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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-02
Four Thousand VIII Be
In Labor Day Parade.

From all indications and activity
of the Hamilton labor unions, the
Labor Day parade will be the largest
ever witnessed by the citizens Of our
city. At least four thousand toilers
will be in line and march through the
streets to the Butler County Fair
Grounds. The different organizations
are electing their marshals and many
of them are giving orders for some
kind of uniform, caps or hats to be
worn on that day
Several of the larger unions will
make splendid showings of their
membership. They are urging their
members to stay in Hamilton on La
Dor Day, march in the parade and
attend the big outing on the Fair
Grounds. There is more real enthus-
iasm shown than we can recall here
tofore and if signs do not fail we are
going to have some celebration.
AS usual the business houses will
all close and everybody will be on the
Fair Grounds to take part in the
amusements. The committee will
spring surprise on the public with
their afternoon feature entertainment.
OF course the evening feature viii be
the Fireworks and the committee has
taken great pains to add little more
to the program
The children will be well provided
for and plenty of good things to eat
and drink will be served
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-02
LEST We FORGET

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-02
Daylight Lake Trips.

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
SOMEBODY IS CURIOUS.

President Wilson, in his address to congress, unctu-
ously declared it his duty to go to Europe giving that
declaration a sort of sobbing emphasis that implied a
sacrifice. Granting for the sake Of argument what few
Of us believe. that it is his duty to go. we would like to
ask lust what accessories our cherished president con
call Of duty. 1t is a part of duty to have the transport
that is to carry him across seas newly decorated and
reftted in luxurious styles? Does his duty demand a
force Of skilled chefs and assistant chefs numbering fifty
persons? Is the fulfIlment of the presidential duty de
pendent upon the complement Of orchestras and bands
that is taken along? Is his duty so stern that his trans
port must be accompanied By a fleet of w%arships?
We venture to say that never before did the head
Of any nation set forth on a journey in such regal state
travelling and we are willing TO bet a bright new dollar
or two that no future president viii dare pull such an
other stunt. We are bearing in mind at this time when
taxes are onerous and the cry to the people from Wash
ington offcialdom is to save in every possible way, that
all this magnifcence incidental to President Wilson's
noble response to the call of duty is being paid for by
the public. What the total cost of these undemocratic
frils and founces OF kingly state will cost no one seems
to know but we may be sure that it will be a pretty
penny.
No demagogy is cheaper than that which protests
against the maintenance of a decent and high class ser
vice for our representatives abroad, and this paper in
the past has frequently protested against our %niggardly
allowances for our diplomats, but il should be borne in
mind that between high class service and regal magnif.
cence there is a decided difference, and it is regal mag
nifcence that IS characterizing the Wilson trip. Presi
dent Wilson may really be laboring under the strange
obession that duty calls him. but it is exceedingly diff
cult to imagine why in responding to this call he feels
it necessary to cut a splurge. It might be well to remem
Der that this is a republic and not a kingdom and that
he is president Of the United States and not a reincarna
ton Of Louis XIV. of France.-Fort Wayne News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
VIEWING WITH ALARM.

