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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
j. 8, NAVY
DOES Bic
TASK WELL.
hammond Boy on Battle
ship "Texas" Sends First
Letter to District Printed
From This Branch of the
Service.

So accustomed are people to reading
stories Of army life from Lake county
boys over there that the following
splendid letter. written by a Hammond
boy who is in that magnificent branch
Of the service-the navy.-will be read
with profound interest:
L. S. s. Texas. Aboard" April "a
Editor Of THE TINES:
Although far far from where it is
printed you will perhaps be interested
in the fact that last night I read a copy
of THE TINES, an old copy it is true
date April lst. which was sent to me by
my father who resides in Hammond.
and where 7 lived before entering the
navy.
You may be sure that THE TINES was
very interesting. so far from home. The
Hammond Liberty Temple is featured in
the copy I have. and words cannot ex-
press my admiration for such work
They must have been some speedy
workmen. The carpenters should be
shipbuilders. Uncle Sam needs speedy
workmen in his shipbulding yards.
Well to come back to the subject Of
THE TIMES and incidentally this letter
see therein where Arnold Jergens of
Sibley street claims to be the first man
to arrive in France Maybe SO, the first
drafted man to reach France. although
was not drafted. I have been in
European service for the last three
months, serving aboard the L. S. s.
Texas Before entering the navy my
spare time was taken UP by w. B. Con-
key. in the composing room of his large
plant My home is at 1926 Madison
street
Probably one-fourth Of the people Of
Hammond know that there is ship
which bears the name United States
Ship Texas" and that she is now at the
front and in the very large game Of war
for Democracy against the Huns or
'Boches". any name is good enough for
'em. So let me tell YOU and the people
7Ts1r+inHod on page SevPnl
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TWO MILLION HUNS
FACE THE ALLIES
By WILLIAM PHILLIP sINlMs
r1-N,rED P1rss CABLE

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE, May 16.-Nealy
100000 men of German divisions
are on the west front ready for i'm
mediate battle.
Hindenburg has slowly patched
up his battered war machine which
is reported to be again in some
thing like running order.
About rs German divisions (1.5oo.-
600 men) are facing the British. French.
Belgian and Americans in the actual
line About so divisions 6960,o00) are
in reserve.
Between nifty and sixty German di-
visions have been inactive for so long
they must be counted on as available
for the coming effort.
The battle front today was moderate
" quiet North of KENNEL French re-
gained Hill A which previously had
been captured by German storm troops.
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Air FiqEnts Over American Line In Fl
RnAnN RAARA pnRRn ARRnv nAnAn :
HUNS REHEARSING FOR Big ATTACK TO END WARY
BRING THE FLUTE
FOR OFFICER Lutte

Who was it said the bravest
are the tenderest?
Well. anyway
Motorcycle Officer Lutte is
one Of the blue devils Of the po-
lice force He's a husky guy.
and a terror to law breakers.
He was hell-riding down Tru-
man ave. this morning on a call.
There was baby fledgling
in the road Business of bring
ing the devilcycle to a stop.
Then Lutte, thinking no one
was looking. rescued the baby
sparrow which had been sep
arated from its parents and es-
corted it across Truman street.
much to the relief of its agitated
mother.
Peep! Peep!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
DEATH OF G. ]. RIPLEY

George J. Ripley, Is years old. one
Of Hammond's popular young men. died
at the home of his mother 23O Hoh-
man street. last night after an illness
n two onths. He has been employed
at the Standard Steel Car company for
he pas six years.
Mr.. Ripley leaves a wife and son.
George. Jr. three years old. besides
two brothers and seven sisters and his
mother. He Is also brother Of the late
Peter Ripley
Funeral viii be held at their home
at two o'clock Saturday afternoon
Rev. Trueblood, formerly Of Hammond
but now Of Chicago. viii officiate. and
iptertnent viii be at Oak Hill Gem
ctery. Undertaken Stewart viii be in
charge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
OLD SOLDIER CALLED.

