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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
To INFL|CT
STAGGERING
INDEMNITY
Captured Prussian Officer Shows
How Official Germany ScOTns
The United States
BY WIN. PHILLIP srnrMs

(United Press stan Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, June 4.-The war will be
over and a staggering indemnity
saddled on the United States before
she knows she is in-accordine to
the Prussian attitude today. The
prisoners reflect this view.
FOR instance a particularly AFRO
CANT Prussian officer sneered at me
contemptuously today as he stooo
IN oarbed-wire prison.
beiore America awakes we shall have
starved ~England. France and Italy an,
made peace with Russia" he said.
TO my enumeration of evidence o.
American participation such as destro--
ers sent TO the sub zone, a division a.
troops soon to be at the front and hun
dreds of others being recruited, he r.
piled to each, Bluff Bluff"
When l mentioned financial advanc..
TO the allies he said, Loans are profit
able"
When l spoke of a huge air fleet b.
said. The war will be finished before
1t arrives You'll be paying ;ndemnt1s.
before your ships are finished.
No" he concluded. It's too late. You.
can't harm us much now"
The plain truth is that ce-n,a,x -.
prepared to fight telling defensive va
indefinitely providing she is ,,nabIs -
keep her hungry population in line. tn.
based their hopes on the U-boat snd
half-hearted American spirit. They -,
not believe revolution will occur IL
Germany
So the only antidote is to fight If the
Germans are 10 be beaten. II compare
lively easy for a few men to fight de-
i7hsiVeiy behind strong concrete
trenches protected by barbed wire an~
machine guns.
These positions are to be blasted out
mechanically and that means by artillery
-such welt of artillery that the
wheels interlock-and mountains os
shells. swarms of aerop1anes. innumer
able transports. narrow gauge railways
bridge materials. hand grenades and air
other machines of war. Lastly, il means
men and more men,
one must admit that British officers
are vastly pleased at what American is
doing and do not agree with anv in
formant such as the Prussian officer II,
the bull pen who sneeringly referred to
Biun. Neither do the thousands of
Americans already fighting here.
But everyone says in the same strain.
For Gods sakes. tell the folks back
home not to lose time. We've simply
got to show these damned Prussians
what the American punch is If we
don't we might as we'll crawl into hole
and die"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
16 CARLOADS
OF POTATOES ROT
By United Pres.)

discovered sixteen carloads of pota-
toes rotting on a sidetrack at Seaton-
VILE. Ill Hington G. Clabaugh. special
invenstigator for the department of
justice, reported this today He would
not divulge who owned the potatoes
nor on what railroad they were found.
but intimated that further investiga-
ton and probably criminal action
will follow.
The discovery was made while the
COVE rhment was Investigating the con-
tinued closure CT coal mine near the
town.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
PROSECUTOR
IS On THE
WARPATH
Included in Fight at Gary On
FEDERAL Defendants To
lIScTedit Them?

Rfrs printing Saturday evening of
story in one Of the newspaper organs of
Che steel political department to the ef-
feet that the Gary grad jury may seek
to have Prosecutor Clyde Hunter remov-
ed and a special prosecutor named caus-
ed speculation as to whether the affair
was not in line with a general sinister
son. County Commissioner Black and
ether defendants in the federal election
cases for the purpose of bringing them
into Ill repute before the federal au-
thorities just on the eve of their trials
Mr.. Hunter may ask the grand jury to
probe the case.
The attacks, which have been syste-
matically made on Mayor Johnson and
County Commissioner Black. il is ex-
pected, may extend to County Treasurer
Mat Brown and Commissioner George
Schaaf. An element that wants control
of the Republican party in Lake county
is said to be ready to use the knife any
where and in manner necessary.
Hunter Angered.
Prosecutor Hunter today tried TO trace
the source of the story that stated he
would be ousted perhaps because he
wasn't satisfying the grand jury of
which H G Hay. jr., is chairman.
Fad Attacked Judge Greenwald.
Those who know the history of Gary
politics point out that when Judge c. E.
Greenvald was prosecutor he was sub
iected to the same attacks because he
wouldn't obey the dictates of the Gary
machine 1t is recalled that on several
occasions Judge Greenwald was removed
"a prosecutor and a special prosecutor
named. This was especially so in the
"blind pig" cases and in the Dean brib-
cry cases against Mayor Knots. Men
now in the present fight directed citizens
activities then in the Dean cases. which
ended with no result. Whenever the
Gary crowd started a war and Judge
Greenwald didn't obey orders efforts
were made to discredit him because he
might not perform his duty" The at
tacks on Judge Greenwald went so far
that when he was considered as a can
didate for mayor four years ago the
Gary Tribune, also one of the organs OF
the steel political department came out
ana OenOuHCeu The JNu6c dHo Sdiu Sui-
toriaIly it would support Mayor Knots
first.
Attacks Cause Roar Back.
The systematic attacks being made on
the federal election defendants on the
eve of their trials is stated TO cause
much soreness not only among the Re
publicans but among democrats as well.
Belief is that Mayor Johnson. Treas
urer. Brown and the others will come
out with a clean bill and to attack them
just on the eve of their trials in pur-
suance TO orders believed TO come from
elsewhere has caused amazement in the
county where fair play has always been
accorded to defendants until proved 9TH
erwise than guilty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
TWO SONS IN
THE SERVICE

