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The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
Describes Bravery Of
Modest Whiting Corporal
TINES Reporter Meets Up With Corp Tommy ku|doon
Of Whiting at Bordeaux Yanks Appreciate
How the People Back Home are
Standing By Them

had just left the hospital. There he
had met Eric Lund of Hammond. the
first man he knew that ne had met since
going overseas eight months before that
TOMMY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK.
We had been to a ~ concert where
some Yankee girls were singing and you
can't imagine how good an American
girl looks TO a Yank soldier They were
the first / had seen since leaving New
York and we all felt like going up and
hugging them. When we got back to
barracks we found Tommy Muldoon.
One of the lads said to me: You know
this fellow. don't you. Corporal" 1
didn't know Tommy but I knew his
brothers when I worked at the STANDARD
Oil plant in whiting but we psrleyvood
7 asked Tommy questions and he said
You think you're back on the old sheet
don't YOU? I'll talk if you don't repeat
what I told you" Well. didn't promise
him and after he got through / invited
him back the next night
I'm CHATEAU THTERRY sRATTLE.
Tommy Muldoon is a man who doesn't
brsg Hes one OF the kind Of people
who'll tell storv the same way dozen
times. He had ibeen injured bat lon6ed
to> get back to Ms battery and do some
more and bc&evc me when he gets back
into action, hen do it.
Tommy was one of the first Lake
county boys over here. He was at
: :
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DEATH OF
A. w. BURNETT

a ". Burnett. 73 years Old died at the
home of his son, Harry W. Burnett. OF
2IO f. State street. last night after sew
eral weeks illness.
Mr.. Burnett who has many friends in
Hammond was formerly of English
Lake. Ind, and leaves TO mourn him be
sides his son. Harry. one daughter Mrs
Matte Moss Of Peru. Ind. five grandchil-
drcn anad five great grandchildren. three
brothers anad six sisters.
The remains will be taken to Marion.
Ind, at s:l5 on the c. O.. Thursday
morning to be buried in their family lot.
Burns Will bs In charK~,
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SACRAMENTO. CAL. Nov. 29-The
sentence of Thomas J. Mooney. sentenc-
ed to be handged Dec. 13 in connection
with the deaths Of ten persons from a
bomb explosion in San Francisco during
the Preparedness day parade July %
1915, was eommutcd by Cos AAs. d,
Stephens yesterday to iuaprisonn1eit for
life after President Wilson had s,ilded
for it.
Mooney. from his cell in death row
at San Quentin penitentiary. issued a
statement protesting against Gov.
stephens action in committing his SEN
tence. His statement said in part:
Gov. Stephens. it is my life you are
dealing with. / demand that you re-
woke your commutation of my death
sentence to a living death. ! prefer a
glorious death at the hands of my tra-
ducers TO a living grave. am innocent.
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SUPPLY OF WHEAT
ON HAND NOV.

lBf United PRESS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-Commer-
ciai stocks Of wheat on hand Nov.
1st amounted to 274925.9lo bushels.
two and half times as large as those
Of year ago and an increase of 81
92s,01 over the stocks of October /.
the agricultural department announc-
ed today.
These stocks do not represent the
entire commercial stocks on hand and
does not include those held by farm
ers. II was held By 12.59S firms
Commercial stocks of other cereals
November !. were. Corn. 17,I23.7s4
bushels: oats. 7g.175. 204 bushels. bar
ley, 34.4s2.579 bushels; rye 15.123.1s5
bushels.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29

