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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
LATEST NEWS
is
UNPREPARED

WASHINGTON. Dec. sO-"Americx
Is as unprepared today to take care
OF the returning soldiers as she was
year ago 70 expedite their depar-
ture for France. Senator Chamberlain
chairman OF the senate military COM
mittee. today declared.
God only knows how many lives
have been sacrificed because OF our
unpreparedness. he said Now that
the war has been won and our SOL
diers are coming back. srmiess. leg
less and eyeless. America is as un-
was a year ago"
a score OF soldiers, some with over
seas service stripes on their armsf
stood in the gallery and listened to
every word as Chamberlain reviewed
what he termed were grave mistakes
OF the past. with warning that they
be not repeated in ths future.
He said the lifting OF the lid had
exposed that the conviction of the
military affairs committee was true
He then read into the records General
Pershing's statement to Secretary of
War Baker published in the annual re-
port, tending TO show that the lack OF
equipment and ordnance OF the early
days in Franaee was : greata as had
been pictured,
Reading further from Psrshing's
report the Senator showed how in the
battle Of St. Mhiel the American ar
my was dependent upon the French
and British both for artillery and air
craft"
Chamberlain quoted from Chas z
Hughes. report on the aircraft inves-
tigation concerning misleading state
mcnts given the public regarding the
shipment Of American built aeroplanes
to France
The American people were led to
the belief that we We're seding aero
planes abroad in quantities" said the
senator. "As a matter Of fact. Gen
Pershing tells US the first American
sauidron did not cross the American
lines until August q 1918
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
GERMANS START
RIOTING ANEW
lUxrrED PRESS CAELEsRAm.

LONDON. Dec 3O-Machine gun
lighting continued Friday afternoon in
Posen after Polish leaders had defled
the Germans and caused allied and
American flags TO be hoisted. according
to dispatches from Warsaw received
here today. Paderewski was welcomed
TO Posen by speeches by prominent citi-
zens and with patriotic demonstrations
He spoke as certain that Poland had re-
covered her Independence. Thereupon
the German soldstenrat warned him to
depart
Instead he and his Polish hackers
,hoisted flags. Col Wade, the British
'suthority in the city. supported Pad
crewski. The Germans started hostili-
ties and rioting resulted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
By WEBB MILLER.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION. Dec. 3o.-The general
situation in Germany a regards sup
plies Of all kinds IS bad but il Is not
Immediately serious, reports OF the
American intelligence officers showed
today. After a two weeks investiga-
ton throughout the entire area occu-
pied by the American forces the Of
f1cers reported that the food situation
is not dangerous at the present time
Food now on hand is sufficient to last
until February 1st or 18th. Farmers
are said to have stored sufficient crops
TO carry them through the crisis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
ROLIQfHONOR
,,s.esszsssyzssass!s 80 : .sx.ssa.usz.sesas

The following Lake county names
we're In today's casualty List as sent
by Gen. Pershing;
DIED OF ACCIDENT.
CORR. HANS w. PEDERsoN, r. r.
d. 3, Gary previously reported
In The Times.
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
ED. n. MAGINoT, 7o2 oakley ave,
Hammond; previously reported
in The Times.
RETURNED TO FRANCE.
KARL II. DUPEs, 544e Fir ST., Ind.
Harbor; was prisoner In. Ger
many.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
COL. LASH
PASSES To
LONG REST
For Thirty Years a Figure In
Activities, Civil War Officer,
Dies al His Home

