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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Take him all all. the American soldier is pretty
decent fellow He gives good account OF himself in
action and he lives up this reputation leave.
Thousands Of United States fighting mon have
passed through Axes since its establishment last
February the first American leave center
OF all these only has committed serious breach of
department he, ambulance driver. after return
his abandoned ambulance in no mans land. walked
back headquarters and announced that he fish
This is under observation TO his sanity
iudicialy speaking. he doesn't count
A favorite story among the welfare workers at AK
deals with the two gentlemen who time since Wis
the resort with the explanation that they
investigating social conditions the soldiers
They left with the bad" side Of their imposing blanks
empty for this single entry: One drunk believed
insane"
Nor are the American soldiers good because they
have opportunity to be otherwise The Y. NJ. c. A.
which has taken over the long famous casino sol
ders hotsl and which through the United War Work
campaign hopes to extend it's activities in behalf Of sol
ders leave provides abundance of wholesome enter
tanment. truly but military temptations need faI
seeking The soldiers have Justly earned the
proud record that is theirs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
KEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL.

The policy of the United States employment service
to discourage all children under sixteen years Of
leaving school industry. No representa-
tive OF the service has authority to interpret
modify existing statutes which the employment
of children in industries
In placing the children the federal regulations,
well the protective state laws, must be observed ac
corng to advices received by the federal labor director
Indiana n Smyth assistant director Of
the employment service Where standards prescribed
state laws higher than the federal regulations the
will govern Suitable positions and surround
ing first essentials to the admission OF child workers
in any industry under the federal ruling.
The Smyth order states that in any where #
appears that temporary modification Of state law is
needed the facts should be reported the department
at Washington for appropriate action.
Contracts approved by the labor policies board
require that work be done in compliance with state
regulating hours work night work for women. cond
ons Of health Of workers, safety devices and similar
matters
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
: oUIzzED whether we would rather

oUIzzED whether we would rather
HAVE the flu or the neuritis
WE were put IN the position OF the
bashful
SWAIN who could think Of nothing
to say to
THE pretty girl he was calling on
AND asked her which she would
rather
HAVE sparrow or worms and
SHE innocently told him she had
never had the sparrows.
AS we wend our way to the coal bin
WE ngure it out that th9 chap
WHO does his best
NAY not always get there hrst but he
IS certainly making a race OF 1t
AND as the pooch reaches for the
cootie on his left ear
WITH his right hind leg he seems to
AGREE with US perfectly.
WE have made one flu rule
AND the ban is not yet lifted on it
and it is
THAT until the peak of the epidemic
HAS passed
THOSE IN the habit Of dropping in tc
bawl -out the
EDITOR should abandon the practice
CERTAINLY. we are taking nc
chances.
FAT acquired by ladies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

SINCE the country entered tho war
IS certainly no credit to them.
ONE way we would have of finishing
the
KAISER would be to make him
SWALLOW all the peach pits our
young hopeful
HAS collected for the Red Cross
SINCE the first of August.
WELL. the south is not going to
ball up
THE works very much longer.
HAVE you noticed that the hope of
THE world today as old
GEN. FosH. as our erudite flu re-
porter calls him
IS neither saying or writing
A SINGLE thing7
NOWADAYS a patriot and his money
are now parted
HOOVER can't do everything says a
headline
HE certainly can't do much to the
wholesaler
AND for the consumer.
y NAN isn't half as mean
THE next day when he's had time to
think 1t over
AS he said he would be the
DAY before he lost his temper
. HAVE you ever seen a good pair OF
crutches
FOR a lame excuse?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

weather Of The front line trenches Il was recently
proved by papers that hundreds OF thousands
OF rotten raineoas had been purchased by the govern
ment through a grating arrangement between contrac-
and officers and result Of this exposure sew
era Of the guilty have confessed. But the rotten
raincoats over there"
Nothing is said about aeroplanes that have crumpled
boys TO their death nothing is said about the
C. Cyclops; nothing fact about whole lot
things going to say things about II the demo
Gratis say much about canned beef
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
sir. and Mrs. George ". Lewis. East


Chicago. are III receipt Of a letter from
their son. sergt. Allen L. Lewis, ad-
vising that he is at last safe overseas
This is the first letter that the family
has received since the departure OF the
III fated Otranto. which left on or
about September 21st. 1t was known
that Allen had expected to sail on
that date and the fear was openly
expressed that the young man had
been on that boat It Is significant
In his letter dated on tho 18th. he
makes no mention whatever Of his
trip He said that he had been there
for FIVE DAYS. it IS known also that
seven Of his regiment lost their lives
when the otranto went down. The
Lewis family Is much relieved to know
that the sergeant Is safe and sound
and welt He IS an officer with the
heavy railroad artillery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
when warren BIosx. of Go.hep. wi

