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Stronghold o! Lens Falls to the British, Capture Ten More Cities and Towns. ri.yiTe Press Cablegram LONDON, Sept. 3, 3:00 p. m. , Splendid progress was made yes-j terday by the British armies, j They captured yesterday 10,0001 German prisoners and took Lens,; a jreat coal mining center. Their j territory recovered extended 4 miles j in'o the enemy teritory. BERTINCOURT FALLS

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tt'vjTsn TRE53 Caf:.e-.f.am LONDON, Sept. 3. The Canad ians have stormed the DrocourtQueant line. Field Marshal Haig announced. He also announced British troops entered Doignies and Bertincourt and that 10,000 prisoners were taken in this vicinity yesterday. In the f.yhtins on the Queant front eiemv casualties were heavy In addition to the rrisoners captured. II- sl.o announced that Q'K-ant had been occupied last ni-rht. LENS AND QUEANT ARE RECOVERED ri'viTEP Press r ABiriRAM LONDON, Sept. 3. The British have captured Lens, Wulverghen, Queant and Tronville, it was learned today. , ADVANCE 4 MILF. ON 20 MILE FRONT VXITED TREE3 CABLEGRAM. LONDON, Sept. 3. -The British advanced four miles on a twenty t 5V front, it was learned tOGay. : They have reached a point west ot Buissy and also hold Doignies, Valu, Bertincourt and Rocquigny. BATTLE FAVORABLE TO THE BRITISH WITH BRITISH IN FRANCE, Sept. 3. Fighting all along the Drocourt-Quent line continued favorable to the British today, ac cording to all reports at headquar- j cer: boutr.east ci wgiuwan British progress. They are astride the uriway wes: of Queant. The enemy is offering fierce resistence west and northwest of Queant. Ten thousand Germans were taken prisoners yesterday . GERMAN RETREAT STILL CONTINUES Vxitep Fress Cvm.EwRAM i LONDON", Sept. 3. 5:43 p. m. Th" present German retreat to p i; ior s be - ! hind the Canal du Nerd and fnn'mtiitu I j.ortnward will place c animal under 'no lone ranpe fir- and will make Don at I j : a.;t it r. i ly ush ss to the enen-y. ' In Flanders mfoi maticn indicates that ! L:. i'assce will probably fall scon. j The enemy ha ptactically no fresh) divisions available for i.jihtint; aitiiousii some of the tlcrman Crown 1'; ir.ce's ii- j visions probably will ha- e partially re- j covered from the mtiulintr. ( Mor.' than i'.'."'.0''i Americans were' transported to France iluriiiR A'.ic-ist, it ' was learned tins ;i.t tenio, n. ! A further advance! by lie- Fritish in j Flanders was re Stored te.'ay when it; was learned au'horitat ively tiiat Iliehe-bour-St. 'asChapelle has t, t wu mib s w c been occupied. it of .'eu v e ( This is an advance about one mile at the southern extremity of the A '. ;r,e;it ieres front The Fritish have also occupied HamMain at the northern end of the Droi urt-Ouoaru front. It is six tali's ens-t of Arras, just south of the Scarpe river. Public Notice. After September frst all jewflr optical stores in Hammond will bed nt 6 o'clock Monday. T'usda; . r.csday and. Thm ay e venin-ja of f k. ca

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Constant Agitation for uanc3 of Struggle During the Winter Months, Rv I"N"TSD Pl.ESS WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Army! j i.:cu saw tuujy mat upuui j I the present successful smash of! ! British, French and Americans will ! center or the western line, push him past t!:e Hindenlurg line and! sweep him out of northern France i before winter sets in. With the Americans progressing ; it is likely they will(soon reach the Chemin ces Dames which will form one firm jaw of the pinchers. On " the northern end the British and Americans are forming another miVhtv iaw. -In between .the uerman positions oecome ever peruous. i In th extreme r.Tthcrn end the !Ues are a'tcmptinj: to mik th.- II!n(Continued on Pii Five AMERICAN ARTILLERY KlKi"lJNlT l-iril-,Zl By FRED FHROVSON rtN!Tcr I'pew (Mn.Ey.AM 1 WITH AMERICAN s IN r RAM. fc.. I fcept- rf. American ar.m-.xj is my.. up the field?, roads, trenches and woods . alnns- the enrR'.'.- lin-.-S in conjunct ion I with the French who are attacking c-. . r InlvMiial Incidents O f !

