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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08
WHITING YOUNG
MAN ARRESTED
Failed to Register-Others
Will Be Taken Into
Custody.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

WHITING. IND. June Sin spite
of the fact that Whiting registered 500
more men than they expected to on
registration day. there are still several
more who evidently evaded signing up,
though being of the required age.
Mike Lukas of 715 Schrage avenue.
25 years of age, was arrested for not
registering. He is held awaiting trial
IT is said there will be other arrests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08
CEu united Press.l

FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, IND,
June 9.-Crders for the selection of 200
officers in training at this post to leave
for service in the coast artillery have
been received from the war department.
1t is probable that the men Will be
chosen June Is, when the general shake
up at the camp takes place.
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CRy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, June s.-General
Coethals today discharged T. A. Eustisi
assistant general manager of the Unit
ed States emergency feet corporation
and T. II. Clark, consulting engineer
The men published an opinion severely
criticizing their superior.
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Z. x 7 z 4
(By United Press.)

wASHINGTON, June S.-The ship
ping board announced today that the
contract for 16O wooden ships had been
let within the last ten days. One hun
dred to the Southern Pine association
and 60 ships to various firms on the
eastern coast Option for forty more
at the same price being included.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08
Latest
bulletins


ROANOKE VA, June S.-DesuItory
guerilla warfare has developed in this
section from harbored restment against
federal enforcement of the draft.
Mountain men for the past two nights
have fired from ambush at national
guard patrols. Department of Justice
agents have been sent into the section
following disclosure of n widespread
plot to resist conscription.
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Hammond Ball Park, Sun
day-Hammond vs.. Ideals.
DO NOT GIVE UP

If your results are not satisfactory
regarding your spectacles. see us. We
are specialists for twenty years prac-
tice fitting eyes for the proper glasses
S. Silver, Jeweler and Manufacturing
Optician, 1T State ST., Hammond, Ind
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(gy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, June 8.-One hun
dred aviators to aid in detecting sub
marine operations and other active
duties have arrived safely in France,
according to official announcement to-
day.
They are the first officers and men
of the regular fighting forces to land in
France.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy with probable showers
late tonight Saturday; not much
change in temperature; moderate var
liable winds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08
BEFORE GRAND JURY,

Mayor r. o. johnson of Gary. his
brother. Chester. and several Gary po-
licemen were today subpoenaed before
the Gary Superior court grand jury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08

PARIS. June S.-Germany has appar-
emily started counter-offensive along
n great section of the French 'front.'
Today's official reports detailed a
violent enemy bOmbardment across st.
Quentin and Lofire. Preliminary to an
attack which the French queiled at its
inception. Artillery fire centered north
of Moulin La Faux and south of the
Fflain as well as in the Gerny sector
and enemy attacks at various other
points. All attacks failed.
tBy United Press.)
WASHINGTON. June S.-An fmporf-
ant section of the central business
parts of San salvador destroyed
the American legation building was
rendered uninhabitable and all other
city property apparently made unten-
able by earthquake fire and volcano
eruption, last night, according to ad-
vices from Minister Long to the state
department. this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08
WILL MOVE TO GARY
Especial 70 THE TIMEs.)

Especial 20 THE TIMEs.)
ROCHESTER,, IND. June s.-As the
result of flattering offers made by the
Gary Chamber of Commerce, the Star
Health and Accident Company of this
city viii move its general offices to
Gary within short time. A branch
office will be maintained here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08

INDIANAPOLIS.-T public service
commission today heard testimony of
warehouse men of this city to file ware
house tariffs This is the first time
warehouse owners have asked to file
tariffs with the commission.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-08

Are You Patriotic? Then Buy Z
Liberty Bond2
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Continued on page fourA
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Buy A Liberty Bondl
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

