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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
PLAN 70
PUT j. {.
IN PANIC,
Two Germans Under Arrest in
New York Who Intended to
Blow Up J. P. Morgan
Offices.
Br United Press.

NEW YORK. May "details of
wild plot to blow up important Wall
street Offices, presumably J. ?. Nor
gans.s, to be followed by tapping tele-
graph wires and spreading false re-
ports of President Wilson's assazsina-
tion and submarine raids. were reveal
ed by the police tcssy following close
questioning of Wolf Hrsh. formerly
petty officer in the German submarine
service.
Hirsh. with George Neiringer. an
other German. is held on a charge of
having a bomb in his possession. The
police say he hoped to cause a stock
exchange panic and profit thereby.
Hirsh declared he was engaged in tie
German secret service and had pulled
good stunts in London and Petro-
grad. This is being investigated
Examination of the internal ma
chine which tS< men manufactured at
Roosevelt hospital. where they are en-
ployed. showed it to be made of acetic
and picric acid and fitted with a thirty
minute fuse. Hirsh is an expert chem
ist and has been watched for some
time.
1t is alleged the men plotted to cut
the ChicaFsysew York and Washing
ton-New Yof.s~te1egraph wires after
the blast and send out false reports
Officers believe the men have accom-
plices- If not taken by departmental
officials the men will be taken on q
charge Of making bombs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
S23, 100000 In Steel
Awaits Redemption
at Verdun.
tBy United Prcss.)

LONDON, May millions of
shells from German and French
guns of various calibrcs have left
the battlefield of Nerdun holding
VeritnbIe mine of ready refined
steel. 80 great la the store of scrap
metal that the steel industry Is fig
uring the advantage of trying to
rake the blood-stained area of
Frances supreme resistance when
the war is over, to redeem the frnS-
mengs.
Military reports on many days
calculated that million or more
proiectiIes had fallen into the nrea
In - hours. The steel trnde. how
ever. prefers 10 estimate that Ner-
dun was hammered at the moderate
rate of a million week.
4 total weight of 100000 tons is
believed to await profitable redemp-
tion from the aren of the fortress.
At the present price of scrap steel
$3.50 ton, the deposit is worth
SOB .625,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
DRAFT LAW
MACHINERY
READY Here
Indiana Takes Lead With Con-
scrIptiOn Officers Meeting
At Capitol Yesterday.
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER DRAFT

Every man of military age
required to go to registration
place in his voting precinct and
register for future military serv-
ice at date to be fixed later.
Age requirements to be made
known as soon as the bill IS
finally approved by President
Wilson.
Every person in Indiana is
presumed to have knowledge OF
the passage of the military law
and must act accordingly.
Minimum punishment tor
failure to register is six months
in jail.
of registrars q Ss[sa
places of registration to be an
nounced later, probably tomoT-
row or Thursday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
DEATH IN
RAL At
CROSSING

] G. Sheridan, a Gary taxi driver
was instantly killed about II O'Clock
last night on an unguarded Michigan
Central crossing at Kennedy avenue
Gibson, when fast moving passenge
train struck his automobile
Sheridan was driving from Hammond
to Gary. lie was alone in the car. The
Kennedy avenue crossing is said to be
without gates watchman or warning
signals 1t has been the scene &c 5aane
accidents. Sherdan's car was deree' II
ed and his body mutilated.
His remains wese taken to Burn.
morgue. His parents in PENNSYLVANIA
have been notified. He was about 40
years old.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
JAM LID
g H Hill f-if% h k~I IL II sx sss-----
DOWN IN
WAR NEWS

