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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
ADJ.-G. SMITH THERE
by UNITED PREss.1

ST. PAUL Dec. 11.-General II. ".
smith, of Indiana today attended the
conference OF national guard officers
here attended by national guard ofRi-
GERS from eight states. Warning was
given that within six months the ma
tionaI guard organizations throughout
the country viii be a thing Of the
past unIess some drastic action is
taken In Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
GERMAN
BRDGEHEADS
ARE HELD

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE three bridge
heads to be occupied are now in the
hands Of the allies French troops en-
tered Mayence Yesterday. Previous
Is the Americans had reached Coblenz
The BeIgians and British are along
the whole course OF the river. The
Americans hold sixty-mile front on
the Rhine The main force is still
to move forward about four miles to
complete occupation OF sectors imme
diateIy west OF Coblenz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
AMERICAS SHIPPING

LBr UNITED PREss.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia total of
e10,334.1e6 dead weight tons eOmpris-
ed Americas merchant aeet Septem-
her 1.-the Mhipping board report sent
10 congress today revealed. The neet
was made up of 1rS42 steamers and
fankers and TIA sailing vessels. The
lightweight capacity of the steamer
and tanker was s,6SS,5z9 tons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
KERENSKY MAKES CHARGES AGA INST RITAN And FRANCE
1T HAS EXPIRED.

The srmistice expired at six
o'clock this morning. 1t became
effective at II a. m, Nov. IL.
and was to continue thirty days.
The commissioners reserved
the right to extend the armistice
and it was unofficially reported
the negotiations to that end
have. been under way.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
SENATE TAKES
FIRST STEP
(By L. c. MARTINI

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-The senate
today took the first step toward adop-
ton Of a comprehensive governmental
policy far industrial welfare when it
adopted without debate a resolution by
senator Kenyon directing the committee
on education and labor TO investigate
ale plan of such a program. The com
raittee. Kenyon announced, will begin at
once on the inquiry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
FOUR CALL AT
ONE TIME FOR ROOM

A woman decided she would rent
one of her rooms ana she inserted
a little ad in The Times. She had
ff.een applicants for the room. An
amusing incident occurred In con-
nection with the renting OF 1t. Four
men, each with a copy of The Times
in their hands appeared at the same
time tho morning after the ad ap-
peared and all Of them wanted %
rent the room and the worst part OF
the visit for the quartet was that
the room had already been rented.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
HIT BY STREET CAR.

Charlie Nick. 51s Chicago avenue.
East Chicago. while driving his au-
tomobue south on Forsythe avenue.
was struck BIZ a Hammond Whiting
and East chicago street car and his
machine badly damaged. The accident
occurred right in front Of the East
Chicago garage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
WILSON ON
SEA FREEDOM

UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM.l
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Express
says IL understands that President
Wilson's freedom of the seas prOpOs-
MIS- do not contain suggestions that
Great Britain should abandon the
contrabaDd law, the right of search
or enforcement of bIockades. ON the
contrary. the newspaper says, he suE-
Rests that Great Britain fix N definite
rate for naval construction which
would be enforced by the British pnd
American navfes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
NAVY RESERVE
WEAPON, SAYS
LLOYD GEORGE

UNITED PRESS cABLEGRAMl
BRISTOL, Eng, Dec. 1f.-''Fhe navy
in the reserve weapon, not the often
sive," Premier Lloyd George declared
In = speech here today. "That Is why
We hon't need to give 1T up"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
BERLIN SITUATION
GETTING SERIOUS
TT-NrrEp Pass CABLEGRAnf.1

BERNE. Dec. 1.-THE situation in
Berlin is growing worse. according to
a Wolf bureau dispatch. Workmen
are collecting machine guns and muni-
tons in the suburbs. The military
command is concentrating troops but
they are not permitted in the streets
because of the danger of causing a
conflict The workmen's and soldiers
demanded the arrest OF Carl Leb-
knecht.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
r. A. MASONS
ELECT TONIGHT

