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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-16
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FOR THE BOYS
II VIII Cost Uncle Sam Over a
Quarter Million Dollars a
Day TO Feed Them
tzy United Press.)

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-How well
Americas $4,000 drafted sammies will
be fed when they enter cantonement
camps was outlined to the United Press
today BY Quartermaster General sharp's
department.
Thirty-hve hundred chief cooks are
being mobilized. They will average 225
to each camp. About 10000 assistants
win be employed to help the chefs. New
cooks viii be developed among the draft
ed men as the are needed.
Estimated at 42 cents day per man.
it will cost the government s28s.54o a
day to feed the first $4,000 In the
bill Of fare is found Sunday break
fast Of mellon, oatmeal with sugar and
nlilk. fried pork sausage, hot biscuits.
Dinner-Yegetable soup with crou-
tons. veal a la creole. boiled rice. string
beans, lettuce salad, ice cream and cake.
bread and ice water.
Supper-Potato salad, bread, jam, iced
tea, veal croquettes.
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LONDON, Aug. 1s.-Field Marshal
Eais struck today in Belgium north Of
Ypres.
Early this morning the British and
French attacked on wide front. Heavy
lighting was reported but progress was
being made at all points in spite of
stubborn resistance, tho British COM
mander stated.
The attacks were on the line running
to the east and north of Xpres where
bitter fighting took place in the Arst re-
cent assault In Flanders.
The Canadians today still held the
positions dominating Lens which were
taken yesterday despite strong German
counter attacks during the night.
Attempts of the Germans to regain
Hill 70 and other important positions,
continued during the night, Haig re-
ported, but all were repulsed.
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nv United PressA

CHICAGO, Aug. I6.-iovernOr Arthur
Capper of Kansas VIII leave Chicago
tonight to maI<esa personal appeal to
President Wilson and the federal trade
con mission to take over the coal mines
of the country at once and establish
flair and impartial prices"
III we fsiI TO obtain government
regulation of coal prices" Capper de-
clnred IT the coal conference here this
afternoon, II for one propose to use my
constitutional power TO take over and
regulate the coal mines of my state"
Governor Harding of Iowa urged the
conference to draft a resolution me
moriaIizIng the federal trade commits
sion to establish fair prices of coal mt
the mines In each state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-16
FoRp HAS CARELESS DRIVER

Eggie Mackowiak of 1927 Elm street
East Chicago, came into the hmelight
yesterday afternoon when he crashed
into telephone pole at 13sth and
Grapevine street breaking the pole in
two. When Chauffeur Meeha reached
the spot. Mackowiak claimed he was
going north on 13Sth street at about IS
or 20 miles an hour when a Ford in
front Of him turned suddenly to the
left to go down 13Sth and Grapevine
street without giving the proper signal
and Mackowiak ran his car into the curb
and pole to save a collision. His car
being wrecked owing to the careless
driver of the Ford, whose name was not
learned.
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LangemarcI< il little over five miles
northeast of Ypres on the road leading
to Pool ChappeIIe and just across the
Stennbeck River.


BERLIN, Aug. 16.-A second great
battle has broken forth In Flanders,
the war office announced today. Ae-
cordInG to British orders which were
found, their objective was Zendin-
LeveiI. four lsiIometerS behind the Ger
man front
The British made n small gain an
fresh attacks which were repeated
eleven times. The storming waves cell
lapsed under German fire, the state
ment claimed.
'.South of HuIIach and to the west
of Lens I'll attacks were repuIsed with
extremely heavy Iosses.v the statement
declared. "AIong the Chemtn deS
DANES front trench attacks we're vain
and cost much blood.
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LONDON, Aug ia pointed answer
to German hopes of starving England
through the submarine campaign was
given today by Premier LIoyd-Georxe
when he announced that the food situa-
tion was now better than it has been
in many years.
'''Fhe stock of wheat now on hand Is
Ie,0O0.0Qo bushels above that Of last
year, he declared.
''Engiand's position is better than
in mnny years"
LIoyd-GeoTge decIared it had been
iHtended 10 make one big military
move this year, hut the Russian claw
of the nipper broke.
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Omitted Press CabIegram1

ROME, Aug. 16.-POpe Benedict's
peace proposals are certain to be re-
jected by the Allies, In the view of the
italian press.
Unanimous opinion was expressed to-
day that His Holiness has failed to in
cIude any of the principal points for
which the Entente powers are lighting.
..The papaI initiative is doomed to
failure because it aims at saving the
aingnrchy of the Central powers" n
lending paper declares.
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GERMAN STAFF GENERAL
UPSETS KAISER'S EXCUSE
FOR INVADING BELGIUM
France Was Caught Unawares by Advancing Armies,
Writes Won Freytag- -Loringhoven Military Histor-
ian, in Semi Official Article.