WASHINGTON. May THE govern
ment today put a censorship on cables.
telegraphs and telephones. applying
the cable prohibition to all lines. but
operating against telegraph and tele-
phones only along the Mexican border.
Tho president ordered the censorship
and left it to the war department to
work out regulations. The proclama-
zion reads:
Whereas. the existence of a state
Of war between the United States and
the imperial German government
makes it essential to the public safety
that no communication of a character
which would aid the enemy or it's al
Yes shall be had.
Therefore. by virtue of the power
vested in me by the constitution and
by joint resolution passed by congress
April 6. 1917. declaring the existence
Of a state of war, it is ordered that az
companies or persons owning. CON
trolling or operating telegraph or tele-
Continued page IwS.1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

when the call comes from the United
states government for the states to
supply their quota Of men under the
conscription act. Indiana viii be ready
to proceed with the taking of its mill-
tary census. without delay, and the
m-n who will do the work viii serve
gratuitously. according to Developments
at conference of conscription officers
with Governor Goodrich yesterday.
Ths military census will be taken by
patriotic men representing every voting
precinct in Indiana. without charge. it
was agreed. although there is a provi-
SION by which the government would
pa "a a day for such services
The county and city conscription Off
GERS will meet in their respective locali-
ties everywhere in Indiana this morn
ing. and by tomorrow evening at the
latest the names of the men who will do
the actual work of taking the military
census Of Indiana viii be in the hands
of the Governor and Adjt Gen. Smith.
That will mean that when the conscrip-
tion bill finally becomes a law and the
date fixed by the War Department for
obtaining the names of men of military
age and responsibility in Indiana, this
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
Latest
Bulletins
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, May That
war with other nations than Ger
many may threaten the United
States was indicated in the senate
today when Senator Chamberlain
introduced the CONSUMPTION bill for
repassage.
Upon the advice of the Judge
Advocate General l desire to
amend the bill so as to substitute
to the word emergency for the
word war wherever it applies in
the bill" said Chamberlain.
The reason given me IS that
the bill now implies only to the
war with Germany and if we were
drawn into a war with other ma
tions it wouldn't apply to those
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
Big Patriotic Meeting.
Special 10 rHE rIMEs.l

LOWELL, IND. May Ia big pat
riotic meeting was held in Lowell last
evening at the Grand theatre and the
building was filled to its capacity
Judge Virgil S. Reiter of Hammond.
was the speaker, and ne certainly made
speech filled with patriotism from
start TO finish, He was loudly APP
plauded In addition to speaking the
program consisted of a musical by
home talent. The meeting was sue
cess in every way.
when if comes to patriotism Lowell
and the south end Of Lake county are
among the top notchers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
BOYS IN KHAKI
HEAR HITCHCOCK

The volunteer system went out with
the volunteer fire department, Raymond
Hitchcock, the actor. said last night
at a Chicago theatre to several hund-
red mlitiamen. including many who
are e'doing guard duty in Lake county.
The guardsmen were the guests of
Hitchcock you are brave young
chaps to go to the front now knowing
that the fellows you didn't volunteer
will be along later"
In his famous talk on Billy SNday i.
Hitchcock said. The Revernd Wslliam
Sunday is the p. T. Barnum of the hymn
book The comedian then got down
on his knees in imitation of Billy sun
day addressing the devil. Come on up
YOU low down, sneaking. measily skunk
and fight he said, a la Sunsay, and
arising added:
Il imagine the first time Billy ever
pounded the floor and called the devil
names he was a bit nervous but he's
been doing it so long and nothing has
ever happened to him that l don't be-
lieve he thinks there is anybody down
there himself When we designate
Hades we point to China and when the
Chinese do the same they point to us
so its hfty-ffty and no harm done"
Regarding the conscription bill
Hitchcock said: when we want twelve
bullets and there are SEQ members of
congress we have to have 500 speeches
before we get the twelve bullets. II
we are willing to stand back of the
president in this crisis. and goodness
knows many of Us didn't for him. it
seems to me that congress ought to
stand back of him. We're for him
right or wrong and If he isn't right
we'll make him right by standing by
him..
Illinois guardsmen and many from
the Calumet region occupied the choice
seats. the officers having the boxes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
Gary Road Shows Earnings.