Enlistiug July 4, 1917. John George
was sworn into service at TT. Thomas.
Ky. July eth in Co. X of the 9th In
fantry He was trained at Syracuse.
y Y. and reached Liverpool. England
oct. p 1t was in April of this year that
'.co Of the 9th" found itself where
il wanted to beat the front with a
chance at the boche. For weeks on the
Marne it was in the front line trenches
under fire. chatting at the delay in the
start OF the offensive. Then the hour
came and co. * went over the top.
There were eighteen men left Of the
$50 soldiers Of the company when the
roll was called and John George with
his left left shot off just above the knee
was one Of them. lie had fought vali-
antIy for just an hour and half when
an explosive machine gun bullet struck
lis leg. Then he was started on tie
torturous journey through field hospitals
back to. the base hospital where the leg
was amputated.
Private George is home on fifteen
day pass from TT. Des Moincs Ia.
,chere he is being given the best care
Uncle sam can provide. He appears in
the best Of health and spirits. jcyial and
uncornplsining
DodgeS Bullet But Not Elu-
Charles Smith, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Jacob X smith Of 80 Doty street, form
erly a receiving clerk Al the Lion store
IS another volunteer Hammond soldier
Al Ft Des Moines.
smith enlisted in November. 1917. and
vas rejected at the training camp PC
cause Of his physical condition. Tn
aaunted he volunteered before the draft
hoard and was inducted out Of his turn.
sent to Houstan. Texas. he trained in
the signal corps and sailed from New
york TO Liverpool, reaching France in
Nnrf with Co of the 10Sth Field
Signal battalion.
Twenty-Five DAYS from the time he
pur foot on French soil he was al the
front. biigaded with the British at Al
bert. In three months the line was adj
varced nine miles at that point Thea
he flu instead Of a bullet got smith and
ia was sent to a hospital As IN manE
cases The Influenza attacked his heart
and he is now under medical treatment.
smith received ono copy of TUE
TIMES while in France. the copy telling
of the wreck of the Hagenbeck-Wailace
circus train in which seventy people
last their lives
II read every lire, every word ana
every letter in that paper, said Smith
There are parts Of it [ have memoriz-
cd. kept it until it was WORN and
sorn SO that it couldn't be read. Out
in the trenches and dusoHts. repairing
lines Of communication under IRE, and
living in mud and with only the eesolat-
cd. city of Albert to look at-about as
cheerful as a funeral pyre-that paper
1C5ntinued on page seven.)
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
LOUIS MOTT GAsSED
IN ACTION IN FRANCE
Word Received From Base
Hospital by Parents of
Hammond Boy.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Mott. $50 Hoh-
man street. have received letter from
their son. Louis. saying that he is at
a base hospital in France, able to be
up and around after being gassed while
in action on the Nerdun front The
letter bears the date OF Nov 3.
Louis has seen g great deal Of ac-
ton. Al one time he narrowly escaped
death when a machine gun bullet pass
ed through his pack and lodged in
his belt.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
LIBERTY FUEL,
THE LATEST
- TN1rrr PnEse-l

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-"Liberty
fuel vastly cheaper than gasoline.
an possessing many advantages over
that product has been invested by Off
GERS of the war department and is
now being produced in large guam
Titles. III became known today The
fuel il the result OF more than i've
months OF experiment. Exhaustive
tests have shown that the new fuel
is adapted to all kinds of motor vehi-
cles. engines and airplanes.
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WHY so FEW TRUNKS?

UNITED PRESS CARLEGRAM1
LONDON, Nov 29.-The Mirrors Rot
ierdam correspondent SAYS the former
kaiserin garbed in drab overcoat ar.
rived IN Holland yesterday morning in
high spirits, accompanied by the wife
of the German rnintxtsr ie TF79 Haeae.
7sezsc7' rfiofofcd -to- Nnerongeh Castle
where hoy joined the former Kaiser
The Kafscrins luggage is said to have
consisted Of twenty trunks.
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SOLDIERS
COUNCILS
INVITED

Hunted PRESS CABI.zGRAM.1
THE HAGUE. Nov. 29--soldiers
councils on all fronts have been notified
to send delegates. TO special meeting
at Baden nec 1st to discuss psrticips-
ton in plans for reorganization of the
German government according 10 dis
patches received today.
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RIVER BANKS

fCNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM.1
LIJXFMBERG Nov. 29.-Anerican
troops arc patrolling along the Mo-
sclle and Sauer rivers, awaiting or
ders. The German villages on the op-
pesite bank appear TO be almost de-
serted
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BOLSHEVIK
REPORT VICTORY

IINTEp PaEss CABLEGRAM.l
STOCKHOLM, Nov 2s.-BolsheNik
forces are reported TO, have. captured
three important cities in Northwestern
Russia. A report from Lemberg says
the Poles destroyed 500 Jewish houses
and killed thousands there.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29

How Corporal Tommy Muldoon
of Whiting, one of the first Lake
county boys to 60 overseas, while
serving his red-hot field piece at
scissors was hit in the shoulder by
a piece of Boche high explosive
and calmly walked to a dressing
station when all but two out of his
squad were put out of action is de-
scribed by Corp. L. ]. Parry, en-
listed Times reporter, in the con-
tinuation of his story from last
Wednesday as follows:
THE CoINCrpENCEs OF WAR
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
CHILE PERU
SQUABBLE IS
UNSETTLED

NEW YORK. NOV. -5----Ihe dIspute
between Chile and Peru has
not been settled and no amicable
agreement between the two countries
is in sight. according to statement
made today by DR.. Carlos Castro Rub.
Chilean consul general of New York
He denied that he had given out any
statement that the controversy had
been settled He said. however. that
both countries were quiet. according
to his latest advices.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
WORKMEN ISSUE
AMANIFESTO

