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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-20
Thinner and Thinner

Before the rcnr those good old days ,
Ham sandwiches Were broad and big; j;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-20

The only kind of medium that we bite on
is roast beef medium. The Paladino kind
can be brigaded with Doctor Cook and
Garabed and the new kings of Livonia.
Courland and Esthonia. Now you see
them and now you don't.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
HAMMOND HERO
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
Steve K. Kentros Was Lead
er of Macedonian Greeks
in Hammond.

Steve Christ Kentros. whose name
was reported by Pershing as Kenololas,
leader of the Macedonian Greeks in
Hammond who was reported TO have
fallen in action yesterday by General
Pershing on the west front in France.
came TO Hammond eight years ago He
lived at the Columbia Hotel and was a
painter at the Standard. Kentros led
a company of Macedonians against the
Bulgars in the first Balkan war and was
fighter of great reputation there.
When the war broke out in 1914. he en-
listed Immediately in the Greek army
and has been fighting ever since. Wh>n
he was transferred to the west front in
the American army is not known but
he was an intense T.. s. patriot and
probably got transferred from the
Greek front when this country got into
the war. His two brothers are both
fighting against the Turks now Ken
tros' best friend in Hammond was Geo.
Adams. who runs the poolroom al 566
Morton avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
FEDERAL
FOOD MAN
ACCUSED
Lowell Aroused With En-
tire South End of County
Over Alleged Shipment of
Sugar to the Food Direc-
tor.
LsrEelAL To The TIMES !

ESPECIAL To THE TIMES
GROWN POINT. IND July 12.-The
most serious of charges are to be pre-
ferred next Monday at tho fortnightly
meeting of the Lake County Defense
Council against George Hoeyet Of
Lowell. one of the best known men in
the southern part of the county,
Hoevet who is the Federal food ad-
r-inistrator for Cedar Creek township is
accused by Lowell citizens of receiving
hundreds of pounds of sugar from Chi
cago in violation Of federal restrictions.
The sugar is said to have been shipped
Owe the Irdiana and Southern railroad
10 North Hayden. just west of Lowell
The sugar came from Chicago and the
wholesaler who shipped il Will probably
be cited to appear before the Cook coun-
~ war board and explain his transac-
tion. State Food Administrator Barnard
has been notified Of the alleged vicSa-
ton.
Word comes from the south end Of the
county which is perhaps the most in
tenseiy loyal section in the county that
Lowell people are in a white heat over
the affair. Lowell refuses to take all
war activities anything but extremely
serious and the scandal is as yet un-
explained by Hoevet who was formerly
in business in Lowell and has always
been highly regarded.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
INDIGNANT
nth WARD
OBJECT|NC
Prepared to Battle for Car
Line on Calumet Avenue
and to Oppose the City's
Scheme for Draining So.
Side.

The veto OF Mayor Brown IS being
sought today by business men and prop
erty owners who claim that it alone will
save the city from one Of the most
costly blunders of its municipal career.
BY refusing to sign the franchise or
dinance framed by city Attorney Nc
Mahon and passed by the city council
Tuesday evening. ordering street car
extension on both Calumet and Colum-
hia avenues. the mayor can prevent
Hammond from beng placed in the
light of objecting to the governments
plan for extended and better street car
service. il is argued
W. ] Winery. chairman Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce housing committee and
a member of the inter-city delegation
that visited Washington. gave warning
last night that by adopting the wrong
attitude the city may lose everything.
He spoke at a meeting of the Eleventh
Ward Improvement Association.
NJ. Winery reviewed the history Of
the effort TO obtain better transporta-
tion and housing facilities, and stated
that the recommendations of the gov
ernment came after visits Of various
sets Of experts to the city and adjoining
towns. He said he considered the pass
ing Of the franchise ordinance Tuesday
evening was grave mistake and feared
CONTINUED on page nveJ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
CITY HALL HAS
A DEEP MYSTERY
Hank Of Golden Hair Found
in Waste Basket; Whose
Switch Is Tt?
noving injured and dead.

