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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17

. sow. 1t has always been the function
of the country elevator TO gather this
by the bushel or wagonload and store
it until shipment can ne made TO ter
minals or mills where it is prepared for
food.
while it is thus located in the bins
it is subject TO dangers. one of which
is the fire hazard that may be guarded
against. Just now every safeguard is
being thrown around terminal elevators
where large quantities of grain are
stored. The United States authorities
are bending every effort to see that
this is done and its importance JUST,
fes these precautions. But for the pro-
lection and safeguarding of the small
and distant elevators and mills, the
country will have to rely on the watch
fulness. efficiency and patriotism of the
owners, occupants and employees.
Governor Goodrich has in all pos
sible ways called attention TO the bend
ing of every energy to the greatest pos
sible production from every acre He
Joins alike in the patriotic sentiment
of conservation of our present food sup
ply. Indiana should lead in this as she
does in enlistment and other matters
of national welfare. Read and act
upon the enclosed suggestions and you
may be serving your country as wen
az by carrying a rife"
In addition to sending out these let
ters, Mr.. Friedley has sent, placards to
each elevator TO Nbe posted i'll con-
spicuous place. The placard is headed
Fire" in big. black letters, and it con-
tainS the following ad1rira.
During the present crisis the coun-
try needs every bushel of grain that
goes into your house this season.
"A fire from any cause will be a cal
anity; a careless fire will be a crime.
Fire in 1915 destroyed 5,1so,0oo
bushels of grain in our country. At
present prices this grain would be
worth more than $4,000, 600.
Two hundred and ifty-nine elevators
went up in flames, entaiiing a loss OF
s1.554,0o0 in buildings. making a total
of almost $4,000 600. lost in elevator
fires in one year.
One million people could have been
fed with the grain destroyed in elevator
fires. Food riots would have been q.
thing unknown within our borders were
It not for the Wholesale destruction of
food and grain"
"Two-thirds of our annual fire loss
is preventable.
An ounce of prevention is worth
many pounds of cure. and doubly so in
these days when the conservation of
our food supply is so important.
Cleanliness. not only I'm elevators.
but i'm every property. will eliminate
nine-tenths of the fire hazard All
waste paper, rubbish loose straw or hay
should be removed.
Spontaneous combustion may be
caused by oily rags or waste. Around
elevators il generally occurs in wet
grain covered with layers of dust and
heat or gas cannot pass of. This
hazard should be watched carefully.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
VERTISEMENT-
TO THE CITIZENS
OF EAST CHICAGO

East Chicago. May 15.-My attention
has been called TO an item that appear
ed in The Press, a daily paper of East
Chicago. which contains an insinuation
to the effect that the attractions OF
which l am the head. had attempted or
succeeded in reaching" or in other
words paid hush money or other
fayors 10 Mr.. Chas. Pitzele. member
of the Board of Safety of your city.
In Justice TO myself, Mr.. Pitzele and
your Honorable Board OF Safety. wish
to brand these insinuetions as abso-
lutely FALSE and untrue. Neither my
self or any member OF my company
made any overtures for favors from
Mr.. Pitzele any other city official.
In playing the various cities and
towns as we do. il is our custom to
show under the auspices OF a society
or club. In Indiana Harbor and Caiu-
met we played under the auspices of
the Servian Societies and any favors we
benefit as they received a percentage OF
the receipts for their organization.
This can easily be verified as all the
receipts were deposited in the First
Trust and Savings Bank OF Indiana
Harbor. and any one interested can call
personally or telephone the cashier.
(Signed) NJ. B. WESTCOTT.
206-35 s. Dearborn St,
Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
PROTECT
FO0DSTUFF
WAREHOUSES;
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 17.-Pro-
lection of grain warehouses and other
similar places in which foodstuffs are
or may be stored against possible at
tack and destruction by enemies Of the
country bent on making trouble for the
United States and the allied nations is
the object OF conference that will
soon be held by H. H. Friedley. state
IRE marshal, with special committee
representing the fire insurance COM
panies of the country. The conference
will be held at the request of the Ma
tionai Board of Fire Underwriters and
was contained in a telegram and let
ter written by r. NJ. Bissell of New
York. president of the organization. to
Mr.. FriedIey. but whether the confer
ence will be held in this city or Chi
cago has not yet been determined.
The National Board of Fire Under
writer's pointed out to Mr.. Friedley the
great danger of destruction Of stocks
or FIRE, and said that strict and string
ent precautions should be taken to pro-
vide against such attacks.
Following the receipt of the letter
from Bisse1I. Mr.. F'riedley wrote letters
to all of the several hundred elevator
owners in the state. in which he said:
I'm this world crisis OF food supply
the country elevator is an element Of
importance that must not be over
looked. 1t occupies the place of store
house for food that is needed TO feed
the hungry and helpless. 1t is of as
much a necessity to save the grain that
has been raised - it l. to plant and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
East CHICAGO
fer People and Occurrences

