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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
INCREASED
RATES FOR
SERVICE

TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 14.-One of
the effects Of the high cost of coal in
Indiana probably will develop within
a short time in an application by the
electric light companies throughout the
state for increased rates for their
service. It is reported that they are
preparing to file such a petition with
the public service commission In
creased prices for coal and other COM
modities is given as the reason.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee of the state association OF manu-
facturers of Electricity for lighting
purposes will be held at Lafayette
shortly. at which time the proposed in
crease will be discussed. The COM
panies likely will ask for 25 per cent
increase over present rates.
An official Of one of the companies
said coal had advanced 300 per cent:
copper about ESQ per cent. wages from
40 to so per cent. and other commodi-
ties incidental to the manufacture of
electrical current from 100 to 125 per
cent.
About two years ago the public
service commission fixed a rate for
lighting which reduced the domestic
and commercial rates. At recent
conference between the managers of
the electric companies and the public
service commission the managers serv-
ed notice that they would ask for an
increase unless coal and other prices
went down.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
GERMANS DO AWFUL DEEDS OF PIRACY
= 4zzeA u. . aauau
IKE GO. OVERSUBSCRTB LOAN
TOLLESTON BANK
HELD UP; POSSE
PURSUEs BANDIT

The TolIeston State Bank of Gary
was robbed today in daylight for the
second time within six months.
The lone bandit ise being pursued
through the woods near Ninth avenue
and Martha street where the bank Is
located. by posse OF police and armed
citizens.
Shortly before three o'clock this aft
ernoon the rohber knocked Cashier c.
E. Phillips unconscious and grabbed
$500 from the laters cage, running
from the bank. Albert Miller, passer-
by. saw the fleeing man and gave chase.
He was held at bay by c drawn re-
volver
Phillips states that he was alone In
the bank when c. A. Buff. a depositor
entered and asked to see his safety de-
posit box The cashier says that as he
turned his back he was struck over the
head and when he regained conscious
ness the depositor was gone and the
money missing.
In December three masked men threw
a sack over Phillips in the same bank
and left him gagged and bound, escap-
ing with a little less than a thousand
dollars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
EIGHTY INMATES OF
BURNHAM RESORTS
TAKE DEPARTURE

BURNHAM, ILL. June 15.-Eighty
women, inmates of the resorts on the
Illinois side of the state line, fled Burn
ham last night. The proprietors of the
houses adjusted the lid for a few
days"
This is an old procedure at the Burn
ham tenderloin. 1t has worked before
and it is expected to save the day again.
When anti-vice agitations arise the in
mates are hustled to Chicago. There rs
a raid and everything is reported to be
all right because nothing is found but
saloons and perhaps a few slot ma
chimes.
1t is expected that the first of the
week a few of the women will return
and more later. For time they will be
kept upstairs and later the old wide
open order of things restored.
THE TIMES story of Mayor Smalley's
campaign of publicity and exposure of
Hammond men who frequent the resorts
created panic at Burnfiam-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
BY w. f. FORREST.

hx w. r. FOhhESI.
PARIS, June 15.-France hasn't ceas-
ed marvelinS over General Pershfng
and his staff. 1t accepts as a happy
augury of America's full support the
dynamic energy with which Pershfng
has entered into his duties, not Iosing
"A moment between official calls and
social obligations in getting down to
the stern business of making ready for
the American army that he In to COM
mnnd.
huge American flag flies over the
temporary headquarters of the Amerf-
san staff and O'Clock today saw the
American commander and his aids hard
Mt work.
Although American khaki cut I'm the
unique style Ito the French) of the
American uniform is rapidly becoming
a famaliar sight ON the bouIevards, no
Yankee soldier or officer is permitted
to pass along without ovafions from
spectators. OrderIies in the staff are
already palIing with poiIus and Tom
mics, going Sightseeing with enthus-
iasm.
The American army and navy Y. NJ.
IC. A. of France, a newly organized
branch, Is busy planning comfort for
the American hosts that are to come.
Baseball in the Bois de Boulogne ten
mis- ON the Avenue D'elyses. classes i'm
French and bicycle expeditions into
the country will be a few of the di-
versions which the Americans will have
to keep them fit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
SLOvAk
LEAGUE
TO MARCH

