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"Loyal Enough to Die, Not Loyal Enough to Kelp Run U. S."f 6. 0. P. Reply. Special To The Times WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 26. Republican leaders in congress issued a statement last night in reply to Pres. Wilson's appeal for the election of Democratic senators and congressmen. The statement follows: "Some time ago the president said 'politics is adjourned.' Now, in the closing days of the campaign delayed by the united efforts of all parties for the Liberty loan now, when all public meetings have been given up owing to the influenza epidemic, the president -sends ui-a direct party appeal calling upon his countrymen to vote for Democrats because they are Democrats, without any reference to whether such Democrats have been or are in favor of war measures and have a war record which deserves support. BLIND SXJPPOKT Or POED. . "The voters of Michigan, to take a single example, are called upon to sup port Mr. Henry Ford notorious for his advocacy of peace tt any price, for his contemptuous allusions to the flag, for the exemption of his son from military service on the sole ground that ho will Hindi y support the president. The president Is quite ready to admit that Kepublicans are loyal enough to fight and die, as they are doing by the thousands; loyal enough to take up great loans and pay enormous taxes; loyal enough to furnish important men at no salary on some of the great war boards In Washington. But they are not loyal enough, in the president's opinion, to be trusted with any share in the government of the country or legislation for it. Will. EEPIACX MR. DENT. "If the Republican party controls the house, we can point out some of the things they will do. They will replace Mr. Dent of Alabama at the head of themilitary affairs committee with Mr. Julius Kahn, to whom the administration was obliged to turn for assistance to take charge of and carry the first draft bill against Mr. Dent's opposition. "They will put a Republican at the head of the ways and means committee, as leader of the house, instead of Mr. Kltchin of North Carolina, who voted against the war. They will give the country a speaker who did not oppose and would never oppose a draft bill and would never say. as Speaker Clark did. that 'there is precious little difference between a conscript and a convict.' COLD FIGURES OH VOTES. "Although the Republicans of the house are in the minority, they cast more actual votes on seven great war measures than the Democratic majoritywas able to do. Wnat is the record of the senate: On fifty-one roll calls on ' war measures between April 6. 1917. and May 29. 191S. the votes cast by Republicans in favor of such measures were 72 per cent, while only 67 per cent of the (Continued on page three.) TURN CLOCK BACK WHEN YOU GO TO BED Remember several months ago when you turned your clocks forward an hour in compliance with the daylight saving law? Well, at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning turn 'em back an hour. Clock owners who do not wish to disturb their sleep, can turn back their clocks before they go to bed. If you're traveling tonight, you may get to your station an hour late. For railroads are going to start their trains sixty minutes behind schedule.

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LATEST NEWS ELLA FLAGG YOUNG DIES jHWASH1HGT0H Noted Educator Succumbs to Pneumonia Following Attack of Influenza. Br United Press WASHINGTON-. Oct. 26. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. Chicago educator, died here today of pneumonia. Mrs. Young's death followed an attack of influenza, which resulted from a heavy cold contracted while traveling through Montana on a speaking tour on behalf of the Liberty loan. Mrs. Toung was born in Buffalo, X. T., in 1843, the daughter of Theodore and Jane Reed Flagg. She was graduated from the Chicago high school and from the Chicago normal school, and married to William Young in 1S6S. Mrs. Young was engaged In teaching school from 1S62 to 1915. She became superintendent of Chicago public schools in 1909. being the first woman superintendent of a metropolitan school system in the United States. She received honorary degrees from the University of Chicago and University of Illinois. She was the author of several books on educational maters and president of the International Educational Association in 1910. During Mrs. Young's administration as superintendent she was the center of one of the most bitterly fought political contests in the history of the city. THE LID OFF ON MONDAY . Bt United Press.! WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 26. Re-pu'oiickn-awl democratic congTessionar conferences were developing stores of political high explosives for use whn the senate meets Monday. President Wilson's appeal to the country for the election of a democratic congress was the object of republican assault and democratic defense. Republicans threatened today to tear the lid off discussion, not only of the administration's war policy, but President Wilson's peace principles and his negotiations with Germany. INFLUENZA SPREADS IN FRANCE United Press Cablegram. PARIS. Oct 2.6 The Spanish influenza epidemic continues to spread. Municipal statistics of the past week show 1,944 deaths in the Paris region of which SSO deaths were officially attributed to influenza. Military authorities have plalced a number of physicians at the disposal of the public. YOUNG TELLER BANK ROBBER Bt United Press. NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Frederick Frank. IS, a teller in the Stock yards National Bank. Kansas City, Mo., was arrested here today suspected of having taken $25,000 in cash and Liberty Bonds from the bank. A woman accompanied Frank and was also arrested. She was well dressed and wore diamonds of great value. RAVAGES OF INFLUENZA United Press Cableoram.I WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Spanish Influenza has caused more deaths among American soldiers since the epidemic became generally prevalent than German bullets in the same length of time and most of these deaths occurred in camps in this country, senators calling at the war department said they were told today. MOONEY PETITIONS HIGH COURT (Br United Press. WASHINGTON. Oct. 26. T'.omas J. Mooney. San Francisco labor leader, today petitioned the United States supreme court to review the decision of the California supreme court upholdinghis conviction for murder in San Francisco Preparedr.es Day parade dynamiting. COUNCIL TO BEGIN TUESDAY TUnited Press Cablegram. PARIS, Oct. 26 The inter-allied diplomatic council will begin Thursday In Versailles when the allied premiers will have arrived. Col. E. M. House, accompanied by Admiral Benson. Jos. C. Grew and others arrived in Paris shortly after midnight. House wil confer with Lord Milner. the British war minister and will lunch with Field Marshal Haig, General Bliss and Admiral Benson. i United War Work campaignNov. 11-18.

