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FOREIGN.

Guatemala is latest country to
break off relations with Germany
The British blacklist of shipping
has been withdrawn, so far as it con-
Germs the United States.
The sinking of the Norwegian
steamship Torvore, 1867 tons gross,
is reported in an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Christiania.
In the casualty list issued by the
war records office at Ottawa, ]. R. Fra
ser of Brush, Colo, an American, is
recorded as among the missing.
The feeling against dances in pub
lie places during the war has grown
so strong that nearly all the London
hotels have decided to abandon them.
Reuters Moscow correspondent says
that four women lawyers have been
admitted to the Moscow bar. These
are the first women to be accorded
this privilege.
Vienna dispatch says that all Amer
leans who desire to leave the mon
archy may travel to Switzerland up
to four weeks from the date of the
rupture of relations, April 9.
Newspapers print expressions from
Gen. Carranza reiterating his declara-
ton of Mexico's neutrality and his as
sertion that he will do everything pos
sible to maintain that neutrality.
In an apt speech at the Guild hall
in London, Premier Lloyd George dis
cussed the military situation, the
Irish question and others of the major
problems with which the government
is now engaged.
Premier Prieto has announced at
Madrid that he has received official
confirmation of an attack by Ger
man submarine on the Spanish steam
er Triana and has addressed a strong
protest to Germany.
The Marquis Prieto, Spain's new
premier, in an interview with the Ma
drid correspondent of the Paris Petit
Journal declares Spain cannot adopt
neutrality when it's honor and inter-
ests are involved.
British board of trade figures show
that March imports decreased 95,-
100000, while exports increased &c.
$4,000. The imports of raw material
decreased nearly e3,000,O0O, chiefly
in cotton and wool. The imports of
foodstuffs increased G663,000.
The women lace workers of Velay
have united in making lace flag
with the colors of the United States
and intend to present it to the first
American regiment that comes to
fight upon French soil. Gen. Lafay-
cite came from the region of Velay.
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GEN ERAL.

Mrs. E. H. Funston, mother of the
late Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston,
died at the home of her daughter at
Emporia, Kan. She was 72 years old.
Promotion of transportation eff
cheney is the service the railway bust
ness association announced it had
promised the council of national de-
fense.
ChicagO's brass manufacturers, rep
resenting plants valued at $2,000,00O
and 10000 employees, have offered
their factories and resources to the
government for war purposes.
american means business"-thi is
the widespread comment among the
Americans and Britishers in London
apropos of the passage of the conscrip-
tion bill in the United States.
Mrs. John Russell, 68 years old, ad-
judged insane at Ell Nora, Ind, was
the mother of twenty-four boys, most
of them now dead. She weighs but
eighty-five pounds and is five feet
high.
Henry Pabst, nephew of the rich
Milwaukee brewer, and said to be
many times a millionaire, was ac-
cepted by the Salt Lake recruiting Of
flee of the marine guard. Pabst will
serve as a private
Under provisions of a bill which is
to be part of the Navy Departments s
war legislation, approximately 5000
members of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea who volunteer for service will be
fed and housed by the government
and assigned to patrol duty on both
the Atlantic and Pacific coast.
1--WE cannot explain the explosion, %
said G. F. Bartlett, president of the
Victor-American Fuel Company at
Hastings, Colo. Electric lights were
used in the mine, no miner was per-
mitted to have electric caps for firing
blasts, and all blasts were fired by
shot-firer"
A special train arrived at Ell Paso,
Tex, with 500 recruits for the regi-
ments stationed on the border. This
train was the first of three specials
to leave st. Louis. Recruits have
been arriving at the rate of 1000 a
day for a week.
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ARIZONA NEWS NOTES.