ESPECIAL To THE TINES
LOWELL. Ind. May l6.-W. r Bra-
brook. who has been living IN LoWell
the past four years. passed away mere
Yesterday morning after short illness
I'D to a year ago he was proprietor
Of the Grand theatre. but since dis
posing Of it he has devoted his time
to looking after his farm interests
He enjoyed the best of health up TO
about a month aso when he was strick-
n with paralysis and since that time
ne has been confined TO the bed. He
was a soldier in the civil war and took
IN active part in any work that was
beneficial to the soldiers. He leaves
three sons to mourn him.
The remains were taken to Knox.
Ind. for burial today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
YANKEES
SEE GREAT
SPECTACLE
12-Ringed Circus Thrilling Sight
As French and BOChe
Planes Battle AIOft
CBy FRED FERGUSON

WITH THE AMERICANS IN
PICARDY, May 16.-Americans
holding the Montdidier sector view
ed dozen ringed circus this morn
ing as air fights directly over the
lines. The day was ideal for air
observation.
The Boches took the air first. As
they crossed the lines there was a
hoarse barking of anti-aircraft
guns. Then the battle planes
dashed toward each other and
thrilling fight was on.
I counted fifteen French and Boche
planes flashing like silver as they
wheeled in battle formation. Thin
smoke streaks from their machine guns
trailed the machines as they dipped and
darted like swallows.
Three planes mounted high above the
others, then divcd straight down into
the melee. their guns squirting FIRE. Two
APPARENTLY were hit and fell Ike leaves
they turned suddenly and dashed
against three rursuers. In the miXup
IL was impossible to distinguish friend
from foe Two separated from the big
battle in which ---ty machines could be
counted at one time and fought it out
between them. One faltered and fell in
4 stream Of smoke and flames. A mo-
rlent later the victor burst into flames
and followed the other to the ground.
While the battle was on overhead all
other fighters but the anti aircraft drop
ped their work to cheer the aviators.
For a moment the war was entirely in
the sky.
The Germans have a new gas shell
which bursts like shrapnel instead of on
contact There has been a great deal
Of activity back of the Hun lines in
the past forty-eight hours but American
artillery is pounding the positions and
undoubtedly has caused heavy losses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL
BOY ENLISTS IN ARMY
Colin, son of DR.. w. F. How
at, Enters Medical Corps;
Other Volunteers.

The Hammond recruiting office was a
beehive today. Nine young men enlist
ed and scores visited the office to in
quire about the Valparaiso training
school for boys Is to 81 years of age
who desire to fight with their skill The
school Will soon be filled and the op-
portunity lost to those who delay Auto
drivers and mechanics Of all kinds are
wanted at the school, brief experience
being necessary.
Those who enlisted today and leave in
the near future include Colin s. Howat
son Of DR. and Mrs. w F. Howat- $50
Holman street. Colin Is a senior in the
high school He is the second high
school boy to enlist this week. Herbert
Searles having entered the navy John
Swanton. junior, plans enlisting in
the navy.
Today's list of enlistments follow:
Tony p Keilman hospital corps. Dyer.
Ind: Charles H. Wirth. infantry, High
land. Ind; Steven Bapensky. engineer
CORPS. Indiana Harbor; Henry w Web
er. infantry Woodstock. Ill: John l..
Jaworski. coast artillery corps. West
Hammond: Edward r. Burk coast artil-
lery. West Hammond; Harold L. Strick-
land. cavalry. Lowell, Ind. Colin s.
Howat. medical corps, Hammond. Ind .
Wilbur + Oulin, medical corps. Lowell.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
TOO MUCH SALUTE,
NOT ENOUGH SHOOT
Redskin Select Fighting
to Make World Safe for
Democratic Party.

WASHINGTON. May 16.-Re-
publicans can indulge in great
war whoop over the following let
ter to Col. Easy-Smith. assistant TO
Provost Marshal General Crowd
er and a democrat. received from a
personal friendh who is a staunch
republican:
"A drafted Indiana youth came
back from the training camp to the
reservation and was asked how he
liked it.
Not much good; too much sa
lutte. not much shoot
He was then asked if he knew
what he was fighting for, and he
replied:
Yeah. me know; me fight to
make whole damned world demo-
cratic party"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
SKILLED WORKERS
WANTED FOR ARMY

