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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-09

The District Of Columbia. rain to-
night and tomorrow; warmer tonight;
moderate southwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-09
Investment Bankers Association.
On the Stock Exchange.

Business on the local stock exchange
today was only fairly active, bond sale:
including Capital Traction IS at 81
Washington Gas 81 at 94h and the gen
eral ss Of the Potomac Electric Company
at 97h. Stocks were very slow. the
only sale reported being 10 shares o.
RAILWAY preferred at 701r.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
THE BAIT IN THE LITTLE BROWN JUG.

Lake countys ardent piscatoria devotees rot
looking forward 10 the season pleasures with any
that they SEEMING of rivers. the
little brown jug has gone by the board since Indiana
went dry.
II is not like is in Maine where any apprehension
the fishing there might prove failure this
year because OF the has been happily dspeled
DEGREES that angler may lawfully possess quarts
the ought 10 be az highly successful The
official ruling has become public through the testimony
a public trial
This generous provision for the fisherman evidences
praiseworhy zeal the part OF Maine to conserve an
important State industry. The Portland Eastern Argus
thinks some fussy people might object that this
Is treating the Peoples State Prohibory like a
scrap paper" On the contrary, it is confirmation
Of ancient usages which menaced by modern leg
slarion 1t concession a conflict Jurisdiction
and between the old unwrten law and the statutory
law Fishing has immemoria rights which have broad
ened down from precedent precedent and if they
counter Prohibition why much the for
the latter
What the Indiana legislators think about this plight
of the unhappy fisherman do know. We doubt
however that there were many fishermen in the last
session of the Indiana legislature they would have
thought little more about bait than they did For
Legislature attempt prescribe the Waltonan sport
is what Fred Crumpacker calls ultra wires.
The most the body could have done would have been
sandardize the allowance and the action by
the Maine sheriff that end shows a wise discretion
Under this tolerant policy the question of the trout
and the salmon in the Maine lakes should flourish and
prosper.
We look for a happy season for the fish in Lake
| county and glad things different in Wis
consn.
There is hope for the wicked there if here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
- - - - " - -
WHY'S IT7

The people of this country who are carrying on this
both in the abstract and in the concrete. who are
supporting it with their lives and their money have
right why it is that General Leonard Wood has
been removed of his division after be
ing pronounced physically At Just about his
leave for service abroad.
Secretary Baker refuses to discuss the matter Yes
serday the White House General Wood pleaded with
he president informed his petition would
De referred to Secretary Baker.
Now, Mr.. Wilson is the whole war. is New
Baker, is other set OF This is
war. and the people of this country have perfect
night TO is back of all this Wood mystery.
II be called upon to give the money carry
this have a right 10 know about a lot Of
things don't know about it. and the discrimination
against General Wood is the important. If
Wood is unfit is persona to the president,
the people have right know. Perhaps the president
viii information, but the sentiment that
General Wood has been unfairly treated is general all
the country and these highhanded administrative
acts good for the morale OF people at war.
They have a right to demand explanation and il
they don't get they will remember at time when Mr.
Wilson would rather have them forget
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
A BABY EDITORIAL.

This is children's year. effort is being made
100000 preventable deaths OF very young chill
dren for the L s. is going need its children more
than the days ahead. There is no for
careless mother.
If you fiat on your back a weak condition
without strength enough your side how
would you like to have powerful giant grab you up,
swing you the shoulder, pat you and jounce you?
Don't you think that such would be
ing?
And if this giant should hand you to another
huge who would walk up and down with ire
mendou strides and swing you and forth with pow
erfu wouldn't you be returned to bed with very
little strength left?
To very young or weak baby a grown-up is like
giant
One of the hardest lessons for a mother learn Is
to let her baby alone. To rock pat it delight
full If baby i'll, walking with it and swinging
her real comfort the mother adoring grand
mother But the babys slender vitality such
treatment is exhaustng 1t strength and lessons
resistance to disease.
The necessary handling incident to washing and
dressing is all baby should be asked endure.
For baby's sake learn the Wholesome lesson OF
Hands of"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
THE BATTLE !4IEl EMPEROR
By Henry Wood
TACTICS EMPLOYED.

