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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14

Secretary Baker has arrived safely
at a French seaport, where he was
met by a distinguished delegation.
Secretary Baker plans to spend a
few days inspecting results of Amer
ica's war efforts and to discuss vital
matters with Gen. P%ershing. Mr.. Bak-
er made the trip to France because
Gen. Pershing considered it impossi-
BILE for him to leave his men to come
to Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
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George Schmal had a narrow escape
from serious injury on Saturday when
ne fell from high ladder while load
ing hay into his barn at his home
on South Court street. He was picked
up and thought TO be severely injured
but a receiving medical attention it
was found no bones were broken but
Mr. Sehmal is confined to his bed as
a result of the fall.
Announce lnents have been received
by Crown Point friends telling Of the
birth Of a son to Mr. and Mrs T. II.
Little Of Detroit. Michigan. Mrs. Lit
tie was formerly Miss Aura Wilson %
this city The little lad has been nam
cd Thomas Hamilton Little
Miss Ruby Brown announces that
the tennis hanel has arrived for use in
the Red Cross room ana everything
is ready for work
Mrs. Mary Davis Of Lowell. has been
chosen as librarian for the Lowell IL
hrarv and being unable TO get into a
library training school a this time. Mrs.
Davis is learning the rudiments OF IL
brary work at the Crown Point public
library.
Misses Bess Hogan. Ida Schmidt. Ma
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
EAST CHICAGO POLICE SEIZE
MORE STOCKS Of 'BOOTLEGGERS'

$3.50 which the defendant paid. and
then gave him 80 days jail sentence.
which is suspended if Stankowitz gets
out Of town for six months. If he
comes into East Chicago. Chief VIII
lams says he viii go to Jail forthwith
The police say Peters taxi was great
little carrier Of booze for ex-saIoonmen
who wanted stuff brought in from else
where.
Duka's Stock Taken.
George Duka was fined as a result Of
q raid on his place in 14Sth avenue
Walter Walter and Walter Roszinski.
arrested for having a small amount of
liquor in their possession. each paid
81 for fine and costs. the charge hav-
ing been charged to intoxication Dep
uty Prosecutor Stephens appeared for
the state.
Chief Williams plans TO turn over the
sea OF conhscated booze to the county
council Of defense. 1t is said that all
but one quart Of the hundreds now held
BY the police is adulterated whiskey.
Say" said one policeman after he
had smelled of a bottle Of Bourbon"
If glass Of this was placed on a steel
plate 1t would burn hole through it"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
WELL SHE WANTS
TO GET HER CHANCE
Hebron Girl Asks Board for
Job AS Ambulance
Driver.

CROWN POINT. Ind. July 17.-When
Miss Ruby Gordon. a young woman of
Hebron. applied to the draft board for
enlistment as an ambulance driver in
France the board was somewhat lump
ed for a reply. but Miss Gordon was
advised to write to the higher-ups" at
Indianapolis. This Miss Gordon did with
ca gerness. for she fears that the great
war viii be over before she can get TO
France T. is believed that she is the
first young woman in Porter county to
volunteer in the capacity of an am
bulance driver
When the registrations Of women were
being taken throughout the county. the
Hebron lady reported herself qualified
for ambulance driving she had hoped
to get some result from this. but none
came. Then she drove her automobile
20 Valparaiso and sought the draft
board George Z. Beach was the mem
Der before whom she put her case.
Miss Gordon. 1t is conceded. Is. capable
Of the duty she seeks. She is a skilled
automobile driver. She is cool. level
headed ard fearless. Much Of her life
has been in the open along the Kanka-
kee. where she has ashed and hunted in
season. ! am SO afraid the war will
he over before they will accept me, "
Miss Gordon said and Their. was not
the sign Of a smile on her counteuance
just he set. sincere. determined ex-
preston Of one who is eage- 10 fight
the kaiser TO the finish
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
STORY OF NUMBER 40

