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KorthcIIffa Collects Opinions of English Officials as to U, S, Attitude. (By United Press Cablegram.) j THE HAGUE, April 4. Germany receired the news of President Wilson"s ; iressag-e with the cleepest chagrin, accordingto Berlin dispatches. German j government leaders said Americans j could remain unmolested in Germany as j lony as Germans were unmolested in : America. j (By United Press Cablegram.) BEHLIN. April -i. Officials here to. day said they could not see any reason for America's adopting- a hostile atti. tude toward Germany and protested responsibility must lis with America. In the meantime, it was asserted, Germany will treat Americans remaining- in Germany, the same as heretofore. Leader Bassermann of the National

Liberty party today wrote Deputy i Sressbmann expressing- agreement with ; the latter's Reichstag speech for re-' Transportation Meeting EXf . cr fmrnrinsr an immediate change in '

the electoral franchise. Ey LORD KORDCliriE. LONDON, April 4. I have taken a few hours to collect the opinions of j members of both houses of parliament and many of the general public. j Experts regard the president's speech ! as Ukely to rank with the most notable j nt' (trances of Washington and Lincoln, j Its dignity, restraint and insight are ' considered absolutely worthy of the ; chief of the republic at this tremendous j . 1UUJI1GUK '1 hi- rcpnhl i.-au tii-kot in thf townthip l'-rii,.n swst. t! Thurnshittj ;t. rtai , c.-iiisinx tht; ti' f.at t" l'rauk ;i'ii for justio- of tho it ;o ii t Hflintut'iiit iiii'i iiiakitit; I'h.irlf I'l'il'T his surr. ss. r. '

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t1 t,ty ooniiiil oxpirts tht-n and laaNi surrtii'lor tho i,l'fic- of jiistii t. n has lio n in ari.'iis otfioial am UVhI 1 lainniond ft m s. i Kilt Although ho will not continue mm mi i

official he retains political patrommc asistroots urc opt-n to thf river, exrcptmgh is employed m road builJuiK lor i J oh nsmi street on tin- north a i proach

y . tik f-onnty. mil''! i an John .laranowski of Wept lhi',;i!:t'ii. was looted highway eomI nsMoiier by a majority of S.U nt "S. .nihoiiy I'.iatltko of West UatniiuiriU Y.as iitf..T''l for eoiistahlo. ', i -. een nine liiiti'lred a r4 a tlionsand ot..s eio east m st Han.niond es-t-riln v. Tli.; ehttion winners follow: Hifhway eonim isslont r. John w. Jaranowski: justiees of the print', II. Applets-ate. Harvey; Albert I". W.l.h. Thornton; I'eter PcVuune, South I. ilnnd: Henry i. Jones. Phoenix; Charles lot VK'T, .-st 1 la minora!. COMBINATION YOU MUST FIT lNI'l NM'il.l 1XD, April ' Thinkm1; about joining the In. liana National (hiatal? If you are. you will have! to nearly lit tine of the following- comlunations, the same as those required !

for the 1,'nited Slates ftrmy and which pro hrnis used by militiu officers in their campaign: ."( feet 4 inrhe 1 rounds o feet 5 inches ll'.fi poumls a feet 6 inches pounds B feet 7 inches 1 " 1 pounds 5 feet S inches 111 pounds 5 fe.-t f int.his 1 4S pounds 5 feet Ki inches lea pounds I. feet 11 inches 16C pounds 6 feet ISO pounds 6 feet 1 inch 1 7 6 pounds

FOVLER PLEADS NOT GUILTY NF:w YORK. April 4. Former Representative If. R. Fowler of Illinois, indicted in th.- f. ti.'ial court here a year r : o on cha re. -; fomenting strikes in p-.tir.tt inns pian's and on steanisli:;1 i ii'i-s. through labor's national p.-ace council, in company with some C.er mans and others, entered a plea of not guilty today. Similar pleas were made by Herman Schulteis and Henry I. Martin, co-defendants.

