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u WORK OF Lusitania Horror Is Repealed By Hun Devils, Terrible 4 ' Scenes Enacted. LONDON, Sept. 16. On the last lap of her journey from South Africa, while approaching the English southwest ccast, the 7,983 ton liner Galway Castle, carrying nearly 1.000 persons, including three hundrel women and children, was. torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat: last Thursday, with consequences; replete with all thr horrors of the i Lusitania crime. I EEAET-ESNDISO SCENES. The total I0S3 of life so tar Know.i is 3.-4. but that it may Teach the :'''' mark is, the fear of officials. At least ninety, perhaps more, of the Yi;t!rns nr women and children. Who'p families wtrf wiped oat. Bodies of three children hive been landed. There were heart-rendering scenes following the explosion of the torpedo, rarents were hunting their children and children were crying for their parents. Women scream' d end tore their hair in distraction. XITE BOATS CAPSIZE. The liner was torpedoed on Thursday, t 6:60 in the evening. Three boats, containing altogether IS" Kn. women and children, were capsized, only a few of them being resound. Two passengers who have been landed lost all members of their families. Heirless women und children struggled for hours in the touch sea. holding onto wreckage or rafts. Many of tlvse ITirhed. it is eared. Hundred? or othP,q f.oated in oren boats until picked up it Brilis.ii patrol craft. One lifeboat was smashed by the liner's propeller. The Galway Castle belonged o the Union-Castle Mail Steamship tympany. She helled from Lrndon. where she was built in 1011 by Harlanel Wolff. I.td. The liner carried twenty tfn second class and u:n-:tv passengers. first third LOWELL nOREEH IS DEAD rSvtciAt. To The Times.! LOWELL. IND., Sert. 16. John A Hrffmann, one of the piomers of south- j ern Lake county, passe, away at his' home northwest of Low-ell Saturday nUht. Mr. Hoffman came to the United States .mm Germany when a voune man ' and settled here. "When the civil war j broke out he answered his adopted country's call and enlisted in th: army and ! r. served with honors until it stopped. He was en active worker until a Jey years ao when he was compelled to reMre rr.d has since lived on his fair.-, w .: wife. Althoueh Mr. Hoffmann w-s a native cf ..erniany he had no u for that coijntry and it was only a short time that he got worried fcr fear thit h" was rot a fully naturalized cilir-in of the I niteei states and lonsuuw a iawer in recard to the matter ar.d was relieved when he found that ho was and hnr been a citizen o.f the T'nited States ev.-r since he was swern Into the service of his country as a soldier. He leaves a wife and sevra! children to mourn him. Funeral services w!'.l be he'd at tl-.e Oeimsn Methodist .-hurch in West Creek 'ownship tomorrow at L'.on p. in. Ti"v. C. A. Brown, pastor cf the Lowell Methodist church will oondu t th- service. He was an honored member of the G. A. It. post in Lowell and the members cf that crv.cr will conduct the r-rvice. PARIS RAIDED BY AEROPLANES rt"NiTFr Press Cablegram ! PAP.IS. Sept. I1? Seveial enemy air. planes approached Paris last nipht, it was officially announced today. There -pre pome casualties and materia. c!ania?e. If You Dcn't Buy a Fourth Liberty Loan Bond Uncle Sam will be mighty inquisitive!

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Hammond Boy Was Killed In France i. v t . r t., A v : 4 AI x 3" ; - i5" .el " I 5 '.; jj-w-'V'i; -4 -i-ii. 5 wr4 JOHN COLVII.I.E. John i-f.:vl! cf Hammond tat -.nd his ! ! life for his countrv August some ! where in Vran e. Hp wis a member of ! the l.-t i"an;id:an bnfiaiion and t niisted ' ! fit in th.e S'.ai.dard in Hammond .luiy ! last y. a r. The- i ,-,. !-tter his mother. , I Mrs. Robert Ctdvi '.., i(Ccied from him I was as follows : I 1'ee.r Mother and Pad: ( Just a few l:r.es to Jet you know I ;.rn still well and doins fine and enjoyins j life to the best. I We have been very busy for some tlmee, as I supro.se you have seen by the papers, so I have not had much Mimo in write to anvone at ail. t owe I Jean and Dill a letter, also the 01l Man j iund roily, which I will tryand get at shortly. I just steal n'v and then and go a few moments ter the mail. We have had some prt-at times out her lately, nut i cm i.aiui.. s-t. - ' ; her I like it or not. Sometimes it pets rather hot in places and you j'.ist have t, sti.'k. which every;n? has done so far. I had a let'er from James today and he sa; s he has not heard from anyone of you lately. Any t:n-.e h" dors not hear frc'm you I send him on the K-tters I g.-t so lie will know- !-,ov everybody is petting on. as I know what it is to wait for the le-tttrs. I have been expect in;: word from Turns, but so far line not h'ard from Ikiii. I wrote over two i.ior.'hs f. zn. I also sent him n raid sometime ago whri I was g: ins m I.. 1 1 me. Wr'.!, we are h ivin; some great i weather out here at prese.pt and erijoyingr it. too, but hae ha I nv pay day for over a month. An't it awful for us I' ,vM T win' c'ose row hnrlmr to hear I eo-j nil all soon ara'.n. A'i!h best! t ' i I icvt- to ail. 1 ur son. JOH.V. from you now. F. S. Here's a letter i THE GRILL" IS

