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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
INFORMATION FOR
DRAFT REGISTRANTS
tBy United Pres&.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 81. - Jesse
Eschbach. state conscription officer. an
nounced today he would resign shortly
because of the federal governments rul-
ing that state conscription agents shall
be given commissions as majors. Esch-
bach stated he could not accept com
mission because that would place him
directly under control of the federal
government giving war department Off
cials the power to transfer him from
one place to another.
Eschbach said he was willing to work
in Indiana but his affairs We're not in
condition so that he rould take a com
mission FOR civilian duty.
The y ar department has called upon
Governor Goodrich TO recommend some
ne TO succeed Eschhsnb
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
CONFERENCE
At CAPITAL
TOMORROW
u. S. Anxious to Save Hundred
Million Dollars Worth of
Cor for Industrial
Purpose

John f Fitzgerald, general superin-
tendent Of the Hammond DisttlllnG
Company. left tonight for indianapolis
to be present at one of the most i'm
portant conservation meetings held
since the war broke out Mr.. Fitzgerald
received the following telegram from
the L. :. Food Administration board al
Washington this morning
.Representatives of the State Coun-
Gil Of Defense from six grain states
which states. have at least calculation
1OO. .OOo. .0oo bushels Of frosted corn VIII
meet at Indianapolis Wednesday, Nov
Is. at 10 a. m. House of Representa-
tives.
We urge YOU to attend. The OBJECT
Of the meeting is to take unity Of &C
ton by co-ordinating the efforts OF the
state Council of Defense, the l. 5
food administration. the public utility
commission, the distilleries. boards OF
trade. corn dealers, chambers of COM
rnerce and banks. relative to the i'm
mediate operating OF the disttueries on
frosted corn. provide cars for the
emergency and organize commission
for combined action with the National
Council of Defense. war industries
hoard and United States food admins
tratfon at Washington relative TO the
equalizing or the price Of industrial
alcohol and frosted corn, the conserya-
,ion Of the enormous tonnage Of high
concentrated animal food derived from
the frosted corn and negotiation for
mart Of the war contract for industrial
alcohol for the [. S. France. Italy and
canada. We trust you appreciate the
importance OF this meeting and our i'm
mediate united action and will arrange
your plans TO attend.
u. :. FOOD ADMINISTRATIONS"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
SWIFT & CO. BUY
Is ACRES FOR PLANT

Swift & Co, packers, has completed
the purchase Of tract OF 26.175 acres
of land in West Hammond the title be-
Ing acquired through Henry J. Aaron.
upon which It contemplates the erection
Of a fertil zing plant TO cost approx
mately s5O0,oo0 The plant will com
prise a group Of one-story buildings of
concrete and brick construction. as has
been heretofore announced in these col
umns.
The land is Immediately north Of the
Grand Calumet river and west of tho
Federal Tile & Cement plant on the In
diana Harbor Belt Ry. Construction
will not be started before spring. The
land was purchased from the National
Packing Co
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-President
Wilson viii not ask for declaration
of war against Austria or Germany'S
allies Mt the outset of congress at
Irnst. II was learned today. Develop
ments In the sinking of the SchuyIkiII.
American steamer, may change mat
tiers. however.
eWatchfuI waiting" VIII he the preSI-
dents attitude despite wishes Of many
congregational leaders for Immediate
uctiOn. Until an actual clash of Amer
lean end Austrian forces is tincvltabIe
the administration prefers 10 let tho
diplomatic situation rest. Deadlock
on the italian plains or decisive vic
tories on other fronts may cause Aus
trim to seek : separate peace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
commissioners DENY
ANNE XATION PETITION
Lowell Town Board Defeat
ed in It's Proceedings to
Take in 800 Acres.
lsnenia1 70 the TimesA

LOWELL. IND. Nov. 27.-The Lake
county commissioners yesterday denied
the petition OF the town board Of Low
ell in the annexation case. The town
board sought to annex 500 acres sur
rounding Lowell. Attorney w. J. Nc
Afeer was retained by farmers owning
the land and made proof TO the commits
sioner's that Lowell hasn't grown any
in ten years and that more than half
cf the territory within its limits is un-
occupied Attorneys Pattee and Bel
shaw appeared for the petitioners.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
81 CANDIDATES
ARE INITIATED
Knights of Columbus Have
Successful Ceremony and
Banquet at Hammond.