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iGREENULD APPDIWTEI t TIMES BUREAU, N INI i A A l'i I . I S. IN!)., April 4.---: i'Lir:i ! a I,ak' etn.ty rv.an, Vr-snk four tar :i ni'iutni. nt. 'fnwa!'! !s a lti-oilwr r.f s ;n-. nwai-i '.'f Jury ami : nt of td-1 Kr irk la ytrs' ' .Tudte 'bar is business ! I 'num. H is a iry mtiut-n U;i 1 laborrti'.t will h.- oner.'itiilati"! on . or Ins siiivi s. !! is a r.1 r-ilitifs ,'in'l tho opinion is lo.oth it li lis niatlo an . ct 1j union man ; .-ill sides r . I'll'1'1 it rut i hut o-v. nt ;t r I't.i at uiotit. tends Glad Hand to South ; Shore When it is Learned Company Wants Down Town Entrance. pveniu jo ; n -- i t i:i st i i,i 1 a i mI bus! 1 ' :n"lon l to ontuiM lan.i moi t ox it Ii.Inforina i if.n th.it t i ii t rur n is 'fkin: 1 1 o vv n 1 1 w n Haniiii"!'! t- Soil t h S ' i oro a ii i nt ra ii. to j for it -i Jiil ia na j H,ii!'or-Kast ("hioairo lino, was onthusnistioally it'ooivfii by tii" t ra nf-pti: ta::.in rrt-tin; in tao a lit i t or i tj ni of the ' aa in ttt-r of i "(jiil tii'-rto. .ftr tiie ttini-mitto-i whi.-h is to r'otnjilain to th jMitili-- .-f r it f rnnitr.ission of the s-rv-ii-o M'lfl ''i 1 v the 1 1 a ni iiiornl, Winriim & Kast 'lu.'tio stroot railway Inr.vi" a In liana H.u V.or an-l Ivist Ifansimm i anil n.-titioii for an rxtcnsi.,n of tlie lino down ' "a tum.-t iivciiiif. had hot i: a ppoin ftl, t!if mooting- was itui-criH'-l lar-.lv witj tl:o j.ossil'ility of Rft'iiiK I he South Shoie t(j f.xt.-rol jts lino. It was s'a'' .1 tn.tt t tars from In. liana liar! tout ii Si.or1 . now run to , t ity limits ' main !:n'' t :.f- llaitinior..l-Kast hi'.C' and t 'in I I C'lii I in iio on the irM ftrort a.-t "t Tile road his in a I llo:i:,,an ' 1 1 1 i : i ; . s i- fi-n';iiir Llio prtijot t of Vlino soatli to tho i . or, aoros t : null Lridiio nt-ar hi siroft. a ri a n tho nso t-.f tho hi i.;, Tli. i nuhl hf math-, it is IipHpvoiI. whit h the city has power to ordt opot it any tune. r "n,i i tina n William T.yneh ; st r u . i ed last. vf-tiiiiar !" tli '. trans;.ort..t ton nitftin to itate with t. South Siiore ' on. e ri uar-linK the ilesirf d was in- 1 fit i7.t-ns' j at t e 1 1 s i o r , and a h it' tary Will: iahs of tl jinv:. i.otn wr'tt n h S.-rr-'-II .it imiii, inviting of f i1 'n t a. cit izeu.s' meetIn the nit-nt a sst i n t en t i a :i utilities 1 1, i lament' taiitime the jo'nt 1aipr've1 at ions will tarry on their f sroin'C before the puhli-. immissioti as regards the W t:itm: & I'a.t fliifUC) rCtnti niid ori ineit rv.l STEEL CUT TO HALF PRICE FOR GOVERNMENT I NIZW V'UIv. April 4- Whil suit, of neirotiat ions hetween th ' i i 1 he 11 a - I tional defense council end the steel manufacturers in respect 1n the steel needed by tli0 novernnittit wiihiu tienext few months has riot he.-n made public. H was said in reliable quarters today that a pro e had practically been a t-reed upon. 1 -tenia rd M. Karueh of the d f- use i-.'iiiit'i! is said to have reported to Sr. retarv of the Navy I'ani' ls that the probah!" price would be haif the current market quotations. FOUR DIVORCE CASES Four divorce proccedincs were started in the superior courts today: Rlewellyn (Jriffith of the Standard Oil Co.. at, Whitiusf. through his attorney Roy K. ' dreeti fib d suit in Oary superior , eou-t today for divorce from h is w ife. i r.essie Griffith. He rharsres that 1 1 e y quarreled over their expenditures and she refused to ro to housekeeping. Meade & Royi-p filed suit today for Marfrnret Kinslee of Kost Chicago, who Seel.:s divore from Michael Thnselee.