The Germans counted largely for sue
cess on their new offensive tactics
which he'd been tried out on the Sereth
in July. 1917. and again. even more
successfully. by General Hutier at Riga.
between August 81 and Sept 2. 1917.
These tactics TO insure surprise. were
preceded by only very shorc but very
intense artillery preparation. The as
saultinE troops after capturing the first
positions were then TO engage in open
wa rfsre. using machinegun barrages in
place of heavy artillery fire. In order
To keep the attack going regardless OF
losses each division was withdrawn
after several days and substituted by
fresh division. while the first one was
! having two or three days rest and re-
| organization before being re-engaged-
/ The tactics also included intensive re-
| hersal in advance of both the troops
and officers to be engaged: compile te
concealnlent Or the pro1 erts and propa-
| rations. absolute secrecy as TO plans
and the transportation and concentre
ton Of troops, brutality in the ex-
treme degree in offensive methods: ex-
tenAiVe use Of poison gas for the pur-
pose o. demoraIIzIng the enemy; and
the exploitation without an instant's
delay, regardless ~ cost. or the initial
success. The battle was rehear=ed in
all OF its details behind the French
| front before finally being started
| PLANS AND C0NCENTR ALTON
General Won Hutier. conqueror OF
| Riga. was counted upon to execute
very much the same Vancouver on the
western front that ne had on the east
ern- He was 70 cross the Disc in the
same manner as he did the Duna. Con-
centration for the attack took place
only few DAYS before II was launched
the troops being brought up largely BY
forced night marches in order to con
ceal their presence from enemy air
planes TIE 18th German division. fol
example. by four night marches arrived
at Bellicourt from Wassigny. The 9Th
division. which was disem barked IN the
vicinity Of Cambria. IS known to have
marched 30 kiIometers go niles) dur
ing the night Of March 2o-2l. entering
action At in the morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
ARTTCT III
GERMAN ARMIES ENGAGED.

Ihree German armits took part in
the original attack These. from the
north 20 the south were the seven
teenth. under Gen. Otto Won Buelow.
the Second, under Gen Won der Mar
WITT. belonging 70 the group OF armies
under the command OF the Bavarian
crown prince, and the Eighteenth. un-
der the command of Gen Won Hutier.
the conqueror Of Riga. and which was a
part Of the group OF armies under the
command 81 the German Crown Prince.
Altogether the three armies had a total
% about seventy divisions $40. 900
mem Of which about nifty were in the
front line end twenty in reserve
al Atty OF DIVISIONS ENGAGED
From the very outset the flower Of
the German army was engaged in the
big battle. Between March p and
April l. the Germans engaged a total
value Of 90 GOSDo0O mem divisions
! OF which forty to nifty were at ali
/ times in the battle line. As the from
over which the attack was made wa,
1 ordinarily held by only about Is divi.
sions, this leaves IS divisions brought
/ up and thrown into the attack. A few
Of these later divisions were already In
in reserve. but the remainder were
hurried up from Flanders. Lille. Cham.
payne. Verdun. the Woevre. and ever
, from Alsace.
PRUsSIAN TROOPS IN FORCE.
As II unquestions bly, was intended
that the battle should be decisive. 8
most astonishing percentage Of Prus-
sian troops was engaged. without doubt
for the purpose Of impressing the worId
with the Importance Of Prussia in the
German confederation. At the begin
ming Of the offensive 70 per cent OF the
troops engaged consisted Of Prussiar
( divisions. Following the heavy losse.
sustained and the necessity Of reIiev-
ing worn out divisions. this percentag,
diminished. FIRST TO SIS per cent on Mar
2s. and then to so per cent on April I
1t IS still declining. Besides the Prus-
sian troops. ell Of the best divisions o
Hesse, Saxony, Bavaria. Wurtemberg
and Baden have also been engaged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
INVESTIGATE ALL OF IT.