Local exemption boards are search
ing for volunteers to fill the following
POSITIONS
Ten gas plant workers. $50 railroad
Hagmen. brakemen and conductors. 25
locomotive inspectors and firemen. 81
air brake inspectors 81 boilermakers.
and helpers. 20 steel railroad car
workers. so gun smiths. % veterinar-
ians. so hostlers and stablemen.
The call will close May % and the
will be June l.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16

Luke H. Kelly. Jr.. aged 10. who sur
vived his father. There are six broth
crs and three sisters of Dr. Kelly Hv-
ing. and Dan Kelly, one of the broth
ers is a well known Valparaiso man.
DR.. Kelly was taken 10 St. Luke
hospital last summer and underwent
an operation for obstruction of the
bowels. September p. A second op-
Grafton was performed October -. The
taken TO his home at 100 Highland street
latter part Of December Dr. Kelly was
and during March and April was able
70 so TO his office in the Hammond
building and partially resume his prac-
tice. a relapse necessitatod taking
him rs St. Margaret's hospital a month
so and It was soon apparent to at
tending physicians that recovery was
i,apossihle.
For two weeks prior 10 his Ieath to-
day DR.. Kelly was unconscious and
the end came peacefully
IS a member of the Lake County
Medical society and one of the pro
moters and members of the board of
st. Margarets hospital. Dr. Delly was
Identified with the progressive life of
the county and city. He was a men,
ber OF Al Caint's church and the fu-
neral is to be held at the church sat
urday morning. AS requested by him
the burial Will take place at Calvary
cemetery. Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
FUNERAL IS HELD

The funeral Of Emma F. Brown.
73 wears old. was held yesterday at
the home Of her son. les Clarke street
Rev. sharp officiated and a great
many friends and relatives We're pres
ent to mourn her
Interment was made al Oak Hill
cemetery. Undertaken Burns having
charge or the funeral
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
MRS. CARLISLE
AT LIBERTY HALL
ESPECIAL. TO TIE TIMES. ]

rspEcrAr. TO TIVE TTstEs.l
Crown POINT. Ind. May 1s.-Mrs-
Tennfe Ward wheeler of the Lake Co.
Council or Defense. announces that
Mrs Anna studebaker Carlisle will ad-
dress the meeting of the Women's Sec
.fop of tho Lake County Council Of
Dafense which will be held a. Liberty
HALL on May 25th
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
MOB DAURS
YELLOW CROSS ON
RICH MAN

JA~EsyIrLE. Wis. May 16.-Citi-
zens last night stripped to the waist
W. G Heller. a wealthy retired bach
elor. painted a German war cross on
his chest smcarcd his back and dump
ed a paid of yellow paint on his head
He declines to contribute to the
Your Share Is Fair fund being raised
for the Rock county war chest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
NOW A CORPORAL

Corporal Theodore Goehringer sounds
pretty good to the friends Of Ham
mond's biggest and huskiest soldier
Corporal Goehringer is the laddy buck
who went away from here a few weeks
ago. weighing 256 pounds. and he's
worked 0 ffenough to make him hard a $
nails and able to put the lighter boys
through their PAGES so fast it makes
their tongues hang out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
3S,744 ERIE
EMPLOYEES
BUY BONDS

Thrty-eight thousand seven hundred
and forty-four Of the 1926 employees
Of the Erie railroad system bought
s2.355.3 $50 worth Of Third Liberty Loan
bonds The Erie percentage Of bond
buyers in the Third Loan Is S26
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
IUx1rEp Pres CARLEoRAM.l

LONDON, May 16-AIlied and Ger
man artillery arc pounding at each 9TH
er in various sectors along practically
the entire western battle front, Field
Marshal Eaig reported today.
"There IL reciprocal, artillery fighting
at different points, particularly IN the
valley Of the Somne and Ancre, east Of
Arras, and on the northern baltic front"
the statement said.
1--WE raided enemy trenches in the
netghborhood Of Cav-el1e last night and
took a few prisoners"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16
TRIES TO ATTACK
FIVE YEAR OLD

David Diamond. a IS year old boy
was arrested by Officer Carlson at
Madison and 18th avenue yesterday
after he had been caught by Officer
w. r Hesterman when he attempted
to attack Mary Planta a little five
wear old girl.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16