Eighty-seven candidates. and lively
bunch they were. received the work
Sunday at the semi-annual ceremony of
the Knights of Columbus of the Calu-
met district at Hammond. A very ex-
cellent sermon was delivered at the
ten o'clock mass by Rev. Father Sulli-
van. whose topic was Liberty
Two hundred and forty knights We're
seated at lhe banquet in the evening
Excellent speeches We're made by Will
liam T. Fcx. Indianapolis; Hon. James
c. O'Brien, Chicago: Steven II. Gala
han. Fort Wayne. and Rev. Father Mon
govan of Valparaiso. The Grand
Knight OF Unity Council D. S. O'Con-
nor. expressed the sentiments Of the
diners at the close Of the banquet when
he sang The Close OF a Perfect Day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
tBy United Press cablegran,.,

WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES.
Nov. 27.-Terrible billiards sweep
ing over the mountains in the
north today came to the aid of the
Italians in holding back the invad-
ing Austrians. Heavy fall of snow
forced the enemy to delay moving
up heavy artillery and made
movement of Teuton reinforce
ments practically impossible. The
Italians, accustomed to mountain
fighting, repeatedly attacked with
all the fury of the storm which
was raging across their lines.
They hrrassed the Austrians day
and night.
Reinforcements for the Italian
lines are now almost ready. They
are marching to the front, eeeer
for fighting. even if foot sore from
long forced marches.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
DEATH OF AGED
HESSVILLE WOMAN

The death OF Mrs. Mary Emma Mitch
ell. widow, 81 years Of age. occurred
at Hessville. Monday night. The serv-
ices are to be held Thursday at . o'clock
a the home Of Mrs Thomas Adlespeerg-
er. a daughter. The body will be taken
to Chicago for burial at the Forest
Home cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell leaves
10 mourn her loss two sons and two
daughters. They are Walter and Lovilo
Of HinsdaIe, H.: Mrs. Adlesperger and
Irene Dedelow of Fessville.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
NEW LIST
OF CASUALTIES
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Two mem
bers of 1.-The American expeditionary
forces were killed and fire severely
wounded in action, Nov. 20, the war de-
partment announced today.
All are in the helP artillery.
Those killed are:
PRIVATE HARRY MILLER, Baker
Ore.
PRIVATE RICE MILLER, Reading
Pa
The wounded:
sergt. Julian NJ Peek. Hartwel. Ga
Sergt. Andrew Eingstrom. Fort Sill.
Okla.
Private Harry c. Watkins. North
Bend, Ore.
Private oscar JONES. Lucas, Ohio.
Private Joseph Levitt. Mount Holl.
y. J.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27

General Dukhonin, who was re-
Gently appointed commander-in-chief
of the Russian armies by the Bolshe-
Wiki, has been summariiy deposed
for his refusal tn ask a general
armistice of three months The an
nouncement was made in a procla-
nation issued by Lenine ard Ensign
Krylanko. newly appointed COM
mander-in-chief of the peoples com
missaries of war, and conveyed to
the ambassadors Of the allies in
Petrograd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
INDIANA MANS
TERRIBLE DEED

IOGANSPOBT. Ind. Nov. 27.-FranS
Warner went suddenly insane yester-
day. shot and killed his wife and two
children and wounded six others be-
fore lac was subdued. He poured gaso-
line over his wife and children in
garage and set fire TO them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
GARY FIREMEN
GO TO WAR

The Gary safety board last night
learned that three more 1remen have
quit to 20 To war. The heroes are
Charles Koprz. James L. Ryder and
Andrew Giest.
Appointments 10 fill vacancies include
John Stapleton. pipeman. and William
Amos first class fireman. Amos was
a captain in the department. but re
signed 70 go on a farm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
S500,0O0 for Paintings
GarV'S Pre-War Purchase

NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-Elbert II
Cary. chairman or the executive COM
mittee Of the United States Steel cor
poration. paid $500, oos last winter for
nve paintings of pastoral scenes by
Honore Fragonard, the French artist
OF the decorative school. it has been
announced. In admitting the purchase.
l'NIr. Gary laughingly characterized il
az 'pre-war inv eEtment-"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
DEATH OF SAM SMALL

Sam Small. 20 years old. died yester-
day Of pneumonia at St. Antonio hos
pital. Gary. The remains today were
shipped to Waldheim cemetery. Chica-
GO. for burial. the Gary Undertaking
company having charge
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
United Press CabIegramA

LONDON. Nov. 27.-RepuIse of n
violent enemy counter-attack in the
northeast sector of Bourbon wood was
announced by Field Marshal Hais to
day. The assault came late last night.
II was the first cOunter-thrust of force
against the British position in the
wood for twenty-four hours.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
Latest
Bulletins
tUnlted Press cablesram.)