Miss Louise Hess OF Hammond. was
the guest of Miss Annetta Specter last
evening.
The Wednesday afternoon Pinochle
Club met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Jesse Dewey.
The Elks will hold their regular meet
ing this evening. Initiation honors will
be conferred and lunch will be served
delegation of Crown Point Eiks are
expected ITO be present.
Jack Evans has returned from a "trip
to Mudlsvia Springs feeling greatly i'm
proved in health.
John oCallahan and family of 145th
and Magoun avenue moved yesterday
TO Hammond where they will occupy a
new bungalow just completed. Mr.
O'Csllahan is car foreman for the 3. &
O. G T. and his work which takes him
sll over the Calumet district can be
more advantageousIy handled by having
Hammond as his headquarters.
Harry NJ Johnson is still consumed tc
his home on Beacon street from an
abscess of the knee.
Earl Bunting who has been laid ur
for the past month with an attack OF
fever is now able to be about although
still very weak from the effects of his
illness.
The Woodbine Camp. Royal Neishb-
ors. are being entertained at pedro
Marty this afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. y. Herbert, 14Srd and Northcote
avenue
Mesdames O'Neil. Hartman and Misa
Mabie Hartman are Chicago visitors to-
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17

the Red Cross service. Mr.. and Mr.
Krost are well known here and the well
wishes of their host OF Crown Point
friends will attend them on the Euro
pean battle fields.
The Crown Point FIRE department
made an exceptionally good run to the
Lett Manufacturing comsany's FIRE on
Tuesday night and their prompt r.
spouse to the call was responsible for
tfe saving of possibly thousands OF
6oliars and the throwing out OF work
|of many men. If the present equip
Ement never did another stroke Of fire
fghting IL is possible that their serv-
ces Tuesday would more than pay
them for their pension. The fire started
in one of the cupolas OF the plant ard
had a good start before the depart
ment arrived. Short work was me- r
OF the blaze, however. when the r
ladies arrived on the scene
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17

of Mrs. Robert Harcker. Wednesday af-
ternoon. musical program was en-
joyed. Two remarkable numbers were
piano solo by Mrs. Harcker and a
vocal solo by Mrs. Albert Graham.
Mrs. Clyde Mountjov OF Hemlock
street. has returned from Grand Rap
ids where she was called by the illness
of her younger brother.
Philip Thomas of Elm street. return
ed to Massilon. Ohio. after a visit with
his family here. Mr.. Thomas is en-
ployed in the rolling mill there. He
expects TO move his family after the
close OF school
Mayflower camp, Royal Neighbors Of
Indiana Harbor. wish to thank the
public for the good attendance shown
at the Columbia theathe last night
They also wish to thank the ones who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17

