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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
PREMIER
EXPRESSES
NF|DENCE
'tngIdnd Went StaTve II Not a
single Ton Is Imported"
He Says.

1NoNDoN. April 27.-"victorv is he
coming increasingly assured, was tha
ooniident note sounded today nv pa
iiiier Lloyd George in c;utId III,
speech. io nan
Before June. 1915. we 1os.
and a number of prisoners rbsraet.ls . s."s
nave not lost single epn ,,-h,f- - -
captured 400 and have taken nriso~e,.
at ratio of ten Of the enemy 70 ona
OF ours. 20 one
During the first eighteen days Of the
ooo me Somme We captured II
>, -sohers and 81 guns" the prime
asserted In the same period
1Aiias recently we took 1S0oo
49, ana go guns. Our gains
owl. -. qusorupled- This means NOT
HS ultimate victory hut at lass ,..
Our chances are grox.-in.r oos'-
ment is improving and - e4uip-
know 1t. which explains tha s
driving them into black nir.
seas piracy on the
america after great patianca
eioed that it was no use 70
- ai nag IN the sharks teeth W.
.ost many ships. but German -.
eoasht IN America. and we are 49,
NED with the balance.
me gorernmeRt is pfanpfnv tba
Aarvest with 100000 additional .cr..
a-iaoie' guaranteeing that we ,vo,,I,I
NOT starve if not single ton was i'm.
but We must economics
nphdslzIng the seriousness ~ ~.
suo"arine problem. the prime r,i,,;sta.
10 the public for food econo-
my ana increased production vo.c;rs-
at the same time the belief thai thare
would not be necessity for jncreased
prices. increased
appeal to all to sink personal ana
party Feelings for the purpose ~
Settiement in Ireland.
Coming back to the econon,y ,,o
Saio- We must economize our .hfn
ping until some method is found for
deslroylng this basnislk. We have -
ready arranged to obtain three ti,,a.
ana possibly more ships than We haa
last year au
me speech was delivered at the his
.oiic ouliu hall He thanked Londo,
.or us great services in the var a,a
Tor Its aid in the last war loan 1ybiot
ne termed the most remarkable fnan-
;lal exploit in history"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
INDIANA
W0ODMEN
CONVENTION

One hundred and ten delegates. rep
resenting all of Indianas Modern
Woodmen of America lodge will meet in
Hammond in a convention May and 2.
The convention is held every three
years Its purpose is to select twenty
delegates to represent Indiana at the
national conference, to be held this year
III Chicago. June 1928, to elect state
officers and to make plans and arrange
ments for lodge work IN the state for
coming years.
The delegates will arrive Tuesday,
May ]. That night they are to be ban
quoted at the Country Club. The next
morning the convention will be held at
the Masonic Temple. Mayor John D.
Smalley is to make the address of well
come.
Committees from Hammond. East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor lodges are
cooperating. Nothing will be left un-
done to make the visitors stay in the
city most pleasant one.
The Chicago convention will draw
delegates from all over the country and
Canada. An Indiana man, John Volz. of
indianapolis. has the honor of being
banker of the head organization Judge
ganization.
The delegates will probably begin
leaving for their homes the day of the
convention. The business session lasts
but few hours. During their stay in
Hammond they will make their head
quarters at Hotel Nee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
WOOD IS
HMH1HEH s4Ae-4a==4
AGAINST
It STILL
Tenth District Congressman
When G.. o. P. Caucus is
Taken Yesterday Was Pol
led as Enemy of War De-
partment.