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Hammond's New Eating Place Extends Invitation to Public. Ha nrriond at :y in 'he ! a s t r.as a real will be ah 1! and o surpiss it in aprosntr.-.ent and menu. For two months now work has been Rom? on in the Hammond buildins in the buffet ow ned by II. P.. Srhnei J r. convert :nK it into n prill roc :n ai.d cafe, and tomorrow at 11 o'clock tV tirst j maj ,x ,tj served, ' (ls?OTiatc-I w ilh hi Mr. Sch self in It-Hie f busii bhv OSS and I j.-rC(i rjor.ovan. formoi ly on? of th? y,,,s! ef f CI: the hi SI d x- two have snared nd the tv. xpenr-e to pive- H iond a p S 5 . r 0 n e pTOud of. Nearly pent in equipping: "The h a S bee r; ' v. hich is .; riii. the name of toe nc plae:-, and if trier" Schneider & Ponoulmary equipment anyth;Rg Messrs i ' i" ot in they will order it Everything ab class. Spc.ua! a r; ch; t aw :it the cafe is firs;it'.ention will be made n's noon dinner. The of business m Crill v ill be open all day ani right. The proprietors merely ask that their place V. given a visit and they will suarantoo the test. They ca'er esrec ally to out-of-town rr-'fessiond n-.et ni.d r.c Hammond nun need be ashamed of taking guest to "The c.rill" in the Himmond buii-imp. BRITISH TROOPS IN NE W AD V AN Uxi LOST ON". Sept. 1. Pr-.t'.sh troops advanced their line ,a front of more than two miles on both sides of the Vprcs-Coniir.es canal last night, capturing a number of prisoners and machine guns. Field Marshal Hair reported today.

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Grewsome Tragedy Is Revealed When Shallow Grave Is Opened. A grewsome tragedy was un-; earthed in East Chicago about five o'clock Saturday afternoon when the body of an Italian, not yet fully ' identified, was dug from a lonely,, shallow grave' about four hundred j feet east of Forsyth avenue and ap-' proximately the same distance; south of the canal. That the mar. had been murdered : or killed in a stiletto duel there j could be no doubt. He was stabbed ! repeatedly in the breast and in the; back and the side of his face was cut clear to the bone from the left J corner of his mouth down to his; neck. J One thrust had penetrated his heart ! and was sufficient in itstf to have oaus- ; ed almost instant deaih. It is believed tiiat this was the final thrust to insure Mrs. O. C. the women w Ing yesterda K. Matthies, chairman of rkers, presided at a meetin the fourth precinct j i between Geriim and Robert sdale. In ! which 4n women workers responded, ani ' this is considered remarkable and a prtat credit to the Fourth precinct. Th" complete precinct and advisory organization for the fourth Liberty loan ri Hammond began i's work this mornin trtorouftn earnest. .mio u l i..--arduous secretarial and pre!imlna work has been done by tene-al Cliairman H. n. Shairer's efficient office force, -..-ho e,,r two weeks hae been putting in

