The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-11
NEWSPAPERS HARD HIT.

The newspapers of this country despite the that
they regarded absolute necessities by the
eminent in carrying activities and forced
carry in their columns incaculabe amount Of free
publicity for Uncle Sam doing nobly
uncomplaningly
Everybody gets paid by Uncle Sam but the news
papers and by irony of they indispen
sable him.
The has hit the newspapers fearfuly hard. The
price of all materials used in newspaper making al
most prohbitive. Few Of them making money Many
of them Just able keep their noses above water
and some Of them sink and breath time
again.
Hundreds and hundreds Of newspapers all over the
country have the wall since the began. 9th
ers their and in spite these there
are some kindly unsophstcated people who look
the newspaper game of itchy they
would like 10 get their hands They listen to the
stock seller with their mouths watering when thev
will learn their that their money
viii be like water poured on the sandy dunes.
Newspapers are being hit hard not only because Of
the material price question but also because
shortage caused by the Perhaps condition Il
worse than that Of almost other business
papers dependent a large extent from thir very
nature, the alerness and rush only in
comparative youth and much of this By
of the military little OF eisurey work
upon any newspaper that has not gone that
is large and prosperous that it can afford to have
pensioners its payroll Nearly every newspaper in
the United States Of size is running shorthanded
most or all the time in its editorial business mechan
cal departments and frequently OF them Women
are being called into service many newspapers be
of the large number young men who have
gone to war The indications that conditions viii
become worse instead OF better. AS result Of this
situation than the number Of errors NAV ~
made in spite of everything that done by those
ION deck L prevent
The newspapers need the cooperation of the !
public before. This not said by way Of
apology nor for the purpose of obtaining sympathy
for instance while considerably crippled foi
help, is no worse off than other newspapers and
not badly off some and every once in a while TO.
practically complete working fore
but industrial conditions uncertain and the wal
situation Is causing labor shift frequently that Nc
figure adequate service for any great Length
OF time
The public do part to help out this situation
~ assisting the newsgatherer furnishing as early
in the day possible details the news which they
wish published. better by writing these
tails and bringing them sending them to the news
early in the day the day before publication
proper form for publication The advertisers be
of unusual help also by getting advertising copy
the printers the day before dav Of publication
thereby not only helping the newspapers helping
themselves An advertiser adopting sending
in copy" the befre receive better ser
vice than could possibly given may send in
copy late, for good display good positions are
frequently impossible II the advertisements
hands of the printers time the latter
to rush heir work
Newspapers publications They subor-
dinate everything carrying the war and they are
entitled the cooperation OF the great reading public
from every imaginable standpoint.
THERE'S one thing about this war-no one who