& 35 MENTIONED AS BRIDE OF PRINCE OF WALES X 13 8 t J si I U 1 UVjj ?4 3 It x . Z J. 5v Princess Yolande. This is a new picture of Princes Yolande, daughter cf the King of Italy and one.pf.tlvi most beautiful princesses in Europe. It i3 rumored that she is engaged to rnarrv th Prince of Wale t. Head of Great Allied War Drive for. Fighting Men Overseas Tells of Work in Stirring Appeal Issued Today. Special, To The Times. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. America united in one vast, all-embracing- organization for the sole purpose of service to our fighting rr.en which will raise their morale and strengthen their arms for a speedy victory of democracy, is the objective of the United War Work campaign, announced today by Dr. John R. Mott, its director-general. In a stirring appeal Issued from the United War Work campaign headquarters, Dr. Mott, who is chief executive of the Y. M. C. A. War Work Council, called upon all men and women who love America to stand togethtr and merge their strength for supporting our soldiers, sailors and marines now battling for the right. Belief that Americans wiU be a unit in upholding the men in arms with full financial backing for soldier welfare work was forecast by the speed and single mindedness with which the seven great war work organizations, at the request of Prsidont Wilson, merged their drives into the United War Work campaign for the week of November Ills. These organizations are the National War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A.. War Work Council of the T. W. C. A., the National Catholic War Council, the Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, the American Library Association and the Salvation Army. With the endorsement of the government they are seeking a combined fund to continue the great war work for our fighting men in camr, on the seas and in the war zone. Dr. Mott's statement follows: "On November 11 the people of the United States will be asked to give the largest sum that has b?en asked in all history from the people of any nation as a gift. The appeal will come in the interest of a program so fell inclusive that every loyal Individual citizen of the United States may back it to the limit while Its leadership includes men who by common consent are acclaimed as amone America's foremost citizens. And for the first time in the history of America. Catholics and Protestants. Christians and Jews, men and women of every race and party and social group, have come together voluntarily, united only by the common spirit of service, to combine (Continued cn page three.)

