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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

with surprise party last evening by
large number OF her friends Her
condition warranted the receiving Of
the guests and she was Very happy
70 spend 50 enjoyable an evening
after her close confinement SHE was
the recipient OF many bouquets OF
lowers and participated IN a late lun-
icheou brought and served BY the
guests.
Mrs. p. Wirtner OF Iaporte visited
Mrs. Fred Peters IN Grapevine street
iyesteTday
Mr. and Mrs J. P. Bedford Of Elm
I street have returned from Lexington.
Mich. where they were summoned ow-
ing to the death - Mrs Elmer Bed-
! ford whose ruperal occurred from her
late home in that city
| AIRS Emily wedgevood OF vesg
avenue returned home last evening
| from Indianapolis, where she visited
with friends during the session Of the
] Grand Lodge Of odd Fellows. which
convened there this week and brought
many visitors from surrounding parts
/ Of the district Mrs Wedgewood was
Jesse Thorn =o- who later listed
with re.4tivas IN nearby city.
The Crocue ~1'h w cet next
veek on Tuesday afternoon instead of
Thursday. their regular meeting day
owing to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Mrs. George Fetter OF Oicott avenue
will be the hostess.
Mr. a Bell. q wsllknovn jeweler
in Chicago avenue, left yesterday for
Saianac Lake. X - upon the recent
or a telegram received here that his
wife. who had left for that city last
! Spring TO recuperate from a malignant
disease had passed away with pneu-
| monis. she having caught severe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23
TWIN CITY
NEWS NOTES

Katharine Howard, 45IS oIcOst Ave-.
Phone 2S3, viii be pleased to write and
receive social news and advertising for
The Times
Esther Rebeksh lodge or Indiana
Hafbor uet last evening and elected
their officers 70 serve the ensuing
te5m Mrs H. ~. Saunders, noble
grand Mrs Thomas Robertson. vice
Mrs Fl 2 Hubbard financial secre-
tary; Miss Vira Leroy. recording sec
rotary; Mrs. a. T. Grove. treasurer;
trustees. Mrs Thomas Robertson.
chairman. and Mrs. Thomas Gething.
Mrs T F. Williams Of North Ma
goun avenue is having the members
e. her club meet with her tomorrow
q noon for luncheon in celebrate
Of her birthday anniversary. which
occurs Sunday
Mrs F y Canine IS leaving the
ea-lv part of the week for Brazil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

.h. largest drives Vet j. OK
,aetad - be put or. Service flags VII
aistrilntod with stars. showing
.,ar, members IN the family are
agaliared with tire organization and
taese VII Be placed n the 49,
ever, home and II y
ON Christmas eve candle
placed lighted beneat IN 'tss
viii be universal custom 49, $50 49,,
tie country and the eHu.e, -,
ring at Intervals 81 &c a..tocls
$50 10 the eFenine -, =. otbe-
II fl expected MAJ -, ..,,c,,r,ca-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

A notable Columbia selection. jus,
announced, Is Stracclari's singing Of ''Er
'ru' from Verdi .RaIio in Maschera
The power and vi-iiity Of his attack. II
the dynamic opening strains, are admir-.
ably offset by the mastery voicing Of his
woe and suffering, IN the later passages
when sympathy for the woman who has
wronged him aImost conquers his resolve
for revenge The splendid ROBUSTNESS.
of the Italian bartone's voice was never
displayed to better advantage than II
this famous aria. in which his tones rise
clear and strong. above even those pas
sages OF the accompaniment which are
almost barbaric in their cla1aor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

