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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12

nation is oppressed. 1 hope Germany
will be sick of her materialism and
higher criticism; England awake on her
knees to God--not to some other ma
ton. however.-and that France will
feel the need of Christ.
Suppose tomorrow it could be brought
about that not another gun would be
tired. every foot of territory returned.
every wound healed, every child starved
in Poland and Belgium brought back.
every babe murdered in Asia made TO
live again. the slain soldiers restored to
their families. every bridge and build
ing and rebuilt-would that mean the
peace Of God?
There would be millions OF men and
women suffering in their hearts as be-
fore the war. Ninety thousand Ameri-
can girls would be buried in hariots
graves and millions OF men in drunk
ards graves. What the world needs Is
NE peace of Christ.
Il would rather all my boys and my
self too would die in the trenches of
France than all live with the devil in
our hearts"
The minister said that rather than
have their country in danger and their
rights and principles taken from them.
every man should shoulder a gun.
I don't believe Christ meant ne
should be disioyaI." he said.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
PEACE At ANY PRICE?
NOT FOR c. ]. SHARP

There is peace in a grave yard be-
cause there is DEATH"
That was the answer of Rev c. ].
Sharp. pastor of the First Christian
church, TO the pacihsts and peace at
any price" advocates.
In sermon Sunday morning Rev.
Sharp said: There are a number of
kinds of peace. Some people want any
old kind of peace. just SO it's peace.
There are some prices that can't be paid
for peace.
This war isn't the first time that
injustice. He'll and death broke loose
in the world" he said. The devout
prayer of every Christian is that God
Will use this war to bring about the
peace Christ talked about. I don't want
to see peace that is truce. I hope
that the terms Of peace will he so no
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
STEPHEN d. DUNCAN
TAKEN IN DEATH

Stephen d. DUNCAN. aged 5s years.
a road contractor died at his home in
80 Mason street. yesterday OF periton-
tits. He had been failing in health for
six month"; but was not taken severely
Ill until al few days ago. Mrs. Duni-
gan and Al daughter. Marian. survive.
Mr.. DUNCAN lived in Louisville, Ky,
before co4ing to Hammond six years
ago. ThS funeral arrangements have
not bee4 completed but it is probable
that thS funeral VIII be held Thurs
day Dxorning with services at All
Saiprs church at o'clock, and burial
af<CalvarY cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
HORRORS OF
GERMAN WARFARE

Continued From rage ono,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12

and the remains were those of humans
of every age. from babes in the cradle
to old men. Following the crows the
German military wagons came along
and collected the larger bones. to be
used for fertilizer.
0hastliness Of Starvation.
Issuing an order forbidding any Pole
to give food to any able-bodied Pole
simply meant that the heads OF families
had to accept slavery in Germany to
work in the factories. They slept on
the floors and their wages paid for their
food. They got no word from their
families.
In concentration camps Mr.. Walcott
saw the effects of starvation Sores
break out at the ears. the abdomen
swells. the glands of the throat puff
out and the eyes become bullying and
the victim suffers a fever and delirium.
Clothing has to be sewed on. With very
little water and no chance to get SOAP
these people were in an understandable
state of Nth. vermin becomes thick
and typhus thrives.
Mr.. Waicott told of the effects of the
Big Bertha lKrupp gum which
shoots a porjectile II inches in diana
ter. 6 II fet high and weighing 1900 lbs
One of these shells fired a distance OF
10 miles landed in the heart of one OF
the 26 citadels guarding the fortress OF
Nova Georgsk. It caused a hole in the
earth as deep as the theatre Auditorium
wrecked the citadel completely and re-
duced to pulp 423 soldiers. With this
the whole chain of forts surrendered
Mr.. Walcott gave this as an illustration
of the terrible might Of Prussian mill
tarism.
Visits Trenches.
The speaker told of a visit to the
German and then the French trenches
on the western front At one place the
Germans have a system of 1000 miles
of trenches TO guard 400 miles of front
I'm Europe $4,000, 900 men are living
in holes in the ground. existing under
conditions that would be deemed cruel
to horses and dogs here. fighting each
other like wild beasts. burrowed into
the ground like rats many of them do
not understand what it is all about"
Studying the Prussian Mind.
Mr.. Walcott told of his many CONVEX
sations with Prussian officers of high
rank. The Germans have had philoso-
ply of Germany first drilled into them
for half century. 1t permeates the
military aristocracy. The officers are
all able men. big men and highly train
ed men. but they are tainted with the
obession of militarism. Their policy is
TO attempt anything for the glory OF
the German state. He gave an instance
of this by showing their crushing of
he In he
same thing ensued where Austrians and
Bulgars, Differed by Germans. cruelty
treated the population. In Armenia
100000 inocent Christian were slaught-
cred by Turks commanded by German
officers.
AS to the German People.
All during the evening MIR. Walcott
showed a kindly regard for the German
people. especially the peasants. He
said he felt just as sorry for the Ger
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
EDWARD SMITH DEAD

