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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

group of girls, asking thirty to tea
with her last Sunday afternoon. AS
the young guests are asked to pour.
or pass sandwiches. or otherwise
assist the hostess. the occasions are
relieved of formality.
Women on the executive committee
are: Mrs. Louis Brpwnlow. Mrs.
Frank Carpenter, Mrs. Thomas II.
Carter. Mrs. Charles Ha'nlin: Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. George
Knowlton. jr.; Mrs. j.. d. Leland, Sd.
and Mrs. John H. Young. The officers
are: Mr.: II. Henry White , president nrsai
dent, and Mr.. Alofizo Tweedale. treas
urer, and on the business committee
are: Mrs. Newton d. Baker. chair
man; Mr.. A1onzo Tweedale* and Mr..
Walter S. Ufford.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Rush Porter, daughter of Mrs. j. Bid
die Porter of Washington and Phila-
delphia. and Mr.. Frederick c. Fearing
will take place on December % in
Philadelphia. Mrs. Robert Goldman.
sister of Miss Porter. is with Mrs.
Porter for a visit of several weeks.
The Calvert Club for Catholic wom-
en- at II Dupont circle has been for
mally opened, an evening reception
with dancing marking the day.
Bishop Shahan, president of the
Catholic University; Mgr. Lee and the
Rev. John NJ Cooper. director of the
club, made addresses. and there was
a large company present. including
prominent clergy and soldiers from
the Catholic University.
The club provides limited number
of rooms for war workers. where
they may remain until permanent
quarters are found.
1t is a recreation club organized to
provide comfort and amusement for
girls coming to Washington, and it
is hoped that it will evolve into a
permanent organization. where classes
for various branches Of study will be
formed and other club features de-
veloped. -. - -.--
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

HERE has been something and spectacular the capital
Monday. when the President his
Prince OF Japan arrived the of the United
Wonderfully thrilling the the House.
with the galleries packed beyond standing and the whole vast
the ITSELF but the discussion
President United
before then when President
att ookh O the Panama Canal
THE Mrs. Marshall wife of the Vice Pres
with their
high could be accommodated and
from the of the United
Mrs Champ
Speaker who has missed since the
his the House
the probable OF Mr. LARK
both
and have with
~ imperial from Japan. and especially
the record OF naval hero-turn1sha
far unbroken record royal
sonages lengthy titles and made
visitors dim the user OF
Fuhms Social life including the dinner at
embassy night will about until ne
distinguished Japanese
eentfl without recalling the
the
Lane Johnson received the
brought splendid the
his imperial highness Prince
accomplished diplomacy being
after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

ter and was, one of the most popular
of the seasons debutantes.
Mrs. DevereuX will return this
week to her home at Chevy Chase
and will resume her Sundays at home
beginning with Sunday, December is.
Mrs. Henry d. Flood will go to
New York on Monday for visit OF
several days.
The alien property custodian. Mr..
A. Mitchell Palmer, and Mrs. Palmer
street and are established there for
the season.
Mrs. George T. Marye has returned
to Washington from a short visit to
New York.
Mrs. Sidney Cloman. wife of Col.
Cloman, who is in France, accom-
panied by her niece. Miss Natalie
Campbell, has returned to Washing
ton from a visit to California and
has taken an apartment for the sea-
son.
Mrs. Albert Niblack entertained at
a small informal dinner Thursday
evening. when her guests were the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Dan
iels and Mrs. David Worth Bagley,
who left the following day for the
west.
Miss Beatrice Kaehn, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Yung
Kwai and Miss Elijah Yung kwai
for several months. left Washington
last evening for her home at She
boygan, Mich.
Miss Mary Caroline Holmes will ar
rive in Washington tomorrow and
will be the guest for a week of Mrs.
Wilbur J. Carr at the Dresden.
Miss Holmes IS a noted teacher and
lecturer engaged in. extension work
in Syria in connection with the Uni
ve-sity of Rome.
Her home is at Jebarl, Syria, and
she has taken an active part In relief
work there during the past few
years. She speaks Arabic and has
come to America to promote interest
in the conditions in that country and
to forward the relief movement.
She will make addresses before the
women's clubs at the New York Ave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