When Warren BIoss, of Goshen, who
Is an aviation student at the Great
Lakes naval station near Chicago
learned last night that Merrill Bloss
his brother. had been killed in action
in France. he Immediately applied to
the commandant for a transfer to ac-
tive sea duty hoping TO avenge his
brothers death. Information to that
effect was contained in dispatch re-
ceived here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
Thoma. Drake. whiting. who has

been visiting his mother Mrs. Nettie
Drake is leaving today for Washing
ton. D. c., TO again take UP his du-
ties in the quartermaster's corps. Mr..
Drake came to Chicago with the booy
OF his wife whose death vas due to
Influenza.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Lieut.. Francis Eisenhardt, Gary
boy. who has Just finished school In
the officers training camp at Camp
Gordon. Ca, is quarantined at camp
on account OF the influenza epidemic
ana Is delayed on a trip home on ac-
count OF the quarantine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
a transport carrying 5000 American

soldiers has arrived at a British port
During the trip there We're only fifty
cases OF influenza reported One death
caused by the disease. The sue
cess achieved in combating the malady
was due. in the opinion of physicians
to the fact that every man wore cloth
mask during the voyage
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
Three hundred student soldier. from

Valparaiso university arrived at vo-
catonsl training camp at the State
School for the Deaf Wednesday night
There arc now SIS students in train
ing at that camp and more are ex-
pected to arrive soon. A few weeks
ago there were 1000 men In the camp.
Many OF them Were transferred to
posts of active duty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
E2HEARDFRoNoRS olDERS%SAILoRsK2

Mrs. Clarence II. Hale, of Indiana
Harbor. received card from her hus-
band. Serst Clarence H. Hale Of his
safe arrival overseas Sergt. Clarence
H. Hale is with the L. S infantry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
orInnd Johnson, form

orIcnd Johnson. formerly of East
Chicago. is stationed at Camp Meade.
Maryland. His address IS 9th Com
pany. 3rd TT. Bn.. 154th Depot Brig
AIDE. Barracks BIB u. He would be
glad to hear from any Of his friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
IlaIph Buraer. Han

RaIph BurHer. Hammond IS home
from Camp sherman, Chillicothe, o.
on ten day furlough. He Is the guest
OF his sister. Mrs. r. N Pierce, 24S
Truman avenue
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
RETTER KEEP ouIEr-

No canned beef of 1898 our soldier boys" pro
claim the posters put by the national COM
mittee Nothing is said however of the rancoats sup
posed protect soldier boys the Indictment
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
Gerhard J. I1unst. son OF Joseph

Gerhard y. INEnsFs son OF JoFeph
Kunst. architect. VIII leave next Tufs-
day for Philadelphia where he viii
serve In the quartermaster's corps
Mr.. Kunst WIS employed BY tho F. S.
Betz company and is well known in
musical circles IN Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

SerEt. william +. Whitaker, ono Of
twenty-one soldiers suffering with In
huenza to be taken from a train at
Marion, Ind. has recovered as did his
companions
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Throughout the seven one pur-
pose runs, to help the boys to lick
the Huns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
cornornI 4. a. Narcowich, . brother

IOTp0rnI =, =. NHfVOWICH, DT"tHFE
OF Attorney Bryan Narcowich. Gary.
writes a letter telling OF some thrill
ling experience over there. Corporal
Norcowich IS in an active sector and
has seen some lighting. He IS detailed
With a machine gun company and says
that he is kept pretty busy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
Eighty thousand wooIen oil

Eighty thousand wooden olive drab
winter uniforms are now IN warehous-
es of Camp Zachary Taylor ready for
distribution to the men. Plans are
already under way for the change
from summer clothing to winter by the
entire command
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

LucIen Hirsch. one of HammoUd's
fine boys. in the service, has been pro-
NOTED to a sergeant IN France, his
parents MI and Mrs. d. Hirsch
ceiving tho good news this morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
The city of HntticsburE win lift the

quarantine restrictions applying to the
moving picture shows Saturday night
The new football team OF the 101st
division has accepted challenge from
Tulane university New Orleans. and
will play in the Crescent City Satur-
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Lieut.. Fred {. Baker, stationed at
Camp Jackson. writes Gary relatives
that he has been promoted TO adju-
tant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Private Ralph Taylor, son of MIR.
Mrs Thomas TAYLOR. Pennsylvania st.
Gary. who is training IN the ambu-
lance corps at Camp scott. Chicago. ls
I'm Gary with ten other soldiers from
that camp t. place posters advertising
the Rcd Cross play to be given at the
Gary theatre next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
Emil Dexter. ratrsck Harrison. }