Wen Sing Yankee Doodle Under
the Linden, With Some Real Live Yankee
Pep-And I'm on my Wav, by Heck
by Heck Here are words that find echo
N the hearts of million and a hall of
American fighting men, sung with much
spirit BY Arthur Fields on the December
Columbia record, Its a Long WAY to
Berlin, but Well Get There" This is
one OF the most typical American war
ditties that has vet come out. and il i
already famous as the "By Heck song
Coupled with 1t Is an excellent quartette
selection, with much the same theme
So Long, Mother"
The big song hat, "Joen of Arc" il
found, set to fox-trot rhythm. IN the
new Columbia dance number, "Air. Jazz
Himself, played BY Princes Band. and
introducing IN addition to Joan OF
Arc, such popular strains as those Of
Whose Iittls Heart Are You Breaking
Vow, and 'i'm All Bound Round with
he Mason-Dixon Line" Coupled with
i IS Pork and Beans fox-trot played
by Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Or
chestra, and containing all the pep and
zpp thst the Fuller jazz orchestra is
famed for.
1t is announced that Elena Gerhardt
las been engaged 70 make records ex-
clusiveiv for Columbia and the first
contribution of this gifted singer appear
ing IN the December list is Schubert
Silent Night, Holy Night. -" perhaps the
greatest Christmas hymn ever gwen to
the world Miss Gerhsrdt's rich mezzo
soprano Is heard to fullest advantage in
this number, and her rare power of eX-
preston gives to words as well an music
a fne emotional appeal.
There can't be too much patriotic
music these days. nor too many dif
ferent presentations OF America martial
airs. 20 suit e-ery individual taste in
harmony. Two fine new numbers appear
in C3lumbia's December record list
The Stsr Spangled Banner and Julia
Ward Hcwe's inspiring Battle Hymn
f the Republic Both are sung with
plenty of spirit By Charles Harrison and
the Columbia Stellar Qusrtette.
A noteworthy feature of Coluulbis's
December group is the overture from
Won Suppe's Poet and Peasant. PLAYED
BY the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Il would be difficult to find p more pop
ular selection in al the realm of opera
than this number, and this IS the first
time it has been played for a record by
any orchestra in the class of the Chicago
Symphony. This organization has pro-
videi more than satisfactory rendition,
doing fun justice to the color, vivacity
and varied harmony OF the composition
Maria Barrientos, coloratura soprano
Of the Metropolitan Opera, has sung the
Bell Song" from 'Iakme, for Columbia
It would perhaps be hard to find either
= voice or a singer more admirably fitted
"a do justice to this intricate and beautiful
melody. Particularly where the singer
voice blends with the woodwinds and bells,
Nine Barrientos' fine control and shading
ere notably IN evidence. The record is
one that viii delight both the connoisseur
and the listener who desires only to be
pleased.
Made at the special request Of the
boys IN khaki is The Old Grey Mare.
one of Columbia's new marching songs,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

Two unusual musical offerings whicl
will find instant response from the sma'
folks, are found in Columbia's s0ccis
Christmas list Ter children Santa Clal
Patrol is descriptive of Christmas CO
Santa Claus is heard approaching, til
bells Of his steeds iingliEg merrilv. The
comes his vigorous Whoa" As he pile
out or his sleigh and down the chimney
The in trumpet, squawking doll drum
accordion and cuckoo are heard as
stuffs the toys IN the stockings -then IT,
sleigh bells die away, as he dashes q
10 the next house christmas Froiic
has the sounds Of the awakening house
hold, the JOY Of the children with the
toys. the interruption which comes who
breakfasts ready" Both Gre plsys
By Princes Band
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

Another special Christmas numbe-
presents two Of the most beautiful song
associated with TINS festival One o
The Star Of Bathlehem. well sung Is
Henry Burr, and the other Gounod
" Nazareth, in which the even and re
sonant tones of Andrea Sar.o are hear,
to excellent advantage. Still anothe
desirable Yuletide offering OF Columbis
Is q double medley OF Christmas carols
sung By quartette, and numbering MIN
N all Of these Quaint and tuneful ole
melodies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

Laxaro has sung 'evesti La Giubbs
from Psgliacci for Columbia Her,
Seems TO be the song BY which every grea
tenor voice Is judged, ard perhaps right,
SO. for il tests suprenelv the singers ar
50 well ~ bis equipment N this tria
the young Italian aeouits himself notably
His splenGi1 voice responds TO every d.
mand Of this tragic aria, including til.
tremendous emotional climax. with
power and intensity that have rarely
been eQusiied.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

Lord Athlumney, as provost mar
shall, is in charge of London and its
surroundings. He watches over the
welfare of the soldiers on leave from
the front He is he nemesis of the
evi. men and women who seek to de
bauch officers and privates through
the temptations Of night Gfa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