Charles D. Davidson. receiver for the
Gary & Interurban Ea road Company.
yesterday filed in the federal court a
report of earnings and expenses of the
company for the month of March, 1917
showing net profits for the period Of
sS2S-s7. and net earnings for the same
time of s3.390.96. The report also gave
review of its financial condition for
the nine months ending March 81, 1917
in which there was deficit of SAM
05.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
SPLENDID POSITION
OPEN FOR SOMEONE

TIE TIMES classified column last
evening carried an advertisement which
offers a splendid opportunity to a
baakkeeper. An energetic efficient
and able man with initiative is wanted
and to tie right man the salary viii be
a great inducement REGARD, reference.
age and salary wanted arc desired in
the reply to the ad which shall be ad-
dressed to $. NJ. TIMES The position
is open now but the offer is so avora bl le
that il VIII no doubt be filled at once
so that no time should be lost ia an
swering.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

LONDON, May i.-RuutOrs that the
powerful agitation led by Lord North
cliffe to force the British admiralty 10
tell the truth of the submarine men,
nee had borne fruit in drastic chances
10 he made in that office, were fea-
tured In the London papers today. In
the meatime Northciiffe in his paper
hammered away that the British peo-
pie he given the information
The greatest interest centers in the
approaching house of commons debate
on the whole admiralty question Al
ready the ministers under constant
fire from nueSt ior,c~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
Reveal wild Bomb PIot I'm Germans Arrest
DRAFT REG1srER oFF1cERs TO SERVE w1rHoUT PAYHM m
SENATE PASSED 1T


WASHINGTON. May The senate
this Afternoon for the second time pas
sed the administration selective CON
scription bill. 1t will go to conference
for strengthening out house and senate
differences.
The senate also voted down McCum-
bers motion to strike out of the bill
a clause exempting certain well rec
ognized religious sects" opposed to talk
ing up arms. The measure was passed
by viva voce vote.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

PITTSBURGH. May AL arrange
ments for the conclave of knights
Templar in this city May 21-23 were
cancelled today by order of the grand
commandery. The convention was in
definitely postponed because of war
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

For more than a month rumors Of
another peace "feeler" by the German
chancellor have been circulated. A
conference with the austrian emperor
held with the kaiser about that time
was the basis of reports that Austria
was pressing for new peace offers by
the Central Powers.
OF more recent circulation have been
persistent reports that the economic
situation was such that some new play
for public sentiment would have to be
made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
tBy United Press cablcgram.,

BERLIN. May /. = German
troops achieved an important vic
tory over the French on the
Heights of Moronvilliers and
Nauroy, winning them and holding
the positions, today's official state
ment said.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
Herman l.. F. Lagercrantz.

Herman L. F. Lagercrantz,
Swedish minister to the United
States from 1908 to 1910, is coming
to this country on special economic
mission to try to secure more liberal
treatment of Sweden in the matter
of food imports from the United
States. The food supply is very low
in Sweden, and many food riots
there have already been reported
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
tsy United Press cablegram.,

LONDON. May Half of all
the munition workers in the Rhine
province of Germany joined the
general strike today. according to
a special agency dispatch received
here from The Hague.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIHTnIS
(Wfth the British Armies Afield1

British and German forces alike
took breathing space today.
Worn out and cut to pieces by
the repeated counter-attacks of the
past few days the German infantry
quieted down.
The British settled down to artil-
lery work. Their guns roared un-
ceasingly and the German cannon
replied.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
LOYAL LEGION
TO MEET

The Loyal Legion Of America meets
this evening at the Hammond court
house at eight O'Clock. All loyal citi-
zens arc urged to aste@d
5-SO-1 J. T HUTTON. President.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

THE HAGUE, May 1.-An aero
plane of unknown nationality bonn
bardsd Ztenkzee, the Dutch city
near the Belgian frontier, killing
three persons and destroying scN-
eral houses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
lRILIEIIN.l

County VIerk Wheaton said today
ths4 he must have the names OF -
clerks who will be willing to serve
without pay in the several Hammond
precincts on draft registration day.
Give your name TO L. L. Bell.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

Hammond. April so.
Roy Francis of Detroit. Mich. was
caught going 43 miles an hour on Calu-
met avenue by Motor Cop Lutte yester-
day His trial will be held Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

