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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23

Mr and Mrs Pagan ana Air. and
Mrs Nlbcrt Myers of Crown Point, Wis.,
ted "a tile RI snyder home sunday.
Joe Ebert expects 70 attend an auto
mobile school III Chicago IN the near
future.
Mrs Ella Demmon ana daughter
Cora visited in Chicago over sunday
with Mrs. Demmons children
Nor many from the country attended
church here Sunday. so the attendance
was very small
Mrs George Frame visited with her
mother. Mrs. Ella Demmon last Mon
day
since VIE have no Sunday service OH
THE q. .. MerriIlville has no sunday
visitors and not very good service on
the car line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23
WELSH TRIAL,
UP FEBRUARY 5

MILWAUKEE. WIS. Jan. 23-Fred-
die Welsh. champion lightweight. late
yesterday was summoned by the Wis
consin athletic commission TO appear be-
fore that body in Milwaukee February
in answer 10 charges preferred bv the
commission that he stalled and sham
med in his bout with Richie Mitchell
here last Tuesday night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23
MONA AND
BROWN 60
To DARW
Wildman and Caveman Bat
tie Through Ten Vicious
Rounds at Racine, Wis.
Dolan is Also a Victor in
Bout.
FIGHT DECISIONS

Decisions of fight Representatives are;
At Racine-xnockout Brown beat Bob
TIoha lo) Jimmy Russell knocked
out Kid Cont a.; Joe Dory stopped
Dan Hayes 90; Red Dolan bea-
Billy Koutz Qo).
At Philade1pnia--Benny Leonard bea-
Eddie wallace 90; Mike Daily bea-
George Blackburn 90; Buck Taylo-
drew with Al Fox co., Al Nelson
beat Artie o'Leary 90; Stanley
Hinkle beat Jimml McCabe.
At Ba1tinaore-Kid Wolfe beat Al Shu-
bert t15).
At neutrality-suspicious. Ray beat Patsy
Brannigan 60.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23

Baskets Duggan CD. Lynch. Tom
Naef Don Naef C2). lizard 49,. Cham
bers (4). Olin ca. White go. Time Of
halves-f5 minutes. Referee-Brenner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23
MITCHELL INJURIES
HIS HAND

MILWAUKEE. WIS. Jan Pas
result of injuring his hand while boxing
with his brother, Richie Mitchell lass
night wired promoters at Cleveland, who
had arranged a bout between him and
Johnny Kilbane. featherweight cham
pion. asking the date Of the match be
postponed at least a week from Jam. 30,
the scheduled date.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23

One pound Of
Oak Grove Butter
$ equal to 3 dozen
Eggs in food UGluc.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-23

Fred Falkenburg. ex-Cleveland
Indian and star twirler with the
indianapolis Association team last
season, is said to have all the stuff
today that he had in his best big
league days and to be worthy of an
OTHER chance in fast company. Fail
kenburg has fade-away that is a
puzzle to every batter that faces it.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Summary of The Fighting
 F0Y Rick Coal Fields

days fighting was a full victory for the Teutons, although admitting some reverses and claiming no gains.
 Between LOos and Lens the Cana dians are plugging away toward the capture of the last named place. They have consolidated and made secure their recent gains and have made fur ther progress west of Lens. The num- Der of prisoners taken here by the Canadians now totals 1,120.
 The German crown prince is not yet sure that the French positions along the Aisne front are invulnerable and his latest attacks here have failed as did all his previous ones. One German effort was on a front of more than a mile in the region of the California plateau. It was stopped by the French artillery. The French also checked the German attack east of Cerny. The crown prince took the initiative on the right bank of the Mouse but his at tacks were broken up with loss.
 The Austro- German offensive in southwestern Moldavia apparently is slowing down before the stubborn re- sistance of the Russians and Ruma- nians. The latter are still fighting desperately in the area of Fockshani and the Sereth river and Field Marshal vOn Mackensen has made no further appreciable progress. Petrograd re- ports the repulse of several attacks in this area
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
TEXAS GOvERN0R'S DEFENSE
 FERGUSON TAXES THE STAND

