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LIS' EXCESSIVE Ho Direct Word Yel Received from Gen Persnlng, Washington Besieged With Inquiries, ' WASHINGTON, July 31. The war department is in receipt of many inquiries from over the country as to the probable number of casualties in the American army in France since the present advance of the allies began. To all these messages the adjutant-general's office Is obliged to replay, it was said today, that General Pershing has not yet said anything definite in his reports about the number of casualties. The fact that the commanding general has not made special reference to the loss of men leads the department officials to believe that the casualties have not been as large as might be expected under all the circumstances. However, there Is no disposition on the part of the -war department to lead the people of the country to look for small casualty lists. The present advance has now been under way for eleven date and erery day has been marked by hard fighting In which American divisions have participated. General Terhingr. In Teports. has frequently referred to the stubborn resistance of the enemy at certain points, and it Is Inevitable, the authorities here say. that the American losses should be great. Nothing else could be expected In such a drive as has been under way. IK HANDS OP PIESHIN9. The casualty lists ore entirely In the hands of General Pershing. The casualties are. of course, reported to his headquarters daily or as soon as the lists can b? compiled by the units In..nivd Vn list Is forwarded by cable to the war department until It has been carefully verified. The policy, as Ihe country now understands it, has been and Is so to hand.e, the lists as not to reveal to the enemy the aggregate lists at any one time In any particular part cf the field. Under the plan that Is being followed. General Pershing sends so many names dally, picked at random from the total casualties reported to his headquarters. Thesa names are seldom, if ever, all from any one regiment or even from any one. division. The war department Is of the opinion that the casualties cf the last eleven r.ays ara just beginning to come through. Trobably the first names of those In the last drive appeared in yesterday's list. Todays list also contain(Continued on Pace Five ) JASPER. Ind., July 31. A coil of rore placed in his mail box together with the statement that it would be "used damned quick" unless he left, was all the urging the Rev. Dagerfoerde. pastor of St. John's Lutheran church In Boone township, this county, needed. Hs was accused cf being pro-German and resigned and left the following day. MICHIGAN CENTRAL TBHNHITS AUTO One Killed and Two Hurt in Auto Smashup Last Night. A serious auto accident happened last night near Michigan City. George F. Tower, director of the First National Bank. St. Louis, Mo., and M. Grymes Pettus of St. Louis, attorney for the bank, narrowly escaped death when a car occupied by Tower was struck by the eastbound Michigan Central filer six miles east of Michigan City. Tower was driving. A colored chauffeur, believed to be J. F. Gilbert of Clarksville. III., sitting in the rear seat, was Instantly killed. Tower and Pettus were flightly hurt. The car was completely wrecked. The party was en route to TVequtons!ng, Mich,

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HE ACCEPTED TjEJIITATll E. Chicago Man Thought the Motorcycle Cop Desired to Race With Him Last Night. It Is uggested by Chief Austgen of the Hammond police that East Chicago enter John In the next speeding races In Chicago. The chief will back John. John's hind name Is Cira and he gave his address as SIS Eega place. East Chicago. He was speeding west on Bummer street last night and passed Officer Lute going 40 miles an hour. When Lute ran alongside of him and asked him to stop, Cira thought he was asking him to race, so he opened up the throttle and was making better than 50 miles an hour when Lute finally got In front of him and told the astonished Cira that he was under arrest. Cira was fined $12 by Judge Klotz in the Hamond city court this morning. At that Cira thinks he has a fine car. MILQ BRUCE S APPOINTED OflJHL He Sends Out for Hie Cigars After Council Elects Him, But They Are Non-Union Made and Ora Highland Objects. The Hammond city council at a special meeting last evening elected Attorney Miio Bruce councilman from the Eighth ward to fill the place of Louis S cheer, who moved from the ward and for that reason resigned. The new coun-s cilman. one of the organizers of the Citizens party, received ten votes, and Morton Towle. who had stated he would not accept the place anl r-as not a candidate, was given three democratic votes. i After his election Attorney Bruce sent Henrv Viz. building commissioner and' the administration's union labor representative, to purchase a box of clears to distribute among the council and other officials present at the meeting. The building commissioner complied with the request and returned with a box of cigars, which were passed around. Councilman Highland of the Fifth ward, figuratively speaking. examined the teeth of the gift horse. He arose, evidently greatly displeasd and stated that he was surprised that Mr. Viz in his position would purchase a box of "scab" cigars to .give the council. Mr. Virj; explained it was an oversight. The cigars were smoked. Among those present at the meeting was Billy Rose's uncle. Jack, manager of the bathhouse. Jack, whose las,t name Is Sirpel. believes In reciprocity. Billy takes so much interest in his work at the. bathhouse that he in turn attended the council to lend his moral surport to Billy. Mr. Rose's sister Is one of the efficient city employes at the bathhouse as weil as Mr. Viz's wife and offspring. CO-OPERATIVE STORES STARTED I Times Bvrf.at-. " At Pttsj "aptti.. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. July 31. The Liberty Co-operative Stores Company of Gary has been incorporated here -vlth a capital of $10,000. The directors are George It. AVatterson. Jacob Jaffe. R. C. Smalley and others. July 31. 117 British and French launch offensive in Belgium, after three weeks of bombardment. Ten villages and SoOO prisoners taken. July SI. 1910) Allies consolidate their gains In the Ssmrne offensive. Russians press nearer Kovel. July 31. lftlSi Austro-Germans take Lublin. Russians push evacuation cf Warsaw-. July 31, 19141 General mobilixation In Russia.