Our much respected and delightfully."- philosophical
friend, Abe Martin, has not heard anybody j~ollifying be.
cause the world is now safe for democracy since the war
ended. Says Abe:
what they're interested in is Their own well bein'
an personal comfort. I've heard more knockin' an com
plainin' an grumblin' an speculatin' since that thing
wuz signed than I've heard all thro' tn war.
well, we don't have enough wars t know how t re-
cover from EN-. We've been dom so blamed many big
things that most O. us have become bewildered. We
couldn' comprehend anything as big as tn war an we
can't comprehend III great blessin' O. peace. We've been
goin' along contributin an investin' an substitutin' an
knittin' an hurrahin' an tryin' { out do one another in
paterism till we've jest become saturated with war
Peace jest suddenly threw a wet blanket on us.
Yes, ever'buddy seems t feel that they've been
stung. One thing, tn Huns gave up L easy t suit us.
We didn't git Z soak EN- hard enough. It's going Z
take as long t git tn war spirit out O. us as it took t get
It in US. Why, we'd begun t think it wuz paterotic t pay
six cents a pound fer kraut. We thought we wuz helpin'
I win tn war. Now, with Huns licked an kraut jest
where 1t wuz, we feel duped-Be feel like we could have
won with kraut at FIVE cents a quart jest as well. An
1 think we could. Peace has muddled an dazed us. TIL
perade Is over an we don't know what Z do. Miss Taw.
ney Apple sent a twelve dollar cigarette case t a friend
at Camp Taylor Jest an hour before hostilities ended.
Imagine her frame O. mind. Peace should have been de
clared gradually.
Lem Watson had a sS.0O0,0O0 walnut gun stock con.
tract. an had already picked out a auto an music box
when peace overlook him.
Uncle Ez Pash had three barrels O. carrots in his
cellar. Now. Their a dead loss.
Upton Bud had a walkover fer tn nomination fer
sheriff till a boom started fer Private Stew Nugent
who'll soon be home from France.
Mrs. EN- Mopps has been maxim alrplane spindles
an dom tn best kind till peace hit her. Now she's &
live with a wealthy nephew who's a car Taper in Vim.
cennes. ! don't know what1l become o her when Uncle
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
Sam lets so O. TIL railroads.

Sam let's so o. tn railroads.
Miss Vevay Moots wuz L marry Private Artie
Small when ne got back from France. an now he's not
even goin' over.
Miss Fawn Lippincut's aunt had her soninlaw
heavily insured before he enlisted an he never got on,
o. Hsttiesburg. She thought some o buildin' if he'd
been killed.
Upton Moots finds himself loaded down with bonds
an no shoes"
Well, you see all these folks are sore. It's tn same
thing all over tn country. Folks had got settled on a
war basis an peace has knocked their plans crazy.
Theirs no openin' in this country where a riveter kin
make anything like what he's been maxim. No woman
II want Z return { tn kitchen from tn lathe. business
II never be satisfied with a fair margin o. profit. Even
tn salaried Teller won't feel right with a few dollars
above expenses It's goin' t take a long while fer folks
t git reconciled t tn ole order O. things even if tn ole
order O things ever returns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
49, - -
a WORD FOR THE MERCHANT.

Business men and merchants who have sat tight Tor
nearly two years while this country was at war deserve
some public recognition these days. They have SUD
scribed literally to war loans; given generously mere
end there to numerous war activities; they have been
at the beck and call OF every government demand; they
have observed fuelless days and hghtless nights with
out murmuring: they have shut up shop when 1t was
directed they should do so. and they have silently ac
ouiesced when the government has called upon the peo-
pe to skimp and save to deny themselves this and that,
all of which has fattened out the purses of the mer-
chants to a pitiful extent.
Now these age the Christmas holidays. War IS over
md the government is relaxing, as it should, its various
ureaucracies. 1t ought 70 be a Merry Christmas. The
time has gone by when We need sit around with long
faces and glum visages because of the war. The Christ
mas holidays ought to be observed with a glee unheard
of for four years. Merchants in these columns are of
fering Christmas stocks for the benefit Of their patrons
and useful giftgiving should certainly be encouraged on
every hand. Let us make it a most enjoyable Christmas
for the children and for all our loved ones This car
and should be done by the judicious expenditure Of gif
monies and the Christmas shopping should be done right
here at home. Your merchants pay heavy taxes, theS
help keep up your public institutions, and it is out.
rageous TO pass them up for the great stores in Chicago.
These merchants who advertise their Christmas wares
need encouragement and patronage and we bespeak for
these progressive and publc-spirited men your support
in these weeks of holiday shopping now upon US.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

The entire direction of the ar
engagements for the arrival and stay
Of President Wilson in Paris and
Versailles and the requirements of
the entire u. S. peace delegation to
the peace conference has been left to
Col. William w. Harris. Colonel
Harris was military aide 10 the presi-
dent until last August, when he join
ed the American forces at the front:
The president will be the guest OF
the French nation from the time he
lands there and that governments
wishes regarding mis- trip win be
given precedence in arranging his
visit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
IL FARMER Baked.

