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LETTERS FROM THE BATTLE
FIELD
Arch A. Frow.

\ letter received by L: L. Eckles
from hi, nephew, capt. James y
brow, oi Lamar, now in France.
Chonville, France,
Dec. 3, 1918
My Dear Uncle and ALI
Received your very kind letter OF
Nov. ,IItn today and was sure glad
to get il. Nov. nth is a day long to
be remembered because on that day
we whipped the Huns.
Will tell you little about the
great battle OF the Argonne Woods,
in which ! took part. On this morn
np ui Sept. Goth at 5:55 we Went
over the top to get the Dutchmali
and we got him. never dreamed
Of how terrible this modern warfare
was until that morning. We went
through fire that looked like no hui
man being could come out of alive.
Men fell within two feet OF me. 1T
was hard to see my boys tall, Dul
every time one Of them went down
it lust made me that much nader,
and lust that much more determined
to whip the Hun. went through
three days and three night OF TINS
terrible fire and finally they had to
carry me off the field and back to
the hospital l. did not want to go
bu, my commanding officer told me
that must go and that settled It.
| was gas,ed and at the time i'll bad
shane. but think | am about as good
as new now.
am sure proud of my company as
Il a.. 81, n the d.
vision. only had three men and
one officer killed, but of course had
quite a number wounded. | can look
the world in the face and say ! have
done my duty to my country, that
was not a Stacker. that | commanded
a bunch ui men that were men; men
that proved their mettle where men
are made; men that obcyed every
men that went without
water. food and sleep until they had
accomplished their purpose. | am
lrold. cAcll conceited4 over the noble
work done by my company. We are
machine gunncr> and we shoot TO
kill and | must say we did Kill ~ lot
oi Germans.
! do no, know when we will start
home. bu, am afraid it will not be
soon. but when 60 come ! most
certainly intend to get the car and !
Josephine and pay all OF you a visit
Please pass this letter around and
answer it by return mail. Address
my mail as you have been. Ii you
have map of France you can look
for that famous battle field ST. ALihiel |
and | am at the present time located |
:ust Is kilos south. Love to all,
Your Nephew.
Arch
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$2so,ooo Bond Theft a Mystery.

Chicago. ILL.,, January Io.-The dis
appearance of $25o.ooo in Liberty
Bonds, consigned by the. First Ma
tional Bank of Detroit. Mich, to the
Studebaker Corporation at South
Bend, Ind, remained a mystery to-
day, though the loss was noted jan
uary 4.
The bonds, twenty-five in number,
of $4,000 each, bears numbers 2373a
to z375S.
Post office records at South Bend
are said to show that five registered
packages were delivered to the
Studebaker offices January 4. The
postmaster has five receipts purport-
ing to show this. Studebaker en-
ployes found four of the packages,
but the fifth, which contained the
bonds. was missing.
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THIRTY YEARS AGO.
January rs, 1889.

Ebert Thompson. son of d. n
Thompson, north of town. is recov
ering from a severe attack OF til,
pneumonia.
Frank Lafollette and c. B. Levi.
are making a warm campaign for thu
Democratic nomination for calstabl,
|of Mt. Pleasant township.
The county court made an order
last week to have the trees in tn.
COURT house yard topped. The work
will be under the supervision OF
Judge Levy. --------
The flagstone for the sidewalk on
the west side of the Butler National
Bank has arrived from Fl. Scott
Kansas.
The Union Labor Advocate tina,
has been published on North Main
street, has turned up its toes and
discontinued publication.
The Adrian Advertiser. former' a
Democratic paper, has been merged
into Republican ~aper and its name
changed to the Adrian Journal Mr..
Kirkpatrick, the proprietor said that
the change was brought about by a
oNAott VI tuC NSpuOiISdH IllcTC1dntS
of the town. What is sauce for the
gander is sauce for the goose and it
is suggested that now will be the
time for the Democratic merchants
of the village to start boycott.
Last Saturday the following named
gentlemen divided into two parties
and had competitive hunt. those
killing the least game in a given time
To paw for the oyster supper for the
other side: ID. g. Newsome and
son. Brick, Bob and Dick Hurt, Al
bert Badglcy and Mr. zimmerman 60
inc southeast of Butler. and c. Hag-
edorn, Chas. Endres. !. w. McVeigh.
Henry kaune and Al Heath going
northwest. The first party bagged
49, rabbits. - quail. one mink and
one owl. The second party killed 90
rabbits and 81 quail The supper
Nas served at Chas. Endres and was
BY the vanquishcd as well
as the victors. The rabbits were sold
/" Friend Carpenter for ; cents each.
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Hunters and Trappers Take Notice.

