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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03
TRAINING BILL INTRODUCED
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. April 3.-A universal
compulsory military training bill pro-
viding for the Immediate raising Of
500 GOO men was introduced today by
Senator Chamberlain. The powers
would be Empowered to call out an ply
sicaHv fit men of twenty years Of age
al once. AS necessity men of twenty
oue-twenty-two and twcnty-lhroe would
be called
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

States al territories without further
exp1a.-a en-, sail Chairman Alexander,
represc. 3 i've, tc1ay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

TIMES ads are personal messages -
the people of this community from the
merchants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03
NAVY GUN
CREW On
BOARD Of
VESSEL
American Ship Is 7OrpeGOed
Without Warning Near
BreSt in France
(BULLETIN.)
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. April Evenly
eight persons are still missing from the
Aztec. the torpedoed American ship, ac-
cording to dispatch from Ambassador
sharp today. One boat with nineteen
survivors has been picked up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03
BURNHAM
STIRRED BY
NEW ELECTION

Peace is threatening in Burnham and
the forces of turmoil are scared. sc-
cording to the Chicago Tribune. johnny
Patton. boy mayor. is tottering unon his
throne. Burnham's the place where
they've lost the keys. where the bright
lights never go dead: where the la" is
forgot. It's Roaring Camp and No Man $
Land rolled in one.
But now they're talking of martial
law i'm Burnham. for There are men there
who have wives and children and homes
and they think they've stood enough.
Merle L Wilson. younger even than
the boy mayor. is leading the fight. The
FIRST sign of peace was seen early in
March. when an independent ticket was
put out i'm the primary Wilson was
candidate for village president and
was associated with Ralph w smith.
Fred Ackerman. and Robert J. Frank
each announced for the office of trustee
Lost by Three Doubtful Votes.
Wilson expalins his defeat like this
Two motor loads of painted ladies
from Sheeny AIMS. a saloon without q
license. rode down to the polls that day
and / lost by three votes. They wrote
i'm the name of Frank Miller bartender
for Charley Wittenberg Charley? He's
Justice of the peace. runs a roadhouse.
ovne slot machines. is village marshal.
.u i,e school board. and caretaller of
ta1 village hall"
The three trustees were nominated.
but they've withdrawn from the ticket
Now Wilson has filed a petition and VIII
run on a nonpartsan ticket. and the
three will run with him
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

WASHINGTON, April 3.-A
German undersea boat slipped out
of the pitch blackness of wild sea
and sped torpedo into the vitals
of the armed American freighter
Aztec, owned BY the Orient Nav
CATION Co., just off Brest, France,
al 9:45 o'clock last night.
A powerful gas instantly en-
veloped the ship. The wireless
was disabled. The freighter went
down in a few minutes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
WarPaint.
BY LIEUTENANT FITEHuGH GREEN, [. 5. y.

submarines and desu Dyes have beel
painted like zebras in broad Wal
and blue stripes smeared dlagOnally
across their sides Experiment pr~vcd
that were the stripes horizontal o.
ve-tic-l they did not Ia monte W Il
the waves. At an angle they are
easily mistaken for an al es -i PIT
Of the tossing waters
Off our Atlantic coast we have
considerable fog but not undue cloud
mess. IN the North Sea. however.
there IS not only much fog but near-
~ always the dreary gloom Of owe .
cast skies. This diffe- elce dete 70
mines the variant war cOlors peculiar
TO the British and American naYies.
ships OF the former operating in less
light must be brigh-e. colored in o.
der 10 reflect enough light 70 match
which even in fog usually have IL
clear overhead must not reflect too
much light and are, therefore. darker.
This point is brought out clear-y In
the tropics. Vessels are there painted
whi in order to reflect the hot rays
Of the sun In war curiously enough
they usually remain white Since fox
IS practically unknown very nearly
any color is conspicuous In daytime.
The nights though are wonderfully
clear and luminous. A gray ssiD
then looks black for It cannot reflect
the FAINT but brilliant -drS or the
glimmerinE phOspOresCeuce. White
craft on the other hand gather jus
enough fllumina on to fade them in o
the softly glowing sky and sea 1t IS
pa-odoxical but true that in the
tropics a light colored ship is more
invisible on a dark night than is a
dark one.
Today all sorts Of fsh patterns are
being tired on the submarines. Spots
are the latest succes5-logically too
for most Of the finny tribe a-e
blotched in one wav or another. Are
the war we may expect regular species
Of war ve-Se,s ne So ~hed
with color TO correspond to their part
Of the world. 4 motley fleet indeed!
But never again shall we have a
white squadron. Official inquiry es-
timated that 81 percent OF tre deser-
tions IN one Of the years while we
still had white men Of war were due
TO discomfort al the interminable
scrub and paint. pa mt anf SCRUB
necessary 10 keep a white sh p look
Ing fit Just now a COB Of tobacco
juice or garbage over the side may
he a substantial addendum to protec-
tive coloration- However. I think
you'll find in our own tidy fleet that
such ultra-realism has not cuite com"
q s yet....-Copyrigh 1917 by George
Matthew adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