Edward Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs
James s Brown, 121 West Sixth ave-
nue. Gary. left this morning to Join
the colors with the hospital corps as
an ambulance driver. He will either
go to Fort Thomas. KY. or Columbus.
Ohio This makes two sons, the only
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, now
serving their country Their other
son, Forest, is a cornet player in the
military band stationed at Columbus.
Ohio barracks. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
have contributed their share in the
defense OF the colors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
REFLECT HIGHWAY
Especial to THE TINES. J

CROWN POINT. IND, June A.
Township Trustees of Lake county to-
day reelected Frank F. HIGHWAY,
superintendent of the county schools
for a four-year term. his third term.
Under Prof. Highways administra-
tion the schools of the county have
been efficiently and thoroughly mod
ern, second to none in the state and
the county is to be congratulated in
securing his services again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
WHITING SOLDIER
is NEAR DEATH
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

FORT SHERIDAN, ILL, June A
shadow was cast yesterday over the
gayety at Camp Sanborn, where the
First Illinois infantry is quartered, 6y
word from the County hospital that
Private Harry Powers of Campany A
is dying of meningitis. For days the
soldiers have been watching hospital
reports. ana yesterday learned that
hope had been abandoned
Powers is only IS years old. His
home is in whiting. Ind. His case was
isolated so soon it is not believed by
medical officers there Is any danger
of a spread.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
HIGH WIND
HURTS TWO

Two men were taken to the Ham
mond hospital Saturday afternoon as the
result Of the high winds.
B. G. Adams. a switchman, said he
was blown off freight car by wind. His
face was badly bruised.
George Paluck, South Chicago. said he
was lifted from his wagon and hurled to
the ground by the gale. His face was
lacerated.
The wind blew in windows. tore down
signs and played havoc with pedestrians
and drivers. 1t came near being a
cyclone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
GERMAN EAGLE IS
SMASHED At HARbOR

The large German eagle which adorn-
ed the electric sign for the Berghof
Brewing company at the saloon on the
corner of 13Sth and'Cedar streets Indi-
ana Harbor was the red flag which in
cited hostilities at an early hour yester-
day morning
Some one tore the sign down ana
snas shed ii into pieces. Residents near
by heard the crash and looking out saw
two men hastily leave the scene. There
is no clew to the identity of the mis-
creants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
KNOTS THANKS
DUNES PAGENTERS

A. F. Knots Of Gary. president OF
the National Dunes Park association.
today sent the following letter to the
pageant officers:
Gary. Ind. June 4. 1917.
The Dunes Pagent Association.
Chicago, Ill.
On behalf or the National Dunes
Park association, 1 wish to congratu-
late you upon the wonderful success
of the pageant
The first phase of the war to Save
the Dunes" creating public sentiment.
has been practically accomplished.
What we need now is TO enlist, or
ganize and drill our army. and then
when the opportune hour arrives, the
battle viii be won and the Dunes saw
ed. Yours very truly.
A F. KNOTS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04