Hammond city officials and police
are agos over the mystery Of the wom-
ans hair found in a waste basket Of
the city treasurer's office today.
\ yard long. the big head OF hair IS
golden. uncombed and was apparently
cut or chopped of near the scalp IN
haste by unskilIed hands The janitor
in emptying the waste basket this
morning. made the discovery There
are no golden haired stenographers
employed in the city hall so it must
belong to an outsider.
The police are convinced the hair is
not a switch but IS so valuable for
such purposes that ordinarily it would
not be thrown away. When hair Il cut
70 be sold for a switch II is first wash
Cd and then braided
The only theory so far advanced
IS that woman li~ins IN masquerade
as a man and wearing mems clothes
was arrested and fearing her duplicity
would be discovered cut off her hair
with some CT the tools lying abou,
the station and threw St into q waste
basket which the janitor Later carried
to the treasurer's office.
II you have better theory It will be
welcomed by the police who are sorely
puzzled
The police have so far deduced one
absolutely sure theory The bank OF
hair does not belong to Charley See.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
HE WAS DAZED.

Early this morning Hammond police
officer found an Illinois automobile in
the ditch at Calumet avenue and 18th
St IN the back seat bleeding from the
mouth and nose was man in a sitting
posture.
When questioned BY tho officer the
autoist said that he was from Chicago
and the last thing he remembered was
that he had been driving along the road.
When he recovered consciousness he
was sitting in the back seat OF his car.
and was unable TO say how the machine
fell in the ditch or how he happened TO
he IN the back seat In fact he remem-
bered nothing about what had happened.
His machine was pulled out Of the
ditch and to a Hammond garage and
the man got on the train and went to
Chicago before any one got hts name.
No booze was found in tho car
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
Hearse No Longer Popular,
Booze Vehicle Has Sue
cumbed to the Old Fash
ioned Farmers Hay Wag
on AS Latest Conveyance.
HOW BOOZE HAS
BEEN BROUGHT IN

Help, 4 farmers Dobbin and a load
of hay carried in a dozen cases Of beer
10 Indiana Harbor.
Two more new liquor cases were be-
fore the East Chicago city court this
morning
One was that of young man. nine
teen years or age, BY the name OF Stan
ley WalskL who was caught with a
grip containing about two and one-half
gallons Of whiskey. He said that he
was acting as the agent Of a Harbor
man who until the dry law went into
effect ran a saloon in that end OF the
city. He was held for investigation by
Federal Inspector Greene Of hammond.
The other was that of woman who
was arrested Al 13sth and Elm streets
last night. She was apparently coming
in from some point with small load
of hay. She was driving an old horse
hitched to a one horse wagon. When
the wagon was searched It was found
that under the hay were eight cases of
beer. the bottles sacked.
She gave her name as Mrs s. Vanlin-
ich. 137th and Deodor streets. Indiana
Harbor, and It is reported that she is the
mother-in-law of Nick Meyer. formerly
in the saloon business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
PRIVATE
SHOW IS
STOPPED
Across the Line Carnival
Girls Put on Their Raw
Exhibition in Burnham
and Are Arrested With
Two Gary Steel Workers.

II has gotten to t-lr s-ate where Burn
ham IS more fastidious than her neigh
hor 70 the south, West Hammond In
fact Burnham morals were severely
shocked b. the carnival exhibitions
which have so elated the Indiana visi-
tors on Wentworth avenue this week
and as a result arrests were made and
heavy fines imposed with Gary men
principals
Meantime the good people of West
Hammond are wishing their officials
would become as active
When James Lynch and Harry Korner
emerged from Gary yesterday. plethoric
with the stuff steel workers roll in
these war-times, they sought an anti
dote for ennui. They found it across
the state line at the carnival Two con
tortion damscIs caught their eyes and
little difficulty was had in arranging
V hat passes as an introduction in some
circles of society
The two men and the girls piled into
I.ynch's automobile. on Green Bay
avenue al Burnham they stopped to put
On n private show" The blaze Burn
ham COPS. considered the affair too
strong for the village and pinched the
troupe Lynch and Horner each paid
$50 and the carnival women. Eva Baker
and Louise NIoward. s. apiece.
NIobs filled the carnival enclosure last
night and the dance shows did land
office business.
The West Hammond chief Of police
vas in Chicago again today and Mayor
kamradt as well. so they could not be
reached The chief has a great deal OF
business in Chicago this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
WAR PROFITEERS To
BEAR HEAVIEST TAXES
Taxes and Luxuries Used by
People Is a Secondary
Consideration.
rBr United PREzs.l ]