Secretary Houston wants the farmers of the country
organized for the purpose of keeping up production of
crops in 1918. President Samuel Gompers Of the Fedora
ton of Labor says that organized labor will resist to the
uttermost any effort to reduce wages or increase hours
Of labor. Wonder if the farm organization Mr.. Houston
would build up would insist upon continuation OF war
prices. with the limitation on wheat removed. and also
insist upon the establishment Of an eight hour day for the
farmer. his wife and children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
80 week-cnd passcr from Camp Pur-

due this week. folks. We are not
going to grant passes his week"
stated Major I'd Jackson, command
ant at Camp Purdue. yesterday. be
cause we have arrived at the con-
clusion that the men who have been
bringing back the influenza when they
return and we arc adopting this meas
ure in order to keep the camp from
being placed under quarantine before
the camp Is demobilized, which will
be some time. next week as nearly as
we can judge now"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

ing his parents. MI. and Mrs. Robert
\. Keever. 76S Van Buren, street, Gary.
A party was given in his honor and
red. white and blue were the pretty
decorations arranged by Mrs. Keever
for the guests. which included twelve.
Sailor Keever is one Of Emerson's
graduates and will return soon to
Hampton Roads, W. Va. and viii go
across in the near future. He ex-
poets to remain in the navy for two
years yet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
William J. o%pperman. say

the Michigan City Dispatch. of the
latest Hammond casualty. former So.
Shore railway empioye. who met death
in action in France, was a brother OF
Ed OpperInan. of South Chicago. whose
wife is a cousin of George. Gerhard.
william, Miss Amalis. Henry and OF
to Bleck Of this city. His father, Fred
Opperman, three brothers and a sis
ter survive him. The father heard
from the decedent three weeks ago.
He was in a hospital with a wound
in his foot at that time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
Discharge Of 70 per cent OF the ma

vy's wartime personnel, about 10O.-
900. has been authorized. Secretary
Daniels said today the men would be
released as quickly as possible. Tire
release is to permit the return to civil
life Of youths who do not follow he
sea. More than a billion dollars has
been cut from the nayy's estimates OF
expenditures for the coming fiscal
year. Sec. aniels also disclosed today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
Corporal Erwin EIsncr. former Gary

high school boy. has arrived home on
a fourteen day furlough and is visit
ing HIS parents at Tolleston. Corporal
Elsner enlisted shortly after the out
break Of the war in the cavalry and
has been stationed at the Mexican
border at Martha, Texas, since be-
ginning his training.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

Members Of naval units in train
ing viii keep 1t up until the expira-
ton OF the period for which they en-
listed. despite the mastering out OF
100. 600 gobs from training camps.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

y. H-FTFTWW III ~VH TT" ~
liant Corporal Eric Lund, OF
Hammond, is a 'devil-doE' after the
old mans heart. as they call the ma
rines. Bartine, who is a wireless ex-
pert of no mean order for a 17-year-
old. is with Company asa. Marine Bar
racks, Paris Island. S. c.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
rhe Park Field Airnnt. Official pub

The Park Field AirRnt. oTlcinI pub
location OF the aviators published at
Memphis. Tenn. in it's issue Of Novem-
Der 26th. has this TO say Of G. A.
Lawrence. formerly a newspaper man
of Gary: Cadet Lawrence is UP to
take his test. having completed the
work in about thirty hours. which Is
tablishes quite a record In the issue
Of November 20. after the test had
been taken by the Gary airman. the
Airnat said: Cadet Lawrence hung
up a new record when he passed his
exams with only thirty-two hours in
the air TO his credit. C~ongratula-
tinnsn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
Henry J. King. i74th Company. 14th

Regiment Marines, is now az Quanti-
co, Va. and thu Times is going there
to keep him posted on events in the
Calumet region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