informed by a grand jury. The shift of the money was charged to clerical error by the witness.
 Governor Ferguson denied he had profited as a stockholder of a Temple bank, which served as a depositary of state funds, as the money had to be paid back to the state quarterly.
 The allegation that the executive violated the state laws in borrowing from a Temple bank funds in excess of 30 per cent of it's capital and sur plus, brought forth the testimony that it was true his total obligations at the start of the year. including that of his wife and ranch, totaled more than $170,000.
 His Wife's note was paid, he said. and prior to the March investigation four notes were arranged totaling $31,- 300 each, by which the remaining $50, 900 was covered
 Governor Ferguson told of wanting to settle such of his paper as was held 1 by the Temple bank because of talk which had been circulated regarding his financial affairs. He said he i failed to obtain credits at banks and after finally appealing to his friends
 was able to raise $150,O00. which had been placed at his disposal.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

Their counter attacks having failed with severe losses, the Germans in the Ypres area of the western front hay" not resumed attempts to recapture the ground lost to the Anglo troops on Thursday.
 On the northern wing of the Fpres front the French, after repulsing heavy German counter attacks, on Friday made further gains near the Steenbeke river. Elsewhere on this front, the latest report from Field Marshal Haig says, there has been no change. In addition to their capture of more than 1900 prisoners, the allied forces cap tured A guns from the Teutons.
 While admitting an allied gain along the Yser canal and near BiXschoote, where the French advanced, Berlin claims officially that most of the British attacks were repulsed and that Langemarck is still in German hands.
 This claim of the German general staff is officially denied in London, which says the British hold not only Langemarck, but also ground beyond the village. London also officially de- nied that the fighting front was twenty miles long as Berlin declares Field Marshal Haig on Thursday reported the fighting front in the Ypres area as being nine miles in length. The German general staff reports Thurs
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
LAW |S LAID DOWN
 T0CRAzYP YP|CKETERS ABOUT WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON, August 17.-Formal notice was served by the police today upon leaders of the womans party that the so-caIled picketing of the White House would betolerated no longer and that in future banner bearers would be arrested as fast as they appeared.
 Several hours were allowed for the warning to take effect. Then six women posted at the executive man. sion gates were carried off in a patrol wagon, much to the delight of a watch- ing crowd. All the prisoners gave bond for appearance tomorrow to answer charges of obstructings traffic.
 Superintendent of Police Pullman personally delivered his warning at the Woman's Party headquarters. He said the women themselves or somebody else certainly would get hurt if the near-riot scenes enacted during receu. days were continued; that the only way to stop the disorder was to remove it's cause and that he proposed to do that.
 The women arrested were Misses Catherine M. Flanagan, Hartford. Conn; Natalie H. Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo; Lavinia L. Dock. liar risburg, Pa; Lucy H. Ewing, Chicago; Ednas Dixon, Washington, and Mrs Madeline Watson, Chicago.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-That thu government is determined to give Pope Benedicts. peace proposal the most de hherate and painstaking consideration b. fore framing a reply was evidenced again today by developments both at the White House and the state de- pertinent.
 The cabinet. holding it's first session since the note arrived, avoided any general discussion of the subject be- c7use President Wilson is understood r. feel that there must be a search ing analysis of the questions raised before such discussion would be profit able.
 Secretary Lansing and his advisers on whom most of the responsibility for making this analysis wi rest, contin- ued their study of the nootiffs s-'r"e~ tions with every indication that it probably would be several days before any concrete step could be expected.
 -deanume, however, the under cur rent of official thought manifestly continued to trend toward a conviction that the grand alliance viii find some oi the proposals in the Vatican note very difficult to accept
 As the declared purpose of the pom tiffs note was to present a concrete basls for peace negotiations, it is re- garded as highly essential that the exact meaning of every phrase be carefully weighed. keeping in mind that in the event the United States con- cludes to entertain tne proposals, it Will find itself irrevocably committed in the negotiations by the construc- tI0ns given at present
 It was said at the state department that the peace proposals were being quietly digested," a process which would not be hurried, and that it was not possible to predict when an an- SWer could be returned.
 Within a few days exchanges may begin between Washington and the en- tente capitals and perhaps between Secretary Lansing and the diplomatic representatives of these powers here. Official opinion inclines to the belief that there will be a separate reply from each nation rather than joint re- sponse, as forecast in some foreign dispatches. There are peculiar condi- tions, some of them political some semi i-religiOus, in most of the entente countries which it is believed will make 1t desirab e for each of the govern
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Allies Will Make Reply

