no applications for the
coming election after the hour
of five o'clock on next Monday,
October 7th, 1918. If your reg
istration is not filed with the
Board at that hour you cannot
enter the polling places on
November 5th. . 1!M-2t
(Signed) LAKE COUNTY
REGISTRATION BOARD.
u.s
SEIZE 750
ICERS WAGE RELENTLESS WHISKEY WARinra n
"Kamerad!"
He Cries
"Kamerad' is the popular Ger
man song on the western tront,
these days. The prisoners are be
coming so plentiful there is consid- j
eration of a proposal to send somej
of them to the United States. The
man here crying the refrain was
or.-t'-he prisoners 'tetkerr by the
Americans.
LAST DAI
rSpscTAt. To The Times.
CROWN rOINT, IND., Oct. 4. Ac
cording to orders received by County
Clerk Herbert Wheaton all applications'
for naturalization must be made thirty
days before election.
Announcement from the department
of labor received today states that "by
act of congress approved May 0. 1918.
it shal be unlawful to make declaration
of intention before the clerk of any court
on election day or during a period 30
days rrevious to the day of election."
Saturday will be the final day In
which you can make declaration before
election. If you do not make the decla
ration before that date you will then be
compelled to wait till after November 7.
To accommodate all who wish to take
out naturalization papers County Clerk
Wheaton will keep his office open on
Friday and Saturday night from 5 till
5 o'clock as well as the regular hours.
DURAZ20 IS TO
BE RAIDED
IBy Vnitep Fress.1
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. America
allied destruction of the Austrian naval
base Durazzo in Albania is part of the
Keneral scheme of wrecking the Teuton
operating bases whenever opportunities
present themselves. The success of the
raid far exceed: anything undertaken to
death. American aid was confined, to
use of submarines. These have been
operating1 in Italian waters for months.
Taken in conjunction with the Austrian
retirement from Albania, it means a
further relaxation of pressure.
CAVALRY POURS
THROUGH BREACH
IU.vitkd I'kes Cablegram. J
FAR IS, Oct. 4. British cavalry pour
ing through the breech in the German
defenses northeast of St. Quentin is
saiC to have entered Fresnoy-Le-Grande.
PROGRESS NEAR
ST. QUENTIN
United Prss Cablegram.
PARIS, Oct. 4. French and American
troops attacking in the Champagne reg
ion have enlarged their gains, the war
office announced today. Further prog
ress has been made northeast of St.
Quentin.
NEW BATTLE IN
CHAMPAGNE
United Press Cablegram.
PARIS. Oct. 4. Tho battle has been
resumed with intensity all along the
western battlefront. with new attacks
launched at various points. Continued
progress is reported in the Champagne.
Indications are that the Germans will
attempt to make a stand in Flanders on
the "Haute Deule" canal east of the
Lens-Armentlerres line to Lille.
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SATURDAY
THURS., OCT. 10
IS DOLLAR DAY
Thursday, Oct. 10, is Dollar
Day in Hammond and the mer
chants have made special provi
sion for this annual event, prom
ising greater values and genuine
bargains.
Remember the date Thurs
day, Oct. 10.
CROWN POINT TO
USEIHDN .HAND
Farmers and Well-to-Do in
Center Tp. Not Subscrib
ing Properly to Loan.
fSPECTAT. To The Times.
CROWN FOIXT. IND.. Oct. 4. Cen
t?r Township, to tho bitter disappoint
ment of a large number of patriotic
citizens, is only 50 per cent subscribed
to the Fourth Liberty Loan, and the
slackers are the well-to-do and farmers.
Persons who have escaped solicitors
without buying Liberty Bonds in sums
commensurate with their means are In I
error when they believe the matter Is
closed, leaders in the selling campaign
say. Recommendations are reported to
insist on larger subscriptions, and some
people will have to increase their sub
scriptions very materially.
Vigorous selling methods will be em
ployed. Farmers in the township, par
ticularly, have shown a disposition to j
make limited investments, workers Fay,
and they attribute this fact to the
farmer's natural aversion to extending
his credit. Few have invested when
they did not have cash to pay. Finan
ciers point out that unless many per
sons buy in anticipation of ability to
pay In future, the quota of this or any
other city could never be reached. It
is appreciated, of course, that a farmer's
future income is more doubtful than
that of a business man or wage earner.
