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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-01
DUTCH STEAMER FIRST VICTIM

LONDON Thursday Feb l. - The Dutch steamer Epsilon was the first to be sunk in the barred zone today
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-01
UNRESTRICTED WAR BY
 SUBMARINES ALARMS
 ALL; WILSON SILENT
BULLETIN!

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. 1.-Whie all official information was withheld late this evening" there were indications from official quarters that communications have been sent about to be sent to Germany
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-01
HOGS HIGHEST SINCE 1861

CHICAGO Thursday, Feb. l. - Hogs reached the highest price quoted since the of 1861 when they were quoted at $l3.2O per hundred this morning.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-01
22 DESTROYERS ORDERED
 OUT TO PROTECT SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb 1-Orders were is sued by the navy department this morning placing P tor pedo boat destroyers in active service along the Atlantic to preserve neutrality.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-02-01
ACQUITTED OF WIFE KILLING CHARGE

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Thursday Feb. 1.-"Not
 tv was the verdict returned today by the jury III the case of Spanels of Alpine Texas who was tired here on the charge of killing his wife Spanels will be tried on the charge of killing Col Butler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
YOU MUST STOP
FOR STREET CARS
Police Prepared to Arrest
Violators of New Indi-
ana Law.

Police in the cities of the Calumet re-
gion are preparing to get hot and heavy
after taxi drivers and motorists who
violate the law.
The last Indiana legislature estab-
lished a law which makes it unlawful
for any person operating q motor We
hicle to pass a street car or an inter
urban car at a lateral distance of less
then twenty feet on the streets of any
city or town when such car has been
stopped to allow passenger to alight or
embark.
When the operator of motor vehicle
approac ches a car thus stopped and when
the condition of the road or street will
not let him pass in a lateral distance
of at least twenty feet he must stop his
vehicle not less than six feet from the
rear of the car and remain at that dis
tance until passengers have a1ighter or
until the car has started. Violation of
this act carries with it a fine not ex-
ceeding 500. The third section of the
law provides that the act shall not ap-
ply ito the operation or motor vehicles
and motor bicycles at street intersec-
tions in cities or towns where officers
are stationed for the control of traffic
at such intersections
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30

ent in Switzerland of Erzberger. the
clerical leader. recently head of the
Reichstag collation. presumably as a
peace negotiator was regarded as
proof that the militarist deliberately
staged the recent "crisis" in the par
Lament and that Erzberger was near
ly a tool of those interests.
Miehaelis' peace interview was rath-
er an assault on England and France.
He charged the allies with secret
agreements aiming at ''enslavement of
Germany" He was particularly bitter
in responding to Sir Edward Carson's
suggestion that the first step towards
peace would be for Germany to an
nounce her willingness to surrender
the occupied territory.
Count GERMS statement was along
the usual Germanic line. asserting
complete agreement between Germany
and Austro-Hungary and reiterating
the old plea that Germany's enemies
were responsible for continuation OF
the war.
OF curious collateral interest In the
peace talk was an interview attribut-
ed to DR.. Erzberger at Zurich in which
he declared If he could talk with Pre-
mier Lloyd George or Foreign Minister
Balfour a few hours an understanding
which would permit peace negotiations
would result
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
AMAzONS
TAKE NEW
WAR OATH
By WILLIAM G. SHEPARD
Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent.

\
PETROGRAD. July 80. - Russia's
women soldiers have pledged them
selves to take their own lives rather
than become German war prisoners.
Each woman soldier carries ration
of cyanide of potassium to be swallow
ed in case of capture believing death
would be preferable to the fate they
probably would meet in German hands.
The Legion of Death" fighters are
good killers learned this today
when I talked 80 five of them now in
a hospital suffering from shell shot.
had run a German through with her
bayonet firing the gun at the same
time From others / heard how these
women and girls fresh from. comic
able homes and universities went leap
ing over mangled bloody bodies in the
charge with enemy shells bursting all
about them.
Girl soldiers drilling in the streets
are now a common sight in Petrograd.
Huge crowds gather daily about the
engineer school where 1000 girls drill
daily. Premier Kerensky has promis-
ed to form women's marine detaeh-
ments They will be assigned to
ships.
A peasant girl, one of the FIVE
wounded Amazons who are visited at
the hospital. proudly displayed a cap
tufed German helmet on the bed be-
side her. the first war cries of a Rus
sian woman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
HAMMOND HUSTLERs
! SELLING UN|TRACT TORS