LONDON. June 4-British force.
vresfed back frssn the Germans early
today the lone British post which early
sunday enemy attnck had gained for
them southeast of Cherisy, Field Mar
shal Haig reported today. He told Of
"a further British advance east of Ver-
neIles-
"Southwest OF LaBassee and In the
neighbOrhOod Of Neuve ChappelIe hos.
tile raids were repulsed,'' the state
ment said. EAST of yerneIles we en-
tered the enemy trenches. Cherisy Is
near the Chambrai.Arras highway,
about seven miles from Arras. La Bas-
see Is seven miles north of Lens and
Neuve Chappelle four miles further
north NernelIes is midway between
Lens and La Bassee."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
HOME GUARD
UNITS TO SERVE
lRr Inited Press.D

WASHINGTON, June National
guardsmen now doing guard duty such
as protecting factories. railroad bridges
and the like, will be ordered to join
their companies when the national
guard units are called out in July
and August.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
BANDITS ARE BUSY
tBy United Press.)

CHICAGO, June two automobile
bandits held up George Meyers. %.
for the Stockmen's Trust g.
Savings bank at the point of revol-
yer shortly after noon today and
escaped with $500. Meyers was carry
ing the money down town to deposit in
the Continental & Commercial bank
ThL hold-up occurred four blocks from
the Stockmen's bank.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04

Rennenkampf, the Russian general
who sold Russia's military plans to
Germany, thus losing the three cam
paigns of the Masurian Lakes. and a
million Russian lives, is in prison
awaiting trial on charge of treason.
Rennenkampf never forgot his Ger
man origin despite the fact that his
great grandfather settled N Russia
and that honors had been heaped
upon the family by the Muscovite
government.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04

Entirely new garder. vegetables
are being developed by Luther Bur
bank from the bulbs of lilies. The
bulb of the tigridia, bearer of beau
tiful flowers, is regarded by him as
the most delicious of vegetables
when cooked. Others, especially the
camassia and the brodia, promise to
rival the potato. He also believes
tn . the dandelion, the burdock and
the thistle may become parents Of
useful food plants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
(By United Press.A

CHICAGO, June 4.-PoIice TODAY are
hot on the trail of a new brand of rob-
bery--the dynamite thief. Robbers
broke into a south side lime stone and
stone company's warehouse and took
eight sticks of dynamite and 200 feet
of fuse. 1t Is feared THE thtves were
aliens who because of the difficulty of
obtaining dynamite resorted to this
means to secure materials to blow up
some factory or public building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
GERMANY EXPECTS TO MAKE US. PAY
NEwsPApER ArrzcK NcENSsEs CO. pRosEcUroR1 tn MHcT
WILL DRAFT I
$4,000.
BY CARL ID. GRoAT
Omitted Press stan Correspondent.

Omitted Press stan Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Thei govern
the first call following registration.
This information was given to the SEN
ate military committee today by Mar
shall General Crowder
The 10000 men above the first 500. 900
increment will be placed in training
camps to fill vacancies left by men
withdrawn through sickness or death.
Crowder emphasized that no class of
men as whole will be exempted from
service since that would endanger the
governments plan to get 100000 men
from the 10. 900. 900 expected TO register.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
HELD ON CHARGE
OF PICKPOCKET

Joe Burton was arrested sunday by
officer Manlan on a charge of being
Burtons case was contin-
ued in Gary city court until Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
ARRESTED BY
HUMANE OFFICER

Adolph Metz viii face Judge Dunn
in Gary city court Tuesday on a charge
of being cruel 10 animals. Mrs. Myrtle
Pfeffer of Hammond. county humane
society officer, caused Metz's arrest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
DO NOT GIVE UP

4 your results are not satisfactory re-
sarding your spectacles. See us. we are
specialists. for twenty years practice
itting eyes for the proper glasses. s.
Silver. Jeweler & Manufacturing OPP
.ician. III State St.. Hammond, Ind. GA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
Latest
Bulletins
w. G. SHEPHERD.
(By United Pres. CabIegrnm.