"Col." Fred Lash, Sr., Ham
mond's pioneer hotel man and the
first man in the city to realize the
future of the moving picture busi-
ness, passed to his rest shortly af-
ter midnight at the age of 73 years
after hfe of great activity and
usefulness.
He retired several years ago
from active life by reason of fail
ing health and left his various in
terests in the hands Of his wife and
son, Fred Lash, Jr. For two years
he has been in poor health and was
victim Of paralysis some time
ago.
80 YEA&N a ACrTIzEN.
For nkarIw thirty years Mr.. Lash
has been prosainently connected with
the gro#th Hammond He was
an aldeSa5san fost.two years and a pel,v-
prominent republican worker. He came
70 Hammond in 1859 from Attica. Ind.
where he was in business, and for
year and half conducted a grocery
store
He then leased the Erie Hotel which
for years was the city's leading hos
telry and the hotel became stopping
place for all prominent men who came
g Hammond IS the old Morton House
was growing out Of the business cen
ter.
HOTEL BECAME FAMOUS.
Under Mr. Lash's management the
Erie Hotel became famous all along
this division Of the Eric and until the
Majestic Hotel was built in 1900. it
aourished like green bay tree 1t
was the political center OF the city
during all conventions and J Frank
Hanley's famous interview in regard
10 his stand on the Wet ard dry ques-
tion in Indiana took place in Mr.. Lash's
hotel and the genial proprietor never
permitted Hanley to forget it,
FIRST MOVIE MAN.
When the Majestic Hotel was built
and the old Morton House was remod-
eled into the Hotel Carleton. the Erie
refused TO make improvements in its
famous structure and Mr.. Lash started
tho hotel on State street. now the
Windsor. lie also gave TO Hammond
its first movie picture theatre. at first
4 great novelty and secuted BY theatre
lovers. but Nh. Lash lived to see mil
lions invested in the industry he had
great faith in and his son. Fred. con
Quoted the show for a long time.
A CIVIL WAR HERO.
Col" Lash. he was afectionate-
Is called by his friends. was in reality
captain in Hooke:'s famous brigade
and served during the civil war with
a battery OF the first New York field
srtinery. He was a member of the
local G. A. r. post and served a term
as its commander. lie was member
or the blue lodge chapter and com
mandery. Hammond Masons. lie was
twice married and leaves a wife and
two sons. VIII Of Springfield. Ill, and
Fred. Jr. the Hammond restauranteur.
to mourn his loss. The funeral will
take place on Thursday morning BY
auto to Rose Hill cemetery in Chi
cago. services being held at the fam
ily home, 170 Plummer avenue.
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Notice to Times Readers.

Knectivs January 1st, 1919, subsorip-
tton rates for THE LAKE COUNTY
rrMEs win be as follows;
Delivered by carrier, In Hammond and
west Hammond, 500 per month.
on newsstands and streets, Sc per
copy.
subscriptions by carrier must be paid
every month at THE TINES onics, or TO
carrier delivering paper.
f. c. PIERCE,
Circulation Mgr. Times Newspapers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
LIEUTENANT GREEN
RESIGNS Commission
Former Hammond Man to
Take Up Work in Gary
and Reside There.

Lieut.. Herman \. Green of Gary. who
resigned his commission last week at
Camp Taylor where he had been sta
toned at Field Artillery Central Offi-
GERS Training school as an instructor in
material for the past three months. will
take up his old position with the Illi-
nois Steel co. With Mrs. Green he will
live in theIs new home on Tyler street.
The couple have returned from visit
with Logansport relatives. Lieut.. Green
was formerly connected with the Paxton
Lumber Co of Hammond and while he
never got a chance to go overseas he
has two brothers over there who killed
their share of the Huns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
19-YEAR-OLO BOY
OVER TOP IS TIMES
Wounded Three Times VIM.
jacobson Is Home
From France.

William jacobson, 1ayeaT-old veteran
Of eleven lively or rather deadly en-
eagenets in France, is back IN Ham
nlond with three wound stripes, French
citations. a star for being one OF tho
first $4,000 Yanks across and a Dis
tinEuished Service Medal from Gen
Pershing That j. he had the n. s. n
until 1t was stolen and the war depart
rnent is going to have It replaced b. ar
other.
jacobson, who is a nephew Of Chas.
Lesser. Hammond business man. states
that he went over the top sixteen times.
LIe was with Co. D. 2Srd Infantry. that
went into action with the marines at
Chateau Thierry and he wes in action
until the close OF the war except while
In tho hospital
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
HERBERT SMITH
BURIED SATURDAY
Well Known Lake Co. Man
Dies in Hospital After
Receiving Injuries.
TSrrc5A1. 10 THr TINES. !

GROWN POINT. IND, Dec aO.-The
funeral Of Herbert Smith. a well known
Lake county man. who died in the Mercy
hospital last Wednesday from a gun
shot wound preceding an operation took
place last Saturday afternoon and was
largely attended The services were
held under tho auspices OF Lake Lodge
r. & A. AI of which Mr. Smith was a
member. Rev Ayling officiated Mr.
Smith received his death wound last
Sunday at his home near Palmer when
a shot gun was accidentally discharged
and the contents We're buried in the VIC
TINS leg. Amputation failed 10 save
his life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
FRANCES
PREMIER
ADMITS It.
Says France Has Right to Vim
dicaIIOn for All Wrongs
She Has Suffered.

