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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19

were dragging the ground as his
almost exhausted horse approached
the camp.
What a contrast ! A large, heavy
man on tiny caballo
For awhile there was a great deal
Of excitement in that group 81
Cuban patriots. just 10 know that
Yank had come, there was enough
TO rcvolutionize our camp. Even
the guards left their posts just TO
get real look on that wonderful
man.
or course there was no one around
who could understand his lingo and
he himself had not been in Cuba
long enough TO speak ours. So there
we were. Looking at one another
and making all kinds OF mimicry and
yet not sure that we were actually
getting his point or he ours.
But finally he stood up. thus re-
lieving the poor pony Of its mighty
burden, and walked into the little
hut of the officer. Once inside,
noticed that he was rather I'M
comfortable. for his head was now
and then receiving some rather an
moving bumps from the ceiling OF
that humble palace. He sat down
and We could see that he yawned
repeatedly. With us, yawning is
sure sign Of hunger: so the officer
ordered that good lunch be brot
10 him. To make long story short.
I must say that after our royal guest
had partaken Of the feast prepared
for him. we found out that he had
lost his wav from his regiment and
that he had wandered in the woods
for four or five days.
Somewhere a boy found him and
il was this hoy who,had led him 10
our camp. 7 must cite that on the
way they passed near a Spanish
fort where the guard cried out
ALTO uuein va !" The Cuban chap
tried TO make his companion realize
that that was a Spanish stronghold.
But to his sorrow. the Yank mis-
understood him, for he began TO
ride toward the fort. now some 100
yards away.
alto quien va" cried again the
guard. Cuba" answered our hero.
Then there was a noise heard, The
guard had aimed and fired. For
tunately, he had missed the mark.
In the meantime, boy and Yank
had disappeared in the woods,
reaching our place some hours
later.
Here he was among strangers, 1t
is true; yet, strangers who were
proud of the privilege Of serving in
every way possible that noble
American who had offered himself
as a defender Of the liberty Of an
oppressed people.
J. l.. Garcia
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19
SUICIDE IN WET AND DRY CITIES

The Spectator, OF New York, has
recently analysed suicide statistics
in 100 American cities covering the
period 1902 10 1917.
The study shows in general what
has been noticed in particular cities
that enactment Of prohibition has
a most favorable tendency on the
suicide rate. The lowest rate in the
Spectators hundred is in the dry
city Of Nashville. Tennessee. with
rate Of 3A in 1917. and the highest
in San Diego Of 1872 in 1917. The
suicide rate decreased in 76 Of the
cities. the comparison being be-
tween 1926 and 1917, but while
the average decrease for 100 cities
was only 80. Portland. Ore, showed
a decrease Of i0.2: Tacoma, Wash,
Of i52: Savannah, Ga, OF 10: At
lanta. Ga. Of 90: Seattle, Wash, OF
IL. These decreases were net and
the percentages in many cases were
extraordinarily high. For instance,
in Nashville, Tenn. the decrease was
$40 Of the initial rate.
The decline was most pronounced
in the Southern cities with the Pa
ciflc coast cities second. Both the
South and Pacific coast are, Of
course, prohibition territory. In
the Eastern cities. the actual decline
was 2i; in the Central cities. 81:
in The Southern cities, i6; in
the Rocky Mountain cities, 81, and
in the cities Of the Pacific
coast 10.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19

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2ZESIYatnesayW
CTS9SSSz
20
ZAP he allus ust to say,
~ "Chris'mus comes but
onc't a year"
Liked TO hear him hathaway,
In his old split-bottomed
cheer
BY the fireplace here at night
Wood all inland room all
bright,
Warm and snug and folks an
here;
"Chris'mus comes but onc't a
yearp
Me and Lie and Warm and
jess,
And Eldory home fer two
Weeks vacation; and, | guess,
Old folks tickled through and
through,
Same as WE was-"Home onc't
Fer another Chris'mus-shore 7"
Pap 'ud' say, and tilt his cheer
"Chris'mus comes but onc't a
year,"
Mostly Pap was ap' to be
Serious in his daily walk"
As he called it; gener'ly
Was no hand to joke er talk.
Facs is, Pap had never ben
Rugged-like at all-and then
Three years in the army had
Helped to break him pretty bad.
Never FLINCHEDl But frost
and snow
Hurt his wownd in winter.
But
You bet MOTHER knowed it,
thought
Watched his feet, and made
him putt
On his fiannels; and his knee,
Where it never healed up, he
Claimed was "well now-mighty
near
"Chris'mus comes but onct a
yearp
"Chris'mus comes but onc't a
yearp'
Pap 'u'd say and snap his
eyes.
Row O. apples sputterin' here
Round the hearth. and me and
'Lize
s. A5;
NAH|&8}BlRH !
@ea9aak
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19