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jc hours a da v. Thev ar"- Misses Mary j ;. Kuschlie, Katherine WT.lter. Emma j J. H. Stewart. 1" Clinton strceV HimHarselhrinp'nnd I.ctha Cow'.es. mend, w ith five brothers In the next Th. nersonnel of the advisory com-! draft, has been advised that his bro'h-

iv. it tee is as follows: P. A. Parry. Harry r ToVinson. IT. A. Lampre'I. P.. J Steed - . . . r?.!.. f man. J.as. a. ArriMrcuh. ' - - ""-"" rank J. O'P.ourke. Howard Ocscheidler. i 1 Kauman. C J. Sharp. V. H I Craw ford. Thomas Har'e. W. F. Hovvat j Ur.d Fed ix Seroczynski. I The precinct workers, headed by Mrs j ! n. O. E. Matthies assisted by Mrs. V. ; 'ft. Patton. are: Mesdames C. N. Je-wett. j ! J. A. Aubry. Hay. P.. C. Pierce. S. 12 : i Swam. Pan Prown. .1 VViU-ockson. I Thornic Meara. "Win. Myers. '. Moran. I ' v Hi -sch J- Sma'ley. F. ". P.ick. 'Irant i : crf ;,-y. M. .1. Huccan. ". Lanprley. rat- j ! i,.n. O. E. C. Matthias: Messrs, I. A. ' j .ubry. Anton Paul-.k. He-irnan Kllner. , Leonard Knoerper. uliver M. Paugherty. ; Dan Prown. Charles Walters, Lawrence : Lor. p. W illiam Macinot. Mort Tow le. -p-r.hardt Klst'r. r.'-rt Anderson. Frank Martin. H. '". CJeveiancl. Jno. A. T-vce lle. 11. y Tweedle. John Sta lo'a. W:ili Fori. : Kauss and I.a-. ers. NEiTJL WINS PLEA AT WASr RI it Lake County Senators' Misat National Capital a Success. 101 rspE.-iAT. To Trfn WHITING. INP. Sept. TlMfs 1 iS. Mayer W. t- c,r,f nceivei cood news from Senator J. J. N'-djl at Washington to- . ....... c.tnc Uirliwnv toun ',! nhieh reigns supreme over hiph - , il, wn.cn. r ik wav constru ion in tins covim.v ,J " t. fer the war. has approved the mir,,vmfnl of Standard avenue connect'ng Pickey place m East Chicago with 'whiting. The work has been held up and Nedjl went to Wgsirngton to show why the improvement is an ansoiuie fe improvement on Indianr.,.ii boulevard is now held up and pleas are being made to Washington tna' u may be completed.

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General This French official photo shows some of the American and French troops who probably took part in i EAST CHICAGO Mi IS REPORTED Another Member of Famous Company L in France Missing in Action. ' The eighth member of Kast Chicnpo's famous Co. 1. to pet into th rasualty list is I-eon Agostlna whse family nt 456 Todd avenue were nc tified this morning by th War Department that i mlsine in art ion sinro middle of Julv. It is believed tha from the number of dead, wounded and raiir.fr reported so far on Company I. that the company must have been in the very thick "f an advance. GETS NEWS TODAY Brother Who Enlisted Year Ago Is Wounded in France. er. Arthur W. Stewart, aped 1 . been severely wounded in France. has He enl isted September 12, 131., nd was sent to Camp Gettysburg, where he ember of Company M. Ninth was Infantry. He was later Camp Merrm and van transferred to sent over to j F rare art is earlv in pceeniher. Toune Stewof a military family, his father. William A- Stewart, aged 75 years, nervine three years and nine months in the 'Hil War. He has two brothers in the forvue. irvin W. Stewart, who is a mem- j her of Three Hundred and Fifth Fnsi- j peers in France, and William A. Stew- j art. Jr.. who has server, eipnt years in the navy and is ill in service. GARY SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION Triva'c ray'on Pa' for three years an i chant nulls in Gary, action in France, sa b.ci it by friends. He KeiVBtkv about four -is. ace twen five. nplcye of th" M has been k'lied ;-s word wen .. a n etc '"la r y f r rm , ed ' m year- nt-' When he Cniird States I'darod var 'lir'e ,:rnn ne enlistee: in t'onipany Y '.ir being transferred and assicned to snip inp duty with an -it her company. killed by German gas. I Pavid I rephew F.nrwcod. ape twenty-fcur. f Mrs. George Klkins. of Gcry, last mon... in a French hos- ; died late ' pital. sav ord recened here yes'er- ; da: ' a(t Rarwood was wounded "wf. and recovering the second tinv was transferred to the iiritifii .iinruiJi.ee : corps. Wtlll r. i". - duty ..-ass m ed. i this branch cf the service nc was , r-tT7TrsC XinT.Tl O V lOkJ . TT a A V I ATOK.S t"N!TE- Press Cart-Eoram.! BERNE. September 1 v Two American aviators to descend are being held by the Swiss. A Tightwad Patriot is the worst thing that was ever made.