of. the womans committee of the
Christmas roll Call Of the District
Chapter of the American Red Cross.
has opened headquarters at 1920 Con-
necticut -wnere she will re-
cefve members of her committee each
morning between the hours of .
and 1.
Gen. and Mrs. E. F. Test. who re-
Gently returned from 4 residence in
the Canal Zone. with their son. Lieut..
Col Frederick c. Test of the general
staff, are now with their daughter
and law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wallace Haughey of New York. who
have taken the house at 1714 22d
street northwest.
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nue. Presbyterian Church. the Church
of the Covenant and the Washing
ton Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr have invited a
number of guests to meet Miss
Holmes tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Sidney Ballou has returned
from Old Point Comfort and reopened
her apartment on Wyoming avenue.
Her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Burnett,
returned this week from Boston,
where she has been visiting Admiral
and Mrs. Spencer Wood. She and
her mothers are planning a party for
the winters debutantes and a dance
during the Christmas holidays.
Executive Women on Committee.
Mrs Wilson, Mrs. Marshall and all
of the women of the cabinet form an
honorary committee for the home
entertainment department of the War
Camp Community Service. for the
tertainment Of girl Xorkera in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

Maj. and Mrs. J. Ryan Devereux of
Portledge. Bradley lane, Chevy Chase,
announce the engagement. of their
eldest daughter, Margaret, to Capt.
Richard Hall Jeschke, U. s. NJ. c..
and of Boston Harbor. Mich. Miss
Devereux made her debut last win
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Miss Beatrice Kaehn. who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Yung
Kwai and Miss Eliza beth Yung Kwai
for several months. left Washington
last evening for her home at She
boygan, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

Miss Mary Carter Graham will en-
terrain a dinner party Thursday
evening in compliment to Miss Fran
ces Hopkins, the debutante daughter
of Maj. and Mrs. Nevi1 Monroe Hop
kinS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

The Spanish ambassador and Nine
Riano entertained a large company
at dinner last evening at the en-
basSy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
GUN TOTER CODY
FINDS IT WON'T Do
Columbia Hotel Manager
Has an Adventure With a
Wild Westerner.

George W. Cody. no relative Of Buffalo
Bill. who recently arrived in Hammond
from a large sheep ranch IN Montana.
seemed to forget that he was not still in
the void and woolly west when he pulled
IS Johnson on Adam Owanek last
Sunday in Hammond
Cody seeing Owaneks automobile
standing in front of the Columbia hotel
which Owanek owns. thought he would
like TO go fishing so told owanek that
if he would take him over TO the Little
Calumet river he would pay him hand
somely.
when they arrived at the river
Owanell gently asked for his money
Cody said he had forgotten it and
pointed the gun at Owanek who left
and stood not upon the order Of his
going.
Judge KIotz fined Cody SIS in the
Hammond city court this morning on
his plea Of guilty. Cody said that he
had always carried a gun out west and
thought that he could in Hammond
but that the gun had now gone back
to the ranch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
WEDDING NEWS
COMES FROM EAST
III. z. Sasse and Miami Ham
mond Both Formerly of
Hammond Wed.

Society circles OF many cities in Lake
county will be interested in learning Of
news which came today from the east
announcing that Herman z. Sasse. form
erly Of Crown Point. but now of Gary.
had been married to Mrs. Miami Ham
mond of Hammond The couple were
married at Camp Lee. Va. where Mrs.
Sasses son. Lieut.. Harold Hammond.
has been stationed. She had gone TO
visit him before his departure for
France and the wedding took place be-
fore Lieut. Hammond left for his ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sasse are expected home
shortly from visit to Norfolk and New
York and viii he al home at Holman
and Mason street in Hammond next
month to receive the congratulations of
their friends. Mr. Sasse is an extensive
owner of real estate about Gary and
was born in Crown Point and educated
there and in Chicago He has been a
great traveller and has many trips to
Europe to his credit. Mrs. Sasse was
also a former Crown Point girl and
widow of the late w. H. Hammond, the
Hammond banker who died several
years ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
Bv FRED FERGUSON
IUNITED PRESS CABLEGRAMl
WITH THE AMERICANS IN