BERLIN. NOV. e9.-The worlSmens
and soldiers executive council has is
sued a manifesto in contradiction Of
The right Of Potsdam workmen and
soldiers to summon an imperial work
mems and soldiers conference.
The council further authorized the
,nembers of Chancellor Ebert's min
istry to exercise power but reserved
for itself the right OF final approval.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29

! - lNCCfsET
demand a new and fair trial or my un-
conditional liberty through a pardon. If
! were guilty of the crime for which
have been unjustly convicted hanging
would be too good for me"
In conclusion Mooney appealed to
workers to continue fbeif interest in
his behalf -.--,- a-------1 -
- Refusal OF the United States Supreme
court Nov. is to review tho senfence of
hanging imposed upon Thomas j.
Mooney ended court action in a case
that excited international interest.
The death sentence passed upon him
was for tho murder of Mrs Myrtle Irene
Van Loo Of Merced. Cal. ono of ten
persons killed by the preparedness day
bomb. -Four others were indicted with
him on ten counts or murder. but his
case was singled out as an issue by la
Dor organizations of several countries
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
AUSTRIA'S LOSSES
IN THE WAR

1IITNTTED PRESS CABLEGRAM.l
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 29-Austria-
Hungary's killed and wounded in the
war totalled 100000. according to
data received here today The total
Austria dead was soo.oeo, including
600 officers The wounded totalled
s.2oo. 0e0.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
KARL ORDERED
TO GET OUT

IENITED PRESS CAsLEGRAMI
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 29.-The Aus
tran government has ordered former
Emperor Karl 70 leave the country be-
cause of anti-revolutionary agitation
b. conservatives. a dispatch said today.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29

PLANT To
Be: RUSHED
y A srArF CoRREsroNDENr.)

(By STAFF CORRESPONDENT
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov. 27.
NO stone is to be left unturned
by the East Chicago and Indiana
Harbor Water company in its de-
termination to build a filtration sys-
tenn for its plant at East Chicago
at the earliest possible moment.
The company is now making ap-
plication to the Council of Defense.
the priorities order board and the
Finance Committee in Washington
for the construction of the plant.
The filtration plant FOR which the
conpany has already spent $4,000 for
materials and plans would have been
bean built long ago had il not been for
politics i'll East Chicago.
COOPERATION rs NECESSARY.
The facts were brought out in an in
terview with Mr.. c. H Geist president
of the company. at his offices here at
tho solicitation OF a representative Of
Tur TIMES. Mr. Geist deplored the
lack of harmony over the situation and
said that there was no question as to
the construction OF the plant provided
there was cooperation among the peo-
ple the water company and the city ad-
mtnistration In his interview Mr Geist
said:
COUNCIL KILLED FRANCHISE
while DR.. Schlieker was mayor. l
advocated and agitated the building Of
The altering plant. but it was necessary
for us to have franchise passed by the
Board of Public Works and the Council
~ r,ast Chicago The franchise was
drafted and submitted 10 the Board OF
pnb,ic works. and was passed by them.
but it was turned down by the Councii.
--his made il is impossible for us to
,,,,,Id HE plant. because in this fran
misc we had a clause permitting us to
insta1 meters on all consumers. for the
reason that it is not possible for. any
eon,panv To pump Uttered water. unless
- is roetered. as the waste OF water.
y. .rtic,,larly in East Chicago. is tre-
mendous.
GE1sr ANXIOUS TO BUILD.
II believe We are actually pumping
there today twice the amount of water
necessary to supply the inhabitants.
without waste. DR.. SchlielSer was very
much disappointed but politics had al
ready become injected into the situa-
,ion 81 Il was dropped a that time. IT
was taken up later on by another ad-
Ininis>ration.
II was exceedingly anxious 10 build
this plant at that time because il was
POSSIBLE TO finance the proposition. That
plant at that time could have been built
for half the cost that it can be built to-
day. and the market was all right for
securing the money. but politics again
eppeared. and when talked about a new
franchise again. we We're not able to
come to any agreement with the poll
tiesans Of East Chicago.
PARTIES ARE DEADLoCKED.
Tho administration at that time said.
we viii simply compel you 20 build
CONTINUED on page ive.)
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SOLF MAY RESIGN.

HUNTED PRESS CABLEGRAMI
BERLIN. Oct. 29-The cabinet is con
sidering the question OF the resignation
of Foreign Minister Solf. Secretary %
state Erzberger and Secretary Of FL
nance Scheidemann.
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THE CONDOLENCES OF WAR.
CONTINUED from wednesday.