Kaine Martin Kauchak. and Edward
LAWYER. all Of Whiting. who have been
training al IT. sill, oklah-, are at
Camp Mills. n. Y. awaiting order to
go over.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

After a ten-dey furiouEh with his
sister ait sol Delaware street. Gary.
Privete -rhomas Snurden has returned
to Camp Grant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
In MenlOriam

Ill WUllIUl lulll
take Austrazungary.
SEEMS Ind aPSoS s sFsasd F. On os sss r s June II
rzIsz1E cary kid in action France MAY 3 1917
whiting u S /; Houston July as 1917
ARTHUR BAsE1a Hammond; died at Lion springs Tex August e.
qIIN SIMMONS East Chicago killed France Sept ls
JAMES VAN Alta Gary: killed at viny Ridge.
DoLFH in France Nov u.
HuI1ToH HUMBLE Gary; killed ava
Hobart killed BY explosion in France Dec a.
THOMAS v RATc1IFFE France
cRPI SULLIVAN cary: killed in france March g.
ROBERT AspIN Cary " c , SP In Bn1S01q s -
PAUL T Tc 4 fS ,t =, = cavalry died pe,i9 Tex April
S6s SoFB Cary killed at y San antonio An !'ia
LET IRA B. king Cary reported killed in France April
E BIRCH IGIFs Gary ord dept died in Philadelphia
F1q Gall Eagle Greek TWP killed in action France Juno Is l'ls
I95 aAGgII , oaEy 9as ERIK. killed ia action June
Gary Rochester n r R. R. ade july iS
HARVEY HARRISON sinking
cRowNovER Hammond killed in action France July H.
' Eou .' Navy i dn July - uDn.,..
CHARLES oUG1 nd Harbo ka in action France France July IS ''l
G. j. TEUNONEs France Juy % 1918
E siT hisS2E; t~n09d; died Of
dAh sIAS1A"Izi Iad Hsr; Cav killed
PLlEzo TsloRIAs. infantry. killed in a
: ~ RI BqfSA; Gary r. a. Killed IN action July
Il wilson Gary with Canadians killed france july
irony Wounds
soY NOEL indiana Harbo kld in acton IN p July I -
LIST Can Bat killed n acton a AL 1913
PAXTON DAVIS Co. T. killed in France
GEORGE BANNoN West Creek pneumonia Sept 1s
CARL A G. CARLSON L in July -
RUSSELL WALDO in France
G. died camp sherman SEM
ARTHUR O. WsHMAA Hobart. pneumonia CO. sheridan
TIiL4oi.E Whiting Great Lakes 80
T. J. iAWLY Hammond R. c
JOHN killed n France. 49,
JULIAN TRUTH whiting Camp Taylor; Oct
Camp
PETER RENO Gary: Camp Sherman. s.
PERCY SURPRISE Lowell Camp n oot.s
HAROLD MAYBAUM Answorh pneumonia. England,
H. p RTIN. influenza.
W. D. PETERSON influenza Oct I 49, "
JOHN WEsTERIoUT Griffith Camp Custer Is
lRThl WILLIAMS Whiting Spanish inf Aberdeen
inf Oct a
Coumbusi influenza.
BIALBA Hammond Camp influenza oct
sERG WELDON A TURNER Gary killed
HATIPILIAs. Spanish oct
ANTON Gary; in action France Julv Is "
XENAF1s Indiana Bar Oct -
CARL HALFAAN Crown Point Spanish
HERBERT KIAN Dyer; died French hospital
FE9cGp Hn0a canadian G h T. died Of wounds September
AiAsE East chicasO killed in
SMITH died warshp
pneumonia
JOHN n
I o.
GEORGE BEAI next Of kin Andrew Kocaka
GENIcIANKIIIs next Of kim
PAFII East Gary; found missing since July
HOMER fI1p 20 EaS Gnleaso Iissins since July H.
STEVE SzITAS Co l. East Chcago missing
Indiana
.of> CAR. W 'u'S %
ANTON miss SINGER
4 BEAM Crown Point;
CAMP.
KARL 5 Germany july
1IrcT2AN Al
Hammond u s.
sERG wARRAs. France July
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