WEALTHY FARMER SAYS
HE'SJING ENOUGH
But Munster Thinks He
Will Have to Buy Lib
erty Bonds.
rSPEciAi, To The Times. 1
HIGHLAND. IND., Oct. 4. Chairman
Herman Meeter of the Highland-Muns-ter
district is one of the happiest men in
the county. The patriotic people of his
district have oversubscribed their quota
and the returns in today still incom
plete show a total of $18,000. Munster
has come to the front with $10,000 and
Highland $8,000.
The workers have still to deal with
A. Hulzanga. a wealthy farmer of Muns
ter. who is cultivating 400 acres of val
uable land, owns 11 of the finest horses
in the county and gets an income of $200
per month from his cows. Huizenga says
he is doing enough for Uncle Sam with
out buying any bonds, and the workers
feel that Huizenga is doing far more for
himself than he is for Uncle Sam.
4,000 HUNS TAKEN
BY THE BRITISH
rU.viTEn Bress Cablegram.
LONDON. Oct. 4. British troops held
the high ground northwest of Sequchart
in close fighting yesterday and beat oft
counter attacks on Couy and La Cattlet,
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
North of St. Quentin more than 4.000
prisoners were taken yesterday. The
British have advanced about a mile far
ther between Armentierrcs and Lns.
reaching the railway east of the latter
place.
BITTER POLITCAL
STRUGGLE PROMISED
fT;v 1'MTF.n Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. Dissolution
of war-time unity of republican and
democratic parties for victory and a re
turn of politics in congress, today was
forecast as a result of the difference in
post war construction ideas brought out
by the Overman bill. A bitter right is
predicted. Democrats are expected to
line up behind Senator Overman while
i republicans support Senator Weeks who
j has plans for a joint congressional re
construction committee. Republicans
say solving of after the war problems is
congress' Job while the democrats main
tain it is the duty of the president.
ALLIED ATTACK
IS EXTENDED
ll'NiTKn Press Cablegram
PARIS, Oct. 4. 4:15 p. m. The allied
forces in the Champagne are swinging
forward simultaneously. The break on
the left wing along the road from
Somme-Oy to Attigny is menacing
Semide. The center is astride the high
way from Monthoi sto Vouziers.
The advance has been extended west
ward, three miles west of the Suippe
river which is being heavily shelled. The
allied artillery also is pouring fire into
the German trenches and the Montz
region.
Northwest of Rheims General Bethelot
is maneuvering.
I I I torn B SI BB 11 I
JACKIE BAI
LIBERTY HALL
ilet at the Monon depot this noon by
the 4th Liberty Loan organization com
mittee and the Shrine drum corp. the
Great Lakes Bluejacket band, headed by
Col. Garrard, came to IJammond to aid
in the clean-up of the Loan drive. They
were escorted to the Hammond Country
Club where they were dined by Chair
man H. E. Sharrer. They were then tak
en to the Standard "plant to aid in the
Loan sales and later to different fac
tories in the region, chiefly in East Chi
cago. Tonight the band will be the feature
of a big rarade and demonstration at
Liberty Hall to which everyone in Ham
mond is invited. It wiH be a hot time
in the old town.
DEFENSE COUNCIL
CITES BONO SLACKERS
From All Parts of the Coun
ty They Are Making
Explanations Today.
ISpectat, To' The Trwcs 1
CROWN POINT, IND.. Oct. 4.- f he
Lake County Council of Defense was in
special session today from 10 a. m. until
5 o'clock. Several Liberty Loan slack-
ers from the southern rart of the county
are cfted to appear and explain why they
refused to buy Liberty Bonds when suf-
ficiently able. All Liberty Loan slack- !
ers from the different parts of the
county will be brought before the coun
cil and justly dealt , with. The council
is of the opinion that a man with means
should subscibe liberally or they will j
know the reason why.
LAND films'
State Body Seeks Informa
tion From Co. Recorder
- Johnson.
Special To The Tijies
CROWN TOINT, IND.. Oct. 4. Coun
ty Recorder A. H. M. Johnson has re
ceived a communication from the State
Council of Defense asking him to for
ward to them the names of all persons
who own a tract of land over 300 acres,
with the location and description of the
property. Recorder Johnson forwarded
the report, which has taken considerable
time to prepare, to the State Council on
Thursday. There were over 123 persons
In the county owning farms over 300
acres. Johnson has no idea what the
council intends to do with the report.
FRANK N. GAVIT
TO GIVE ADDRESS
WHITING. IND.. Oct. 4. The Men's
Club of the Congregational church will
meet in the church Friday evening. Oc
tober 11. at 7:30. Election of officers
fmd other business of importance will be
transacted.
Hon. Frank N. Gavit will speak be
fore the club on the subject, "What Shall
We Do "With the Alien Enemy V"
Mr. Gavie has given this subject con
siderable thought, and it will be a rare
chance to get an insight as to interna
tional law on this subject.
