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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
BOB LAMONT
WINS THE
WAR CROSS
Son of Hammond Manu-
facturer With Hand Shot
Off Shows Heroism on
French Battle Front Is
Given Highest Honor.

France has rewarded r. 7. Lamont.
Jr-, son of R. P Lamont presidous
the Simplex Railway Appliance Cou-
pany of Hammond. and the American
Steel Foundries Company at Indiana
Harbor with two Of its highest tributes
to bravery-the war cross with palms
and the military medal-for The left
I hand he lost when a German sheu
struck motor truck Of which he was
the chauffeur.
War decorations also have been con-
ferred on Henry Thompson Of Green
vile, Del, who was with Lamont on The
motor truck and also was wounded. and
r. T. Scully. leader of the canton Sec
ton. who bound up Lamont's hand un-
der fire and sped with him 20 a hospital
so rapidly his life was saved
News Of the awards came Yesterday
in dispatches from Paris. coincident
with a letter to relatives from Walter
f. Wylie. SIG Grove street. Evanston.
The latter was driving a canton
few yards behind Lamont's when tba
shell struck and helped ScuIIy care for
the wounded men.
His letter in part follows.
At 3 o'clock five camions left camp
under Bob's (Lamont's) supervision We
arrived at - hy o'clock and after
loading had supper 1t was pitch dark
and the rain was coming down in tor
rents. At we left the Pare du Genie
on tho road 70 - and at 11:l9 arriy-
ed SOC yards behind the front line
| trenches.
At 11.2o a Boche she'll lit in front
Of the staff car. 1 Immediately ran up
and there met the chief tscully) coming
toward me
said.
We arrived in front Of the staff car
IN two seconds. We picked up Bob. who
had his LEFT hand blown off ScuHy put
touniquet around Bobs wrist while
I helped him
We then helped him in The abri and
held him while I'.enchman put on
new tourniquet and! examined his
other wounds
He was Slightly wounded IN The
head. his right hand was pierced clean
through. and fragment was lodged IN
his right leg
He showed marvellous nerve and
courage. Joking with the Frenchman ana
US. never uttering a groan or complaint
Hank Thompson staggered i'm. haV-
ing several bad flesh wounds. Later
the chief found the French sergeant.
who had his left leg shot on ana 4
great chunk blown out of his right leg
above the knee
The chief Immediately ras and phon-
ed for an ambulance. but was unable IL
obtain one He decided to unload ono
Of tho camions and take the blesses q
the hospital in it, SO VIC all went out
and had one unloaded in short time.
i waited out there for a half hour
with shells bursting within sixty feet
of the road every minute or SO.
But then I decided to see what was
going on in tho abri. as I didn't relish
my position in the least. especially
since I had seen what damage a shall
could render
They had taken the wounded to
post de cecoms ON stretchers and had
forgotten all about yours truly"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
CBy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Carefully
planned political ofenstves In Russia
and italy and preparatory to military
ofensives were cited today by Secretary
Baker as clearly revealing the present
methods of the Germans"
The review covering last weeks war
moves declared the American army in
France IS acquitttng itself creditably.
The German attacks on the small de-
tachments of American troops was de-
scribed as shot attack.
I'm italy the situation is developing as
normally as can be expected under the
circumstances" said Secretary Baker.
The italian retreat somewhat confused
In its early stages has become more or
derly. The morale of the italians is be-
ing restored rapidly. Allied re-enforce-
ments have now united with the Italians
and the pressure of the enemy is no
greater"
Reviewing the Russian situation the
statement said: "The enemy instead Of
attacking has renewed efforts to frat
erize with the Russians. Owing to the
involved political situation and the fresh
outbreaks OF the extremist elements it
is probable that these may have a mark
ed influence on the general strategy Of
the war"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
APPEAR BEFORE
Commission