| WASHINGTON, April 27-Republi-
cans Of the Indiana delegation held a
caucus today in an effort to reach an
agreement to vote as unit on the
conscription bill. This they failed to
do. Such strong opposition to the con-
scription bill was manifested by Rep
resentatives Wood and Bland that the
attempt was given up and the republi-
cans OF the Indiana delegation win
vote their Individual beliefs.
The ca ucus, however, decided 10 snn-
port Senator News amendment to pro-
vide for the appcrtionment of the
100000 conscripts among the states ae-
cording to population. It also decided
to support Representative Woods
amendment to increase the pay of SOL
olers from SIS to $50 a month.
What the Poll Shows.
poll Of the delegation on the sub
ject OF conscription resulted as fol-
lows:
For ription-Senator New. Rem
resentatives Denton. Cox, Sanders. Pur-
nell. Moores and Fairfield.
For the Dent l=Representatives
Barnhart
ncommitaI-Senator Watson.
Absent-Representa Comstock.
OF those quoted above, Representa-
tives Dixon. Bland. Sanders. Purnell
and Vestal said they had not made up
their minds as to how they would vote.
but from other members of the dele
cation and their expressed view in
today's caucus, their attitude on con-
scription has been learned
Some Of those who favor the Dent
bill intend to vote for conscription IL
the Dent bill is defeated so that they
will be able to say later that they vot-
ed for conscription. However, when
they vote for the Dent bill, they will
not be voting for conscription, and no
matter how they vote later, they must
be recorded as enemies of the war de-
partment plan.
Refuse TO Go ON Record
or the delegation only three or four
are willing to go on record. Some of
them feel that they are in precarious
political positions and that their fu-
ture careers may be determined by
their votes on conscription. Hence
they have waited until the last min
ute to make up their minds. and even
now they are unwilling to say which
play they favor.
All of the Indiana republicans, with
the exception of Representative Com
stock. attended today's meeting. which
was called by Senator Watson and
held in his office Representative
comstock is III at his hotel If he is
able to vose he wiz probably vote Cor
the Dent bill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
FIFTEEN K. Of c.
MEMBERS ENLIST

Grand Knight D. S. O'Connor of
Unity council. No. 72s, has received
from the supreme office of the knights
Of Columbus. the official notice stat
ing that insurance policies in the or
her held by members of the local coln-
ell who enlist for service in the army
or navy will not be affected, and that
their insurance will stand the same as
If engaged in their usual occupations.
The grand knight is especially desir-
Gus of compiling list of members
who volunteered and members who en-
list or their friends should report their
enlistment as soon as possible after
doing so.
The enlistment of the following
members was reported up to last
night:
William f. Arnold, C. NJ Carroll.
Fin. Secy. E. r. Cosgrove, Recorder E.
j. Coash. c. H. Duff, j A Dalton, VIM.
A Hasse, G. T. Hogan. Ralph Kramer,
L. J. Kingston. Geo. f. Kingston. F. G..
Ma aginot. Earl Slingsby, and Z. L.
Young.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
FORTY MORE FROM
WEST HAMMOND

Lee Scott. Peter Brodack. John Germ
fozo. John Callahaf and Arthur Busel-
er enlisted and left this morning for
Fort Wayne.
Tonight West Hammond is again
going to do honor to youths who expect
to leave the first part of next week.
About forty will leave together. A
dance and patriotic demonstration is
the program for tonight
Sergeant Welch expects his captain
from Fort Wayne, Thomas F. Ryan.
Sunday. The captain will administer
the oath of allegiance to Howard s.
Ward. loo State street, who enlisted
under Sergeant Welch and will act as
his assistant He will hold the rank
of corporal. This will be the first
time in many years that the oath has
been given in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

FORT WARREN. BOSTON. MASS.
April 27.-The long vigil for sub
marines. raiders, Zeppelins - or
come what may-has begun for thirty
Hammond volunteers WHO are divided
among the eight big coast defense posts
on the island which is known as Fort
Warren.
With 7. NJ. c. A.. library. billiard
room and picture show on the island,
three good meals a day. band and or
chestra and baseball field, it will not be
an irksome wait
Where are the hardships of life in
the American army2 Is the question
the boys are asking. Is it a hardship to
rise at. an early hour. exercise in the
fresh Atlantic morning. walk erect with
shoulders thrown back and head UP. in
a well-fitting uniform, eat heartily.
work hard. play hard and enjoy the
company of hundreds of young men?
None of the Hammond volunteers at
Fort Warren thinks so.
The sixteen high school boys from
Hammond reached Fort Constitution.
New Hampshire. yesterday. Levi Gross
man. George Derner. Russell Clark.
Chodie Enders and Ben. +. Hopkins are
at Fort Thomas. Kentucky. There Is
still a Hammond delegation at Column
bus. Ohio.
Aside from the day which was known
as blue Friday when dependency en-
veloped the Hammond boys and they
didn't care whether school kept or not.
and the day of the final examinations
when some or them tainted dead away.
presumably from fright. everybody has
been cheerful. Gardner VOORHEES,, now at
Fort Constitution. had brief illness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

