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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
tBy United Press cablsgrana.)

PETRoGRAD, Dec. s9.-German dele
gates to the Brest-Litovsk peace con-
ference were reported today as having
,,,iva+eiv agreed to a popu1ar vote to
da+arnnina the future disposition OF
AIsace Lorraine.
such a concession was not formally
rada IN the announcement of terms as
ou41ined nv Count Czeruin and the
declaration that it had been covered in
private conferences was regarded here
as further evidence of favorable step
toward general peace.
The Central Powers reply in general
caused a good impression here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

LONDON, Dec. 29.-A German sub
marine was sunk by the fire Of guns of
an American passenger steamer ap-
preaching the British coast Thursday.
according to reports of the passengers
and gunners aboard.
The ship was proceeding at fun speed
about noon in a very smooth sea. rt,v
weather conditions were such as TO make
the best visibility. A periscope was
sighted by the watch on the bridge and
the submarine was seen plainly by the
as il came to the surface at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
M'ADOO Gets TASTE
Of RAIL OBSTACLES
ny ROBERT J. BENDER
Omitted Press stad Correspondeut.l }

WASHINGTON Dec .29--Dlrector
General McAdoo today began the move
ment of war freight throughout the
country without regard TO individual
lines simultaneously the railroad war
board through which he Will direct all
operations for the present worked on n
definite organization plan for the fu-
ture- McAdoo got 2 taste today Of the
obstacles in winter rairosding when a
cold wave and snow swept the Atlantic
sea board. At the same time the storm
emphasized the advantages of federslfz-
cd control hy virtue OF which AIcAdoo
was able 10 wire all lines requesting
them 10 move traffic by the most con
venient and expeditions routes"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

quota.
In the future 1t is the plan of the
society to maintain steady campaign
for members. instead Of having the
large drives and members viii be vel
come. and acceptable at any time
c oliver Holmes Of Gary. district
chairman, today stated that were it
not for the untiring efforts Of Mrs
Erickson and 0Iesdames Miltimore
Metcalf Simpson, Highlands and their
committees. the splendid results thot
are evident could not have been ac-
complished-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
HE BECOMES
VAGRANT TO
EVADE DRAFT

United States Marshal. C. n. Mike
sell Of indianapolis yesterday arrested
Anton Gatz. Germap. at East Shi-
cago. who had been held by the police
OF that city on the suspicion that he
was a Stacker. Gatz is said. to have
become a vagrant in order to evade
the draft
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
Latest
bulletins
CBy United Press cablegram.)

(By United Press CableEram,)
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2o.-Delayed Gs-
patches from Brest-LitoEsk received to-
day via Berlin declared the Russo-Ger-
man peace discussions were continuing
Thursday. Special questions" are IN
der consideration. The dispatches as
serted that the deliberations had pro-
gressed TO the point where brief sus-
pension would shortly be necessary so
that the delegates might communicate
with their respective governments.
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NV United press.)

wASHINGToN, Dec. 29.-The state
department today announced the Bolshe-
Wiki arrest of manager B. R. Stevens Of
the Petrograd branch of the National
City bank of New York, together with
an accountant. The two men were
marched through the streets to the bank
and there released. The state depart
ment Will take no action in view Of the
release.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
GERMANY LOSES zEP.
fHy United Press cablegrara.) }

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 29EDe-
struction of a German zeppelin by
fire off the coast of Jutland was
reported here today. The airship
in flames fell into the North Sea.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
Nv WILLIAM PH1L1rp sIsnas
(united Press stan correspondent)

(United Press STAN CorIsspOAusHV'T
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
ruE FrELD. Dec. 2e-winter's cold
has practically frozen mp all fighting on
the British front. with the lines buried
under snow today and the Thermometer
far below freezing there was little
chance for hghting. The Germans
heavily shelled British trenches near
Rullecourt and southwest of Bourbon
Yesterday. Later the Homoge sector
was the object CT gas shell attack.
Stiu later in the night the Germans
sent a brief barrage hre north Of Poe1-
capeue The shells started flying about
l:I5 a. m. and continued about half an
hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
GOVERNORS
MOTHER DEAD
CBy Uzitod Press0