All hunting and trapping license
expires December 81. 1918. New H.
censes are required on the first day
of January, 1910. 1t is the intention
of the Game and Fish Commission to
exert every effort this year to see
that every trapper and hunter pos
sesses a license. Take this notice as
a warning and play safe for 1 pro-
pose to enforce this law to the letter.
l will appreciate any information for
violations of the game laws and treat
same as confidential.
Earl R. Hout,
Deputy State Game and Fish CON-
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Nov. 2S, 1913.
Mrs. J. l.. Snodgrass,
Spruce, Mo-, U. 5. A..
Dear Mother and all:
| will drop a few lines tonight to
let you know that ! am still we'll and
hope this finds everybody the same.
This is Thanksgiving day and |
have been loafing part Of the day.
We went over to regimental head
quarters this morning and had a
drilling contest and got back about
100 o'clock.
1t has been raining most OF the
time for the last week. 1t is raining
tonight. 1t hasn't been very cold
over here yet. We've had several
big irosts but no snow yet.
Well, they have changed the CEN
sorshi rules and III try and tell you
something about what I've been do
ing for the last six months and
where I've been. We landed in
Brest. France, on May TO- 1t took
us seven days to cross the pond.
From there we went to lie Harve,
and got English equipment, as we
were attached to the English army
then. and from there to Eu, where
we drilled about week and then up
near Amien> where we dug reserve
trenches. We were about seven or
eigh, miles from the front line then
but soon after we left the English
fell back to the trenches we dug We
went from there to the lines for the
first time. was under shell fire for
the first time while we were there
We came out of there and built
roads for a while until the St. Mihiel
drive, when we were held in reserve
when thew made the drive From
there we came IN near Verdun where
this division started the big drive in
the Argonne forest. | was not in
the drive myself as | was on detail
hauling stuff up to the lines and
while we were gone the regiment
was called up. All | could do then
was sit back and wait for them to
COME back out. They had some aw-
iul hard fighting as that was one Of
the Germans strongest points on the
line. They were in five days and
we had quite bunch of killed and
wounded, but they pushed Gerry"
back Just the same. When we got
Out vi tnCIC We WcIlt DdCk 10 NOnQc
where we got our requirements and
drilled a few days and came back in
the lines just east of Verdun on a
quiet sector part of the time"
When we came out of there we were
moving towards Metz when the
armisticc was signed We turned
back then to st. Mihicl and we have
been doing road work in and near
there since until the last few DAYS,
when we've been drilling. We're
living in duGouts now close to where
the front line was. but there's no
Dutchmen near here now They're
gone back home Well that's about
all | can think of that's of any in
,erest tonight. so I'll close for this
time and maybe I'll see you before
verv many months and tell you all
about il.
expect you'll have an awful time
trying to read this as this pen isn't
working very good. Answer soon
and tell everybody else to write
As ever. vour son,
Pvt. Orville L. Snodgrass.
Co. A.. 10th Engineers.
American E. F.,
Via New York
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Harry ]. Murphy.

From Somewhere in France. but
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Orville L. Snodgrass.

ST. Mihiel. France.
Nov % IOIS
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\ letter received by T. L. Eckles
from hi, nephew, capt. James y.
trow, oi Lamar, now in France.
Chonville, France,
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sped on. Arrived in little place
that night after travelling about Is
miles. Were cold and tired and hun
CRY. but were soon fed up and went
to bed Stayed there day or so
and then fell in one morning about 9
o'clock and started on a IS mile hike.
1t was on this hike that l got my
first glmpses of what the Germans
had done. Barbed wire entangle-
ments as far as the eye could see.
And shell holes! Good night!
] forgot to tell you of little eS-
periencc we had on the other truck
trip. We were going up steep hill
in the middle of a town. lust as we
got almost to the top of the hill the
car started backward. The farther
it went the faster it run. Got down
the hill quite ways when the truck
made a quick turn and went almost
through rock wall.
Now Ito get back to the second
trip. After we left Manonville we
saw some wonderful sights. Some
towns were completely destroyed.
leaving nothing but the foundations
of the buildings. and all along the
road were strewn helmets. rifles.
packs. machine gun belts and every
thing of French. German and Ameri-
can equipment Arrive in the old
French military academy called
Caserne Chanzy9
Sunday, November "a, is the day
for all A. E. F. men to write dad a
letter. but we were so busy all day
long we didn't get to write. The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-13
c. c. SMITH
RET|RES FROM
s. B. AGENCY