Samuel A. Schlessinger. one of Ham
mond's live wires, 134 Highland street.
returned from Indianapolis last Satur-
day to spend the weekend with his fam
lily. Mr.. Schlessinger. who has associ-
ated himself with Arthur A. Cohn, for
merly of the Northwestern Life Insur-
ance Co. of this district, in the manu-
featuring business and they are selling
to dealers thro ugout the state with In
dianapolis as their headquarters the
Unitractor. a device to be attached to
F ord n achincs whereby the farmer can
40 almost anything on the farm with
the motor tractor. The machine does
the work of many horses and is intense
ly practical The two Hammond hustl-
ers are advertising extensively and
working so hard in the promotion of
the machine that it is impossible to see
how they can fail to be successful, as
they are putting an immense amount of
energy into tho selling campaign
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30

When motorists who witnessed the
o,,erturning of an Illinois machine at
The foot of a hill at Ridge road ana
Harrison street. Gary, late TINS alter-
,oon got to the scene of the accident
tbev nulled from beneath the wrecKase
twelve children, all of whom were IN
iured except a smiling baby OF t"ei'e
months.
rba smash-up ended forty-rnile
sunday cruise over the crowded roads
that lead into northern Indiana FIJI
+een wear old Helen Adent, I2S west
19o+b street. Chicago, was at the wheel
with Helen were six younger brothers
an6 sisters. as well as Hattie. Mary.
victoria and verna Zajweski. lz'zoo
>ormal avenue, and eight-year old The
odore I.utikus, 1901 149th street. East
chicago When the children's car pass
"a through East Chicago. little Theo-
dore who never had an auto ride De-
fore. begged to be allowed to go along.
He was assisted on board
Piled in Ambulance.
podging speeding machines the trip
was without mishap until Gary was
reached.
The twelve youngsters were piled into
a. Gary police ambulance and taken TO
Mercy hospital.
There it was found that Peter Adent.
six years old, was the only one seriously
injured, receiving broken arm len
others received cuts about the face and
hands and scalp wounds
Resides Peter and Helen the other
Adent children are Lille. 13; Irene, IL;
Florence, Z; Leonard, 5: and Alfred. the
baby. The Zajweski children range In
age from to IA
Papa told me to take the children
for ride. Helen said.
Mrs. Melton Aids.
Following the accident which occur
red shortly after o'clock. the chill
dren were carried to the home of Mrs.
A. P. Melton. wife OF Capt Melton, L.
S. A.. while first aid was rendered the
youngsters. the police and Wilyliams'
ambIuances were en- route.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
HURT
IN M|SHAPS
BY MOTOR

There was a toll of four automobile
accidents yesterday in which East
Chicago people figured.
Leo Sczyjiel. south side. arm broken;
taken to Hammond hospital
Tony Jelo. 4746 Olcott avenue. foot
crushed.
John Pany. south side. both legs
broken; taken to st. Margaret's hos
pital.
Mrs. George Douglas. 473o Forsyth
avenue; face broken. back and chest
bruised. internal injuries.
Leo szczyjiel was driving an Elgin
Six and at the corner of 149th and
Barring avenue ran into two young men
riding motorcycle. When the police
arrived. the machines and the men
were piled promiscuosly in a heap at
the northeast corner of the above
streets The boys were Tony Jelo who
was riding behind and John --
who was riding in front. sJohns last
name could not be learned. Leo's arm
was broken: John had both arms brok-
en- and Tony had his foot crushed
Leo and John were taken to the hos
pital.
George 0. Douglas. proprietor OF the
Paris Cleaning establishment. 473O
Forsyth avenue. was returning from
Lincoln park and had gotten about
half way from Robertsdale corner to
the Calumet boulevard, when a street
car hit the rear of his Ford driving
him into the ditch.
Mrs. Douglas was on the rear seat
with a baby in her arms and by her
side was her sister. Miss Mary Sloan
Another child was also in the machine.
Mrs Douglas was thrown against
the front seat and against the top
braces and sacrificed herself to keep
the child from being injured. She is
quite badly hurt but just now serlous-
ly is not yet known.
They were taken on the street car
to Hammond where DIR. Clark attended
them. The others in the car were not
seriously injured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
It WAS A NOISY
SUNDAY ALL AROUND