A home guard company has been
organized at Kingman.
Seven Papago and Pima Indians
from the Phoenix school have en-
listed.
Ore showing 1868 per cent copper
and $17.36 per ton in gold has been
opened at Salome.
Arizona wool will run in price from
40 to so cents, in case the war causes
the government to commander wool.
Sergeant Carl Goodwin, Company
E, First Arizona Infantry, shot him.
self in the head with an army rifle
at Naco.
At Yuma, Mrs. J. F. Ewing, wife of
a Southern Pacific telegrapher, shot
and killed Brakeman Jordan, who was
raising a disturbance at her house.
Two charges were sworn out at
Douglas against Ralph Kirkpatrick,
who fatally stabbed Christopher Roed,
C. & A. smelter employe, and serious
ly wounded Adolph Sommers, chauf-
feur.
Five state convicts escaped from
the Greenlee county Jail at Clifton
The $500 mark in enrollments for
the state militia was reached in the
office of County Assessor L. E. Smith
Mt Tucson. The totals showed 1,155
single men registered and 1,345 mar
ried men.
Allan Falby and Richard Harper,
the Damon and Pythias of the War
rem district, have enlisted as mem
bers of the First Arizona infantry
band and are now playing with the
military musicians at Naco.
George Smith, president of the
Globe Central Labor Council and Sec
retary of the Miners Union, tore
down the American flag from the
front of the Miners Union hall and
from behind the chair in which he
conducted a council meeting.
Anisetto Gastanaga, a Spaniard,
told the police at Douglas, after a
grocery store with the loss of a few
hundred dollars, that he had been
robbed, bound, gagged, blindfolded
and left lying near case of gasoline
by three Mexicans who piled papers
around him and set the heap on fire.
Governor Thomas E. Campbell, rea-
lizing the need of the government for
adequate mobilization and concentra-
ton camps, has wired Newton D.
Baker, secretary of war, offering to
him and to Gen. John Pershing,
commander of the western division of
the United States army, the Arizona
state fair grounds for any use the
government might indicate or dictate.
Twenty cottages for vacationists
viii be erected at the foot of Mount
Lemanon, in Tucsons recreational
summer resort in the Santa Catalina
mountains.
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SPORT.

Robert L. Cannefax of st. Louis,
won the three cushion billiard cham
pionship of the world at Akron, Ohio,
defeating Charles McCourt of Cleve-
land, $50 to 1876.
The only high school track and
field meet to be held in the state this
year will be in Fort Collins, when the
Northern Colorado Association stages
it's contest on May 5.
The University of Pennsylvania and
University of Chicago carried off the
feature events in the annual carnival
of relay races and field sports on
Franklin field at Philadelphia.
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CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOIN G 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

New British attack is launched
along Scarpe river.
Bavarian premier goes to Vienna to
talk over peace situation.
Seven Americans were killed in the
first day of the battle of Vimy ridge.
Forty German airplanes reported
brought down in days aerial actions.
United States steamer Mongolia
sinks German U-boat in British
waters.
Intense artillery bombardments
northeast of scissors well into the
Champagne district.
Berlin admits loss of Gohelle but
declares all other positions have been
regained, with extraordinarily heavy
losses to the allies.
Bulgarian war office announces vic
tory in battle between the Vardar and
Lake Doiran. British retake old posi-
tion near Doldzelli.
The expenditure of gun ammunition
in the second week of the Arras bat
tie was the greatest in the history OF
the world, it is stated.
British capture entire German
trench system near Gavrelle and hold
it against all counter attacks, some
of which, the report states, were de-
livered with intense ferocity.
Official advices to the State Depart
ment said the Mexican government
had warned Germans in Mexico that
any concentration of Germans near
the American border will be followed
Immediately by their arrest.
Front between Gavrelle and Ar
leux-en-Gohelle. has become the scene
OF great battles for supremacy. Brit
ish continue to retain the advantage.
Another barrier surmounted in Haig' s
drive on Douai, hundreds of Germans
having been killed and captured.
British troops in a desperate at
tempt to turn the northern wing of
the Drocourt-Queant line have ad-
vanced on a front of nearly ten miles
and captured the village of Arleuxen-
Gohelle, nine miles west of Douai.
The capture of Arleux widens con-
siderably the British salient in the
German positions directly east of
Douai, the objective of this fighting.
1t threatens, too, the southern de-
fenses of Lens as well as the village
OF Drocourt.
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Defense Council Makes Plans,

Phoenix. plans for the
mobilization of the financial, natural,
physical and mental resources of the
state for the equipment and prepara-
tion of the state for an active and et-
fective part in the present war were
set on foot and started in action when
fifty citizens of Arizona, representing
every class and faction, gathered in
the Senate chambers at the state
house at the call of Governor Camp
bell for the formation of the Arizona
State Council of Defense.
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Whole Truth of Buddhism.