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ditionl lienors u. French nnd AmeriennjU , iirita. The American unit;, v !. D part ici-i r,at-d gave high praise to tr. to t he cava.ry. i ' One of th remarkable f.a'ure of 1 he j battle is that the telephone service, from 'the front line was ?c ir.-cly .1 i?t !rhd at any stag. AMERICAN TROOPS MAKE PROGRESS RT I'NITFtn I'RE.-S.I : WASHINGTON". Sept. " North of j the AiPtie Ara'tkan troops continue! their ad'.ance in. the face of vigorous j German rcsi5ter.ee. f; neral IVrhincrj reported to the v.-nr department, under' date of Se pt. 2. The village of Te rnyjiortiy has ben taken t.Rethr w it!. I v any C'O prir-'ner?. two largo pun:;1! ina' hine puns. j FRENCH REACH CHEMIN DES DAMES rr"viTF.r Fress ' ' b:.e -.p.am P-VRIS. Sept. 4:0ii p. m. TIt

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s a:--.! en tiotis to ti.-r.iiv d-fend:r..f: 'heir . a rd I . v. The c.rrim'i connt.-r at .a without swf the Ai BJRLIJJ ADMITS FI'vtteo Frr WITHDRAWAL i.r in vm i nrilll.IX. via London -pt. " An adar.ee by the alio s in the wood '."ouchy-'.e-Chatcau was admitted 1 war office today. "The e-iemy pressel back 'iir f.. lines fr.-m the Ailel'"." Ihe st:C sail. 'I.e.. icy attai-ks fic'-d at ear the w;:rd j nt nt 1 o: :i. r V" SHERMAN RIDICULES WILSON'S STATEMENT IHv I'NiTEn Pr.E 1 WASHINGTON". Sept. :!. - Ridiculing Fr-. id nt Wilson's s'atem.-nt iha' politi s is ad iourn. d. Senator Sherman of Illinois declared that "worse, more ram pant, rancorous, partisan poi abused the patriotism and p"r fid. n. o of a er at ten i.n." de.-lf ihat under th. ruif n thn a ri -. -1 An civilian nuto