Judge Fred Barnett resumed Ham
nond city court bench today after a va
cation during which time Attorney
Floyd Murray hendled the reins.
Saturday and Sunday being sizzlers
the bull pen was packed with drunks.
speeders and ether law vioiators.
Go to hell'--said one drunk to Of
ficer Fred Hesfermsn, Saturday night.
1t cost him s1.
Henry Cleaver. 230 Michigan avenue,
Hammond, had little too much to drink
Sunday morning and told Patrolman
Ben Strong he was a damn liar" He
was fined 81 and costs.
Frank Pav1ik secured trial continu-
ance until Tuesday. He is charged with
assault and battery. having struck
Charles Foss at Sharpshooters' grove
Sunday when Foss attempted to make
him behave.
Two Gary speeier. John Spadzinski
and Earl Hickman. were fined $40 and
costs each.
Two negroes were fined 81 and costs
for-disordcrly conduct. Four white men
were fined Sc and costs on the same
charge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
CLAIMS FuVER HAS
TRAVELLED 100000 MILES

Hammond's champion long-distance
Ford is off on another tour
This time it carries C. I. Bunnell
and family who left at 8 a.. m. Sunday
for Boston. Mass. and vicinity to visit
Hammond soloier boys stationed at
forts the coast.
Walls and Brown ran the car $4,000.
it is stated and turned it in to E. n.
Bunnell for a new car 1t was remodel
ed and sold to the Newell Taxi Co. and
it is claimed they drove it 100000 miles.
1t was made into a service truck for six
months by Bunnell and then sold to a
groceryman at Indiana Harbor. He used
it FIVE months and Bunnell took it back.
A 1917 touring car body was placed on
the machine and a trailer complete for
camping attached
The present owner claims the Ford
has travelled 2O0.5oc miles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
Z DROWNED
IN THE CANAL

Two drownings occurred Saturday
and Sunday in the canal at East Chi
cago. Both went down while bathing.
Phil Guerman. sos 144th street was
in the water at the B. & o. c. T. bridge
west of Forsyth avenue. The accident
occurred Saturday afternoon. The boy
was 13 years old and the body was not
recovered until yesterday morning at
nine o'clock. Officer Basick was ms
trumental in bringing it to the sur
face.
John Kemeick. As years old. went
into the canal at 141st street yester-
day and was drowned at 11:40 a. m.
He lived at $50 141st street. He has
a wife in the old country and worked
at the Hubbard Steel. His body was
recovered at o'clock by Officer
,Basick. Undertaken Fife took charge
of the remains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
CH|CAG0'S RAILROAD
STRIKE SETTLED
Men Go Back To Work Today In Nineteen Railroad Yards
Brotherhood Loses Its Chief Point Of Contention
But Proves Patriotic

The railroad managers issued
statement saying that the strike had
been settled through the intervention
of the three brotherhoods. The man
ayers said the affiliated brotherhoods
ruled that the B. of R. T. was in the
wrong in ordering the strike. which
as its main object in ousting the
Switchmen's Union Of North America
from Chicago yards
STRIKE SETTLED IN so HOURS.
The strike was settled approximately
fifty hours after It had been called.
and in that time had tied up about
so per cent of the transcontinental
freight traffic of the United States. It
was said that the Intervention of the
three brotherhoods was largely caused
by the attitude of the federal gov
ernment that stopping of war supplies
probably would be followed by fed
eral intervention in some form.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED.
During the conference George W.
w. Hangar of the federal board of
mediation and conciliation. was Called
in and the situation explained to him.
He declined to say what he had told
the conference. but settlement follow
ed soon after.
The following joint statement was
issued by the conference committee of
managers and the committee represent
ing the B. of r. T.
First The men to be returned to
their positions at once, without preju-
dice and loss of seniority.
The questions at issue were dis
posed of as follows:
"(A) Meals to be settled by the
commission of eight at New York.
"(B) Appointment of yardmasters,
reinstatement and employment of new
men to be settled by board consist
ing of 1dessrs. L e. Sheppard. chair
man. W NJ. v1ark. VI. w. Cadlett. H
E. Willis. L. J. Grifdng. A. J. Lowell.
S. A. Boone. representing the B. of r.
T. and conference committees repre-
senting the railroads.
The rights of all other employees
are safeguarded by a clause. 1T is
agreed that the matters at issue are %
be settled without adopting a closed
shop rule or any rule that might fair
ly be considered equivalent as SUCH"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
PERROTT
SENTENCED
-: YEARS

