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Evaryons in Coach Is Killed, Were on Way to Attend Funeral, (By United Press.) ALTOONA, PA., Feb. 27. Every passenger, nineteen in all, in the Pullman sleeper Bellwood, was killed this morning when the; Mercantile Express on the Pennsylvania railroad which has stopped at Mount Union, for minor re pairs to the brakes, was run by a fast freight train loaded with j cattle to relieve food shortage injthe east. Early today nine bodies were: recovered, all unidentified. The; engineer or me ucigui, x. of Harrisbure. and a Pullman port er on another car were slightly! hurt. They were the only injured; rcoorted. j t'h.-ster A. 'Minds, coal opprflt.-r arnl j fxrmer of riii'.arl-;lphia. was on of those; J;iT'.-rl. It Is brliove't his vhol fnTntly. j in. iiKiinsr hii youne wife, a baby, two ,

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in Army, Ends Life. - . it, st ,t-,rht who hntine a son inj the i';irrnan nrmy has woi ried constant ly sir.ee thi ions becam ("o rn-iati-Aiiierican f-la- I oraiiie. hinid hinis-li"! . ... .1... ..e v. oil a snoe-irom o. .0.; u o i----.. .1. : ),t room in in.- h"ine of Icier 1 1 ibrick 1 at lb Poty ftrei-t suine'-iine last muht. Th body was found this noun. Si liuc!!'. v. ho was fi-s years of and had be. 11 n.plo.ved at the ;i-asel!i fhemioa I 'ornpany'a platit fur years, failed in; l-.ef.lth recently and he ame ib sp. inden i . I lu had lived with the Ii!i.rii k's fur six jfi-ro and boardi (I at T 1 7 H.diman street. The remains are at the Kmim rloor nndertakinK est abl ishtion 1 . II is said Schucbt: bad two sun-; in 1 ; 1 mitiy find had bi'i-n a v it!ov.-r f-T :;i.;rF' l:l Plans a r" beim; tt.a.5 t i .t a now sclfid biuiditig ift- this City cost about i-O'h THRASHES INSULTER OF FLAG: I'ROJIOTED ' -BiM Wll,l- 'U-'-".-a X i. - J-e4- C" J- " I H i - ' , ?

Leo II. Luksich. The sturdy patriotism of this Austrian born American has just wnn him a gold medal and promotion in the United States coast guard scrvi e. Luksich while on . duty o'o-M-i ved a teamster wiping his hands or, the American flag. He pitched itv.o the desecrater of Old (ilory and gave him the worst beating he had ever had. Luksich was officially commended in orders by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrew J. Put ro

