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The Washington times., 1918-05-19

viii admit-but in view Of the fact
hat such a. large area OF our coun-
try Is agricultural and In view Of the
fact that the farming OF rural dis
triets could not until the breaking
ont Of this war, see that a merchant
marine would DO them any particular
good u has been an impossible thing
70 establish a ship subsidy at wash
ington by the vote OF Congress-.
now what happened? When the
war broke out and the value OF farm
products was increased two or three
or four fold, the farmer was the first
man to present his products to the
market, TO reap the reward of these
high prices. and he was Immediately
confronted with the fact that he
could not sell them as rapidly as sx-
peeted because We had not shipping
bottoms 70 take them across the
water. The point ] want to make in
that is that that condition has been
brought home TO the farming or rural
districts and that they are Just as
much, II not more, Interested in the
question OF q merchant marine than
the business men and the mahufac-
tnrers and jobbers throughout this
country.
A short time after the declaration
OF var I said something about the
question OF a merchant marine and
the necessity Of taking up and seeing
why the farming element should not
be made to realize that they could
wen AFFORD to pay the tax to main
tain a ship subsidy, IL need be, TO
make a merchant marine effective,
whereupon / was given about three
quarters of q column In one OF the
leading New York papers, whipping
the West over my head and calling
attention to the fact that the East
had been In favor OF the merchant ma
Tine for perhaps twenty years and
that the main opposition to II had
come from the west and from the
farming districts. Figuratively
speaking. was ehastised beautiful
ly for suggesting the agitation OF a
question at . time when IL would
really do the Western people some
good.
strike When Iron Il Hot.
Now. my friends, there is never a
time so propitious to strike as when |
the iron is hot, and It seems 10 me
that in the Hight Of The experience OF
the American people. in their insbiI-
ny " eSAANSE " AAo ma hNhS VI hAN /
world the products of the farm and
the manufactured goods, that the time
is here to take up and agitate this
question Of a merchant marine. there
By providing ability for America to
send It's goods to the remotest part
Of the world.
wonder II even you, gentlemen,
whose business It is. to manufacture
products and find markets for them /
the world, appreciate how
carefully and thoroughly some OF our
in this business go about /
their supremacy in this
lfade. 1 submit to you this question,
What Is going to happen in the world |
trade after the war? as a live question
At this time.
What do we do in our public schools
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Daniels Says No" 10
Proposed Change In
Uniforms For Navy

Secretary Daniels yesterday an
nouncsd that he had decided
against any change IN uniforms
worn by naval officers during the
war.
A vote Of the officers showed
that . majority we're IN favor, of
the change. but the Secretary
held that the shortags OF wool and
the fact that a change into new
uniforms would be An added ex-
pense to the officers were suffl-
Client TO cause him to let the mat
ter rest
The Secretary stated also that
the American naval uniform was
distinctive and known all over
the world.
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.. important PROVEN before US

the important problem before us
now.
MOneufum BeinE Felt.
We are taking on momentum both
in efficiency and in arm resolve. We
are today eo-0rdinating and coop
Grating TO a greater extent, until now
mat momentum is. beginning to be
felt, and ere long, in a very few
months more, the American nag Will
be carried alongside Of the others,
with a strong army and Just a. much
discrimination back Of II as IS back
Of ;he armies Of any Of the hags
that are HEhting on the other side
at this time
Few OF us, however much we may
have been accnstomed to dealing in
large things, can have any appFeeia-
tion Of what this tremendous struggle
means in every avenue OF life. We
are too apt to md our time taken up
10 the problems Of the present, feW
realizing that when the war comes to
an end, as Il must come, and when we
dhall have. won Victory, e. We must
ana viii. we viii then have problems
which in business are Is Important
perhaps, and as difficult OF solution
e these problems now, IN war, are
difheuit II solution.
] refer particularly 70 the question
OF the world trade II the United
Ststes IL 20 MAINTAIN ftS supremacy
e. a,buslnes5 nation, IL we are to so
or with Increasing prestige as time
passes By, We must pay more and
more attention each year 70 extend
ing the influence OF the United States
IN what ae call the world markets.
DO not need TO talk to q body Of gen
tIemen composed Of business men ana
tea you how Eoefuliy lacking we
are "a shipping bottoms We can, II
Ne Will take advantage Of thai con-
ditIon now. Il IS a question OF trade
when the war Is over IL is some
thing that eYery business man should
give some thought TO al this time.
ship Subaidy.
FOR many years have believed in
a merchant marine and have preach
Cd ship subsidy-without much effect
The Washington times., 1918-05-19
HAMILTON WATCHES
FOR MAIL AVIATORS