WASHINGTON, May 16. - Today's
casualty list reported by General Per-
shing contains total of ninety-oEe
names, including eight killed in action,
four dead from wounds, four Of disease,
one of accident, one from other causes,
fourteen missing, four wounded severe
ly and ffty-hve wounded slightly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16

WASHINGTON, Nay 1e.-The lowest
death rate in army camps and canton
1aents in this country since last Noveal-
Der was reported by Surgeon General
Gorgag for the week ending May II.
There was 162 deaths during this week
against 163 the preceding week, a death
rate Of 5.4 per cent to the thousand.
Pneumonia and scarlet fever claimed
the majority of vistizns.
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TBY UNITED Press. I

WASHINGTON, may 16.-Russia has
served notice on Germany that she is
compelled TO mobilize all necessary
forces" 70 protect herself in view of
Germary's violation of the Brest-L3tovsk
peace treaty.
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STOCKHOLM, May 1e.-The Russians
have evacuated all CT Finland with the
exception Of Fortress mo, re*reating as
far as Krcnstadt, according TO dis
patch reaching here today. They have
also given up a railway lire into Petro-
grad.
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Bulletins

IUSTED PRESS CABLEGR .aIJ
PARIS, May 1e.-Aa attempted Ger
man air raid on Paris last night was re-
pulsed after enemy air planes had pene-
trated to the outskirts. The attack oc-
Cured about 10 o'clock. Cnly a few
bombs were dropped.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16

~ IEP FI $ t'ARLE'- RAM.
LONDON, nay 16.-Chanceuor Bonar
Law replying to question in the house
of common today declared there had
been no change in the high command in
France and that mona IS contemplated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-16

WASHINGTON, May l6. - Twelve
deaths have occurred at aviation fields
in this country from April IS to May 8,
the war department announced today.
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IUNITED PRESS CABLEGRAN1
PARIS, LLay 16.-Artiuery fighting IN
the Eailles-Castel sector east of
Aniens was reported by The french war
orice today. An enemy raid failed west
of Montdidier.
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;tonGry Forces N France, arrived here
today en- liner. He was compelled to
rennquish his post because OF i'll health.
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BY l. NETA-1 PRESS
AN ATLANTIC POET, May 16.-
Brig General BENZ. Alvord, former ad-
iutant general Of the American Expedi-
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= Y
ZURICH, Nay 16-Count Won Hert-
ling, the German chancellor, with the
Foreign Minister Won Kuehlmann, and
departmental heads of the Austrian for
eign Office have arrived in DerIin to take
up the new Austro-German treaty nego-
tiations, the preliminary Of which was
discussed at the recent conference of the
enporers. The treaty is 20 be known as
the "union of arms" and comprises mill
tary, political and economic agreements.
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If You Think THE TINES Is
Doing It's Bit Your Support Is Al
ways Welcome.
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HUNTED PRESS CARLEGRAM-1
Ro1dE, May 16.-An italian warship
entered Pola harbor Tuesday and tor
pedoed an Austrian battleship.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-26
HISTORY MAKING
Continued from Page y

(COnJ1nuoQ from rage u
President Wilson reiterates charges
of inefficiency in war preparation.
Situation in Finland critical,s an
archy and looting by Red Guards
and Russian soldiers.
Branch of Bolsheviki organized in
New York. Chinese foreign office
apologies for attack on American
gunboat Monocacy.
100000 men still on strike in vi
enna
Friday, Jan. 25.-German chancellor
addressing reichstag says agree
ment could be reached on first four
points of President Wilson's peace
program, fifth regarding colonies
could be considered and sixth con-
cerning Russia could be settled by
peace solution. Alsace-Lorraine
must remain German, he declares.
Severe rioting reported in Berlin.
Street fighting in Helsingfors, capi-
tai of Finland and fresh disorders
in Petrograd reported.
A. sailors killed in mutiny at Kiel,
Germany.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-26