NEW OFFICIAL OF HAMMOND SAVINGS AND TRUST CO. . Howard Geschneidler , VTD By United. Press. Br..RMV -(V!a ViI.f,.?, t ?.,ni!;o), K.-h. CT. German t'hati---H..r Both- j mann - Hollweg t.Mi'iy t)ri Hi- Herman . reichsrag that Iri-sii!.'!i'. Wilson's a'tin tn breakinje; WT 'relations ffl"OPtmny j was nnpr.'-cfl"ntot. Jfe i lia ra. ' onzcu j AViison's course in the Mrxi.'i, n imbr"Kli' in 1:''13 and tlo cifriuan yituat ion at'f r tho start if the war. Th chatoeiSor caU-d attention to President AVll- n's nut ifics t i-'!! t i cmi- ; Rt-ess in IftlS that i would "fo'h-w int'rnaiioiial v.sace" sn-1 put an vn:bnrr. dd thf USD ges :i j 'pa !' tit Iv t t ' 'American ci izi-n- fr.e'y to t rat el to i Kraiv o and KiiK'and, but Io declared tlii Fame ripht if A mot lean citizens toward the nn'ra! powers dtd not f.ecw (o b" as -worthy i T pi utect -ti and as vn'nao'e. jj ii h a il that inSeires ei;.u ;i i-nce. I v. -r.t.-r of Uinimiiol i , r,,l ... , onion are iti-d to attend a. niei ft to he r -i , ,.xf Ih j.i.iy e ver iua in -he Mason-;- teiiii.le for the pur pose of cm.ii.iim' a citizens move-I n.ciit -.vhich even:uai! is to pro iu- e a ?o-.n-o.u tis.-iti. i-itiz. f s ticket for the cotnhm- i-i.a:s:i it, Hammond. Ti.e caU,f'jr the mass n -ee t ir. is' siunel by ri pre.-eria! ive no-ii of the ! city arc! of a'.l I-artles. The call isj n:i-e,i by Attorney J. K . Steisi.n. ; fi n;t :rn..t tl l'r. . A. J Pi ha : a e:i ;i;:i.i a i:i"a: I J. Partis. It. II. h.i i nr. Attorney I . .1 . Mor.in. Attoiiiy f.. I.. 1 lojchet-cer. Attorney M.j .i . 1 truce. Patrick J. ;ei:;.-, f i . r ' co;.m ih'iau and former major: K. AV. hi'iu i-M i', hi ii i hii i. Cm, .ttui'?u:y I'i.eoihoe Kiotz, Attorney .1. A!,--; A leer. 1 r. J. A. Gm!i;i:h, Attorney Jos. j if. Cuuroy, -Mterney K. I . I r - - n.irc," iiii'i ' i. no I., i o i.-r. touiMdi"Wo cr-miocia. no: cf t; et;, but of measures," says thf call, "and have come to hehco e t.iat t) e orcy solution is that we far-iet j.o'iti.-s and petty noli tii a I ptiyi"e-;i's and pa t r it t ici I ! lo.alae nii'-.M-lifs to a ire. iter, h.tter and he.iuhfui Hammoml." The commit'ee would like to s.-e (be city's affairs considered' like a business imp. .ration ra--s its bi-huss, says i lie all. "Wo have ;:'.' ed with a'arm." con-I'nn-l the call, "the total inae"! vst y of tie present administration, to s.-ck the run! of a jireatr H a rcciVi-i -J. A see our so-t-r titles p'jtrl vail ir.ir us in every held of endeavor, and 1 1 a ninond i ' 'si h C....1." A e n.-e.l at aw li.l , .. ' P.U 'A f . National gii'irdt i n-ii uf ilo ti'y v. ho went to th.- ber.l -r with the Terre Haute comp.-tny. 1. ve l- :u making arrangements to organic- a Prai'.il coniian since their letuin.

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; Lake County RepresentaI tive Introduces Bill at Capitol That Strikes Di rectly at the High Cost of Living. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. j IXIHAXAI'i -LIS. IN IV. F-l. 2 7. R'-l-' j r.-s. ntatiyj 1 .-n i. of I-akf cinly. !--- i j pr.-par-.l n bill fur int r.-Jiiot uu it. ! I h' p-rliarf tui'.ay. Unit will striiu .!ir.i-t!y mi tii' -hlKh cost of liinv." It i is f rb.ips th.- must strinfftnt at d f ir i r -Mcbinif I'-H ...f that charnrtr ft pioi pusf.il m miv statij l.-gis!atir for th.-. pnrp'-s.' "1 T' lK Vilig l ii' n-ri f i si'naiiun. Tlif In!) prnvidi1 ti at wb.-nv. rj th" liowrnur litnis that any p.-rsun is I tnililitiK loi.iisttift.s- f.-r tho pun. us" ( niuiiopu'y or to runtro! prices .-r Cur any other purpose that is d- t rinn-nta 1 to Ibi tivitiiir puud lie- shall iiititutv' prurouiiniKs in th" i ir. uit c.-urt of ih" niuiiiy; ! m which stp-h fuoiistuft's sro hi-'ii, and: I if th" .'.."li t in cunvinc" in lioaririf; of th,, ( t):al such is the t asf it shall direct thf K"vcrti"r or liis authorial rprreppr.tative to pell the food at public Sa am.' p' th- proceeds to thp imncr. aftrr d.-diuiins tl costs of the court p!'u!'C"i j 11 ts. riid-r ti i- 1'iU it wotild b" p ?ib!" : 1 n h s I I for th'( P'Vfrn.T to tak" such ac would strike terror to the heart" food-prics 11 a n ipu la t ors and speoulafoisj who slur.; and iced the necessaries of! life ..ft ti,,. market until th.-y can' run ; prjees out .f ail reason. Itavis cuiitenu that it would af'ord a meshmi l,v which; the on rair' tis priei s and shortaj.-e m I the f i mark, t miKht be broken. I-avis tak.s th" pu-utii-in that no man co- set. of nan Iris any riKht to hold foodstuffs for the purpose of niakme hit-h -ri.es .and hnee profits and thus depriye tin? peop!- of things to .-at. and that it is a proper subject for drastic legislation. He said he would probably ask that the House suspend the rul -s to pass the bill. it mieh be sept tn the senate as quickly as possible for action there. J1UGS FORM 1 iVtlSHIj 1 Raise Prices After Being Also Attacked by the High Cost of Living. l-'or' y tail. -r. r"pri.'i"'ii inc the find" in the North township cities, met in th husini'ss place of .Joseph ;uss. 2'1-i State street. Hammond, on Monday cvi-ninit and formed the Tailors' .Association for the Calumet region. hie of the results of the organization will be a fixed price for the cleaniii"; and pressing- of coins. i..- or t ie press , 1 n-K anil cleaning: ot a. ttiree-pj. and $1.25 let- a two-piece suit. s u 1 1 A committee hn been fippoin- al to! ; draft constitution and he-laws and an-! ; inner m.'-uiiK v. i , . oe m m n m .Monday i ("V'liiK at the .uss store. The fullowiIlK OUlc-rs were elected: President John Pascaly, Ilainm. nil, stecr.-tary Joseph Itli'P, Treasurer- Jacob svhmolz. ' FIENDISH CRUELTY CHARGED IH COURT Shocking Case Is Brought Against a Gary Fruit Wagon Driver. Isa ioie Panho, a fruit tvasou driver, churned with cruelty to an animal, in an affidavit swo: u to by Mrs. Myrtle Pfeffer, hake County Humane- society offieer, was on trial before Jiidse Keiter in the sunerior court today. Heputy I'ros.c-itor "V. .. Thomas had onlv circumstantial e idc-p. ,. : aea'nst the defendant win is a yotijiu ma'.i. Th- affidavit a ilem-s th.,t. Pan'u) arly one morning last January, try ing to move ins balky horse cut off, I t w o im hes of t lie a n i :i i A 1 1 orn ,-y Pan! ' ; ::a aho, peiur- d out to h , j,, ,,t r "nre.-d the im t,-,.t,y r o"- s : as i:e ,.;.;,; -..ins hl-.-d::,- f and intlmatXl that i - t ; - I.) Ids t uian 1 that- the 1 ;i t he mini! ii , .o eiderit had j hefa