Another important change in real
estate circles in East Chicago has taken
place in the ignaticn of { c. Smith
from the firm of the Smith Bader
Davidson Co. she resignation TO take
effect on or before July 1st
This leaves the smith Bader David
son interests in East Chicago in the
hands Of George ". Lewis. vice Presi-
dent Of the company, who viii take
temporary desk room al the front OF
Tri-City Electric Co. 10 Chicago Ave.
thus giving the First State and Trust
and Savings Bank the whole Of its floor
for their expanding business
Mr.. c. @ Smith and Fl. E. Jackson,
who has also been connected with the
Smith Bader Davidson Co. have asso-
ciated with them r. T. Hamilton and
W f. Roe and there is thus formed a
new real estate and insurance firm un-
der the firm name of Smith. Hamilton
& Co This new firm have located in
the O'Connel Bldg. at the corner OF Ex-
change and Forsyth avenues The
building has been remodeled and made
into a first class office.
Both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Lewis. whose
retirement from insurance circles. was
announced a few DAYS ago have been
with the Smith Bader Davidson Co for
the past four years. Both were vice
presidents Of the company. Mr.. Lewis
still remains with the company but viii
handle only real estate matter. with
temporary des kroom al the front of the
Tri-City Electric Service Co.
AS permanent office. the Smith
Bader Davidson Co viii occupy new
quarters which are to be erected as an
extension of the store building occupied
by the Fehrenkamp Jewelry store on
Forsyth ave. This extension. which will
be built by the East Chicago State
Bank. will consist of two store fronts,
one story high. constructed just south
Of the jewelry store. The real estate
office will he next to the Fehrenkamp
store and VIII be fitted with all modern
conveniences-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-13
WIRE UNION
HEAD IN NEW
PREDICTION

CHICAGO. June Incomplete par
alysis OF the telephone as well as the
telegraph systems of the country will
be a reality by Monday. according to
a statement made by 5. Konenkamp
president of the Commercial TeIe-
graphers Union TODAY. Konenkamp
today declared that telephone oper-
ators throughout the [. 5. are pre-
pairing 10 join in the electrical work
ers' strike already Sixed for Monday.
The strike OF the electrical work
ers and the telephone operators. kon-
enkamp declared. viii deal al forms
Of wire service a staggering blow and
make victory certain in the strike
OF operators which began three days
ago
Konenkamp estimated tne number Of
Western Union and Postal employees
on strike today a. 1000 men
J. G. Luhrsen. president OF the AM
erican Train 'dispatchers ASSOCIATION.
said today shat 5000 members of
that organization viii support the
telegraphers strike in every way.
Means Of aiding the strike will be
discussed al a convention which meets
in Chicago on Tuesday
Canadian railway operators. IL was
announced today. have followed the
action Of the railway operators in the
l. s IN refusing TO handle CONNER
cial messages from this country.
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MAKES CHARGE HE
HAS BEEN ROBBED
AND RECEIVES JOLT
Gay Bird From Gary Who
Uttered False ACCUSE
ton Suffers Jolt.

