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ill VI NO. -12 SATURDAY, MAKOII 31, 117 EIGHT PAGES SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION EAST CHICAGO ESTRAINING ORDER JJUl J. 11 HOW THEODORE ROOSEVELT CAUSED THE WAR IN EUROPE HE SANK 26 OF THE ALLIES' SHIPS Fort Wayne Boy-Refuses to Salute Flag; Expelled FORT WAYNE, March 31 Herbert Tngtmeyer, l.l.yenr old on of Mr. and Mrs. II.

C. Tagtmeyer, hu zprlled from the BloominKdale t'bool today for refualnjr to salute tlie Anrrfcaa luff. In accordance with dally tmaitont that ham been In oe for the pant month, lie told the principal, Mnrgraret Mc-PUal, that he would nalute the German flasr Instead anil tore to plecea a small flag- that he had been wearing on his coat lapel. DEFENDANTS ON MONDAY Wmm z. 4 Wv Si When former Fr.ent Roosevelt helm invited him to a review of the CAH ADA FDR went to Europe after he had served seven years in WashinKton Kaiser Wil- "If I had an army like that I could conquer the worm said the ex-president to the emperor.

That is when the -photographer snapped them as shown in this photograph. Gossip has it now that the remarK of the American put into the kaiser's head the Idea which bore fruit in Bstiiman-Kollwsg Statement f.s to. State of War May Change ill 3 SCualion By ROBERT J. BENDER (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 31 Germany may havs recognized that a stats of war exists between that country and the United States, according to an Interpretation the state department placed upon Foreign Minister Zimmerman's speech, today. This Interpretation was based upon the published quotation of Zimmer.

aiann's remarks saying-: "The U. S. cannot deny us the rlg-ht to seek allies when it has itself practically declared war on us." The state department would not in. terpret the remark as being- a full official recognition of a state of war, but said the remark might be so interpreted. This angle of the international situa.

tlon probably will be Injected into President Wilson's speexh to congress. Some Interpreted the state department's remark as being conclusive proof that President Wilson will seize upon the Zimmerman comment for use in his coming' war message. (BULLETIN.) By ROBERT J. BENDER (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 31. As the hour of the apparently inevitable approach of America's entrance into the world war draws near Mexico, even more than Germany is engaging the war department's attention.

Carranza has never disclaimed interest In Germany's contemplated alliance with Mexico. The state department's request for expression of Mexico's official attitude toward Zimmerman's proposal has been ignored, it is accepted as a certainty that in the event of war. Germany will renw her attempts to ally Mexico against the I'nited States. The sllenre of Carranza Is constructed as menacing in the light of this certainty. There is no feeling on tho part of the government that American jw-ticipatlon will be or can be of a passive sort.

There is no expectation that Germany will content borsolf with a defensive attitude toward thf I'nited States. Latest "Bulletins (BULLETIN.) By Ur-ited Press. NEW YORK, March 31. The strongest pacifist Influence In America today suddenly turned from efforts to prevent war to means of financing1 It. Simultaneously it became known that a plan put forward by the Amorlcan committee on war finance to place tho entire financial burden of the war wpon the persons with incomes of more than S5.0O0 a year has been endorsed in high govern, ment circles.

The greatest significance was placed upon the sudden action of leading yiacltits becauso cf belief that they were In close communication with Washing'--! landers. While they in. sistcC t-. they still hoped for peace their ind'eatoj that the hope is practic dead. OUT.Z.ETZN.) By Uuited Press.

WASHINGTON, March 31 William J. Stone, one of the "wilful twelve" filibustering' senators who defeated th-. president's armed neutrality measures will vote affainst further action than that already taken by this government until congreko declares war, he announced today. will vote against any further action uutll congress declares war," Stone said. "Then am for war and will go any limit to beat the enemy.