kTN these stirring days OF var
and patriotic feeling, it seems
70 me that the market for live
eagles ought TO be a good one" said
Dan Carberry, OF Arizona 1t is a
hard matter to catch live eagles and
The Mexican living over in southern
Arizona have s novel method They
explore until they have located an
eagles nest. and then. watching their
opportunity. steal the eggs from the
nest. This is q risky business, as the
parent birds are very savage. II sue
cessful the nest robber places the
eggs under a hen to be hatched- Il
is very disappointing 10 the hen TO
see her nedglings try to aviate. but
It makes good money for the man who
is lucky at the business"
Hundreds and perhaps even thou
sands OF persons at the Fort Bliss
Camp Cody football game Thursday at
The Stadium. did no. know what me
score was until they saw the result
in the Herald in the evening, said
Henry Mcintosh. While baseball and
other games have official scorers, and
spectators are made acquainted with
the score Of the game as It progress
ses, IL appears that the rule makers
iu -oOLD-I nave never though OF
such a convenience. The referee IS
not required. as a baseball umpire is,
to make public his decisions, at least
not in q way that the spectators can
understand, and hence. as in a clGar
game like the one Thursday the
spectators may be left in ignorance
Of the results till after the game.
When Stewart, Of Camp Cody. fell
on the ball behind the railing In the
stand II counted as a safety for two
points by ground rules. but probably
but a few spectators knew whether
he play counted or not"
Meetings Of the city council nova
days consume only a few minutes,
Charles Davis, ST.. was mayor said
Percy McGhee. ST. In those days
the council met at night and used up
hours Things were not as harmoni-
Gus then as they are now at the meet
ings. either Frequently there were
tits among the members Of consider
able proportions"
TO show how far we have gone be-
yond and away from nature" said C.
r. Little. "and have therefore SUI
fered the consequences or results OF
civilization. I note the various changes
which the anthropologicai sharps say
should be made IN the human being.
Not only do these peculiar people urge
that the tonsils. appendix. and turbin-
ate bones OF the nose be removed. but
they say there IS no more rigid law
Of nature than that the useless shall
perish II We take that law literally.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30
Lille Interpiews
Lille ntvUeUS
Arizonan Says Now Is the Time Market Live Eagles
Thousands Get Football Score First In The Ell Paso Herald