Reserve District In q recent inter
view In Cleveland
And Is the burnt child avoids the
IRE SO must we be ever on the alert,
ever watchful Of that despicable,
treacherous IRE which singed us In SO
many piAcss-propaSanda-- Wills
statement continued.
Until all our war obligations, all
our postwar obligations are cleaned
on the slate. we must continue down
the straight road Of thrift. avoiding
all the frogs. switches. sidetracks and
spread rails with which enemy-in-
spired gossip and rumor win beset
our track.
"One OF the early and insidious
stories OF this kind which has come
to me is the tale that the Fifth Lib
erty Loan is to be taken up by the
bankers--that the people win not be
called upon to buy bonds.
That lie must Be nailed now.
The Firth Loan will not be fsoated
until April. bot preparation for Il
must be undertaken Immediately.
II will be a popular loan just a.
the others were and the people
will be called upon 10 subscribe
TO II Just as they hs~e been In the
past
Il do not believe any great amount
al counsel Is necessary 70 the average
American along the lines Of thrift and
investment In government securities
! believe the lessons Of the loans dur.
ing the war have taught him the su-
perioity Of Liberty Bonds as . safe.
sane and lucrative Investment and he
would consider u unfair Of the gov
ernment not to give him this means
q putting BY for the future
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19
THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM

Did they finish the fight that day
When the Liberty Bell was rung?
Did they silence the noise Of war
When liberty's triumph was sung?
Was Freedom made sovereign indeed
When the old bell pealed to the
world
That the reign of oppression had
ceased
And the banner of Freedom I'M
furled?
A battle has waged since the world
was new;
The battle is on-God calleth for
you.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19
General Order No. I.

II has been given as binding order
TO every man worthy OF the name and
who respects the stamp put upon his
being by God. his Father and Creator,
never to become the slave OF men.
Bondage is the supreme shame and SUI
preme misery for a man conscious OF
his nobility and divine orgin.-Charles
Wagner, IN Christian Herald.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19
AMERICA THRU CUBAN EYES
The First Ysnk TO Visit Our Camp

II was way back in 1898 in a
camp of Cuban instructors when
IL was my good luck 10 see the first
son OF Uncle Sam.
To give you an idea Of my i'm
preston Of that wonderful man,
must describe 10 you my conception
Of him before I had actually seen
him.
was then boy Of ten years OF
age with very little notion Of what
the powerful nation our deliverer
from the north was. In those days
OF constant war and devastating
epidemics, very few Americans
drifted into our little island Of
Cuba. I must say, however, that to
day the North American is as we'll
known to the average boy or girl
as the Spaniard himself who has
been with us since the days Of the
cOnquista.
But to get back TO my story. In
our lonely camp just a few miles
from the Spanish troops the only
subject discussed was the coming
of the Yanks to our oppressed land.
And let me asure you that 10 every
one around he had become some
sort Of fighting god
Now we youngsters listened to
the wonderful tales told Of the
Yanks by grown4up-folksl How
we hungered TO see him. a strong
powerful giant mounted on his
strong powerful horse
Why, / use to imagine his real
stature by conceiving two Of our
men, one standing on the shoulders
Of another. And talk about the guns
he had brought over TO our shores,
why. we could hear the tremend-
Gus noise they made as he attacked
San Juan, even though we were 40
miles away.
Gee" some one would remark,
ut would be great 10 see that army
of giants storming the strong
'fuerte' of San Juan"
YES" some one else would say,
but it must be misery to see them
advancing toward you"
So confident were we of victory
since the coming over of our
mighty ally that it was a problem
for the officers TO keep together
their bare-footed, hungry looking
soldiers.
But who could blame those GAL
liant boys for trying to get back
home when for years they had not
seen their loved ones nor even heard
Of them. They had gladly given up
all that was dear TO them TO free
the land of their heart, but now the
sun of freedom had begun TO
brighten the blood stained land.
Now the Yanks had taken up the
fight, and why not go back in search
of home il there was any left after
three long years of absence?
Cuba was liberated at lastl
But was SPANS mental picture
of the Yank similar TO ours? To
her he was a great food consumer.
In fact, he was caricatured every
where as a large fat hog, eating
away to its hearts content. And
it was remarked (by Spaniards) that
he would soon be overcome by our
tropical sun and Cervera's ability
to prevent any food from reaching
him from America.
This opinion brought a great re-
joicing TO the colonial troops and
must say many borracheras too.
Let us leave the Spaniard enjoy
ing his fanciful victory to watch a
stranger that had come TO our camp.
II was Yank, a real Yank; very
tall and strong Yank he was. To
my surprise, he was not mounted on
the powerful war horse that he had
brought over from America, but on
n Cuhan nonv And raaIIv his feat
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19
THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
SHOULD BE RATIFIED