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tAw-" THE What the Council Did. . do; ted ri'SIll 11 1 i otl presented b1 'iivi i V.. Itoone ewUiiiK for a p.itr i "' lt- t! nion s t ra t inn. I'r.-tte.l off;..- of poll,., matron. .1 ' os i .-. i moi'tiily salaries of p.,:i i nr.- tl o part men 1 s. $ 1 n e.j. n. t.ie.l .ty jotli;.. $ t.'io.) per anSel..-. ted ii. w t mi n eilmn :i for Seventh watal, ilcnrKP V'orniett. A'lojited rontraet for SO'I sin jtosts nt a total cost of $ I. ."(in. 'issed so, nii'l rernlintr of ordin al!. . rn-ov lor water. ( ir.lere.l -" ni : : i ion 1 1 dim ih tre; nt nip The , itv , , il 111 e e t 1 1 ; last nitt'it una n i nion s! y passed a. resolution presente.i by 'on n e'l niau 1 .i i.l K. Hdoiif asking that the mayor issu.. a prot-ia mation calpnu: f riotie demonstrat ion. The resolution tome a pul pa't of i rv e re a bus ra is. s i oin p b land P ; plain ii i n th, s t a r te,. il two we The no iiii.f b'pa r t tn e a t s, S tllell oil th w of tie the Xcilldili-' tlie polife lorif. lot h. were eacn Riven $10 month increase. Tie raise affe..:tH sixty-four two departments. Tlie increasing the salary of e was dt bated ;l 11 d inasnn in tli. question of the citv i'i.l mii''h as he mueases the onun-hl n o w handle i 1 i i finally atcree.l tiia' j he siionld r- t . it. ft.p his servif, ; tent From this amount the jutlii.iiii a . Ifilt. $t, ; year. Heret :he just it e received Jl,2"e ,,, his f S1 O! . .f ' - lo Sixteen women, members of the civic department of the Hammond Woman's club, were present when the council created the office of poll' The women had been doin matron.! visrilanee 'ity in ti council chambers for so (Continued on pace sts.) McMahnn ICloblo h.ir t'onroy hit v hi asks .1 suit for p. I''-. : ii!.'.';. ::,-';:.:-, 1 n her pet;-. : -n I ; i ! 1 - d ( -;. ..- i. I ,V Clcx t lafel. ia una Martin of Hammond claims that her husband. David, not only went hom intoxicated, but took his intoxicated companions with him