Dorm Zenshi, great Buddhist
priest, once lived on top of tree in a
mountain; so people nicknamed him
FOWL priest" Someone interrupted
his meditations one day with the fol-
lowing question:
"What, in nutshell, is the truth of
Buddha's religion?"
"Eschew all sins and practice all
virtues" replied the priest without
opening his eyes.
"Oh, is that all?" said the man sar-
castically. "Even child of three years
can say that"
eyes, even child Of three years can
say that" rejoined the priest, ''but an
old man of eighty years cannot put it
into practice" Tokyo Advertiser.
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Quits.

The hours were flying by, and still
Algy, the bore, remained with her.
do you like music?" she inquired
listlessly.
eyes," he replied. II am always
carried away by music"
She flew to the piano and played
several airs. Then she turned anC
looked at him.
care you not gone yet?'
"No," he answered.
"But you told me that music al
ways carried you away"
eyes," he ertorted, "but I said mu
sic''
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

straight as an arrow. DOdd's Kid
ney Pills deserve great credit" Be
sure and get "DoDD's," the name
with the three DIS for diseased, disor-
dered, deranged kidneys; just as Mr..
Benton did. No similarly named article
will dO.-Adv.
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THE BEST BEAUTY DOCTOR
Is Cuticura for Purifying and Beauti
flying the Skin-Trial Free.

For cleansing, purifying and beauti-
flying the complexion, hands and hair,
Cuticura Soap with touches of Cuti-
cura Ointment now and then afford the
most effective preparations at the mini
mum of cost. No massaging, steaming
creaming, or waste of time.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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forced to use a
cane. For these
disorders I am
glad to say I used
D Id s Kidney
Pills, which proved
to be the proper
remedy. I am 81
years old, feel
fl ne an d once
again stand as
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

It was reported at Flagstaff that
between ten and fifteen thousand
head of sheep were killed, and the
loss in dollars is between $100 900 and
$150,000, as a result of the recent big
SnOWStOrIn
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Undisciplined.

Officer-What do you mean by feed
ing that horse before the cal sounded?
Recruit didn't think as 'ow ED
start eating before the trumpet blew,
sir.-Punch.
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GAVE HIS CANE AWAY!

Mr.. S. P. Benton, Kerrville, Texas,
writes: "For several years prior to
1906 suffered from kidney and rheu-
matte troubles. Was bent over and
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

To share a thing with friend IS
to add to it's weight substance.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
Important TO Mothers
Popular.

"We like the new minister very
much"
"That so?"
Eyes. His politics and my husbands
are the same"
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 4O years ago.
They regulate liver and boWels.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

Mean.
"My face is my fortune"
"Heavens! What has kept you out
Of bankruptcy"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
THE DANGEROUS COLD

This The day cold cold
o a probability o
bills
ia
colds
could be modified February
be
the weather
is
a
odfashoned physician whose
colds ensihy
o he
health the colds
quickest
a dinner then the evening
company
annually United
absolutely O
add %
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
THE SAME IN EVERY TOWN.

we surprised
a
o
S business every
should
that an liars Probably the who delight
aerated BY Them publish
ion arise
that his thief
inc may
Of
any time
Of all
newspapers
no spared o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
ANSWER THE ALARM
n"Ae County People Should rot Delay

Lake County People Should rot Delay
IF your kidneys are indamsc,
Don't stand around and do nothing
Like q FIRE it Will soon be beyoni
control.
You will ret the alarm IN time
Bseksche. or dizziness or disorders
the urine.
Heed the warning
Give your kidneys a rest By living
moro carefully.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills 10 help
stamp out the cause.
Profit by an East Chicago womans
experience.
Ars. T. Hoffman. 4s<4 Olcstt Ave.
East Chicago says; Il don't know how
kidney trouble started in my case, but
It did. When / had It. life didn't seem
worth living Ny back r,Ainsd me, but
what bothered me most was the weak
irregular action of my ksdnoyS The
kidney seoretions were highly coIored
and unnatural. too. Two boxes Of
Doan's Kidney Pills helped MS ~ooder-
fully. relieving al signs Of the an
noyance,"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remsdy-see Deans
Kidney Pii1s-the same that AIRS Hof-
man had Foster-Afilburn Co. Props.
Buffalo ~. ADV
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
WATcHMAN, WHAT OF THE NIGHT?
War clouds hover.