My position on the armed neutrality bill hasn't changed la the slightest. would voto against it again." (BULLETIN.) By United Frees. WASHINGTON, March 31. Don! cratio organization of the house of representatives was practically assured when Representative Helgesen, republican, of North Dakota, was stricken with appendicitis and had to be rushed to a hospital. Ills illness came within twen.

ty-four hours of the illness of Representative Catstlck of New Jersey, another republican. This cuts the number of republicans to 212. The democrats number 214, with two independents almost cert a' to vote with them. (BULLETIN.) WASHINGTON, March 31. James It Mann, of Illinois, will be the republican nominee for speaker of the house, Rep.

resentative Madden of Illinois, chairman of the republican steering- committee, stated shortly after noon today. NORFOLK, March 30 Wir- less messages and warnings to British shipping against possible attacks submarines in Atlantic waters were sent broadcast from allied war. ships off here today. Allied warships have received orders not to anchor at night for fear of attack. 4 Sr I lock will eontlnne to be treated as minister until lie leaves and that nil obligations to the American relief commikklon will be strictly observed.

(By Vnltert Tress Cablegram.) ajniOuXMarch J31. A dispatch from the expedition announced today, asserted that the British were advancing; north of Bagdad and that on Mar. -3 they had occupied the town of Shabroban. DISCHARGED BY ARE REARRESTED The outlook for two prisoners In the city court this morning was not so black as their faces indicated. William Smith and Frank Session, negroes recently arrived from the south, had been caught by Sergeant Oscar Borchert in embarrassing circumstances after a pair of shoes had been stolen from the Hub clothing Ftore on Hohman street.

They were charged with petit larceny. The main witness. Manager Max Stiglitz, failed to appear, and while there were minor witnesses the state lost Its case and the negroes were discharged by City Judge Barnett. The police, however, are not convinced of the innocence of the two colored fellows and have them locked up again because one of the pair is unable to explain where he obtained a bank book bearing the name of W. F.

Moore and showing that Moore has $300 on deposit at the State Bank of Valparaiso. According to the police Smith and Session entered the Hub store late yesterday and the former stated he wanted to purchase a shirt. While Stiglitz was engaged showing Smith various kinds and patterns of shirts, Session walked to another part of the store. Stiglitz heard a noise which made him believe Session had taken a pair of shoes from a box and the proprietor hurried to the scene in time to see the last part of the operations. The negro made a hurried exit from the store and Stiglitz, finding a pair of shoes gone, called the police.

Officer Borchert discovered Session lurking back of a building and arrested him and lifs partner. Borchert then found the shoes under some rubbish in the alley. Arthur Huehn, a young man, told the police he had seen someone place them there at the time of the trouble. The. police have refused to free the two men uptil it Is determined how they came in possession of the bank book.

As Smith only had ten cents and Session forty, the police state that they could hardly have expected to make purchases in the store. LATER Wm. P. Moore in response to a telephone call, came to Hammond this afternoon and stated he was held up last Thursday midnight by two negroes anr robbed of the bank book, $7 or JS, a watch ond a hunting license, on South Broadway. Gary.

Wanted Tou to see J. E. Howell, 10 yrs. practical experience in tho window business. Robbins Wheeler window screens, 7 standard makes of zlnk and bronze weather strips, window Bhades, domestic and imported Berry ventilators, rhone, Hammond 2618 and Gary 980.

3-314-3 THE WEATHEE Probably a shower tbl afternoon. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight anil Sunilay. Stronjr son Invest winds shift-liK to end dlnrlnlnhing. Limbert Strike Gsts Inlo Judge Anderson's Court at Indianapolis. "Seekirtg to enjoin members of the International Molders Union of Norttt America from interfering, with the operation of their business, George B.

Limbert Company, an Illinois concern, operating- a large plant in East Chicago, manufacturing power plant materials, fiber pipe and pipe bends, yesterday afternoon filed equity proceedings In federal court. Judge A. B. Anderson entered an order citing Charles W. "Wilkerson, vice president of the union; George E.