COPENHAGEN. Aug. 16.-Lieut. Gen.
Baron Won ytag-Loringhoven. Chief
of the Supplementary General STAFF of
the German Army. in an article printed
in g German newspaper, admits the
falsity of the German prosecution that
the violation of Belgian neutrality in
the campaign Of August, 1914. was due
to military and defensive necessity pro
voked by alleged preparations of the
French to invade Germany through Bel
gium.
Gen. Won Freytag- -Loring ghoven writes
that. on the contrary, the French orig
inally started to concentrate their
armies along their own eastern frontier,
and made belated change in their plan
only after the German offensive was set
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ON PENN
SPEEDER
HMH
Especial to THE rIMEs.l

HOBART. Ind Aug. 1s.-Oakley
Jones. 81 years old. naintainer for the
Pennsylvania railroad, was instantly
killed when a fast passenger train hit
his "speeder" car at Gary last night.
His companion. Fred Weaver. also of
Hobart 1niracuousIy escaped injury.
Jones was riding Ieisurely along In
the ''speeder" car when the train
rushed up from behind. throwing the
light car from the track. Weaver
jumped just in time 20 save his life.
Jones was married but two months
ago. Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-16

AGAINST
Street RY.

city Attorney John Gavit of Ham
inond filed a complaint with the state
public service commission at Indianap-
oils against the Hammond, Whiting &
East Chicago Railway company The
complaint charges poor service, lack of
equipment and general neglect Of the
public's interest and petitions for line
on Calumet avenue south from State
street to Conkey avenue. The proceed
ure BY the city attorney was authorized
BY the Hammond city council
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A PACIFIC PORT, Aug. 18.-Predict-
ing that friendly cooperation will
hereafter be the keynote of all rela-
tgOus between America and Japan, Nls-
count Ishii, head of the Imperial Jap
anese war mission to the United Stntes,
today closed the formal program of the
Itission's entertainment on the Pacific
coast.
The mission departs In n few days
for Washington to deliver to President
Wilson "a message of confidence, good
will and cheer from the Mikado.
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CHICAGO. Aug. 16.-Federai control
of the nations coal mines, TO be ef-
fected speedily ~ possible. was
urged by the majority of the one hum
drcd delegates attending the Interstate
coal conference here today.
Charges of alleged coal combine, ex-
ccssive profits and unfairneSs was in
termlngled in appeals for exclusive
Federal control and Federal regulation
with state control of distribution
prices.
F. w. McAIlister. attorney general
Of Missouri, declared the coal sItua-
tion i'm his state was outrageous and
that excessive profits in some instances
amounted TO 100 per cent. He favored
state control of mines.
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SAlMIES ARE TO FARE WE'LL IN CAMPS
ARE YOU CAREFUL
WHEN YOU DRIVE
YOUR AUTOMOBILE?
SPEEDING, FATALLY HURT.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

LOWELL. IND. Aug. ia shock
ing auto accident took place between
here and Rensselaer, early yesterday
morning when w. F. Preibe OF a
Kenosha, Wis. auto concern while driv-
ing a big touring car, crashed into a
tile ditching machine near the roadside.
He was going at a high rate of speed
from Lafayette TO Chicago when front
tire blew out. The car swerved and
Preibe was hurled through the wind
shield into the ditching machine He
received a concussion of the brain and
was found wandering in a daze. The
car was caved in and is a total loss.
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ERIE TRAIN
KILLS BAKER
(speeiaI TO LIE TIMEs.)

CROWN POINT. IND. Aug 10
Joseph Seigfried, SO years old. owner of
8. bakery and restaurant, was struck and
killed by an Erie passenger train yes
terday at Rochester. Seigfried was
walking down the tracks in the direc-
ton of the train at the time. 1t is
thought he suffered a dizzy spell as the
train approached. causing him to fall in
front of it.
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STEPS TO HIS DEATH.

CARMEL. IND, Aug. 16.-Milburn
stipp. age sixty. living six miles south
east of Carmel was killed yesterday
when he stepped from the running board
of an automobile before the machine
had stopped His skull was fractured
and he never regatned consciousness
after the accident
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CoLLIDEs WITH AUTO.

Another auto accident took place at
Kennedy and Chicago avenues in East
Chicago when A. S. Carson in driving
his auto north on Kennedy ran his car
into the car driven by w. a. Myselr who
was turning south. Mrs. Myselr was
hurt on the head and was taken to the
Calumet drug store where she was at
tended by a physician. The Myselr auto
was badly damaged, the right running
board being broken. The damages were
adjusted out of court
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CIGARETTE IGNITES GAS.