Edward Smith. a millwright at thu
Hirsh-Stein Glue factory. West Hanp-
mond. died this morning at ST. Mfr
garet's hospital from injuries received
while at work in the mill a week. ago
today.
In working about a washing ma
chine his clothing was torn FROM his
body when it caught in a swift nov
ing shaft. He dropped to the FLOOR. a
distance Of about eight feet. badly Nm
jured. He was rushed to the hospital.
Officials today said that 1t was
mystery why Smith climbed above the
machine. the trouble being below.
Smith was 20 years old and lived
at 513 Plummer street, where the flu
neral will be held Thursday. Burial
will be made at Oak Hill cemetery.
R1,1y a ibertxy R0pdf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
FAT CHANCE NOW

The man who uses box car for a
fparlor car had better keep away from
Hammond Chief of Uolice Peter Aust
GEN, unless he has register certificate
with him.
1.-THE chief has bought a new Hawk
shaw spy glass and preambles about
town looking for men without the
proper government tags.
Every man he catches between q
and 81 without the O. X. card he will
shove in the booty hatch" and turn
EN- over to the federal authorities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12

Buy A Liberty Bondl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
MRS. COSNER DEAD

MrA s. B. Cosner. 6s years old. pass
ed awaY at the home of her daughter.
Mrs Frank DEFAULT 373 z. State ST..
HAMMOND Monday afternoon. follow
ing an illness of nine weeks, caused by
a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Cosner was born in Muncie. Ind.
May 2, 1s49. She was married to
Samuel Cosner, who survives. Dec. IS.
1871. Mrs. Cosner was a member of
the Baptist church and was a highly
respected member of the community in
which she lived. Besides her husband
and daughter, Mrs. F. DeVault, she
is survived by Bayless Cosner of Gary.
a son.
The funeral will be held from the
residence of Mrs. DeVault at eleven
o'clock Wednesday morning. The body
wi be shipped over the c. & o. railway
to Muncie where burial will be made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12

man women as he did for the French
wonsn. Germans are duped by their
military lords and a systematic scheme
OF lying in the newspapers. They see
that NO German soil is invaded and are
told THAT everything Will soon come out
all right in the end But. Mr.. Walcott
believes that this poison of militarisrn.
whichtexists among the officer class is
in danger of spreading to the German
people themselves. If this war is to be
ended itt must be by the aid of the Ger
man people who viii set up a United
States,oD Germany.
Mr.. Valcott was repeatedly cheered
and atktfmes when he told Of the hor-
rors it had a marked effect on the
audience. He warned that II is nou,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12

Americas part to crush the Prussian
serpent and to convince the German
people so strongly that they will begin
TO recognize the hellishness of their
cause.
Postmaster II. B. Snyder presided at
the meeting. Capt. H. S. Norton in a
brief speech said that the 100000 Gary
will give next week in the campaign
which starts at dinner at the Com
mercial Club viii only be the first of a
series Of war demands. D. Burr Jones
of the National Red Cross will organize
the Gary workers.
America is to raise 100000. 900 for
Red Cross work. 1t will be this coun-
try's lot to succor ravaged spots like
Poland and Serbia
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
COSTS HIM $35

