The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-09

ing under the proclamation 81 military
control issued last Monday morning. In
violation the newspaper men face eN-
pulsion and the suppression Of the
newspapers.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Fired at from ambush by an unknown
assansnt. Sergeant Major George
Schrick and patrol Of four men had
a narrow escape from death and injury
on 21st avenue near Ellsworth street
at two o'clock this morning. 1t is the
first attempt at violence towards the
troops since they arrived in the city
early Sunday night.
That the assalant meant bloodshed
is quite evident. As Sergeant schrich
and his patrol of four men were walk
ing along 21st avenue four shots We're
fired at them from the darkness near
Ellsworth street. Fearing that they
might hit some innocent person they
did not return the FIRE They At once
instituted a search of the neighborhood
but found no trace of the assailant.
THROW TACKs BEFORE AUTOS.
II was learned this morning that
someone has been throwing large head
ed lacks in the advance of the army
trucks and automobiles which are be-
ing used by the soldiers to patrol the
streets Of the city. An investigation IS
being conducted and should the guilty
parties be captured il is evident that
they will be severely dealth with II
has also been unearthed by the Az
thorities that the strikers have instr
tuted new form OF propaganda among
the workmen, stating that II will 90
them no good to try and go back TO
work into the mills as the soldiers VIII
stop them from going back into the
mills.
At 18th and Massachusetts street
last night meeting Of reds was broken
UP by the military and a number OF the
leaders were brought to military head
quarters and uestioned as to threats
reported at the meeting that they were
going to kill certain persons in Cary
who they blamed for bringing federal
troops to Gary.
ALDERMAN SENT HOMIE
Frank Spychalski. councilman Of the
fourth ward Nas at the meeting and
with a number was brought up 70 mill
! tarv headquarters and after investiga-
ton was told 70 go home and have his
wife put him to bed and if caught again
would be severely dealt with Spychal-
\ ski is now under arrest on a charge or
| melting rict and released under $500
bonds.
on the outskirts OF the city a liquor
! still in full operation last night was
raided by the military and the opera
\ tors with several barrels Of liquors ana
\ the still paraphernalia was brought 70
rnf1ttarv Headquarters To get TO the
I still the army officers had to go under
a bed where a hole in the carpet was
made leading to the basement where
the sim was. The still operators are
being held
with the mills operating on larger
scale every day and a steady influx OF
new faces going into the plant every
| dav the strike has every appearance
| that II is slipping and labor leaders
| franticalIy hghting from going down
into defeat With order restored by the
arrival of the federal troops and assured
Of absolute protection going into aud
out OF the mills workers are hocking
! hack to work Today an additional
| street car was put on the regular SEIZED
ule
Five batteries OF coke ovens Or $50
| ovens out OF a total OF TOO are in opera
ton. Monday the NTH Of twelve blast
furnaces was put into operation and
beofre the close of the week 1t IS said
! that another will be ready.
! Number one and two open hearths are
! turning out steel at the rate Of about -
per cent capacity. The billet mill. Two
| plate mills. the so and $50 inch ana Two
merchant mills are working as we'll as
! the machine. boiler and electrical SHOPS
| OFFICIALS of the steel company expect 70
have 5000 men in the mills BY the last
| of the week and in another week expect
- - ooeraffne seventv-fve percent ca
| pacity. Officials of the American Sheet
and Tinplate company and the Ameri-
can Bridge Works state that everything
| looks very encouraging. The Union
| Drawn Steel Plant, employing several
hundred men. who we're shut down
complete a week ago. are now operating
4 full force II Is said.