The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-30
WHAT It
DID FOR
READERS
IN 1916
Endless String of Scoops Give
PafrOns Unsurpassed Service
United Press OutdoeS
Itself.

rom the war fronts IN -,
through foreign cabinets: in co,,aSi,e..
our own country's unprecedanted -
lioh' from South America. Ans.ra,,.
ana every nook and corner otf -
United States and Canada T,,r 1,,.-s
mas shown its superiority durjn9 80
iase year through the United Pc
rs geographic news service.
standing out as the biggest foret.n
Jews Deat of the year-in fact 49, -
tne Digest journalistic accomnIisb,,,e,,s.s
OF decades the interview, -
DaVld Lloyd George. now the RrfttsL
premier published in THE rt,,v. FL
aepts 2S In this interview tbo -
% i&ish war minister told the uo-,5
through the United Press. the s,,tt,,a1
Of the allies toward the war Tba -
lefFleW has been quoted +ima So.
time IN the peace discussion that ~
recently arisen. 1t virtually bss -
come a state document to which -
entire world refers.
from this high mark of the vear :,
news achievement. on through tbs
ious crises in this country. ana 81
handling endless big domestic ..o,.,..
through the United Press THE rr,,v,
first. news
On the night Of Nov. when ~,
oeher news agencies. and newsna,ars
throughout the country. announced +,e
election of Charles Z. Hughes. IRA
United Press stood soIidly on fSe ra-
turns It was gathering through its b.,-
reaus and correspondents. These -
turns did not show Hughes eleet,a
Inc United Press was not stampede6
lt was delivering reports from, stat
a1ter state far ahead of the oppositsor
service 1t was passing through or
OF the most severe tests of speed ar.
curacy and efficiency that haa eyer
arisen, and it made good When rf,e
turn came, The United Press was rar
ahead on developments in California
"Alch hnally elinched the reelection
Of President Wilson.
FROM the nominating conventions in
Chicago, through the campaign With
stan cor espondents covering the torrs
ana speeches Of the candidates, and on
10 the hnai count IN California rnE
IlNNs Ied the wty with the United
Press report.
The beginning Of 1917 ind THE ,-r,,,,
better ntted than ever before to give
IFS readers the news of the enftra
L, b..
ed Press established the first conanre
hensive South American news sar,.ica
and closed long term contract with
La Naeion. the leading newspaper or
Argentina. President Wilson. Secre
tary of State Lansing. Foreign Score
tary Murature OF Argentina. and many
other government and financial lead
ers commented on this connecting OF
the two Americas through news chan
nels as a history making step OF she
highest Importance.
The year saw many other import
ant foreign developments of The Unit
ed Press. including the signing of i'm
portant contracts with leading Paris
papers; the establishment of a con-
nection with the Australian Press as
sociation and extensions in England.
Germany and Russia
After an extended trip through Rus
sia and period in Petrograd. VIII
liam Philip Simms. manager OF the
Paris bureau. returned to France and
was permanently credentialed to the
British front
simms is the first American CORE
spondent at the British front repre-
senting ore neutral news agency ex-
clusively.
Henry Wood is now with the French
armies. He was credentiaIed to remain
at the front permanently. and was n
eyewitness of the recent French vic
tory at Verdun.
Carl w. Ackerman was with the GER
many army when the Teutonic forces
made their victorious sweep through
Roumania which eliminated in the
capture of Bucharest.
w. s. Forrest has on different occas-
sions visited the British front He sent
personal eyewitness stories from ire
land during the revolt there.
From the Balkans. from Italy. Ger
many, Russia. England and France
have come United Press stories-frst.
Here are a partial list of United
Press scoops. beats and accomplish
ments published by THE TINES during
the eposh making news year just
closed:
Jan. Ahead on sinking OF liner
Persia
Jan. LExclusive Wood story on
battle or Mount Lowcen for mastery OF
Adriatic First intimation that Mon
tenegro in severe straits. Mount Low
Gems capture was announced a week
later followed by Montenegros sur
render.
Ahead throughout ON stories OF Ford
peace ship expedition, Charles P. Stew
art, L. p. correspondent, being aboard
peace ship.
Jan. 14--Exclusive statement from
chaacelior Bethnann-H -Holweg on kais
er's condition. when latter was III ami
rumors his condition serious were be-