In the interest OF our homes.
In the interest Of capital and labor.
In the interest Of clean politics and
a strong nation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19

His Guess.

"Who was II said to him that hath
shall be giyenT"
II don't remember. but l presume
Il was some fellow who had eight
or nine necktie holders and had just
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19

The things which come 10 us are
not unrelated TO US. but grow out from
our inmost being.-Agnes Edwards.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-19

O\Y/E are not detrsctins one bit
w from the great glory OF vic.
tnry when we say that the United
States. In . measure emerges from
this war a burnt child said ID. c.
Wills. chairman Of the Central Lib
sru Loan COMMITTEES ~ this Talxersl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
SLOvAK
SOCIETIES
GENEROUS

The five Red Cross chapters in Lake
county have just recently received
checks for 5000 each from the Slovak
committee of Whiting which was instru-
mental in arranging for the Slovak
charity bazaar.
This bazaar was supported and pa
tronized by Slovaks and others in Ham
mond Gary. East Chicago. Indiana Har-
Dor and other parts of the county and
the entire proceeds of the event were
given 10 the Red Cross chapters in these
cities $1,000 altogether was realized.
The whiting local committee consist
ed Of Rev. John S. Bradac and Joseph
Matalon and much credit is due the
Whiting Slovaks not only for the sue
cess OF the enterprise but for the pa
triotic distribution of the funds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
HUNS CAWL TO
FOLKS AT HOME
rBY I-NIrEn Pnrss- II

WASHINGTON. July sl-The Ger
man general stan has officially admit
ted that the drive upon Paris Is a
failure" but has promised the Ger
man people that a decisive blow VIII
be delivered Immediately against the
Anglo French front"
IN the communiaue entitled. The
Situation on the Marne." which ap-
peared Yesterday in nearly every Ger
man paper no mention was made Of
American participation in the defeat
The German people are implored not
TO abandon their confidence In Hinden-
burg on account OF the withdrawal
which IS stated to be for the purpose
~ getting a better start for the new
blows against the Allies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
GERMAN RETREAT
TOWARD FISHES
BY FRED FERGUSON


WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE, July 31.-Snff resist
ance the Germans are now putting
up indicates that a strong line has
been established and bitter efforts
are being made to keep the allies
from breaking through but priso-
ners insist the enemy will make his
most determined stand between
Rheims and Scissors.
The German retreat toward F'ismes
still proceeds. Americans hold Sergy
and hill 212 nearby. They also have
stormed and hold Meurcy farm.
The battle is becoming constantly
hercer. Remnants of the fourth Pruz-
sian guard still uphold the Americans
near Sergy. The Yanks pushed forward
despite VIGOROUS resistance
Traps were laid by the retreatins
Boches but they failed to matsrialize
Prisoners from the fifth Bavarian re-
serves. the fifth and sixth chasseurs and
the nth foot guards were brought in
last night. They say regiments have
suffered more than seventy-fve per cent
losses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
ICONGESS TO HASTEN
LEGISLATION
GBY UNITED PRESS. !