In an effort to break up the habitu-
al lettering of Mexican boys from Nc
gales, Sonora in Nogales, Arizona, the
police department of the latter place
has imposed penalty of free head
shave for all urchins found on this
side of the line who do not belong
here. For months Nogales has been
troubled with juvenile visitors from
south of the boundary whose propen-
sity for petty crimes and thefts has
made no end of trouble for local Of
ficers who are powerless to commit
the offenders to Arizona institutions.
In an effort to break up the habit, the
police have taken to rounding up all
such boys and after taking them to
a barber shop where their heads are
shaved, they are escorted to the in
ternational line and warned not to
return.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-26
SURVEY OF
Continued from Page u


new roads. 1t is not the intention,
according to the commission, to build
concrete roads because of the prohi-
bitive cost. The new roads will be
dirt roads with some sort of gravel
finish.
'That the interest Of the communi-
ties affected is really as live as re-
puted by the delegation meeting with
the commission this morning, is evi-
denced by the fact that while the
meeting was in progress between the
delegation and the commission, the
chairman of the board OF supervisors
of Pinal county and the postmaster
of Superior were meeting with the
state engineer, Lamar Cobb. The two
visitors were talking over the matter
of new roads with Mr.. Cobb. Evidently
Pinal wants to be sure to get the
roads, but doesn't want to slight any
one in setting forth their plans"
Those going from Ray were Frank
Schillfng, l.. P. Jones and Ira Rick
erson and they feel satisfied that
something will be favorably done very
soon.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-26
Copyright by Little, Brown and Company
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Marthy, low-browed, un-
combed harsh of voice and speech and
nature, with her shiftless husband Jase,
journey over desert trail driving four
oxen and are the pioneers whose lurching
wagon first fords the Wolverine stream.
Jase Is ready to stop at the first green
spot. but Marthy insists on plodding along
another full days journey. That night,
through natural instinct, two of the oxen
stray into a narrow gorge and feast on
the rich grasses of the Cove, where they
are found by Marthy who recognizes the
little, hidden Eden as the place Of her
dreams and the pioneers at once take pos
session. Later they are Joined by an
other couple who are impressed with the
Wolverine and also establish home. To
them is born a daughter. christened Billy
Louise.
CHAPTER II-After a visit to Marthy,
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
home late, in a snow storm, having met
a stranger riding over the same trail. He
is invited to stop for the night and is well
coined by Billy Louise's mother. Intro
duces himself as Ward Warren who has
a claim on Mill Creek.
CHAPTER III-Marthy is Mortified to
find that Jase has died during the night.
Digging a grave in a level place above
the main ditch, she wheels Jase's body
on the homemade Wheelbarrow and
buries her dead. Charlie Fox, her nephew
arrives.
CHAPTER IV-Fox rides to Billy
Louise's ranch to inquire if she has seen
anything of four of their calves which
disappeared; theft is discussed, and Billy
Louise starts in search.
CHAPTER v-Spring has come, but
Billy Louise is not affected by the beau
ties of Wolverine canyon, for she Is brood
ing over her discouragements and is on
the brink of nervous breakdown when
she finds one of her finest cows dead,
cb a n19ChinQrV note
men approach on horses looking about for
missing stock. She rides to Wards cabin,
but he is not there
toned canyon she sees a horseman resem-
bling Ward disappear in the hills and later
discovers a hidden corral such as she re-
members being told about by her father.
She is late in arriving home and finds
her mother i'll. and a physician is called.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-26
CHAPTER VII.
RE7:7F
Each In His Own Trail.

6dNu HH THO O"It - 0HH
CINCE nothing in this world is abso-
y lutely immutable - the human
emotions least Of all perhaps
Billy Louise did not hold changeless
her broken faith in Ward. She saw it
broken into fragments before the evil
dence of her own eyes and the frag-
ments ground to dust beneath the
weight of what she knew of his past
things he had told her himself. So she
thought there was no more faith in
him, and her heart went empty and
aching through the next few days.
But, since Billy Louise was human
and woman-not altogether because
she was twenty-she stopped after
awhile, gathered carefully the dust of
her dead faith, and, like God, she be-
gan to create. First she fashioned
doubts Of her doubt. How did she
know she had not made a mistake,
there at that corral? Other men wore
gray hats and rode dark bay horses;
other men were slim and tall, and she
had only had a glimpse, after all, and