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a wis h 4 Bui 3 $ C r Tito CElj Laka county casualty j reported today, ECSSELL WALDO j COON, Eon of Clarence Eugene j Coon, C41 Kars'.-.all Et., Gary, Ind. I His name iu rriveii by Oen. Per- : shicrr a.3 among '.he wounded Be- i vorely. ' In yestorday's list COEPOKAL j JOHN KESIC3, son of Joseph j Nestor, 12 Washington St., Gary, Is j repoi-tsd missing' in action. I CfA2V MAN" KILLED IN ACTION j OTTAWA. Ontario. Septem:r 3. The nam.-- .-f if. Wilson. Gary, ln.l., appears ; in jJaturduy's Canadian casual Wilson was ki'.loi in nciton. l.M. j Garv. East Chicago and i ! nammona near u. a. v;au for Skip -Stops. Plan Put in Practice by September 15th. If'llU Hil l "-.if- ?r ave the siiip-t'-'P system in force on the.:r strfot ruilways )y Sept 15. Evcrv citv in the U. S. over O 0 0 viil h" affotei. Ar.ri--'Ur..-eir.e:it h'.e heen made by th? V, S. Ft!--! Administra'i-m. or 0 tens of coal a Wi'h a rn-ii .ltab.e and s'c-j prot". notion, th:s afiev d. j d fivit admittedly i low var.;r. on savins :s itr.rentjv. skir-stcp. as v. a r rr.e asure ; e.stabl:?hed bv the fuel adminis'p. bcaus-? of the fact that starting caf req.urps ,..r,.n ,im, s as much pow , rrca.rel t , rr.ol the car to r as is requirel t i propel the tho next comer of fin av- rae squaie. In Operation la Chicago The system already is in c.p-rai-n !n c P Detroit, Washington. Mmr.earand other cities, where is affecting a savin? of ."00.000 tons of e.wn a y oar. fj.'t administration emp!taizes opera ti.-n cf the Fkip-stop yys1 he that ' tern has she-rten. d the running time :n every 1 1 Stop Distances TJrjecl. lite C!;era ral ie lor t mr re s d i s t r : i ; six s skip-stops than iKht ;s, an a v:op to the urges th it sops 1-e ri ' to n-.it-- in busincf erase of about t"-";o fe,-n-.i'.e in rr -;'!'-.-; ia 1 district? r,f s;r feet, and four steps et,u;Vry. n nvcrnire of 1.12c nn a vera c in the op n feet. Residep this, all in.iud. o far ns p f.s re t., t-i elimible. en hills and ( n u r v. as e x c " s ; e j 'tart a car from v. r is r:h a pc.siIn order f-arth-horten th" ttip r to conserve power and in,e fuel a -i mi n: s-ir.-.r.on is v :riun;eij.r.i:ti the tracks c air.cr a campaign p,iss ordinanr-rs have keep tear 'liieular trafTie. ANNUAL CONVENTION. The ' 1! F. 1 . ThOKIFITH. Did intv S.r.o-:v - r.-- i 1 to ":-o"Lak c n i e'.i-.vor.r.-n w : i Point on opt-n;lie : p. tijo work ;ire s is th annual eo:n AI! int. : . s--j ty - nff.'i -epa : : p'i -c ra tn i s be in g 1 JOHN SEBERGER IN SERIOUS CONDITION i rSrKe-iAt. irUKFITii. I : sor. who w imp- 1 nd . V ! hn Sen was 1 !."; h'irr.e 1 at th" It Hoy- Voi:l-fi!r;v r.ifitht. to Sr Marcaret's !,"spita.' : r.ins. H.s condition is serJ x: !. : "- 1 w as t a i ', Sunday IOCS. He was pun-pin;? oil from anoverirned tank car to another when the e x p I o s i o n P 1 a . NEW VICTORY FOR ALLIES IN RUSSIA f Fvtrr. LONDON". allies in the PrF S CABt.FtejRAM 1 Sert. " Capture hy th' Are . i'lpol reeion of enmy position? ? of CV rskpya wr.s anno:ine?d j by a communKiue rcsarctiiis: 'nese operions. Russian troops participated in

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ics never j the attack. The positions were consolirous con- i .Jated and a counter attack was repulsed I with heavy losses to the enemy.

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v ' ? i . uNs V - Lake County in General Put in Peaceful Sunday; Cities and Towns Quiet as Grave Yards. People Were Patriotic. SUNDAY AUTO PAINTED YELLOW "Use pas and heip the Kaiser win the war." This s'ftn was written In yellow chalk on a P .dne touring- car. IIcense No. !5'35 Indiana, which stoa.l in front of the Ft. Joseph church on ll.ihunn "treet in Hammond. Sunday morning traseline savins da-. The ewr.er of th" car was from the country and disclaimed knowledge of the new o-dej-. Someone took t he coils from a F.ii-d left standing on Hohmati treet near the police station Sunday. The coils were left at the poii. e station and i was ome time bef.-re the Ford owner was able to recover t hem. Lake county's first gasolineless Sunday was successful in every sf the word. Patriotism) ns? . , i r , - -r, r- - nf rnRtpmnt for the fuel adminitration's request were reported.

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motors. HAMMOND JUST GASPED. ' j Hammond n-v. r saw its like at tamly seldom in 'he past for before the gas wagon can.e ui there were buggies and amazes palore. The streets were absc lately devoid of traffic except doctors' cars find, p few electrics. The Four Corners was so deserted that the I r.i f e rop was given a h' May. Street car motormen liad n pleasant dav for tin - bowie.l sletif.' without any interfrrc. e from either what is to them the j pestilential truck and the flivver. Fen- j pie vvand. red around dazed. A few more J than usual went to church but a very i f-,v at that. t"hildren in some cases pot to re'-oz-nize their fathers and there were, move family dinners cooked m Hammond ot. Sunday bt .re. than ever known CEDAR LAKE HARD HIT. SrEC-iAt. T-- Tub Times. CEDAR LAKH. IND. Sept. 3 Gloom was writ in lartfe chunks her" on Sunday. The lake resorts have been

