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ITALY CLAIMS AUSTRIA WILL REOUESTPEACE Italian Paper Asserts Emperor Joseph Hopes Germany Will Not Oppose Peace With Russia, Czar Demands Militarism of Germany Be Crushed as Main Condition of Any Peace Pact. BY LEASED WIRE. ROME, Sept. 18 That Austria will Boon sue for peace with Russia in order to turn her full attention to Servia and Italy was an opinion today expressed in well Informed circles. Reports received here declare that every preparation for a state of siege has been made at Trent. It is said guns have been mounted at all villages. These steps indicate that Austria expects an attack from Italy. The Corrier Delia Sera' of Milan, bints that preliminary negotiations to end the strife between Austria and Russia have already begun. It states that Emperor Francis Joseph has expressed a hope that Germany will not oppose these negotiations. The Corrier Delia Sera asserts that Austria's internal state is such that it must cease its warfare and turn its attention to preserving he dual monarchy The situation is most grave in Vienna it declares. RUSSIA'S PEACE CONDITION. 'German Militarism Must Be Crushed, One Demand. PETROGRAD, Sept. 18. Russia will , enter into no peace negotiations until Germany is thrust into a position where it can no longer endanger the .peace of Europe, according to an officially inspired editorial printed here today. This makes it clear that the aim of Russia is to protect the Slavs of Europe and save them from any further menace by the Teutons of Germans end Austria. The editorial intimates that if Aus tria should seek peace the terms imposed by Russia would not be too onerous for Emperor Francis Joseph to occept. The position Russia has taken is the same as that of Great Britain, namely German militarism must be crushed and it is supposed that the attitude of France is similar. STATUS UNCHANGED. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Gertnany's informal representations on the subject of mediation by the United States has left the situation unchanged, according to the belief expressed in official circles today. Germany "wants to know the position of the allies before it will commit itself. The reply sent to the United States feuggestions has not been made public and probably will not be, Germany maintained that the allies now be ap proached, but recent declarations in London have shown that no hope can be entertained for an end of the war. W. D, FOULKE LANDS AT NEWJORK PORT Tells International News Service Germany Has Mobilized 5,000,000 Men. BY LEASED WIRE. NEW YORK, Sept. 18. According to William Dudley Foulke of Richmond, head of the Municipal League of America, Germany has mobilized 5,000,000 men. Mr. Foulke who was in Germany when the war broke out and who witnessed the mobilization declared today: "It is a desperate task for the allies to defeat the exquisite military organization of the Germans. "They doubtless will go on until one tide or the other is exhausted. Only today is England awakening to the tremendous gravity of the situation. Her resources are inexhaustible so the balance of chance is on her side. 1 understand that Germany has mobilized 5,000,000 men." Mr. Foulke arrived from Europe last night on the Lustianla. A. D. Gayle, president of the First National bank, at noon today had not beard from Mr. Foulke. METHODIST TALKS Ministers Advocate Forward Movement Before Crowd at First Church. A crowded church responded to the call last night to the meeting held in the First Methodist church to arouse interest in the forward movement of the churches and home mission work. Rev. U. S. A. Bridge of the Grace Methodist church spoke on the poseibilities of this district increasing its church work and placing the churches on a better basis. Rev. Polhemus of Economy, handled the Sunday school angle of the question and Rev. J. W. Zerbe of Williamsburg, gave a general talk on what has been accomplished. The promoters of the movement feel that the meeting was successful In Increasing interest and In explaining certain kinds of work which have not fbeen clear. Similar meetings will take place in other churches of the icouxtty at various times, the ministers n the district exchanging pulpits for pi occasion.