Smoking should not be permitted
on the premises.
Stoves. smoke pipes and chimneys
should be given careful inspection.
Electric wiring should be put in
perfect condition by a competent cleo
tricisn.
Gasoline demands the most careful
handling. The vapor arising from gaso-
line is extremely dangerous and re-
auires the closest attention and care.
Fire eStinguishers or barrels OF
water and fire buckets should be pro
vidsd about the plant
Employ only Thoroughly reliable
men as guards whose loyalty TO you
and this country is undoubted Guards
should be alert at all times for fires
which may occur about the plant from
any cause. If you have any fear of an
incendiary. double the guards and quad
ripple the vigilance"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17

took part.
The homecoming OF the Macca bees
will be held in X. of P. hall Monday
evening, May 81 All Maccabees are
urged to be there.
The convention OF the h. OF P. Sis
tiers will be held at Whiting on May
%. A large delegation will represent
the Harbor.
Mrs. c. A. Martin left Monday morn
ing for st. Barnards hospital in Ensie-
wood. She was operated on Tuesday
morning and is getting along as well
as can be expected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
"Mcticulous."

The use of the word 'meticulous'' T..
the sense of particular" may be Gl-
derstood by the following defuitlons,
which we quote in answer TO Il re-
quest for the citation of authorities .
Century Dictionary. ''timid; over-carc-
full New Standard, 'over-cautious -
Oxford Concise, "over-scrupulous about
minute details" The word is from
the Latin ''meticulosus, full of fear"
the derivation being from 'metus, =
fear"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
Indiana HarbOr
Personal and Otherwise

German Lutheran church. corner Of
18Th, and Deodar street. Rev. Bruno
Saager Pastor There Will be German
services tonight at T:45. Special SER
mon for. Assertion Day" viii be given
The Sunshine club met at the home
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17

This
that the can't well
themselves efficient workers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Turks and Germans Fight
To rRegai1, Jerusalem
Sixty Thousand Neg hrown Into Desperate Campaign
to Driu ritish From Holy Land
United Press Leased Wire servicel 2

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Of
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in the neighborhood Of Jeualen
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
WOMAN DRESSED AS MAN
MAY BE MYSTERIOUS MRS. H