WINCHESTER. IND. Dec. 29.-Mrs
Elizabeth Goodrich, mother of Governor
James i. Goodrich died at the COVER
nor's horne here today after an illness Of
several months. Governor Goodrich was
at the bedside of his mother when the
end came.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
Ext ( 'T2AA
is GRANTED
AN INCREASE
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Dec. %.
The Public Service Commission
today granted the Northern Indi-
ana Gas and Electric Co. authority
to increase its Hammond, Whiting
and East Chicago gas rates to sew
enty-five cents for all over five
hundred thousand feet monthly,
with ten cents discount if paid by
the tenth of the month. The pres
ent rate rate if fifty-five cents
with ten cents. discount. Increase
effective during 1918.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
GIBSON GIRLS
ANGELS OF MERCY

Stenographers and other girls at the
Gibson railway offices this noon acted
as angels Of mercy to soldiers in trains
unable 10 proceed because Of the storm
The girls gave the soldiers their
lunches and went without a noonda.y
meal themselves.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
BRITISH LOSE
DESTRoYERS

LONDON, Dec. 29-Three Brit
ish destroyers were mined and
sunk on the Dutch coast last night,
according to admiralty announce
ment today.
Thirteen officers and one hun
dred and eighty men were lost.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
OF SUGAR
DESTROYED

CHICAGO. Dec q. l917.-seventY-
i've thousand pounds of sugar were de-
sttoyed this afternoon in fire at tne
fectory Of z. }. Brach ard Son. con
fectioncrs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
RECORD
FALL OF
SNOW IS
REPORTED
Trains Stalled, Street Cars Tied
Up, Mails Held Up and Win
teTS RigOTS are Fell.
BULLETIN
(By United Press.A

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-CentraI and
northern states which have been ex-
pertencfng zero weather for the past
fev days win get relief tomorrow the.
weather bureau stated today.
Two unidentified men were frozen 70
death here today.
The low temperature which centered
over the Great Lakes region will move
eastward tomorrow and include rev
York state and New England Zero
weather was reported as far south to-
day as northern oklahoma and
Arkansas. The coldest Official te1apera-
ture was SO below at Duluth Minn., and
Bismarck, N. d.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
VOLCANO
BECOME SACTIVE
tRy United Press cablegram.l

ROME, Dec. 29.-vesuvius is
again in violent eruption, accord
ing to word received here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

office and bought some WOOL
September / he began buying in guam
titles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
REGION Is SNOW BOUND and ISOLATED FOR HOURS
~ @A~HA@ - - - = - -
BEFORE YOU CELEBRATE NEW YEARS READ THIS
FRENCH EXHIBIT GUNS CAPTURED CHEMTN
DES DANES IN FRONT OF FAMOUS SOISSONS CHURCH

Hundreds OF German guns have
been arrayed for exhibition in front
of the famous church LiJean des
Vignes at scissors. They were cap
tured in the fighting along the
Chemin des Danes and attract thou
sands of curious Freuchmen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

a distance Of about 1900 yards directly
In the wake of the ship
Fire Shots Quickly.
The steamer was brought about
sharply and the two guns fired with
only an fstervsl of two seconds between
shots. The second shell exploded and
debris from the submarine was seen ny
ing in the air. Afterward no trace Of
the submarine was visible.
The convoy signaled 10 the liner: a
direct hitt'
The watch on the bridge and the gum
Continued from page fve)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

If You Think THE TIMES Is
Doing Its Bit Your Support Is Al
wavs Welcome
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
Uncle Sam On The JOB.

One Of the first evidences of the fact
that all the railroads are now one rail
road under government control and
competition has been abolished was seen
by the travelling public in the Calumet
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

Enlist In The Woman's Army
By Conserving Foods.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
Country Roads All Blocked.