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v. i t 5 " (E l" 4 i. r . These are the first photographs re-educating American soldiers' wounded in the war. All these ;men have been returned irom France badly injured and are now ; at the Walter Reed Hospital in ; Baltimore. One man, with his i right hand shot off, is being taught j ; to write with the appliance which: ! must do him instead. The other isf I being shown how to knit with one I i hand. ' Thregistraticn hoard at 'rwn p,;at h." lis issued a c.mpniatlve : str.l- --.. r. t. . howSnjj the n'im'.w r of vol-

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.o: s r. g..-t' re..- ;n :ti ar. 1 .i.t-.- j their heads erect an i tr.ey marcnei irom j and t )-,vn -ii ps ,:i Lsl.e county at the i farrise.n Park through the business disi present t.nie, as i .i.np.i.ed with tlie reg- i ttjc. to (."ahmiet avenue and back to I.ib(istrat: n nn J vote tw.i y. at . ago. which t rty Hall in full tnjoyment. ! tells in more force than any word pic- American P.ags appeared in great jture the nece.ss.ty for a lot of good j abundance and were accorded the re- ! hard work on th part of the political j rprct and ceremony due except in a very

. .1 on .z;i i.u.st.;-. they cot tiv-.r pe.ip.r d be; t h e t , m e ex; "'itt ol-.er 5 th. Hanim-uid o the r t a i u n behind the is way ;n 'he rear of the ,e r't-M.n C;t.es. ntl'l m.hs jest of the county. The republicans ate t..:n.,- to try to remedy this by f ie b.iT di ive they w.',; make : a . i r i lamniond on r p-ihucan rejris. tret ion : a i.st - ! will b day, Tuesday, September lrtth. !' tho places where registration taken v:'.'. be pubiishel in the next few days. Follow in fr is the tible the board at Crown Poi plven out by City or Twn. Iter. i 23 2 ' 1 i i f '7 1 IT" 2 "eK rn 1P16 f 4 1 Voted nt In 1.1S fi fi , 4 S 2 1 2 .1.1 . " ; Gary ! Hammond : i 1 i wi-,i t ago N PI i 'a i u in." t in.'i "4 t 1' w i r " e ! Crk. t . .1 4 a el 1T6 1 2.13 2 11. ST d,Kagle 'rk. Winti-ld .. II chart Ha never 1 1; "6 : i4 ! Totals f or ( r 4a 2 GERMANS TRYING TO ESCAPE "ari.oGram i f Fnited Press I.OXIniX, Sent 3. The R: ish are in . nd i sf.oi ted po-s-. s.-ion e f the ine. The en-my left these Droco-irt posi t ions vv i t h o u t resistance. He is endeavoring hind the Wot an line or such is left. j t' "' i pet P it as ALLIES "INFANTRY AlXV All V AT4 Vi FNtTF.n Press CAnt.EORAM. LONDON. Sept. 1. Low flyiriK Brit- i !-ept. I.ow nyuiK Hnt - ish aeroplanes are shattering- retreatinc enemy troops, bombinsr transport bridges and railway connections aed j generally essistin General Field Marshal Haifr's infantry in their advance.

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Wounded for Useful Lives . r VICTORY PAR AD E. OF Mid ilOfi LABOR i j ' T.arjrp Turnout, nf Wr-rlcers March; Picnic at Burnham Spoiled by Rain. Orjjanized labor the men who put Hammond on the map ef patriotism by .erecting Liberty Hail in eight hours yesterday had a victory parade under j the grand marshalship of Thos. Harle. j The carpenters, v lumbers, painters. st camfitters. lathers, barbers, plasterers. musicians and other craftsmen under. I banners of their individual unions while two bands played national and popular war selections. The electricians marched at Gary with the county organization I'.lllllU.i wilt, ... A-ciw v. niiaf.-. ! manhed there. j Ti-ide in the achievements of their j sons who are fghtmg in France, confiI donee in the cause of the Allies and de- J ) termination to .-r.tinu their labors for! j America, shown in the faces of bronzed! ; workers. Their footsteps were firm, j ; e u. cases where men on the sidewalks neglected to remov their b.a; until reminied. In the afternoon East Hammond turned out In a spknSid patiiotie parade. Fain spoiled the Labor Diy picnic at I"urr.ham which would have been larsely attended if 'he weather hid permitted. COUNTRY CLUB EEIS S50Q FOR REO CROSS Snappy Event Is Pulled Off : Despite Plans Which Were Hindered by Weather. A buster of a Labor Day celebration rt the Hammond Country Club for the benefit cf the Red Cross was spoiled by ! a heavy-wlown pour cf rain that out all 1 the booths at the county fair staged on the club-house grounds on the "fritz." It was a pro-German rain but th committee Ignored iho elements and pulled the crowd on the verandahs and in the club house where there was mere jollity per square inch than in any other rart !f f the county. Valuable prizes were raffled off. some of the bis winners very Mrs. K. W. j Harthtt. Mrs. T. W. nbe rl.n. H. C. Miller, Miss Margaret Turner. T. Hamilton and Mr. Foyd of Flu iadelphi t. An auction sale of cot. tribute! gif's brought in the "niest figure nf th" day, $6f. A cane rack, sheeting (rallery. ubball. cafeteria, drink parlor, wheel of fortune and dsneirg broueht the figure i thf weather had be- v. fine tRftftf. would iha-.e been made. Ma i-c Gary and Indii ,io -,l3r)l,,r w. re rresent at the affair. II. F. Convey was chairman of iho committee on arrangements. j Buy all the War Savings Stamps