Hammond Chapter. No. III. R. A NJ.
will hold its stated convocation this
evening at the Masonic temple at S
o'clock This is the regular December
business meeting and election of officers
for the year 1919 viii be held A good
attendance is requested.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

Michael Colombia or Gary IS on trial
for murder in the court Of Judge Hardy
today. Colombia is charged with fatally
stabbing VIM. c. Sprsdley. July ?. 1917.
in q hght in the mills.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
ROLIQFHONOR
ssasssszassa.s; s :, sssssasHzaseas

In General Pershhg's casualty
List today are reported the following
names from tki5 vicinity:
KILLED IN ACTOR.
W. ]. oPPERMAN, 1887 Jackson St,
Hammond; reported in Times.
EDWARD T. BROWN, llIe W. sth
ave, Gary.
MISSING IN ACTION.
ALBERT sowA, 1927 Baltimore,
HeRewiseh.
WOUNDED (cegree Undeterminedl.
EUGLER JOSEPH KOEINSKI, 142
Dearborn st., Hammond.
Lake County's work is not done
till she has bought more w. S. S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
SITUATION CHAOTIC.

UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM.I
ZURICH, Dec. 1.-THE political sit
uatton In Germany is described mt
chaotic. Reports have been received
Ringing that Field Marshau Won Hin
dcnburE may attempt re=ctionary
movement while Carl Liebknechtfa
followers have the upper hand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
GOING TO ROME.

UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAMl
ROME. Dec. 10 (Delayed) .-Presiden
Wilson will arrive in Rome at II a. m.
Dec %. it was announced today, lie
viii be the guest Of the king for three
days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
THE DEFENDANT
WON'T TALK
rITxrrEp PRESS CABLEGRAM.1

UNITED FRIES tAhi.EGtAM,I
LONDON. Dec. lift there is a
possibility Of my becoming a defendant
I prefer TO say nothing until then" the
former Kaiser stated through Count Won
Bentinex in response to a question by
the Express correspondent a s 10 his part
in the war.
Secondly, 1 have no desire to COM
promise in anyway any member Of the
German government existing at the out
break &c the war
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

INVESTIGATION

IBI UNI I'd HEos-I
CHICAGO. Dec. 11.-1nvestigation of
the cost of living was up today a the
wage controversy between six Chicago
packing concerns and labor unions rep
resenting more than A100.0 900 packing
house employees throughout the country.
The hearing was before Judge Samuel
Alschuler. arbitrator.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
MISSING HAMMOND
SOLDIER REPORTED

Who is Private Mike La Laen, Of
Hammond?
He was officially reported to be mis-
sing by the war department today.
The address given is John I.aIayan.
.574 Morton avenue. Hammond
Western Union messengers were in
formed that LaLaeff reported missing
since Oct. 3, did noteliye at the ad-
dress and the tenant refused to &C
cent the message,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
MORE ARMENIAN
MASSACRES

BT NITED IRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-More than
10000 Amenians have been massacred
in renewed outrages by evacuating
Turk soldiers, it was reported today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
Latest
Bulletins
BERGER JURY NEAR.

UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM.l
TBT UNITED PREss.l
CHICAGO, Dee. 11.-SeIectioR of the
twelfth Juror for the trial of Victor
l.. BERGER, socialist congressman
elect, and four other socialist lead
ere was under way here today. The
government hrd used the last of it's
ten challenges while the defense has
three left.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
MOVE TO GARY
FROM LOWELL

Mr, and Afrs william Hack Or Lo-
y Ell. have become residents Of Gary.
residing in Fillmore street His par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. John Hack. Of Lo-
we'll, visited them yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
NEW EVIDENCE
OF PROPAGANDA

By UNITED IRESS.
WASHINGToNh. Dec 1.-THE sen
ate committee investigating activities
of the German propagandists in this
country today observed a holiday while
Major f. L. Humes. who is conducting
the probe. prepared new evidence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
BELGIUM GOES
AFTER HUNS
UNITED Press CAsLEaRAM.I

UNITED PRESS CAsLEGRAM.l
LONDON. Dee. 11.-Belg1an news
papers, quote number of the Belgian
atrocities commission as indicating
Belgium will claim a portion Of Lem
burg and Luxembourg and will demand
Hollands renOuncing ON monopoly Of
the scheIdt river at the peace confer
snce.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
ASSOCIATION MEETING.