WITH THE AMERICANS IN
PICARDY, May 27 Might. y
Three German attacks this morn
ing against the American lines
were repulsed with heavy German
losses. Two attacks occurred in
the Fontaine south of Montdidier
sector and the other to the right of
Cantigny.
The attacks were not only re-
pulsed but the Americans also
drove the Boches from their
trenches in counter attack. hold
ing the captured positions until
ordered to withdraw to their orig
inal lines.
The attacks were preceded by a
pounding barrage through the night. Re
treating Germans taking an American
prisoner were overcome and the prison
ers recovered. The Germans received
such a hot reception that they did not
attempt to repeat the assaults. OBJ
servers report heavy losses. artillery.
machine gun and rife fire cutting down
the Boches who left number of dead
in No Mans Land.
The Americans captured prisoners.
The lighting was extremely bitter.
Opposing forces clashed hand 10 hand.
The Germans were loaded do C.Fn with
hand grenades but the Americans rush
ed TO close quarters and forced the
enemy TO use bayonets
Soldiers declare the Germans were
equipped with armored breast plates
which turned a bayonet thrust unless
ii was in the neck or stomach
One company penetrated the German
lines clear into the ruins of the village
where they remained until called back.
Three Yanks were buried for several
hours in their dugout when high ex-
plosive struck They We're rescued by
their comrades. Prior to the attacks
rear areas were severely shelled
The field hospital described in a re-
cent dispatch where only the most Sc
we're cases are taken was endangered by
shell fire The nurses stuck to their
posts as though nothing unusual was
going on.
American artillery leveled great
stretches Of the German trenches this
morning in retaliation. Heavy can
nonading on both sides was stnl in pro-
gress as this dispatch was filed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
DR. CLARK
ARRESTED
IN HE|NOUS
CHARGES
Bitter Arrangement of One
of This City's Most Prom
inent Physicians by Atty.
j. H. Conroy. Judge Fred
Crumpacker Talks.

DR. J. T. Clark. one Of Hammond s
most successful physicians, was today
arrested on a charge of peddling apples
without a license and is to be tried
Saturday evening a Liberty Hall. 1t
i expected the trial Will be largely
attended. there being plenty Of seats.
no admission fee and promise OF SEN
sational procedure.
1t is alleged that Dr. Clark. with a
number OF accomplices still at large,
sold apples for twenty-five cents each
. people in the downtown district and
netted 500 for the Red Cross.
He Has nm abb.
Regarding his arrest DR.. Clark stated
today;
I Intend to fight this to the bitter
end. Ny defense will be that I was
out Of town Saturday evening and the
following DAY. AS matter of fact ]
spent Sunday with several we'll known
Hammond clergymen. whom will
name on the stand. fishing at Cedar
Lake. I viii produce more witnesses
to testify that I was out OF town than
shey can that I was in town and should
win by a preponderance Of evidence.
~ eA4eiA slNNtl " Illnesses are excellent
Popcorn George Jones will swear that
he hasn't seen me do anything out OF
the way in years OF course don't ex-
peet a fair trial and the judge will
probably be crooked but I hope to
convince the audience so thoroughlv
Of my innocense that It will demand
my acquittal and coerce the court /
will use any means fair or foul in fight
ing this case and call a Ford a Ford ="
Conroy the Prosecutor.
Attorney Joseph Conroy for the pros
ecution stated an example should
be made OF DR. Clark Attorney Con
roy said:
we are prosecuting Dr. Clark for
peddling apples without license on
the representation that they were
grown in the Garden OF Eden. You
know what happened to Adam when
he ate one of those apples. We under
stand that DR.. Clarks alibi is that he
was not in town Saturday night but
We VIII provide witnesses to prove
that he was here in body and spirit
working for the Red Cross and all
CONTINUED on page t.vol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
BERT ESCHER AHEAD
IN RECOUNT TODAY
Close Race for North Town
ship Assessor AS Re
count Progresses.