All quarantine restrictions due TO
pneumonia-infiuenza epidemic have
been lifted at Camp Sherman. The to
tai death roll for the epidemic had
1862 names.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Mrs. J. TrinkeI. e46 Calumet avenue.
Hammond. received word that her son.
Albert has arrived safely over seas.
He enlisted with the coast artillery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

NHHFIts tHElNttF " HttEfs@f WHO = NJ
Camp Sherman. Montgomery Alaba-
ma, has been promoted to sergeant
major in the camp headquarters.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01

Earl Brown Of Hobart, spent few
days with his parents last evening
He has been at Camp Mcclellan. An
niston. Alabama, and Is on his way
TO New Jersey.
The sun., 1918-04-30
US. PROVIDES
AID FOR ALIENS
Swiss and Swedish Legations
in Charge Of Relief for
Enemy Nationals.

WAsHiNGroN. April 29-with the sp-
Government the legations o. Switzerland
and Sweden, representing respectively
German and Austro- Hungarian interests.
have undertaken to direct relief work
among INDECENT enemy aliens throughout
the United States.
Relief will be extended to needy fam
lilies OF interIed Aliens direct from the
legation funds, while to aid law abiding
enemy aliens wao have suffered on ac-
count OF the" status a natona, commit
tee OF Americans IL 20 be organized to
cooperate with the legations and their
consular ot1'ces.
Secretary Lansing announced the ar
rangemsnt to-day In this statement
in the interests Nf the safety and
welfare Of 'a.s country /, uas psen found
Necessary from time to tluae "a res.r.Ct
The movement, and fe,ds o. employment:
ot enemy aliens In some cases these
restrictions have Norned harlshDs ct
enemy aliens 10 "a q 'ss:ec's - Z
shown themse ves {" eui.y 20 the 4 ed
states, bnt whc oo .ng I" me - ~
o. p.rlh AID wa CONDITIONS raE" h"eA
,Gab'e 70 Chst.. tGe,~ s'a'Hs ~ snch
and haze ot necessity Become objects
Of chart
"l..%ew.-a r+ families o' those en-
eay r'iers N,,0 tie Government. deems
;, c'y:eFp'N So :r'ara are often de-
,,'y-d H.. ,',r' - 'rs OF livelihood and
he. asa ..ltarae ctpenden, Oh the char
.. - U'rrz
"' Ger "a meet th,s condition tho
'..'. %, Sw.!za;'aud ind the legation
rtl Il =. 'Narge respectively Of
-, and Alsfro.Hungarian interests
y -. United States, have with the ap-
,rnva, and coopLrat!on Of this Govern
meat undertaken TO sys'ematixe and SUI
reyvise a! the relief that may be given
TO needy enemy aliens, wherever and
howeve, situated throughout the eoun-
try.
I'm the case OF the interned enemy
aliens and their families the legations
have agreed TO supply all the relief from
their own funds. limiting such relief to
what Is found after careful invest!ga-
ton TO be tho essential minimum.
The care OF the law abiding enemy
aliens has presented a more complex
problem. This i, IL proposed to meat
by the formation OF a natona COM
mittee composed Of American citizens
winch III co0Nefdl ON WIN sre leSat'oNS
OF Switzerland and Sweden AVID the
ccnsuls under th"'r jurisdiction will, in
ycsti&ate all cases OF distrcas among
this class and VIII control the collec-
ton and t-hut'on o. all funds that
may be subscribed for the purpose Of
their relief II WILL Of course, have
local committees working under II.
II feel confident that the Intelligent
and controlled relief Of enemy aliens
II distress ri accordance with the pro-
posed me- thods Is a humanitarian meas
ure In accord with the spirit In which
VIC have undertaken to carry on this
war"
There is no obligation In existing
treaties for such treatmen, OF enemy
aliens as is proposed, In Germany and
Austria many such have been detained
and most OF them are largely dependent
for support on the food supplies sent in
through the Red Cross or other orsani-
sations.
The sun., 1918-04-30
GREAT AMERICAN RESERVE
IS MOVING INTO BATTLE
Regiments After Rest and ReAtng Are Marching, Eft
and Fiery" Into the Area of Combat at Desti-
nation Known Only to General Headquarters.

