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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Ouartermaster Reserve
Corps Is Authorized

Orders have recently been received
by the quartcrmastcr' corps head
quarters at Governors Island author.
izing the formation OF the quartcrma~
ter enlisted reserve corps as an auNl-
larry to the regular army corps.
Major Frank II Lawton, ln charge
OF the formation OF the corps, intends
TO select men whose previous training
will render them efficient IN the posi-
tions in the quartermaster's corps. For
The TWENTY-FIVE states Of the Eastern
Department 5.233 men are needed.
All that is required Of reservst IS
that during period Of four years he
shall keep himself physically TT Tor
military service, attend each year. #
ordered to do so, an army encamp-
mcnt for a period of two weeks only,
for which duty he will be paid, and
TO present himself for active duty I'D
answer to a call from the President ln
time Of hostilities. Men who enlist as
reservists retain their status as civil
ians. except when called out for active
service or annual cncampmcnts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15

OF the Quartermaster Corps, who has
had plans prepared for type buildings
including barracks for troops and quar-
tiers for officers and storage places Tor
miscellaneous equipment. Arrange
ments must be made also for an AIDE
quate water supply and sewer system:
Where the environments are located
near cities or large towns It - ex-
pected that arrangements can be made
for those features which contribute 20
the protection Of camp sanitation. IL
the cantonments are az isolated points
il will be necessary 20 install special
facilities. The delay in designating the
sites Of these big camps has stopped all
work on the plans for construction be.
yond the adoption OF the design OF
buildings. Il has been so arranged thar
the Accommodations can be htted 70
any size Of camp by merely multiplying
the type building.
In the plans for the army canton
rents no provision is made for accom-
uodstions for the families OF officers.
Officers who are familiar with the stu
alton say that the days Of the perms-
nent army post appear 10 have termi.
mated and that hereafter the army VIII
be chartered in camps and canton
ments, with officers living IN adjacent
cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Fire Board Gives
All Its Data to u. S.
Underwriters Turn Over Sta
tistics on Country's Indus
tries for War Use

a. ,hc data gathered by tho National
Board OF FIRE Underwriters concerning
the country Industries has been given
over 20 the government FOR military
use Moreover. the organization has
turned over all 10 facilities for fight
ing and preventing fires to safeguard
industries from damage by IRE during
The war.
T. was announced by officers Of the
board u New York yesterday that con
ference had been held recently by their
body with ". +. clifford. director OF the
Natioual Council Of Defence. with mem
bers Of the council and various govern.
meut officials. The tender Of assist
aucc 20 the government, which has
been accepted was made as result Of
these conferences.
Complete Information concerning the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Shelter for Vast Army
War College Problem
Col. Littell Prepares Type
Barracks and Quarters for
Men and Officers

Washington. April H. one subject
which Is giving the army quarterma'-
ters considerable trouble IS that OF
sheltering the biz army II is proposed
70 raise. General J. +. Kuhn. president
Of the Army War College. IS making
study Of the localities where canton
ments should be located There has
been some question whether the &C
commodatious it is necessary to pro-
vide shall be Of csnvas or Of more dur
able and yet temporary character IN
which latter case it will be necessary
% cxpond large amount OF money IN
the construction Of frame buildings.
This phase of the situation is under
the supervision Of Colonel l. W. Li;te!l'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
1000 Engineers Ready to Aid

The Society Of Automotiye Engineers
announced yesterday that 1t had ciassi-
ned 1000 Of its members as TO adapta-
lility for government service. They are
men with experience IN designing and
producing motors and other airpIsne
parts, motor trucks. power boats. trac-
tors and apparatus needful in war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15

water supply in all cities with popula'
tons OF more than 10000 already has
been turned over 20 the government
This information includes maps con.
ccrning the location Of reservoirs and
distribution systems. along with sug.
gcstions a. 20 the best methods OF
guarding them.
Similar facts concerning industrial
plants. their products. machinery and
power. have been turned over 20 the
government. Information which may
be used in safeguarding the nations
food supply. the cotton crop and other
products OF great value ~ the present
crisis, has been included
The board has IN ITS employ an army
Of 5000 trained investig gators, inspect
ors. surveyors and appraisers. The ser
vices Of this body Of men have been
rendered 90 the President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15