When old Aesop wrote a fable II was
his custom 10 put the moral last. In
this story the moral properly belong
first. viz:
First make sure you're robbed and
then 80 ahead
And now let's have the fable.
Cay Bird from the Bushes went -
Chicago TO flock with other Cav Birds
of the City. He carried his Hard Earn
ed Money in Wallet After Imbibing
freely he hshed into his Pocket for the
Wallet.
All. he exclaimed. Il have fallen
among Thieves and Robbers All my
Hard learned Cash is gone But there $
the Bird who robbed me-
Say that again I'm Hard OF Hear
ing" said the Bird referred to as a
Thief
Ny Hard Earned Cash is gone" re-
peated the Gay Bird. and you Furloin-
ed the Same"
Left. swung Haymaker which was
followed by Short Arm Jab The Gay
Bird Sam without a Trace.
When the Police gathered him UP they
found the Purse in the left Pocket OF
his Jeans
Il thought I put II in the other
Pocket" h remarked.
ostscript-Stephen Jursa. a hotel
keeper Of Gary was the Gay Bird of
the fable The stranger might have
been Jess willard-vho knows? Ste
phen had not been robbed At least sos
of his original $50 remained The res.
had been squandered on riotous living.
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South Holman street.
Mrs. w. Sabhs. Walter Hugo and the
Misses Martha Herkncr and Selma
Hugo attended the convention Of the
Young Peoples League OF the Evangeli-
cal church last week at Blue Island. Ill.
Charles H. Allen is reported TO be
quite i'll at his home. 54s Summer
street.
The story hour at the Hammond pub
lie library will be held at the usual
hour from ten to eIeve no'clock satur-
day morning and all children are invit-
ed to attend. Miss Elsie Lauten will
be the story teller
Mr.. Minas and the manager and buy
ers of the various departments of the
large f c. Minas department store
where Edward L. Dahlkarap is manager
Of the basement presented him with a
handsome chest of community silver as
a wedding gift Mr.. Dahlkamps mar
riage to Miss Treva 4. Bussert. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Bussert of Doug
las avenue. West Hammond was
solemnized at noon Wednesday at the
brides home
R. F. Duncan. 81 W williams street.
returned home last evening from Indi-
annapolis where he attended the Shrin-
ers convention and renewed acquaint-
ances with a number of his Florida
friends.
Miss Genevive Hoffman had as her
guests for a few days Miss Apple and
Miss Heller Coughs Of Jackson. Miss,
who are enroute TO Boulder, Colorado.
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PORTO R|CAN
GETS IN TROUBLE
Isador Nadine Had Some
Cannon Fer His Per
sonal Use.

Isador Nadine. a Porto Rican. was ar
rested yesterday by Chief zielke and
Officers Bawer and Brady of the Indi-
ana Harbor Belt r. r. at Gibson, charg-
ed with pointing FIRE arms.
1t is claimed that while swift ching
cars at the hump yesterday morning one
OF the cars bumped into a shanty in
which Nadine lived. Nadine grabbed
his gun which is a big blue steel IS
caliber cannon. and stuck it in the
switchman's stomach and threatened TO
kill him. Some of the other men there
seized Nadine. who took the gun and
buried IL in the sand where IT was later
found by the officers.
He was fined $40 and given a 80
days Jail sentence by Judge Klotz in
the Hammond city court this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-13
STREET CAR STRIKE
ENDS IN DETROIT
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

In GNNSiiOrNI HG"S SGhHlSEi
DETROIT, Mich. June 1.-the street
care car strike which has been in ef-
feet since Sunday came to an end last
night. when the employees by a TO
vote agreed to accept a compromise
wage offer of about twenty per cent.
increase from the company. The city
authorities and the street car company
had agreed on a universal five cent
fare with free transfers on all lines
for the next three months az the end
of which time a, board of arbitration
will decide whether the company is en-
titled to one cent additional for trans
ferS
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HUNGARIAN
SITUATION UP
TInrERNArloNAL NEWS SERVICE

PARIS. June 13-The Hungarian sit
uation was again under consideration
BY the council OF four today
The situation in Hungary is entirely
different from that in Russia The
Hungarian soviet government has not
robbed or murdered by the wholesale
and is apparently safeguarding private
property interests.
In any event the present negotia-
tions Carried on through an ex-
change OF letters between the allies
and Bela Kun, the Hungarian dicta-
tor) a-c intended to define absolutely
whether il is possible to make peace
with a regime ct Budapest that Will
represent the Hungarian people.
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Cut Flowers On Sale.
Tomorrow
MINAE a. LOG STORE.