LONDON, Aug 1.-The allied gov ernments will discuss jointly the peace proposals of Pope Benedict and a re- ply will be issued in due course, Lord Robert Cecil told the Associated Press tonight. Whether the reply will be joint note or, as suggested in some quarters, through the medium of the United States or by some other man. ner, wi l be decided later
 When the correspondent entered the office of the minister of blockade he was seated at a desk with d package of documents dealing with the tate of the crew of the steamer Belgian Prince, while another packet lying near told the story of the American steamer Campana, sunk August 6, and from which the captain and several gun ners were removed by the crew of the submarine, whether as captives or to suffer a fate similar to the crew of the Belgian Prince is not yet known
 Tt is difficult to talk of a 'condi- tion,' remarked Lord Robert in re- sponse to a question concerning the papal note while reading stories like these. l hope sincerely the brave Amer jeans taken from the Campana have not suffered the fate which the pirates meted out to our men aboard the Bel gian Prince. It takes us back to the ttw1ul days when old time pirates by way of reprisal made sailors walk the D ank to certain death in the sea-"
 Turning to the note from the Vati- can, Lord Robert, after prefacing his remarks with the statement that in- asmuch as the matter now is a sub ject for discussion by the allied gov ernments, he could express only his own personal views, said: "Prematlfre attempts at mediation are not usually successful and I fear this is prema- : ture.
 1 think we all recognize that the pope's motives are thes best in the world and that he desires peace ar dently, as indeed we all do But the ume Is not yet ripe.
 The allies cannot think of condo nation until the criminals are really repentant and have shown it by word and deed.
 Tn writing this note, the pope ob- vious.y felt the importance of not talk ing sides and of maintaining an abso- lutely impartial attitude Yet l can not help feeling surprise and sorrow that the note says nothing of certain outstanding Outrages committed in this war which have done more than all else to make it impossible fof Ger
 Continued on Page TWo)
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
M 'AD00'S PLAN FUR NEW JOAN
 AT 4 PER GENT
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-ISSuance of $7,53S, S,945, ,000 worth of four per cent federal bonds, subject only to in come super taxes, war profits and excess profits taxes, and designed to provide $4,O00,000,000 for further al lied loans and to retire the $3,00O,- 900, 900 non taxable three and a half per cent issue now authorized to cov- CT loans to the allies, is contemplated in suggestions submitted by Secretary McAdoo today to the house ways and means committee.
 Receipt of the suggestions caused immediate activity among both the democrats and republicans of the committee. many of whom are op-
 posed to the details of the secretary's plar. While taxing the bonds is gen erally favored. something more con- crete than the secretary suggests,
 such as a flat levy of six per cent on the interest rate. or application of the income tax, appears to be more
 generally desired by house members
 The four per cent interest proposal probably will De accepted by the com mittee. The secretary has impressed members with the necessity for prompt disposal of the bonds and the possibility of attaining this result by an increased rate Only a most un-
 reasonable tax rate. it is agreed can
 prevent 6 lively demand for the bonds at four per cent. The fact tLat they will be exempt from all save federal taxation is ir itself sufficient induce
 ment to create a good mat ket and
 predictions of bond experts that q four per cent rate may carry the
 bonds above par is expected to h.
 crease the demand.
 One of the principal arguments ad- vanced for the secretary's plan is that it would protect the small investor. SurtaXes would not apply under the revenue bill now before the senate. on incomes of less than S5,000. Few ex- ! cept the very large investors would be affected by the war and excess profits
 taxes, It is believed
 Variations IF war and excess profits
 taxes arc so great that it is difficult to present even a general idea of what rades might be collected through such soul ces Calculations on supertaX re- turns, however, are easily made Under the proposed law. for instance, the supertax on s375,00O worth of bonds
 would be $250 and on $500,000 worth, $500.
 Members of both parties in the house are demanding the establishment of a definite bond marketing and retirement policy, and this is likely to delay this passage of the bill somewhat. It is predicted, however. that the bond issue i bill will pass the house within. week after the ways and means committed meets August 25
 One of the chief objections to the secretary's plan is that it proposes to l leave the investor largely subject to ! the whims of future congresses and the fortunes of war Changes in the var ious tax levies proposed are liable to enSue at any time
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
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WASHINGTON, August IT, - Two army divisions instead of one, com- prising a total of at least 3S,OOO men, probably will make up the first con- tingent of the national guard to go to France.
 Although no official confirmation was obtainabIe. there were evidences today thai the composite forty second division, whose organization recently was announced, will be accompanied abroad by the twenty sixth, made up of New England guardsmen. No New England states are among the twenty six having representation in the com- poste division.
 The commander of the Twenty sixth is Major General Clarence Edwards, now acting as commander of the de- partment of the northeast and it is presumed he would go to Europe with the division The Forty second is com manded by Major General w. A. Mann.
 A report was current today that sui ficient shipping would be available for forwarding two divisions within the time fixed for the departure of the Forty second, and that the Twenty sixth had been selected to go because it comes from a compact area, and it is composed, for the most part, of regi- ments of high rating, and representing states whose troops were left out of the composite division.
 The Forty second division is being mobilized at Mineola, L. l., under the new European standard, which requires that the strength of the individual in- fantry regiments be increased more than 50 per cent. The process necessi- tates the addition of some units not
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-GOvern- ment control of the coal industry ap- peared imminent today when President Wilson turned his personal attention to the subject and heard the mine oper- ators' and miners presentation of the situation. The interests of the public now will be presented by the federal trade commission which has just com pleted it's investigation of coal pro duction costs.
 Provisions of the food control bill giving the president power to fix coal prices from the mine to the consumer and investing in him authority to re- quisition all coal produced and sell it to the public are expected to be put into operation almost immediately.
 The trade commissions report, it was learned, tonight will say that at present prices coal operators, jobbers and retailers are reaping eXorbitant profits and that inequitable distribu- tiOn is adding to the costs in many parts of the country.
 Operators and miners who oppose government price fixing in the fear that prices will be pushed down to too low a level, put their case before the pres ident today. through Francis s. Pea body. chairman of thefcoal production committee of the Council of National Defense. and John r. White, president of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. Their idea of solution of the situation as expressed to the president is that a voluntary arrangement be made between operators. miners and the government and that no move be made towards enforcement of the dras- tic provisions of the food bill.
 The coal situation. according to off cials who have studied the subject is in a more chaotic state now than it has been at any time Miners throughout the country are threatening to strike unless their wages are raised to give them a share of the enormous profits made Prices are soaring despite the agreement made recently between gov ernment heads and the operators and many sections of the country face a winter with scanty supply of fuel. The program many officials believe Presi- dent Wilson is most likely to adopt un der the power to control the industry
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Breaking Point of Tension
 BetWeen DQmieLs 0nd League