WASHINGTON. July 31.-Congress
men may hasten back TO Washington
before the end OF their recess to begin
work on legislation that VIII provide
an enlarged army. Minority leaders
OF the senate favor haste and Senator
Curtis of Kansas, Repup lican whip.
proposes issuing q rallying call to sen
ators Of his party. Under the recess
Plan regular business may be resumed
should quorum give its unanimous
consent
Senator'S in Washington today be-
feve that the exact ages to be fixed by
the draft are less important than
enacting the necessary legislation
Senatorial opi7ion irclines to ages Of
90 to 40 the proper ones for the
draft. An army of 100000 men finds
favor with many and some say Why
stop at 5000. ooo7 Let the sky be the
limit"
Even should the most conservative
changes be enacted IN the age limit
an army we'll over 5000, 600 could be
provided easily.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
lBT NITEo PRESS

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Bo.,
SIDES having changed their or;gj7sl
ooJectlves. The allies and Germans
battling in the bloody SCISSORS
Rheims salient are row bent soleJv
on trying to destroy each other
Chief Of Staff March declared in
ms regular Interview today. Tie
lone objective remaining, he said,
IS 70 Xiii as many men as possible
re held out slight hopes of bageinq
the German army owing to its re-
sistance in the Soissons-Rhein1=
section.
Two regular army regiments vii!
form the neucleus Of each new d
vision. Transfer of fifteen req
ments of national army cavalry to
tleld artillery has been ordered 10
be used abroad at once.
General March said a cablegram h.
been sent to General Pershing 70 send
casualties as they occur without a.
'empts TO separate them according to
enga gements
Reviewing the battle situation since
iast Saturday he said the general salient
mas Hated considerably. The enemy re-
tirement on Saturday was very rapid.
amounting to three or four miles on q
twenty mile front. The Germans "a
treated 50 fast Saturday night that the
allies lost touch with their front lines.
Inc extreme west flank of the eneny's
lines remains practically stable. The
extreme east has been able to reduce
the allied salient. He declared details
Of the unifcation OF all the American
forces are now being worked o1t and in
the future there viii be no so-caJied ma
ional guard or national army Every
man serving under the flag will wear on
his collar the letters u. S"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
MILO BRUCE
IS APPO|NTE
ON COUNCIL
Ee Sends Out for The Cigars
After Council Elects Him,
But They Are Non Union
Made and Ora Highland
Objects.

The Hammond city council al a spe-
cial meeting last evening elected Attor-
ney Milo Bruce councilman from the
Eighth ward to fl the place of Louis
scheer. who moved from the ward and
for that reason resi- gned. The new coun7
Gilman one OF the organizers Of the
Citizens party. received ten votes, and
Morton Toule. who had stated he would
not accept the place ana ~as not a can
didate. was given three democratic
votes.
After his election Attorney Bruce sent
Henry Viz. building commissioner and
the administrations union labor repre-
sentative. to purchase a box Of cigars
to distribute an4ong the council and other
officials present at the meeting.
The building commissioner complied
with the request and returned with a
box Of cigars. which were passed around.
Councilman Highland Of the Fifth ward,
hguratively speaking, examined the
teeth OF the gift horse He arose evil
IDENTIFY greatly displeasd and stated that
he was surprised that Mr.. Viz in his
position would purchase a box OF "scs b.
cigars to give the council. Mr. Viz
explained it was an oversi ght. The
cigars were smoked.
Among those present at the meeting
was Billy Roses uncle. Jack. manager
of the bathhouse. Jack, whose last
name is Sippel. believes In reciprocity.
Billy takes so much interest in his work
at the bathhouse that he in turn at
tended the council to lend his moral
support to Billy.
Mr.. Roses sister is one of the efficient
city employees at the bathhouse as we'll
as NJ. WIS Wife and onsprinE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
WANT TO TAX LIQUOR
OUT OF EXISTENCE
IBY TNIrEp PRFss.

WASHINGTON. July S1-A threat 10
tax liquor out Of existence in the new
revenue bill was the reply of prohibi-
tionists today 10 claims that making
the nation dry at this session of CON
gress will halt plans to raise eight bill
lion in taxes.
Drys declare that only word from the
administration or victory will stop the
prohibition fight now.
Representative Randall OF California
declared the country would not lose
near a billion in taxes II prohibition is
PASSED He pointed out that whiskey
making IS already prohibited during the
period Of the war and declared that only
taxes lost would be a half year on beer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
HERE'S OLD
LANSDOWNE AGAIN
IUNlTED PRESS CAsLEsRAM.