,us taking. the Mayor said that Il the
MAYORS Committee on National Defence
carried on the work i'm New York ne
was certain that II would welcome CO.
operation from any source.
According 20 the reports from Al
han. tho census will be taken by the
home defence committees in each coun-
- under the direction % AdJutant
General Sto'esbury. az an estimated
cost Of over 100000 The state SUI
frage party offered 20 do 1t for moth
ing.
Governor whitman announced that
he would issue a proclamation Tuesday
calling upon all citizens between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty 20 appear per
sonallv ~ a stated enrolment place.
This action will follow meeting at
Albany of representatives OF the sixty
one county home defence committees,
at which detailed plans for the census
will be adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Societies Pledge Loyalty
Commercial Travellers lndorse
Wilson's War Policy

The Freundschaft Society, OF 1913
West Fifty-seventh Street Of which
Max D. Brill Is president, has unan'-
mously ratified resolutions voted by IT'S
board Of directors on April 3, which
offered the clubhouse and pledged the
loyalty Of every member TO the gov
eminent. u..,
Resolutions indorsing President VII
sons war policy and pledging Their
members to serve their country and
their flag in any way possible to. the
limit of each mans ability were adopt-
ed at meeting at the Hotel McAlpla
last night of all the councils in the
New York district Of the United Com
mercial Travellers OF America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Authority Urged for
State Census Takers
Data Can Be Accurately
Gained Only by Mandatory
Provision, Says Mayor

Mayor Mitchell yesterday declared that
the proposed military census In this
state could not be accurately accom-
plished except under a mandatory pro-
vision giving the census takers author
ity to obtain the desired information
BY house-to-house canvass. The
Mayor said he had no confidence in re-
suits obtained from a voluntary enrol
ment census. as proposed by Governor
Whitman.
The Mayor declared that a military
census in this city could best be taken
by the census committee Of the Mayors
Committee on National Defence A. 70
the offer of both the woman sufraglst
and the anti-sufFragists 10 do the CEN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
To Protect Bayonne Flags

Bayonne's patriotism has enriched so
many thieves that the police asked resi-
dents Of that city yesterday 10 take IN
their flags a. night More than 100
flags were stolen last week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
PEACE ONLY
WHEN GERMANY
rs WHIPPED
BY CARL d. GROAT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The United
States will talk specific peace terms only
when Germany is beaten.
This is the decision of the allied de-
mocracies entering upon the fourth
year of the great world struggle.
Behind it are the reasons for Ameri-
cas- refusal to support now accession of
Alsace-Lorraine by France as a peace
provision. 1t further reveals that the
United States is committed to press
through to the finish side by side with
her allies and it may be stated with
authority that there is an understand
ing among all these nations, America
included. that there will be no separate
peace.
The government is concerned today
only with victory. The government re-
fuses even to state what terms it has
in mind--if any-though the belief is
that the allies have common under
standing with this country as to how
far the war should proceed and what
must be taken from Germany when
victory comes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
SOLDIERS
CALLED
OFF DUTY

Following orders received from In
dianapolis, Acting Major Hannah. in
command of the troops at East Chicago;
is today pulling off all the guards that
have been en- duty at the various rail-
way bridges in this vicinity. They go
to Cicero and then entrain for Texas
camp.
The cause Of the order is not wholly
understood but it is thought to be a
fore runner of an order to break camp
at this point and put these four COM
ranies into active service across the
water as soon as possible.
If this district is deprived of the pro-
lection of these troops, it will mean
that the sheriff of the county will have
to organize a force of deputies to be
available and within easy call. 1t will
also mean heavier work for the police
departments of the city and probably
the organizations sof home guards.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
RAIN HALTS
BRITISH
ADVANCE
(By United Press Cablegram.)
BY LOWELL MELLETT.