TAEzE. Dce. so-PreIsier Cleznen-
oeau'5 speech before the charIter of dep
u-iss toda- i -eGa-ded as the hrst step
<nslczs,nc IVA. European statesmen are
p~.pa--a 70 1oia IN Wilson's "open h-
r'.macy." The premier showed this
x-l-sgrszs II lis assurance to the
ora azalhs- tn,t pesce preliznina-.es would
- submits ee 70 thst body for approval.
Tas gtoa. est confusion existed in IN
.szosal circles regarding his references
i. freedom Of the seas and other vital
8 s,cipsss ewing 70 the widely versions
l-.2izshed. Among tho American peace
ts,egates, however, his utterances were
accepted ss satisfactory ana not ineon-
E.s-ent With the idea he has expressed
heretofore.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
YES, TEHY'LL PAY,
MR.. ERTZRERGER
TCNrTEp PRESS CAaLEGrAn

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 80. - MafhieS
Erberger OF the German arn1istice COM
mission. declared in a speech in Berlin
that Germany viii pay for all damages
caused in Belgium and northern France
according 20 dispatch received here
today. He said the allies and Germany
have agreed on the general question eS
war damages.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
NEW RIOTS IN BERLIN
fUxTrED Pass CABlEGRAAI ]

TUNTTED PRESS CABLEGRAM1
COPENHAGEN. Dec. 30.-As re-
suit Of riots and general disorders in
Berlin it is declared the governmen1
is considering abandoning the city to
the Spartacus group and establishing
headquarters elsewhere, reports from
Berlin declare
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
BRITISH ROUT
BOLSHEVIKI
HUNTED Press CARLEGRAM. ]

UNITED PREss CABLEGRAM]
Berlin. Dec 50.-British sailors and
Esthonian troops effected a landing
near Nsrva, dispatch reported today.
on Thursday. the advices said, the
British routed and forced aground
Bolshekivi warships.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30

WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-President t
Wilson intends to return TO Washing
ton before March 4. When he sailed
for Europe the president planned to
return before the adjournment OF this
congress. So far there has been no
change IN his plans
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30
VOTE CONFIDENCE
IN GOVERNMENT

LU>IrzD PRESS CABLEGRAMl
PARIS. Dec. 30.-The chamber OF
deputies following an address by Pre-
rnier Clemenceau voted confidence in
the ERvernment
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BRITISH FORCES
LAND AT RIGA
rIrxITEp Press CABLEGRAM.

COPENHAGEN. Dec. s0.-British
forces have been landed at Riga, sc-
cordinE to adviees received here to-
day. shortly after tho landing there
was an outbreak in which several per-
sons were killed and wounded
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30

LONDON. Dec. 30.-The American
steampship Tenadores is on the rocks
off Isle Dieu. Iloyd's reported today.
Rescue of passengers has commenced.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30

Lake Co. must buy more w. S. S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30

Lake County's work is NOT done
till she has bought more w. S. s.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-30

Have you your w. S. s. quota? /?
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Eat LESS - Wastx uyehiap
Create . RsssrNe
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-11

Harrell Auto Company First State Bank Guthrie Drug Store West Side Barber Shop Joe Boswell W. E. Waller E. L. Cox & Company East Side Barber Shop Southwestern Ark. Telephone Co. Dr. w. W. Rice
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-11
BY BRUCE BARTON

lifted the the Mfrud away mranp "Wha. back lecEnmed DtIed special dmy?
 hvaMo stnMohtn ksM reaN e Wounded while here at % still -Okep chldmSae
 h@me sue had eme amdor that ome moS of 
 stosem yes S IS remMan m fires and mSt@rYm"
 Sag stand ndmnnm in warmth and cheer
 
 The ae ominb before wethn hat will M the emSageoft O eeS
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-11

Prescott X Northwestern Ky. Co. Bank of Prescott Ritchie Grocer Company Ozan- Graysonia Lumber Company NJ. NJ. Smyth
 McRae X Tompkins OZan Mercantile Co. Junction City Lumber Company Nevada County Hardware Company Nevada County Abstract Company Hesterly Drug Store
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-11
This space donated toward winning the war by