As it was written 50 it has
Lutania sponsors aufa tragedy
but rather than boast owe the forecast
he s rda An can citizens at the same hands hen
The Saturday threatened evennates but
cables show that ne ship warned and its
profoundly hope may be so that Germany will
respect our decision but the poens
solemn the world ahre
The overt act have been
the severlng of diplomatic relations with the blood Of much If
our blood patriotism he land.
They raying foreign
Aa rs of ear nsen e9 ''s all ss but home and
In their extremity sympathy should be re
Peoed but of their ultimate adopted coun
Be andm must be doubt
There one flag
not many flags As to the impending struggle
not opnionsour Country country
country is government of the people for the people and by the
prince We toessers
distance
arsht-with
and yet with pride and dignity
He has spoken for freedom and the flag
He has spoken to let the world know that
free n pnn as and npo time on free sea They % not have to be
there is none to tell U.s. you may do this thing or you NAV not DO it,
the the country
a
Of criticism government Washington no words Of contempt nor
that is contempt criticism and THE FLAG:
them
hurryman for about
I'd $ America
be
with
in
us and goemn Let MS cast out boastngs Let us remember that war
children
We
Is ourh
mouhed
be
glorious
nlintable will aston
The of
nav not be ours.
t The traditions Of
1 and
under the sarsan n
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
The BETHLEHEM IT'S OWN DEFENDER.

side the public IN connection
discussion that
munon manufacturers allowing the English nderbd them
bethlehem advertising It's
Bethlehem that might followed by other
ensaged in the
mirepresened
comprehend
mind and
said Bethlehem there
onanlz nLace mem e..r- nub-o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

have an elght pound Day gIrI. I Know
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads - Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBACK, 1921 Christy Ave,
Louisville, Ky.
Everyone naturally breads the sur
geon 3 knife Sometimes nothing else
will do, but many times Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation IN
necessary.
If you have any symptom about which
you would ike to know. write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

her abortion VIII mistaken #
ara ew d
honorable hey win have be dealt with With stern and swift
such e
agains men NJ o
O
n
rcums stance o theira all z
he
his naturally
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

EQltor ZINES
Please announce that 7 ana a oandi-
date for the republican nomination for
city clerk subject to the Will of the
voters nj the city primaries to he held
on March s. I ask the support OF all
voters who are Interested In civic well
fare and pledge myself that if elected
viii devote my entire time and abil-
ity to the discharge OF the duties or
The office. A J. BROWN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
Hnuer's Antiseptic Oil, Known as
Snake Oil
WIN Positively Relieve Pain in Three

VIII Positively Relieve Pain in Three
Minutes
Try it right now for Rheumatism
Neura1g ia. Lumbago. sore. stiff and
swollen joints pains in the head, back
and limbs. corns. bunions. etc. After
one application pain disappears as il
by mas gic.
A never-faning remedy used internal
Gro tl'-u sore Throst. DiphtheTia and T Ton
silitis.
This OIL is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known. Its prompt
and immediate effect in relieving pain
is due 10 the fact that il penetrates to
the affected parts az once. As an illus
tration. pour Ten Drops on the thick
est piece Of sole leather. and IL will
penetrate through and through IN three
minutes
accent no substitute TNtr v~o9+ C,-t
is golden red color only Every bottle
guaranteed; 25c and soc a bottle. or
money refunded. At leading druggists
Kaufman & Wolf, Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

finished. Inc doc
tors said | would
have to be opera
ted on and I simply
brok e down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia E.
Pinkham S v G e e
ia bic Compound,
and the result Is |
feel like q new wom-
an. / am well and
strong, do all my
own house work and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
4 FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri-
Gus Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-'eFor four years /
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. | could not
sleep, had no appetite and it hurt me to
walk. If | tried to do any work, /
would have to lie down before It was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
ltor MS.