40 years ago an old doctor was put
ting up a medicine for diseases of the
blood. that cured the worst cases Of
specific blood poison. and time proved
that the cures were permanent. After
many years I secured the prescription
tbeing a druggis). and took each in
gredient separately and referred TO my
I. s. Dispensatory and other authorita-
tive books on medicine and found the
medical properties set down as follows;
Employed in diseases Of the glanduiar
system. in blood poison. scrofuIa. cousti-
patton. stomach and liver troubles
chronic rheumatism. catarrh in sores,
ulcers. skin erurtions. uercurial and
lead poisoning. Under its use nodes
tun1ors and scrofulous swellings that
have withstood all other treatment dis
appear as If by magic" To commemor-
ate my fortieth year as a druggist
named this medicine Number 40 For
The Blood" J. c. Mendenhau. Evans
VILE. Ind Sold by Jos. W. Weis. Ham
mond, and Central Drug Store. $40
Mich. ave. Indiana Harbor.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
WILL TRY EAST
CHICAGO CASE

TSPEcrA1. To TIE TINES
VALPARAISO. IND, July fudge
Crumpacker will come to Valparaiso July
2gth TO convene a special term of the
Porter superior court for the purpose Of
trying the damage suit brought by the
City of East Chicago against Contractor
Proudfoot and the Maryland Casualty
Company. The suit grows out Of the al
legged faulty construction Of the Chicago
avenue pavement in East Chicago. The
south shore road has a similar suit on
file in Michigan city aginst the same
defendants.
Dollars and Determination spell
doom for kaiser. Buy War Saw
ings Stamps.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
WEST CREEK BANNER
WAR SAVINGS DIVISION
ESPECIAL TO THE TINES

ESPECIAL 10 IHE lines
LOWELL, IND. JrIy 17.-West Creek
township. If You please. is the banner
geographical division of Lake county as
far as the sale of war Savings Stamps
IS concerned. In a recent issue of The
TINES Griffith and Indiana Harbor were
mentioned as being the only towns in
the county TO subscribe their quota
Murray T. Hayden. chairman of the
West Greek township ". s S. in q
letter points out that though West
Creek township is not q town nor city.
il is community of patriotic farmers
and its quota was 100000. The pledg-
ing in West creek was s2L367.
Better TO have War Savings
Stamps in your safe than the blood
stained hands of the kaiser's
hordes at your throat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17

Katherine Howard. 451s oIcott Ave.
Phone 2SS. Will be pleased TO write and
receive social news and advertising for
The Times, also job work OF all de-
seription promptly and well done
The inceptlc-: Of a patriotic circle for
young girls is Wei under way. and is
&c be known and called az the Junior
Jackie Tars." This will be the first
organization of its kind in the Twin
Cities and all girls from the age of II
and above are eligible to membership
in this league. which is Of a real ma
tional scope Miss Florence Johnson. a
teacher at the Washington school has
been selected as its local head here
and desires that all girls with A true
genuine patriotism for their country
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
Fines, Exiles and Jail Sen
fences Dealt Out to
the Guilty.

The private Office Of Chief Williams
Of the East Chicago police department
gain has the aspect that one would
nnd in the show room or wholesale
liquor house.
AS result of the vigilance Of the
chief and his men enough imported and
seereted booze was gathered in to get
a regiment of topers drunk. and what's
more. several citizens have since felt
the heavy hand of the law
"Get Out of Town"
1t was not enough that Peter Stanko-
WITT. who runs a taxi line paid $50 in
fine and costs when convicted last week,
but the Indiana Harbor man was ar
rested last night for liquor law viola
tion. Judge Cohen in city court today
assessed fine and costs amounting TO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
STEEL IS
IN GREAT
DEMAND
inventories May Be Taken
by Government to Prevent
Manufacturers From Sci
ling to Non War Plants.