Complaints about the mail service given definite
form by the report of the director
Merchants association II be said that this report
makes that demands drastic treatment says
the New York Evening Post Delays only in mail for
the soldiers in France and only class
ter but in letters within and between declared
to be extremely frequent. In the early of
and in the congestion due to the unprecedented
weather last winter, there for OF
promptness in deliveries. But the investigation by the
Merchants association has found these Irregularities are
continuing. and that they
need not exist. Large quantities of mail instance
including business letters mailed the day
being seriously delayed through failure motor
mail wagons in this city carry them postal
trains departing from the various railway
Terrible" is the word that the report employs and
IL adds that the situation here is only duplicate
throughout the country. This postofce depart
ment it declares. is disorganized and demoralized"
The house committee that plans to investigate delays
in mail deliveries to France should broaden
its examination TO cover the breakdown at home
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
HScTSg enIAn S5 a
u 7c51y Ogden IasiYrerFlEfsA
LOANED.

! THAT courtesy is not unknown In
the motion picture business is
occasionally evident, frequently
enough TO prove the rule, anyway
/ Some time ago the Universal en-
/ gagged a young man named Ralph
Graves to play leads opposite Ella
/ Hall. He was said to be the young
est leading man in pictures. Be that
/ as It may, he was sought by Maurice
| Iourneur, the eminent French direc-
| tor, to play leading role in Sport
1 ing Life This is the famous London
melodrana which was TO go on the
Paramount program after having ex-
cited thousands of Britain's most
ravenous gallery gods. Tourneur
asked to have Graves as a favor to
him and to the Paramount, and Carl
Laemnnle very obligingly loaned him,
and got new leading man for Ella
| Hall. Now NJ. Tourneur announces
| that he is "on his own" so to speak,
and will pat out Sporting Life" him
self
Graves will see several summers
vet before attaining his majority
But Notwithstanding his lack of years,
Mr.. Graves has started up the ladder
of motion picture fame in a manner
LIthL SOON Will ptACe MS name among
those of the best known stars.
The latest Universal acquisition
has been in pictures a little more
than a wear, going directly from the
Cleveland High School, where he re
ceived the final touches to his educa-
ton, into a motion picture studio.
Playing SIS a juvenile, he was the first
victim Of Mary McLane, in the Essa-
nay studio at Chicago. where the pic
ture Men Who Have Made Love to-
Me" was produced.
Following this engagement with
Mary McLane. Mr.. Graves played a
short engagement with Universal, ap-I
bearing in comedies, the company at
that time having an overabundance Of
athletic stars. He then farned him
self out TO the World, playing with
Kitty Gordon in "Tinsel." which will
be released shortly. And now he
comes back to Universal. and will
start for Universal City in a few
days to take his place opposite regu-
lar female stars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29

the envy OF the whole camp for neat
ness
1t is waste Of time and money to
bring any cigarettes. as you cannot
smoke them in detention period. But a
pipe j. permissible
Also wear your very oldest clothes
and a soft flannel shirt. as your duty
y Ill start when you arrive. whether
you have q Uniform not. and some
OF the work VII be dirty of course.
DO not allow yourself TO worry over
your coming three shots" OF typhoid,
cause they will not kill you.
And last OF all. do as You are told
from the moment YOU enter the gate.
! on may have enlisted Is a first class
gunners mate, but when YOU are in
detention YOU are as nothing and 50
you1l be ordered about Ly some very
small men. and some Of them mere
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29

alien heart all aons. Deprivation of citizenship,
penalty for felony is almost unknown in the
United States Only similar instance is recorded,
il is said. and that many years Wurserbarth
has been a legal American simply, for more than a
generation. and those Americans who only for
purposes properly regarded by officers of the
Department Justice. constituting OF the most
dangerous elements the nation. Citizenship involves
a moral obligation of which these people appear be
utterly Obvious and without consciousness OF which
they right the legal protection which natur
alization confers.
We trust somebody tells Herr Wursterbarth about
may for office again
II might be we'll to look around little. We must be
on safe side
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
IA
!MEMORTAM