II cost Peter Schneider, a Baltimore
& Ohio railroad detective, exactly s35
TO shoot in Indiana Sunday morning.
He was arrested for carrying con-
cealed weapons, and this morning
Judge Barnett assessed a s25 and costs
fine upon him.
His story of being a railroad de-
tective was found to be true. but he
should have been on duty the night
he was caught here. He told the court
,he had just come from Burnham.
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Continued From Page Onsl
ing to the wife with the brutal message
that he was dead.
The He'll In Poland.
While in Belgium the German officers
asked Mr.. Walcott to go to Poland. they
frankly admitting that the starvation
there had caused typhus to spread
which menaced the German army. The
German troops were fed first and what
was left went to the civilian population.
AS in Belgium policy of terrorism
and slavery was used to subdue the
Poles. something that man never
thought of before.
Arriving in Poland Mr. walcott soon
learned how Prussian militarism had
drawn a curtain over nation of 49,
100000 people and was crushing them
to death. 1t took the Prussian $50 years
eastern Prussia, but it only took little
more than a year to grind down Russian
Poland by using starvation.
Die by The Roadside.
When the Russian army retreated II
burned or destroyed every house along
a wide line 23o miles long TO hinder the
Germans. The result was frightful to
the civilian population along that por-
ton. They became refugees and sleep
ing in the roads al night; each morn
ing saw some left dead. In other parts
of the country. where the Germans in
vaded. they confiscated the food and
in many cases civilians got but one
meal a day.
use Dead's Bones For Fertilizer.
In company with German officers Mr..
Walcott motored along one of the three
military highways. He found a cons
tant line of skeletons. bones and cloth
ing. Crows had picked the bones clean
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
THE TIMES

preme court this afternoon granted a
writ OF prohibition TO prevent Federal
Judge Lands at Chicago from taking
jurisdiction over the 373 damage suits
against the Indiana Transportation
Company. arising out of the sinking
OF the excursion steamer Eastland.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12
WHITING BOY ON
WAY TO EUROPE

WHITING. IND. June 12.-Another
Whiting boy has gone to the fighting
line in Europe. this being Ralph Bren-
ner son of Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Bremen
of LaPorte avenue. The card received
by the Brenners conveyed the informa-
ton that he sailed from New York on
Mr.. Bremen enlisted several years
ago and has been doing service in Mexi-
co for several years
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-12

GREENSBURG-Wi1 II. Lock-
ridge of st. Paul. who died recently.
willed his farm in Mobile township.
valued at $500. to George a Gregory.
a friend.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
RESIGNS FROM COUNCIL.
Lieutenant Joseph G. Andrews Goes to
Washington With q. 8. Army.

Lieutenant Joseph G. Andrews Of
Vine street, recently commissioned a
first lieutenant in the ordnance de
partment Of the army, is now in
Washington where he is ready to be-
gin active government work.
Lieutenant Andrews was council
man from the third ward and has now
slgnitied his intention Of resigning that
position. This resignation follows
closely the resignation Of Councilman
Gardner &. Weld, also councilman
from the third ward, who is now
across the ocean with Il Machine dun
Battalion.
Two other council members in the
government ti>.4 vice still retain their
seats in tie GuulGil chamber Thee
are Councillla:l Edward Peterson and
Alderman joins EtaGlcr, both of the
fourth ward. They, are at Camp Dew
sna,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
FATHERLAND PARTY
HEARS ABOUT BELGIUM
Decisive Issue Is Whether
Germany or England
Gets Country.