freedom of speech of naval officers and declaring that he suppressed a com plaint from Vice Admiral Sims that American naval forces in European waters were not informed of the de- parture of the transports bearing the first expedition to France until the ships had been at sea four days. Eight naval officers read Admiral Sims pro- test, the statement said, and were re- quired to place their initials upon it.
 The statement expressed the opin- ion that the public would not permit Secretary Daniels to dictate through whom their gifts to the navy should come.
 The Information regarding the Mare Island explosion, which has led to this persecution of the Navy league" it added, was communicated to the league by an officer of the United States navy. The man was forbidden by an order of Josephus Daniels to tell the facts himse f. In communicating this information to the league he vio- lated an order for which, if his name became known, he would be court martialed and broken over the wheel
 Secretary Daniels declined to com ment on any part of the statement.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Finishing Touches Or War Tax Bnl
 M The Senate
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Disposi- tion by the senate today of many un- contested provisions of the s2,006, 900, = 900 war tax bill almost cleared the way for the sharp fight which probably will begin Monday over income and war profits taxes.
 Among important features disposed of during the day were the wine and motor vehicle schedules The revisions of the finance committee levying be- tween s40.000,000 and s50,O0O,0O0 on owners of motor vehicles instead of $6S.000,00 on manufacturers as pro- posed by the house bill, were adopted, as were the increased rates on wines, estimated to raise $21,000000 against s6,000,00 under the house rates
 House provisions levying a five per cent tax upon gross sales of many man. ufacturers and designed to raise s11S,- 750,000 also were eliminated, the new automobile and other reduced excise taxes being substituted. The senate also accepted the finance committees S action in striking out the house provis- ion for additional federal taxation of inheritances, designed to raise $6,- coo 000
 An amendment to the automobile sec tion suggested by Senator Knox and adopted, imposes a surtax of $10 for each $500 value on cars costing more than s3,000. As accepted the section now provides the following motor ve- hicle taxes, payable by owners of those not used exclusively for business pur- poses
 Motorcycles $2.50; automobiles cost ing under $500, s5 annually; costing be- tween $500 and s750. S75O: costing be- tween s750 and $1000, $10. with s5 ad = ditional for each $500 up to $2,000 and $1O for each $500 above $3,00O.
 The tax based upon original list price would be reduced by ten per cent for each years use of the machine up to a gross allowance of 50 per cent,
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