H0WWFU TUWHsIFFF IN T"V
corps at Langley Field. Hampton, Va.
Is home on a short furlough visiting
his sister. Mrs. Charles Philips. at
Tolleston. Soldier Townsley IS one OF
Emerson high schools graduates and
lived ct the Gary Y. NJ. c. A. for a
number Of years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

Stewar smith, of the American Red
Cross Automotive and Mechanical sec
ton is back from Sound Beach. Conn.
at his home in Hammond. the Red
Cross having decided to send over no
more men at present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

Friends and relatives received their
first letter since July from Math Frey.
stating that he is in a base hospital
somewhere in France. with burns and
effects of gas. but he did not say
how badly his burns were. His par
ants reside at Crown Point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

J.. j. spiIIsr, Whiting. is nt L. =.
Marine Guard. Naval Hospital. Wash
ington. D. C.. where the Times gets
him every day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
III. A.. LanpreII. superintendent Of

the American Glue Co, at Hammond,
has received a cablegram from his
son, Lieut.. Albert Lamprell in France
that he is well. He is now in the
north OF rance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

EdEnr Rice, : WcIi Known 10Y HcTe-
abouts. writes entertainingly from Co.
AS. at Marine Barracks. Paris Island.
:. G., where he is delighted with the
training of the Marines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

NOTICE.

Friends of the Times, who have
sent In soldier letters must exercise
patience. They Will all he printed
bat must he published i'm the order OF
their receipt. by government order,
our space is limited because of news
print shortage and we are only al
lowed 20 use a certain amount 81
printed matter daily. Don't fear th"t
the letters will not appear IN their
turn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

Word from Sergt. David Wilmer to
his parents at Crown Point, informs
them that he expects to be at home
on December Is. at that time being
discharged from the service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
Private Paul sangle of Hammond,

who is now in France, has been no
tihed that a daughter has been born
to Mrs. Spangle, and that viii make
Paul want TO hurry home, won't it?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

lifeline" Wolf. Hammond'S huxtIIne
.'newsboy." is mustered out. He ar
rived in Hammond last night from Fl.
Benjamin Harrison. at Indianapolis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
prI,at. oscar Mayhuk. brother Of

Private Oscar haEhHk' Dr"taeF %
Mrs. Clarence Bretch. ia Broadway.
Gary. returned TO the United states
from England Wednesday. arriving on
the Lapland. Soldier Mayhak has
been abroad for about four months
attached to the s2oth air service
squadron. He was stationed at And
over and Lincoln. England. and while
there had the opportunity of visiting
many interesting points in England
lie enlisted more than a year z and
expects to get home to his relatives
h. Christmas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

Robert Keever. n sailor, f. home on
short leave or absence and visit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

nv
has received a letter from her two
brothers. Joe and Ray Schultz. both
OF whom are in the navy. Joe is a
1rstclass cook on the u. S. Lake Eek
ard and Ray on the battleship Texas
Joe was i'll when he wrote and eX-
pected soon to be transferred to a
hospital somewhere in France. Ray
was in European waters when the ar
mistice was signed and he witnessed
the s~urrendering of a whole German
feet to his boat and such thrilling
times he has never seen since being
in the service. He expects to be home
some time in January or February
Both brothers have been IN the ser
vice for two years. and their sister
hints that both of the boys are some
what fascinated with q couple Of good
looking French lassies and that she
might have a couple OF French ladies
for Sisters-in-iaw. When in Gary both
of the boys were employed in the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Mills
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07
LOOT WITH ZEAL.