Princess Ruth Morgan Waters
Pignatclli De Aragon was recently
hailed into Long Island court,
charged with beating up her cook.
The justice addressed her as Mrs. De
Aragon. 81 am not Mrs. De Aragon;
/ am a princess" she said haughtily.
Madame, this court makes no social
distinctions" the man of law retort-
cd. "Cooks and princesses are all on
the same footing before this demo
G. latic tribunal"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cold tonight
probably light frost. Wednesday fair
and slightly warmer. Diminishing
northwest winds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
one 6-s.~o 90 : os.o e., ,s,-oo

gram to the state department. The
announcement by the department
said:
a TELEGRAM 10 tho department.
of state from the American consul
general at London says that the
American vessel Vacuum was de-
StrOyed by a submarine. The mate
and IL Of the crew. including three
gunners were Ia.ded. These were
all in one boat. other boats with
the master. naval lieutenant and
the remainder OF the crew are still
missing"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
fBy uited Prczs.)

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The gov
ernment got its first official news
of the sinking of the American
steamer. Vacuum. toduy In cable
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

TIMES advertising win enable ySs
Go break nil your business records fof
right away
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01
gER D EA zEG T
WAR NE ENS


THE HAGUE, May 1.-ImperiaI
Chancellor Holiweg will make
peace offer In the German Reich
sting on Thursday. the berlin Tage-
bIatt announced today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-01

tContInued on page rw,l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
FORTY-ONE NEW CARS
Ten New Names Added 10 Auto List.
WHILE tIuc or Ten Makes
Are discontinued.

CHICAGO. ILL. Janii.ry George
nutonobil. industry. gives :, digest of
'hc Significance of this years auto
exhibitions IN ,hc following brief sum
mary. which rs III interest I" every
car owner and prosperity. buyer:
Generally speaking. pticcs OF ears
VIII tie siphtly hirhcT In 1917 FOR
obvious reasons. inciudiug Increased
COST % materials or about l3S mo-
'"r-"af manufacturers in the United
states. NOR" than go different models
ar" offered the public. III. "ycur-
t""hd top IN It's various styles prom
asses 10 hc popular next year. based
"n the reception accorded the few
models with i; this year.
There az" fort%-"nc new ears on
haN. h"w names. b"iug ears formerly
hui'' under other names. There are
nm" or ten cars In the 'no;-prcscnl
class, h"NinE been discontinued The
year 1917 viii see n greater lR,rnen,-
az" pl hrst-rdr owners than III 1916.
i-'he"is" II vii! see tremendous
swing of those formerly owning their
FIRST Gin most cases a low priced carr
I" fhc higher Grade of quality cars
National prosperity contributes 10
cause this effect
II tho" is amy one thing, more
prominent thau any other. that char
a'lcriHcS iN' "ftrrts of builders ID can
b. called attempts to give thci, car,
inuiTidutiity This is done largely
by "hnhsin: bpdy lines. seating ar
rhnt"m"i't and TIA" ike TO be com
m"np!ac' - considered tile arch crime
OF Il motor car
c"ihcident with this can he men
toned the universal efforts 10 m,t.
the cars bctter-iooking II Is now
conceded that Tia" status of y motor
car IN our special life requires more
than uiiiitariam ucri,s-it mus, be
pleasing t" the eve ami afford luNuries.
IL on" was TO award - firs, prize a.,
IN" snow II would b. based on these
points. ~" car would win that is the
best looking, amt as good in u,i,itv
az II ionks. WIN these two attributes
commensurate" with it's price
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
ElECTR|Cs EXTEND THEIR
USE TO MANY NEW FIELDS
war Has Aided in Development, of
This Type in London. Paris
and Berlin.
FIND MANY MUNICIPAL USES
tire Apparatus Of Several Cities Con-
rcitcu Into Electric, and Finds
Much In Its Favor FOR Its Quick
Getaway.