A general invitation is extended to the
men of the city.
100 NEW VESSELS
IN SEPTEMBER
Bt United Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. American
ship production .for September added
100 sea-going vessels to the merchant
marine, the department of commerce
anilunced today.
Production in gross tons aggregates
.301433 which is eighteen thousand
tons more than the August output.
The September production makes the
131S total 1.357 vessels of 1.722,730
gross tons.
DEATH OF MRS.
EMIL LAUERMAN
Mrs. Emil Lauerman died this morn
ing at her home in 413 Drackert St.,
of pneumonia developing out of Span
ish influenza. Her husband, a Cal
umet avenue grocer, is seriously ill of
Spanish influenza.
Mrs. Lauerman is survived by her
husban, three children, her mother and
five brothers. The children are Eve
lyn. Karl ar Wallace; the mother.
Mrs-. Nora t'ksgrove of Erie street,
and the brothers. Frank and F. A., of
Hammond; Joseph ana Willia mot Ma
rion. Ohio, and Patrick of South Chi
cago. Mrs. Lauerman had been a res
ident of Hammond for eleven years,
coming to Indiana from Clarence, la.
The funeral will be held from All
Saints' church at 9 o'clock Monday
morning to Cavalry cemetery, Gary.
The man who helps his city and
his country by buying a 4th Liberty
Loan Bond is for them, the man
who doesn't isn't.
WHERE HUNS ARE GETTING READY
TO START LONG BELGIAN RETREAT
Scale op mii.e5
Battle: Line: ess? "XY l'
Battle. Line.
i Friday aunty V W
There are unmistakable signs that the Germans are getting read i
CTacuate the Belgian coast, if not all of Belgium. Recent gains by Belgu
and British troops have threatened German communication lines v.;.:
Ostend (1) by the advance toward Thonrout (2). Despite German countt :
attacks the front from Roulers (3) to Menin (4) has been securely hek..
maintaining the threat against Courtrai (5) and Tourcoing (6).
i
FWDA
Bulletin.
ft"viTEi hbess Cablegram.
LONDON, Oct. 4, 1:19 p. m. The Brit
iih. advance betweon Armsatlerre and
Lens has now reached total depth of
six miles.
Bulletin.
rUxiTED Press Cablegram.
KASIS, Oct. 4 Serbian troopi are re.
ported to nave entered Nisi to which
the little natlon'e capital wa removed
after Belgrade had been menaced by the
Austrian invasion.
RoixofHonos
Beported on today's casualty list
by Oea. Pershing :
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
ADAM STKZLECKI, 241 15th St.,
West Hammond.
OALTANO DEL BOOT, 2644 Wash
ington St., Gary.
NEARLY 2 MILLION
OVERSEAS
Br T'viteo Tress.
WASHINGTON", Oct. 4. A total of
1.840.000 American troops have heen sent
overseas to date, member's of the house
military committee were told today.
Committeemen also quoted war depart
ment officials that 31 Delia vl in plane3
had been produced last week, bringing
the total producjion to 1.G04.
Liberty motor production now totals
S.216, committeemen said they were told.
BELGIANS ARE
GOING AHEAD
Vn-ited Tress Cablegram
LONDON, Oct. 4. 5:10 p. m. The Bel
gians have captured Moulins-deu-Cher-minke
and several other nearby points,
according to dispatches received here
this afternoon.
CALL ISSUED
BY CROWDER
Bt T'nited Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. Provost Mar
shal General Crowder today issued a
call for 20,019 white and 080 colored
men to entrain for various educational
institutions October 15. All these men
are listed in the first draft.
Put a larger Service Star on your
Pocketbook.
FRANCO-YANK TROOPS
IN THREE MILE GAIN
Il'siTED Press Cablegram.
WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE, Oct. 4. Americans at
tacking east of Rheims in conjunc
tion with the French have advanc
ed nearly three miles. The assault
began at 6:30 yesterday morning.
The Germans were completely sur
prised. Following a rolling barrage for two
and a half miles the Franco-Americans
trained the day's objective before noon.
Many prisoners and much booty were
taken.
(Dispatches from Farls yesterday told
of an attack of Americans in the Cham
pagne. The battle was said to be pro
gressing favorably.)
There was heavy fighting in the Ar
gonne sector.
ENGLISHMAN
APPOINTED
t.'viTED Press Cablegram
LONDON, Oct. 4. The war cabinet
has appointed ir George Cavechm of
the Inter-Departmental Prisoners War
Committee who will be responsible for
all question affecting war prisoners in
enemy countries.