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 13.-The In
dianapolis hearing on the petition Of
the Cary & East Chicago street Rail
way companies TO issue SL91715f 4
worth Of securities started before Pub
lie Service Commissioner Edwards this
morning
The attorneys for the railway com
panies prosecuted figures showing pro-
duction cost oc property now is ST.
92Q 500 with present value s1,702.325.
They claimed the total Investment
was S1.917T54 Attorneys stated that
The East Chicago street Railway Com
pany is now paying operating expenses
for the first time. The gross earnings of
the Gary company arc now placed at
$4,000 a month with about $4,000
monthly net earnings for six months,
March. 1917 to August, 1917 inclusive.
The net earnings Of the Gary company
was S32.9S0.32. Witness Chase esti-
mated that the company would save
10000 yearly on the recent order aboI-
ishing eight tickets for Is cents. and
asked PERMISSION to issue following Sc
euritv bonds s125.600 debenmres;
$500 600 preferred stock. s4S7000 com
mon stock 81 100000. Public service
commission will send Investigators to
Gary to verify or correct company's fig
ures. The hearing viii probably con-
tinue through tomorrow. Attorney Mil
Ter is handling the case for the com
pany.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
EAST HAMMOND
FAMILY NEEDS HELP
Salvation Army Worker
Finds Distressing Case
in Standard District.

With the hunger wolf snarling az the
door and winter fast taking hold an
East Hammond family of six children
a Ees ranging from TO 10; the father
i'll abed and the mother SO TO give birth
to another child. is finding life and its
way mighty hard.
Captain r. o. Beasley Of the Ham
mond Salvation Army found the fam
ily-Bussians- almost starving and in
torn and tattered rags. Few of the
babes were clothed only one had shoes
and he went to school. His sister
couldn't go because she had no shoes
or proper clothes. The mother with
her feet almost bare and rags about
her shoulders picks up coal along the
railroad tracks to keep her family i'm
warmth. She washes clothes and earns
few pennies this way for food
The captain found the father lying
very FIJI on a dirty cot with nothing
more than a shredded quilt and an old
ovcrcoat thrown on top TO keep him
from freezing
The Salvation Army gave immediate
help but Captain Beasley requests The
Times to ask aid of some person able
to help the family as they should be
cared for
Numerous other just as worthy
cases come to the attention OF the SAL
yation Army every winter. The cap
tain cited another instance of a family
that is starving because of drunken
father. A week ago the mother gave
birth to child and the Salvation Army
found the babe without clothes yestcr-
day because there were TO funds in
the impoverished household with which
to buy them.
1T is hard 10 get people 10 help the
poor" declared the captain. Last
winter [ reported several cases 10 peo-
pie who asked for the names of needy
families Invariably ] found they
would go to the home. find the husband
was "A drunkard and would refuse TO
aid the mother and her children
THE Salvation Army spends thous-
ands of dollars annually 60 succor the
impoverished but it cannot do an that
there is to be done. Clothes gre need
ed and food and coal. / have the names
of many worthy families who deserve
aid & understand there are people
who ask to help the poor. Let them
phone me and / can soon direct them ,n
their mission Of mercy"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
(Ev United Press.l

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. I5.-Building
trades heads at the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention here today
wired President Wilson asking for a
two-hour conference to discuss govern
ment working conditions all over the
United States.
The request was precipitated by a
telegram from Secretary Baker warning
heads of the building trades that the
strike at Quincy, Mass, which is delay
ing work on a destroyer plant must be
quickly settled. The committee nam
ed to confer with President Wilson was
John II. Donhn, William L. Hutchinson,
Edward J. McGover1 and James Duncan.
a fifth IS yet 70 be appointed.
Federation politicians are already at
work in the hotel Iobbies. NO organ
tied opposition 60 reelection Of Samuel
Gompers as president was found today.
Discussion Of the shorter working day,
working conditions, disputes among the
trades and further extension Of arbitra-
tion IN controversies with the employers
are among the subjects.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
j. s. GRAND JURY
SITS AT CAPITAL
Amount of Business Leads
to Prediction Session
Will Last Month.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov 13-Every
arm of the federal government with
headquarters i'm the federal building
was busy today preparing to present
matters for the consideration of the
federal grg Jury when it convened
lhis morning SO great is the business
it faces. authorities predict tire jury
viii be in session for month.
Prominent among the cases that tre
10 be considered are many alleged vio-
lations Of statutes recently written in
the national law books as far meas
ures Included in this group are sew
eral draft Stacker cases and the alleged
conspiracy. of Maurice Snitken and
Louis Barnett To procure exemption for
q man in the Eighth conscription dis
trict i'm this city There also are many
cases in which affenders are alleged to
have given or sold liquor TO soldiers
wearing the United States uniform.
There are about fifty cases of nen
held in tae Marion county jail to he
investigated by the grand jury. and the
usual number of matters brought IN h.,
the heads Of various departments. such
as the internal revenue and postoffioe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT

While returning from Hammond by
way Of Chicago avenue last night. Dr.
G. w. Miller was forced into the
ditch by a Ford truck said to be
in the employ of the Hammond glue
factory
The story which Or. Miller tells
and which is borne out by evidence
of those who examined the situation
Immediately afterwards is that the
Ford truck was approaching on his
side Of the street and that in order
10 avoid being run down he turned
quickly to his left. At the same
moment the truck driver discovered
his mistake and turned to the right.
The two machines went into the ditch
together side hy side anectionatelv
touching noses in their descent
The Doctors headlight was broken
and in making the quick turn the
wheels of the Ford truck we're de-
molished No one was hurt The ac-
cident occurred ON White Oak and
Columbia avenues.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
cav united Press cablegram.)

sT0CKHOT.N Nov. IS. - Premier
15erenskv's troops have entered Petro-
grad and are masters of portion OF
the cftv." according to Telegraphlc
Agency dispatch.
Eight hundred killed and wounded at
Petrograd and Moscow have so lar re
shifted from the BoIsheviki experiment
according to reliable reports reachihg
mere today. These casualties will be
increased in fighting which now is IN
r,roaress around Petrograd. So Tar re
,,orts today indicated beth sides were
drawn up for an engagement at the
capital but neither Is ready 10 strike IN
force.
The delay is going against the Bol-
sbe,-flf In Petrograd dispatches dc
,aile5 a growing wave of anarchy
,nurder and rapine The Trotshy
T.enine combination lacks sufficient men
ia exercise authority Premier keren7
tty was said to be at the head Of two
COMPLETE army corps which nave taken
up positions close to the capitol
The railway employees were today re-
,,orted to have issued a formal state
rnent TO the Petrograd Soviet Of work
,nent and soldiers and the committee on
assuring safety of the revolution re-
fnsing all support unless compro-
nrise government was devised with an
alI-4emocratic personnel
The railway employers are powerful
IN that Petrograd is depending upon
Them for food and prompt transporta-
ton facilities. They have large num-
bers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
ENGINEER KILLED
IN GIBSON WRECK

Fred Wehmeyer an engineer for the
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway was i'm
stantly killed this noon on the G.. /. & s.
main line at Gibson i'm "a rear-end coll
lision 1t is said that Wehmoyer
jumped to escape when his engine
crashed into the rear of another train.
and was run over by a train ON another
track. His remains rsere taken to the
Burns undertaking establishment.
Wehmeyer is 81 years Of age and is
survived by widow ond three chill
dren. He lived at 444 summer street.
Wohmever was the engineer off am
Indiana Harbor Belt supply train.
south bound. 1000 feet north Of the
Michigan Central crossing. several
cars were wrecked and the wrecka 90
fell over onto northbound T. H. e
train. overturning car of tile I'M that
train. Wchmeyer jumped and was
caught in the wreclSage and beneath
the other train.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
HURTY IN
DECISIVE
WARNING
State Board of Health Of
cial Says That Cities Must
Clean House or Federal
Government Will Send
Troops.

Warning against the riot menace.
due 10 mixing of races. poor housing
and insanltary conditions. DR. j y.
Hurty. secretary of the state board Of
health. in talk at the conference Of
mayors and health officials at the Ham
mond Chamber Of Commerce yesterday
afternoon. predicted martial law for the
Calumet munitions district at the first
sign Of an incipient riot
That a battalion 81 soldiers could be
landed from Camp Grant IN the Calu-
met region and martial law established
in the cities Of Hammond Gary. East
Chicago and environs within three
hours after the outbreak OF trouble
was the solemn admonition OF the
health officer.
Conditions exist. he said. which al
East ST. Louis caused the recent riots
1T means FIRE, murder. soldiers and
dtsgrace,-au because the local au-
thorities do not have the proper con
troll Dr Hurty stated. III believe the
military authorities would seize this
district and place it under martial law
at the hrst sign of riot
Cabarets attended by both whites
and blacks Of both sexes. the inabn-
colored colony. and bad housing and
unsanitary conditions We're high spots
Of the report which told Of one two
room. tenement where man. his wife
and six children live with a half dozen
hoarders. a COW and geese. AT the time
OF the inspection a pig was being
butchered in the kitchen. The report
also recited how one bed sufhces for
three men at a time and three shifts
a day The tenements exist IN all
the cities Of the region.
A force Of sanitary police. enforce
ment Of strict garbage and sanitation
ordinances and an ordinance to pre-
vent the raising Of geese. chickens.
hogs or cattle within the city limits
were the measures recommended by
DR. Hurty for immediate enforcement
The police 10 look after the santa
ton Of the city should be uniformed.
the doctor said.
When Dr Hurty sugge aed that
these policemen should be paid as high
as seventy-fve dollars month the
Lake county men at the conference
laughed They said that it would. be
impossible 10 get men for that wage
now and that it would take at least
$500 4 year
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
FLOATER
FOUND IN