Country roads were blocked BY the
drifting blankets of snow and traffic
in citE streets Vas seriously hindcrod
Pedestrians found it disagreeable il,
getting through the walks In some
places the snow had drifted as high as
four feet.
The telephone company reported very
little trouble Telegraph wires were
not hampered.
The weather bureau announced today
moderate weather for the next %
hours with probably slightly increasing
teu7perature'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29

Escaping sub-zero weather Dv four
degrees Calumet region Is suffering from,
Nhat IS claimed by old timers the
heaviest snow fall in years. Ia the last
- hours over 20 inches of snow has
iailen ana as result traffic early this
morning was completely denoralized
1hlcaso papers didn't get here till noon
and all mails arc upset
Steam roads running out OF ali cities
IA the district were from three 10 ten
or more hours behind schedule. Three
Michigan Central passenger trains cass-
ward bound, leaving Chicago before one
O'Clock this morning, were stalled until
almost noon at Gibson. Reports from
the cast state little trouble in ciearing
tracks and the westbound trains were
not over several hours late
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-29
Experiences Of Street Car Lima

The Souths shore electric lines ex-
perienced no trouble and handled its
traffic on schedule time The Ham
mond, Whiting and East Chicago street
car service was severely hampered early
this morning but soon managed to run
its cars regularly. The Gary Interur-
ban line was stalled for hours and not
until noon was the service again re
gaining normal condition. snowplows
were quickly put into action by the
steam and electric roads and by noon
travelling was alrnos. regular
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lContlnued on page flve.
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j. s. SHIPS GUN
SINK SUBMARINE
Passengers Arriving in London Report Destruction OF UBOat
Seaman Reports Capture Of -Four German
Submarines.
fire shots Quickly.

a distance Of about 1900 yards directly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
FRANCE, BLEED WHITE, WAITING
GRIMLY FOR AMERICA To HELP
Cripples, Men With One Eye and Uncured Wounded
Being Sent to Trenches in Desperate Effort to
Hold the Line Till United States Army Can
Come Up and Save the Day.

This i= The FIRST OF p series Of articles
on conditions in France 10y Fred d. Pitney-
who has represented The Tribune In that
country TFe ls believed 90 be the only
newspaper writer now so this country who
was iu France when the war started. and
lived with it continuously during nearly
three years p has great deal az infer-
nation. not necessarily Of military value
which has never been reported r- mail 0r
cable The second o. his articles VIII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07

2 MAY not generally be known,
that there have been q large num-
= Der OF fatal accidents during the
. last three years entirely due 20 flying
through clouds. In some cases pilots
emerge from the clouds in a spin.
others are known in which the pI-ues
have collapsed under the strain OF the
sudden pun Up from the vertical
uosedive- A flw days ago a squad
ron commander told me that on one
occasion when in France everything
loose in his machine fell out while in
a cloud a week or so ago. on the
south coast. a machine disinteErated
in a cloud. and the main planes
landed half a mile from the fuseIage-
From my own experience. this is a
very unpleasant state Of affairs, and
in consequence i avoid clouds when
possible
The most marked development in
the flying machine is its eEtraordin-
airy capacity for climbing 70 a great
height in short time.
Al the beginning OF the war the
average height flown on active ser
vice was 4uu1-5uuJ feet, simply be-
cause Few OF the machines then in
use with the impedimenCs carried
could get much higher. Today a
height Of 10000 feet is. ] believe. on
certain occasions reached and 10 is
fairly certain that II progress con
tinues at It's present rate heights Q
great deal beyond this figure viii be
reached as a usual thing. These great [
attitudes bring forward many diff
culties which viii have TO be serious
" considered.
Comfortable at 21.OOO Feet.
The first trouble in the winter viii F.
be the extreme cold TO which the oc- I
cupauts viii be subjected unless they
are protected by special cowlinE. /
which viii gather in the warmth I
given off from the engine This. 10 I
a certain extent. is the natural ad- ]
vantage obtained in the tractor. The F.
question Of the difference in the com
fort Of machines in this respect was /
shown TO me i'm very marked man
ner last winter. I was testing the
fall off OF engine power at a height o
on a tractor two scatter. in which 70
was specially arranged that the warm
air from the radiator and engine
passed along the fuselaEe 10 the pilot
and men 10 the passenger, and al
though at a height OF over $1,000 feet, .
with the thermometer below freezing
at ground level 7 did not suffer in
the least from the cold. neither did
my passenger who sat behind. com
plain until we shut off TO descend.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
NEUTRiLS
FEAR STARVING
Danish Government Paper
Says American Policy
is q RUthless One.