One OF the many marks Of favor
shown the newly inaugurated air
plane mail service Of the United
States has come from the Hamilton
Watch Company. OF Lancaster, Pa
On the occasion OF the hrst flight
from Washington Charles +. Miller,
president Of the company, presented
Lieut. George L. Boyle. the aviator,
with an inscribed military aviation
model of the Hamilton watch In
New York and Philadelphia, other
officers OF the company personally
presented the ayiators guiding the
nrst patches Of mail with the same
menentos.
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BELGIAN PUBLIC MEN
ARE TREATED HARSHLY

Harsh treatment OF Belgian public
men Is revealed in diplomatic dis
patches just received here. Louis
Frank, member OF the Belgian House
OF Representatives, has been i'm
prisoned for patriotic utterances, and
DR.. Breuu, burgomaster Of Client, has
been deported. Messrs. Lampens, De
Bruyn, and De Wort have suffered
persecution.
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GIRLES PICK WILD
FLOWERS AND SELL
TOHELP REDCROSS

Five little girls wearing Red Cross
unions and Boy Scout invaded The
Times this morning and left a bag
containing S21-14 TO be turned ever
to the Red Cross for the boys in
France.
Two weeks aEo Anna Hcuser.
daughter a EdWard X. Houser. 121T
Vermont avenue northwest, conceived
the idea os gathering violets and seii-
ing them for the. benefit Of the Red
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MAY DOUBLE UP ON
AIRMAIL SERVICE
TO insure SAFETY

An extension OF the air mall serv-
ice between Washington and New
York. and a doubling up Of planes to
insure prompt delivery. Is being
planned by the PostofIice Department
and the army signal corps. The plan
calls for two malls each way a day
and the dispatch Of two machines
with each mail
A doubling up Of planes, II is be-
lisved, will give assurance OF prompt
delivery. II one plane fails, the other
can carry on with the mails. and. IN
addition TO this, two planes viii give
assurance against the student avia-
tors who are running the mail routes
losing their course.
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EFFICIENCY is
NATIONS NEED
now ASSERTS.
REYNOLDS
Head Of Second Largest Bank
in United States Appeals to
Americans to Coordinate
Their Efforts.