The great George NJ Conan song
'Over There IS now Columbus onc
step. As might be expected. it's a rat
ting good one Introduced in the recof
are MY Boy" and "The Spirit OF Is
msicine patriotic offering 10 Terpsiehor
that would be hard TO best. On tA.
other side is a fox-trot medley. includia.
I'm Crazy Over Every Girl IN France
In San Domingo" and 81 H&te to les;
You" As rendered by Princes Band
these selections constitute one of I'll,
best dance records that has been made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

sung by Collins and Harlan. It's AZ
old and weli-loved tune, with new words
voicing the spirit OF the day. and prophe
swing the hour when fThe Stars anC
Stripes VIII Wave Over Germany
Coupled with this record is a MARTA
selection by the Peerless Quartette, calIec
When We Wind Cp the Watch on tn,
Rhine
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-23

Made at the special request Of the
boys IN khaki is THE Old Grey Mare. ="
one of Columbia's new marching songs,
The sun., 1917-08-24
Those "Amerlcans" In Germany

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: Along
with the other horrors of war our feel
ings now are narrowed by the news that
Germany is about to draft for active
service in her army divers and sundry
American citizens" who still are hold
ing forth in the Vaterland Just how
we can endure this crushing blow is
at present unknown. 1t Is said that
Bloody William cruelty takes the ground
that any american" who has lived
for twenty or thirty years in Germany
is repatriated, and once more a German,
and therefore eligible as kannonen-
futter.
We are deeply grleved over this. Ger
mans who have honored the United
States by acquiring American citizen
ship and dollars. and then kindly hied
themselves back to the land of culture
and cheap Pilsener, to spend their lives
In Germany but quite free from the
annoyance OF German military service,
are certainly entitled to every consider
alton. The Americans" who remained
in Germany after the Lusitania went
down are of course loyal to the Stars
and Stripes. We can imagine how in
dignant they are with Germany for her
crimes. We miss those Americans
sorely, and the rude action OF the Kaiser
cuts us to the heart We hone that
Secretary Lansing will speak to William
about il. w, T. HoRNApAY.
New YORK. August %.
The sun., 1917-08-24

protected with the material for explo-
slves to be used against our soldiers.
1t is Incredible that the Government
should permit the continuance Of 30
suicidal a policy.
1t is asserted that the great interest
Of the South in the price Of cotton
has thus far blocked any endeavor to
regulate Its shipment, or even to put
an embargo upon 1t. The sensitive
ness of the Administration to South
ern sentiment is we'll known, and the
domination Of Congress by that Sec
tional interest Is unfortunately no.
torious But we doubt whether any
section or its political representatives
would be willing to defend openly a
policy which permits profit seekers ia
supply the Germans with munitions
for use against our troops. II the
arms factories Of bridgeport should
contend for the right to ship guns
and ammunition for Teutonic use, they
would be adopting no more unpatr1.
otic and reasonable course than the
public man who defends the unre'
stricted shipment of cotton to coun'
tries that notoriously transfer 1t al
once to German hands.
The sun., 1917-08-24
Russia's Wastes and Climate Fight
for Her.

Nothing is easier than to overestl-
mate the effect of such German Of
fensive against Russia as is fore
shadowed in present day dispatches.
The reported plan is drive into Rus
sia from Riga, with Petrograd as its
objective. The extreme demornlizn-
ton of the Russian troops, their re-
cent heavy losses Of artillery and the
lack of commanding head to the
armies and of discipline in the ranks
make 1t not impossible that such n
movement may be attended with ini-
tial success.
But its objective will make COM
plete success impossible. The Rus
SLAMS are not accustomed to have an
invader in their capital. The only
time that goal was reached by for
eign foe was in the days of NAPOLEON
Rather than tolerate his presence the
Russian people burned their capital
and drove the invader back across a
desert waste in midwinter In n re-
treat the miseries OF which are his
torical. The Germans are not liter
ary soldiers, but 1t is unlikely they
are ignorant of the story Of NAPo-
Icons retreat from Moscow.
Nothing would so unity the Rus
sian people, at present torn by fac
tional strife, as the advance Of an in
vading column upon Petrograd. Moth.
ing would so quickly undo the work
of the German spies who have been
preaching pacifism as the spectacle
Of German troops practising war with
all the German frightfulness. 1t is
notorious that nation sorely rent
with dissensiOn within will turn Al
united front upon Il menace from
without.
| Russia. even with its armies dis
organized. inert, Is itself impregna
ble. Its enormous distances, It's wide
barren wastes, Its gloomy, impossible
swamps, Its wretched highways and
few railroads make the operations OF
an invader difficult and hazardous
From Riga to Petrograd is at least
800 miles through territory largely
The sun., 1917-08-24
TRADE BRIEFS,