,>-1--a.2S5-a-5-1 - - HE,SS - +A--s- - d
presiding a a conference at FceN TO-DAY.
read letter written by Lord Lands
downe advocating a discussion of the
terms with Germany.
4 am convinced their is a desp-seated
desire for further explanation of oondi-
tions on which We are prepared TO open
q discussion leading to peace" the letter
said
As far as may be judged. peace de-
sire in the enemy nation is Widespread.
II is the only possible cXXplanaticn of
the-laaEuages essfserr:a and -Aust-lans
who are able Il speak freely and the
constant feelers that the Central Powers
launch Let Us give our adversaries a
chance to show whether they are sin
cere.''
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
EAST CHICAGO CONCERN GETS BIG GARY CONTRACT
)l[ls[a ~ R3l|l
SPIRIT OR u. S. BOYS
BATTLES THE HUNS
IBY UNITED PRESS

by United PRESS,
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE. July 31-The intrepid charg-
ing of the Americans IS not only win
ming ground. but it is also instilling
fear into the Germans. Letters taken
from prisoners today and statements
made by them merely show this.
The more intelligent Germans fear
they won't be able TO hold out much
longer against the increasing allied
forces.
The American spirit and devotion to
duty IS amazing. even TO those who have
watched the war and been on the battle
field for four years. Time after time
the Americans have charged into in
tense machine gun fire right through
artillery barrages. and have driven back
the Germans. whose infantry cannot
stand up 10 hand-to-hand combats
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
CASUAL TY
LIST NOT
EXCESSIVE
No Direct Word Yet Received
from Gen. Persnlng, Wash
Ington Besleged With
Inquiries.

- WASHINGTON, July 31.-The
war department is in receipt Of
many inquiries from over the coun-
try as to the probable number OF
casualties in the American army in
France since the present advance
Of the allies began.
To all these messages the adult
ant-general's office Is obliged to re-
play, it was said today. that Gen
eral Pershing has not yet said any
thing definite in his reports about
the number of casualties. The fact
that the commanding general has
not made special reference to the
loss of men leads the department
officials to believe that the casual
ties have not been as large as
might be expected under all the
circumstances.
However there is no disposition on
the part OF the war department TO lead
the people Of the country TO look for
small casualty lists. The present ad-
vance has now been under way for clev-
en- DAYS and every day has been marked
by hard fghting in which American di-
visions have participated. General Per-
shing in reports. has frequently re-
4erred 10 the stubborn resistance Of the
enemy at certain points. and # Is IN
evttable. the authorities here say. that
the American losses should be great
Nothing else could be expected in such
2 drive as has been under way.
IN HANDS OF PERSHINa.
The casualty lists are entirely in
the hands of General Pershing. The
casualties are. of course. reported TO his
headquarters daily or soon as the
lists can be compiled by the units in
volved. No list IS forwarded by cable to
the war department until It has been
carefully verified. The policy. as the
country now understands it. has been
and is so to handle the lists as not to
reveal 70 the enemy the aggregate lists
At any one time in any particular part
OF the field.
Under the plan that IS being followed,
General Pershing sends so many names
daily. picked at random from the total
casualties reported 10 his headquarters.
These names are seldom. If ever all
from any one regiment or even from
any one division
The war department fs of the opinion
that the casualties Of the last eleven
DAYS are just beginning to come
through. Probably the first names Of
those in the last drive appeared in yes
terday's list. Todays list also contain
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
Lawyers and BARRIERS May
Be Forced to Work
or Fight. "

WASHINGTON. July 31-Major Cen
eral Crowder provost marshal general.
is giving consideration 70 several radi-
cal suggestions for extension OF the
work or fight order. II was learned
today that among the classes being in
vestigated as snon-productive" are law
yers. BARRIERS and all circus employees
and attendants It is understood that
persistent demand has been made from
many sections especially from Phila-
delphia. New York and Chicago. that
young lawyers be included in the work
or fEht' order
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-31
DYNAMITE
IS MISSING
ESPECIAL To THE T1liEs. ]


CAMP TAYLOR. Louisville. Ky, July
3l.-Hammond's contingent of 300 men
here are in mourning.
Dynamite" IS missing
If the Hammond goat is not returned
soon there is going 20 be forty kinds OF
trouble
The men Of the Eleventh Company.
Depot Brigade have the Thirty-third
Company's goat The Hammond con-
tingent brought a goat and all Jared
well with the men and goat until the
personnel office came between them. A
"kind" soldier from the Eleventh Co vol
unteered to take care of the goat until
the men went through the personnel
Office. The friendly" soldier donned an
invisible cloak shortly afterward, where
upon the Thirty-third Company IS en-
deavoring 10 regain the goat from the
Eleventh Company.