A business meeting of the Soldiers
and Sailors Aid Association is TO be
held tomorrow evening at Liberty Hall
TO lay plans for the dedication of the
community service fagS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

To j. 6.
FOR HELP
kerensky In London Says Allies
Are Seeking EIpIOita-
ton Of Russia.

(NoTE-The following interview
with Kerensky IS the frst aulhorita-
tive statement Of what the real
Russia desires from the peace con-
ference.--EDITOR)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

Representative Carter Glass of
Virginia viii succeed William Gibbs
McAdoo as secretary of the treasury
December Is. Glass was selected bt
Wilson before the president left for
France and Glass nomination was
sent to the senate day or, two later.
He has been a member of the house
eighteen years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

Samuel Untermyer, New York law.
yer. has ISSUED a statement in which
he denies that he aided German
propaganda in this country during
the war. He admits. however, that
he wrote a letter to Dr. Heinrich
Albert, German business agent in
New York city, on February 10, 1916.
in which he advised that the German
government buy a prominent New
York daily for propaganda purposes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

IS PUSSY
THESE: DAYS


LBT UNITED PRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11.--"Nothing 70
it," was the war department answer TO
the news reports from Europe that the
allies were to occupy Berlin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11
NEARLY A THOUSAND
DIE IN LAKE COUNTY
State. Board of Health Gives
Out Influenza Pneumonia
Figures.

Influenza pneumonia during October
and November caused the death of s29
Lake county people. 463 died during
the month of October and 266 in Novem-
Der.
A table showing the deaths by month
in the. three largest Lake county cities
&c as follows.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

The time is getting very short to
buy w. S. S. The Lake Co. quota
IS $50 per capita.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

The bulk Of the deaths IN Lake county
were from these three cities, numbering
64a.
Reports of the state board of health
from As counties show no Improvement
in. the epidemic but in Lake county con-
ditions are believed to be amcliorating.
although new cases are reported every
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-11

Delivered hy TIMES carEIer, soc per
months on street and ut uewsstnnas, 2s
per COPY, hack numbers &c per copy.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
MILLION RAIL MEN
GET PAY INCREASE

Details of wage increases end
improvements in hours of labor for
almost million railroad workers,
adjusting inequalities of the first
raised wage schedule, were an
nounced yesterday by Director Gen
eral McAdoo.
The new increase. affecting main
~ the lower paid men. amounts
generally to an additional SIS a
month for those paid on monthly
oasls and twelve cents an hour for
tnose paid hourly. This increase,
however. includes that of the orig
ihal order merely supplementing
The workers affected are all
clerks station employees. stationary
enginemen, boiler-washers nowar
transfer and turn-table onerat tons
common lahorers and maintenance
OF way employees. The order nroo
vides general rules for promotio,
and adjustments of grievances II
provides a basic eight-hour aav
with overtime up to ten hours or /,
prorata basis, and time and a n.r,
for overtime thereafter. The neu,
schedule is effective as of snt.,o.
Der !, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
WOMAN MAIL CARRIER
IN WASHINGTON TODAY
Miss |. c. Craig New Appointee;
Others Likely to Follow.

The Washington city postofice has
today the first regularly appointed let
ter carrier on any force in the coun-
try. She Is Miss Ina G. Craig, irs
Third street northeast. Miss Craig
was officially appointed letter car
rier yesterday.
Her appointment Is In line with the
policy Of replacing men who are need
ed for war work by women. Miss
Craig is confident that she will be
able to perform the work satisfacto-
rily. She was put to work yesterday
sorting mail.
An experiment was recently made
with women in the capacity OF letter
carriers, but 1t was a failure. The
principal reason for this, it is be-
lieved, was the fact that the women
could not carry heavy enough loads.
1t is planned henceforth to put the
women on the lighter routes and use
men on the ones on which the mail is
heavy.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
HOUSE SPURNS
WILSON'S PLEA
President Loses Fight as
Water Power Bill Pass
es with Change.