AUSTIN, Tex. Aug. 17.-Taking the stand this afternoon in his own de- fense against charges brought by Speaker Fuller, Governor E. Ferguson denied he had in effect or intent been guilty of five of the thirteen allega- tions against him. His testimony on the remaining charges was cut short by a decision of the house committee of the whole, hearing the proceedings, to recess.
 Governor Ferguson, answering on the stand charges that he failed to refund money appropriated for eXecu- tive mansion expenses, spending 1t for groceries, automobile accessories, etc, not permissible by law, replied he had taken up all deficiency warrants and was ready to take up all presented. The charge that he had received more than S100,000 of a building fund from his predecessor and had placed it, while drawing interest in bank in which he was a stockho1der, was eX- plained as a move for convenience only The charge that money from the governors fund in Temple oank had been used to pay a personal obllga- | tion was met by the governors testi- mony that he knew nothing of 1t unu
Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
NATIONAL GUARD TO FRANCE
 COMPOSITION IF CONTINGENT

included in the original order, for where one company of infantry, for instance, was to have come from any state, two companies have been con- solidated to give the 250 men necessary.
 Thus hundreds of men have been transferred to fill up the regiments se- -lected to go. All the other national guard divisions will go through a sim liar process on their arrival at their divisional camp.
 No hint has been given as to the probable time it will require to pre- pare the Forty second for embarka- ton. As it is a wholly new organiza- tion, it is logical to assume that it will
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Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
Menace the GrainfieIds

BOISE, Idaho, August 1.-The In- dustrial Workers of the World are preparing to use phosphorus with which to burn grain fields and grain held in storage throughout Idaho, Or egon and Washington, according to information sent t0 sheriffs of Idaho tonight by Harvey Alfred, director of the state farm markets bureau
 Alfred asserts the phosphorus is be- ing shipped into Idaho in cake form. It is. he said, being distributed by Industrial Workers of the World to be placed in fields of ripening grain, and about buildings where cereals are stored. Phosphorus, when placed in water, becomes combustible after the moisture has evaporated
 Vigilance committees are being or ganized in nearly all of the principal towns throughout the Snake river valley to guard against destruction of property by Industrial Workers of the World.