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i -.1 -t yj k GUNS AMD THE FROM ANVIL TO HAMMER, GERMAN EDITOR'S ADVICE I'KTRoIT, April 4. An flit.. rial hy August. M.ii'vhaiis.-ti, editor snd proprietor of the l'.troit Ahe-itl-;.ost. pnPlished t . -t t ' . t . in whieh he .olvised tl'.e ( I .-rma n - A m e r i. a n s to ai.iti.ion their altitude of panel'. " m the f.ti-e. of the hostile a t -t.o ks upon them and the snspieions f tl. lovalty entertained on ovf-rt' siih', is h' i; i a 1 1 flit ion. Mr. Marxlian'f'i of tho h-atiin ni.-n population of Mi to attract tii.si l. red one t h. '' riiiaiih' an. II.; d.'i lares that a movement on foot to urir; tlie :. :! m i u ' sl ra t ion to establish i on. entration ramps for all 5rnmns an.l iernian-Ameri -ans, aii'l fills on them to protest vigorously asrainst this hostile proj.aKamla. The f.Iitori.tl is in part as follows: liiTin.-i n-A mt t i- ai.s wail not allow themselves to .e ma le to shut up. hut will continue to leave no means untried in order to keep tat; county out of war. A ml should it come to war. Just th. n, in spite of all attempts to Intimidate them, will Oerman-Araerirans he jealously on the fruard th:A none of their riRhts tl.ey are entitled to under tile 1 'oust it ii t ion will be a Itri.'u-etl. The pillion, e of (b rmanAmerbaiis is exhaus.te. I.ontr etiouuh have they allowed themselves to be used as an anvil. Let us now swins the li'.mmer! AfiirST MAiiXHA I SKX. I'liblisher Iietro.t A hen.ipost. PRISON TERM FOR WILSON THREATS I'.Al.TIMOKK. Mil. Aiu-i: 1. Taking the stand that any map who vivos expression to a thicat ariuis th,. ; : I ' of rresnient Wilson should md be permitted to be at larno, Jmle Rose in the I 'iiited States district eotirt vest, rtlay s-ntcneed Amos H. J'auhls, ti jears obi, to the fedtral penitentiary nt. Atlanta for a term of eighteen months, l'auhls was arrested at union rtat.in several weeks as lie was ah. ml to board a train for Washington. GARY PYTHIANS READY FOR WAR In o,,i,.,eel 1.... n il h tile t.pmta of the ' r:md lodge of Indiana Rythians to of - tot o t-.tpimtnt or more of 't-thiatu 1 1 the president Gary is in tlie front w ith one company organized. Police Sergt. Ross Royer, formerly of the regular army, and other ex-soldiers and guardsmen are anionf? the leaders of the company, which has been drilling for some lime. NOTICE TO SALOONKEEPERS. All members are urgently p..jm s It""! to be pros .pt at a special nio'tiii? of the Saloonkeepers Association nt MoosHall Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Business of Importance. W. C. HF.RRINOTON. Fres. 4-.- CRNF.r.II'S PVKN'S. Peey.

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r s ti' - 1 MEM BEHfJD THE EXPECTED CAPTURE OF ST. QUENTIN By TTnited Press. Ni:V TOI'.K, April Th of St. yuentin. on.- of the ea pt u re pr.ncipal eiti.-s of the Hinoenhurjr jim , appeared toila v a matter of hours. M'lb ial statements iudit-alerl thy J-'r-ti' li w ill probably hae tlie honor of .u'cupymir the town, ju.iinnvr from fast progress of the em' ire I intr ninoid'ntish f. .roes, the e vacua t .on of the city is imminent. I'temh patrols have penetrated tinsouthwestern outskirts of tho town. The ji thick in fore- from this direction pitbabiy will como tonigtHt. In the mi mi! mi" French dispatches indicated th J'.ritish were ma int a in intf the pressure on tin ir front fiom tlie west ami nor' h. BOARD TO HEM BOTH SIOES OF HERNQON AFFAIR At an open m edii.'.ii ion t,, I... ii. of th .'id ;u th. fi i. nds of b . i mar ! uMrs. ''artne the f,.. s i t ie I'. lb rndoti s. hotd, are in board w ill n t,i ices will he do ..I lr i rn i .a 1 of t ii e I r v i n s io I. Whether the l Mis. lb rntlon's servdel. After petitions north side peopb ;e!M.,! l,y nearly """ presumahly pntrtins of t he .s. hool. had h. ho t rd, tbiiia ml hi M en filed witi th" s. llerntlon's rcnn.val as principal tf the s, li.ml, petitions ut'holdii n h. r were put in cir- , ui.it losi in "it- Ii-vins- school district, it is said. The chav-tes made azainst Mrs. lit rmioii b t iiose se.-kiim- to have her reuio'. ed w. ic to the fffet t that v',,. did not take parents mio ner eon-t-r i-oii-iild af - (i.len. e about what their bo s ter school hours. It was alleged he ! hail school boy s ohtain evidence airainst merchants who sold tobacco to minors ; ami instructed the boys pot to toll j Iheir parent- what th- y wre 'loiuii. j li was also nib bed she had bovs at j iior h'-ene afu-r slmol while the par- j , nf s , ni not i now " ' ' , ' Mrs. Hern. Ion's !r s a re S.U i I ft the Iwrsf? ! C I f the hoa rd j ;hb s a re to be i very ir.tiinr.nii t , - ....... 1 ,i 1 me. tit ; - '1"'1 ,l ' , l ts t- v I ' 1 r. i T t . 1 W i I e 1 1 .i lic:ir !' REPUBLICANS PLEAD GUILTY (fly I nlted Press. IN I 't ANA ROT-IS, April 4. Forty reroibli. ans of Kvnnsvillo. today pleaded guilty of the ch.arae to ron.ire to tieI fraud the uoer:mitnt :n tne R' 1 h elec tion hefore Jutlge Aml-rsttn. I r.uik Iai!. Fnited States district attorney ir, charge of the case, told of the evidence the government has gathered in the purchasing of votes, closing with a plea for leniency.