The nrst defeat given to an admin
istration measure in the House since
the war began was recorded against
the water power bill yesterday. The
bHl was passed. 81 to %. but in a
form entirely opposed to President
Wilson'S wishes. Unless the bill Is
altered In conference 1t Is likely to be
vetoed
Administration leaders in the House
led by Representative Scott Ferris, OF
Oklahoma, and Frank Doremus. OF
Michigan. made a vigorous fight to
have eliminated from the bill the "re-
capture clause" to which the Presi-
dent expressed opposition. BY q ma
5ority Of five votes. however. the
House refused to comply with the
Presidents request and voted. lS to
rs. against sending the bill back 10
the committee to be amended.
TwenfJ-three Against Bill
On the final roll call on passage OF
the bill. Mr.. Ferris and Mr.. Doremus
and twelve other Democrats voted
with seven Republicans and two In
dependents against the bill Those
who opposed IL were:
Democrats - D ker (MissourD,
Doremus (Michigan). Ferris (Okla-
honna). Hamlin CMissourD, Humphries
(MississippD. MeKeown (Oklahoma)
Sears CFlorida). Sisson CTennessee)
Thompson (okIahoma). Webb North
Caroliha). Ayres CKansas), Booher
CMissourD. Wingo (Arka a n 50,
Thomas CKentucky).
Republicans - Cooper Wisconsin,,
French Qdaho). James CMichisan),
Norton North Dakota). Walsh MAS
sachusetts), Haugen Qowa), Nichols
CMichigan).
Independents-Baer North Dakota),
London New York;.
President Proposes Clause.
The "recapture clause" which Is
Objectionable to the President re-
quires that II the government
should at the end OF the ffty-year
lease desire to take over any of the
power projects developed by private
interests 1t must pay the full cost
of the original project. together
with the cost OF Improvements and
extensions. The Presidents position
was that this provision should be
taken out of the bill so that the
hands of the government might not
be tied in the event that a general
pOliCy Oh government ownership OF
the power plants should be deter
mined upon.
The controversy over the amend
ment developed into a partisan fight,
the Republicans lining up against
the President and voting to put the
amendment in the bill over the ad-
ministration protest A few Demo-
Gratis. enough to give a slender ma
jority, voted with them.
An amendment to exclude Niagara
Falls and Niagara River from the
control Of the power commission
created by the bill was defeated
after a long debate, the vote being
fifty-ive to sixty-five. Repre-
sentative Harrison, a member Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Of
fered the anne endment. explaining
that the committee is drafting legis-
lation TO conform to the treaty oUli-
cations between this country and
Canada, which will cover the Mag
ara power situation. Several other
members Of the committee support
ed the amendment.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
COLLEGE PLAN
FOR SOLDIERS.
Army Students Must Make
Good or Be Sent to
Draft Camps.