Your staff correspondent at Washington
struck n responsive chord to the views have
hold for many years on the subject OF the
nations economic policy in his article in The
Tribune of November II, and ! would like
to add my bit to the worthy purpose he pro-
rcses.
After outlining the stupendous congestion
q freight traffic at our Atlantic and Gulf
rorts. due TO the want OF transportation,
,chich has already exceeded the capacity OF
the railroads and is rapidly growing beyond
their utmost possibilities, he says: I'm view
Of this fact it is essential that immediate
rlans be made for the comprehensive use Of
the inland waterways of the country. In
Europe inland waterways are being used to
their utmost and are being constantly i'm
proved"
The writer of this communication has
recently, in paper entitled THE National
Importance Of Interior Waterways" offered
some details regarding the expansion of our
enemies transportation system, but 1t Is
needless 10 do more here than to point to an
object lesson of recent occurrence among the
Central Powers in Europe to show what this
country's superior national facilities might
mean to US.
That remarkable campaign that was carried
on in 1916 by Teutonic forces against
Rumania and Russia, which has led up to
their present invasion of Italy, would have
been much less of catastrophe, if not almost
impossible, but for the interior waterways
of Germany and Austria Hungary which con-
meet the Rhine with the Black Sea- 1t will
be remembered by real strategists, who study
the campaigns of the from the stand
roint of professional men, that water COM
nunication between German cities and Con-
stantinople was opened on November &c, 1916
while the Oriental Express between Berlin
and the Ottoman capital was not running
over the railroad until December 10 fol-
lowing. some three weeks later. This shows
the disposition of Hindenburg TO use water
transportation to carry supplies to his allied
armies; and it is known that he took ad-
vantage of natural highways of commerce in
the tactical evolutons of the army for all
they were worth in his campaign Of last year.
Commerce Makers
Referring to your correspondents state
ment that one of the most important OF the
country's inland waterways is now practically
ready for use, would like to mention that
in a report to the National Rivers and Har-
bors Association, whose representative had
the honor to be, at large international
congress of navigation, held at Petrograd in
June, 1908, after making protracted trip
down the Volga River, studying commerce
makers" | wrote report to that organization
on the subject of motor vessels engaged in
TIE foreign commerce of the United States,
which was published in the proceedings of
the society for 1908, and later in an address
before the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
cation al New London, or September 5, 1912,
said as follows:
81 look forward to the day when bulky
articles Of commerce manufactured at Gary,
in Indiana, let us say, may be shipped, with
out breaking bulk, in specially constructed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
The Service Flag Problem
A Suggestion That the Color Of the
Star be Changed

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The service flag discussion In The
Tribune emphasizes the necessity for pro-
vision on the flag for the loss Of any oil the
star representatives" The flags now indl-
cate men in service. man gone West Is
decidedly no longer in service, yet them more
than ever, does his memory deserve place
in the honor flag.
The necessary modification OF the nag
should be limited to the stars, since so many
flags contain more than one star. thus, MI
Cronin's suggestion in The Tribune this
morning must be limited to such fags as
have all men represented thereon deceased
IT would not seem practicable to have sep
arnte flags for men LOST.
A black circle around star, as suggested
by Dorothy NJ Knell, would serve to dis
tinguish that star in some cases. but in many
OF the large flags the stars are found packed
il so closely that it would not be possible
70 encirce a star with band heavy enough
10 make a showing.
CT. RS scheme, which, he says has been
already adopted by one of the insurance COM
Tanies, provides for the removal of the blue
star from the white field, and the placing
of white star on the red border. The
Obvious objection TO this plan is that in the
case of single starred flags, very unbal-
anced design would result
| think Mr.. Stevens is on the right track
in suggesting simply change in color OF
the star However, it shouldn't be changed
TO gold which is unsatisfactory as nag
color anyway, and besides has no pertinent
significance here.
why not simply substitute the red star for
a blue one? This would not introduce any
new color element. and would be very
simple change to make. y. >. SEELEl'
New York, Nov. p, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Pennsylvania Military Contributions

From The Philadelphia Inquirer
1t is unfortunately, impossible to give ex-
act statistics of the numbers of men from
this state serving in the various military
branches Indications are however, that
Pennsylvania has now over 100000 men in
the army and navy, and the total may be
nearer 100000.
IN less than nine months this state has
contributed over 10000 men TO increase the
regular army in which it was already heav-
lily represented. To the National Army il
has furnished almost 10000. 1t is not easy
to assess the numbers Of the National Guard
but apparently there must be 10000.
1t is much more difficult TO say how many
are in the navy Philadelphia has Away
been heavily represented, as have nearby
cities In addition, the Naval Reserves have
been takcn over IN a body and many marines
enlisted here. l. seems an underestimate
to say that $4,000 are in the naval service
from Pennsylvania.
This is an excellent showing for the state
but it is quite likely that it is only begin
ming. 1t does not reach the numbers who
enlisted from Pennsylvania during the Civil
War, when the population was about three
millions. Canada has a population less than
that of this state, but has sent 100000 men
20 war, has raised about billion dollars of
money and proposes TO increase men and
money by at least % per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Lord Lansdowne

