The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-10


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TO FRIENDS OF THE BOYS.
THE TIMES goes daily to over
thousand Lake County men in the u. s.
A. or U. s. N. These boys keep posted
BY this means. They have no other
from home for them. They want the
news OF the boys they know. You want
the news Of your boy and your neigh
nors boy TO get to them. Give 1t 70
us for them. Let us keep each other
posted as 10 the comings and goings
OF our boys IN the service. Write
or1eny or call up THE TIMES as an
act Of patriotism. DO it now.
TO THE MEN IN SERVICE.
II doesn't matter where you are, on
this side or the other side Of the At
lantic, keep IN touch with your friends
by dropping this paper Line. They
will be glad TO hear what you are do
ing. Use this department TO communi-
cate with your soldier pals.
W. Norman Bridge. Hammond. who
IS zone major over there. writes that
he has charge Of camp bHleting for
SO towns and is having a wonderful ex-
perience Never wants % work in
bank again. He has been in Italy for
some time.
Lieut.. BisseI of PittshurE, cited for
bravery il France T. a relative or a
Murray Turner Of Hammond The late
Caroline Turner was a Blssen.
Corporal james II. c. smith of Gary.
son or Rev. Edgar Puntenev Smith.
rector of East Side Presbyterian church
IS now with a chemical unit at Wash
ington. Corporal smith is a graduate
of Monmouth college. He held a schol-
arship a Harvard when war broke out
Edward Brown few years ago car
ried a route for the Gary Evening
Times. Yesterday his daddy. James S
Brown. broker in the Reynolds Bldg.
got a message telling OF his sons safe
arrival overseas. Private Brown. who
* Is. IL in an ambulance company
His brother. Forrest is in the O. NJ
department. Columbus barracks.
John KeeEan. of East Chicago. has
enlisted IN the navy. Good boy. John
Russell VI. Barron, East Chicago.
writes his mother that he is preparing
to leave the Great Lakes Training sta
ton for Camp Ross. Norfolk W Va
H has been assigned to Co D.. 9Th
Regiment.
william Harris writes TO East CbIca-
90 friends. saving that he lhs been ac-
lively engaged in service for the past
four months in France He Is with the
field artillery. as IS william Leonard
Cornelious. who is also in France and
sending regular letters to friends here
VIM SheuncmEnn. Hammond, now at
Fort Sherman. Panama Canal Zone No
lost his brother Albert on Saturday.
The fne young man died as result or an
accident at the Standard
Mrs. ~ r. warnImont OF III Conkey /,
avenue. Hammond. has just received |
word from her son ". RAYMOND Mette. |
who l. stationed at Camp TAYLOR IN |
Louisville. that he has been promoted |
to First Lieutenant
Lieutenant Metts who IL member
Of the Hammond Rooster Club receiv- |
ed his commission OF second lieutenant |
last September.
EnsIEnis Asa Bullock of Hobart Is
one OF Lake countys hrst naval off
GERS. Here We have produced major |
general and scores Of other armv Off
GERS. but Young Bullock IS one Of the
first to have a commission in the navy
He was a wireless operator for several
years.
Gary police now and then get cards
from some cf the former cops now
over there" They come from sergt
Charles Ernest and Sergt Ross Boyer
Capt. Frcnk Undine Hs he was known
in the Gary fire department is now a
sergeant in tn aviation corps n France.
Capt. KYLE Of the FIRE department has
quit his Job and is going to enlist in
the tank service