CROWN POINT. Ind, May 2S.-Bert
Escher leads today by five Eotes in the
close recount race for the office of as
SCISSOR Of North township and expects
to continue TO gain over James Gle
ments. The recount commissioners have
counted all OF East Chicago and one
precinct of Hesville and Escher has q
gain Of two. making a majority of five.
The board today started on a Highland
precinct in which seven mutilated Gle
ments ballots were found and il APP
pears that Escher VIII have a new gain
there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
INDIANA HARD0R BOY
SHELL SHOCK STUNNED
Karl Dupees in Active Ser
vice Oh French Front Re
covers from Injury.

Karl Dupes. Of the marine service in
France. writes his parents the D. W.
Dupes of 3446 Fir street. Indiana Har-
Dor. saying that he had been stunned
by shell shock while in active SER
vice on a front line trench. He had
quite recovered however and bore just
a few minor bruises as a result OF the
attack. Young Dupes has been IN
France since last January. He has for
ward a magazine edited over there for
his parents to read It depicts army
and navy life. and he adds. Just as 1t
IT," The magazine Is awaited with
eager interest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
ALLIES WIN AT YPRES
UNITED PRESS CABLTGRAM.1
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP STMNS
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
France, NAY 2s-British and French
troops are counter-ct-ack.ng south
westerly of Ypres. The lighting was
still underway this evening. At that
time they had already re.-kcr pre-
ttcally all of the ground the enemy wen
yesterday. There IS perfect storm
Of gas Smelling, creating pockets Of the
heavy vapor which require only occas
iozal and znethodic feeding.
considerable area has been smoth-
cred in gas by this method. But proof
Of its failure IS the fact that the French
have retaken practically ali the terri
tory captured by the Germans yester-
day.
A counter attack captured the Dickes-
busch woods together with ridge which
the Germans overran.
group of machine gunners who
were cut off on this ridge refused to
surrender and fought like devils ali
day until the French retook the posi-
tons in the Evening Heavy gas shell
ling is under way in the Amiens sec
tor along the Aisne heights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
MORE ROSTERS IN
SERVICE OF COUNTRY
H. J. Miles, Robert De
Weese and Emil Bauer
Leaving This Week.

Only four Of the ante bellum meb-
bers of the Rooster club viii remain in
civilian life after this week The
BOOSTERS going into training this week
follow:
II. ]. Miles. medical corps. to Phila-
delpha.
Robert DeWeese. navy. to Great Lakes
Training Station.
Emil Bauer. to naval officers reserve.
walter and Arthur Ness Of the club
are awaiting call to the ravy. having
enlisted. Walter Mott goes to the navy
after his school year at the University
OF Pennsylvania Is over and makes tho
third boy Of the family to enter service,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
ITALIANS
WIN VICTORY

HUNTED PRESS CABLEGRAM1
ROME, May 2S.-Italian troops broke
through successive enemy defense near
Capsolie TO the depth OF 80 meters sun
day night the Italian war office an
nounced today. Considerable losses
were inflicted on the enemy and 440
prisoners. four mortars and ten machine
guns taken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
BRITISH
RESISTANCE
MAINTAINED

UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM1
LONDON. MAY 2S.-British resist
cnce north of Reims at the extreme
right Of the new Aisne front is being
we'll maintained. according to inform
alton received by the Evening Standard
this afternoon. The enemy is said to
have progressed further against the
French lines to the west.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
RAIL RATE
INCREASES IN
A NUTEHELL