the loss In beauty OF the race viii be
apparent As the hat performs the
function for which the hair was de-
signed. the hair win fall out, and as
preiigested and soft foods make the
teeth almost useless. the teeth viii be
put out OF business The failing hu-
man eye viii be reinforced with spec
tacles in early youth Frankly. I can
not say that this picture appeals TO
me-"
The spirit OF Thanksgiving was
abroad Thursday said J n McElroy-
AT the cathedral service IN the
morning the people were gay and
happy. Harmony was IN the atmOs-
p1ere, and at the football game In the
afternoon everyone was roofing
Joyousiy. and taking the holiday feel
ing very much to heart Americans
are very grateful for their holidays,
Ing
The. men from Camp Cody show
the effects Of careful and thorough
training said c. Jack Henry. Il
watched them as they marched into
the heart OF FL Paso Thursday and
admired the perfection Of step ana
the general bearing Of the soldiers.
To me nothing looks finer than a
column Of troops in good marching
order and showing the results OF
splendid training such as is being
given in our camps today"
a man gets up in Chicago and
declares in effect that the war is the
most glorious thing for the human
race that ever happened. because. for
sooth. it is leading to government
ownership Of public udlitiesr said
Ramon Aguirre. Another work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30
Roundabout ToUn
Al Fraser And Carock Have Terrible Time In Hunting
Some Other Ell Pasoans Have Almost As Much Trouble
Roundabout Town

We arrived just as dawn was break
ing, and, after crawling through the
dew covered weeds and the ice-cOv-
cred marshes, We began TO see
through the dim light OF the lake
what seemed to be hundreds Of ducks.
Elatej at the confidence our friends
had placed in US in telling US OF the
lake, we c-awled in closer. spread out
like a ian, and at a given sigma
opened a bOmbardment that would
have done credit TO a bunch Of Cana
dians stOrminE a German trench.
We simply slaughte-ed EN-. for the
surface was soon covered with the
floating carcases Of waterfowl a few
flew away as we bombarded, but we
pad no attention TO them-the shoot
ing was too good among those re-
naming on the water.
Finally we tired OF shooting and
sat back TO await the arrival Of the
full dawn-when the awful truth was
revealed
We had been Strengthening mud
hens and the only ducks on the
lake were the few that had flown
when we opened the lombard
ment-and we hid let them 20.
If Steve Daniels has been feedi &
his friends on the sort OF ducks ",
found on the pond he directed US TO
and they found them good eating,
then mud hens are, as many assert,
palatable.
A woman came into the office
Thanksgiving and asked the circula-
ton man for a Herald-just as IL she
was going TO invest a regular nickel
re handed the paper to her and she
said Il just wanted TO look over the
ads" and she stood there and looked
over the ads and made nOtatiOns for
almost half an hour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

That woman has nerve enough
TO go Into the Popular and AJAX
Maurice Schwartz TO give her
pair Of shoes TO wear with "A pair
OF stockings she hopes 70 ask
Jake Miller to give her.
I wish people would learn that win
is not past tense. They cali on the
phone and ask who win the ball
gamer Enough to give one the VIII
lies
Printers are conceded 70 be the bes:
authorities on divisions. but the latest
is from Tom Jones, mechanic on The
Herald, who says 70 make 1t GERM
any
Don't get in the habit Of doing
faVors for PeOpIe-they soon be
gin to think they are rights.
A soft answer may turn away wrath
but It takes a harsh one to turn away
some people we know.
Col George ". Crutcher is respon-
sib4e for this story. and he used to be
identified with politics and public af-
fairs in Dallas and should know
fact is said to have been at the part
after the council meeting"
In the early days Of Dallas l.
so happened that a German s3-
lOonkeeper named Gamer wa.
ected as alderman. and at one
meeting Of the city council whe
he mayor was absent. some alder
man made a motion. which W.
July carried. that AIr. Gamer b
called to the chair to preside ovs
the meeting. He seemed ve-y al
preciative though slightly emba--
rGssed. and, standing up In D.
familiar attitude, with boz
hands resting on the chairman
desk, the usual question came int
his mind and he said: What you
Wish gintIemenF7
After presiding with much dig
nifty over the meeting he insisted
lfter adjournment, on "settin' 'em
NJ" TO the whole crowd for the
'onor the council had conferred
on him
The Levant," which means the
same thing as Anatolia-"reEion Of
the rising SUMS quite vague in its
geographical scope. It includes Con-
stantinople and everything anywhere
near the eastern Nediterra mean. Few
geographical names have incurred
more uufavorable association. Lev
antine" morals. particularly in the
matter OF honesty, are a by word. as
miEht be expected from such q tumble
OF people. Our words. "ievluter" and
ito levant,7 on the other hand, test y
70 the fact that dishonesty is not IN
known even here IN the west They
originate from the disappearance OF
men who could not pay their gambling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