Three thousand members OF the
SIovak-American league will march in a
mammoth parade in honor of the first
Slavok day since the birth of the or
ganization. at Indiana Harbor Sunday.
Delegations from Chicago. Gary,
Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago.
numbering close on to 5000. will at
tend the celebration.
Four bands have been secured. The
parade will start from Hemlock and
137th street at one o'clock and march
to Kosciuszo hall. where patriotic
speeches are to be made and national
songs will be sung
Mayor Frank Callahan of East Chi
cago will make the principal address,
followed by Rev. John Siska of Mil
waukee and leading Slovaks-
One feature of the parade will be
thirty conspicuous baners upon which
is to be inscribed .4Slovak for America
and Libert for All Nations."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
DEEDS THAT
THE GERMANS
GLORY IN

Frost details the sinking Of sixty
seven non-combatant ships and the
consequent horrors tmperilling Amer
leans.
He has seen men mad with hunger
and thirst and heard the shrieks Of
mothers for their murdered babes.
He tells Of the, sinking OF the
Abess, torpedoed without warning,
and which sank in thre minutes with
80 women and children aboard.
He tells OF men going mad from
being left in boats without water
and Ieaping in the sea to end Their
sufferings.
He tells how the German pirates
gutted a Life boat, threw provisions
into the sea, filed fresh water kegs
with salt water and turned Ameri-
cans adrtft.
He tells how survivors were rob-
bed Of their personal belongings, and
photos of mothers and sweethearts
thrown into sea.
He tells how German pirates tor
pedoed one boat, tok survivors to
submarines deck left them standing
there, then went down below, closed
hatch and pirate boat submerged
leaving victims foundering In sea.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
COMB COUNTY
FOR sLACKERs

Slaekers are to be hunted in Lake
county with a fine-tooth combd.
This announcement today by federal
officials was made as the police or
the various cities, railroad detectives
and laymen were enlisted in the aid
of the government TO ascertain the
men between Il and 81 years of age
who failed to register for the draft
Hearings before L. s. Commissioner
Surprise were set over until tomor-
row morning with the prospect that
besides the eight men who were ag-
rasgned this morning there will be as
many more tcnorrcw-
George H Bagcon, special agent of
the bureau Of investigation, depart
ment of justice. is in charge of the
Lake county cleanup of slackers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
GARY TAKES
OVER HALF
THE AMOUNT
People Respond Nobly to Coun-
tTy's Call But Many Ignore
II However.

With the city of Gary alone SUBJ
scribing over half the amount rais-
ed to the great two billion dollar
Liberty Loan, Lake county over
subscribed her quota by $751; ,0OO.
The amount subscribed in Gary
was S1,O34,O50OO and in Lake
county S2,O17,OOO.OO. Lake coun-
tvs quota was $1.7o0.O0O-
aGary.s record is splendid one. She
gavA more money alone than three
fourths of the counties in the state.
Gary nut the rest of the state to shame.
IF is doubted wehther any city in the
state outside of Indianapolis gave so
much as Gary.
The cities of Hammond. Whiting.
Fast Chicago and Indiana Harbor hav-
ing scores Of manufacturing corpora
tions who purchased bonds through
hanks in New York and Chicago suffer-
ed to some. extent in totals Gary did
also but not nearly as much as the
North township cities. according to the
figures of County Chairman H. NJ. john
son.
The largest Individual bond-buyer
was a prominent farmer of Cedar Creek
township who through the Lowell State
Bank purchased $4,000 worth or bonds
The largest company subscription was
the Northern States Life Insurance Co.
which also tok $4,000 worth OF the
bonds.
The list follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
INvINSIBLE.