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 27.-ChanceIIOr
HertIing Is to make his first speech
to the German ReichstaE Saturday,
according to Berlin dispatches today.
1T was predicted his address would he
revision of the central powers war
aims in view of the entcnte's refusal
TO consider peace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
NOTICE.

Persons having accounts against
Water Dept. Hammond. Will please
present same for payment before Dec
18th. so that books for the year may
be closed.
iI-27 J. G. VIVIAN. Clerk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27

HAIL SNOW
WITH GLEE
Attack Suffering Invaders With
Savage Fury, ReinfOfG-
montS Reach Italians.
(BULLETIN.)
BY HENRY WOOD

Omitted Press Stan Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
ITALY, Nov. 27.-French troops are
pouring through the Alpine passes to-
day. Relief Is in sight for italy. Men
and gums TO roll back the would-be
despoilers of Venice are passing in
seemingly never-euding streams through
the valleys.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27

Everyone has heard of the won
derful performances of the giant
Caproni airplane, which is the inven-
ton of Gianni Caproni. Just recent
~ this airplane flew from Virginia 10
Long Island, carrying ten persons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27

Col. John Nance is chief of the
balloon division of the u. S. aviation
service. Though airplane develop
ment has been great during the war
the use of balloons for observation
and other purposes has been of in
creasing Importance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Bio Hearted Goldsmith.

Mills, a fellow c%ollegian Of Gold
smiths, called one morning to offer
Oliver a breakfast, when he was adj
jured in answer to his knock and in
a smothered voice to force open the
door and enter. When Mills and
others had at last forced the bolted
door they found Goldsmith 50 en-
tangled in the ticking OF his bed
that he could not extricate himself
without help. He explained that as
the night before had been piercing
cold he had given a poor perishing
woman with five children all his
bedclothes. What could he do? He
had nothing else, not a penny, to
give her. 1T was a cold night, too
he added, "for | couldn't at first
sleep till | thought of ripping open
the mattress to lie in the ticking
-"Oliver Goldsmith" by r. Ashe
King.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Fame and the Editor.

Fame, so difficult a possession to
obtain, lies oftener than n usually
thinks in the power Of the press.
Oscar Browning in his Memories
of Sixty Years" tells how Fox, then
editor Of the Monthly Repository,
settled the fate Of Robert Brown
ing's pauline when it first ap-
peared by the mere word "balder-
dash"
The explanation given is that "a
single line was required to complete
the page, and the editor. taking up
the first book on which lie could lay
his hand and thinking it insignifi-
cant and %pretentious, described it as
| have stated above"
Oscar Browning declares that the
poet said chat by this accident his
public recognition had been delayed
for twenty years"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Enaiand's Gospel Oaks"

AT Polstead, Suffolk, there still
exists a gospel oak" which is over
1900 years old. The oak has a
girth Of t~hirty-six feet, and, al
though the gospel oaks generally
stood on the boundaries Of parishes,
this tree stands in the center of the
village. Gospel oaks at n time
studded the country, taking their
names from"the fact that they serv-
ed as stations from which the Chris
tan missionaries preached to the
Angles and Saxons 1900 years ago.
Very few of the trees now remain,
but in some cases it is possible to
tell vaguely where they stood from
the names given to places such as
Gospel Oak.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Australia,s Stony Desert.