What Is going to happen to the
young men of America who are pick
ed by the War Department to go to
colleges rather than to the training
camps7 This question was asked OF
Assistant Secretary of War Keppel
yesterday, and he answered 1t as fol-
lows:
'fhere are four things which may
happen to the man who has been or
will be picked out to attend the col
leges.
q. He may be sent to a central Of
fcers' training camp.
s2. He may be told to continue his
college training, because while promis-
ing enough he may not be mature
enough for an oficers' training camp.
"s. Some few of these boys may be
held on at the colleges for some
special subject where specialized train
ing is needed. like chemistry. The
total number Of these Is not going to
be serious. .,' g.
"a. Men who have had their chance
and have failed to make good will go
right into a draft camp like any other
registered boy Of Is"
Economy In Plan.
II was explained by Mr.. Keppel
that the government has adopted
this plan of keeping the boys in COL
Iege because 1t will be cheaper to
train them there than 1t would be
to assume entire charge of them and
send them to cantonment. The
colleges are what business calls go
ing concerns" their equipment is
established and ready. ..
The organization and management
of none of the colleges will be inter-
fered with. 1t Is not the purpose
of the government nor the War De-
partment to take over the colleges.
Only those which have a detailed
military officer will be affected.
Mr.. Keppel further explained the
plan as follows:
All That Colleges Can Take.
we will take as many men as
the colleges can provide for. We
won't, of course. approve of a col
lege that can't bed and board the
men as we want them to. We pro-
pose to draw from the camps the
very kind of boy who has promise
and preliminary educa ton and is
making good in camp. \
'In order to get going by October
I, those people who will be nor
mally in college at that time will
be retained. But a boy who is in
college on that basis alone isn't go
ing to have a prescriptIve right to
stay on there under the old happy
go-lucky college conditions, and II
he doesn't come through he will
find himself in a training camp like
any other drafted man"
The instructors probably will be
enlisted in the army in order that
the Department may hold them and
retain their services.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
PURELY PERSONAL.

Burton l. Cushing. assistant engi-
neer physicist of the Department of
commerce, has been promoted.
A. A. Elmore, chairman Of the build
ing committee of the National Board
of Farm Organizations, left for the
West last night
John S. Beach, Of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, is in
Chlcago attending the annual conven-
ton Of the Federal Employees.
H. E. Yorke. of the British War Mis-
sion STAFF, returned Tuesday from
New York, where he had spent five
days.
Emerson Stringham, assistant in the
bureau of fisheries in the Department
OF Commerce. has resigned.
Joseph NJ. Lally has returned from a
snort trip to Philadelphia.
Thomas Hopper will spend the week,
end in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Morley will
spend the next few days In Philadel-
phia-
Miss Rose Clark, of, the War De-
partment, is spending her vacation I,
Buffalo.
Lieut.. Herman Won Elf, of BaItf-
more. spent Thursday in Washington.
Miss Grace Cost is spending the
month Of September in the mountains
of Virginia
Miss Virginia Sandmeyer, of Hous-
ron. Tex, is in Washington for a pro-
tracted visit.
John Harvey, chief of the appoint
ment section Of the Interior DEPART
ment, is on leave.
Miss Anna Nevius. of the office of
.he SECRETARY of the Interior. is spend-
ing her vacation in Atlantic City.
Z. ]. Ayers, chief clerk of the D.-
partment of the Interior. has return
"a e from visit to his home in shiloh.
Mrs. Joe d. wooten. of Columbus
lex. Is visiting her son. Harcourt
Mooten. who is stationed at ouanti-
co, Va.
Miss Martha Stamper, Of the Patent
once, has returned to the, citv from
stony Man Camp. Va, whers She
spent her vacation,
The Washington herald., 1918-09-06
Lui Loves GaIE-Curci;
Lived In Poetical Bliss
Values Her Caresses at s250,OOO.
Sacrificed Himself.

New York. Sept. 5.-Lui Curci, hus-
band OF Nine AmeIita GaIH-Curci,
the operatic prima donno, who is
suing his wife's manager and ac-
companist. Charles l. Wagner and
Homer L. Samuels, for $3.50 600 for
alleged alienation Of her affections
claimed today that the singers career
had succeeded chiefly through his be-
lief in her future and his efforts and
sacrifices.
Il love my wife" said the painter.
my wife loved me with all the per-
feet love a woman can give until
Samuels and Wagner came into our
life.
She and met in Southern Italy in
1907 and were ulrried in 1903. be-
lieved in her when no ore else did.
/ kept her going when she would have
given up the struggle Until the fall
OF 1916 our life was the very poetry
Of matrimony. / had ambitions of my
own. hoped to produce a picture
that would win recognition. / sacri-
feed my own future for here, practi-
cally giving up my own art and de-
voting my energy and means to
furtherinG hers. Ny wife never asked
me to become an American citizen.
II she had I would have done so.'