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, s V GUMS , , ,,, I. . . " nited I'ress ( a I1 ri: rani. I II v TiJi: IIilF., April 4 llctria han . rat II, ally derided lo break relalioiiM n-rien n xoon jih "i' I niteel state tleel.ire n r on '."mini). Thin ilrrbinn hail 1.,-,-n reached nt n eonferriice at Itoinbiircr MwrfB tlu- kalwer. the Ans4trian eriiperor nl hiah 'lutonie offlcialM. Thp en prrnr yirlded to (Irraanik made ly the kahrr for HK'h a te. It nils knimn that tli- conference of the hljth 'leu. tonio flic.-r related p ri n.-i .n 1 1 jt the riu-ricani situation. -lher reort from 1 ! ami hiire le 'lares the titstritin emperor Koiilil xhortl.T make a definite pence ol'frr for the ten trill I'unrm. (m i i i: n. Or 1 nitfd IVcsti ( a It I ec ra in. 1 F 1 i;M. i; ), ,,ri i entlmslavtlc reception tim urnnted President j Wilson's Mpeevh here. Impromptu meetings nerc held ilh enkers ri. IlnlBK the Mniticaiic,- of merica , I art Ion. H I niled Iress nhlecra m. I.OMKIV, April 4 n. pea re move hy the l ontrnl I'nnrr, has Wen j forced hy Austria's demand, necorilini; ' to iiiformntlnn I.t vtuy t:f Holland. The I declaration mm made that the fortheotninu: iiiiiioiinceiiient hr -erinany onld make n "north vhile jiller." That the Memonle officials renlixe i Ihey must make more eoneesxlons than 1 hefore Is riimoretl. (Ily 1 niieil Pre., i A MU.TO. April 4 1 he nar department today issued nn appeal for IM.OOO iirtisims to till up the quarter, master enlisted rrserir corps for war time .prlif.. Th. il,...-. ....... . . . .. . j i n !t" ,,r,si" training these men immed. (Ily I niteil Press "ahlei;ram. f'HKISTIM, April 4 Since January 1, 1". Norwegian esaels of 2.14.HK tons hair fallen lit'tim to Kiihnvarine vim-fare -nith loss of p Nornrslnn lives, according to st:itistis nnnonneer here today. Ily I nifeil Press.) MSTK.RI)M. April 4 "tier. miins must not nnderesi ima te the importanee of the I nlted States entetinic the nar for meriea in the richest eountry in the iorld' deelared the llerliner 'laicehlntt today, Beeordinar to Ilerlln dispatches. The editorial said: "Wilson oiisiht to know n nnr declaration Is a matter of greater moment to A mrrlrn thnn ermnnj. The erinan people, hmirur, seem riiniliM'Pit that the pa rt icl pa t ion of the last itreat neutral power will not defeat t.ermaiiy. We resret that (Germany Is thus prolonai nie the war. Hut the tierman people liravely fare their enemy. '