Works, business agent of local No. 224, located at Hammond, and sixteen other defendants whose names are given to show cause why a restraining order should not be issued. Charges of conspiring to deprive the company of the services of molders and coremakers In its employ and compelling- the company to comply with the demands of the union are included in the petition. The defandts are allpged to have picketed shops, depots and Streets to Intimidate employes and prevent them from serivng the company. The plaintiff asks the union men be prevented from interfering with the company, its employes or agents or with persons seeking employment, by force, threats, intimidation and congregating about the company's shops.

It also asks the strikers be restrained from forcing the company to discharge itn The defendants in the petition include practically all the members of the molders' union in Lake county. HAMMOND CONVENTION ON MAY 17 The citizens' party of Hammond will nominate its ticket on Thursday, May 17. at a delegate convention.) Delegates to the convention will be nominated at ward meetings to be held in the various school houses on the eevning of May 16. Ten delegates will be selected from each ward. Providing the woman's suffrage law is held constitutional women will be invited to help select delegates and also to act as delegates.

There being eleven wards in the city, the convention will be composed of 110 As only twenty-four hours elapse between the time the delegates are selected and they in turn select the ticket, it will be practically impossible for candidates to do any campaigning among the delegates. The minutes of the secretary show that at the mass meeting last Wednesday, the preamble of the majority, platform report was adopted and not that of the minority, as was reported. Leaves Journalism for Insurance Work. "-0 M. P.

IUDWIO. M. P. Ludwig, dean of The Times re porting staff, today kissed good-bye to his last sheet of newspaper copy and arranged to take up his work next Mon day with the Hammond Savings and Trust company where he will be manager of the Insurance department in that Institution which recently has expanded and infused new blood In Its veins. Mr.

Ludwig began his newspaper work on the old Hammond News later going to the Hammond Tribune and has been with The Times since it was born. Mr. Ludwig has been one of its most faithful employes and enjoys a wide circle of friends over the Calumet region won to him by his many excellent newspaper traits and reliable methods, and there I none who does not wish him success. task. A "if s.

4 b' 4- COUNTVON DOHNA-SCHLOD1EN Count Dohna-Schlodien. commander of the German raider Mewe, who has just returned to Berlin, where he was received by the kaiser, reported tht he had sunk twenty-six of the ships of the Allies on his second raid. GHRISTEi- GUILTY (Special to The Tijief.) CROWN POINT, IXr March 31. Until last night Andy Cristea of Indiana Harbor stood in the shadow of the electric chair or penitentiary walls for the killing of Steve Constantine last February. Yesterday evening a jury in the circuit court before Judge W.

C. McMahan at Crown Toint com'inced by the argument Attorney Joseph Conroy of Hammond and Attorneys -Saric and Crund-well of Indiana Harbor put up, returned a verdict of not guilty for C'hristea. In a quarrel Christea shot Constantino through the heart. In a trial lasting a week with former Prosecutor J. A.

Patterson and Deputy Prosecutor Bremer, representing the state. Christea pleaded self-defense. He and Constantino were Roumanian countrymen, and natives of the same town. They Quarrelled over boarding house privileges and this lead to the shooting. WfflS POLICE OP HIISBIING'u JUW6E A special detail of police under Captain George Hanlon swooped down on a party of striking workmen at Columbia and Merrill avenues early today and placed four men under arrest on information that they had threatened to kill Stanley Borak, a laborer, at tho Standard Steel Car company's plant in Hammond.

The police were warned of the proposed atta'ck by Borak's wife, who told Officer Warner that her husband feared to leave his home on Merrill avenue to go to work this morning. She said that the men who were at that time doing guard duty near the house had gone to her home last night and again 'in the morning to warn her husband. Joe Kot, John Gydons, Steve Kabic and Joe Kodwa were arrested by the police and are being held at the station until charges are preferred against them by Borak and other workmen who have said they were threatened. The police have done good work in preventing trouble at East Hammond during the long strike. Early in the week a striker was arrested who had a rifle concealed beneath his clothes.

The police are constantly on guard and the strike has not been marred by vio-lence. of p. wnts f.T I'llllfll HJBSBB Knights of Pythias and ladies of Indiana Harbor are to present at the Auditorium in that city a big ministrel show, Saturday and Monday, April' 14 tind 16. Twenty men and twenty women are rehearsing for the play every afternoon and evening at the K. of hall.