Eeitor TINES;
Please announce to the voters OF
Garv Z Will he a candidate for the nom
nation on the republican ticket for
tress urer Of the city of Gary. subject
70 The decision Of the republican pri-
naries to be held March 9Th. 1917.
pledge myself If nominated and elected
TO devote nv entire time and ability to
tho discharge Of the duties of the Of
fee r. l. RANKO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

rather
Tribune should
editorial
following
OF
respecting
in conflict natl in the or
Of
an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
For City Clerk.

L.II0T IINhs.
Please make an announcement to the
people Of Gary that 7 am a candidate
for the nomination for city clerk Of
Gary. subject to the decision of the re-
publican pr aries
BOTICE SYZMANSKI
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

Proposed Washington Memorial
building; ex-President Taft, Mrs
Dimock and George Washington.
A campaign has been launched at
the national capital under the aus
pices of the George Washington Me
mortal Association, to collect enough
money this month to begin erection
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
For Council.
Editor TINES.

Editor TINES
Please announce to the people or
Cary that am candidate for the
nomination of councilman-at-large. sub
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

Editor GARY TIMES:
I desire YOU TO announce to the voters
OF Cary that l viii be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the office
Of City Treasurer, subject 10 tho deci-
sion Of the primiraes of March 9Th 1917.
II nominated and elected I viii be in the
office myself as I have no other bust
ness to hinder me.
FRANK BORATANN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR MAYOR

To the Voters Of Gary:
7 desire to announce 20 the voters OF
Gary that / am candidate for the re
publican nomination for mayor or the
city q tho coming city Primary. and
ask tie support Of All republican voters
who believe that the people OF Gary
are entitled to an administration OF.
for and BY the people OF Gary.
1-6-tf FRANK W. SMITH
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

10 the voters q Cary.
I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office Of Treasurer Of the
City Of Cary subject 10 the decision Of
the republican primaries 10 be held
March the 9Th. 1917, and pledge my
self if nominated and elected TO give
the City Of Gary an efficient administra-
ton. so far as the affairs Of the afore-
said office are concerned.
HOY D. DAVIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
Editor TIMES.

You are authorized TO ar. ounce that
am candidate for the republican
nomination for mayor Of the city of
Gary. subject to the WIFI OF the repub-
iean voters Of the city az expressed 81
the city primaries to be held on March
=, 1917. and / ask the support OF ali re-
publican voters who are IN favor Of
good government
WILLIAM T. HODGES
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
CITY JUDGE

E0It0r TIMES;
Please announce TO the voters of
Gary that I viii be a candidate for city
Judge on the democratic ticket. subject
TO the primary to be held March 6. 1917
I-31- HOMER STANTON
TlEn TINEs gives the worIrs nswA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

Editor. Please announce to the vot-
ers Of Gary that I am a candidate for
on the republican ticket for
Treasurer of the City of Gary, subject
TO the will Of the voters as expressed
st the primaries to be held March eth
1917. If elected I will keep the Office
open during regular business hours and
give it my personal attention.
GEORGE H. NANLOVE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
PETER PISARSKI

sect to the decision OF the republican
primaries
PETER PISARSKI
Editor Cary Evening Times:
Kindly announce that 1 viii be
candidate for the nomination on the
republican ezcket for councilman al
large at the primaries on March e. 1913.
Yours very truly.
2-3- II ". DAVIS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

in the capital of a George Washing
ton Memorial building. For this pur-
pose 100000 has already been
raised. Mrs Henry F. Dimock, of
Washington, D. c., IS president Of
the association. Many prominent
Americans, including ex-President
Taft. are behind the project
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05
CITY TREASURER

Editor TINES:
Please announce to the people Of
Gary that win be a candidate for the
republican nomination Of city treas
urer. subject to the decision of the pri-
naries Ny slogan win be that il
nominated and elected I viii be in nay
office during the entire working hours.
letting no outside business interfere
with my public duties.
HARRY STRINGFELLOW.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-05

Editor Times: Please announce 70 the
voters Of Gary I viii be a candidate for
the nomination OF city Treasurer on the
Democratic ticket. ubject TO the primaries
on March s.
JOHN 3. BURKE.