on his arrival here today. Il certainly
hope that Morris Hillquist and other
American socialists can attend the in
ternational congress at Stockholm the
middle of next month. Our sessions
could be extended or postponed to per-
NIT their attendance if it was rseces-
sary.
We Know German socialicts will be
willing to discuss Alsace-Lorraine with
the French delegates. As a whole the
conference will debate all territorial
and racial questions which have grown
out of the war and the delegates win
present their conclusions to their re-
spective countries"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
TWO ON
GRILL At
INQUEST

hedside chiropractic treatments of
surgical or infectious cases were scor-
eu py Coroner ]. a. Graham today at
the inquest into the death of John ID .
wise, railroad man. who lived at 367
truman avenue. Wise died at St. Mar
sarets hospital of an abscess of the
brain.
1t was shown at the inquest today
that Wise had undergone chironractic
treatments during his brief and fatal
illness at his home John NJ Kellar
tod the coroner he had been called
April IL to the sick mans home and
gave treatments prior to the patients
death April 23- G. d. Helgen also gave
chiropractic treatment
DR.. Chidlaw. who conducted the in
quest. and DR.. Malouf who examined
the patient when he was taken to ST
Margaret's hospital, agreed that chiro-
practc treatments such as the chiro-
practors said they had given had most
likely made the local complaint gem
eral
A part Of Mr.. Kellars testimony on
the stand follows:
Coroner: When did YOU call on Mr..
Wise first?
Mr. kellar: was called there April
II and found Mr.. Wise in bed com
planning of severe headaches.
Question; What did you think he
suffered from?
Answer: ! concluded there was pres
sure at the base of the skull.
Q What did yo II do?
a. l tried to adjust the vertebrae
There was such contraction that 1
couldn't
@. Did you take the patients tenn
perature:
A. No.
@. How was his pulse?
a. Normal.
@. Did you suspect this man had an
abscess 0 + the BRAIN?
A. No.
Coroner: ! am not narrow-minded |
about your business. In many cases {
you do good but l don't think you |
ought to practice bedside medicine. |
Probably if this mans mastoid had |
been drained he would be alive today. |
A man who goes to a bedside ought |
to be able to diagnose a case. Where
we're you trained and how long did you
study?
A. At Grand Rapids: twelve months.
@. Did you ever suggest to DR.. Mil
er calling a surgeon?
A. No.
Q. 1f you were called and found
,ase Of appendicitis would YOU call a
surgeon?
A. We don't diagnose.
Coroner: I want to impress on Kel-
er and Helgen that any bedside cases
rou go to and the patient dies the
.ases will get into the coroner's office
ure as Jerry wrote the note. If the /
government thinks your business right
t would license you and If it don't
hink it right it may some day put
ou out of business.
Later during the inquest the cor
,ner said: Il am bound and determin-
d that these fellows won't do much
bedside business. They have no busi-
less with surgical cases"
DR.. Chidlaw said that he believed
What Wise needed was drainage and !
bsolute quiet instead of chiropractiCi ,
reatments, and DIR. Malouf supported
i'm in his statement. I'm surgical
nd infectious cases the chiropractors !
o HARM" said DR.. Chidlaw. y
The coroner commented on the fact
hat the state of Iowa which he says ]
reduces from it's schools 80 per cent ]
f the chiropractors bars them from
racticing- i
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIs. IND. April "a
Governor Goodrich announced at the
conference of mayors of Indiana cities,
which was held to consider plans for
increasing food production in the state.
that he expected to issue orders within
the next forty-eight hours for the TAX
ing of q complete census of all men of
military age in Indiana. He said ne
hoped that Indiana would be the first
state to report to the War Department
the completion of such census, which
will be required under the war army
bill which will be passed by Congress
this week. He did not explain the de-
tails of the plan he will adopt for TAX
ing the census. but he said all mayors.
police departments and county sheriffs
would be called on to make an exami-
nation of the lists after the census has
been taken and that they will designate
VINO are fit for army service.
The Governor has not stated when he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
IS EVERYBODY HAPPY?
SOLDIER BOYS SAY YES
Thirty Are at Fort Warren Boston Hammond HIGH
School Squad Reaches Fort Constitution = Others
Are Still at Fort Thoma S.