WASHINGTON. July 12.-War profit
eers will bear the heaviest taxes un-
der provisions of the new war tax bill
to raise eight billion dollars, taxes and
luxuries used by the people viii be
a secondary consideration.
Such is the intention Of the house
ways and means committee which IS
drafting the measure The schedule
for taxes and luxuries submitted by
the treasury department and said 70
have been lifted bodily from French
and English laws IS conceded to be
an excellent basis for that kind OF lew
les when they become necessary. but
congressional leaders say the time has
not vet arrived.
4 majority of the house committee
has thrown the schedule into the dis
card. mainly because il has been forced
home upon them that the people would
he asked to pay heavy taxes on many
articles. the manufacturers Of which
are growing rich on profits. The profit
teers. it Is declared. must disgorge and
return to the public some share Of the
huge sum they are taking. After the
u-ar profts tax schedules had been
drawn the remainder to make UP the
eight billion dollars viii come from lux
uries. These Iuxuries tax Will be based
on the departments suggestion, greatly
modified.
For instance the proposal 70 tax
gasoline ten cents a gallon if adopted az
All is likely to be modified 50 as 70 re-
ouire users of pleasure cars TO pay the
tax while commercial users escape.
Congress is hearing from the country
on the proposed taxes Hundreds Of
protests are pouring in. principany
against the clothing tax
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
THEY LOVE THE
FOXY PEDDLER
War on Out Of Town Fakers and
Peddlers Brings Out Example
That Housewives Propose to
Get All They Can For Their
Money.

For ten years this newspaper has
campatsned against the out of town
agents. peddlors and grafters.
Queer things happen in such a
campaign.
The other day a peddler came
along with home soldering outfit
and was giving demonstration to
the !. II. d. She had nothing in the
line OF kitchen utensils which need
ed soldering so the fellow took a
small punch out Of his pocket and
punched a hole in the lady's new
dishpan. Then. after he had shown
her how simple it was to mend such
q leak. the good woman agreed to
invest. She handed him the quarter.
he handed her the outfit and started
away. Then she called him back.
Hey" she said. Where's that
little thing I use to punch holes
with?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
fsrEc1AL To TIE TIMEs


ROME, July 12.-Austria's de-
feat in Albania is proportionately
overwhelming, a reverse of the
Piave rout, battle front dispatches
here today declare.
In three day advance of from
twenty to twenty-five miles the
Italians and their allies swept for
ward to the Semini, according to
messages. Italians have almost en-
veloped Berat. It's surrender is ex-
pected momentarily.
Fierce lighting took place on the Aus
trian right wing. After three days the
Italians succeeded in penetrating into
Fiery. The Italian cavalry advance was
so rapid the Aus.rians were forced to
fee from towns abandoning an aero
drome and several airplanes.
British monotors and airplanes assist
ed in throwing the enemy into confu-
sion. Airmen demolished three bridges
over the Semini.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
FORMER HAMMOND
BOY IS KILLED
Howard Dickinson, Son of
First Mich. Central Agt.
in Hammond Is Killed.

Friends Of W. ". Dickinson. formerly
first agent OF the Michigan Central Rail
way at Hammond, for many years. but
now freight and passenger agent of that
road a Grand Rapids, Mich. will regret
to learn that Howard, Mr.. Dickinson's s
second son. enlisting last year in the
marines. was killed in action on June :.
The young man was born in Michigan
City and received part of his education
there. He has a brother Ralph in serv-
ice at Fort Kearney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
ROOT SENT TO
FEDERAL PRISON
Hammond Ordnance Inspec-
tor Violates Mann Act
and Gets a Year.

plea that he be allowed TO Join the
army failed to save Ralph Root. a gov
ernment ordnance inspector IN the
Standard Steel Car plant at Hammond
from going TO Leavenworth penitentiary
for violating the Mann act.
Root pleaded guilty TO transporting
Bethel Haines. II years old. from Ham
mond TO Chicago. She caused his arrest.
Root is married and has two children.
When he offered 10 pay his own trans
portation to the trenches. Judge Land1s
said:
The American army Is no refuge for
criminals. It Is something we are proud
Of"
Root was sentenced to a year and
day after his past record was exposed
to the judge. He was arrested in Ham
mond over two months ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
WILLARD MAY HEAD
IT. S. DELEGATION