NOBLESVILLE, IND, Aug. 10
Ernest Reese. driver OF an automobile
truck, was burned, fatally, about the
face, arms and chest last night when
gasoline ignited as the result of Reese
striking a match to light cigarette
over the gasoline tank of his automo-
bile.
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1Rr United Prenr.l

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Russin has
informed the state Department that
she Is reody to abolish restriction on
exports TO the United States. The
apparently will lay the
foundation for new trade treaty be-
tween the two governments.
1t involves obligation of the 1915
agreement whereby
the United states recognized as n
measure of military necessity the Rus
sian restriction against exporting
Russian goods to Germany after they
arrive there.
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WHO WERE THE INJURED?
Especial to TIE TIMEs.)

sCHERERvILLE, IND. Aug. ia
mysterious auto accident was uncover
ed mile and a half west of here when
the debris Of a big touring car was
found near the road. 1t is reported that
two were injured IN an accident and the
car destroyed by fire but nobody seems
TO have seen the injured They were
spirited away. The machine is con-
sumed except the chassis and frame of
the springs. Even the license tag was
removed.
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LONDON. Aug. 16.-FOIIoyving pub
licntiOn of the official text of Pope
BencGict.s pence appeal, the British
press today emphaticaIIy answered
Mo-
That conditions outlined by His
Holiness are regarded as indicating n
stronger trend of German inspiration
thun the unofficial outlines.
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CAR UPSETS.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

HOBART. IND, Aug. 16.-Severa1
persons were injured last night when
big Valpo auto owned by E. Van After
in crossing the G. & I. tracks near Good
run The car was overturned. Van
After sustained a fractured skull and
E. Won Duhren four broken ribs. A
third man was slightly injured. Van
After was hurt once before in an auto
accident
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CHICAGO. Aug. I6.--Tentative dfvi-
sion of the country into eight districts
10 carry on the work of the United
states miIIers, subsidiary of the $780,
COO, 900 administration grain corpora
tIon. was announced here today.
New York will be the Organization
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(BULLE TIM
m YYnA%na rrnnr !


WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.--Neither the
war or navy department had any con-
frmatton of a disaster to American
troops in France. Answering a report
that 200 wounded Americans had been
transferred to an English hospital both
departments said they had received
nothing OF any form of trouble for the
Americans. but promised to make such
news public as soon as IL arrives If not
incompatible with the military situa-
tion.
The bureau Of public information an
nounced no confirmation by the depart
fnsnt.
Autnor1t1es thought the story nn1ghs
have originated from transfer OF sick
or convalescent "Sann1ies' from France
though they had not been advised any
were taken to England.
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ALTO TURTLES; 1 DEAD.

GIBSON CITY, ILL, Aug. lie. G.
Smith was instantly killed and his
father and brother. A p Smith and
Isaac Smith, were injured when the
automobile turned turtle while attempt
ing to pass another car
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cUnited Press CabIegrau1

ROME, Aug. 16.-Four persons were
killed and twenty-seven wounded when
Austrian neropIanes raided venice
Tuesday. 4 hospital was struck by
bombs from ono machine and two of
the patients killed and twenty-one in
jurc't.
Several of the raidAng planes are
reported TO have been brought down.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-More than
two thousand graduates from the first
series of officers training camps have
been assigned TO 80 to France. They
will receive further intensive training
there and ultimately fIi up the gaps
caused by promotion or casualties.
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(BULEETIM.)
tsy United Pross cabiegrarn.

(By United Pross Cablegrarn.l
PARIS, Aug. 16.-AtSacking in con-
cert with the British French troops to-
day attained all detectives in strong
assault against the German line in
Flanders.
In one section an entire trench sys-
tenn was captured on ki1ometer front.
-Four German counter attacks were
thrown back and the French held all
their gains.
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INJURIES PEDESTRIAN.
(Special to THE TIMES. }

TIPTON. IND. Aug. 16.-Clen Henry
driving his auto over a street crossing
in some way which has not yet been
explained collided with George Reed.
Reed was knocked down and his skull
fractured.
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Omitted Press CabIegram.)

LONDON, Aug. 1G.-EEEEh tribute was
paid to the American engineers who
paraded through the streets of Lon
don yesterday by Premier Lloyd
George in an exclusive interview with
the United Press today.
lit was thrilling spectacle and
moved very much" he said, recall
Ing the vision of the khaki-cIad Amer
leans swinging past the war office.
1t moved us because we knew the
real Significance of it; we knew thnt
behind those fine fellows is a nation
of hundred millions that never yet
has set its hand to any tnsk that 1T
has not accomplished"
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RATE INCREASE
HEARING STARTS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug. 16.-Hear-
ing on the petition of Indiana rail-
roads for Is per cent increase in
freight rates for intrastate traffic was
scheduled to start before the Public
Service commission here today. Repre-
sentatives Of shippers from all sections
of the state were on hand to present
arguments against the increase.
The hearings were held in the House
CT Representative chamber. The rate
II increase proposed by the railroads
is approximately 1415 per cent over
the scale recommended by the ex-
e.miner OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
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More Tnfantile PARALYSIS.