The great stony desert Of north Ans
tralia was discovered by Captain Sturt.
an Australian explorer. in lS45-6. 1t
Is north of the river Darling II Is
about 300 miles long and 100 broad.
consisting Of sandy dunes or ridges.
Its want Of trees. except along the
creeks. gives the country a sterile ap-
pearance. These ridges were probably
formed by the joint effect Of winds
and a gradually retiring sea. Accord
ing to Captain Sturt. these waters were
gradually lost by evaporation or car
ried to some undiscovered sea The
only vegetation. growing scantily. Is
prickly acacias In full bloom. all OF
stunted growth. Water Is scarce ex-
cept in the creeks which are sheltered.
and this Is generally brackish. Few
travellers care to traverse this inhos-
pitable desert.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
A Useful Woman.

"Blennerhassett," said Mrs. Big
gins as he was about to start down.
town, "can YOU let me have a little
money to run the house with to-
day."
"You can have just so cents" he
growled, Ainging the coin at her
and slamming the door behind him
as he went out.
"By the way, Bliggins," said q
friend who dropped into his place
Of business an hour or two later,
will you go my security on a note
for $5OO?"
"Shortleigh," replied Bliggins, 1T
is an infexible rule in my family
that I must never do anything OF
that kind without consulting my
wife."-Chicago Tribune.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
A Death Feignine Plant.

That certain insects, birds, NAM
mails and reptiles h%abitually pre-
tend to be dead when danger threat
ems them is a well known fact, but
it is generally believed that this
stratagem is resorted to only by
animals. In South America, how
ever, there is a plant-a species OF
mimosa - which resorts to death
feigning, evidently for the purpose
Of preventing the grass eating ami
mails from eating it. In its NATURAL
state this plant has a vivid green
hue, but directly it is touched by a
human finger Or by any living ami
NAL it c~ollapses into a tangle OF
apparently dead and withered stems.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Preaching Monkeys.

The author Of "The History Of
Brazil tells Of a species Of monkey
called "preachers." Every morning
and evening these monkeys assem-
BILE in the woods. One takes a high.
er position than the rest and makes
a signal with his forepaw. At this
signal the others sit around him and
listen. When they are all seated
he begins to utter a series of sounds.
When he stops these cries he makes
another signal with his paw, and
the others cry out until he makes a
third signal, upon which they be-
come silent again. This author, Mr..
Margrove, asserts that he was . wit
ness to these preachings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
A Geographical Possibility.

Scientists assert that additional
islands are now forming in the Chi
ma sea to the southwark, extending
toward Australia. 1t is a notable
fact that all the continents Of this
earth extend to a point at the south
ern extremity with the exception OF
Australia. Australia tapers south
ward beneath the surface Of the
sea. Who can say but that Aus
tralia will some davs become the
southern point Of another large con
tinent, with the Philippines and
Borneo forming the trunk?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
4 SOUND SLEEP.
Story o. . c~ourisr's Experiences In the
Crimean War.

Speeding along together in a mo-
torcar, two officers, a Frenchman
and a Russian, recently fell into
conversation concerning the Cri-
mean war in the ifties, in which the
grandfathers Of both had been en-
gagged.
"My grandfather was in Sebasto-
poll said the Russian, "but only
for a short time. He was sent north
to Moscow with dispatches for the
car. Such a journey as he had.
There were no railroads, and he
drove and rode all the way, night
and day, at full speed, for the dis
patches were urgent. He slept rid
ing and he slept driving. He be-
came so exhausted he could sleep
anywhere. Once he awoke and re-
covered himself just as he was fall
ing out of the sledge and found the
driver asleep, too, and the horses
going ahead at full speed, so that he
would never have been missed and
would have soon frozen to death in
the road. At last, after a terrible
journey, he reached Moscow and
the palace and was taken at once
to the car. He saluted, handed
him the dispatches and Immediately
lurched back against the wall and
fell asleep standing!
presently the car turned to
him to ask him a question and saw
that he was asleep. 1t was a mon
strous ~ofrcnse, but Nicholas was not
angry. He spoke kindly to my
grandfather first; then loudly and
! sharply. He touched him. He shook
him, my grandfather did not wake.
The czar reflected a moment, then
he leaned close and shouted at his
ear, Your honor, the horses are
ready
"My grandfather walked and
sprang upright in an instant. 1t
was the one call he would have
heard-that he had been hearing
for eight days. He was abashed
and alarmed when he realized that
he had indeed slept in the imperial
presence. an unheard Of affront to
majesty, but the ear only laughed
and babe him 60 home and rest. He
thanked him and started to 60, but
he moved SO stumblingly, for his
eyes were already beginning to
close, that he walked into a door
frame. An escort was sent to see
him to his lodgings and put him to
bed. Once there he slept the clock
round, walked long enough to break
fast, and slept it round again. New
er again till l fall into the sleep
from which you do not wake at all,
he used to say Shall | know what
it is to sleep as soundly as yea
can.'"-Exchange.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Patchwork.