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Hammond Police GoVNoAS - sistance in Running Down Murder Mystery Which Was Not in Their Domain, But in Barnes' Field. Wlin' was Sheriff I .. w Parne dojiiK n-B'i nliiif the solution i-f the C-ilumet rier and Scher. i-y i i U- iHn-'-'f mysterv: has h. . n asked fr-pp n'ly l;U !y by t ipaj ( rs of Pake county. Criticizing H-e Hammond police f..r rot. held. n k the lie Cm rru b'-mhers u? suspi i ts m the imipii r of Prod P. HlKKins. whose, slain body was found south of the Little Calumet. n.r on ('alume-t av. nii.i a week aRo today, and biaminK the !... al authorities for prut-i tim,- the vice district of P.urnham. Pap.-r incurred the ciispb asm Chicatm of i'he t of police nst!,o-n last night. "I'hiiano dep.-." was tlie way in which tin- chief answered the story. "We had no reason in hold the J Cioiras. Captain Parkin of Chict... an ed with us and said we would have to trouble tit any lime to Jt- t th.j bi'"!h. rs as witnesses." The n.-wspep v quoted fa plain Westbrook in the matter. Chief Aus'ia lis answ r indicated that the sti rv in t Im mw spa per d id not rcsu 1 1 in 111 will bctw-.n tlie two h fan in- tits. Instead, Hammond police fee) that the Chicago ,! i-artmen' is c o-up. i a t i u K t he ut mosc As for Hammond T -r e ' itur P.urnham, th.e i-harse is ridn-uJous. Pu ruha m is in another state an I Hammond others have no jurisdiction whatso.yer. As a matter of fact the Hu-'KiUf murder mystery was out of th-- city limns of Hammond and th- police w-re enly doini; work that should have lv-eti done bv Sheriff Parties office, which has, b.-n ii.ac'i-, -' tl.reurfimit. Had Slid iff J Partes or his deptlt i.-s, win. nave aut niotule.-t :,t ttieir uiposai, uuikc.i i , i' s: .. i. ...... -I',, and thr-o-.ii?h the i'.-dar Pake district tin v might ha- found J trace of the p-ansr tiiat kilb d HigrBins j and been of vast assistance. It. is Ctis- j tenia rv in the case ot a muruer m country districts for th- sheriff 1 tak" the lead in tlo investigation. e-iffic.o- P.unde was sent into ChicaKo todav by Chief Aust K'-n to learn v. n? . progress the police there have made in running down the shiy. r of Hisins. The remains of the murdered youth lie at the Fein m 1 1 in if miirftii" and no provision has b. en mad-- f,,r disposal. THREE NEW SMALLODX CASES IT GABY Thding : w ii h w-- re ta K. i y y.-st. nliiy i- n ' 1-d:,: C t 1 j j , e ea C he ' tl le. down m P tl.e U. d- 1 . .I : d '-' iC I'-' ex posed. All of tlie patients the detention hospi-al