He spent four days in the hospital with
ear trouble
It must be remembered that there are
scores of boys from Hammond who had
never been away from their parents be-
fore. Some spent their first night away
from home at Fort Wayne on the start
Of this trip. There are boys who have
never before worked and look forward
to their first pay day.
The city of Boston is ten miles from
Fort Warren and all of the Hammond
recruits will have an opportunity of
seeing the town with the circular
streets. the baked-bean ancestry and
historic lore.
1t is beautiful on this island. The
campus stretches to the sea- one shade
of green blending into another with a
trimming of white caps. The buildings
are stone with green tiled roofs and
from the turrets the great guns sweep
the ocean. Above all this waves the
American flag in blue skS. The flag
never looked so beautiful to us as above
old Fort Warren.
IT took US twenty-six hours to reach
here from Columbus. We were taken
on special train over three railroads.
the Pennsylvania, New York Central
and Albany & Boston. finally arriving
via the government boat. Since. our
first glimpse of the Atlantic we have
been enraptured. The salt air is in
vigorating. We all feel better physical
ly and in spirits than ever before in our
lives. 1t is an experience none of us
would care to miss. And Uncle Sam GER
tainly treats his nephews well. Some
day we may called upon to make
great sacrifice for Uncle Sam and we're
ready. Hammond will never need TO be
ashamed of her soldier boys
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
SEND HOT TELEGRAM
Especial to THE TIMEs)

tSpeclal TO IHE TIMES
VALPARAISO. IND, April 27.-In an
effort to have Representative Wood and
the two Indiana senator's vote for con-
scription and to uphold President Will
son in his every action. the following
telegram was sent to the representative
and two senators today:
Valparaiso. April 27.
Cowards hide behind voluntary
enlistment They demanded the
sacrifice of our best manhood in
order that such mental and physical
siackers can give comfort to the
enemy. Discussion should end and
action commence. Face to the front.
back1up the president.
(Signed)
PROF. L. F. BENNETT.
M. A. GREGORY.
W. D. ZOETHOUT.
s. ]. YOUNG.
N. S. AMSTUTz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
HUB H. 8.
BOYS ENLIST

Sio"n foint is 10 give its FIVE high
'e'ooi poys' among them the mayors
soii' . royal send-off fhe day they leave
10 JOIN the coiors- The boys walked in
10 .he hammond recruiting station yes
'eroay and applied for enlistment -Four
passed examinations. They were: John
hrost. son of Mayor Krost. Walter
hussmal Albert Bacon and Mckinley
Teach The fifth will be examined later
His name was not learned.
The boys expect to leave the first part
OF next week II is understood that the
people will give them a big patriotic
demonstration and parade. Sergeant
WEIGH will accompany the young men
from Crown Point to Hammond where
they will board Nickel Plate train for
Fit. Wayne
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
BY RALPH III. Turner

TOXIC, April 1 tBy MaiD.-Thc dav
may not be far distant when China
VIII Join the entente in actual stnte
OF war against the central powers
were II not for Japan the Pekin gov
erhment wuold have aligned itself
against "ermany weeks ago. This
statement is made with authority based
on statements of high Japanese au-
thoriues. Jnpan's attitude depend. ON
rade conditions which the Chinese
nave named ms price of declaration
of hostfIities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
GOVERNOR
To ISSUE It
IN 48 HOURS
COnscTlption Officer To be
Named In Every Precinct Who
viii Help Designate Men.
Getting Ready
For Consumption.

Tn. county conscriptton boards
will consist of three men each. the
Governor Will appoint two Repubh-
cans and one Democrat in the Re-
publican counties and two Democrats
and one Republican in the counties
where the Democrats are In control.
The Governor Will begin at once
the preparation OF his list of county
boards. He expects to be ready TO
appoint the boards Immediately after
the conscr1ption law has been passed
by both branches of Congress, which
is expected to be not later than Sat-
urday. A physician to conduct ply
sical examinations Will be named in
each county later.
In nve counties having cities OF
more than $4,000 population there is
70 be q srarase city board. The
cities to have boards are xndianap-
oils. south Bend, Fort Wayne, Terre
Haute and Evansville. There prob
ably Will be state board, operated
in connection with the Office of the
adfutant general, to receive the re-
ports from the county boards.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
WHO WANTS
GARDEN SPACE?