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Ai F. Hartip Go, of E, Chicago Gets Grading Contract on 510,000,000 War Jot), Construction on the new 24-mill addition to the Gary tin plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company to cost $10,000,000 will! begin tomorrow morning when the A. F. Hartigan company of East I -v: i; i vuicago sians grading operations. The Hartigan company has been awarded the entire grading contract, and the early beginning of work indicates that construction will be rushed to the limit. Pressing need of tin plate for war uses caused the government to ask the steel corporation to expand its producion tacihties and it at once decided to double its Gary tin plant. BETWEEN TWO PRESENT PLANTS. Tomorrow morning a large force of men with needed equipment, including steam shovels. 100 teams and portable railways will begin digging in the sand hftweon the tin plant and the shet plant of the sheet and tin plate cornpa n v. Completion of the addition to Gary's tin mills will add. it Is expected. 3,000 more skilled operatives to the payrool, but In the meantime hundreds of men are expected to oe employed in construction. With the present tin plant containing 2 mills the new addition will make Gary plant, it is said, the largest of its kind in the world. Its sister plant, the sheet mills, are also of large dimensions V. C. Loyd is manager "of the tin plant and John A. Gross is manager o the sheet plant. Awsrdir.g of the contract to the Hartigan company was marie by the general offices of the tin plate company at Pittsburgh. Mr. Hartigan's concern has put in five years of grading work for the Gary sheet and tin plants, besides doinr other work at Gary for steel subsidaries. HAS BIO JOBS. The Hartigan company 1 now doing the grading work at the Mark sftel plant, Semet Folvay Coke Ovens nr.d the Mark townsite at Indiana Harbor; it also graded for the Standard Forging company's artillery works. For the Inland steel plant and the preliminary work on the Baldwin Locomotive site. SLOVAK SOCIETIES CEIEOOUS The five Red Cress chapters in Lake ; county have just recently received i checks for $200 each .from the Slovak i committee of Whiting which was lnstrumental in arranging for the Slovak j : charity bazaar. ; This bazaar was supported and pa- j i tronized by Slovaks and others in Ham- ' mond. Gary. Fast Chicago. Indiana liar- i , bor and other parts of the county and' j the entire proceeds of the event were ! given to the Red Cross chapters In these 'i-ltles. $1,000 altogether was realized. I 1 The Whiting local committee conslst- ! ed of Rev. John S. Rradac and Joseph i Matalon and much credit Is due the ; Whiting Slovaks ret only for the success of the enterprise but for the patriotic distribution of the funds. MAY GO TO THE JURY TODAY Sr-EciAt, To The Times. CROWN POINT. Ind.. July 31. The case against Otto Bauer of Whiting who Is charged with contributing tj the delinquency o? two Hammond girl under age is expected to go to the Jury this afternoon. Tte case is being tried in the circuit court at Crown Po:nt.