ingman-says. Let the muttonheads
so. The more OF EN- killed the bet
ter. The worlds too crowded and
when they're gone there'u be all the
more work for me" It is strange
isn't il. what thi-Es men have faith
IN as good. or as leading to a sort OF
promised land Of emancipation and
happiness. Il is good some OF them
don't live long enough to discover
how disappointed they would be on
experiencing the actual working out
Of some OF the things they wish for
Never before has the question Of
immigration been 50 fOrcibly brought
home 10 the American people as upon
the occasion OF the first draft" said
Graham Taylor. 1T is a wonder we
have not paid seriously for our indif-
ference &c this question We have
not treated our immigrants decently.
I believe we should not allow them 70
stay unless they become American
citizens Many aliens did not know
that they could get into our national
army, and some never heard OF natu-
ralizati0n"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

fNk went DUCK hunting CaflocN
had a pair OF wading boots
and Al didn't Like Dan Tucker.
they came TO the river and couldn't
set across" and Carlock volunteered
20 carry Al on his back. All went
well until they were almost across.
when Carlock mired in some Of that
deep, sticky. stinlly mud that nobody
else ever gets into but duck hunters.
-arloek tried and tried 20 pull his
feet out. but instead Of getting out
ne got in deeper
Finally he lost his balance-AI
Fraser is nc chicken IN size-and fell
AIS weight pulled him backwards and
Carlock fell on top Of the Rotary
plumber. Both noSndered, but Al. Of
course. got the worst OF II. and when
he came out Of that mud he smelt like
the mouth Of an oUtfaH sewer and
bad his ardor for hunting, for that
DAY at least completely dampeueI
CarlOck vas no better in shirt, so.
after washing off what they could
and shivering most Of the way home.
they returned to Fl Paso and used US
several tubs Of Pc fectly good city
water getting themselves present table
for their families and friends.
Moral; CRY your own hunting
boots ADD then don't try to Trims
form yourself into a ferrybOat.
Fred Lazenby and some Of US went
up the river the other morning ca ly
TO a duck mine" touted by steve
Daniels, Joe wright aud q lot Of
other folk supposed to he trustworthy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

n war paint il doesn't pay 20 be
conspicuous. We paint our war
L ships gay primarily TO REFUGE
their visibility. But many causes and
colors precede the pot and brush.
The ornithoIogist Thaye- gave US
our first straight dope about protec-
tive coIoration. White breasts sld
bellies in the animal world we're Tor
a long time a great mystery. Sha-
dow darkens the ground under q bird:
why then sEou-uu't its breast be
dark Thayer demonstrated that this
is the very reason it is not dark. viz.
to brighten shaded underneath spots
into normal tones. One hunts {, 8
pure white Arctic hare by firing a.
its shadow on the snow. Did It wear
a mirror as a breast plate the e
would be no shadow for mark. Light
tints on the under side OF animals are
heir breast mirrors.
Likewise stripes. spots. fringes and
.ther apparently useless decorations
IN fish and fowl and beast are perfect
limitations OF their environmental
cOlorations. From the zebra 70 a
speckled trout man may learn to dis
guise himself and his vehicles on land
and sea aga inst the pryiug eyes OF
the enemy.
warship's underside Of course is
buried. But near he- Wate-line there
is some shadow. theoretically Ee-
great upper plumage and wings
should be light gray to match the
horizon And size should have 4
blueish-white wate-line to Offset any
shc dow she may cast Practically the
waterline may be almost any s1~de
because being constantly wet by roll
ing and Smashing II ref eos enough
light to give Il the appearance Of g
much b-iEh er tint that II really is
But the sea and sky are not alw y
gray or blue. In the Nediterra can
the prevailing note is a 6een esp
tlue or E~een broken by white c7n7
and fluffy clouds. To match this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

and other debts and were reported to
have gone to the east
There must be a good hunter on W.
" CCE's ranch Every time Henry
FRS goes up there he brings back
birds.
y
Heard in the choir loft at St
Patrick's thanksgiving DAY
First singer: L must hurry home;
We have II people for dinner at our
house,
Second singer: ''Aiy. how much you
at our house"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30
"a Years Ago Today
~ From The Herald o.
\ y this Date. 1893.