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ENGLAND'S PART IN CRISIS SHOWN BY KING GEORGE Tells Members of Parliament Great Britain Sought to Maintain Peace Status to Very End. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, European Manager of the International News Service. LONDON, Sept. 18. "We are fighting for a worthy purpose, and we will not lay down our arms until this purpose is accomplished." These ringing words were sounded by King George in the house of commons today. The speech of the king was devoted solely to the war and to the part which England is playing in the Titanic struggle against Germany and Austria. Every endeavor was exerted by the British government to maintain the peace of Europe, declared the king, and in the words of the ruler, "Great Britain went to war for the protection of public law in Europe and because the treaties had been kept at nought." Cheer Speech. The royal speech was greeted with thunderous applause from members of all parties, especially when an appeal was made to the patriotism of the nation. "After every endeavor of my government to preserve the peace of the world," declared King George, "I am compelled in the assertion of obligation which had been deliberately set at nought and for the protection of the public law of Europe, to go to war. We are fighting for a worthy purpose, and we will not lay down our arms until that purpose is achieved. I rely in confidence upon my subjects' efforts, upon which we pray for the blessing of God." ' The house of commons was crowded and the galleries were filled. The royal speech had been generally awaited, knowing that it would be devoted to England's part in 'the great war. The people were anxious to hear the appeal from the throne.

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ON RALLY DAY Association Officers Employ Telephones and Telegrams to Invite Everyone to Services in Wayne Churches. One week from Sunday, Sept. 27, is the annual Rally Day for all the protestant Sunday schools of the world. It is a day when more people are in Sunday school than on any other day in the year. Every Sunday school makes extraordinary efforts to swell its attendance. All sorts of inducements are held out to get people to come to Sunday school. Advertisements are resorted to. Novel invitations by mail are used. Telegrams, telephones and personal invitations are employed. It is a world wide movement for Sunday school attendance. If you have never been invited to Sunday school, be not surprised if you are invited fifty times during the coming week. This year the county association is also getting behind this movement. The county president, Edgar Jones, is pushing every member of his organization to extraordinary efforts to make this the banner year for Wayne county. He has planned for a little rivalry. All schools are to make reports to the press superintendent, E. M. Haas, on Rally Day attendance, in each department and a table of same will be publishing showing relative positions of schools on Rally Day attendance. All city schools have special programs in addition to the promotion exercises that are usually held. Committees on reception, transportation and program have been at work for weeks getting ready for this day. All will have- special music and other special exercises. Automobiles will be employed to bring out persons unable to walk and especially mothers with little babies will get auto rides to Sunday school. No one will be excused on account of age. The old grandfathers and grandmothers and the tiny babies will be welcome. The attendance record will be made up under three divisions : elementary, secondary and adult. The president has set the mark at 20,000 in Sunday school on Rally Day in Wayne county. REMOVE 20 BODIES FROM TRAIN CRASH BY LEASED WIRE. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 18. Twenty bodies have been taken from under a pile of lumber1 and a demolished street car. The car was crashed into late last night by a north bound Illinois Central Freight engine hauling ninety heavily loaded cars. Most of the victims were negroes. The police hold the number of dead at thirty and fifteen injured. The cause of the accident, say passengers on the car was the fault of the street car conductor to give the proper danger signal to the motorman who ran his car over the tracks in front of the fast moving freight. LEARNER RECOVERS Ellis M. Learner, who has been indisposed for the past two weeks, will again appear actively in his position as secretary of the Y. M. C. A. on Monday. Tomorrow Mr. Learner will celebrate his birthday. His parents from Kokomo will visit him and probably other relatives will be present.