Copenhagen, Denmark. July The
Ekstrabladet and the government o.
san Poliuken, commenting on the
proposals to limit supplies TO Scandi-
nayia and Holland, complain that the
entente powers. with America al the
head. lack appreciation OF the diff
cult position OF smaller ueutraIs and
proposed measures Of the great pow
ers fighting IN the name Of liberty.
Justice and civilization are caIcl lated
20 crush these small states whose sole
desire is To- maintain true neutrality
coward both camps
situation Desperate,
Judging from these newspaper -e-
ports, the situation is regarded as
desperate Neutrality which time
previous belUgerents, no longer SUI
fees
Il says that articles from iuflueu-
tial American papers indicated the
United States intends TO force Den
mark either 10 join Germany and
s-arve. or Join the entente and share
the fate Of Belgium.
Says L. =. Policy Ruthless.
The American policy, which from
the outbreak Of the war until the
breach with Germany. was never neu-
trail the paper continues. but English.
now has become American. that is TO
say, still more ruthless toward ueu-
trails than was the English. All that
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and HOl-
land demanded is the permission 10
remain neutral and avoid starvation. /
EFen this modest desire seems in dan
ger Of becoming illusOry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
ONLY ONE AMERICAN
PERISHED WITH ORLEANS

New York, July One American
citizen was among the four members
/ Of the crew OF the American steam
ship Orleans. who were drowned when
the vessel was torpedoed and sunk
by a German submarine, according TO
cable advices received here today by
the ships owners. the Oriental Navi-
cation company.
The American was r SoEOt. mess
man. Of the Philippine Islands. The
other men drowned were Thomas
CIeary, fireman A. Tamarauts. sea
man, and A. MurillO, coal passer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
SAYS AUSTRIAN EMPRESS
WOULD BREAK WITH BERLIN

London, Eng. July 7.-According 10
the Daily Express q personal friend Of
empress Zita Of Austria has informed
certain mem ers Of the house Of COM
mons that the empress is eXerting
herself strongly in the interests Of
France.
She is credited with sufficient I'M
1luence over emperor Charles TO in
duce him 10 try 10 withdraw from the
Ia-Hungarian alliance with Ger
many as soon as Austria-HunEary is
enabled 10 take such action
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07

France : n slght q Inc end OF her
reserves. She has 70 send 10 the front
every man able TO stand on two feet.
The proof Of this is the way they have
combed out the embusues in the Mai
son de Ia Presse.
From a population OF fewer than
90. 600. 900 France has sent one In SIX
into the armies. The 1917 class went
into the trenches in the middle OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
CZECH TRAITORS. MAY
BE GRANTED AMNESTY

Amsterdam. Holland. July 2. - Ac-
cordln- TO a telegram 10 Dutch news
papers from Vienna, steps have been
taken 20 grant a complete amnesty TO
Raschin. the leaders OF the Gzerb
party iu the Hungarian parliament
who have been serving sentences for
treason.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
T ERI-50F If LIGHT four NILES
HIGH To- IVE BATTLE To ENEMY
Men Go Higher Now Than They Dreamed of Before the
Great War; Clouds Greatest Enemy Aviator Must
Contend With; Oxygen Whiffs Taken To Keep
Flyers Head Clear; A Captains Experience.
BY CAPT B. C. EUCKS OF THE BRITISH NAVY THAT FLFS8