Amsterdam, Nov. 12.-At a meet
ing OF the new Fatherland party in
Munich Admiral Won Tirpitz former
German minister of marine, made
violent anneXationist speech He said
the question whether Germany or
Great Britain became the protector
of Belgium would be the decisive is
sue of the war
"A mistaken solution of the Bel
gian question would stunt our exports
and the reserve capital of our indus
try, and degrade us to Belgium the
bond slave of Anglo-AmericanIsuo," :"
said the admiral. "Our military se-
cur1ty lies in Belgium 1t is the only
way of obtaining compensation for our
enormous economic losses"
The admiral added that 1t was a.
mistake to believe the submarine
would prove sufficient protection
against Great Britain, as some effec-
tive counter weapon was bound to be
discovered. He delared Germany
must have Antwerp, that Austria be-
come the principal protecting power
Of the mouth of the Danube, and thnt
Germany was interested in the set
tlement Of the Adriatic question.
"Germany's struggle" he added, "is
q terrific battle against the all de-
vouring tyranny of Anglo -Amercan-
| ISM
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
WOMAN JUMPS IN
FRONT OF EXPRESS
Head and Leg Gut OF at Crossing
in Meriden
BODY BROUGHT To- BERLIN

Embankment Near North Colony
Strcct-victin Apparently Refined.
With her head and left leg severed,
and with cuts and contusions all over
her body, the corpse Of an unidentified
women who was killed by the 1854
express from Meriden, this morning,
lies at the B. G. Porter undertaking
rooms awaiting to be claimed. No
means Of Identification, except a gold
bracelet and gold ring with blue
stone were found on the person Of
the dead woman.
The woman was killed near the
North Colony street railroad station
in Meriden. Instead of leaving the
body where death occurred, as they
should have DONE according to Medi-
cal Examiner Roger NJ. Griswold of
Berlin, the engineer and conductor
placed it on the train and had it con-
veyed to the Berlin railroad station,
where it was left.
According to the engineer it was
case of suicide. Just as his train was
rounding the curve, he said the
woman, who was hidden behind an
embankment, jumped in front of the
train. Before he could bring the
engine to standstill she was ground
under the wheels.
The woman was we'll dressed and
her clothing was clean and apparently
expensive. That she was not of the
working class can be seen from the
condition of her hands, which are
soft, white and smooth
Her hair is of dark brown color
! and she is, about feet 3 inches in
| height. According to DR.. Griswold
| age.
After viewing the body, Medical
Examiner Griswold ordered it re-
| moved to the 3. c. Porter undertak-
ing rooms. No statement has yet
been received by him from the en-
| gineer to how the woman met her
death. After leaving the body at the
| Berlin depot the train resumed its
course, as it was running behind time
According to A. H. Bushnell, sta
! tion agent at Berlin, the engineer is
new man. In his haste to make VI
| for lost time and because he was eX-
! cited Ivy the accident he failed to
| leave his name. The number of the
| train was 50.
1t is said that n number of women
| on the train became hysteriCal when
| it was learned that woman had
been killed.
! The body of the woman was left
lying at the station until almost ;
o'clock when it was removed to New
Britain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
THEY HAVE EXCUSES.
Some Men at Camp Dcvens Forbidden
to Salute BY Sect.

Boston, Nov. 1.-THE Massachu-
setts Homeopathic Medical Society
made public today an address recent
ly delivered before that body by Mai
Gen. Briggs, of the psychopathic di-
vision of the examining boards ut
Camp Devens in which DIR. Briggs re-
lated some, of the difficulties involved
in the mental examination of drafted
men. Speaking of conscientious OBJ
jectors, Major Briggs said:
There are from 9 to II Of these
gentlemen who present themselves
every day. This stream has been so
difficult to deal with that we have
had to classify the various excuses
We have finally dissolved them into
four groups: The conscientious OBJ
jector who is really conscientious; re-
ligious objectors, as Seventh Day Adj
ventists Quakers, etc; Christophers,
individuals who receive messages from
the Lord forbidding them to enter the
fray"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
LIGHTS STILL BURN.
No .Attcmpt Made Here Yet to Curtail
Use of Electricity at Night.

Although reports from Washington
last week stated that Dr. Henry A
Garfield, the fuel administrat tor. has
issued an order, effective November
II to the effect that nowhere in the
United States would 1t be permissible
to have Il large electric sign lighted
before quarter to eight in the evening
or later than I p. m. at night. 1t Is not
expected that this will have any effect
on New Britaln's lighting, 1t was stated
today by an official of the lighting
company. AS yet. he said. he knew Of
no official orders curta1ling the light
ing OF Signs here.
At the present time electric signs in
this city are lighted at dusk and ex-
tinguished between 1880 and 10
o'clock midnight
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
CITY HALL EXCITED?
Allegation Is Made That Ono Official
Refused to Buy Liberty Bonds Et
CeterA.