his pocket. The second stripe is for a
gas attack injury at the front.
The entire regiment is thrilled by the
chance TO be in the biggest battle OF
ages. Along the highways our troops
minG,e with French soldiers who also
are moving up.
Passing the edge of an important French
city in our forward movement toward
the big battle Stuart Hamilton OF Ber-
muda. sreat-Srandson Of Alexander
Hamilton and now a Lieutenant in the
Royal Garrison Artillery Of the Brit,sh
army. was Ia an adjoining column 20
Jean Hugo. = grandson o: Victor Hugo,
Hugo 10 Lieutenant In an America n
infantry regiment. part OF our unit.
1t 10 an instance OF the curious inter.
minSling time has wrought in important
American and French families.
The regiment Of heavy artillery am
billeted with after a fifteen mile hike
through hurreS OF snow 10 now in a tiny
French village. Our Colonel has re.
ceived word OF his Advancement to the
rank OF Briyadier General. Both Of
ncers and men are glad Of his deserved
promotion. but regret to lose him. He
remains with the regiment through the
present movement. We can hear the
booming and see the flashes from dis
tant guns on the battle line.
The morale OF the men 10 good their
physical state excellent. Cannoneers and
drivers now carry Springfield rides. Am
nlunition Ia plentiful.
We are At. fast and fiery A. a regi-
ment can be and ready to fight in open
warfare. the men say.
We are al the edge Of a big area. To
get here took six hours of hike. Our
unit. along with other American ~.
ganizations and part OF Gen. Foca' .
army. dovetailed in with French divi-
sions awaiting our turn in fighting
For miles around through many VII
lagos are large brown patches Of Amer
lean soldiers upon green background.
Tor 1t Is apple blossom time in Nor
mandy.
The men are impatient to enter the
giant struggle. They complain only OF
the delay in getting forward
The sun., 1918-04-30
Ask Pershing's Vets
if Tobacco's Needed
OUR fifty guests who have been

OUR fifty guests who have been
gassed or wounded will ex-
plain what a solace to the SOL
der is his smoke. A postal card
or two from airmen tell what it
means to them. Read these on
page 5, also about receptions
and dances planned for this week
to augment THE SUN Tobacco
Fund.
Plans are made to make the
Friars and Lone Star Boat Club
handball tournament on Satur-
day night next in the Seventy
first Armory a series Of contests
of unrivalled interest. Admis-
sion to it is only so cents. All
for smokes.
WARMING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
tion or publication. II employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-04-30
Germans Concentrate At
tack on Fifteen Mile Front
With New Troops.
FRENCH GIVE AT FIRST
Rally Wins Back Most Of
Line Temporarily Lost
at Mont Rouge.
BELGIANS ALSO HOLD FOE
EnvelOping Movement Having
Failed Enemy Now Tries
Frontal Assault.
BELGIANS ALSO HOLD FOE
Special Cable Despdtch TO tbs euN.
CopySioAt. 1918: all r{ohts veaevrtd

Copyright, 1918 all r<ohts veseTr<d.
LONDON. April 29.--On both sides Of
the obtuse angle formed by the Yprss
salient tho Germans hurled great
masses Of men to-day in a tremendous
effort to crush the British, French and
Belgian troops who are holding the
line beginning eight miles north Of
Ypres and running south to Zillebeke.
then fifteen miles southwesterly
through Voormezeele. la Clytte. west
Of Locre, north Of Bailieul to Meteren.
Their objective. which was to gain
the Flanders plain by cutting of the
communications Of Ypres with Poper-
inghe and Hazebrouck was not accom-.
plished; they failed to advance despite
desperate and repeated attempts At
tended with great losses.
On the northern sector attacks on
the Belsians were made in the region
Of Bixschoote and were repulsed. The
heaviest 1ghting took place on the
Ziliebeke -Metteren front. The centre
OF the battle was three miles in extent.
between Scherpenberg and Croix Dc
f'operinghe. west Of Drancoutre, in
cluding the foothills OF Mont Rouge,
held BY the French.
on the British sectors north and
south OF the immediate region Of Mont
KENNEL the Germans were unable to
gain foot in the series Of attacks
they made with superior numbers
These attacks were preceded by In
tense artillery preparation.
IN the assault on the French line in
'front.' or Mont Rouge the enemy pene-
'rafed the positions at several points
h'it lost almost all his gains The ugor-
Gus French counter attacks continue
f1ghtins was going on this evening, the
Germans, regardless of losses. attempt
ing TO pierce the allied defences
The German Official statement is s,
| lent regarding to-days fighting, con.
tenttng Itself with announcing the IN
| crease IN the number OF prisoners and
guns taken when the French division
was surrounded on Mont KENNEL The
report further deals with unsuccessf,l
French scouting operations in the
Haneard area