As a contrast TO this a few days
later i was on single scatter scout
~ an altitude o. 1000 feet. and all
lAo-sA % was tractor with q rotary
motor, suffered intensely from the
cold. and became so D-w1ad that my
vitality must have been something
akin 10 @ lo-uuIze under the snow
.-L-- IN spite az being wei E-oEel. 7
had frost bitten finger rips which
panied Tor many days a-ter1.ar lis-
surely raf7 ls a very Inefficient state
Toy Il-n- ~ the front 90 have 10
take on an air fight or other eEac-lug
v oEk- Put two pilots. up 10 a great
attitude. one kept Wen warmed and
comtortab-e- the other half dead with
cold and u would be easy 20 suru Use
which would be most likely 70 do the
best work.
a Hint To Designers.
I know from my experience when
flying. IN France In the cold weather
IRENE cold became intense when fly
ms only at 5000 feet on two or three
hours recOlnalssa flight. This is
a point 10 which designers should
are now easily capable Of reaching
great heights. During sumner
WhOther conditions would probably
be tolerahly comfortable. but in
winter it would be wellniEh imp0s-
slble unless better arrangements are
generally made
have found the effect OF high
e.. rarified-air 10 be felt slightly at
about 10000 feet. increasing with the
altitude Breathing becomes affected.
respiration shorter and quicker. there
is curious oppressive sensation and
a bullying feeling fin the head until
the height Of about 10000 feet is
reached
I am told by a medical friend who
has made rather study OF the sub
Jet that there is always a risk Of a
sudden collapse. and oxygen should
be used whether the aviator feels fit
or not. OF course. the effect felt
varies considerably with individuals
and with the state OF ones health.
About IS months ago I suffered
slightly with my heart. and found
could not get very nigh without feel J.
ing giddy, and after returning from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07

\ EEE with one eve are being sent
M back TO the front in France
4 \ know a scissors grinder
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
HEAVY GUN COMBATS
OCCUR ON FRENCH FRONT

Paris, France, July Heavy artiI-
lery fighting occurred last night near
La Royere and Pantheon on the Aisne
'front.' and In the region south Of
Aoronvilliers In the Champa gne. ac-
cording TO tOday's official announce
menr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07
HiRDENS PAPER
IS SUPPRESSED
German Publication Said
Allies War Aims Were
Those Of Many Millions.

Amsterdam. Holland. July T. - Die
Zusuuft. of Berlin, Macmillan Har-
denis publication. which again has
been suppressed. Informed its sub
scribers that the action was taken in
consequence Of its issue OF June 80.
This number said that early peace
was only possible by Germany crush
iuE her enemies or joining her efforts
90 those Of the majority in the world
EFT Is only this second miracle that
IS obtliualle by human strength"
Die Zlkluft points out and says FUR
--er tll- the aims OF Geruauy's
enemies are the right OF nations TO
SELF government, honest and not
merely sp-ciOls EimiuutIOn Of arma-
uel-s. an arbitration court TO decide
who ls guilty Of starting trouble. a
bond Of nations TO carry out the
courts decision and the creation OF q
situation which would remove the de-
cls-ol OF peace or war from the VIII
or one mortal and place 10 in the
hands Of the community
"If." continues Die Zuukuuft Ger
many sees celestial signs shining over
these aims. then peace is lrrainable
tomorrow but If a situation for which
millions OF people have yearned APP
pears lEnOmlOuS 10 her. she must con-
rinue 20 fiEht until one group con-
Quers and the other sinks down"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-07

a fliEht TO 1900 feet I had paIpita-
ton which lasted until the following
day In consequence. I had 20 abandon
high flying until treatment got me
fit again This year I have made a
number Of high flights and have felt
no I'D effects whatsoever. i'm fact. I
find the more one gets accustomed 20
going up high the less the effects are
felt. I am told that this also is the
case in mountaineering
I can remember the uupleasau-nes
OF my first flight 10 5000 feet II
was very marked. especially the pain
experienced in the drum Of the ears
on descending. The fact that a flight
now to 210QO or $4,000 feet does not
have so much effect 7 put down en-
Jirely 10 aCclimatisatiOu.
Oxygen.
use oxygen as a precauti0l when
ascending beyond 10000 feet a small
bottle is carried fitted with a special
CONTINUED On PAGE EIeven.D