Miller. Laura Hendichs.
MerrillHille School: Fred Barrman.
Harold Swesey. Alfred Boutwell,, Lester
Barrman.
Deep River School: Lynn Peterson.
Emery Chandler. Bertha Fisher.
Vincent School: Sada Baker.
Salutatory-Bertha Fisher.
Valedictory-Ha Swesey.
The program was very good, mostly
in patriotic line Decorations in red.
white and blue.
The Ross township chairmen wish
to extend their appreciation for the CO
operation and splendid work and mutual
efforts TO all committees in the drive.
Also the entertainment. speakers. bake
sale committees. in fact all Of the other
committees. every man. woman AMI
child who wanted and helped to make
this drive a financial success. and We
feel our efforts were not in vain for
Ross township has more than tripled
her quota.
Buy Thrift Stamp and lick the
Hun.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
THE CASE OF wuRsrERsARrH.

The case of Frederick W. Wursterbarth is one that
should give all considerable food for thought
anything else should be done him violating
oath Of allegiance than cancelling his citizenship
matter for the Department of Justice to determine.
Wursterbarth, native of Germany naturaIized thir-
ty-hve years ago. time postmaster at Lakeview
Pasasic countw, n j.. has. within the days
stripped of his United States citizenship the
discovery sufficient evidence prove that he has been
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
THEIR LAST PRESS NOTICE.

1.-TWO landmarks in the realm Of
photoplay passed to the Great
Beyond last week. They are
Mary Maurice, the official mother Of
the Vitagraph company, and Russell
Bassett, the oldest actor of the Para
mount company. Mary Maurice had
been with Vitagraph for eight years,
company Mr.. Bassett had served the
screen for a longer time, but had
appeared with the Universal and sew
eral other companies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
WARNING!

The foremost patriotic organization OF the Unit
;tates-The American Defense Society-has invited Il
of all citizens in the fight against dslo
ty and issues the following warning:
Every German or Austrian in the United
States. unless known by years of association
to be absolutely loyal. should be treated
potential spy.
Be the alert. Keep your eyes and
open. Take nothing for granted Energy and
alertness may the life Of your son, your
husband your brother
The enemy is engaged in making in
this country, in transmitting news TO Berlin. and
in spreading peace propaganda. as we'll as lies
about the condition and morale Of American
military forces
Whenever any suspicious act, disloyal
word comes TO your notice. communicate at
with the vigilance corps Of the American De
Tense Society with the police department.
with the local Office of the department Of Justice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
Larger PaldUp Circulation Than Any TWO Other Paper
In the Calumet Region.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

II receive OF TIVE TINES as
promptly you have the past please do not think
IT has been sent time Remember that
the engaged the urgent movement OF
supplies that there IS unusual pressure
parts for food and fuel that
business than they can handle
promptly For that trains are late 'HE
TINES increased mailing equipment and is CO.
operating every way postofhoe department
expedite delays are inevitable be-
the enormous demands the railroads and
withdrawal OF m many lines OF work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
Lake COtIs1fv'S
Roll of Honor