Prescott Mercantile Company Prescott Hardware Company !. Suckle
 Moore X Martin l. 4. White X Company Buchanan Drug Store Gentry, Buchanan X Company w. K. Buchanan H. A. Hamilton X Company Farmers Supply Company Wat w. White
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-21

Pretty soon the cook poked his head
in the door and shouted Hey, Yank,
come out here and clean your dixtel'
l protested that I had wasted a half
hour on 1t already, and had used up
my only remaining shirt in the at
tempt. With a look Of disdain he ex-
claimed BLOW me, your shirt! Why
in - didn't you use mud?'
without a word In reply 1 got busy
with the mud, and OOH my dixie was
bright and shining.
Most of the afternoon was spent by
the men writing letters home. I used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and go with the quartermaster to
draw coal. 1 got back just In time to
Issue our third meal, which consisted
of hot tea. I rinsed out my dixie and
returned it to the cOokhOuse, and went
back to the billet with an ~exhilarated
feeling that my days labor was done.
I had fallen asleep on the straw when
once again the cook appeared in the
door of the billet with "Blime me, you
Yanks are lazy. Who in - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea Z
Do you think I'm a-gOin' to? Well,
I'm not" and he left. I filled the dixie
with water from an old %squeaking well,
and once again lay down in the straw
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CHAPTER VII.



Just doing off Mr.. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes a lance corporal IS
one degree below a private. In the
corporal's eyes he is one degree above
a general.
He ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Every evening. from each platoon or
machine-gun section. a lance corporal
and private go to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant is called, receives daily from
the orderly room Captains Oftice) a
slip showing the number of men en-
titled to rations, so there is no chance
Of putting anything yer on him. Many
arguments take place between the
quarter" and the platoon nOncom, but
the former always wins out. Tommy
says the quarter" got his job because
he was a burglar in civil life.
Then 1 spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground. while the quartermas.
ter's batman dumped the ratiOns on it
The corporal was smoking a flag.
carried the rations back to the billet
The corporal was still smoking a flag
How l envied him. But when the issue
commenced my envy died. and l real
lied that the first requisite of a non
commissioned officer on active service
is diplomacy. There were 10 men II
u section, and they soon formed 1
semiclrcle around us after the corpora
had called out, "RatiOns up"
The quartermaster sergeant hat
given a slip TO the corporal on which
was written a list of the ratiOns. Sit
ting on the floor, using a wooden boz
as a table, the issue commenced. Or
the left of the corporal the rationi
were piled. They consisted Of the fol
lowing:
Six loaves of fresh bread. each loa
Of a different size, perhaps n out o
the six being as fiat as a pancake, tn
result of an army service corps ma
placing a box of bully beef on 1t dur
ing transportation.
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twenty-one days on the wheel, that is.
he received twenty-one days field pun
ishment No. 1, or "cruclhxion," as
Tommy terms 1t.
This consists of being spread-eagled
on the wheel of a timber two hours a
day for tWenty-one days, regardless Of
the weather. During this period, your
rations consist of bully beef, biscuits
and water.
A few months later 1 met this sentry
and he cOnfided to me that since being
"cruclhed," he had never failed to pass
the word down the trench when so or
dered. In view of the o~ffense, the
above punishment was very light, In
that failing to pass the word down a
trench may mean the loss of many
lives, and the spelling of some impor'
tant enterprise In No Mans Lane.
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lover the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EnPEY
Machine Gunner Seroins IN France
CoooJright, 1911. By Arthur Cur Hmpey)
p v.
Mud, Rats and Shells.