Here's an excellent chance to gar
den.
THE TIMES has been authorized to
put four lots, situated on Lewis street.
into the hands Of good, honest, fam
lily man, whose intention is TO make a
garden.
There is no charge tackled on to the
gift and it VII not be encumbered by
It's owner selling the land
postmasfer ]. c. Ton of Oak Glenn.
III, is the donor Application for the
;o;s mist lte made in person At The
TIMES offic9
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
A BOOST FOR MILLER
TIMES BUREAU
At STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. April IA we'll
defined movement Is on foot for the
election of Hugh TIL. Miller of Colum-
bus, as a delegate at large to the con-
stitutional convention. and to have
him elected president of the convention
when il meets. Miller. who formerly
was lieutenant governor, is regarded
@s perhaps ta- best presiding officer
the f-adssna senate cvcrs iaad His
boom is being put forward b. the dry
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
AMERICAN
SOCIALISTS
INVITED

COPENHAGEN. April Eff all
governments permit delegates to at
tend the socialist convention may be
expected to form the basis for and
carly peace. President Toelstra of the
International Socialist bureau declared
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
ALBERT GAVIT
REACHES FRANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gavit of Whit
ing. today received a cablegram from
their son. Albert, saying that he had
arrived safely at Bordeaux. France.
The young man will enter the American
ambulance corps.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

reform element. as he is known as an
ardent advocate of state wide prohibi-
tion. He has been i'll for a long time
and only recently returned home from
long stay in an eastern mountain
sanitarium. He has fully recovered.
1t was his illness that compelled him to
retire from the race for the republi-
can nomination for United States SEN
ator last year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

AMSTERDAM. April ~. - German
submarine warfare Is having its most
successful period OF operations the
secretary of the German marine told N
refchstag committee today. 1t Is dis
pntched he asserted April successes SO
far equnied all previous months. eng
iand VIII soon be forced TO accept
peace" he declared.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
Latest
Bulletins

BY GEORGE MARTIN

bH VIOHtEE MARIIN.
WASHINGTON. April 2..-The first
chapter of Americas part In the world
war was penned I'm black and white
here today by Foreign Secretary Hal
four: when he cubIed to his home roy-
eminent his initial report of agree
menfs at the great war conference. His
report will tell that the frst problem
settled was shipping. 1t will be made
public In London. probably within the
next forty-eight hours.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
'.victory increasingly Sure"- Lloyd George
ORDER FOR MILITARY cENsUs NOW rNnER WAypMMER
BOYCOTT ON
MURPH|ES

ne Lake County Trades and Labor
Souncii' representing twentyseven un-
ION crafts or North township. has
asreeo on boycott OF potatoes start
ing May and continuing throughout
the month. Potatoes sold at from. a
dollar to dollar ten peck TODAY
The council calls on all members Of the
twenty-seven unions to discontinue the
buying or eating Of potatoes bv them
selves and families during. Nav.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
REAL SATISFACTION

Comes to you when you have your opti-
cal wants supplied by S. Silver. JeweIer
& Optometrist. III State st, Hammond,
Ind. 4-27-f
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
THE WEATHER

Rain and continued cool tonight ard
Saturday; increasing southeast uis..-
becoming fresh to strong.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

TIMES ads nre pernonaI mes-nEcs -
the people of this community from tins
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
VERY Ia TEST
WAR NEWS


LONDON, April 27.-shen- from
a "erman destroyer rafdinS SQUAD
ron failing on Rnmsgate killed n
man and a woman. injured three
other persons, damaged tweney-
one houses, according to an Off
cfal statment. The German war.
ships were driven off by British
patrol vessels.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
BOY SHOT
BY PLAYMATE

Marion Brooks. IA. living at 1896
Buffalo avenue. Hegewisch. was acci-
dentally shot by his counsin while the
boys were playing near their home this
noon A missile from a shot gun enter
cd the boys hip He was rushed 10 ST
Margaret's hospital and Dr. Brown *
tractcd the bullet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

Thy United Press CabIegram)
LoNDON. April 27.-Capture OF
the quarries ON the eastern ONT
skirts of Harefcourt was reported
by Field Marshal Haig today. The
Germans abandoned rifles and
equipment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

ru. rrn-s gives the world. as-a
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