INJURED SOLDIER
COMES HOME
Special To Thb Times.
DYER. Ind.. Oct. 4. Leo F. Jung,
son of Michael Jung, of this place, is
home from Camp Knox, Ky., recuper
ating from tue effects of an accident
which befell him when an aeroplane
part fell cn his foot and fractured his
ankle. It. Knfaez is caring for the
yoimi soldier who Is in the mechanics
section.
TWO DEAD,
SIX ILL FROM
. FNEUMONIA
A pitiful case from Indiana Harbor
i.s reported i?t St. Margaret's hospital
in Hammond. John Yalnch, his wife,
tutie and childrfn were brought
from their Lome, 2917 Deodar street,
to the hospital last night suffering
with pneumonia. Since then the moth
er and s. two-year-old baby have died
and others of the family are in a
critical condition.
Put a larger Service Star on your
Pocketbook.
Jul DHOl
DESTROYED
Great Victory for Allied Wsr
Ships, U. S, Boats Take
Part In Deed,
Bulletin.
Iir.E" "jss Cablegram
1.0. DON, Oct. 4, 1:05 p. nu -The
Austrian are retiring in Albania in
considerable disorder and are blow.
ins up thalr depots, according- to In.
Xormation received here today.
Bl-lletin-.
rtiTE2l J,RE" Cablegram.
HOME, Oct. 4 Two enemy sub
marines wore destroyed by Ameri
can submarine chasers in the naval
raid on the Austrian naval base at
Dura2ia, the Italian admiralty an
nounced today.
By CARL D. GP.OAT
Br United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct 4.
Austria's greatest nival base at
Durazzo on the Albanian coast has
been attacked and destroyed to
gether with all the warships
anchored there.
It is one of the greatest naval
base victories cf the war. An allied
fleet of American, British and
Italian warhsips turned the trick.
LESSENS XT-BOAT PERIL.
That the American-allied smashing of
the Austrian naval base Durazzo will
materially clear the way for frer
passage of men. munitions and supplies
in the Macedonian region, was the belief
today of one of the high navy depart
ment officials.
Austrian vessels will be forcer further
northward row. This, together with the
freeing of Albania, he noted, will leave
allied transportation practically un
hampered. It would not surprise au
thomlos here If the Durrazo campaign
were not followed up with a stroke at
Cattaro and Tola, important naval bases
and possibly at Fiume, scat of an im
portant torpedo works.
ENTISE EASE DESTROYED.
, The only allied vessel damaged was
a i,ruisn cruiser which was struck by
a torpedo, but was not seriously darn
aged. The entire Austrian base was destroy
ed by shell fire, while all Austrian war
ships, except one hospital ship, which
was allowed to withdraw, were sunk by
shell fire or torpedoes.
Italian sailors, defying a hail of
shells and machine gun bullets, tor
pedoed an Austrian destroyer and a
steamer.
, British and Italian seaplanes co-oper-nted
in ths attack.
While the operation was going on.
allied warships guarded outside the har
bor against the possibility of attack by
Austrian warships coming to the relief
of the trapped units.
SALIENT
By FHED FERGUSON
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
WITH THE AMERICANS BETWEEN
RHEIMS AND VERDUN, Oct. 4. Re
newed Franco-American attacks east of
Khcims have further pinched in the big
salient created by tho allied armies.
The Americans have made marked prog
ress in the direction of St. Etienne-A-Arnes.
Blanc Mont has been nearly cleared,
depriving the enemy of his dominating
viewpoint in this section. The Ameri
can advance then continued down the
slopes into the plains.
The Americans entered the trenches
in preparation for an attack Wednesday,
the artillery swinging into place under
-vvci ui. uamntas. aii rrencn aruiiery
in this sector was under command of
American officers. At tho artMUrv
laid down a curtain of lire throughout
the whole area, advancing steadily. Te
doughboys followed a few yards bebAid
and piled into German positions.
In addition to the artillery fyfrjbng
between the Argonne and the.-Meuse
there is some machine gun activity along
the wooded point. Last night tie Ameri
cans made a successful ga projector
attack on the Germans at Vilosnes.
Bombing squadrons confmue to blow
up enemy boxes. The enemy is moving
their light artillery from point to point
in an effort to make e Americans be
lieve they have more batteries than they
really have. f
North Side Democrats.
Register tonight at John Kapture's.
cor. Hickory A Gostl'.n Sts. lf-
DEMOCRATIC CITT CENTRAL. COM.
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