WASHINGTON. July 1T.-Csovernment
demand for steel has reached such pro-
portions. It was learned today. because
of the growth Of the war program. that
officials or tho war industries board fear
present sources Of the supply soon viii
prove inadequate
Action was taken at today's meeting
Of the board to prevent steel from md
ins its way to industries not holding
war contracts through re-selling. Manu-
facturers were warned that those who
have obtained steel on priority orders
for war work and later were found TO
be re-seiling IT TO non-war manufac-
turers would have their supply cut off.
This practice has been in vogue. the
board learned.
All private consumers of steel and
steel products may be required TO sub
nit sworn inventories Of their stocks
on hand 1t was found that manufac-
turers had obtained large quantities Of
steel before the government took control
Of the entire output. BY means Of the
Inventories J. Leonard Replogle. director
of steel supply Of the war industries
board. VIII. be able to keep close check
on all steel in the country.
shipbuiIding Improves.
Chairman Hurley Of the shipping
board conferred today with officials Of
the war industries board regarding the
requirements for the shipbunding pro-
gram. Production Of ships is Showing
such a marked Improvement that l. may
be possible to turn out 1--WE ships a year
from each way in some yards four
ships n other yards and less numbers
elsewhere. If efforts to bolster UP the
efficiency Of the weaker new yards are
successful il is evident to officials that
the size OF steel plate mills must he
Increased or the shipping program will
be delayed by lack Of material
A shortage of steel already is being
felt in some shipyards. others have
more steel than they need which officials
believe is the result of the cost plus
system OF contracts under which the
builders felt free TO expend large sums
on materials not needed for many weeks.
Recently an inventory Of stocks was
taken with a view 70 equalizing the
supply Of material but no great help
was forthcoming from the facts re
vealed- and Chairman Hurley has or
dered another inventory. as a check on
the first.
other apartments of the government
also are checking up their supplies of
material tendency 70 hoard" has
been observed on the part Of some gov
eminent agencies, as we'll as the public.
which it is hoped to prevent in the
future by exact knowledge of require
ments and strict allotment of output.
Additions to steel mills now being
made viii add 100000 tons to the annual
output in few months. but officials do
NOT believe that viii be sufficient to
take care of the increased demand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17

Are you a War Saver7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17

e Hearts OF You viii Miss the
Achievement History of the Drama
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17
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bel sehmal and Lillian Wilmer are AZ
the Benjamin Hotel. Cedar Lake Tor g
week
Mr.. and Mrs George Horst return
cd ON sunday from Chicago where
they motored 10 spend the day wiz
Mr.. Horsts mother and sister Miss
Bernice Horst. who has been spending
some time in Chicago. returned with
them
Mr. and Mrs Ben Hayden entertain
ed informally on Monday nigh, for
Rev and Mrs Howard BiIlman. who
left today for Berkeley. Cal. TO make
their future home Many friends call
ed to bid god speed to this popular
pastor and his wife
Fred Heide employed by Marshall
Field & Company as travelling sales
man. is spending a few days with the
Bartholomaes. He accompanied Nfr
and Mrs. 6. c. Bartholomae. Mrs.
Ernest Bartholomae and VIII Barthol-
omae on E motor trip to the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station on Wed
nesday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-17

WiIhur of Michigan City and Mrs.
Knouth and daughter Of Fremont O.
The Trl-Clty Triangle Club win meet
tomorrow evening at Browns hall IN
Chicago avenue. The meeting is a most
important one and all members are urg-
ed to be i'm attendance.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-23
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assurance in the eyes of his rival when
he looked at Sheba.
He rose promptly at ten.
"Must you go so soOn?" Diane asked.
She was smiling at him with bland
mOckery.
Il really must" answered Elliot.
His hostess followed him into the
hall. She watched him get into his
coat before saying what was on her
mind.
"What did you mean by telling Sheba
that old Holt knew her father? What
is he to tell her if they meet-that
her father died of pneumonia brought
on by drink? Is that what you want?'
81 suppose l wanted Holt to tell her
that Macdonald robbed her father and
indirectly was the cause of his death"
absurd" exploded Diane. you're
so simple that you accept as truth the
gossip of every crack-brained idiot
when it suits your purpose"
He smiled, boyishly, engagingly, as
he held out his hand. Don't let's
quarrel. Di. 1 admit forgot myself"
Gail right. We won't. But don't
believe all the catty talk you hear,
Gordon"
"FH try to believe only the truth"
He smiled, a little ruefully. "And it
isn't necessary for you to explain why
the curfew law applies to me and not
to Macdonald"
She was on her dignity at once,
''YOu're quite right. 1t isn't necessary.
But I'm going to tell you, anyhow. Mr..
Macdonald is going away tomorrow for
two or three days, and he has some
business he wants to talk over with
Sheba. He had made an appointment
with her, and l didn't think it fair to
let your coming interfere with it."
Gordon took this facer with his
smile still working.
I've got a little business I want to
talk over with you, Di."
She had always been a young woman
of rather q hard finish. Now she met
him fairly. eye to eye. "Any time you
like. Gordon"
Elliot carried away with him one
very definite impression. Diane in
tended Sheba to marry Macdonald if
she could bring it about. She had as
good as served notice on him that the
girl was spoken for.
The young man set his square jaw.
Diane was used to having her own
way. SO was Macdonald. Well, the
ElliotS had a will of their own, too.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-23