Colonek Hunt, the director, is considered an excellent theatrical man and producer. He is putting the Knights through the paces and rounding out a dandy show, well worth seeing. Enlisted Under British Flag American Risks Death as Deserter to Return and Fight for United States Under Stars and Stripes. TOfSteSP r.TT'rs ,1111111111 nsr.if The spirit of '76 has been rejuven a ted. At the recruiting offices of-the Hnited ateua-nWy--TT 'th-HttrViri IrViv Hohman street.

Sergeant Welch yesterday enlisted into the service a native American, whose patroitic fervor had prompted him early in the week to desert from the Canadian army forces to return to his own country and fight as a true nephew of Uncle Sam. It made a great deal of difference to JosepTi A. Babineau, a Chicagoan, whether he battled against Germany with Canada or, the United States. At a time when it appeared this country would not participate in the great war hp decided to aid in avenging the Lusitania and Laconia incidents by way of Canada. But the sudden turn in affairs brought realization that his country was to be forced into war and he ran the risk of being shot down as a deserter and escaped back home.

Sixty-Two During March. Sixty-two just as loyal Babineau enlisted at the Hammond recruiting of fice during the month of March. They have gone to Fort Thomas, and are mow training for any service which they may be called upon to perform. This record of two a day is complimentary to Hammond's patriotism and Sergeant Welch's industry. The names of those enlisted the last three days follow: Elmer E.

Gregory, C. A. Hammond; Fredrick Myers, Hammond; Chas. A. Workman, infantry, Hammond; Joseph Deniham, C.

A. Hammond; John Conery, infantry, Hammond; James F. Potts, field artillery, Hammond; George TI. Edmonds, Hammond; Joseph A. Babineau.

C. A. Hammond; was the Canadian service and deserted it soon as he thought we were in trouble and that the IT. S. needed his services.

Henry M. Miers, Hammond; Frederick J. Nolde, Hammond; John E. Bloomenberg, infantry, Indianapolis; Teter J. Hennesey, Hammond; John E.

Swanson. C. A. Evansville, Elmer A. Swartz, C.

A. Milwaukee, Wis. NEW HOSPITAL FORJIAMMOND With work already under way, Hammond will soon have a modern veterinary hospital, one that will be a credit to the city and a delight to sick and injured horses, dogs and other pets. The hospital under construction at the southeast corner of Fayette street and Webster avenue, is being built by Dr. Glenn L.

Ebright and will be ready for occupancy by 1. The building will be fifty by fifty in length and breadth and two stories in height and of brick construction. The site has a frontage of 72 feet on Webster avenue and is 173 feet deep. The entire first floor will be devoted to hospital uses and will be equipped in the latest scientific manner so that both surgical and medical cases can be handled there. Part of the second floor will be converted into a fiat.

Despite the increase in auto trucks and pleasure cars, there is no appreciable decrease in the number of horses. In the country districts there are even more horses now than there were sev- era! years ago, but aside from this the growth of the northern Lake county cities demands a modern private animal hospital such as Dr. Ebright has under construction. He has an up-to-date animal ambulance. M.

Maxon's Sister Dies. M. L. Maxon of Gary has reoivea word from Jackson, telling of the death of his rifter. Marion F.

Maxon. 79 years old. The funeral will be held on Monday. Miss Maxon was a medical graduate of the university of Michigan. She had taught school for 40 years.

in ii i IS 11 enormous German army. Apllication for a temporary restraining order to prevent the construction of the Burns ditch was filed in the Federal Court yesterday by the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. The complaint sets forth that the ditcli as planned will virtually divert the Little Calumet Itiver and prevent its flow in the old channel in Illinois, and that a new outlet into Lake Michigan through Lake County contemplated in the construction plan would work irreparable injury to the power plant of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, which is on the Little Calumet River near Blue Island, 111. The complaint also asks the court to declare the court order issued by the Circuit Court of Laporte county illegal and void. This order authorizing construction of the ditch was made after the matter had been in liti-agtion since 1911 and and the construction order had been affirmed by the Cnited States Supreme Court.