The idea that patchwork had it's
origin in America is not founded on
fact. A thousand years before the
Christian era q queen of Egypt
went down the Nile to her last rest
ing place under q wonderful canopy
Of skins that were dyed and pieced
together in q mosaic pattern. Years
before this work had reached per-
lection and acquired a definite place
among the arts. Then, too, patch
work quilts were made in England
in the eighteenth century, as wit
ness the lines written by Cowper to
a Mrs. King upon receipt of "a
kind present Of a patchwork quilt
of her own making"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Hard on tho Music.

A court official was talking about
a confession hat had been garbled.
"Why," he said, "the poor fellow
was so badly shown up by all this
garbling as the music in the anna
teur performance.
"In an amateur performance an
actor had to rush on and say:
"'stop the music! The king is
deadv
"The amateur, however, was so
badly ratified that what he did say
was:
"'Stop the music, It has killed
the king '"-Detroit Free Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
HOW FISH Jump A DAM.
They Will Mount Q Hundred Foot lad
der BY Eight Inch Leaps.

Do you know that fish actually
jump 100 foot dams in their migra-
tons each spring to the headwaters
Of the rivers in which they spawn?
OF course this 100 foot jump is
not made all in one leap, but in a
number Of short leaps Of eight
inches each. This feat is made pos
sible by what is called a fish ladder.
This ladder must be placed in all
river dams in which fish such as sal
mon swim up to the river heads to
spawn. Fish will not spawn any
where except in the still hcadwa-
tiers, and it is necessary that they
arrive there with the least exertion.
The government makes it obliga-
tory that at least one fish ladder be
built into every dam across such
rivers.
Fish ladders, while they may be
built Of wood, stone or concrete, ac-
cording to the material of which the
udIW Is COuoli uCtcu, dlC dli dAlhC ~
principle and consist OF a trough
which begins at water level on the
low side Of the dam and then ex-
tends upward in several zlgzag steps
to a point below the water level on
the upside of the stream. Water
enters at the top end and flows
down and out at the bottom. Its
flow, however, is not free like that
in a %sluice, but is retarded by means
Of crosspieces at regular intervals
in the trough.
The water in the ladder is con-
tinually flowing down and out at the
bottom, forming a running stream
up which the fish may swim with a
choice Of passing from the first pool
to the next and so on up by swim
ming through the top notches from
one pool to the next higher one.
The jump in the latter case is not
more than eight inches and can be
done easily by almost any kind OF
fish.-Popular Science Monthly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Frozen Apples.

Apples and potatoes when frozen
can be restored in good condition if
they are thawcd slowly. But when
thawed rapidly they become labby
and soon decay. The carpets and
other coverings we place over plants
in winter do not prevent their freez-
ing and thawing, but they do pre-
vent their freezing and thawing too
quickly; hence the benefit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
Oysters Foot long.

Labadist missionaries in America
wrote to Europe in 1907 that they
had eaten oysters a foot long. They
said they were very palatable and
fully as good as the English variety.
An early writer states he had seen
oysters thirteen inches in length in
Virginia, where in 1909 many Of the
famished settlers found in the oys-
ter banks . means Of preserving
He.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
The Alteration OF the Wiz.

Wigs were lever SO popular as in
the reign of Charles ii. The author
Of "The Beaux and the Dandies"
tells us that when Cibber played
Sir Fopling Flutter his wig was so
much admired that he had it car
ried to the footlights every evening
in a sedan chair, from which it was.
handed to him that he might put it
On his head"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-19
One Boys WORTH.

When Horace Mann made a ia
nous speech for the dedication Of
! very costly building devoted to
the reformation Of bad boys, he
said, IF all this which has been
spent upon this building results in
the reformation Of one boy it is
money well spent" Somebody said
to him, "Mr. Mann. do you think
one boy is worth all that money?'
He replied, eyes, if it is my boy
or your boy"