WASHINGTON, july l2.-The great
problem of a working arrangement be
tween the inter-allied economic mission
and the Russian business interests is
near solution. It was Indicated that
Daniel willard. president Of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, may head the
American branch Of the mission. The
United states Chamber Of Commerce,
comforting with the Russian American
Chamber or Commerce throu ghout this
week is determining not only the plan
o. operation but also much Of the per-
sonnel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12


LONDON, July 12.-Actfvity - de-
yeIOping along the whole Balkan front
and there are increasing indications
that the Albanian fighting may spread
10 the entire 500 mile line from the
Adriatic to the Gulf of Remdina. The
Italians have crossed the seninI river
and arc nearing the new Austrian de-
fcnse line. The infantry has progressed
at Ienst twenty-five miles north of their
original line and the cavalry has ad-
Vanced even further.
The right wing of the Austrians re-
treating the sixty nniIe front from
the sea eastward is said to be falling
back rapidly that the retirement
IN some places borders or a rout. Great
quantities OF materials are falling into
the hands Of the Italians and AIban-
ians.
Resistance by the enemy IL becoming
weaker and whenever temporary
stand Is made the Italians succeed In
innictinS henyy casualties.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
GERMAN PATROLS
ARE REPULSED

TINITED
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARINE. July IA large German pa
troll which attempted 10 raid the Am
erican lines near Chateau Thierry was
repulsed Yesterday afternoon. Pres
ence of new enemy units in this sector
was revealed.
Aside from the raid no infantry ac-
ton was reported
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
50 CASUALTIES
ARE REPORTED

>
WASHINGTON July 12--General
Pershing today reported 50 casualties
as follows:
Killed in action 10: died Of wounds.
u died OF disease. Z; aeroplane and
other accidents. 3; wounded severely.
IS; wounded slightly, l; wounded :.
missing. 5.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
DEATH OF
OSCAR PETERSON

TSPECrAI TO TIE TIMEs1
ROBERTS, IND. July I2-Os-
car Peterson. one Of Robertsdale's oldest
and most respected citizens. passed
away at his home in Roberts avenue
Thursday morning at $50 o'clock after
an lines or several months. He is sur
yived BY his wife and seven children.
five sons and two daughters. The FUN
eral will probably be held Saturday aft
1rrocp
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
ALLIES IN
25-M MILE:
ADVANCE
Fierce Fighting Took Place On
Austrian Troops Right Wing.
ROut Is Now Complete,

WASHINGTON, July I2.-Berat has
fallen before the advancing It-Iianz,
official cable TO the It.Ii-n embassy re-
ports Berat is strategic center of
the ro=d 10 siberia and was the imme-
date objective of the allied offensive
In Albania. great quantity of war
booty and prisoners were taken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
REPORTS CAPTURE
OF PRISONERS

LONDON. july 12.-More than 100
prisoners and ten machine guns We're
captured IN a minor operation south
west Of Merris. Haig reported today
Successful raids were conducted else
where
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
LAKE CO.
WAR STAMP
RESULTS

Indiana Harbor and Griffith are the
only Lake county communities that
have pledged their quota in the War
Savings Stamp drive. A full county re-
port to date is:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12

The townships reports are exclusive
OF any cities mentioned above, which
may be in such township.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12
TUKISH REGULARS
WERE RESPONSIBLE

WASHINGTON. July l2.-Turkish
regulars were responsible for the out
RACES against American property at
Tabriz. according to Information furn-
ished the state department by the
Spanish government This tends to az
gravate the situation between the
United States and Turkey and if con
hrmed by the response expected II will
probably prove a cause of>war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12

Chicken raisers: Put Biddy to
work in the munition factories.
Every few cackles means a Thrift
Stamp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12

Continued on page nve3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12

Delivered 0y TINES oarTzsrs, aoO pea
month; on streets and AZ uswsstands, 2s
Der copy; back numbers &C per copy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-26
YWS.S.l
Wl SAVINGS SfzA2S
ISSuEo ~ Ts1
UNITED STssTS
CCvE2NME-I i

To Every White and Colored Minister
ofthe Gospel, and Sunday School Su-
perintendent in Grant Perish:
His excellency Rufin G. Pleas
ant, Governor of the State of
Louisiana. has appointed Sunday
February 8, Louisiana Thrift
Day." to be observed by a War
Savings Sermon in every church.
and a War Savings program in
every Sunday School in Louisiana.
1t is essential that heed be
given his proclamation. and the
National War Savings Committee
by this announcement implores
each of you to devote your atten-
ton on this date to a sermon on
THRIFT and NATIONAL saw
ING, stressing the necessity for
saving and sacrifice just at this
time as the greatest help toward
maintaining our armies and win
ming the war.
WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE,
GRANT PARISH.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-26
MARRIED.