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Vot3 Is Mot Taken The sision is War" Gen(By United Press.) WASHINGTON, April 4. Urging that there be "no faltering, no division, no weakness in the nation," Senator Hitchcock upon opening of the senate today began his arguments for passage of the resolution that will make war with Germany an open actuality. Hitcncock said: "We want no j more territory, demand no ini demnity, have no historic grudges and no racial antipathy. We alone of all the nations wi'.l spend our i treasure and lives without hope of i material pain. We are going to war to vindicate honor and independence as a great nation. "Wo .ir.; KolllJf to V..-I1- ill IJ f.-tlFO Of humanity. .Such ouritr.-l .-is v have v.-is fort-rd upon us. I , fl,,t heljpve tho t;.nu.in I'.-ooio !.-!! v.,r hut th tlorm.-in fvn. rnin.-iit is cr-st- ratr. No ert-.-it nation conl.i hoi. I n ph,co in history ir ii ifrii.iuod uttlf t.j h'j ordtred fro-ii tho s.ris." Jte . ii,.,t ftvett nTtr-r i knew the p--.opo of tho I'nit.-d SiaCs wr-re over' ntniii.-l pat;" six.) AFTERNOON SESSION By CAB. It D. GROAT (TTnited Press StatT Correspondent.) WASHIN-GTO, Aprtl 4. Though pacifism was noticeahia in congress today, support of a, war to the finish was j assured ty hoth houses. The honse for. eiu comrainee -poreci iavorably on the senate war resolution and leaders serv ed notice the resolr.M tomorrow for pa'" arise it will he Ir- - - -rrouia come up t. If ohjexttlons throujrh r.n.der a tlii3 afternoon J rule checking- de"; . j On the senate r;'j Stone and Varf.atr-:: i denounced the i war mora Tr.'t n-clarecl themselves ready to o to the n- -cot limit in mak ing- the war a sue- :ae will vote agrainst tlie rcsor-' TilcCnm-ber pro posed that the U t Shares recognize the rirht of any "'R-e'ent to establish any blocXa&e ty any means hut any further sinking- cf American vessels without warning' or loss of American lives he regarded as an act of war. He said: "I am pacslntr lory enotig'h on the hrink of war to r'low Germany time to withdraw her :hlcral suhmnrine warfare. There can he no great war without violating: the rights of neutrals. We have to exercise a prit deal of charitableness o he warring- nations in this respect." McCr.mh propcip'T that American be warred e" -".ifps wh'to negotiations preceded a-d a ti-t'ttement with Germany. - itn"-,'r-;tl he did not condone f - - -t --r warfare hut held that th" TTVte- "t's ouht to remain neutral r.o thai it ir.ig!v Iretter serve humanity. Senator ardair.r.RB pleilg-c:! himself to his country. Senator Ncrris, one of the twelve who Mocked the armed neutrality hill, derl- -3d he would oppose the war resolution. renattr Stone said: "I fear the conpris will involve the United States ia war, when you do you will commit the greatest national blunder in history. I shall vote against committing this mintakp to prevent which I would frlaulv lay down my life. But if tho co:irtittional powers of my government shall decide we must go into the war then I s"iall cast all doubt and foreloti;n- t the winds and my eyes will blintled lo everytliing' except the flar- of :ny ccr.ntry borne b7 American boys thvou-:i the storm of war and my ears will he deaf to every call except my country'3 call." I PROVEN MANY TIMES Tht f iir e-. e et-.sses and specfarie; are sat isfm t,.rv in .-ry detail S Siivtr. .R wthr ,v- optometrist, 177 sat" St.. li-.i amond. Imh 4 - i 1 Join the U. S. Army or Navy Now Your Country Needs You ! Yci'ti.' 'post masici' i- ; qual;t;e-.i recruit irij? officer if therr- is not a renlar recruiting station, in your tr.wr.