some remarkable letters have been found on Ger
man prisoners just before the armistice was signed.
They tell of the indescribable looting and thievery
that the German army has been guilty OF. Ihey snow
that the Huns were really an army Of mercernaries. We
have often been told that the dear German people ue
plored war and its c-oncommitant horrors ana n !
was he kaiser and junkers who we're the real war-mak
ing and war-waging autocrats.
And here IS an example OF how the dear good Ger'
man people appreciated these ~robberies. Here Is a iet
ter recently forwarded and which was found on q Ger
man officer made prisoner BY the French troops:
"Mansbach, July !.
q have safely roceived the twenty-one parcels
MANY thanks for them. l wish you could nave peen
there on Saturday at the unpacking of the FIVE parcels
wbicb ! received together. to hear the remarks made at
the sight OF the pretty drawers, the petucoat, the shlrtr
he little bonnet and the shirtvaist. One could see that
they came from welIto-do people. 1t would be best II
Won could 90 back to such places: YOU might hnd more
things. Everything is useful to rs
~ YOUR OTHER
And again:
~.Griemitschau. Saxonys August II, 1918.
81 am very glad that you can send me the parcels OF
linen for 7 can use everything. Send me what you can
for their is nothing left here. ! hope you can send ms
thread for stockings. Send nothing to any one but me
for nobody thinks of me. Since four years of war | have
received nothing for M children. All the others are rs
ceiving things. Times are growing harder and harder
Couldn't YOU send me some chocolates il you find some
loot WITH ZFAL. | would prefer TO go there myself
with nv big sack to collect everything which coult
see. Have YOU got some good soap? II you can find ms
some underwear, send it TO me. ANYWAY. send me any
thing you can steal, for / can use everything
We don't believe there's a woman in the United
States who would ever write a letter like that.
The letters speak for themselves. They certaini!
need no comment whatever. The dear German people
even the women. prompted the men in the field to loo
and steal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

William Murray, Hobert. returned
to New York today after a ten day
Through at his home at obart.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-07

Decentralization of soldiers stntioned
at Indiana University is being held
back because OF the nonarrivsl of nee
department ct Washington. Muster
ing out of 300 radio soldiers was TO
have started Monday morning and the
plan had been TO have all of his sec
ton disbanded by the last of the week
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-01-18
"What liker
"Oh-just different things"

"What liker'
"Oh-just different things"
Mr.. Williams nodded; then hi.
glsnce rested casually upon Penrod.
whats the matter with your arm
PenrOd?'
PenrOd became paler, and Sam with
drew from him almost conspicuOusly
"Sir?"
81 said, What's the matter with your
arm?"
(which one" Penrod Quavered.
"Your left. You seem to be holding
IT in an unnatural position. Have you
hurt it?"
Penrod swallowed. "Yes. sir. A boy
bit mel mean a dog-a dog bit me-"
Mr.. Williams murmured sympathetic
cally: That's too bad! Where did
he bite you?"
"On the-right on the elbow"
"GoOd gracious! Perhaps you ought
| TO have it cauteriZed."
"SirY
did you have a doctor look at it,"
mo, sir. My mother put some stuff
from the drug store on It,"
"Oh. see. Probably it's all right.
then"
"Yes. sir" Penrod drew breath more
freely. and accepted the warm cookie
Mrs. Williams brought him. He ate
1t without relish.
"Was 1t your own dog that bit you7"
Mr.. Williams inquired.
"Sir? No, sir. 1t wasn't Duke"
"Penrod" Mrs. Williams exclaimed.
when did it happen?
81 don't remember just when." ne
answered feebly. II guess 1t was day
before yesterday"
Gracious. How did it"
''IIe-he just came up and bit me-"
"Why. that's terrible 1t might be
dangerous for other children" said
Mrs. Williams. with sOlicitOus glance
at Sam. Don't you know whom he
belongs to-"
'No'm. 1t was just dog"
you poor boy! Your mother must
have been dreadfully frightened when
you came home and she saw"
She was interrupted by the entrance
of middle-aged colOred woman. "Niz
Williams" she began. and then. rs she
caught sight Of PenrOd, she addressed
him directly. you ma telefoam IL you
here, send you home right away. cause
they waitin' dinner on you"
Run along. then" said Mrs. Will
liams, patting the visitor lightly upon
his shoulder; and she accompanied him
to the front door. "Tell your mother