INDIANAPOLIS. July 30.-Samuel "
Perrott. recent chief of police of Indian
apolis, found guilty of conspiracy to
commit election frauds in 1914 was to-
day sentenced by Federal Judge Geiger
Il serve four years in the Atlanta fed
eral prison and pay $1,000 fine.
Herman Adam. former city inspec-
tor OF weights and measures. Roy A.
Potefi former police captains, w. Sand
ers and NJ. Hulse, former police SER
gent and Lee Stringer. city detective,
were given sentences ranging from two
years and six months in the federal
prison, to six months in the county
Jail. All were fined.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
GARY TOT
IS SCALDED
To DEATH

Daisy Haller. three years old, died
Sunday afternoon at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haller.
1857 Delaware street. Gary. The child
had been fearfully burned the day be-
fore. being accidentally scalded over
the trunk and legs.
The Gary Undertaking company had
charge of the funeral. which was held
this afternoon Burial was at Gary
Oakhill cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
MOTOR ACCIDENT
OCCURS NEAR DYER
Chicagoan on Wrong Side Of
Road Crashes Into Ma
chine; Two Hurt.
Especial TO The TrMEs.)

DYER, IND. July 30-The perils of
motoring. and how little driver knows
what the other fellow is going to do
was vividly illusterated one mile south
of this city yesterday afternoon when
l.. Sowardson and his nine-year old son
were badly hurt when Sowardson. driv-
ing on the left side of the road crashed
into a Paige touring car The little
Sowardson was pitched through the
windshield and his face terribly cut.
Sowardson was cut about the arm and
stomach by glass. Both machines were
wrecked.
Sowardson was from Chicago. He
was driving a new Ford and completely
lost his head. Had the Paige driver not
kept his head the results would have
been far more serious.
The Swordsons were cared for by a
Dyer doctor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
L K|DD|ES
HURT WHEN
AuTOUPSETS
ON RIDGE RID.
Fifteen Year Old Girl Was Drl-
wing Gar and Machine
Turns Turtle

This story concerns one OF 'ns
most singular auto accidents ese1
recorded in THE TIMES.
twelve children were puiieo 1fonA
beneath an overturned car at 6ary'
The eldest was Is, and all were IN
tnred save a baby of one year. Tne
accident points out the danger oi
letting children drive motor cars
which are really locomotives TINS
child of Is, Of little physical strength
drove this car yesterday with eleven
other tots as passengers. She was
twsnty-ave miles from home wnen
the accident happened and had es-
saved a trip over some OF the most
most crowded auto highways IN the
country. Tt was a trip that wouAo
have been a task for q skilled ana
,natured driver, considering the num-
her of children aboard. BY sneeI
luck no enc was killed, but this gari
driver was a menace not only TO nef-
self and her own passengers, but al
other cars as well. It Is crtndnal 20
Let = child drive an automobile.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
5 DIE IN
SEYMOUR
AUTO CRASH

SEYMOUR. IND. July 30-Five per-
sons. two men and three women We're
instantly killed and two others serious
~ injured at 10 o'clock last night when
an automobile in which they were re-
turning from a picnic was struck and
demolished by a fast train at the Penn
sylvania railroad crossing two miles
from Seymour.
The dead are:
TRUrTT, LON, 5s years old, owner and
r of the auto.
STEISKE, WILLIAM, As years old.
ORSTADT, JULIUS, 81 years old.
WERSHoRST, CLARA, % years old.
BINDERMANN, EDNA, 81 years aid.
The injured:
Ora Drote. 81 years old
MartinSteinwedel, % years old.
The train brought the dead and injur-
ed to Seymour. The two injured are in
a serious condition and may die. All are
members of well-to-do-families in Sey-
mour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
ONE FATALITY IN
RECORD PLEASURE DAY

A drowning marred an otherwise
record pleasure day at the Hammond
lake front Sunday.
Driven by the heat, Axel Hanson. As.
of Chicago. pulled off his outer gar
ments and went bathing in his under
clothes in the Wolf river near Camp
Cuneo. He drowned before assistance
could reach him.
It Is estimated that between 1000
and 5000 persons bathed at the Ham
mond beach yesterday. Over five
thousand persons passed through the
bathhouse while half that many went
to the lake in their bathing suits by
automobile.
There were thousands in the park
and thousands of machines passed over
Calumet and Indianapolis boulevards.
The fish restaurants were Jammed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
HAMMOND
ORPHEUM
IS SOLD

l.. l.. Sachs of ]. P. Strickland & Co.
of Chicago, has sold TO Gumbiner Bros.
who own chain theatres in Chicago
and other cities, the capital stock of
the Orpheum theatre in Hammond The
theatre. which was constructed in 1911
at a cost of about 500, 900. has a seat
ing capacity of 1900 and has equipment
for vaudeville as well as moving pic
lures. The new owners will make ma
terial Improvements in the theatre.
The Gumbiners have successfully op-
Grated Deluxe for years in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30

SINKING
N English Tommy aeft) and American Sammy
(By United Press.)

AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 3O.-An
American transport with 1.40O men on
board was reported to have collided
with another ship in the bay here this
afternoon. The transport is said to
be in a sinking condition.
The transport is the steamer Sara
toga. formerly in the Ward line serv-
ice. At $50 it was reported that the
steamer was being ,towed back to port.
She collided with the steamer Panama
The Saratoga is a ship of about TO-
900 tons.
At the navy yard it was said no one
aboard was injured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
GARY AUSTRIAN KILLED
BY GUARDS BULLET

Peter Pavelich, the Gary Austrian.
who attacked guards at the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company at Gary
Saturday and who was shot in the
pistol battle that followed died last
night at Mercy hospital. Pavelich liv-
ed at 1109 Madison street.
George Harbaugh. deputy sheriff.
shot Pavelich during a running bat
tie 1t is stated that Pavelich fired on
Harbaugh The man had first attack
ed Capt Carroll of the Tin Plate
guard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30

CHICAGO. July 3o.--Chicago's big
railroad switchmen's strike which for
more than two days paralyzed freight
traffic. was ended today following a
joint conference of representatives
from both railroads and from three of
the four big railroad brotherhoods rep
resenting the striking switchmen men,
bers OF the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. who demanded a closed
shop" with IS per cent of the jobs
filled by B. r. It's.
ENDING is SPECTACULAR.
The strike. called early Saturday,
had a spectacular ending. The settle.
ment was brought about almost solely
through the efforts of representatives
of the other three big railroad broth
erhoods-the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors. the Brotherhood of Engineers. and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers
DID MURDOCH GET HELLf
These men. who arrived here yester-
day afternoon. went into conference
wit hthe general managers commit
tee last night. Early today they re-
ceived G. w. w. Hangar. member of
the federal board of mediation and
Cancellation: later James Murdoch.
vice president of the Trainmen's Broth
erhood and the man who called the
strike. was called into a special meet
ing of the other brotherhood represen-
tatives- What they said to Aurdock
and what Murdock said to them was
withheld. Some of those present said
that Murdock 'got hell" to use their
own expression.
MANAGERS MEET AGAIN.
After Murdock's departure the brots-
erhood representatives met again with
the general managers committee and
announced they were authorized to
make settlement
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30

DELUD|NG
HER PUBLIC
(By United Press CabIesram.)

LONDON, July 30.-Germany' junk
ers are working hard with the German
people to justify militarism and efforts
by the militarists to delude the public
into believe that Germany is beset by
foes who started the war TO
dismember Germany is what London
saw today behind the peace inter
view" granted by Chancellor Michaelis
of Germany and Foreign Minister
Czernis of Austria. The reported pres
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
BOY DROWNED
SWIMMING At GARY

Alfonso Morris, colored, 10 years old,
was drowned late Saturday afternoon
while bathing in Little Calumet river
one-half mile west of Broadway bridge.
The boys mother, Mrs. Anna Morris,
5O0S State street. Chicago. and his sis
ter, Ruth. were at the river at the time
The body was taken to the Williams &
Marshall morgue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30

SUNDAY TOLL
OF DEAD AND
INJURED

boy drowned In Gary.
boy drowned in East Chicago.
man drowned in East Chicago.
2 badly hurt IN Dyer motor accident.
hurt In East Chicago motor acci-
dents.
IL hurt In Ridge road motor accident.
! man hurt by train at Indiana .Har-
Dor; may die
i girl scalded TO death In Gary.
killed in Seymour auto accident.
1 man killed by inunittou guards at
Gary.
i woman stabbed by husbaudir East
Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-30
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Dem
ocratic City Central Committee will
meet at the Jefferson Club Rooms on
Monday evening. July 30th. 1917, at s
D. m. for the purpose of electing City
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secret tary
and Treasurer for the coming City
Election to be held in November. 1917.
and to transact such other business as
may come before said meeting
Signed. OTTO H. DUELkE.
7.2s:2 Chairman.