George n. Reynolds & q c1ie5so bdnk-
lef Of iAtefnafjoHol foTe. Re made his
sao1v - ID fks CoatiaeStal NeftoHol BaAk
faf chicdoo, sCifI pbioh bs beo6E,s con.
ssoted IN 1881. HHtii bs tOds chosen prSsi-
.dsnt Of ths tasthHsioa - 1905. Re = alPo
1sd6 of tie COMMERCIAL TIst ard soV-
slss BGnk dsd Of the HibSTut1a BsHb:
Eiag AssOotdssoH Of chicago. Tht CON-
sbiasd resources Of thSss tlrst iasttss-
srioNs exceed slooWoOo.
: Re e q C7ass a dirootof Of tks Ftisrdi
1RsssrVe B0ak Of chicago. M. Taft Of
g6rod NJ. Reynolds tkg TnpasHgg port
1olio, bit e taGs dseIiasd
1f q aieetia1 last Tuesday Of tie ca
cago Association Of Commeyos, at tohieh
-1fr. Reyholds iDas the hoaof gGgst, ~
sods tEfrodaoed iEsmsdidteIS offer tAs
schoirdsaH lad quoted press dlspoteh
frons zglstsrda1s fhot @fhs 0srIsoS pee
-pls aro Hot forgStti5g thdf tbis V0F ,VtIl
sead aoassiuia@
Thls O6os Er. Reynolds Ne Bs6S0te,
.osd Ne spssSb has ofteqefsd sOids asd
deserved aftebtioA re WesAls6foa
IFnes, tAsrstors, DriSfs q - Jtli tl6t tts
srsoders usog ShSAe lk fhs o6Vtos con
toiaed there's. Rss Z Nr. Reloids'
,speee4;
It seems to me tAat one Of tA6
great lessons which We can draw
sfrom- this var Is that Il We succeed
IN what we undertake We must have
deficiency for the eoFnerStone % our
6etivities. Another lessen Il teaches
Sc that we must study somethinE of
preparedness In all Of its aspects as
It relates to the things that pertain
30 our activities in our sTstyday life.
The earlier victories of the German
army over It's foes Wes possible be-
cause OF the high measure 'of e.
hclency which vas injected into All
that was dohe IN, the early. part of
The campaign. We recal now, With
extreme regret, the melSuFs Of ef-
nciency which they showed in ad-
ranca Of that of the alliea. II is CO
ordination and co-operation that
makes for efhciency, and efficiency /
in ssIf-defenSe s. preparedness, aa !
veil as skill IN the execution Of the I
things that We undertake 70 do.
We all know what cur status has |
been in this WsF, becErte of our lack ]
Of preparednssa. So 81 e in every 1
problem Of life. II We DO not giye |
soma. thought a. we ere passing to |
tse things. that via come after, We
are very apt 70 End ourselves, 10 /
relation to the solving Of those prob |
lens, ~ We have found cur govern
ment IN relation to the solving Of
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The Washington times., 1918-05-19

PerahinE ssysI 1--WE want team
work.. Eat potatoes and save wheat
don't leave Il to yOHr neighbOr-
We want team work.
The Washington times., 1918-05-19

VgahhfnRton. d. C., foi the week ending
saturday. Nay II, 1s1S averaged n0 cent?
Per pound.-Advt-
The Washington times., 1918-05-19
DRAFT REGISTRATION
DAY TO Be JUNE 5

Registration date for all men who
have become twenty-one since the
last selective service registration
date has been set for June 5, Provost
Marshal General Crowder has an
nounced.
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Are Delayed TWice.

Mails out Of washington have
twice been delayed by the pilot los
ing his direction. as a result, It Is
stated. Of the failure OF his compass
70 function properly. With two avia-
tors hying together. this fault would
be overcome.
Postal officials believe that two
mails each way = day would imme-
diRtaly populariEe the mail with the
business men OF the East il would
provide for the exchange Of business
letters the same day between wash
ingtoh and New York. and would
mean the saving Of as much as a
days time on letters mailed In New
York for Washington and the South
and West, and of day on letters
mailed In Washington for New Eng
land
The Washington times., 1918-05-19

PershinE HRyHI "We want team
work" Eat potatoes and save wheat
leave Ia TO your neIEhbOr-
we want team work.
The Washington times., 1918-05-19
~ q ArIafoFI.

This extended service has been dis
eusssd b Assistant Postmaster Cen
eraI Praeger and Major Reuben H.
Fleet who is directing the air mail
The principal drawback Is lack OF
planes that could be made immediate
~ available The route viii be opera
ted by 6tu1ent aViators from the va
zious camps a. a part OF their train
Ing, and there win be no difficulty in
this respect
Despite the delays occssioned BY
aviators losing their direction on the
strange course, Postoffiee Department
officials are confident OF the eff
cheney OF the service once the routes
becone better known and the land
narlES mofe clearly established. Their
enthusiasm has not been dampened in
the least, and extension TO other cities
may be taken up soon.
The Washington times., 1918-05-19
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-21
Letters from Soldiers
Written to the Home Folks From This Side and the
Other Side of the Water