WITH PLOTTING MURDER OF LLOYD GEORGE

A. J-AJ ,5 fi if -wVif -1 y The Edward Valve and Manufacturing company, which has a 1 - j big plant at East Chicago, yesterjday was awarded a contract esti mated between $500,000 and $600,000 for the making ol one pound shells for the United States government. IT is much easier to Ret a woman interested in a murder mystery than it is i a caiori. s P.P-T" we cannot explain why. PAST niKht for the first time we happened to see 15c worth of spinach before it was cooked AP were surprised to see how innoI'llt it look.-d. THIS war stuff certainly gets on one's tier 1-3 P'KPPOW is just scared to death AVHI-iN" he procs home at nipht f.,r fear the hired girl has committed an. overt act DP KING the day. VASSAIi girl has contracted marriage us follows: "IP obey was in my marriage contract I didn't bear it. 1 believe in birth control" i;ni r nishl nurse; t CFolAVV I'PIN'CK is still in the ChamI P.ac-lie belt YOl' have to hand it to that bov, he never (rets very far away from bis base j Ol Ul'll'.-. .r ....!l..e i j SOSIKUOW when you iiae visitors nt i j the Tnise it is always a bit annoy, nt;! : when you are trying to explain just j WHAT may happen if we ha v. trouble with Germany moia T i have some lady as y.ut get eci! Jean over, pick at another's sleeve AXP ask her in a hoarse whisper if shalwavs ! t WKAPP net under Georgette in-tead! JPST bare skin. ' MAN" has just ben km hearse ked down by PAST days these when the hearses go right, out on the street. nft r them. i i" -count of the ).. r. t.f 1. - : i - - t n ; u t i iha t mn to J I ' i i i'i- il : Ih 1 V. l.US -s a PIT cf smelly hydrant stuff and a fraction of a dog biscuit.

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r- '1 " 4 ' i ' t Latest News of Laconia 'Tdrpedoin or By United Press. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The sinking ot the Laconia, according' to hig-liest official interpretation, is a case." No investigation is 'clean cut necessary.

This became known by the aciministra-! ager o an American concern. tion attitude following' a conference at j o"-' ,.i CaA T)eta-;i; the White H6u.. between Secretary of C,ti! !a. o.ni,State Xtansiaar and President Wilson. .( r, orts e th' inUin to the Evidence now in hand, presumably con- ' rj - m i r- h-is-y n r. ta.lay adding

1U " uaspai-ciieb iron. Amencan retirKentativpa a"hro.art it- wft bLiiiii?u, eiAiirLiaaiea any necessity ior ; furtier investiiratlon. The Lan.inli In- 1 cident what shall be clone and bow it shall be done is altogether in the hands of President Wilson. Any decision, it was flatly stated, innst come from him. By United Press. NEW YORK, Pcb. 27. Six Americans of the twenty Americans listed in the crew of the Eaconia. lost their lives when tlia tig Cunartler was sunk Sunday, according- to, tha best fig-ures obtainable. Tlie Cunard Une list named twenty American seamen and trimmers siffned when tliis ship left this port and the company said one or two others rjight have boen signed. Consul Prost named fifteen American seamen saved. His list accounts for fourteen named by the Cunard company and Fives one name not included in the liue"s statement. By United Press. WASHINGTON. Peb. 27. The state department today received a cable from Consul Prost at Queenstown confirming' officially in every detail press illspatches regarding1 the unwarned torpedoing of the great Cunarder Laconia. Trost's message said two torpedoes struck the liner, and reported the death of Mrs. and Miss Hoy, both Americans, who wer9 fcurietl at sea. united. Press Cablegram. EONDON, Peb. 27. Demand that , the

United States avenge his mother and Second Lusitania. his sister's death was made in a cable Comment of the Ponh.n new spapei--flispatched today to President Wilson i toda y was nlim-st unanimous in th.e b -by Austin Hoy. ,,.f- that tho Pa:'.. a-hi v. as "a second