OF all that may be said concerning the
letter Of Lord Lansdowne to "The London
Daily Telegraph" there is but one thing
that Americans will permit themselves TO
saw at this time. Whatever may have
been Lord Lansdowne's purpose in the
letter. the effect of this document has been
70 give courage and new inspiration 10
those elements and those interests which
are doing most TO break down the Amer
lean will to win and the American purpose
to fight.
It is not for us to pretend to know what
natriotic British purpose Lord Lans-
downe's letter serves. One must perforce
believe that it was with the interests OF
his own country at heart that the former
British Secretary for Foreign Affairs
smoke. but one is forced to recall at the
same time that precisely the same sort OF
outlook upon world affairs from the
British point Of view has. in the past
earned for Great Britain name which
only her recent splendid loyalty to her
allies on the Continent has demonstrated
n be false in contemporary time.
Il NAV be that Lord Lansdowne feels
that British interests demand that Great
Britain should now escape from the war,
which has been more expensive for all her
allies than for herself, with the single eX-
oention Of America. In such case, 1t
NAV be that it was the part Of patriotism
10 suggest a policy which might lead to a
NEGOTIATED peace, in which the price should
10 Maid by Britains allies and such profit
as there was should be enjoyed by Britain
herself.
H. is the confident belief of the mass Of
the American people that no such policy
Of selfshness inspires the mass of the
British people. The American people have
struck hands with the British in this war
because they have believed the essential
honesty Of what has been said by British
ministers and British leaders from the out
set of the war. Lord Lansdowne has in
i1red the cause Of the Allies in the United
States. He has injured the friends OF
Great Britain. He has weakened the
hands Of President Wilson. He has en-
couraged those who are employing the
tactics of the Bolsheviki in Washington
and elsewhere. All Of this he may have
done with a high patriotic purpose, but at
least there should be no blinking the facts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

trades, other industries, are paying better
wages. The letter carrier must be an In
dividual possessing certain attainments
and qualifications which are readily sal
able. If he can't live adequately on what
the government pays, sooner or later he
will sell himself elsewhere, and the gov
eminent will be left with only those en-
rloyes who cannot find better bargain
for their wares Moreover, the quality
of men necessary for. this work Will be
hard TO obtain.
In view of these facts it is greatly to
be hoped that Congress will look with
favor on the bill known as II. R. 1855,
which is intended to remedy the condi-
tons set forth. It should be adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Only After Three Generations
ditor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: No one admres The Tribune's un-
relenting attitude toward our enemies within
alien or native-more than |, so the edi-
tc rial Making Americans in to-days issue,
comes as shock. Americans cannot be made
they are born after three generations of
legal and intelligent service to the United
States of America.
Instructng aliens is very we'll so far as
it goes but it does not go far. Our German
residents were wholly admirable until 1914.
Can we doubt they would have been devotedly
loyal if it had been possible to embroil us
with England? There has been notable dis
affection among our Irish citizens. Could we
trust any of our alien groups if we were
at war with their home countries?
have always thought the eleventh hour
parable lacked equity and common sense, and
TO have its principle applied to the imm-
grants to this country is all wrong Shall we,
who have served here for nearly three hun
bred years, have no more honor than one
with just-signed naturalization paper? The
first are filled with a sense of injustice, the
latter holds his easy citizenship cheap. True
patriotism is injured in both
have no wish to exclude any desirable
alien from the benefits this country confers,
but he should know that the title of an
American is to be won only after three gem
crations of loyal service to the land of his
choice. MARTA LEONARD.
Mt. Kisco, n. Y, Nov. 2S, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Why He Was Homesick

lFrO0l The Boston Transcript
Homesckness is an ailment that attacks
many soldiers and sailors at home and
abroad, and seldom can it be relieved by the
efforts or prescriptions of the medical of
fcers. 4 prominent woman, indefatigable in
good works, was inspecting training camp
not far away the other day with one of the
officers, when her quick eye caught sight of
a soldier whose expression was anything but
happy. At her suggestion. the officer called
the soldier forward 10 be questioned. First
the visitor asked him his state. "Texas,"
he replied. Then she asked him about the
food 81; is good" Then about the train
ing: at is interesting" Puzzled to know
why the object of her questions still looked
so unhappy the good woman asked, SIS there
anything you want that would make your life
happier here?" the lonesome looking Texan
replied: II want my twin" He and his twin
brother had enlisted together in the same
company. They had never been separated
for day in their lives until a few weeks
ago, when orders came transferring one OF
the twins TO another regiment stationed in
another part Of the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Not Plaster Saints, but Clean
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: ID. O'Suliivan calls attention, very
Justly, to the stigma cast upon soldiers IN
general by recent lurid statements regard
ing military camps, but | am sure the mar
row-minded and pharisaic women who made
them are rare exception. Most of US who
have any experience of life realize that men
morally and physically unclean exist, in
much the same proportion in civil as in mill
tary life, but the civilian has greater OPP
portunity to disguise his vices than the
soldier.
Ny own home is near a certain great rest
camp" so far from fearing the soldier as
possible source of contamination, respecta-
bic families throughout the district enter
tain men from this camp every Sunday-not
commissioned officers, but the rank and 1le
of drafted and enlisted men.
Sometimes entertainer and entertained are
of the same social grade-sometimes they are
as far apart as the two poles, according to
artificial estimates of social worth. But the
men, no matter whether cultivated or crude.
are always courteous, agreeable and clean of
speech and when, as often happens, the home
they enter includes refined and carefully
guarded young girl even the rougher among
them show a Difference and consideration not
always shown by young men of 'our best
families" We are not "uplifters"-we in
dulge in no moral inquisition, and the men
are all strangers when they come to us, but
we treat them as we would any unattached
young man invited into our homes.
They respond in kind and often show us
family photographs (there is always some
cherished souvenir tucked under the jaunty
bouse) or tell us about the dog back home,
but they never have tales Of hardship to re-
late as to camp life. and "my captain" is
always referred to with pride. Perhaps they
aren't plaster saints. but we like to see them
lounging comfortably in our big chairs and
we feel our hospitality helps us as much as
them in our broader knowledge of the men
our nation is sending out on the great adj
venture. h. /. RO1LE.
New York, Nov. %, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Turkeys Not Tobacco Chewers
IL of The Trihnnn