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OF Fighting Influenza He Says, Is One of the Most Important Ways to End the War; Indaina Harbor Is Commended. Br OOT. J. P. OOODKZCK. Fight the influenza has become one of the moat important ways to help win the war. Many coal mines in our part of th country are shut down because such a largo percentage of the miners are (ncapacitiated by this disease. This the very time when General Pershing is cabling to us to increase the coal output to the limit. Munition factories have been seriously hampered by tho disease. The action of the Indiana Harbor Chapter of the American Red Cross in spending $2,000 for an emergency hospital almost at the drop of the hat In order to keep the steel workers In health and enable them to do war work is typical of what Is needed. TCach community should do all that it can for itself but each community should remember that its own interests (Continued on pax flva. - LOSES HIS LIFE Monon Trainman Met Death Under Peculiar Circumstances. LOWELL, IND., Oct. 25. Earl Hough of Monon, a brakeman on the local freight, was found dead on the railroad track about half way between Pleasant Kidge and McCoysburg. Conductor Fred Ball reports that when they left Pleasant Ridge Thursday evening Hough was standing on the platform on the rear of the caboose. Ball had closed the switch as they were leaving Pleasant Ridge. This Is the last he saw of Hough. Hough's absence was not noticed until Friday morning when the call was made at his home for him to take his run back to Hammond. As he had not returned to his home a speeder was at once sent north from Monon and the body was found between the rails at the point indicated above. The remarkable thing about the accident is that seven trains must have passed over the dead brakeman's body. The body was badly bruised and mashed, but no members were severed. When found the body seemed slightly warm, indicating that the unfortunate man had not died until sometime in the early morning. The .deceased was 36 years of age and leaves an Invalid wife. He had been in the employ of the company for sometime and was in line for conductor. He had made a number of trips as a supply in that capacity. BY WHOLESALE South Bend Men Nabbed by Hammond Police Last Night. Last night the Hammond police arrested r.rorre E. Peters and Joe Szabo i of 1224 Washingtcn street. South Bend. charged with bringing liquor into the state. In Peters car was found 140 quarts of whiskey, two 5 gallon jugs of whiskey and one 1 gallon jug o fklmmell which Szabo said he owned. Peters was fined J130 and Szabo was fined $230 and given a thirty Jail sentence which was suspended and the liquor was confiscated to be destroyed. Judge Kloti in the Hammond city court this morning was the trial judge. HOBART BANKER AND CHURCHMAN INLOVE SUIT Special To The Times. HOBART. Ind.. Oct. 26. Frank H. Davis, cashier of a Hobart bank and member of the Hobart Methodist church, has been made the defendant in a suit for alienation of affections by George J. Smith, filed by Attorneys McMahon Conroy. in the superior court at Hammond. Smith alleges that Davis stole the love of Mrs. Smith and he asks compensation in the mn of $10,000.

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L HIlLjEEUHIMTED Thanksgiving and Christmas Also Expected, Announcement of Ellis. Horace Ellis, state superintendent of public instruction, has announced that it is proposed virtually to do away with all holidays and vacations for the remainder of the school year, except Thanksgiving day and Christmas day, in order to make up time lost by the enforced closing of schools because of the influenza-pneumonia epidemic. Pupils will be treated liberally when credits are affected by the closing, which runs now into the third week. As has been announced heretofore, school teachers having contracts of the form approved by the state department receive pay just the same when schools arre closed by such order. Other school employes' pay during the period depends on the form of their contracts. Janitors will in most instances receive pay. but rural school hack drivers will not in most instances, says Gilbert H. Hendren. chief accountant of the state board of accounts. ITALIAN OFFENSIVE MAY FINISH AUSTRIA WASHINGTON. Oct. 26 If the new Italian offensive develops into a victorious major operation military men here today say it will Just about "put the finshing touches" on Austria. As predicted several weeks ago an offensive on that front was imminent. Officials here were surprised at the lateness of its inception. As viewed here the operation must be fought by the Austrians alone, for Germany is in no position to withdraw reserves from the west front. Austrian morale being very low this drive, if developed into a major operation is expected to bo the downfall of the dual monarchy. , THOMAS GOES TO PITTSBURG H. M. Thomas, formerly connected with the Hubbard Steel Foundry, East Chicago, and for the past six years superintendent of the rolling department, has accepted a position as engineer of the roll and mill department of the Mesta Machine Co., of Pittsburg. YANKS SLOWLY ADVANCING Bt United Press. 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 Fighting: on the American-Verdun front continued Friday violently with the Yanks slowly advancing in the face of stubborn reststence. General Pershing reported today.