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Times Bcreav. AltVnrATv,nmV-1"t J INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. July 31. The pubhc service commission today handed iown a decision fixing an entS-cly new schedule of interurban freight rates in Indmna intended to encourace the short haul of high class freight for lnterurbans and long haul low class freight for m roads. The short haul high class 'icigui idita vn Lite inicruroans now win be less than steam road rates on the same character of freight and the lone haul low class freight will be moved at less expense to shippers by steam reads. ! U. S. Agents Make Clean Sweep of Cke County

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in Prosecution of Liquor j YES THAT'S WHAT Violations and Box Car' ' THEY ALL SAY Thefts, i f I. v t t c d Press Cabuoram . ! AMSTERDAM. July 31. Further exj ruje9 ,or the Geirrian defeat on th Vnitcd States Commissioner Charles j Mane ar appearing in German newsSurprise, on evidence procured by Sre-' ra r'er!" reaching here. The Frankfurclal Agnt G. IV. Green of he depart- ! t'r Ze'it,in Glares: "A small withdrawal was necessarv mnt of justice, yesterday afternoon H .,,.,.., ..

bound ovr to the federal grand jury thirteen men and women charged with ! i transporting liquor Into the state and j nine men and boys taken In the dragnet I sot for railroad thieves. Of the twenty-three persons bound over, twenty made complete confessions to Special Agent Grfen. Green and his agents are the cause of widespread terror in the region among illicit liquor dealers and the gan of box car thieves. The government Is supporting the department of justice to the fullest extent in prosecuting both lines of criminal activity. OSOSS BOUND OTIB. No case called to the attention of the department will be dropped until thoroughly investigated. One of the cases heard yesterday afternoon was the first violation known after the state went dry April 2. It was that of the Hon. Kd A. Gross, justice of the peace of Gary, owner of valuable business property in the steel city, and now held under $1,000 bond, charged with transporting liquor. Mate Dennis, sn expressman, stated in a concession made to G. V. Green that (Continued on page two.) NEARLY 200 IN DAY'S CASUALTY LIST Rt I'viteo Pr.E. 1 WASHINGTON. July 31. General Pershing's casualty list of 134 todayshowed : Killed in action 36 Died of wounds 40 Died of diseas? 6 Died of nciident." 5 Diod of aeroplane accident 1 Wounded peerely Wounded degree undcterrninei?j 1 Missing 24 Marine Corps casualties totaled 1: Killed in action 1 Died of wounds j Severely wounded

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H'xiTn Press Cablegram. ! PARIS. July 31. German losses since j the start of the war have reached 4.760.000. according to estimates published I here today In l'Homne Libre. Premier Clemenceau newspaper. The Germans now have 5.430,000 men. it Is stated, of which 4.000,000 are engaged on the west front. PERSHING REPORTS HUN REPULSE fRv I'mteo Press 1 WASHINGTON. July 31. Repuis" of German counter attacks by American forces on the line of the Ourcrj and improvements of American positions was reported by General Pershing today. SEVENTEEN ENEMY MACHINES DESTROYED ri'NTTED Press Cablegram LONDON, July 31. Seventeen enemy machines were destroyed and one driven