United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Teb. 27. The Cunard company at 1 o'clock today issued this bulletin: "Laconia passengers dead, 3. "Missing, 3. "Crew missing, 6. "Crew in hospital, 6." "Hospital Class" in Spelling Quickly Cures These Pupils ( II y I nileil Press. ) I 'A SA l.i EN A , CAI., Feb. 21. -There's a , i b d in.proveniet; t in ort hot'ra nh y airon-,- the pu:i;'.;S of the Soutii Pasadena, liith Fehool, a s a result of the "hospital class" established by S up.- ri-tt -i. Jen t G. C. Bush. The reniarkul ! . .icloiess with whPh students of the. institution reel of 'procrastination," "chrysanthemum," and other sticklers is causing other !: i irh school boards to cons'd-r Kd:.it:r.,j shuiiar measures. Finding high s -hoc spider.? were woefully deii.-j.r.t in fpCii" and r-a'ly p,-...rer scilhrs than pupils in the t iM-neih-. t e trradi s. lcs-est-'lhosll. -i t: e hJ.;,.t .i 1 .-!..-- for si -ill en ' s fa IP tie jw- a in linn p ventage in spelling.

Two American Women Are Among Those Who Lost Lives In 2nd Lusitan a Horror, STATISTICS OF DISASTER Total passengers ana crew. 294. Survivors landed at Queenstown, 267. Survivors landed at Bantry, 14. Drowned, 5. Died of exposure and burled at sea, 8. In hospitals, 6. The Laconia sunk one hour after the torpedoing. These figures were furnished by American Consul Frost at Queenstown and sent to Ambassador Page today at London. I By ED Xa. SEEN i (United Press Staff Correspondent.) LONDON Feb. 27.TWO Amer- , if an women? wre arr.-- i n t.l ; killed in a German ubmafme's uili warranted torpedoing cf the j Cunard liner Laconia. ! They were lhs. Albert Harris ! i-r o .-I Mi 5s FHshath Hov. J,UJ' , ' , . . , t j lormeny Ol i:itahJ -.at laa.j ! London, where Mr. Hoy is man- . . Viei-tcaiiS nlour id nor Americans hips v. ere saved. They wen FLOYD P. GIBBONS. j MRS. F. E. HARRIS. fa I". KIRBY. i pru' uATUC-p VAT?FTTSlG Victims Buried at Sea. Mrs. Hoy and Kiss Koy died from exposure in an open boat. They were buried at sea. They were among eight who survived tfce two torpedoes launched at. the Cunarder and who likewise succumbed to their suffering while waiting eight hours in an open boat for rescue. All were buried as sea. rive were drowned. Sit; others wet e reported by A merles u Consul Krost to be in hospitals recovering from inj. .t ies or c M c-Mire they had suffered. At uucenstow ti 207 f ur Ivors were landed Ship Sunk at Night. Hantray, lifiind, repotted fourteen survivors there. Surviycrs at ou.-.'n-toyvn r. ported admirable discipline srnonir the officers and crew of the liner and very littbj of any thine: like panic. The lights went out immediately after the tirst. torpedo struck an 1 this caused some slight confusion. Two torp-dois found their mark in the vessel, the first exploding at the stern and the other furllur forward. The wiath.r was com i .-i r a t i v e! y calm but. th. re was ii heavy swe!l running on Un I.usitania." London editor professed their belief that Pr. siih nt AiNoi:'s "overt act'' had been tic, oniplishe d in t his tot pedoing. tlty "KI. 1. CiROAT.) (tlj- I nited Pros. V M.m;to., Feb. i'7. Tlie hotn-.-forclun ntlaim rnnimitier, itplU on j i resilient nilmin a reijuesi for aufhor. iity In the International ititiiatjon. furl ed totlay to rppnrt out the I li,..d gl1ns the presMlent that power. Insfeail. h.uthI eiMiimit 1,-n,,,-,, Nought to Inject amendment. 'lhf upshot ai that the committer voted to semi the tnendm-nt to the president for eimsiderat Ion thin afternoon. The committee is to meet ntnin ' at 4 p. rn, j The main fight nan nenlns-t g:llng :the president power to arm American ship rnrrylrig munition. In the meantime, the same ohjeetlon i wb met nt the senate foreign rein. 1 tlon eoinn.lttee sessions. After H iwo-liiinr sessiim. liehliol closed doors. the senate leiiiuitle'liroke lip. n deeiiiii has p.-cn rejti-li-eil. j It was strongly lutimateil thnt the 'president has no immediate liiti-ntiou , of again eoing to i-ongress.

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