The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-25
XII TIES
AROUSE
FERVOR
Brave Boys of the Black
Watch" Regiment Give
Hammond a Big Treat
Today in Interests of Lib
erty Bonds and British
Canadian Recruiting.

The Scctch-Canadian Kilties Of the IA
nous Black Watch" regiment today
electrified Hammond with the shrill mill
liant music of their bagpipes.
Marching into the crowded rooms of
the Chamber OF Commerce where 200
men and women. representing the best
interests of patriotic Hammond were
gathered. the bagpipers si}enced a
speech by Mrs. Charlie Steinmeyer. in
troduced as the international pacifst. d"
ana brought the audience TO its feet in
cheers.
Mrs. Steinmeyer had announced that
the object Of her talk was to show that
the worlds akin and # all talked the
same language we wouldn't have any
war"
IF we'd try TO understand them as
we'll as they do us we'd be going some"
announced Mrs. Steinmeyer. The peo-
rle Of the world are trying to do the
best they can" At the close of her
talk she spoke OF the liberty bond as a
safe Investment The speech. however
was more or less travelogue. Mrs.
Steinmeyer was resting on an oasis in
the Sahara desert when the Kilties
marched in. From that moment the meet
ing was of different tone. The Ger
man kaiser was omitted from kinship
Mrs. Steinmeyer was introduced as
having been on international pasifst" +"
Major Keown, second in command Of
the British and Canadian recruiting mis-
sion in America, was one of the guests
OF honor at the luncheon. His speech
was inspiring and heartily received.
"A man who talks pacihsm or peace
talk at this time is just as much a trait
or as he who talks against your presi-
dent" declared Major Keown in the
midst of hi stalk and the crowd ap-
plauded. I say to the Germans in this
country. if you're a good German your
an American and are with US and II
you re not your one of our enemies and
we don't care about you. We're lighting
10 establish a world democracy I say
TO the American people you don't know
there is war on. You can't realize it.
Peace at this time is impossible. We
must have peace with victory"
The major said it was necessary that
everybody support the president and
that thouse who could not enlist should
give their moral and financial support.
Boone Throws Elm Out.
The interludes between speeches were
filed by Attorney Dave Boone who act
ed as master Of ceremonies after the
Kilties arrived. Having thrown a Rus
sian socialist bodily out Of a Hammond
restaurant last night when the latter
sneered at the American army. Boone
was considerably riled up. He put a
couple of "damns" into his talk and
drove home a number Of patriotic princi-
pies.
The English people are united for the
liberty of the world" said Boone.
These are not show soldiers that are
here today. They have served and are
nearly all wounded"
Ex-senator Frank y. Gavft. whose son
has served in the ambulance corps under
fire in France, told the audience that he
had not purchased clothes. attended A
theatre OF engaged in the usual social
pleasures since the start of the war. He
advocated that the American citizen sac
riice for the sake of the boys in France.
Sergeant DeVilliers. a Hammond man
who is a returned soldier and was
wounded in France. sat at the table with
his Canadian comrades, and was intro
duced 10 the assembIage. Captain J. 3.
/ Willoughby Of the British recruiting
mission was also present.
During the noon hour the KfIties
escorted a crowd of recruits to the train
for Indianapolis. The recruits who de-
parted were Bron!slau J.. Burazewskf
Matt J. Monahan, Archie d. Young
Theo =. Miller. Russell ]. Pease. Harry
Boestele and Max Cramer.
: This evening the Kilties will nppear
on the streets and the big drive for the
| liberty loan and the British and Can
adian recruiting Will take place