something of triumph, something Of
scOrnful insOlence. Ifsthis young fell
low wanted war, he did not need to
wait long for it.
Thine enough for that, man. Miss
O'Neill and l have the whole Arctic
winter before US for stories"
The muscles in the lean jaws of Cor
don Elliot stood out like steel ropes.
He turned to Sheba. Am 1 to con-
graduate Mr.. MacdOnald?'
The color in her cheeks grew warm
er, but her shy glance met his fairly.
Il think it is l that am to be congrat-
ulated. Mr.. Elliot"
Diane took her cousin in her arms.
"My dear, l wish you all the happi-
ness in the world" she said softly.
The Irish girl fled into the house
as soon as she could, but not before
making an announcement.
''We're to be married soon. very qui-
city. If you are still at Kusiak we
want you to be one of the few friends
present. Mr.. Elliot"
Macdonald backed her invitation
with a cool, cynical smile. Miss
O'Neill speaks for US both, of course,
Elliot"
The defeated man bowed. Thanks
very much. The chances are that I'll
be through my business before then"
AS soon as his fiancee had gone into
the house, the Scotsman left. Gordon
sat down in a porch chair and stared
straight in front of him. The sudden
ness of the news had brought his world
tumbling about his ears. He felt that
such a marriage would be an outrage
against Sheba's innocence.
Though she was sorry for him, Diane
did not think it best to say so yet.
Presently he spoke thickly. Il sup
pose you have heard that he was q
squaw man."
"That's ridiculous. Don't be absurd,
Gordon"
"It's the truth. I've seen the woman.
She was pointed out to me-"
"By old Gideon Holt, likely" she
flashed.
"One could get evidence and show it
to Miss O'Neill," he said aloud, to him.
self rather than to her.
Diane put her point of view before
him with heated candor. "You couldn't.
Nobody but a cad would rake up old
scandals about the man who has beat
en- him fairly for woman's love-"
"Yos beg the question. Has he won
fairly?"
"Of course he has. Be a good sport,
Gordon. Don't kick on the umpire's
decision. Play the game"
"That's all very well. But what
about her? Am to sit quiet while
she is sacrificed to a code of honor
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-23

clip. The check was made out to her
and signed by Colby Macdonald. The
amount it called for was 1888, 431.
"Oh, 1 couldn't take this, Mr.. Mac
donald-I couldn't. 1t doesn't belong
to me-" she cried.
ut belongs to you-and you're going
to take it."
81 wouldn't know what to do with
so much
"The bank will take care of it for
you until you decide. So that's set
tied" He passed definitely from the
subject. There's something else I
want to say to you, Miss O'Neill."
Some change in his voice warned
her. The girl slanted a quick, shy
glance at him.
81 want to know if you'll marry me,
Miss O'Neill," he shot at her abruptly.
Then, without giving her time to an
swer, he pushed on: I'm older than
you-by twenty-five years. Always
I've lived on the frontiers. I've had
to take the world by the throat and
shake from it what wanted. So I've
grown hard and willful. All the sweet,
fine things of life I've missed. But
with you beside me, I'm not too old
to find them yet-if you'll show me the
way, Sheba."
A wave of color swept into her face,
but her eyes never faltered from his.
"I'm not quite sure" she said in low
voice.
"You mean-whether you love me?'
She nodded. "I-admire you more
than any man 1 ever met. You are
great man, strong and powerful
and 1 am so insignificant beside you.
lam drawn to you-so much. But
1 am not sure"
''Pm going away for two days. Per-
haps when come back you will know,
Sheba. Take your time. Marriage is
serious business. I want you to re-
member. that my life has been very
different from yours. You'll hear all
sorts Of things about me. Some Of
them are true. There is this differ
ence between a man and a good wom-
an. He fights and falls and fights again
and wins. But good woman is finer.
She has never known the failure that
drags one through slime and mud. Her
goodness is born in her; she doesn't
have to fight for it."
The girl smiled little TREMENDOUSLY.
Doesn't she? We're not all angels,
you know"
81 hope you're not. There will need
to be a lot of the human In you to
make allowances for Colby Macdon-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-23