Grcece's currant crop will he n salts
factory one In 1917 estimates placing 1t
at 100, 900 tons High prices will prevail.
Two transatlantic steamers are under
course OF construction at Cadiz, Spain.
Consul W, 7. Gracey suggests that firms
interested In supplying construction ma
terials for these ships should write to La
Socedad Espanola de Constructions Ma
wales In Cadiz.
Two lifting magnets Of from a half to
one and half tons capacity are needed
in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Canning and preserving machinery and
glass Jars and bottles are wanted by a
firm in Lakeland. Fla.
There is a market in Richmond, Va
for Aims suitable for drying beans
Catalogues from Amsrican manufactur-
ers OF paper making machinery would be
welcomed by Consul Thomas D. Davis.
Grenobe. France.
There is market in the large towns
OF eastern Greece for American automo-
hiles. which are more popular than those
of European make Only the Weather
classes can afford them however as the
freight rates are high, and in the last
year gasolene has brought from 81 to 81
IA gallon.
OIL has been extracted from the see 4
OF the rubber tree by agricultural authori
ties OF the Federated Malay States. After
the oil has been extracted the residue is
used for fodder and for fertilizer.
Gaudy ha!rpins and combs. heavily
beaded are popular and would make big
sales In Portuguese East Africa list
Of firms importing these articles can be
seen at the district ofce OF the bureau
OF foreign and domestic commerce 40a
Custom House, New York.
The establishment of fruit pulp can.
| neries In Malaga Spain. has opened a new
market for American tin plate to be used
IN the making Of containers
Land clearing machines, especially
| stump pullers, should find a ready market
in Scotland, whore much wocd has been
taken from the forests ami where thp
land is needed for farming. Consul Rufus
| Fleming Edinburgh. suggests that AN
American agency be established In som,
! important English Industrial centre.
| Machinery for making paper from BAN,
| boo is wanted by an East Indian firm in
| Trichur, Cochin, India,
| Wood Is being used as substitute fol
coal In Argentina. Quebracho wood sell.
for $ll.o0 n metric ton, while coal cost
$50 for the same amount.
The sun., 1917-08-24
SUNDAY BASEBALL.
Introduced by Band Concerts, 1t Does
Not Violate the Law.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sr: Mag
istrate McQuades decision on Sunday
baseball met with the approval of thou
sands who believe that baseball is
mighty good medium through which to
raise funds to help along worthy causes.
There is no desire on anybody part
to have the law prohibiting the playing
of baseball games on Sunday to which
admission is charged evaded. As long
as the law Is on the statute books II
should be oheyed. but there Is no law
against holding band concerts on sun
day to which admission is charged, with
a baseball game following. to which no
admission is charged Any one who
wished could have walked into the
grounds without paying an admission
fee the moment the game started
The effort made to prevent these con-
certs and ball games is not meeting
with popular approval There Is great
demand for fumes to carry along GER
tain charities. and any effort TO interfere
with worthy causes will be cried down.
NEW YORK, August %. II. r.
The sun., 1917-08-24

We commend, in the friendliest
possible spirit, to the painstaking at
tention Of a number Of active and
noisy fomenters Of treason in the
United States the subjoined line from
the writings Of PrETRo ANTONIO Do
MENIco BoNAvENTURA TRAPAssI, who
flourished In the eighteenth century,
winning under the assumed name Of
METAsrAsIo high and enduring fame
rs a poet and dramatist:
"Tt 10 the just decree Of Heaven that
traitor never sees his danger till his
ruin 10 at hand"
We recall this wise and timely OBJ
serva ton ut this moment because 1t is
plain that certain deluded persons are
blind to the open pits before them in
the path they are following. and when
disaster overtakes them, as 1t inevi.
tably must II they persist in their
present conduct, they cannot turn to
us and soy with truth that they were
not warned Of the peril in which they
stand to-day.
The sun., 1917-08-24
Brine From Josephus.