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Under date of November 26 you pub
lshed an article, quoting advice from p. Q.
Foy, the market expert, how to select Thanks
giving turkeys.
Part of this gentleman's remarks may be
pretty good dope" but when he says to
avoid buying Virginia and North Carolina
turkeys on account Of their having the to-
bacco habit he jumped over his bounds by a
large margin. To be frank, | have my
doubts whether this so-called market ex-
pert" has ever been outside the limits of
New York City, and feel safe in saying he
was never inside the states of Virginia and
North Carolina. II he had ever visited the
states in question he would never have made
such a statement, as it is ridiculous to even
think OF turkey eating tobacco.
| lived in the tobacco raising section of
Virginia for a period of twenty years and
have seen turkeys from the day they were
Matched until they were carved for Thanks
giving dinner, and | have yet 70 see one
touch leaf OF tobacco.
A NATIVE VIRGINIAN.
Brooklyn, Nov. 81, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
A Day Of Education

The rare sort of education that war can
end does achieve was brought home to
a good many thousands of New Workers
On Thanksgiving Day. There may have
leen some few patronizing Americans who
sentmentalized over their soldier and
sailor guests and neither gave nor took
much from the occasion. The normal cele-
bration was a very different and a very
stirring thing.
1t is the mixing of Americans from all
over the country, the contact of Wisconsin
with New York, of East and West, of
Middle West and South, of every element
that goes to make up our nation with every
other-that is the outstanding fact of our
war preparation. This mingling goes on
increasingly in every camp and regiment
and company, on every battleship and
cruiser. 1t came, passingly but wildly
for few hours to those of US who shared
cur Thanksgiving Day with men from the
army or the fleet.
The mere mingling was not the whole
story of the day any more than it is the
whole story of the service. The talk, the
cye-to-eye meeting, the whole human bust
ness of getting acquainted, took place un-
der the stirring influence of as fine an emo
ton as Americans have ever known. 1t
seemed as if there could not be finer, truer
men than these young soldiers and sailors.
We felt deeply what we could not find
words to say, our pride in them and in our
country that bore them. We felt as we
seldom had felt before what a splendid
thing it was to be an American. If any
Of US had needed melting-and goodness
knows that even the oldest of Americans
sometimes grow set-here was heat of pa
triotism to fuse US all, true melting pot,
the only one worthy of the name.
1t was a day Of intensive education in
Amercanism for most of us. We could
realize and briefly share the widened out
look, the new contacts, the broadened
friendships, the glorious service, that made
these young Americans the finest sight of
all our lives to see.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
The Guard at the Front

The people of America have particu-
larly warm spot in their hearts for the
Guardsmen of our several states, and the
first official announcement of the safe
arrival of their representative regiments
in France is a cause of thankfuness and
pride.
There was long a disposition in army
circles in Washington to belittle the
efficiency and Importance Of the National
Guard. Many friends of the Guard felt
that this prejudice was slow to die and
that officers and men of the Guard were
shown something less than an equal oppor-
tunity at the border and later. There has
teen no complaint from the Guard itself.
It's members have taken their medicine
like good soldiers Their sodierly quail
ties have been demonstrated in every camp
at home, as now abroad, as they take up
their final training on the fields of France
In the face of untold obstacles of official
dom and of popular indifference our
Guardsmen kept alive rare spirit OF
strong-hearted patriotism. They are now,
after our regulars, our first troops to be
ready for battle. They are giving final
proof of the worth Of their faith and of
their sacrifice.
That is why America, awakened to-day
TO the need of military preparedness, feels
an especial obligation to these her earliest
volunteers, and views their entrance into
the war with peculiar gratitude and pride.