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EICHHORN'S I AOCACCTXT IDENTIFIED I i UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM. AMSTERDAM. July 31. The assassin pf Field Marshal Von Eichhorn. at Kieff. is Loris Demsky. it was learned officiaIy from Eerlln today He is i ,d tn be a ;d ag(nt of the Soclal Revolutionaries of the Left in Moscow, ' ho ar alUged to h4Ve farnishecl the ! bomb an(J the m to flnance the plot AIR RAID ON AUSTRIAN BASE tBr I'viteo Press ROME. July 31 An air raid op. Pola, the Austrian naval base, was announced today by the Italian war office. "Early Tuesday morning our airmen for two hours bombed militatry and j harbor works at Pola,'' the statement i said. "Several fires were observed, es pecially where he submarine aviation station is located." VHO LICKED THE PRUSSIAN GUARDS TBt Uniteo Press. WASHINGTON. July 31. Identity of the American forces whiJh whipped the kaiser's crack Prussian Guards near Serlnges has not been reported yet to the War Department, but General March said today the supposition Is that the American force was either the Third Division or the Forty-Second d ivision (Rainbow). Other newspapers der- th Allies have gained out that the the initiative, pointing withdrawal from th" Marne was made so that a solid front might h presented. HUNS CAWL TO FOLKS AT HOME TBr United Press. 1 WASHINGTON. July 31. The German general staff has officially admitted that "the drive upon Paris !s a failure." but has promised the German people that a "decisive blow will be delivered immediately against the Anglo-French front." In the communique entitled. "The Situation on the Marne." which appeared yesterday In nearly every German paper no mention was made of American participation. In the defeat The German people are Implored not to abandon their confidence In Hlndenburg'on account cf the withdrawal which is stated to be for the purpose of getting a better start for the newblows against the Allies. CONGESS TO HASTEN LEGISLATION (Rt I'niteo Pfess WASHINGTON. July 31 Congressmen may hasten back to Washington before the end of their recess to begin work on legislation that will provide an enlarged army. Minority leaders of the senate favor haste and Senator Curtis of Kansas, Repup' Mean whip, proposes issuing- a rallying call to sen e'ors of his party. Vnder the recess jr-lan regular business may be resumed jJ-iriiTH n (iiinnim il'A It quorum give us unanimous consent Senators in Washington today believe that the exact ages to' be fixed by the draft are less important than enacting the necessary legislation. Senatorial opl-ion inclines to ages of 4 as the proper ones for the An army of 5.000,000 men finds draft faor with many and some say "Why stop at 5. 000. 000? Let the sky be the limit." Even should the most conservative j changes be enacted In the age limit an army well over 5,000,000 could be provided easily. WANT TO TAX LIQUOR OUT OF EXISTENCE TBt I'NtTEn Press WASHINGTON. July Si A threat to tax liquor out of existence in the new revenue bill was the reply of prohibitionists today to claims that making the nation dry at this session of congress will halt plans to raise eight billion In taxes. Drys declare that only word from the administration or a victory will stop the prohibition fight now. Representative Randall of California declared ths country would not lose rear a billion in taxes if prohibition Is passed. He pointed out that whiskey making Is already prohibited during the rerlod of the war and declared that only taxes lost would be a. half year on beer.

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BAFFLES THE HUNS j Br United Presf ! WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, July 31. The intrepid tharg- i lng of the Americans is not only win- I ning ground, but it is also instilling fear Into the Germans. Letters taken from prisoners today and statements made by them merely show this: The more Intelligent Germans fear they won't be able to hold out much longer against the Increasing allied j forces. The American spirit and devotion to ! duty is amazing, even to those who have j watched the war and been on the battle- j field for four years. Time after time the Americans have charged into intense machine gun fire, right through artillery barrages, and have driven back the Germans, whose infantry cannot stand up to hand-to-han-1 combats. HERE'S OLD LANSDOWNE AGAIN f F.vtTED Press C flt am 1 LONDON. July 51. Lord 1 u.-hair. presiding at a conferncce at Fcex toq.iy.

read S letter v.rif.on by Lord I.ands- -S angea tiieir OKgi-fil downe advocating a discussion of the i Jec"ves. The allie3 and Germans terms w ith Germany. j battling in the bloody SoisSOHS"I am convinced their is a desp-seitcd j RheililS Salient are '"OW h-Qt SoW'desire for further explanation of condi-; on trving t trQy tions on w hich we are prepared to open j ry,:-I f c V ca,-li OiEcr. a discussion leading to peace." ihc letter iT- " a" March declared in said. j his regukr interview today. The -As far as may be judge! peace ie- i loae objective remainine he sai'3 sire in the enemy nation is wij-sprcvl. I is iq 'yU ac . a" It is the only possible explanation ..f ! j.r. hpi " Ain 2S POSSlble. the-lajuageio.rmar.s and Austrian t 0Ut "gdt hopes Of bagging who are able it, speak freely and the j , e ternia3 army Owing to its reconstant feelers that the Central Powers J Sl'stance. in the Soissons-Rheim launch. Let us give our adversaries a Section, chance to show whether they are sin- ! T,,. ,