LONDON. Aug. IA deluge of rain
that turned the historicalmud of Fland
ers into a sticky ooze hampered the
British drove today.
Field Marshal Haig's report declared
all gains had been consolidated during
the night and all German counter at
tacks repulsed.
The only offensive fghating he report
ed however was in the nature of minor
operations south of the Ypres Confines
canal where British positionswere i'm
proved.
Hostile counter attacks yesterday af-
ternoon and evening IN our new points
around LaBasseville and north to the
Ypres Comine canal were repulsed,"
Haig declared. In the neighborhood of
the Ypres Roulers railway our artillery
crowded German counter attack at
night. A heavy rain has been falling
since yesterday afternoon"
with such extensive gains as the
British and French registered in their
Initial effort the utmost energy is re-
quired 10 consolidate the positions
against counter attacks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
Total destruction. $685. Q

The fire broke out about lis this
morning. An area of one square mile
was in flames a few minutes after.
The. wind famed the blaze and when
the Gary and East Chicago fire depart
ments arrived the yards were almost
destroyed.
The nearest fire plug was two miles
away making the efforts of the fire.
men useless. A slough nearby was too
shallow to pump water from. Two
switch engines with pumps played a
small strea mof water upon the office
small stream of water upon the office
Of it.
The yards belonging to the Indiana
Harbor Belt Railway company are
said to have been one of the largest in
the country Freight cars were loaded
and assembled there. Two hundred
men were employed.
The entire loss will not be known
for few days. Bills of lading were
destroyed and the only claim bills
from shippers will tell the story of
the fire damage
The three platforms were insured
for $4,000. The 100 freight cars to-
gether carried insurance amounting to
$4,000. All merchandise carried in
surance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
Germans Kill Family
In Improved Spy Case

+ ONDON. August IA dispatch
IL received today by a Wireless
Press from Amsterdam says:
The German authorities at Liege.
Belgium, arrested. tried and sentenc-
ed TO death within three days an in
fluential Liege merchant named Gro
neret, his wife and their two daugh-
ters. aged 20 and Il years. on the
improved charge Of espionage.
The father and mother were both
shot to death in the presence of their
daughters The latter were offered
their freedom if they revealed the
names of their parents accomplices.
The girls refused. the eldest stating:
IF we speak we might cause fifty
people to be killed. We would rather
die alone
She was Immediately shot. The
youngest girl then was tortured. OUT
ragged and also shot"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
HEAT WAVE
A TERROR

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-More than SOC
persons have perished and more than
500 have been prostrated by the ter
rife heat of the last three days
throughout the country.
In the west some relief came today
through rain. but the east continued
to swelter. In New York alone total
deaths will reach so and rostrations
had reached $50 at noon today.
From midnight. to noon Is deaths
and 101 prostrations were reported in
Manhattan and the Bronx. Seventeen
deaths and 80 prostrations reported
from Brooklyn
New York, Chicago. Cleveland. Phil
adelphia. Detroit and Boston showed
the greater number of deaths and pros.
trations.
1t was apparent at / o'clock that the
toll before night would be increased
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
$4,000 LOANED
To GARY, BUILDING
IN HAMMOND STILL

While 1t is reported that one Ham
mond company has made seven, $4,000
loans in Gary because it could find no
market for money in it's own city, July
building was shaTnefully small despite
the great demand for homes Empty
houses Mt to live in have been un-
known in Hammond for more than
two years. Forty-eight thousand dol
lars was spent for new dwellings and
the repair of old ones in Hammond
during July. Thirty-eight thousand
was invested in business buildings.
The Christian church is spending S.
600 to remodel the fire-damaged Pres
byterian church on Holman street.
There Is plenty of idle money in
Hammond and East Chicago and Gary
with their big building operations will
get more of it IL there is not a build
ing awakening in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
Latest
Bulletins
(By United Press cablegrana.) }

PARIS, Aug. In . "torrenttal" rain
French forces assisting in the great
drive in Belgium succeeded in consoH-
dating all the ground they won yester-
day, according to today's war office re.
port. The statement likewise detailed
further advances by Gen Petain's
troops .on another front, the Chemine
Des Danes.
"On the Aisne throughout the front
artillery fire was continued" the war
office reported. East of Cerny the
French attacked vigorously and pro.
gressed."
son the left bank Of the Meuse be-
tween Avocourt and Kill 3o4 the Ger
mans attacked positions recaptured July
II, sending their waves forward after
several days artillery preparation. They
were only ablc to reach some advance
element of our first line where the
French fire repulsed them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
BRITISH
TAKE 5000
PRISONERS
By WILLIAM p. sIMMs


WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Aug. 1-Prisoners taken
in the first "a hours of the great drive
probably will reach 5000. according to
estimates today The stream of Ger
mans sent behind the lines has not yet
been fully counted.
No report has yet been received as
to whether enemy guns were captured.
In "a hours the great drive repre-
senting England's and Frances SUI
preme effort has spread over 80 square
miles. An area of that size blackened
a rain of shells such as even the great
est of wars has not seen heretofore
and dyed probably by the blood OF
thousands has so far been wrenched
from the invaders.
London is not counting the cost to-
day. 1t expects great human sacrifice.
1t hopes. however. that the stroke is
SO aimed that Germany must relin-
quish her submarine bases on the
coast The front started at 20 miles
and the fighting spread rapidly
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
POLICE To ARREST
EVERY LAST VAGRAN I
Eleven Idle Fellows Sent
enced to Penal Farm
BY City Court.

The Hammond police have started a
drive on vagrants. Eleven of the hobo
tribe were fined 81 and costs each by
City Judge Barnett this morning and
all sentenced 20 sixty days on the penal
farm. That is the stiffest penalty ever
placed on idleness in Hammond. The
judge stated that there is work fol
every man and every man should work
The vagrants were picked upon the
old Hammond Packing grounds stone s
throw from the Stein-Hirsh plant where
there is a great demand for labor.
Common labor is receiving as high as
so cents an hour in the Calumet region
and not less than 33 cents an hour.
The police plan to pick up the loafers
around the corners and barrel houses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. Both steel
and wooden ships must be built and
built quickly, Rear Admiral Capps,
chairman of the emergency fleet corpor.
alton, told ship builders here today.
Matters brought to my attention only
this morning indicate the vital import
ance. of pressing this construction pro-
gram" he said. 1--WE are in this war far
more seriously than a vast majority of
people realize"
It was his first public utterance since
taking charge of ship building work for
the government.
The meeting of ship builders was cal
led by Chairman Hurley Of the shipping
board following reports that yards were
delaying to get moro profitable contracts
with private schedules.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
KAUF MAN
CASE Tried
At CAPITOL
Herman BdTeckd Freed. His Ar
rest He Says Due toSplte,
Kaufman Still In East
Chicago JAIL

Karl Kaufman, the first man arrest
ed in the Calumet region sinceNthe out-
break Of war as German spy" will
be interned for the war period. This
information was made known today
by Attorney ]. H. Conroy OF Ham
nond who appeared for the spy be-
fore the Department of Justice at In
dianapolis yesterday.
Kaufman was arrested July by
East Chicago police after being
shadowed for weeks Substantial
proof that the man was spy" was
uncovered.
Barecka "Not Guilty.f
Herman Barecka. who was placed
under arrest Tuesday night, July 10.
by secret service agent as being an
accomplice of Kaufman's will probably
be freed and given permit papers.
According to Attorney Conroy
Barecka claimed that it was spite
work that caused his arrest
Sensational Find.
The arrest OF Kaufman caused much
stir in official war circles. Hinton c.
Clabaugh, special chief of the depart
ment of justice in charge of the Chi
cago district took personal charge of
the case The justice department.
found:
That Kaufman was playing the part
ofa laborer in plants over the country
to draw plans of them, although evil
| dence found showed that he was a
well-to-do German. probably from a
titled family
Concealed in the basement of his
residence 4127 Melville ayenue.sE East
TConr;n,1a5 -, - % T5,-e = - -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
ELKS GIVE A MILLION

DR.. T. E. Bell who went from the
Hammond lodge B. P. o. E, as dele
gate TO the national convention. has re-
turned and gone to his summer home in
Wisconsin. Dr. Bell says that the
grand lodge with a great deal of en-
thusiasm. voted S1000.0 900 as a war
fund and that the Elks as usual intend
to do more than their share in the
prosecution of the war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
LAKE Cd.
AFFECTED
GREATLY
Eighty Two Appeals from County
Boards Are Made to State
Tax Board.