they have sent about all away that they
want, but one can never tell when he is
in the army. Say. George. if ever get
to Schererville I viii tell you about the
boys when they get their shot in the
mean but I will tell YOU All of the
boys in the army get three shots in the
arm. that is. the doctor has a sharp
needle in which is a liquid 1 don't
know what this LIQUID is but I know It
makes some of the boys pretty sick He
sticks this needle into the muscle Of the
arm from about two 10 three inches
but you would think it was mile. Ha
ha, this is what gets the boys goat They
faint like the flower falls in autumn. It
didn't get me You know they couldn't
unless they would hit him on the head
with an ak
Well. George. I was going to make
this letter a mile long. but the bugle is
calling US TO mess and If we are not
there we won't get any supper. So if
don't quit now I will fool around until
III miss my supper. Now don't forget to
answer at once and also tell the girls to
write once in a while We have a new
mess hall and Will have a dance in 1t
tomorrow night. Wish you were here
Lots of pretty girls Ia ha. So bye.
bye and answer soon.
Your friend
CLARENCE SCHAFER.
Co. b. Training Detachment.
Valparaiso. Ind.
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From Henry Clark.
IN France. August 9. 1918

IN France, August 9. 1918.
Ny Dear Mother and Sister:
don't know how long it is since I
last wrote you but do know that have
done much in that time We have
marched and counter-marched, night and
Gay in the rain and mud for many days
and during the past few have again been
In action.
We We're again successful but not
without plerty Of casualties TO show for
IL The positions We were obliged to
take and hold are not at all pleasant for
they are or rather were subject to a
nasty shelI-fire from which there was
little protection. have had no rest in
four long nights and days-believe me-
but my luck was again with me and
am yet untouched Ny health. too. con-
tinues TO be of the best in spite of the
conditions have been living in and
while many of the bigger and more ath-
letic of the officers have been all in and
some in the hospital I have continued
serving on. I oft think that 1 must in
he1it a little Scotch hardness from the
McGlashan side for so far 1 am yet un-
touched by the demands made upon me
You can bet that 1 often wish l were
back in the little old place on Kenwood
Win my Ma anu sister ana especially a 8
the shells go whistling and crashing
overhead or shake the ground like an
earthquake and then send q cloud of
dirt and sand showering down on my
head.
We are now back away from the line
and will be relieved and given a good
long rest and time for reorganization.
They say that a man hasn't lived IN
less he has experienced love. poverty
and war. 7 don't know about the first
TWO very much, but l expect to come
home from this with an added and wider
appreciation Of the simple pleasures and
occupations of peace. And also the &C
cornodattons I haven't had bath for a
month, except for the rain. I have no
coolies yet. however. so I guess things
might be worse.
1 have not had a letter from you in
Two weeks or more, more than that. Be
sure to remember me to all ny friends
and tell them that on this sector at
least, we have the Kaiser on the run as
the papers have already told you. All
the love in the world o you both. Write
me all the news about yourself AMI how
you are getting along
LIEUT.. HENRI S. CLARK.
58th Infantry.
Nephew Of c. G. Kingwiu
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From Clarence Schaefer.
Valparaiso. nd. Sci. b

Valparaiso. Ind. Sept. 16, 1918.
STr. George P. Schumacher,
Dear George: Wen. George. 7 am Just
about located. got a good bed and plenty
TO eat. what more does a fellow want.
The only thing that I don't like IS. they
give US too much drilling. about six and
seven hours a day and then they double
time us about half Of the time.
Well. old boy. we go to town about
every night and take in a show. that IS
IL we don't have TO work in the kitchen.
You know we have to work in the kitch-
en- every once in a while. haven't been
in the guard house yet and I don't want
TO go in. We get UP at 5 o'clock and
must be in bed at ten. so you see there
is no loahng around town after that
hour
I don't know what they are going to
do with us. but I am in hopes that we
viii get into the auto driving corps, as
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-21
BY JOSEPH sHAPLEN
(United 80 san Corresp ondel

Omitted Press Staff CorrespondenD
NEW YORK. Sept. 20.-The reported
arrival of General Gourko, formerly
commander Of one Of the Russian armies
on the eastern front. at Thurman, brings
to mind his conflict with Kerensky.
which resulted in his exile from Russia.
General Gourko, it IS announced. has
arrived at Thurman from the western
front. and will take command of the
allied operations against the Finno-
Germans and Bolsheviki in that region.
The revolution found Gourko in COM
mand Of one Of the northern armies.
The famous order Number I, proclaimed
by the revolution to the army, which
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-21

PVTE. EDWTN q LIPTN
From Dave Posner.