The body Of a drowned man was talk
en from the canal not far from the
Chicago avenue bridge. East Chicago.
this morning
lie is of foreign birth. heavy up
turned black mustache. short thick set,
hegvy head of hair, probably 40 years
of age.
He was discovered by c. Harry REID.
4Sos Magoun avenue Sergeant Mallar
was on his way to the East Chicago
station from Indiana IIarbor and called
Flfe's ambulance. The body was taken
TO the morgue, where up to noon today
it had not been identified.
1t was thought at first to be the body
of John Babinschack. Melville avenue.
who left his family. about week or
ton days ago and has not been in his
accustomed haunts since The wife.
however. has thus far failed to Identify
him.
The deputy coroner. II. C.. Green. is
expected to take charge Of the body
this afternoon and doubtless some clue
to the mans identity viii develop
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
FUND IS
GET TING
STARTED
PRESIDENT
ENDORSES 1T
Especial to The Times)

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. 10
President Wilson in letter TO DR..
John r. Mott. general secretary Of
the international committee, Y. NJ.
C. A. New York. Saturday on the
eve Of the opening Of the war
work campaign TO raise $4,000. 600
for the men Of the army and navy,
said. The special campaign for
S35. 600. 600 which the Y NJ c. A.
has inaugurated is of vital import
ance TO the work of increasing the
contentment and efficiency of our
citizen army is fundamental TO
making morals the basis Of mill
tary morals and shohld engage the
generous support of all our people.
I bespeak for it a unanimity and
unity of effort and of gifts to
speed this patriotic and practical
work forward to abundant and
complete success.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
ALLIES STAND
OFF GERMANS
tBy united Press cablegram.) }

LONDON, Nov. 13-Italy's lines re
enforced with British and French
troops and guns have successfully
withstood the first blow that the Piave
river Austro-German forces have de
livered Contact has been established
between the two forces along practical
ly the whole line. Heavy artillery fire
was reported.
The first clash came apparently on
the Italian left (northern) wing where
the Teutonic forces sought to carry out
thanking movement. This was around
Asiago. The enemy was repulsed and "A
strong counter attack resulted i'm the
capture of number of prisoners. ac-
cording TO Rome's vesion. Berlin in
sists that $4,000 Italians were cut off.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. The
entire italian battle front stirened its
defense against the invading Germans
and carried out brilliant counter-at-
tacks that indicate the general retreat
Is about to stop, afficial Rome cables
said today.
veteran battalion infantry brigades
reconquered German positions around
GalliIo in sanguinary hand TO hand
cambat. The town was captured as well
as the surrounding heights. This sec
ton is the center Of commun1ca alton
with Alpiano Del Setto, enemy posi-
tion. The italian brigades took Gallo
in the face Of tremendous German artil-
lery fire. The losses were heavy on
both sides. Between the Taghamento
and Lorenzago lines a large detachment
of italian troops broke through an en-
circHng body of Germans by furious
bayonet charge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
XMAS GIFTS
FOR BOYS IN
THE TRENCHES

Christmas cheers in the form of com
fort kits viii be sent to Hammond sol
diers by the Hammond chapter Of the
Red Cross. Six dozen kits have already
been sent TO Hammond boys i'm France.
Besides the regular kit necessities.
candy and tobacco viii he included The
tobacco used viii be from the buy a
smoke for Sammie" boxes at Monnett's
smoke shop. Weis' drug store and the
United Cigars store
The sum Of $3.50 has already been
contributed for the Christmas kits. Do
nations are requested.
Secretary Edith Clarke Patterson of
the local chapter is anxious to receive
the name and fun address of every
Hammond soldier. Parents are asked to
send them in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
Lucien Buster.