VALPARAISO IND, Aug. 16.-Three
cases of infantile paralysis developed
yesterday. Officials Of the omnibus and
interurban lines have refused permits
sion TO all children to ride
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Hammond b

Hammond Ball Park.
Second championship game,
Hammond VS.. Waukegan,
Sunday, Aug. 10Th, 3 p. IN.
sharp. S-lS-'
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(BULLETIN.)

LONDON, Aug. 16.-Details OF yes
terday's fighting at Lens shows that ex-
trernely heavy losses were suffered by
the Germans while the allied casualties
were comparatively light.
1t least one entire enemy division was
practically wiped out in the counter at
tacks launched by the Germans. The
Fourth guards division was caught in
the midst of deadly Canadian IRE ana
practically annihilated.
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The Red Cross-the symbol of a
rause-wide as the world and high
as Heaven.
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headquarters. The seeretary's office
will be in Chicago. The Ohio, Mich
igan and Indiana districts viii be In
charge of Mark McnneI, Toledo, o.
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CANADIANS
HOLD LENS
POSITIONS
Gen. HaIg Strikes In Belgium
Today. Bitter Fighting
Takes Place.
(BULLETTN.)

tBy United Press Cablegram.l
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
TEE FIELD, Aug. 16.--Ertttsh troops
swung another terrific blow against the
Germans today, attaching on q front of
six miles.
The French struck simultaneously and
at the time Of this cable the force Of
both nations was pushing forward.
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The Red Cross symbol of
cause wide as the world and high
as Heaven.
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Hammond Ball Park.
Roseland Eclipse vs.. Chi
cago Giants, Saturday, 3 p:
m. sharp. elo--
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Z T RA
LANCEMARK
CAPTURED

LONDON, Aug. 16.--FieId Marshal
Haig's troops captured Langemarck at
noon today, Premier LlOyd-George an
nounced in the House of Commons.
Twelve hundred prisoners and Ave guns
were taken.
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AlHes Taken Unawares.

in motion through Belgium, and that
the Germans prohted greatly from the
resulting confusion and delay.
Allies Taken Unawares.
Stories of French troops marching
through Belgium during the initial days
of the war and of airplane and automo-
bile attacks from Belgian territory and
other fairy tales which figure so largely
in German justification of the invasion
of Belgium. are not mentioned in Gen.
von eytag-Loringhoven's article.
After describing the advance of the
bulk of the German forces westward.
consisting of four armies comprising
its centre and right wing. through neu-
tral Belgium and Luxembourg- begin
CONTINUED on page nine.l
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Make It The Last War.
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lContinued on paEe nlne.l
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-12-29
STILL ANOTHER STORY


There have been many eXpla-
nations made as to the origin of this
expression. One of the latest eXpla-
nations was made by a Kansas City
man. He explained that the mar
riage laws of Missouri i'm the early
days were so loose that anyone could
get married without answering many
questions. In 1881 a law was passed
making it a misdemeanor for a minis
ter or justice to marry persons not
having a state license and setting the
age OF marriageables at IS years. If
the applicant for the license did not
know the age of the bride elect he
had to produce her to the license clerk
and let him judge her age. When the
applicant went after the girl. she ask
ed the reason, Of course. why she had
to go along to get the license. When
told that the law required her exhibi-
tion, she remarked: "Oh, you've got
to show me. have you?" This occurred
many times during the first year or
so of the laws effectiveness and be-
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came a by-word. This expression has
also been accredited to Judge Thomas
j. c. Flagg of Louisiana, Mo.
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of the vote, has been paying the fid-
dler.
Hibbing boasts it's extravaganza. 1t
has more street lights than the city of
Cincinnati, with a population of 400.-
900. The running expenses of Hib-
bing are higher than those of the en-
tire state Of Delaware. Tax levies have
jumped 11.65 per cent in eight years
because the steel corporations pay the
taxes. Hibbing's mayor spends over
s3,000.OO0 annually in conducting the
town. Even the alleys have expensive
boulevard lighting systems. The
feathered chickens are reported dy-
ing of insomnia, because the town is
kept so light at night that the chick
are thirty salaried policemen. Quar-
ters for firemen are furnished in quar-
ter sawed oak and handsome rugs,
pianolas and monographs.
But the steel corporations have tired
OF paying taxes They are going to
tear down the town. Millions of dol
lars have been invested in quietly get
ting control of the property, so that
$4,000, 900 tons of ore under the site of
the town might be mined. Need of
this ore has been increased by the
war.
The Steel Corporation has bought
fifty seven acres just south OF Hib-
bing. On to this tract they propose to
move the town of Hibbing. But in the
move. they also propose to have some
thing tc say about the management
Of the new town.