BifocaI Lenses to see at a distance.
and read with same glasses. No visi-
BILE dividing line is one of our special
ties Let us show and explain these
wonderful lenses to you. S. Silver.
JeweIer and Manufacturing Optician.
1T State ST., Hammond. Ind. 6-15
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
fRx United Press CabIegram.,

LONDON, June 1J.-FieId Marshal
Haig drove forward in another rapid
blow at the German line in the battle
net between Ypres and Confines, gain
ing all objectives, according TO his Of
fetal report today.
One hundred and fifty prisoners and
n number of big guns were captured.
ssSouth and east of Messines, asfride
the Ypres-Comines canal we attacked
yesterday" the British commander re-
ported. .sThe enemy was overcome
quickly"
The Ypres-Comines canal along which
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
TO PAROLE HINSHAW
TIMES BUREAU.
At STATE CAPITAL,

INDIANAPOLIS. June 15.-Governor
Goodrich announced today his intention
to parole William E. Hinshaw, the
Winchester preacher. who was sent to
state prison in 1895 for life for mur-
der of wife in Hend, ticks county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
CBULLETIN.)
nv I-f4aH

(By United Press.D
NEW YORK, June 15.-At noon. east
ern time, today, official figures from
Washington gave the total subscription
to the Liberty Lean counted at S2.O0O,-
900 900 of which the New York district
took $1,000, ,G00,0 900.
Thousands of people have refused to
buy until they could get their bonds,
preferring to wait until the next issue
Wooley announced today that the
small buyer will be given preference
in aIIoting the bonds when 1t comes
to combining the subscription to the
$4,000. 100000 total.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
Latest
Bulletins
(By United Press,

WASHINGTON, june I5.-Lord North
cliffe reached here today and expected
to call ON diplomats and military au-
thorities. To date the state department.
had taken no official cognizance of his
presence in this country but 1T is as
sumed that he Will tell Secretary Lans-
ing what his purposes are and bespeaIx
the cooperation of the diplomatic
branch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
j. s, CONSUL
DESCRIBES
MURDER Of
lNN0CENTS
Stories Of Submarine Horrors
and Acts Of FrighttuIInes
Never Ever Surpassed
in Pirate Legend.
A GREWSOME STORY

The following interview with
town, gives the first complete pic
ture of Germany's terrible horror
war as reflected by the sea-grave-
yard on the coast of ireland where
has been seen the fruits Of pirates
warfare-twtsted mangled corpses
on docks and in morgues to say
nothing of those in madhouses driv-
en- insane by sights they saw.
THE EDITOR.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
(BULLETIN.)
(By United Press.t

NEW YORK, June 15.-The first
Liberty Bonds sold ON the New York
stock exchange today sold over par. A
block of $4,000 worth of bonds sold at
1-50 of one per cent above par, equiva-
lent to S100.2. few minutes later an
other block of S25O,OOO sold mt par.
Trading I'm the bonds was opened on
the exchange at noon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
Liberty
Bond News
tBULLETIN.)
By United Press.1

SOUTH BEND, md, June 15.-st.
Joseph county is believed to lead every
community in the United States in per
capita subscription in Liberty Bonds.
The total subscription today was ST.
$50 900. The estimated QUOTA was ST.
s59.O00.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15

Hafg achieved this fo1low-up victory
forums the northern angle line of a tri-
angle of which Confines is the apex.
At Confines the canal joins the river
Lys along which Haig has been adj
vancing STEADILY. The two waterways
make slowly cOnverginE battIe-net
cutting the German troops off from
quick mobility
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IS.
-"The submarine war grows more
barbarous. every day. 1t has now
reached the plane of deliberate
murder for every ship sunk and
will SO continue to the end. 1t is
not the fault of the Germans that
every torpedo does not produce a
Lusitania massacre"
That is the Kaiser's unrestrict-
ed submarine warfare in the words
of the man who probably knows
more about the human side of the
sea tragedy than any other-cer-
tainly more than any other Ameri-
cans.
AT sIxTY-FIvE sINKINas.
He is Wesley Frost. American consul
at Queenstown. the port on the south
west coast of ireland. where all the At
lantic ocean lanes to Britain come to-
gether. Off the shores near Queens
town the thousands of ships which feed
Britain pass by day and night.
Frost Is in Washington for a rest.
For over two years he has been in at
tendance at the funerals of merchant
ships struck down by the underwater
terror. 1t has been his task to collect
evidence as to sixty-fve sinkings in
which Americans were imperilled or
slaughtered
sHRIEKs OF MOTHERS FOR BABEs.
He has the cemeteries of the
Irish hillsides. He has heard the shrieks
of mothers for their murdered babies,
seen men stark mad with the tortures
of hunger and thirst, brought in from
days and nights in foodless life boats.
1t is with difficulty that he can be
induced to talk. but when he does the
full-threated indignation of this clean
cut American is almost terrible in its
intensity.
THE German guilt is double" said
Frost today. I'm the first place, no
civilized nation would have resorted to
such methods, even when it was possi-
BILE to sink ships occasionally without
numbering non-combatants. Now that
the arming of merchant ships and the
effectiveness of the patrols makes it
impossible for the submarine to risk
gicing warming. they would drop it If
they were white
CALLS MURDER BY REAL NAME
The sporting word he uses explains
much of the sort of man Frost is. Born
back in Oberiin, o., his life has been
that of the sturdy young American who
makes his way in the world by hard
CONTINUED on page ten.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
tBy United Press.l