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New Eight Billion Revenue Bill Complete, Out of Committee for Report i J Br 1'mted rsuj.i I WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 3. I Recognition of the Czecho-Slo-I vaks as a defacta belligerent government was extended by the United States today. Secretary of I State Lansing formally notified the j Czecho-Slovak consul that the j United States is prepared formally ! to enter relations with the de facto regime. The purpose recognition i would be Kthe war r e r against the common enemy. This important action of the government is expected to deal a vast i blow to Bolshevikism in Russia. j WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. The j first mile stone of completion of the eight billion dollar revenue bill ; was passed today when the ways ! and means committee handed Town a complete draft of the measure as it will be reported to the house. T" n,w bill differs from the present law in four essential j points. l 1 Income tax modified and mad ! - a number provisions r"ve bpn mere simple f new adm!nist-at!--n provisiors have beer, put in. 3. The excess prof! tlx and an 89 perer: t war proflt tax have been rut in en sn alternative basis. 4. A new luxury schedule ha.-' a'sci ben added. i A great majerity o." the rats has n;- ' ready bten made public. "he msin rates whieh have been changed or add"! j to 'he bill are : j The income taxes which wer char.c-d ' at the request of Secretary MeAde.o, j The ekcets and war rrofits. 'LUUul I r. CHATEAU IS OUTFLANKED rVNiTEn Frtrss Caplhopam TARIS. Sept. S Coucy-Le-Chates i is beinp outranked by the FrancoAmericans while the French are reeisterinff an advance of a mile and quarter beyond the Canal du Nerd in the Nrsle region. German prisoner declare that preparations are hem made for a general withdrawal. Th" French and Americans are progrssinc alone; the rad to I -ion. North and east of this area thFrench have gained new (round In the direction of Guischard, bavins Ron', a mile beyond the Canal du Nord. Near Ham the enemy roads are reported obstructed with transports and tioops moving northeastward. Some prison-is captured in this reeion report that the retirement toward St. g y ntin already has been prg"mid. YANKS REPULSE GERMAN RAIDS U.viTErv- Tress Cablegram iRr Webh Mlllrrt WITH THE AMERICA NARMT IN I'RANCE. Sept. 3. German raidirR tacks near Fismes and Chateau-Du-iable were repulsed by American enrlv- today. The attack followed a heavy barrape which was broken up by Ameiioar. machine gunners who Inflicted heavy casualties on the T"Uts Nightly partols on the Vesle, hunting German rests enEasrM (n lively skirmishes, the Americans retaining the upper hand. American artillery is ehellir. German rear areas with telling- effect. GUNNED U. S. BOAT ESCAPES Br T".viTEr Press. WASHINGTON. Sept. 3 The sfanfi Westhavon. gunned by a submarine, about 4"0 miles eiff Halifajc. August T. escaped acceirdinst to a navy department radiosram. ALLIES WIN ON BALKAN FRONT rFviTEn I'ress Cablegram SALONIKA. Sept. .1. Increased a--tivity on the Balkan front was annoueed In a rommunique yesterday. The capture of a whole enemy salient is included in the report. Dollars and Determination spell doom for kaiser. Buy Wkr Savings Stamps.

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