OUR TROOPS HOLD THEIR OWN BVt.LETtN-.l WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN IN FRANCE. July 31. American troops dispute heavy Prussian counter attacks are holding their lino sthrough Sorlir.ges. Sergy and to the south of Cierss. DYNAMITE . IS MB Special To Thk Ttmep 1 CAMP TAYLOR. Louisville. Ky July 31. Hammond's contingent of son men here are In mourning. "Dynamite" is missing If the Hammond goat is nor returned soon there is going to be forty kin-ls of trouble. The men cf the Eleventh Company. Depot Brigade, have the Thirty-third Company's goat. The Hammond contingent brought a goat and all fared wpII with the men and goat until the personnel office came between them. A "kind" soldier .from the Eleventh Co. volunteered to take care of the goat until the men went through tho personnel office. The "friendly" soldier donned an invisible cloak shortly afterward, whereupon the Thirty-third Company is endeavoring to regain the goat from the Eleventh Company. Lawyers and Barbers May Be Forced to "Work or Fisrht." WASHINGTON. July 31 Major General Crowder. provost marshal general, is giving consideration to several radical suggestions for extension of the "work or fight" order. It was learned today that among the classes being investigated as "non-productive" are lawyers, barbers and si! circus employes and attendants. It is understood that a persistent demand has born made from many sections, especially from Philadelphia. New Tork and Chicago, that young lawyers be included in the "work or fight" order. PERSONAL ASSESSMENTS ARE RAISED Times Bi-reau. At Statu Capttal. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 31 The State Tax Board today raised all personal property tax assessments In Lak county 5 per cent, making a total raise of fl.092.fi72 fr county or net gain over last year of $713, Sl. THEY WILL.DO IT. Albert Jacobson of Ch:cag-. who was arrested Sunday by Officer Warr.er for driving a truck on Calumet boulevard i fined $15 by Judge Kiotz in the Hammond city court this morning. If others fight you can Join the War Savers army. save.

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Has Been Slain With His Aflufaot General, BCLLETIN-.l rt-. 1 hal Tn- rT vT' y Jl rield Mar. Sto"?.,'""1 -cord. v... "onl Kleff received today. O-eneral von Dressier also .. nea. KirtPCrtS.frOE1 Kieff SE7 tfct the Bin brenrht . . . agar Et3Tea he came frcai from the communists committee to w" (hnu. dictator. The assassin. ASlCtllftitni. TunI W -uca was assassinate VV"CBta at Koc Political storm clouds are rather-r roverrmaut. vrhcle. sale 6rres made. fBr I'MTEn rr.EF5 WASHINGTON, July Jl.-Ecf ciHo? i ;-. i , r . u icuiar army resiraents wii. torm the neucleus of e2ch new envision. Transfer of fifteen regiments of national army cavalry tc field artillery has been ordered to be used abroad at once. General March said a cablegram h--been sent to General Pershing t- rnd j casualties as they . occur without attempts to separate them according to engagements. j Reviewing the battle situation sinro I last Saturday he said the general salient has flatted considerably. The enemy rj tirement on Saturday was very rapid : amounting to three or four miles on O ; twenty mile front. The Germans j treated so fast Saturday night that th ;a!lic3 lost touch with their front lir..:s. j The extreme west flank of the enemy's lines remains practically stable. The extreme east has been able to reducp ! the allied salient. He declared details ! of the unification of all the American forces are now being worked out and in the future there will be no so-cajled rational guard or national army. Every man serving under the flag will wear on his collar the letters "V. S." GERMAN RETREAT TOWARD FISMES By FRED FERGUSON ft"NiTEr Press Cablegram 1 WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, July 31. Stiff resistance the Germans are now putting up indicates that a strong line has been established and bitter efforts are being made to keep the allies from breaking through but prisoners insist the enemy will make his most determined stand between Rheims and Soissons. The German retreat toward Fismes still proceeds. Americans hold Sergy and hill 212 nearby. They also have stormed and hold Meurcy farm. The battle is becoming constantly fiercer. Remnants of the fourth- Prussian guard still uphold the Americans near Sergy. The Tanks pushed forward despite vigorious resistance. Traps were laid by the retreating Boches but they failed to materialize Prisoners from the fifth Bavarian reserves, the fifth and sixth chasseurs and the fifth foot guards were brought in last night. They say regiments have suffered more than seventy-five per cent losses. HUN COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED L"vtTEr Press Cablegram. PARIS, July 31. German counter attacks against the new allied positions along the line eastward from Oulchy le Chateau have been repulsed, the French war office announced today. On the right bsnk of the Ourcq there was sharp fighting. "Northeast of Fere en Tardenois. Sriges has finally been taken In an American counter attack. "Numerous German raids east of Montdidier on the right bank of the Meuse and in the Vosges failed." Chicken raisers: Put Biddy to work in the munition factories. Every few cackles means a Thrift

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