October as
Strange condolences happen in war
time. The woods are full Of Them. This
afternoon copy of THE TINES reached
me and l said Welcome to our city
You don't know what the home paper
means to shave-taiL Well, anyway II
was dated Aug 81 and in ~ was story
telling of the woundng Of Corporal
Tommy Muldoon oe Whiting.
1 had the pleasure of meeting Tommy
right after we landed at Bordeaux. He
was a -blessee" (wounded) no longer and
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29
HELPS LABOR
SITUATION

81 7 NITf.Il 4 FF.sS-I
WASHINGTON. NOV. 29-Commuta-
ton Of Thos. J. Moneys death sentence
to life Imprisonment is regarded here
as likely to compose materially the la
Dor situation.
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MEET TO DISCUSS
ARMISTICE

TUxIrED PRESS -CABLEGRAM.I
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 29.-The Cologne
Gazette says that representatives Of
Great Britain. France and the United
states soon will arrive in Berlin to
discuss armistice questions
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29

The War Savings Pledge Card is
: little note written to Uncle Sam
% assure him that you are with
him in the war and that you intend
to stay to the finish.
The Lake County times., 1918-11-29

CONTINUED On page two,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-08
Quinine that Does Not Affect the
Head.

because of its tonic and laxative ef-
feet, LAXATIVE BROMO QUINiNE
Tablets) can be taken by anyone
without causing nervousness Or ling
ing in the head. There is only che
'Eromo Quinine." e. w. GROVES
signature is on box. goo.
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FIGHTING GOES
ON IN RUSSIA,
DESPITE PACT
Huns Now Within 6S Miles of
PetrOgrad, and Continue to
Advance
TREATY '.SCRAP OF PAPER
Rumanian Peace Terms Provide
for Transportation of Troops
to Russia.
TREATY '.SCRAP OF PAPER"
(eY ASSOCIATED PRESs)

In spite OF the fact that formal
treaty of peace has been signed by
4 the central powers and the Bolsheviki
\ government Of Russia. fighting contin-
ues at various points along the eastern
front. That Germany considers the
"a convention she forced Lenine and
Tr0tzky to sign as a "scrap of paper"
is evidenced by the announcement that
the Teutons have reached hamburg,
a town 6S miles from Petrograd. The
report of the subsequent partial re-
tirement of the Germans does not lend
4 encouragement to the belief that fur
Their invasion of Russia has been aban-
doned
Rumania to Help
The text of the peace treaty signed
by Rumania serves. too, to show that
the central powers are loath to forgo
iiany conquest they may make in Rus
. STA. One of the clauses of the Ru-
manian treaty bound that country to
assist in the transport of Teuton fore.
res through Moldavia and Bessarabia
ION their way to Odessa, the 'granary
%of Russia
I. Not only are the Teuton advancing
against the demoralized slavs. out the
Turks also are aggressors in Asia
Minor. Reports state that the Otto
man troops are operating near Ire
bizond, on the southern shore of the
Black Sea.
Us. Finn Treaty Signed.
S Germany has negotiated a peace
treaty with the republic OF Finland by
which the latter agrees not to cede
any territory or grant territorial rights
without the consent of Germany,
which in consideration for tbs concess-
lion, covenants to exert her influence
ito secure recognition of the Finnish
government from other nations. All
claims for war costs or damages are
y waived, and the Aland Islands will be
sevacuated by the Finnish troops and
will not again be fortified. A CONNER
sscial treaty will be negotiated at once.
"HoIy War" to be Proclaimed
Z. Coincident with the continued invas-
lion of Russo by the Teutons, the Boil
sheyih authorities have announced
that they will not permit the revolu-
I ton to be defeated and have express
] ed the determination to continue fight
4 ing holy war" even if they are fore
ed back to the Ural mountains. Am
erican ambassador David r. Francis,
has issued a statement at Vologda
warning the Russians that German
victory means the return of monarch
ichal conditions and advising them not
to ratify the treaty signed by Lenine
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-08
LID ON VICE
AT TRAINING
CANT0NMENTS
u. S. Attorney and Deputy U. S.
Marshal Suspended for
Inactivity.
TO ENFORCE REGULATIONS
Hundreds of Prosecutions Have
Been Made; City Officials
Refuse Aid.