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ANTWtft HASStLT f COMVMt tO MACCK9 DCTHEL ALLIES RECOVER 7,000SQU. MILES Bt United Pbess.J WASHINGTON. Oct. 26. The allies have wrested from the Germans 7.000 square miles of territory in the west since July IS. when the Teuton flood was at its height. Chief of Staff March announced today, at the same time pointing out that 400 square miles were taken from the boche this week. In Flanders the allies now control 1.300 square miles. All the rich coal fields of northern France have been released. Reverting to the Italian drive between the Piave and Brenta, he declared 5,000 prisoners had been taken in the first day's fighting. Virtually there was no reference to American activities the past week, but the general pointed out that enemy resistence has been very strong in American sectors. The general announced the return of several important general officers from the A. E. F. to this country. DITTMAN DEMANDS REPUBLIC United Press Cablegram. THE HAGUE. Oct. 26. In his first speech in the reichstag since his release I from prison, Hcrr Dittman, socialist, j demanded a German republic, it became j known here today. Independent social- : ists echoed the demand at other meet ings throughout the empire. ALLIES DRIVE AUSTRO-GERMANS Br United Press PARIS, Oct. 26. The allies are driving the Austro-Germans northward on the whole forty-five mile front between Parachln and Kralievc, the war office announced today. Along the Danube an enemy monitor has been damaged by the French artillery. NEW VILLAGES TAKEN IN BELGIUM United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Oct. 26. British and French troops are attacking between the Lys and the Scheldt, east of Courtrai. Field Marshal Haig announced today in a special Belgian communique. Additional villages have been captured. SERBS GET BACK IMPORTANT TOWN United Press Cablegram. LONDON. Oct. 26. Kralievc. the important Serbian town. 70 miles south of Belgrade was occupied by Serbian troops Tuesday and Wednesday, it was announced by the Serbian war office today. Give to the homesick boys!

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IPBO MYfflBGH Allies Wish Wilson Had Not Answered or Refused Furilier Negotiations. 'Bulletin. AMSTESDAM, Oct. 30 "The Oerma rorrnment emphatically repudiate, the .nrg-etrtloa that n haa no la. teatloa of honestly carrylnr oat Presl. dent WUoa'i principle.,' Poreig-a Secretary solf declared la the relch.tar. accordin,r to dlpatch. reeelred here today. "Begardiatr Alsace-Lorraine which 1. expressly coatained la the foarteea polat. we agreed to re-rulatloa of the questloa by peace aerotlatloa.. "We intead loyally and with Ja.tlc aad falrae.. to fullLJl Pre.ideat wUion'i program la aU direction, and oa all point.." n. .',,TEn Pr"s Cablegram. J PARIS, Oct. 26. That no armistice and no peace will result from President Wilson's correspondence with- Germany, was the general opinion here today. French opinion as a whole satisfied with the president's reply but would have been more so if he had not answered or had he refused further negotiations. The allies, following a conference, are expected to answer the Teuton proposal by statins that the allies are not disposed to make peace upon the terms , and pricPIes in'ilcat.'J of 'So not deem an armistice possible at this time or that the allied leaders would draft term, which would amount virtually to unconditional surrender. " One well informed authority declared there is no hope that these negotiations will come to anything, and he cautioned against any false hope for an early peace. ARMISTICE MAY COME NEST WEEK f Bt United Press. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Some revelation of allied attitudes towards the German peace proposal for an armistice is expected before another week. Thus far, according to state department authorities, this government has had no answer from the allies. They must now indicate whether they are agreeable to framing an armistice with the president's fourteen terms as the foundation. Then the military men must decide whether an armistice with proper safe guards can be arranged. The feeling here has been that it was merely a matter of brief negotiation before the allies would agree to the president's terms. UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF TURK SURRENDER Bt United Press. WASHINGTON, Oct 26. A peace proposal has been tendered to envoys of France and Great Britain by the Turkish minister to Switzerland, unofficial reports here state. The proposal practically is a surrender, it is said. No official confirmation could be gained. Government authorities believe that Turkey will drop out of the war on unconditional terms. Dispatches quoted recently show the Turks are angry at Germany's lack of support and actually are willing to get Into the war on the side of the allies. Offer of a separate peaec by Austria is believed imminent. ALIEN ARRESTED FOR SMOKING ON TRAIN When Adolph Kaefe of Gary, In defiance of the health department rules, refused to quit smoking on a Burlington train yesterday, he got himself into a peck of trouble. It developed first that he was an enemy alien. When he remarked: "I don't think much of this country, anyway; I wish I was in Austria." he was held for federal investigation. HAMMOND MAN KILLED IN ACTION Special To The Times. OTTAWA, Canada, Oct. 26 The name of J. Procheo, of Hammond, appear, in last night's Canadian casualty list. He died of wounds received in action.

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