BONANLA gold discovery has
"a been made near Hiusboro, y. 81.
1 = It is placer gold and the sand Is
exceedingly rich. many large nuggets
having been found The third district
court adjourned yesterday and every
one is rushing TO the scent o. the dis
covery. Judge Parker and the court
officials are on the ground
Col. Joseph F. Evans is arranging
for duck hunt this week
". S. Jones, the Silver City mining
engineer, has returned from a trip
east
E ". Browder. E. ". OF Oaxaca,
Mexico. and formerly Of FL Paso. Is
now in New York on mining business.
H. c. Allen, OF the Z. S. census bu-
reau. has been touring California.
gathering mining statistics for the
government
A D. Kidder. examiner OF govern
ment surveys, Is at the Angelus from
Terre Haure. Ind, and will remain
here for several days
G. C. Kaufman. manager OF the
mining department OF the American
Smelling & Refining company, has
returned to Mexico from trip 20
New York and Boston
The report comes from Minaca 10
the effect that ore running 100 ounces
silver to the ton has been struck in
the American mine at NamaCuipa.
about SO miles north Of the former
place
Judge H s Moran, OF Weztherford,
Tex, an intimate friend OF Gov. ". 7.
Lanham, Of Texas, returned last even
ing from the Sierra Aadre country.
where he has been on a hunting trip
He IS accompanied by Bruce Steven
son, an old time FL Paso boy, who is
now located in Dallas, Tex.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day BY the RinCOnado Land and Res
ervoir company. S20O, 200 having been
deposited in the bank at Santa Fs
for beginning the work on the dam.
The iucOrpOrat0rs and directors are
Gustave B. Hengen, Henry J. Ander-
son. Benjamin S. Baker. John =
Smith, Robert H Pierce and ". H.
Llewellyn-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30
Uncle Walls Den1fme5 Poem.
Shifting Wheather

to tother;
we're ankle deep the next in heat we smother When retire
the weather; looks though thered be
baly together at is the finest climate built in bed keep
Is drifting I'm
what when he
phone pcy again
weather the unburn and frek and all
,7v-,rt, ~ t+eorgs vstrn,Z aGams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

1Irs. Mary C. c. Bradford. president *
the National Educational association. has
5000 schools and over 275.oe0 school chill
dren under her supervision
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

Niss Virginia Ey-a1d. daughter % the
mayor elect OF New York city. has been
made president o. the Young Womens
Democratic league IN that city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

The consolidation Of city departments did not evoke
much enthusiasm from politicians and office holders which
IS one Of its chief recommendations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

The bean crop was increased this year by 100 percent
and the price is doing its best to follow suit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

There those among who faith to believe that
Lenue Trozy and the other Tabd traitors In Petrograd
are not truly representative Of great Russia and that IN
due time they win get their Just deserts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30

Only an actress thrives by having scandalOus past
How is Germany to meet Russia half way in negOtat
Hdemocratic peace?n
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-06
AGAINST PRIORITY FREIGHT
Judge Lovett Asks That Roads Be
Given Chance to Solve
Congestion.

Washington.-The railroads are to
be given chance to solve the pres
ent demoraliZed freight situation be-
lore the government takes hand
Judge Lovett, priority commissioner,
told President Wilson that he saw no
necessity Of issuing any general prior
lty order at this time. He believes
that issuing orders that food or fuel
should have preference in shipment
would handicap the railroads in their
1ttempt to clear congestion them
selves under the general pooling plan.
Ii the railroad heads fail and con-
gestion increases priority orders VIZ,
3e issued right and left in an effort
70 clear the rails. The conference be
tween the president and Judge LoVett
,ook place Immediately before the
president read his message to con-
Sress.