During the last gear. thr sale OF
'i"ctric commercial vehicles has tai1l
long stride forward I'hr .l"ct,'r
t'ucn Is now us"d extensively IN on,
20" lines ni trauc som" Of tn" truck :
having been ~ use for more than ten
Years III" \rniority of large con-
h'rciIi motor vehicle hcrts are chiefly
'"i'p's"d If electric" vehicles. which
'"fc'biN Indicates thai when exact on q.
~'"''r'hG principles are applied to
transportation probict.is, tho electric
comm "rrinI vehicle receives i ConSiG-
ration justified 10y it mcritoTious per
'"li'in.c. ~ this fact Is the more
thoroughly appreciated. "" Vii find
lf' electric commercial vehicle more
"N'"nsiv"ly cnipic$c, iu he smaller
ln"'pi-iruck Installations AnouI tho
inrGcs' users of electric commercial
vehicles. az" express companies. de-
i'h'in"nt stores. brew"rieS. bakeries
'ehiral stations. iauudri"s. ware
houses, etc. Tic .lcctric vehicle sec
tioh posse.Fca considerable interesting
"h'a "n MANY az these INSTALLATIONS.
Thc growth OF the, electric in lu,.t,i-
''r"i rs" has been considerable. dur
'ni- the last year. both here and abroad
IN" advantages ut electrically yrolcI-
i"" ''r" apparatus are rapidij u, inr
realized Ia a number 81 cares horse
h'wn equipment has been converted
WITH comparatively little expense. into
NE host type Of motorized m. appa
l"inS IN" electric thus eliminating
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
HIS DREAM EXCELLEO
ti"""d Haynes in $50; prcJ;rt,I
thousands. Not MiIiiuus.
of Ours.

when YOU were building your first
horselcss carriage back in your Kitten
eli in kol,onu during 1893 did Won
ever dream tha,t = quarter Of a cen.
fury later Your automobile would la
hoast'n. 5.V0".n"0 brothersrr r.lwond
Haynes was ASKED at the New York
show.
THAT requires rather far stretch
OF the imas ma zion, both going and
coming. should say he replied. |
didn't give much thought IN the wear
1918 when ! "as struggling, 10 pro-
duce car that would run in the wears
1922 and 1881 Despite tho ridicule
which wa picntifully bestowed in
those days, and the charge OF being -,
crank and dreamer impractical
idealis;. etc. | fcit that the automo-
bile was bound 10 come
~ | had Thought tina, there would
hc an automobile to every rnu. FAINT
lies within twenty-five years. am
afraid should have laughed az the
idea myself. No, our fondest hopes in
those days were figured in thousands
ather than millions.
81 am not surprised today to hear
that by 1915 we shall have 5000. 900
motor cars in use. but back in those
early DAYS no one but a man with an
imas nation and genius OF the type bor-
derina on insanity would nave given
voice 10 such a prophecy"
Mr.. Hayness gaze went back 10 his
latest car. 80 though he were COM
pa ring il with his first creation in
which he ran rouEhshod over Kokouo
roads before the dawn Of tho CONNER
cial automobile era.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
RIDES FOR PEDESTRIAN
college student on Long Hike Soys
sunday tx Poorest Day to Ask
for Auto Ride.

college student, who rode from
Northern Indiana to New York City
ny using the vacant seats in automo-
hiies, made severa! remarkable dis
coycries. He rode with business men.
LAWYERS, doctors, farmers millionaires
and ministers lie discovered that a
respectable looking pedestrian always
has a ride ahead of him, and he is
thrice welcome, If ne is good company.
sunday was the poorest day to be
asked 10 ride. although the largest
number of automobiles is abroad on
;his day. The business and profcs-
sional men. who use the automobile
through the week. he found are b.ttcr
believers IN the Golden Rule Than The
sunday autoisi.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
Oppose Wheel Tax.

Citizens Of Joliet. III. filed their first
referendum remonStrance. protecting
against til" new wheel-taS ordinance
recently adopted. There were 1900
names signed. Of which one-third were
ot women, and A0o names more than
he legal requirements The protest
automatically stays the ordinance
which was 10 have taken effect Janu-
AIRY !. The Council has thirty DAYS