McCAIN-ALFORD- In the
town of Colfax, La, at the resi-
dence of G. H. Mccain, brother
to the groom, on Thursday, Jan.
IL, 1918, Mr.. Wilmot Mccain, of
Montgomery, La, was united in
marriage with Miss Leita Afford,
of Colfax. Rev. Father w. L.
LAMBERT officiating at the we'd
ding ceremony.
The groom is assistant cashier
of the Bank of Montgomery. and
is extensively related to many
prominent families of that COM
munily, in which he enjoys many
warm friendships. The bride is
the accomplished daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Afford, and
for the last two terms has been
one of the faculty of the Mont
gomery high school. The Chron-
icle wishes the happy couple long
lives of usefulness and success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-26
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

We are all at a danger PORT. On
the use OF good common sense In or
1918 farm and garden operations de-
ponds prosperity or our going broke"
Even at present high prices no one
can plant all or nearly ell cotton. buy
food and grain at present prices froia
supply merchant on credit and make
money. Food ard grain IL higher Ia
proportion than arc present cotton
prices.
It's time above ell others to play
safe; to produce all possible food.
grain and forage supplies On your own
acres; to cut down the store bill
A good pieco OF garden ground.
rightly planted, rightly tended ara
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay nearly Earf your living. Il
win save you more mercy than you
made on the best three acres OF cotton
you ever grew ~
Hastings 1918 Seed Pockf,lis' II
about the right Kind of money ss--
ing garden and the vegetables to pss
In it.. 1t tells about the farm crops -
well and shows ynsi the clear ycsd -
real and regular farm prosnerit-. ~
Free. Send for il today 10 X. z.
HAsTINGs co. ATLANTA. ea.-Advt-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-26

I'm the course of conversation with
Chamberlain Medicine Co. s represent
alive today. we had occasion to discuss
in general way the merits of their
different preparations. At his sugges-
ton / take pleasure in expressing my
estimation of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. have family of six chill
dren and have used this remedy in my
home for years. / consider it the only
cough remedy on the market, as have
tried nearly all kinds. Earl c. Ross,
Publisher Hamilton County Republican
News, Syracuse, Kan. adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-26
Special Notice to Farmers.


On the first page will be found
an article telling our farmers how
to obtain nitrate. In regard to
this important information we
also publishthe followingendorse-
ment of this fertilizer:
Prof. w. r. Perkins, Director
OF Extension in Louisiana, says:
II consider it an opportunity
to secure heterogeneous fertilizer
at a reduced cost considerably
below nitrogen in cotton seed
meal and other commercial ferti-
lizing material. At present
prices, nitrogen in nitrate of soda
costs about 26c per pound, and
the cost of nitrogen in cotton seed
meal is something over 40c per
pound"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-26
Baptist Sunday School officers.

The following is the list of the officers
and teachers of the Colfax Baptist
Sunday School, as reorganized on Jan.
20, viz:
Superintendent ]. w. Duncan;
LIST associate supt. j. A. Williams; End
associate supt L. l.. Roach; 3rd associ-
ate and Classification officer, j. M.
Johnson.
Secretary, Miss Mae Gray; associate
secretary Miss Bette Murrell.
Treasurer, Mrs. J. w. Duncan.
Librarian, Miss Bette Murrell
Supply teachers: Mrs. Elizabeth AL
ford, Mrs. G. /. Crow, Mrs. c. E.
Strother. Mrs Dora Strickland. Miss
Lucy Carnahan, and Mr.. Horace Cor
bett.
Regular Teachers: Beginners, Miss
Linnye Afford; Main Primary, Mrs. J.
w. Duncan; Juniors, Mrs. j. A. Will
ans; Advanced class, Mrs ]. M. John
son; Adult Bible class, Mr.. }. A. Wilt
ans.
The organization of other classes is
formally authorized, and the classical
tion officer empowered to select teachers
for such classes from the list of supply
teachers, or to teach such class himself
at his own discretion.
j. H. AFFORD,
Pastor