I must have slept for two or three
hours, not the refreshing kind that re-
suits from clean sheets and soft pill
lows, but the sleep that comes from
cold, wet and sheer exhaustion.
Suddenly, the earth seemed to shake
and a thunderclap burst in my ears. /
opened my eyes-I was splashed all
over with sticky mud, and men were
picking themselves up from the bottom
Of the trench. The parapet on my left
had toppled into the trench, completely
blocking 1t with a wall Of tossed-up
earth. The man on my left lay still. l
rubbed the mud from my face, and an
awful sight met my gaze-his head
was smashed to a pulp, and his steel
helmet was full of brains and blood.
A German Minnie" (trench mOrtar)
had exploded in the next traverse. Men
were digging into the soft mass of mud
In a frenzy Of haste. Stretcher-bear-
ers came up the trench on the double.
After a few minutes Of digging, three
still, muddy forms on stretchers were
carried down the communication
trench to the rear. Soon they would
be resting somewhere In France" with
a little wooden cross over their heads.
They had done their bit for king and
country, had died without firing a shot,
but their services were appreciated
nevertheless.
Later on, 1 found out their names.
They belonged to our draft.
1 was dazed and mOtionless. Sud
denly a shovel was pushed into my
hands, and a rough but kindly voice
said:
Here, my lad, lend a hand clearing
the trench, but keep your head down,
and look out for snipers. One of the
Fritz's Is a daisy, and he'll get you If
you're not careful"
Lying on my belly on the bottom OF
the trench, 1 filed s~andbags with the
sticky mud, they were dragged to my
rear by the other men, and the work OF
rebuilding the parapet was on. The
harder I worked, the better 1 felt. Al
though the weather was cold, 1 was
soaked with sweat.
Occasionally a bullet would crack
overhead, and a machine gun would
kick up the mud on the bashed-in para
pet. At each crack 1 would duck anC
shield my face with my arm. One o.
the older men noticed this action o.
mine, and whispered:
Don't duck at the crack of a bull
let, Yank; the danger has passed-yol
never hear the one that wings you
Always remember that If you are goinl
to get It, you'll get II, SO never worry.
This made a great impression on m
at the time, and from then on, I adopt
ed his motto. IF you're going to get II
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Germans Win in One Sector.

Germans Win in One Sector.
In an attack against the British and
French line between La Clytte and
Vooremezeele in Ypres sector, the
Germans early yesterday morning
succeeded. after heavy fighting, in en-
tering the allied front line positions
al certain points, according to Field
Marshal Haig's official communica-
Gen. Won Kluck. Harry Carter.
The communication adds that at all
other points the enemy met with re-
pulse.
The communication follows:
This morning the enemy launch
Ell a strong local attack against
French and British troops holding the
sector between La Clytte and Voor-
mezeele. and in the center his attack
succeeded, after heavy fighting, in en-
tering the front line of the allied po-
sitions at certain points. The fight
ing continues in these localities.
AT all other points the enemy's at
tacks were repulsed.
by successful local operations the
French troops advanced their line
during the night south of La Clytte
and captured a number of prisoners.
"On the remainder Of the British
front there is nothing of special in
terest to report
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nifty Of making dessert. This is
"trench pudding" It is made from
broken biscuits, condensed milk, jam
a little water added, slightly favored
with mud-put into a canteen and
cooked over a little spirit stove known
as "Tommy's cooker"
"a firm in Blighty widely advertises
these cookers as a necessity for the
men in the trenches. Gullible people
buy them-ship them to the Tommies,
who, Immediately upon receipt Of same
throw them over the parapet. Some
times a Tommy falls for the. ad, and
uses the cooker In a dugout to the dis
gust and discomfort of the other Oc-
cupants.)
This mess is stirred up in a tin and
allowed to simmer over the flames
from the cooker until Tommy decides
that It has reached sufficient ~(gluelike)
consistency. He takes his bayonet and
by means Of the handle carries the
mess up In the front trench to cool
After It has cooled off he tries to eat 1T
Generally one or two Tommies In a
section have cast-iron stomachs and
the tin is sOon emptied. Once l tasted
trench pudding, but only once.
In addition to the regular ration is
sue Tommy uses another channel to
enlarge his menu
In the English papers a Lonely
Soldier" column is run. This is for
the soldiers at the front who are sup
posed TO be without friends or rela-
tives. They write to the papers and
their names are published. Girls and
women in England answer them, and
! send out parcels Of foodstuffs, ciga-
rettes, candy, etc. I have known a
= 'lonely" soldier to receive as many as
five parcels and eleven letters in one
z week.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-21
MISSING UTAHN FOUND
IN RANKS IN FRANCE
Capt. R. f. King OF 145th Artillery.
Who Disappeared in December, LO'
Gated at Front.

Capt. Richard F. King of the 145th
UTAH field artillery, who has been
missing from his post since late last
December, has been apprehended in
France, where he was serving as an
elisted man in the American expedi-
tionary forces and is being brought
back, it is officially announced Friday
night. Captain King, according to the
account given out enlisted at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, after leaving San Diego
camp. and went to France. In this
enlistment he is said to have used the
name Philip Brett" A soldier who
had known him previously recognized
him and reported him to the authori-
ties. Captain Kings home formerly
was in Provo, Utah.