The civilian employees Of the
League Island Navy Yard, animated
by q desire to make known their rec
ognition of the necessity Of continuing
work on the vessels entrusted to them
for alteration, repair and construc-
tion, on Wednesday sent committee
to the Navy Department with a for
NAL pledge to remain at their tasks
The 1000 signers of this pledge have
Mt no time been suspected Of planning
to turn the country's necessities to
selfish advantage, or to use their
power to impede our preparations for
war. Their purpose was to rebuke
men elsewhere who lack their under
standing Of the national needs, and
to counterbalance, by their acts, the
wild talk Of less patriotic men and
those who trade on them.
Their demonstration was n digni-
fed, heartening act, fully becoming
loyal men, carried out with admi-
rable spirit and decorum. Not an
American read Of 1t without praise
for their purpose. or without recog-
nizing the practical usefulness Of the
record they spread before the world
for all to read. So far as these stall
warts had control Of the affair, 1t was
conducted on the highest plane of
dignity.
But. unhappily. the official Of the
United States who received them was
JosEPHus DANIELS. and JosEPHUs
can he depended on to comport him
self like ninny whenever oppor-
tunity offers. As he could think of
nothing more inappropriate to do in
the presence Of this impressive dis
play Of far sighted patriotism, he
proceeded to weep. For time 1t
seemed that news Of some tragic oc-
currence must have been conveyed
to him by the committee from the
| navy yard; some even thought his
mind might be dwelling on the suf.
ferings he designed to intiict on the
sailors in the feet In order to hu-
initiate the Navy League. He dripped
tears all over the plnce, to the Obvi
Gus distress Of the messengers there
present, who knew full we'll the dam
aging effect Of brine on the floor COW
erings. While JosEpHUs leaked, he
talked. talked in the futile, fulsOme
sophomore way that makes all in
telligent men long for n gas mask
and ear shoppers when JOsEPHUs
opens his lips.
How long must the affliction oil
JosEPHUs be endured by n patient
and sorely tried country?
The sun., 1917-08-24
The Court and the Sentence.

THE Kaiser's sentence" writes an
esteemed friend Of THE Sun and OF
human justice, has already been pro-
nounced by public opinion. 1t Is st.
Helena-for life"
There is in the city Of Brussels a
court building which Is generally re-
Rarded as one Of the costliest and
ugliest structures on the face Of the
earth. That seems to be the proper
place for the trial and the sentencing
Of the person directly responsible fol-
the costliest and ugliest crime in all
the history of the world.
What more impressive spectacle to
celebrate the ultimate triumph Of Civ
ilization over Hohenzollernism, wha,
more significant guarantee Of the
right Of nations to exist and Of indi
viduals to live in the future unmo
Tested and unassassinated. could there
be than the delivery of the German
Kaiser to the restored and reconsti
tuted courts of Belgium for fair tria'
and for just sentence according to the
forms Of Belgian law in the Palais dc
Justice at Brussels?
But the trial should precede tht
sentence.
The sun., 1917-08-24
Honor These Badges!

When the New York National
Guard parades down Fifth avenue
on Thursday Of next week to let this
city say Godspeed to the men who
compose 1t, there will be in the mill
ions who will cheer it about 100000
individuals particularly entitled to
consideration.
These will be the guests of the
guardsmen-parents, sisters, brothers,
sweethearts, wives, children of the
men in the ranks, to whom badges
Of Identification will be issued by the
military authorities. These badges
the civil authorities are prepared to
recognize, and their possessors will
receive especial consideration from
the agents Of the municipal govern
ment. But the real task of making
this scheme successful and providing
advantageous opportunities for badge
holders to see the troops rests on the
public, and without its cooperation
little can be accomplished.
1t is important that this fac,
should not be overlooked. A police
man to enforce respect for every
badge is out of the question; and tn,
matter Of compelling recognition o.
the superior privileges conferred b!
them should not arise. On the othsl