The action was directed against Stephen P. Corhoy as drainage commissioner in charge of the work. WEEiV LMTEST WAR MEWS' (By lulled IreM.) WASHINGTON. 31 One Anterlcnn is known to have been killed and other probably perinh. ed when the Ilrltinli ateamfr Ota.

pin was torpedoed without warning, according to a cablegram from Connul Front at tlirrnnlonn to. day. The trlnpln wan a Ilritinh Booth freighter of 24S3 ton. Itoiiitd from N'ewa to Liverpool with KOH honn. She nan torpedoed fourteen milca off Hook-head at 7:15 p.

in. March 'M. Sixty-eight Americana were aboard. Two of the lifeboat are minting. The torpedo atrtiek the englneroom Kt ii hoard, the explosion killing five men.

(Ily fnited I'reaa Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM, March 31 The Ai'Mtrlim HoriHlist lender Adler, declared in public speech at VI. enna today tlint the present situation is favorable for a resumption of peoee activities by the Central l'owera, according to Vienna dispatches received here today. (BY" AVM. PHILLIP SIMMS.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY. March 31.

British troops today advanced one mile over seven-mile front In the Mencllcourt re-gioii, seriously menacing the Important city of St. Qnentin. Five cities were captured. The grouud grained, constitutes on advance of about a mile and a bnlf over the recently won line of battle against the Teutons, counting; the distance which has been gained In minor operations. (By X'nited Press Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM, March 31.

Official denial was received from Derlin today that the tierman government had ever violated the diplomatic immunity of American Minister Brand Whltlock at Brus-tefs. It asserted that Whit- DITCH IS C1IESTED the. ffreatest war or h'siiry. CARS Gone are the old picturesque days! Gone are the gypsy wagons! Gone is youth! Forty-three gypsies and six dogs motored out of Hammond yesterday in seven Hudson cars, bound for the South and East, where they will spend the summer. These tourists included men.

women and children, all named Miller, and each a healty example of open-road and outdoor life. Eli Miller holds the proud title of chieftain and among his lieutenants are Costello, Fred, George, Ben and Joe Miller. The contingent arc horse traders and have wintered in Chicago. The itinerary of the party takes them to Xew York and other eastern points at this time, and as the summer advances they will travel south and west through Texas to I-os Angeles, north to San Francisco and then east again, their schedule bringing them into Chicago in November for the winter. MRS.

KEEFED IS MEN III DEATH Mrs. Louise Phillips Keefer, wife of Dr. Frank R. Keefer, a retired physician and druggist of Hammond and Attica, passed away yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.

C. Minas with whom she had made her home for two years. Mrs. Keefer had been in poor health for several years. Mrs.

Keefer, who would have been 80 years of age in August, is survived by her husband, who is four years her senior, a sister, and six children. The six children are Mrs. E. C. Minas, William and of Attica; Walter of Toledo; Charles of Andrews, and Mrs.

Lillian Armstrong of Los Angeles. The sister is Mrs. E. Bryant of Decatur, 111. All of the surviving members of the fam'ly with the exception of Mrs.

Armstrong will be in attendance at the funeral services tomorrow afternoon from the Minas home at 2:30. Mrs. Keefer was a member of the Methodist church and Rev. Bassett is to officiate at the service. Interment will be made in the family lot at Oak Hill cemetery.

Eugene V. Debs, former candidate for president on the Socialist ticket, scored war at a large meeting at Orpheum theatre, Gary, last evening, which was attended by workmen from all parts of the Calumet region. 5 Morris Liebermann of Gary presided and a talk was also made by National Secretary Guermer. Mr. Debs, in arranging war, was not unpatriotic in his utterances.

He presented the Socialist party's general attitude on armed conflict. A live newspaper for people -who are till on enrth tbnt'a whot THE! rniE i. GIPSIES DEBS SCORES WAR ST GARY.