PETROGRAD, June 4.-Forest fires.
believed to he incendiary, have already
destroyed 100000 bushels of wheat
and the grain elevators at Sharstoff. In
the Minks region. according to word re-
ceived here today. Whether there il
loss of life has not been learned. The
provisional cabinet today pleaded with
former Minister Kornaxaloff of COM
merce, to withdraw his resignation.
The Workmen-s and Soldiers Journal.
now all-powerful in Petrograd, conn
planned today against further issuance
of paper money by the government and
war profits be confiscated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
THE WEATHER

Unsettled with showers and thunder
storms tonight or Tuesday, cooler Tues
day afternoon or night; winds fresh
sOutherly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04

PARIS. June alderman attacks Isst
night gained the enemy a foothoId ON
advance element of the French po.f
tions In small section, the war office
said today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04
NOTICE

Beginning June 4. 1917. our store will
be closed every Monday evening.
GA THE BEST FURNITURE co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-04

PETROGRAD, June 4.-Four humid
red persons succumbed to alcoholism
following the recent Iooting of wine
cellars in Troicsk, the Noyo Vremyn
asserted today.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-02

The AS You Like 1t club met last
week for the first time this season at
the home of Mrs. Walter Darymple.
The subject for the winters meetings
will be "Scotland" The club voted
$1,000 to the local Red Cross and also
voted to take ten cent collection at
each meeting and to turn that into the
Red Cross Fund,
Second Lieutenant Howard Willard
Adams, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Adams of Vergennes and Miss Estella,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter St.
Clair of Thompson's Point, Charlotte
were married at the cathedral in Bos-
ton. 1t was a military wedding, the
brother officers of the groom, who are
stationed at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
attending. Lieutenant Adams received
his training at Plattsburg, N. Y, and
is now connected with the commissary
department at Camp Devens.
Miss Katherine Grinnel and Matthew
Daniels were married in st. Peters
church Monday morning at $3.50 O. clock
The bride wore white satin dress and
black velvet picture hat and was at
tended by Miss Mary T. Alden who'wore
an embroidered pink chiffon over yellow
and pink changeable silk, brown velvet
hat and carried yellow chrysanthemums.
The best man was brother, Arthur
Daniels Of Burlington. After the cere-
mony reception was given by Miss
Alden at her home on Main street. The
bride and groom left in their car for a
short wedding trip after which they
will reside in the Woodm; tenement
on Maple street, Those from out of
town to attend the wedding were Mr.
Mrs. Milton Grinnell Seneca Grnnell,
father Of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hale of Ticonderoga MIR, and Mrs. w.
II. Walker Of Benson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank SulIiyanof Burlington, Mrs. Mar
garet IIorsford of Charlotte and Mr..
al I'd Mrs j. B. T. Cheyerin and Mr.. and
Mrs A. B, Layinge Of Wirooski.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-02
$4,000 MEN RUSH
WORK ON U. S. SHIPS
Forty ShipyardS Are Now Rush.
ing Work on ESQ Wooden
HuIIS for Ships.

Thirty thousand men at 40 ship
yards along the Gulf and Atlantic
coasts are now rushing to completion
$50 bulls for ships which will compose
the initial unit of Uncle Sans great
wooden fleet to bridge the ocean"
So rapidly has the work gone forward
that 1t Is expected the first hulls will
be launched the latter part of this
month.
Many of these ships soon will be
ready for sea, and from that time on
the American government will be
able to add to the allies ocean tom
mage, as long as needed, a new
wooden ship of 5000 to $500 tons
capacity for every working day in the
year. This is in addition to almost as
many other wooden ships being built
for private interests.
New yards are Sprnging up at
many points to meet the requirements
Of the United States shipping board,
which has announced its determine
ton to build all the ships Of both
wood and steel that can be produced
during the period Of the war.
Four hundred million feet of south
ern pine timber will be needed
within the next u months to complete
the governments wooden shipbulldlng
program, according to w. j. Haynen,
assistant purchasing agent Of the
Emergency Fleet corporation, who has
recently made an extensive tour of the
southern pine-produclng territory.
"The Emergency Fleet corporation
program first called for the launching
Of hulls In November, 1917" says Mr..
Haynen "but the majority were to be
launched after January, 1918. We are
now trying to advance the 1918 pro-
gram from 30 to 60 days"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-02
SUDBURY