For three years, Lucien Buster, a
thirteen-year-old boy whose home is
in Macon, Mo, was a war prisoner in
the fighting zone in France, lost to
his family and given up for dead.
His family had gone to France on a
visit when war broke out and his
father was taken into the army.
When the father was released from
service the family returned to Amer
ica without the boy they thought
lest, but Red Cross workers later
found Lucian and arranged for his
return to his family.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13

SCHERERVILLE. IND. Nov. l5.-as
a result Of a wreck on the Panhandle
when a freight engine pushed seven
cars off the D-ran at Hartsdale. two
negro laborers became involved in an
argument and John White whipped out
knife and stabbed his co-laborer in
the throat Both We're taken 70 crown
Point-one to jail and the other to the
inirmary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
MILLER WOMAN DIES
OF RARE OPERATION
Caesarian Method Followed
by Death in Gary of Mrs.
Jansen Scove.

MILLER. IND. Nov 13.-Nrs. Jan
sen Seove. who underwent Caesarian
operation a the Mercy hospital on Fri
day, died at 1890 a. IN. on Monday.
leaving her newborn baby. her hus-
band. father. two brothers and a SIS
ter to mourn her untime1y end Mrs
Scove was a young woman who had
lived in Miller most Of her life ana had
many near and dear friends here. The
funeral arrangements are not yet com
pleted
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13

BLooNINGToN, IND, Nov. 10
Professor w. E. zeuch of the German
department Of Indiana university, was
under fire today on the charges of writ
ing pro-Ger1nan letters. A letter which
he is SAID to have published was called
TO the attention of the county council
of defense and an investigation ordered
by the president of the university.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
Weeks Furlough
for Drafted Men
at Christmas

WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-Ofhcers
and men at the national army can
tonments viii be permitted TO
spend Christmas week at their
homes. the War Department an
nounced today. FurlouEhs will be
granted every man who can be
spared.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Hope for
immediate adjustment of Russia's diff
culties grew here today despite evt-
denees Of reigns Of terror in Petrograd
and Moscow. Meantime sondihcation of
the italian forces gave further optimism
In official quarters, though all agreed
that elements of chaos still are strongly
prominent in both Russian and italian
problems.
The state depf rtment anticipated it
would have before night some details
Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT fight. AS for
italy, the feeling was that she would
now better Withstand the Teuton on
slaughts Authorities here realize that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
KERENSKY'S s
TROOPS IN
PETROGRAD
Casualties Expected to Increase
Battle is Against the
BOISheVikL
C3ULLETIN)
CRY ED L. KEEN.
a. rr...oa press cablegram.l

LONDON, Nov. l5.-The Balshev1kl
claim, fun and complete victory at
Pe+roqrad, according to wireless and
cable messages received from the Rus
sian capitol this afternoon
Two prc carnations, pridefuly point
ing 70 the entire defeat of "Korntlon' $
ana Kerensky's troops" Were received
here. one signed by colonel not identl-
fed, and second by Leon Trotsky'
moving spirit of the Bolshevid gov
ernmenc.
The victory claims came on tha heels
Of cables by way of Stockholm, 1neA-
eating exactly opposite developments
The stockholm adv1ces said Kerensky
forces had become masters OF portion
of the city. Tho Bo1sheviki, according
TO this version, were retiring TO the
headquarters Of the smolny institute
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
FUEL CHIEFS AT
STATE CONFERENCE

William s. Tcuer fuel administrator
Of Lake county. and Ingwald Moe, fuel
administrator Of Gary. left last night
for Indianapolis. whore they viii att
tend a conference of fuel administra-
tors. In the meantime Mr.. Feuer is
having survey made Of the coal situa-
tion in Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13
BOCHE SHE'LL MANGLES HAMMOND MANUFACTURERS SON
800 KILLED IN RUSSIAS CIVIL WAR UPRISING
IElsl .;[1R'9l)

cause tremendously but are hopeful the
Huns can be prevented from reaching
Venice and be steadily turned from their
determination of the over-run Of the sec
tor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-13

The Gary safety board. Commission
ers Stout. Sulzbaugh and Carlson. last
night sustained the chiefs removal Of
officer Bardowsd- Fireman Girogi
vas removed from the fire department
and Toby Wohl was appointed a are-
man.