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lip rut v -M :y Haan reviewing French and American the recent drive which drove the kaiser's Rang out of the St. Mihiel snlient and chased his crew back THIS WILL STOP Bt T'viteo rr.rss WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 16 -Moved by the flood of complaints nn nrrifiteerinp- the w:ar industries

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hie linger rnnciriPrntlftn refnillations to force the stamping of! 1 wholesale prices on all merchandise! sold m the United States in order I to check up profiteers individually. ' In that way it will be" known when ' any article of merchandise is in- ! spected just what it cost the reI tailer. This, the boird believes, will be i sufficient to stamp out most price; . xr boosting. A lair prcnt win De aei termined for the retailer. It was j learned that the aid of the fedeal I trade commission has been enlisted in the plan. Wholesalers and retailors both would be affected by the board's power, to permit movement of raw and finished products or discontinue the privilege. Ar the procram now- stands it eeuld n-'-t he made to cv'f foodstuffs except those in packages and cans, but to rlothinr. shoes and trade marked products the board could apply the rule without leaving an avenue of escape, it believes. WHITING GIRL IS KILLED TIN Picking Coal cn the Tracks Brings New Sorrow to Whiting Family. Special i o WHITING. IP.. lilisi. aged 13 year; m Times. iept. 16. Gizel'.a dauphted of Mr. f 21T, East 119th jand jirs. John Gillsi I street. Whiting, met her fate on Saturjday afternoon while picking coal -cn the v 1 OI'K i-omrai irai.ns. e. The girl was struck by the New York ! Central mail tram reaching w niting at I 1:45 p. m. and met instantaneous death, the scene of the accident being near the I . Co. plant. i The l.. other and father are both sai i to he minlovod at the S. O. Co. and the i..,.i Die Idea of: I lie the parents sending or even allowing rir! to go out on tne iracKs 10 iuck ,-oa! w hen both mother and father are m.iki ip good wages. A brother to th Kir: h id his leg :vered about four vtars ago. he too being in the same act. j picking coal, when he met with the) i,ccident. I The funeral was held today from the! S'. John Slovak church, being in charg e.f Undertaker Heyden. Even the Boys Who Are Fighting Are Buying Liberty Bords. What About You?

Yanks In Alsace 'MbCAA troops. to the German border. General Haan is reviewing the troops in a recaptured part of Alsace. Allies9 Anslver to Huns THE YANKS ADVANCE 2 3 MILE L'NTTF.n I .OX I UN. Se rK"ss Cablegram.! pi. IS. The- Germans apwithdrawinp aloni? the r;a,rf'nt a hede J3 iiiile front between Abencourt LnH t-r.p Mns. '.ie in .an effort to improve . ' .. ... ' l""'1 l -'''" ... v..vicinity of Metz. The Americans advanced from twa to three miles on this front and in :e places their patrols ?vr nt forward r, additional two miles. ?ix Gorman I divisions. flO.OOrt men, were operating; on the St. Mihiel when the Americans l?an their attack. It was learned. Cf these fully a fourth were captured. The British have captured Maissemy four and a half miles, north east of St Quentin. thus wiping n:;t a small salient which had Its apex' at Vermand. Metz is under lone ranee bomrmem, it was bamed tod.-.y. Metz about (r.n mip5 frotn th.e- nearest known American advance. HUNS HETEEAT ON EIGHT MILE FRONT United Fnses Cap:.e-.ram Kred Ferpuson . WITH THE AMERICAN? ON THE METZ FRONT. Sep'. 16. Betw een Jaulnn the Mad river ar.d the Mosel!?, the American positions were markedly improved today, the eWmms retreating further on this eight mile front. A certain Ameri-an division captured an entire artillery park near Jatilnv. taking 72 cannon and making its total f'A for the drive. All their attempted counter attacks have been repaired, the bocl.es apparently giving their full attention to strengthening their withdrawal positions. The Americans are beng h a v i 1 v l-ornharded but continue to improve their positions. Their morale of the highest and they are anxious to press on while the beche morale is correspondingly lower. I prisoners say tney nave no nope oi winning the war. The Austrian are bitter toward the Germans. saying ! tl.ev were left to shi for themselves 'and that repeated requests more 'amunition were ignored. Air activity is steadily increasing Several tons of bombs were dropped ion enemy positions American day bombers attacked the bridges at Cornv and Arnavilie. Many hits were made with the four tons of explosives used. In view of the Austrian peace proposal th temper of the Germans in this vicinity is extremely interesting. Villagers within the salient say that .. . 1 J r! 1 as th". er.emy moved out tney (i-naicu ' they j.a m i,-now w cere tney were k--where tney ir.e. bit were

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is an mai HUNS DROWN ! MORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN LONDON, Sept., 16. One hundred and fifty four i ersons are missing today following the torpedoing of the British steamship Galway Castle which was enloute to South Africa. Of this number 34 are members of the t ew. The ship was struck while stormy seas were running. Women and children were lost.