Washington, D. c.. Mar. S.-Assist
ant United States Attorney John f.
Dougherty and Deputy United states
Marshal Williams, whose territory in.
cludes Rock Island. Ill.,. have been sus.
pended for thirty days for lack of
sympathy with the policy of the de
partment Of justice regarding the sale
of liquor and enforcement of the law
in vice zones adjacent to army camps.
Suspension of the two federal dis.
trct officials was considered officially
an indication of the determination Of
the department of justice to enforce
strictly anti-liquor and vice regula-
tons about army and navy camps.
Field officers of the department will
be expected to take action on their
own initiative to remedy improper con-
ditions, it was explained and not
await prodding from the department.
Hundreds of prosecutions have been
made by department agents in the last
few months, and reports indicate that
conditions about most camps are good.
The principal difficulties encountered
in the cleanup movements were from
city officials, who refused in some
cases to assist federal agents in en-
forcing the federal regulations.
The Rock Island situation became
acute several weeks ago, soon after
the ordnance training camp there was
placed in the class Of camps, surround
ed by liquor and vice barred zones.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-08
Mothers! Don't Give Children
Nauseous Medicine for Colds

With each breath, to the ar passages
and lungs. In addition, the prepare
ton is absorbed through and stimu-
lates the skin, taking out that tight
ness and soreness in the chest
Today this treatment, known as
Vick's VapoRub, is universally used
throughout the south in preference to
internal dosing. BY arrangement with
the manufacturers the local druggists
are offering Csc jars on 80 days trial,
the purchase price to be refunded if
you are not delighted with the results.
You have to try VapoRub to realize
its remarkable effect, not Only for deep
chest colds. sore throat, bronchitis or
incipient pneumonia, but for head
colds, asthmatic or catarrhal troubles.
Group is usually relieved within fif-
teen minutes and an application at
bedtime prevents night attack.
VapoRub is particularly recon-
mended to mothers with small chill
dren as it is externally applied and
can therefore be used freely and often
with perfect safety on the smallest
member of the family.
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IRON HEEL IS
CRUSHING WILL
OF RUMANIA
Weak Nation Must Accept Cruel
Terms, Meeting Fate of
80 Belgium
ASK FORGIVENESS OF U. S.
King and Queen Want America
to Know Dire Circumstances
~ Forced Surrender.
ASK FORGIVENESS OF U. S

Jassy, Rumania, Mar. 4.-(By wire
less to Saloniki, Tuesday Mar. 5, by
the A. P.)-Intense indignation is felt
by the army and people of Rumania
over the terms Of the preliminary
peace to be imposed upon Rumania by
the central powers. With it's military
forces scattered and it's hopeless sta
tegical position, Rumania had no re-
course except to yield to her power
full and ruthless foe
The Rumanian example is pointed to
as a repetition Of the bitter fate suf-
fered by Serbia and Belgium.
Want Americas Friendship.
The royal family is greatly depress
ed over the disasterous course of
events. Both the king and queen,
through the Associated Press express
the earnest hope that the American
people will have a sympathetic APP
probation Of the tragicaI circumstan-
ces that forced peace on Rumania and
that the warm friendship that has al
ways existed between the two nations
will in no wise be impaired
Hope is felt by the royal family and
the people that when world peace
comes, some of the sacrifices now be.
ing made by Rumania will be recog
niZed and recompensed.
Must Lose Much.
Under the peace terms, Rumania not
only will have to give up Dobrudja,
lose control of the Danube and endure
other great economical sacrifices. but
she will be compelled to yield to Ger
many large wheat, petroleum and salt
1t is understood that Ger
many will have control of the Ruman-
ian railways for a period of fifteen
years and will have possession of the
four principal fortified passes through
the Carpathians. All German goods are
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AMERICANS ARE
READY TO HELP
KNOCK OUT HUN
u. S. Troops are Now Fighting
Unit, With Sufficient Sup.
plies
SPRING CAMPAIGN IS NEAR
What Wilson Has Called the De-
cisive Year of the War
Begins Soon

Washington, D. c., Mar. S.-Troops
and supplies for General Pershing' s
forces now are moving to France on
schedule time, it was learned today
While figures may not be published
it was stated positively that transpor,
tation requirements of the army are
being met by the shipping board. and
the immediate situation as to ships
was described as satisfactory.
In view Of this assurance that the
United States will be enabled to main
tain it's place as a fighting unit on the
battle front, reports from the western
front are being scanned more eagerly
than ever by officers here for the first
signs of the 1918 campaign. 1t is felt
that the opening of major operations,
in what President Wilson has predict
ed will prove the decisive year Of the
great war, will not be much longer de-
layed.
Mud Factor.
Mud has been the determining fact.
or OF many previous western front
operations. So long as the ground is
soft with the winter rains, it is impos-
sible to move forward great guns and
necessary transpor trains to support an
advancing line. Even in Flanders,
however, indications this year are that
the ground will harden early in spring.
permitting either side 10 undertake
the enterprises planned.