Total increases of S10963461 in cor
poration values for taxation in Marion.
Lake, Lawrence and ST. Joseph coun-
ties were made today by the state board
of tax commissioners as the result OF
appeals taken from the amounts fixed
by the county boards of review
Public utaiIties to Appeal to Courts.
Gas, water and electric light public
utilities of Indianapolis, it developed
last night. are planning to appeal either
10 the federal or county courts from the
state board of tax commissioners. which
yesterday added an aggregate of s4,-
1852 to the valuation for taxation
purposes fixed by the county board Of
review recently.
Forty Appeals From Lake County.
There were nineteen rehearings be-
fore the board on cases in which the
board had originally made the valua-
tions and total of eighty-two appeals
from the county boards of review were
heard during the session of the state
board Just closed. Forty Of these ap-
peals were from the Lake county board
of review by citizens of East Chicago.
and three were from the same board by
citizens of Gary.
The increases in East Chicago amount
to s3,7s1595; in Gary. where the valua-
tion of the Indiana Steel Co. was made
the same as last year, s1,029.2oo
Lake County Increases.
The Lake county increases announc-
ed by the state board are as follows:
East Chicago.
1r,,or 1ro, Products Co.'S 5000
CONTINUED on page fve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
MoroRcYcLIsT HITS roRD.

EAST CHICAGO. August Joe Bonn
bren. 1897 Alexander avenue. East Chi
cago. while riding his motorcycle yes
terday near the plant of the Graselli
Chemical Co., ran into a Ford five pas
senger and as a result is in Mercy hos
pital. Gary. with a broken leg. DR.. F. L.
Townsley reduced the fracture. The
name of the driver of the Ford car
could not be obtained.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
HERE'S A CHANCE

If there is a. patriot in Hammond
who because of physical defects or
age cannot go TO war and is willing
to help a married man with three chill
dren who will go if someone helps to
support his family during his absence
let him communicate with Sergeant
William Welch. recruiting officer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
SEVEN HURT COMING HOME.

FRANKFORT~IND., August Sew
en- persons were hurt when two autos
crashed into each other at a street eros
sing last night Sam Toney may die.
Noah Thomas drove the car and was
returning from a Moose picnic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
TWO TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL.

Two men Frustrated by yesterdays
scorching heat wave were brought to
St Margaret's hospital last night
Late this afternoon both were still
unconscious and their identity un-
known The fever of the men when
brought to the hospital was 100. Both
are foreigners and thought to be la
borers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
AMERICAN BOAT
IS TORPEDOED
(Ry united Press Cahlerran,. !

LONDON, Aug 1.-The American
steamer Motano. was torpedoed and
sunk by submarine yesterday, the ad-
miralty announced today. Twenty-Five
survivors were landed.
The Motano was a. steel ship of 2730
tons, property of the Standard oil Co.
of New Jersey. and registered at New
York City.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
BREEzE HELPS NEWCASTLE.

NEWCASTLE. IND, Aug. 1.-The Of
fetal thermometer registered 90 here
yesterday afternoon while the ther-i
mometers along the streets went as
high as 104. A breeze during the
greater part OF the day prevented
suffering.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
EVANSVILLE REPORTS o, MARK.

EVANSVILLE. IND. Aug. Ed
ward Young. 61 years old. is In a
critical condition at a local hospital
a result of heat prostration. the
first one of this year here. For three
days the mercury has been soaring In
the 95 vicinity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-01
Is 1t Hot
Enough for You?
HEAT sPoILs sTREET.

GREENFIELD. IND, Aug. 1.--Green-
field yesterday experienced the hottest
day of the season. the temperature
reaching 80. The heat was intense
it caused the brick pavement on North
State street to bulge and crack from
curb to curb. raising the brick eigh-
teen inches from the ground. One
prostration was reported. Caleb Mon
Grief falling from a mower while cut
ting grain.