covered new angle to Schulenberg's
German plot and possibly had cap
tured the alleged Nine. III
No amount Of questioning will break
the girls silence
Whether this woman is the mys-
terious Mrs. "H'' Is impossible to say
definitely" Captain Hunter told the
United Press today. "She has changed
her appearance by cutting her hair
man-fashion and wearing mans ap-
parel. But we are on the trail of some
thing big and I cannot afford to jeop-
ardize my investigation by premature
announcements. There will be some
thing later"
Correspondence seized at her cot
.tage, where she lived alone, indicate
she had been in communication with
F. Stahmer, S31 North Richmond
street, Chicago. Officers refused to
divulge the nature Of the cores pond
ence. She was in China during the
Boxer uprising and admits having
travelled extensively abroad,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Naturalized German Arrested
on the Charge of Putting
Emery Dust in
Gyroscopes.
DENIES BEING GUILTY
Some One Fixed Miesles So That
They Would Circle and Blow
Up Ship Sending
Them.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Charged
with deliberately tampering with the
delicate gyroscopic machinery of tor.
pedoes for American ships, Paul Hen
mig, a naturalized German, and an en-
ploye of the, Bliss Torpedo works,
was arrested today and arraigned on
a treason charge.
If convicted the law may sentence
him to death.
Lieutenant Francis ID. Shea, u. S. N.
torpedo inspector for the plant dis
covered that many exceedingly deli
cate bearings and parts for gyroscopes
on which the torpedo's effectiveness
depends, had been deliberately tam
pered with, filed with emery dust or
jammed. He traced the parts to Hen
mig, it was asserted.
Hennig declared he was innocent.
He will be examined Wednesday. One
of his sons is interned on Ellis Island
Officials stated that certain Of the
defective parts which it seemed Hen.
mig deliberately damaged might
have caused torpedo discharged
from an American ship to circle back
and explode against the ships side, in.
stead of the target at which it was
aimed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
U. s. Destroyers Tanning and
Nicholson Took Thirty-nine
Men From German
U Boat.
OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER
Teutons 90 Glad to be FREQ From Wiz.
tual Prison Life That They
cheered as They
Left.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The
United States destroyer Tanning,
aided by the United States destroyer
Nicholson, was officially credited to-
day with capture Of the first German
submarine prisoners. The event oc-
Cured In November and cable re-
ports gave only scant news OF the
capture.
Special commentator by the Fan
ming commander, Lieut.. A. S. Carpen-
ter, was accorded the ofticer OF tne
deck, Lieut. Walter o. Henry and
Coxswain %. Loomis for sighting the
German submarine periscope ana
Chief Pharm acist's Mate Elzer Har-
we'll and Coxswain Francis G. Con-
nor, national naval volunteers who
heroically jumped overheard to res
cue drowning German seaman.
-Four officers and thirty-f1ve mem
bers of the crew were taken prison
ers After having been cared for
aboard the destroyer. the Germans
cheered the American crew as they
put off after the destroyer reached
port.
The account of the capture differs
little from reports already made. ex-
cept there was no mention of the
claim that the Teutons themselves
had opened the valves after surren-
dering. The indications were that
the depth charge had blasted the
shell-like sides of the U boat as she
sank
About 4:1O," said the official ac-
count, while escorting convoy, the
lookout Of the Tanning sighted
periscope about a foot above water
some distance off the port bow. The
periscope was visible for only few
seconds The destroyer Immediately
headed for the spot and three min
utes after the pariscope had been
sighted, dropped depth charge
."rhe Nicholson was speeded to the
position of the submarine which ap-
peared to be headed toward a mer-
chant vessel in the convoy and
dropped another depth charge. AT
that moment the conni.iS tower of
the U boat came to the surface be-
tween the Nicholson and the convoy.
r, Nicholson fired three shots frora
he. stern gun. The bow of the sub
marine came up rapidly. She was
down by the stern, but righted her
self and seemed to increase her
speed.
"As the Nicholson cleared, the
Tanning headed for the U boat, firing
from the bow gun. After the third
shot the crew of the submarine all
came on deck and held up their
hands, the submarine surrendering
at 4:28 p. M
The Tanning approached the sub
marine to pick up the prisoners. both
destroyers keeping their batteries
trained on the boat. A line was got
to the submarine, but in a few min
utes she sank, the line was let go
and the crew of the u boat jumped
into the water and swan to the
Tanning.
Although the crew all wore life
preservers, number of them We're
exhausted when they reached the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Tack Beam Turns Out to be a
Girl and Perhaps is Ger
man Spy Sought.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
N LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 20
That intense woman hunt" for Nine.
sH''-beautiful associate of Franz
Schulenberg, alleged master German
spy-developed new course today
eoincident with the arrest at Seal
Beach Of Miss Beebe Beam, alias Jack
Beam, alias Jack Haines, a frail girl
masQuerading as a man whose career
since under detective surveillance has
excited mystery and suspicion. The
arresting officers declare.
In the arrest Of Miss Beam, Captain
Hunter, chief detective ofSthe district
attorneys office. declared he has un-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

TO ATTRACT
ATTENTION
Russian German Peace Parlay
Would Like to Have Allies
Take An Active
Part.
is rEUToN MANEUvER
BoIsheviIel Eager to Control Russia
and Germany Eager for
Peace Just at
Present.
is TEUToN MANEUvER
lBy Carl D. Groat, United Pres Staff
COrresDoudent

Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-American
authorities expect that Russia or Ger
many will make definite move to
get the Brest-Litovsk peace proposals
officially before the United States and
the allies.
If it comes from Russia it will
probably be open and despatched
through the diplomats at Petrograd.
If it comes from Germany, a neutral
envoy will doubtless be selected and
the overtures will be so presented as
to permit Germany to deny them
when they become known.
IL Russia, as indicated, attempts to
put the peace program before the al
lies, she will have two purposes:
First, to aid Germany in getting a
general rather than a separate peace;
and
Second, to place the allies in po-
sition where she hopes an answer
carrying recognition of the Bolsheviki
will be made.
In either case, the maneuver is
doomed to fail.
England, France and the United
States have definitely disposed of any
Russian or German hope for a German
peace at this time. Official utter
ances in all three nations show clear
ly that they are determined to fight on
until Hohenzollernism is scotched.
AS for recognition of the Bolsheviki,
that is entirely out Of the question
now The United States has careful
ly refrained from any utterance or
action which would give ground for
that regime to be considered even a
defacto government and it is bank.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
THREE BLANKETS
AND STILL COLD.
Flimsy Bedding Furnished the
Men at Camp Bowie In
sufficient to Keep Sol
diers Warm.
ovERcoATs CAME LATE
~uartermaster General Sharpe to be
Ridden Over Rough shod
by investigating
Committee.
oVERCOATS CAME LATE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29--Amazed
over disclosures Of cantonment con-
d1t1ons, members of the senate mill
tary affairs committee today were pre-
pared to go after Quartermaster Gen
eral Sharpe rough shod
The committee wants Shape to tell
clearly why men in Camp Doniphan.
Fort Sill, (Okla.) got no overcoats un-
til December and those in Camp
Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, none until
December Is.
Why such flimsy blankets were ship
ped to Camp Bowie that three Of them
would not keep men warm.
Why there have been draft calls be-
fore adequate supplies were ready.
Testimony of Major General f. St.
John Greble, commander at Bowie and
Of Major General William Wright, COM
mander at Doniphan, gave the COM
mittee positive evidence that the thou
sands of complaints that have poured
through the mails to members Of con-
gress for months have had consider
able foundation.
Both these officers declare men died
because they were insutticiently cloth
ed and that repeated appeals to the
Wdr department. lOT uuOTe ClOluluS
were turned down.
Neither of the national guard divis-
ions commanded by these two officers
has machine gun. They lack thou
sands OF pieces Of other equipm ent
but both generals cheerfully asserted
they are giving their men real train
i'm bv 'ettinr few ata time use What
equipment there is.
Both emphasized the fact that man
is not a soldier until he has made his
rifle part of him by unremitting prac-
tice in it's use. But the men at Bowie
had to play at soldering with wooden
guns, General Greble said, while
5,114 of those at Doniphan can't call a
rifle their own.
Both said the only reason they know
why they have not been equipped is
that their divisions are national guard
units and the war department planned
to equip the national army men first.
In view of this, committee members
will try to learn why the first section
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
BY MISTAKE
WOUNDS TWO OFFICERS

battle here in Captain Whites home.
between White and members of a
military police purity squad" which
was the result Of mutual mistake.
Lieutenan ST. Clair with squad
OF city police was searching for al
house in Captain Whites neighbord
hood where illicit sales of liquor to1
soldiers have been transacted. White
mistook the searcherS for burglard
and opened fire, wounding his broth
er officer Believing they had local
ed the "bootleggers," the purit|
squad returned the fire, woundin
Captain White in the back
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Loan is oversubscribed ID,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, Dec. 29.-France's "woolen
stocking" is still inexhaustible in it's
store Of gold
Announcement was made today that
the latest French loan had been over
subscribed by 276,000,000 francs
(about S53,000,O00).
The loan was for 10000, 900, 900
francs (about ,s3O,00o,o0O). The to-
tai subscribed was 1926, ,O0O, 900
francs (about $1,9S3.0O0, ,000),
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Compulsory Ratlonjnu,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Dec. 29.-Resolutions
strongly favoring compulsory ration
ing of all Britain were adopted unani-
mously today by the national trades
union convention and the congress
of the labor party and war emerg-
ency workers.
The workingmen protested that
suffering would result and was re-
sulting from inequitable distribution
of foodstuffs through the present
voluntary rationing schemes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
1sz2 Stars on EIaa.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. pr. II. Ashton,
president of the Chicago and North
western railroad, will make the prin-
ciple address this afternoon at the
raising of service flag In the rail-
roads Chicago terminal There will
be 1873 employees Of the railroad
represented on the flag.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Both Sides Opened Fire, Think.
ing Other Was Perfectly
Legal Target.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
Ell PASO, Texas. Dec. 29.-Captain
Wylie ]. White, S2nd field artillery,
and Lieutenant st. Clair, assistant
provost marshal, are both in a serious
condition today as a result Of gun