Cetera.
Who is the salaried city official who
refused to buy Liberty Bond, de-
clared he would not wait 80 years for
his money and predicted that II an
owner wanted to cash them before
that date he would be unable to real
ize more than 80 per cent. on them?
This question is arousing consider
able interest In City hall today. 1t
is said on good authority that one
city official. who draws a fairly sub
stantial salary from the Golfers Of
New Britain, has made the above
statement.
It is furthermore intimated that this
same individual, whether he is of
German origin or not, is not very an
tagonistc towards the kaiser's cam
paigns on sea and land.
The name of the individual is being
withheld, however, for those who
claim to be ION the inside" say they
have no desire to be mixed up In any
scandal, but they don't "think 1t is
right just the same"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
Sister Domenica Spent Forty-four
Years in Religious Life
WAS MOTHER SUPERIOR HERE
Many Pupils at st. AGaEy's School Are
Children Of Those She Taught in
Past Years-Had Taught in Other
Cities.

Sister Domenica. Mother Superior
of st. Mary's convent and daughter
Of the late Thomas Copniff and Ann
Tracy (Connin) Of Hartford, died at
the convent this morning at 3:45
o'clock at the age Of SO years, a Of
which were spent in religious life.
Sister Domenica, who was born in
Hartford, came to New Britain about
1870 and remained here six years
teaching school. She was then sent
to st. Patrick's school in Hartford
where she had charge of the gradu-
ates for 20 years. Later she was sent
as mother superior to Westerly R. l.,
and from there went to Stamford
From Stamford she went to Sacred
Heart school in Waterbury later going
to New Haven where she was prin-
cipal of st. Francis Orphanage for
three years.
Last September she returned to
New Britain as Mother Superior and
was in comparatively good health.
After being here but short time a
complication Of diseases set in and
later developed into pneumonia.
Since last Tuesday her condition was
regarded as critical and when death
came this morning 1t was not alto
gether unexpected.
Teaches Children Of Former PUPILS,
Sister Domenica was we'll known In
New Britain and leaves many friends
who will be deeply gr1eved to learn
OF her death. When she returned to
New Britain last September all her
old pupils and friends visited her at
the convent. They were greatly
pleased to see her and their old
school days were recalled.
While teaching she had a wonder
ful influence over her students and
many of them who have since married
sent their children to st. Mary's school
this year SO that they could be edu-
Gated under her fond guidance.
The funeral will be held from St.
Mary's church Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock, a solemn high mass be-
ing held. The body will lie in state
In the convent chapel where all her
former pupils and friends may view
the remains.
st. Mary'S school Will remain closed
until Thursday morning as a last
token of respect to the beloved Mother
Superior.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
TO COMPLETE DRAFT.
Additional Registrants Are Being En-
amined in Hartford Today.

Hartford, Nov. 12.-In order to Sc
lect As men to complete Its SO per
cent. draft; also to insure a sufficient
number of recruits for tho final s per
oent., tho first Hartford district began
tho examination of 900 additional
registrants today. The call sent out
a few days ago was unexpected. as
it was thought there had been a suf-
flcient number previously sunmonod
to flll tho clty's quota, Tho district
has examined more than 1000 previ-
ously and its 100 per cont. quota 10
only 24o,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-12
ONE DAYS PAY.

New York, Nov, 11.-An army Of
100000 workers in every important
city aad town i'm the country to-day
began Woek's campaign Ia raise
S85, oeh, 900 for the war work of the
Y. NJ. &; A. The s5.Oo6 separate een,-
mittees that have heea organized will
overlook no one in the drive for funds:
A special effort wac made ia in=
teSest the wage sagneas 10 donate
ens days pay z:i8 siaBaH being enc
days pay far tbs saidier away"