L6ks County'H dead In tho war
with Germany and Anxtr4a-Hun-
gary;
ROBERT MARLEY. Ham
mond; drowned off coast of New
Jersey. hay rs.
DENNIS HARMON. Indians
Hsrbor; ptonaine poison. at Fort
oglethrope. Chattanooga. Tenn.
June IL.
JAMES MACKENZIE. Gary: Kill
led in action in France while
fighting with the 10th Scottish
Rifles; May ,. 1917.
KARL WELSBY, waiting; u.
S. 1. Died at Fort Sam Houston
OF spinal meningitis. July IS.
1917.
FRANK MANLEY, Indiana
Harbor; killed in France at Bat
tie OF Lille. Aug. Is.
ARTHUR BAsELEK. Ham.
mond: died at Lion Springs. Tex.
of spinal meningitis. August 2s.
JOHN SAMBROOkS, East CHI
eago; killed IN France. Sept. Is.
ARTHUR ROBERTSON. Gary:
killed in France. Oct. 81.
LIEUT.. JAMES VAN Alta.
Gary. killed at Vimy Ridge.
JAMES MAC KNIFE. Gary:
killed at Vilny Ridge.
DOLPH BIEDZYKI. East Chi.
cago; killed in France, Nov. "a.
Z. BURTON HUNDLEY. Gary:
killed in aviation accident a.
Taiaferro f1eids. Evermsn. Tex.
Dec. l. 1917.
HAIRY CUTHBERr LONG.
Indiana Harbor; killed in acct
dent at TT. BlisA. Texas. Dec. 10.
DERWOOD DICKINSON. Low
ell; died somewhere in France. OF
pneumonia, Dec. Il.
EDWARD c. KOSTBADE. Ho-
bart: killed By explosion In
France. Dec. 20.
THOMAS v. RADCLIFFE.
Gary; killed somewhere in France.
Feb. "a
FRED SCHMIDT. Crown Point:
died OF pneumonia in Brooklyn,
March Z. after being on & torpedo.
ed steamer.
CORPORAL EDWARD n. SUI
LIVAN. Gary: killed somewhere
in France. March 8.
MICHAEL STEPICH. whiting:
Camp Taylor; pneumonia March
IA.
ROBERT AsPIrJ. Gary; Co. F.
I51st infantry; Camp Shelby; ty-
phoid; March II.
CLIFFORD z. PETTY. enlisted
at Hammond. Jan. g. in U. S. cav
airy. Died at Delrio. Tex. April
3.
PAUL FULTON. Toreston.
died in hospital. Maria, Texas.
April 6, 1918. Sergeant. machine
gun battalion. sth cavalry.
VICTOR SHOTLIFF, Gary,
killed at aviation camp. Sen An
tonic. April IS, 1918.
JOSEPH BECKHART, Gary.
died at an eastern cantonment;
week ending April 20. 1918.
LIEUT.. IRA B. KING. Gary:
reported killed in France. April
p. 1918.
NEWELL PEACHER. Gary:
Graves Registration Unit sV4.
died in New Jersey. 1918.
E BIRCH HIGHEs. Gary. or
dnance department. died in Phil
adelphia. 1918.
WEST KAzDEoND.
JOSEPH s. LIETZAN. West
Hammond. L. s. Field Artillery.
Killed in action, France. April
-.
WOUNDED.
ROBERT NJ. BEATTY. Ham
mond. Trench mortar. Franco
Feb. Is.
r. A SPARKS, Highland.
Trench mortar. France. Feb. ~.
HENRY BRAKEMAN. Hammond:
6th engineers. France, April Z.
JOSEPH ADAMIC Indiana
Farbor. Artillery. France. May
?.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
is 1T A kNOCK7

George Creel says the Liberty motor is "one hund-
red per perfect" On the day that he said
this the from Washington that have
1900 Spanish for craft along with some
Rols-Royce English motors and Gnome and Rhome
French motors This sounds like knock in the Lib
Motor. despite what Geroge Creel says.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
FROM SOLDIERS
From Harlan Anderson.

Dear Mr.. Parry:
I just send a word that may help
any men at home who are cotemplauns
joining the navy
First Of all want to thank the Red
Cross for the splendid, compact outht
and sweater they gave me. They are
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
ABOUT MILK.
Hands of

Another of those government food bulletins
Breast milk is best for the baby since the only per
feet milk for the human baby Is human milk. 1t is
cheapest, and these the days of the high of
living. II will release milk those who need
1.-THE calves, may be.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29

kids
Well. I'll close-nv address f. long
one-but I'll only use II for about eight
more days-if anyone writes me. re-
mc-1ber-.
Truly vours.
HARLAN D. ANDERSON.
Flee 30 co. Co H Reg. 3. Camp
Dewey. Great Lakes III.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29
MERRILLVILLE

Ross Township Commencement.
The NJ z. church was fIled 10 capa C.
ity Saturday night. some being unable
TO gain sdmittance. 10 attend the COM
mencement exercises
The graduates: Ainsworth School
Fred Henrichs. Wayne Nelson. Walter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-29

Mr.. Graves desires run to athletic
roles. He is more than six feet in
height and built in proportion. He
has lived an outdoor life, and his am
bition is to continue to do so.