Good Shoe Repairing Work called
for and delivered. "a hour service
Phone 1912 Jacobs Shoe shop. 1o1 State
st. near Holman. Good Quality Shoes
for every body 6-4-tf
The Misses Bernice Eastwood and
Irene Schroeder will leave Saturday
evening for Yellowstone Park and other
points of interest in the west for an in
definite stay.
Herbert Hugo. who is attending Elm
hurst College at Elmhurst. Ill. is
spending the summer vacation at the
home OF his mother. Mrs. E Hugo in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-13
BEACH OPEN
ON SUNDAY

Here's some good news for Ham
nlond folks who have been pestered
by the heat wave The Hammond bath
ing beach Is to open sunday. The big
bath house has chen undergoing a
renovation and the park fixed up to
accommodate the crowds. During the
last few DAYS number OF people have
spent brief periods in the lake water.
but they have found il little too
cool for comfort. However. the num-
Der continues TO increase so the fac
-ilities OF the bath house are to be
thrown open 10 the public.
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REFUSED TO


INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEsyIcEl
DOVER. June 15-Three hundred
members Of the famous Black watch"
regiment refused to embark fer the
occupied zone in Germany after being
on leave here. They were marched back
10 rest camp and their case is under
confederation
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BRITISH lombard
RUSSIAN FORTRESS

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEkNCE
STOCKHOLM. June 1S-Britlsh war
ships are bonn bardinE the Russian
fortress Of Kronstadi formerly one
Of the chief dcfenses Of PetroED ID on
the sea sde). according TO PRESS dis
patches received here today from
pTeisirEfors- There are Indicate ions
that the Bolshevik forces are prepar-
ing to evacuate the place. the reports
said.
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OVERLAND PLANT
rs RE-OPENED

TOELDO. O. June 13-Under the
jurisdiction Of federal authorities. the
overland plant re-opened today with
100 United States marshals guarding
the plant In the neighborhood Of
1000 men returned TO work The
strikers under the provisions of the
order OF Federal Judge Killets had a
limited number OF pickets out but
the re-openiug of the plant took place
ouietlv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-13
niner's Antiseptic Oh, Known as
Snake Oil
VIII Positively Relieve Pain In Pew
Minutes.

Try It right now for Rheumatism
Neuralgia. Lumbago. sore stif and
swollen joints, pains in the head back
nrd limbs. corns. bunIons. etc. After
one application pain usually disappears
as If by magic.
A new remedy used internally and ex-
ternalIy for Coughs, Colds, Group Sore
Threat. Diptheria And TcnsiIitis
This oil is conceded 10 be the most
penetrating remedy known. Its prompt
and immediate effect in. relieving pain in
due TO the fact that 1t penetrates to the
affected parts at once. As illustra-
ton, pour o drops on the thickest piece
CT sole leather and it will penetrate this
substance through and through in three
minutes.
IS golden red color only. Every pNttls
s,uaranteed-50c. soc and 81 a bottle
or money refunded.
ly.-Adv,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-13
FRECKLE-FACE
Sun and wind Bring Out ugly Spots.
How TO Remove Easily.

Here's a chance. Miss Freckle-face.
to try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of a reliable concern that *
will not cost you penny unless it re-
moves the freckles; while if il does
give you clear complexion the expense
Is trininE.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-dou-
BILE strength-fronl any druggist and A
few applicat ions should show YOU how
easy il is to rid yourself Of the homeiy
freckles and get beautiful complexion.
Rarely is more than one ounce needed
for the worst case.
Be sure TO ask the druggist for tho
double strength Othine as this strength
is sold under guarantee Of money back
If II fails TO remove freckies.--Adv.
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PRISONERS JUST
CAUGHT IN TIME
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEHvICEl

TINTERNAT1OkAL NEWS SERVICE
KOKOMO. Ind, June 15-Sheriff Ora
Butler, hearing the sound of saving.
investigated and found Bud Robinson
Temple and J. II. Dennis. two prison
.r.. in the act OF cutting their way
out OF jail. They had three saws. but
refused TO say how they obtained
them.
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GEN. BUNDY
AT DEPAUW
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEavrcrl

NEWCASTLE. Ind. June 13-Major
General Omar Bundy. Newcastles
foremost hero of the world war. Wis
tied his home here yesterday on his
way from commencement exercises at
DePauw university to his post at
Camp Lee. Gen. Bundy. while here
recalled that the Belleau woods fight
took place just one year ago yester-
day.
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NOTICE.!

All members of Moltke Lodge SIS and
Germania Rebekah Lodge e72 are here
by requested TO attend the 1. o. O. F.
Decoration Day. June Is. All members
to meet at cemetery.
LOUIS ROTH. Sec
6-13-2t HENRITTE WERLY, Sec
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