Macdonald than you think. And about
how he got her fathers claim, for in
stance-she has heard all that"
"You told herr"
''No. Colby Macdonald told her. He
said he practically robbed her father,
and he gave her q check for nearly two
hundred thousand to cover the clean
up from the claim and interest,"
Bully for him." On the heel of
this he flung a question at her. did
Macdonald ask her to marry him the
night of the dinner?"
A flash of whimsical amusement lit
her dainty face. you'd better ask
him that. Here he comes now"
They were coming down the walk
together, Macdonald and Sheba. The
young woman was absorbed in his talk.
and she did not know that her cousin
and Elliot were on the porch until
she was close upon them. But at sight
of the young man her eyes became
warm and kind.
'T'm sorry was out yesterday when
you called" she told him.
ana you were out again TO-DAY. My
luck isn't very good, is it,"
He laughed pleasantly, but his heart
was bitter. He believed Macdonald
had won.
"We've had such a good walk" She
ba went on quickly. 81 wish you could
have heard Mr. Macdonald telling me
how he had a chance to save a small
Eskimo tribe during hard winter. He
carried food five hundred miles to
them. 1t was a thrilling experience"
MIR. Macdonald has had a lot of
very interesting experiences. You must
get him to tell you about all of them, ~
answered Gordon quietly.
The eyes Of the two men met. The
steel-grny ones of. the older man an
sWeTCd the challenge of his rival with
Il long, steady look. There was in it
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-01-23

III une claim, out L nad what we call
a bunch. 1 took the claim without
giving value received"
Butt don't understand" Her
brave, steady eyes looked directly into
those of Macdonald. eff he felt you
had-done him a wrong-why did he
come to you when he was ill?'
"He was coming to demand justice
of me. On the way he suffered ex-
posure and caught pneumonia. The
word reached US, and Strong and ]
brought him to our cabin"
"You faced a blizzard TO bring him
in. Mr.. Strong told me how you
risked your life by carrying him
through the stOrm-how you wouldn't
give up and leave him, though you
were weak and staggering yourself
He says it was a miracle you ever goi
through"
SIN not heartless," said Macdonald
impatiently. "Of course 1 did that. I
had to do it. I couldn't do less"
"Nor more" she suggested. you
may have made a hard bargain with
him, but you wiped that out later"
'That'S just what didn't do. Don't
think my conscience is troubling me.
I'm not such a mush-brained fool. If
it had not been for you l would never
have thought of it again. But you are
his daughter. What 1 cheated him out
of belongs to yOu-and you are my
friend"
Don't use that word about what you
did, please. He wasn't Il child. If
you got the best of him in a bargain,
/ don't think father would think of it
that way"
The difficulty was that he could not
tell her the truth about her fathers
weakness for drink and how he had
played upon it. He bridged all eXpla-
nations and passed to the thing he
meant to do in reparatiOn.
''The money l cleaned up from that
claim belongs to you, Miss O'Neill. You
will Oblige me by taking it."
From his pocket he took a folded
paper and handed it to her. Sheba
opened it dOubtfully. The paper con-
tanned Il typewriter statement and to
it was attached a check by means of a