With the a. E. F. France. Aug. %.
To the Editor TINES:
Your valued paper OF July 20 received
and I most certainly enjoyed reading it.
noticed in il a slight error in my pres
ent address and as would appreciate
hearing from those friends who might
care to write me a few lines, would ask
that you publish my correct address.
which is: Co. D. 315th Ammunition
Train. American Expeditionary Forces.
via New York.
We had a very pleasant trip and have
seen many very interesting sights but
as you are well aware I cannot say much
them. It has been my good
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-21
Now is the Time to Buy

We offering few thousand shares at FIFTY CENT
PER SHARE when it ought to be selling for $500 Don't
until two good wells 1t will be
Our office is open all day, every day Evenings to an
Sundays 10 to - and to
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No Salaries Paid

Neither the officers the trustees of this company receive
compensation The company maintains lavishy fur
shed expensive Offices The money paid this company goes
for the purpose for which subscribed
Their development of the property promoters pockets
and expense accounts.
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fortune TO meet several Of the boys
from home and Hammond face is sure
" a pleasure TO the eyes.
We are being we'll taken care of here.
plenty to eat and good sleeping accom-
modations and so you can be sure that
we will soon be fit for some real action.
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GOURKO RETURNS
FROM LONG EXILE.

abolished virtually al rank distinctions,
created most unwelcome impression on
Gourko. Gourko's opinion was shared
by many Russian generals. among them
Generals A1eXieff, Kornilof and others
The question was so important that it
was decided to call a meeting of all
big Russian generals at the Marinsky
palace in Petrograd to discuss it and If
possible to prevail upon sherensky and
the Council of Workmen and Soudiers
10 countermand the order. Among those
present We're Gourko. Alexieff. Brussiloff.
Dragomiroff and others.
Opposes Radical Step.
At the meeting Gourko fought bitterly
against the order. This order means
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tary Of war. to exile Gourko from Rus
STA. Rerensky was so insistent upon
Gourko's leaving Russia that Gourko
decided 70 90. He requested the aid of
Sir George Buchanan. British ambassa-
dor, who put British guard at the
generals disposal. The guard accom-
panied the general TO Thurman, where
he boarded a ship for England.
In England he was received by King
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George and given command on the
western front. where he remained until
recently.
With the organization Of the anti
Bolshevik government in the north he
FASTENED back to Russia.
His services unquestionably will be
needed and welcome. Only on one CON
dition: he must never again write let
ters of loyalty 10 the Romanoffs.
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From E. 7. Lipinski.

With the A. z. F.. France. Aug. 80.
To Whom II Nay Concern:
Am dropping a few words to let you
all know that 1 am one of the happiest
soldier boys in France. l have been
travelling around France a great deal
and believe me Hammond is fully known
because in every place have been I
would meet a Hammond boy and the fol-
lowing boys I have met in the last few
months: Pvte. Nicholas Scatena. Ernest
Backman. II. Rimback, H. Kohl. l.
Kohltzer of the Hammond fire depart
ment. Ralph McClay John Pietrzak. E.
Gregg, H Hilton. the two Schroeder
brothers. L. Lightcap. w. Plum of the
Hammond football eleven and there are
many others who have met, so you can
see for yourselves that you can't get
lonesome in France with all these HAM
mond boys with you.
Having nothing more to say am
closing hoping to see more OF our Ham
mond boys a any time.
Yours truly,
PVTE. EDWIN X LIPINSKI.
P S.-NIy brother George Lipinski IS
now up a. the front in the Toul sector
in the Observation Squadron No. 4, Army
Group Corp. A. 2. 0. 731A