CHICAGO, June 15.-FederaI sub
poenas were issued today for the man.
ayers of the produce departments of all
the large packing concerns in Chicago.
They were summoned to appear before
the grand jury In session here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
fRx Un,tcd pres. Cablerrnm.

BUENOS AIRES June 15.-Paraguay
and Uruguay today formally announce
ed an embargo against the expectation
of flour and wheat from their borders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15
GRAND TOTAL
-S2,o17,45o

GRAND IOLAL--------@6sUl s45U
That Lake county did nobly in COM
parison with some of the wealthy coun-
ties in the south part of the state is
fact There We're hundreds of people
here however. who refused to buy
bonds who should have done SO. Chair
man H. NJ Johnson of the Citizens Ger
man National Bank who labored so
arduously during the past few days for
the success of the loan is happy though
that Lake has responded as well as it
did.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15

tBy United Press CabIegram.)
BUENOS AIRES, June 15.--Another
outbreak of the revolutionary move
ment in Chile was reported today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15

The Red Cross must have One
Hundred Millions. Are you Help
ing?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-15

An American Red Cross commits
sion to study relief needs abroad is
now on its way I'd France. It is
headed by Maj. Grayson M. P.
Murphy, u. S. A., and a vice presi-
dent of the Guaranty Trust Co. of
New York. The other leading men,
bers of the commission are Ernest P.
Bicknell of Chicago, who has for
some years been in charge of civilian
Red Cross work in this country, and
DR.. Alexander Lambert of New
York, who will study the medical
needs and especially the tuberculosis
question in France.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
Blackwell Case
Comes Up Tomorrow

Continued From Page One)
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01

for example, a complete industrial
railway has been installed to reduce
trucking costs.
The system practically encircles the
huge plant and runs through most of
the ground floor departments. AL
most 8,400 feet of track have been
installed and 5000 more will be laid
IS soon as several new buildings are
completed.
After testing and discarding sew
eral plans, Dodge Brothers decided to
employ a locomotive of their own de-
sign. They installed a Dodge Broth
ers engine, an extra duplicate of the
one used in Dodge Brothers Motor
Car, and by a simple gear arrange
ment made it possible 10 drive the
locomotive forward and backward at
three speeds.
The locomotives run on regular
schedules and transport an enormous
amount of material each day at a
cost much lower than is possible by
hand or even electric trucking.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
Ph|GE CIR MAKES
SPLENDID RECORD

The motor car record between
Seattle, Wash, and Vancouver, B. c.,
was substantially lowered by a Paige
roadster in recent attempt in which
the Paige carr came through in inn
pressive style.
A 1915 model that had already ac-
cumulated mileage in excess of 49,
600 in transcontinental travelling,
was given by George NJ. Price of
Seattle and covered the distance of
1877 miles in three hours and AZ min
utes running time and four hours and
sc minutes elapsed time
Mr.. Price made his remarkable rec
ord in spite of the fact that 80 min
utes were lost at the two customs
houses which had to be cleared at the
Canadian border.
When Everett, Bellingham, Blaine
and other important points were
reached, the time of the arrival and
departure was entered in a book car
ried for the purpose and attested by
responsible parties, One tire Was
changed and no water was taken on
at any time after leaving Seattle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
GREAT STRENGTH
Of TIRE RUBBER