Mrs William Buckln has returned
from West Rutland.
Mrs. Ezra Disorda of Hubbardton
visited her mother, Mrs. Julius Slasson.
this week.
W. X. Sawyer and A. E. Sawyer
were in Tconderoga, N Y.,I Tuesday
on business,
Miss Ruth E. Sawyer visited her
aunt, Mrs. Charles Lewis, in Orwell
this week.
Mrs William Damon has returned
from Troy, N. Y. where she spent a
week with relatives.
Miss Helen Brommell, who spent the
summer at John Simonds, returned to
her home in Brooklyn, N. Y, Wednes-
day.
Edward Sullivan of Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr., and Mrs. Morris Sullivan.
Mrs. A. J. Parent and Mrs. Clarence
Slasson spent Sunday with relatives in
Hortonvile.
Rev. j. H. Kingsbury and C. W..
Jones attended meeting of Congrega-
tionaIists held in Rutland Monday.
The Ladies Aid society will hold
their monthly meeting with Mrs. E. W.
Parent next Wednesday afternoon.
The local branch of the Red Cross has
sent to Boston Is surgical shirts, seven
pairs of pajamas, Is mufflers, eight
pairs wristlets, eight pairs socks, one
sweater, one dozen sponges and l40
yards of gauze and muslin made into
surgical dressings. Several knitted
articles and pajamas have been given
to three boys that went from Sudbury
and Hubbardton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-02
SHOREHAM

A son was born October % to Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Patnode.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Bush of New York
are guests of Miss Agnes Bush.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Waite re-
turned Monday to their home at Essex
Junction.
Edward Parrish of Medfeld Mass.
is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. E. Tot
tingham.
Twenty ladies from Shoreham at
tended the D. A. R. meeting at Orwell,
October 26.
Harry Baldwin and Byron Swenor of
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, spent Sun
day at their homes here.
Ashley Belden of Camp Devens. Aver,
Mass, and bride were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Belden.
Mrs. R. B. Simmons gave thimble
party in honor of her mother, Mrs. E.
T. Lee, Thursday afternoon.
At the last meeting of Shoreham
Grange it was voted to invest five hun
dred dollars in Liberty Loan bonds.
Mrs. Jane Aunchman is with her
daughter, Mis-. Arthur Patnode, for a
month before going to Boston for the
winter.
The following ladies' have been ap-
pointed chairmen of committees for
the twelve months of the year for rails
ing funds for the local Red Cross
October Mrs. R. B. Simmons,
November S. R. Witherell,
December Mrs. H. C. Ward,
January-Mrs. M. M. Sulli IAN,
February-Mrs. F. E. Plat
March-Mrs F. R. Guyette,
April-Clover Club,
May-Mrs R. H. Prebe,
June Mrs. J. E. Wright,
July-Miss Kate Rourke,
August-Miss Mabel Delano,
September Mrs. Seldom Walker.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-02
BRISTOL

Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Bingham have
returned from Chester, Pa.
Arthur Jacobs and family are moving
to Waterbury.
Mrs. Jennie Phair is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. F. L. Hasseltine, in
Rutland.
Mrs. Nellie Smith, with her sister,
Mrs. c. H. Dean of Monkton, are visit
ing relatives in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Dixie and son,
Ezra, went to Panton Friday to attend
a farewell party given to some friends.
c. H. Lamay and family have moved
into Mrs. Eva Colby's house on North
street.
Mrs. M. w. Wilson, who has been
taking treatment for rheumatism in the
Green Mountain sanitarium, Burling-
ton, has returned improved in health.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-02
MARRYING PARS0N QUITS
Rev. s. r. White Leaves Place Where
He Welded 1000 Couples.

Rockville, Md.-Couples visiting
Rockville, Md, on matrimonial mis-
slons will no longer find Rev. Samuel
R. White, known far and wide as
"Rockville's Marrying Parson," on the
job.
Age has so enfeebled the venerable
divine that 1t was thought wise for
him and his aged wife, who have for
a number Of years lived alone, to be
where they could be we'll looked after,
and they went recently to Poolesville,
where they will make their home with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas r. Hill.
DR.. White Is about eighty-five years
old. He lived in Rockville nearly go
years, and during that time married
more than 1000 couples, large major
ity of them being from the District Of
Columbia and Virginia.