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REFUSES TOWER t Allies Do Not Consider Hun Oiler an Honest One ant) Will Refect It Bulletin 1 fl'MTED Press Cablegram. I.OMJU.V, Sept. 1. Judging from vlrTtn IS-tbered In comprtent British qunrtrrn thr (.friunn prarr oflTnsiT Is destined to full In nlll ts objects. If the prrvnllini; Brltinh opininn Is follotrrd thr allies' reply will be a thorough eountrr-nttark by refusing thr ronfldrntinl and binding disrusslon but rttin worth the preliminary llsoninn conditions upon n-hlrh disrusslons rould br conducted. Rl'LLETIN'. ! (T'mted Press Cablegram I.OMIOV, Sept. 1. Forrisn srrretnry Balfour at thr Hotrl SnTOy todar envr his belief that thr Austrian proposal cannot producr prce or divide thr nlllrs. Bfl.LETIV.! United Press Cabi .ecu a i fOI'EXHACiKX. rpt. 11. The Austrian iiracr note has crratrd n grrat stir In Denmark but Is Is not belirvrd I it ss ill Irad to rral peace ovrrturra. Thr nrspaper I'oliknn ns thr note is n loclrnl result of speeches and rU-lr-. of the last few dav. ttJci.LETrs. I'.'vited Press Cabtxoram.I LONDON, Sept. 16. The Swedish minieter has received the Austrian peace note and will deliver it to thai B ltlsh foreign offic t4yr BtLLETIx! t.'xiTED I'bess Cablegram 1 AMSTEEDAM, SepT. 16. The Atetro-Hungrai-iau minister to Switzerland landed the Austrian peace note to an" allied representative at Berne at 1 00 p. . Sunday. liVLLETIN'.l f.'NHED 1'RESS CaRLE'-JRaM 1 I.ONDOIT, Sept. 16 There wiU'fce no hasty response to the Austrian peacs proposal, according: to the be y salami allied information here today. Meanwhile all official opinion rvill tie withheld pendinjf this situation which diplomats declare will he the most delicate question of policy since the declarai tion of wajr. United Press Cablegram B'Ll.ETIV. WASHINGTON, Sept. le TV Austrian note, asking a secret conference cf belligerents to canvass th poasibllitlci of peace negotiation, reached the Swedish legation here today, earoute to the American government, it was learned. The communication will be submitted to Secretary of State "Lansing this afternoon, rt is understood to be identical tr that of the reports through newspap' r channels. By CAR!. G.nOAT (United Press Staff Correspond?. " WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The Ucited States government will rot accept Austria's peace proposal fcr.' a conference, it was stated on high authority toda.-. Taken the most desperate peace offensive ever launched it is reg-rded as an effort to c'ull the war spirit and war work of the allied nations. When it is rejected the Austro-Gcrmans will set up a cry of self-defense and as the war comes closer to the German border this cry may serve tr stimulate a weary force of Central allies, according to belief here. Before answering the government will pee that the edge is removed from this home stimulation scheme. The answer will include President Wilson's assertions that he was willing to. talk peac at any time if an honest rrcposa! ws made. This proposal was not considered honest. The answer would probably inform Austria that the president's basic pescr principles would have to be accepted. Germany and Austria tip to date have shown no signs of the main principles for they have practiced annexation and indemnities with a vengeance. It may be said that the Austrian note is considered adroit. It was noted that th Germans had 1 gencraly started a reace campaign at has had to advance tne aaie mis time, it was remarked dryly. When the note comes in it -will be care-fully studied. Some answer 111 be made, according: to present indications This answer may make a bid to thc Teuton people to overthrow their ruler. The state department had not rer ceived a copy of the Austrian note this afternoon and consequently withheld all comment. Pespite this silence it developed the Austrian proffer Is not acceptable. Put a larger Service Star on your Pocketbook.