Few people. realize the downright
brute strength of rubber" said E. H.
Fitch, sales manager for the Diamond
Rubber Company. "They are apt to
judge rubber strength by the rubber
articles they handle every day-pencil
erasers, overshoes, and the kind of
rubber bands that always break in
the wrong place and at the wrong
time.
"They would be surprised to see
some of the tests conducted on the
rub Der that goes into the tread of
a Diamond Tire. We will give any
man a cord or strip of such rubber
and let him try his strength on it.
He will be surprised to find that it
is only after quite a tussle that hs
can break it, if at all.
and as for its wearing qualities
we'll we just stacked it up against
steel a short time ago by blowing a
sand blast under enormous pressure
on a piece of rubber and piece of
steel. The rubber actually outwore
the steel, three to one.
Ten years ago the strongest rub
Der that they could make would to-
day be instantly discarded for use in
modern tire. 1t has been found
that certain ingredients mixed with
rubber under certain conditions of
year, strengthen It by many degrees
over its natural strength. And more
remarkable still is the fact that rub
Der can be thus strengthened without
losing any of its original elias city
and bounce"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
AMBULANCE MADE
OF FORM-A-TRUCk

The idea of a motor truck rambling
over country roads at forty-fve miles
an hour and understanding a six-tour-
ing car, seems to border on the fairy
tale order, but nevertheless this is a
proved fact and is recorded in the re-
port of Major A. w. Yale, submitted
to the War Department in reciting
the performance of a Smith Form-a-
Truck selected to play the part of
an army ambulance in a first run
from Philadelphia to Washington, D.
c., according to reports received by
D. D. McCaskill, local distributor.
"The ambulance made an excellent
showing" says Major Yale. "On only
one hill was it found necessary to
shift to low gears, the entire trip be-
ing made on high. | followed to
Havre de Grace in a six-cyclinder ma
chine and was unable to keep up with
the ambulance on rough roads"
Maintaining an average speed of
q 1-2 miles an hour during the run,
part of the journey was made at a
45-mile-an-hOuro gait, with eleven
members of the hospital reserve serv-
ing as live ballast. Two of the num-
Der spent their time in stretchers,
testing these out under trials which
fairly approximate war conditions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
ATHLETICS PLAY
THE SAILORS TO-DAY

To play off a tie, the Pensacola
Athletics and the fast team from the
Z. S. S. Huntington will cross bats
this afternoon on the post diamond.
The game will start promptly at three
o'clock, shortly after the arrival of
the car which leaves Pensacola at
two. Both mines are in good condi-
ton and the game promises to be one
of the fastest seen this season.
Hartman will be in the box for the
locals, while Lurton will be behind the
bat. Following is the complete line
up for Pensacola:
Van Matre, 1b; McVoy,,r, SIS; Mead,
3b; Graham, 2b; Villar, A, If; Bicker.
CT; McVoy, D., IF; Lurton, c; Hart
man, p; Sanchez, l; Villar, I; Brown, =.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
DODGE BROTHERS
BUILD RAIL ROAD

Progressive motor car manufacture
ers are spending thousands of dollars
IN rearranging the position of their
machinery and installing conveyors in
order that the raw material may
travel the path to completion in as
straight line as possible.
Time is not the only factor to be
considered, however. The cost of
trucking has assumed such proper
tons in most factories that experts
are putting forth much effort to re-
duce it to a necessary minimum. In
Dodge Brothers Works, at Detroit,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
MOLINO BRIDGT BOND IS FILED.

Bond was filed with the clerk of
the circuit court yesterday morning
by the Virginia Bridge and Steel Cor
poration for $1,000 for the work on
the Molino bridge. The contract las
already been signed by the bridge
company and the board of commits
sioners and actual construction will he
started in few days.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
ON AUTO HIKE TO.
CHICAGO CINCINNATI

H. E. Root, Mrs. Root, and me-
chanic will leave tomorrow in their
motor car on a tour through Chica-
go, CINCINNATI, and other Ohio points,
to be out of the city one month. Mr.
Root has equipped his car with four
new Michelins, which he expects, to
test out, to get the registered total
milage.