ASHINGTON. May 2s.-Fol-
va lowing is summary OF the
W principal provisions of the
railroad rate increase order issued
yesterday by Director General Nc
Adoo TO go into effect June 10:
Freight rates will go UP % per
cent.
Passenger fares will be increased
to 3 cents a mile with but few ex-
ceptions.
Communication tickets are to be ad-
vanced 10 per cent.
Mileage and excursion tickets
are abolished.
Parlor car and sleeping car pas
sengers must pay. an extra charge
of IS 2-S per cent of the regular
railroad fare in addition to berth
or seat charge. and tourist car fares
half of this advance.
Passenger tickets purchased be-
fore June 10. will not be honored
after that date. unless on June 10
the purchaser is actually in transit
and completing a trip started be-
fore that date.
All foreign import freight rates
are abolished and cargoes shipped
from abroad will have to pay the
new interstate freight tariffs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
WELL WHO ARE THEY?
IRY limited PRrss.1

wAsHTNGT0N May 2s-Maiority
Leader Kitchin TODAY told the house
that a lobby of magazine and news
paper publishers is responsible for
Keeping congress in session to pass a
tax bill He declared they wanted the
increase in second class postage re-
pealed and that this was their way of
getting at #.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
KING GEORGE
CALLS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. May 2s-King George
has called an imperial conference Of
dominion premiers to determine the
British war policies for the coming
months. Quotas in men and money
from nations of the British Empire and
the voice Of each at the peace table
are to be considered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
INDUSTRIAL BAR
ZONE CREATED

WASHINGTON. May 2s-The first
Industrial bar zone has been staked off
by the fuel administration. 1t was
learned today. In this district which
includes New England. Eastern New
York. Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. New Jer-
sey and Delaware new factories and ex-
tensions VIII be prohibited unless OF
the most urgent character Limited
transportation facilities make addi-
tional shipments Of coal and supplies
INTO this district impossible
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
ARTMAN MAY RENTER APPELLATE JUDGE FIGHT
i. s. TROOPS REPULSE 3 GERMAN ATTACKS
CLIMAX OF
WILSON'S SPEECH

WASHINGTON, May 2s. - The
emotional climax OF President will
sons address to Congress yesterday
was reached when he said:
Hundreds of thousands OF our
men, carrying our hearts with
them and our fortunes, are in the
field and ships are crowding
faster and faster to the ports OF
France and England with regi-
mert after regiment, thousand
after thousand, to join them un-
til the enemy shall be beaten and
brought to a reckoling with
mankind"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
IUNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM.l
D. I'D AN-Lr TA~T nD

WITH THE AMERICANS IN LoR-
RAINE, May 2s.-The Germans made a
heavy gas attack On the Lorraine sector
today, setting off 500 large phossgen
gas shells. The shells were exploded
simultaneously by electricity. The re-
suit of the attack is not yet known.
The projectiles used in this attack
were recently brought to this sector.
American gas officers who have been
watching the movements of the Ger
man "gas circus" warned the troops in
this sector to expect an attack.
This new attack was in the so-called
"Luneville sector" some distance TO the
east of the Toul sector.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
ALLIED TROOPS
RESERVES UP

WASHINGTON May 2S-Allied re-
serves have arrived at the Scissors
front and are being thrown into action.
In the sector between Lucre ana Loos
the Germans early today gained consid-
cradle territory, but counter attacks re-
stored the situation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
SOME THEFT OF
SOME CIGARETTES

It was reported to the Hammond po-
lice that some time during the night
Of May IS that the freight depot at
Whiting was entered through the tran
som and 31s cases Of Camel brand Gig
arettes We're stolen. There was a total
Of $4,000 cigarettes. weighing 200
pounds and valued at s2,2S0-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
HAIL PRINCES
VICTORY-HIS FIRST
IBY UNITED PRESS !

AMSTERDAM. May 2S.-German
newspapers are enthusiastic about the
Crown Princes progress in the Chemin
des Danes region. pointing out that
this demonstrates the German offensive
power Is unhroken The advance is
hailed as a Hohenzollern dynasty vic
tory.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-28
INDIANA
AVIATOR
KILLED

ing Cadet Charles B. Passwater of
Noblesville. Ind was instantly killed
at Mineola Field today in a 1000 foot
airplane fall. At that altitude he at
tempted & tail spin but lost control OF
his machine and crashed to the sround.