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CHARITY HEAD BACKS PLAN TO FIGHT PLAGUE Melpolder Estimates Cost of Mrs. H. L. Monarch's Colony Project at County Farm as $3,000. For a maximum expenditure of $3,000 by the county a place where dependants afflicted with tuberculosis could receive treatment, could be provided and maintained for one year. This estimate was made today by John Melpolder, secretary of the recently organized Central Charitable Bureau. Mr. Melpolder speaks authoritatively on this matter, for last year he established a tuberculosis colony near Fort Worth, Ark., and personally supervised it. If the colonists were to be housed in tents, a special design of tents, which have screened sides, would have to be provided, and he believes it would be no more expensive and much more satisfactory to provide a house where all patients could be cared for. Suggests Small House. He suggests a small single story frame building in which there would be an assembly room and kitchen. This house would be surrounded on three sides by a wide veranda, which Continued on page seven GIRLS AT GARFIELD CAN AUTUMN FRUIT FOR LUNCH ROOMS Students of Domestic Science Get Experience on Preparing Goods and Meals in Large Quantities. The course of training in the vocational subjects will be greatly broadened in the Garfield school this year, according to Principal N. C. Heironimus. Heretofore the course has included only two hours a week in either manual training or domestic science. This year an industrial course has been added which gives five hours additional work each week in wood work, printing, sewing and 'cooking. This combined with the two hours prev ously given, provides seven hours of vocational work for each student electing these courses. Voyle Hybarger has charge of the boys' manual training work, and is as sisted by F. D. Walker, who teaches wood work and printing. The sewing and cooking classes are under the su pervision of Miss Bertha A. Larsh. Girls Can Fruit. Eighth grade girls under Miss Larsh are canning large quantities of veg'e tables and fruit to be used in the school lunch room during the winter months. According to the teachers this work will prove much more bene ficial than the usual laboratory work mai is given in domestic science courses, where each pupil prepares only a small quantity. The sale of the material canned now, in the lunch room later on will help greatly to meet the expense of the laboratory work. The cooking classes are given further practical experience in preparing and serving the food in the lunch room. Many pupils avail themselves of the opportunity to eat their noon lunch in the school building during the winter months. A small charge is made for the various dishes served, the average charge being about 3 cents, and a very tempting lunch can be obtained for from 10 to 15 cents. One group of girls is assigned each day to wash the dishes and for this service they receive their lunch free. In the sewing classes in the new industrial course the girls are started at once to make pillow cases, aprons and articles of clothing. The regular wood work in the boys' department has not been started yet, as all the equipment has not been received, but the boys are working on material to be used later on. VILLA COMMENDS PRESIDENT WILSON Praises Act of Executive in Withdrawing Troops From Vera Cruz. BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Francisco Villa today congratulated President Wilson on the withdrawal of the American troops from Vera Cruz. In his message General Villa refers to himself as general in chief of the division of the north. The telegram dated Chihuahua, Sept. 17, reads: "Mr. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States: "I have received with supreme pleasure and great satisfaction the news that the American troops now stationed at Vera Cruz will shortly leave that port, and I am impelled to present to you, in my name and that of the Mexican people, our most cordial congratulations for this action, which, as have all those dictated by the American government, of which you are the distinguished head, respecting all matters connected with our country, so faithfully have interpreted the sentiments and aspirations of the patriotic Mexican people, and I respectfully salute you as the general in. chief of the division of the north. "Jfranciflco .Villa."

COL. ROOSEVELT PASSED THROUGH RICHMONDTODAY Colonel Stays in Special Car and Only Few People See the Distinguished 'Progressive Leader.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, former president of the United States, traversed Indiana unheralded today, and as a result there were no receptions for him any place where his train stopped, including Richmond. A few people at the Richmond Pennsylvania station recognized the distinguished traveler and waved to him. He responded to their salutes, but did not leave his car. He was en route to Wichita, Kan., to deliver an address. DECLINES TO SPEAK. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 18. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in this city at noon today unannounced. A newspaper man who formerly traveled with him during his campaigns, accidentally discovered the ex-president, but his efforts to interview him were fruitless. "Colonel, Senator Borah and his Republican arguments had the front page' this morning. I would like to have a statement from you," suggested the newspaper man. v "I have no statement for publication to make now," Mr. Roosevelt repled. "Borah says you have put back the Progressive party twenty years," the colonel was then informed. Turning to Oscar Davis, secretary of the National Progressive committee, his traveling companion, the ex-presi dent snapped: "Say, I don't recall Borah ever having been for me or for Taft." And that ended the interview. A frown gathered over the colonel's brow at this juncture. He was working with coat and collar off. BELGIANS MAKE OFFENSIVE WE Attack German Invaders , With Success Says Official War Announcement. BY BERNARD BELANCOURT, Staff Correspondent for International News Service. ANTWERP, Sept. 18 The Belgian army continues its offensive movement and is attacking the Germans with great success according to an official announcement made by the war office today Fighting has beea heard around Termohde. Both sides are using artillery and -the guns have been booming day ..and night since late Wednesday. The Germans attempted to cross the river near Termonde after the Belgians had destroyed the bridge and were met with a withering fire that forced them to fall back. German Strength. The Germans are said now to have about 150,000 men in Belgium. Their aviators have been very active during the last twenty-four hours. Three Taube machines have been sighted from the Antwerp forts during that time, leading to reports that the Germans were planning an attack on the city, but the war office statement reassured the people, declaring that there was no danger of a bombardment while the Belgian army stayed in the field. It is permitted only to state that the Germans are apparently i anxious to drive the Belgian army into Antwerp and are fortifying positions west of Brussels and between that city and Louvain. This may indicate that an English army, co-operating with the Belgians is expected to strike the Germans. The report that there were 150,000 Germans in Belgium supports the fact that they have sent reinforcements to France. SOUTH SIDE ASKS L STREET E Committee to Announce Site Selection Before Commissioners' Session. Members of the South Side Improvement association will appear before the county commissioners tomorrow to follow up the promise of county council that if a site is selected for the south side bridge the money will be appropriated. Since the county council has given the promises, the south side residents will fight strenuously to have the bridge located at South L street. The informal committee which will appear before the commisioners probably will stand solidly for the location of the bridge at South L street. There has been no organized remonstrance from west side residents for some time and this is believed a favorable moment to close the matter up and have plans made for the south side bridge. Land is already available for approaches at South L street and every other inducement will be offered to have the bridge placed there. The committee will also be prepared to show that South L street is the logical place from a point of expense in building. The south side bridge fund already exceeds in amount the estimated cost of the bridge if located there and more money will be forth-coming next year from a cent levy made this year by county council. E. J. HALL SUCCUMBS BY LEASED WIRE. WATKINS, N. Y., Sept. 18. Ed ward J. Hall, "father of the long distance telephone," and vice president of the American Telegraph and Teleffcllrm pnftnony flifd l&t 1gh

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REPORTED KAISER PART Christiana Prints Berlin Telegram Stating Washington Conference to Discuss Peace Basis. London Claims Highest Official Quarters in Berlin Prompt Mediation Move in United States. BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, Sept. 18. A Central News dispatch from Christiana says the Aften Posten of that city today published a telegram from Berlin passed by the German censor stating that a basis for peace will be reached at a conference soon to be held in Washington. The Aften Posten is the largest and most influential newspaper of Christiana. Its reliability has never been questioned and the report from Berlin that it publishes today may therefore be taken at least semi-officially. GERMANS PROMPT MOVE. LONDON, Sept. 18 The Daily News says that it is in a position to state that the determined move for peace being made in the United States is officially inspired from highest German quarters. EMBASSIES SILENT. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. The embassies of the allies today were silent toward the German suggestion that negotiations for peace would be acceptable to the Kaiser's government. On all sides denials were made that the state department had communicated this suggestion. Neither the British, French nor Russian embassy had anything to say indicating a desire to go beyond the official courtesies in taking up the subject. Their determination to fight through a final settlement of their quarrel with Germany by the destruction either of Germany or of all the allies was as evident as on the day after their compact was signed. How far the revolutionary agitation in Italy demanding war against Austria has encouraged this refusal to 'discuss peace was not made clear. RUSS GROSSES AUSTRIAN CITY Czar's Troops Pursue Enemy, Leaving Only Small Guard on Retreat Toward City of Cracow. RY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY, respondent. International News Service Staff CorPEROGRAD, Sept. 18. Russian troops have captured Krasiezyn, the chief defense of Przemysl on the south west, and the fall of the Austrian stronghold is imminent, according to the latest reports from the front. Bolh sides of the River San at Krasiezyn are strongly fortified, but the fortifications were taken. Sambor, thirty miles southeast of Przemysl, has also been occupied. It is reported that the greater part of the troops at Przemysl have retreated toward Cracow, only a small garrison being left to cover the retreat and preventing the Russians from pressing too closely upon the rear. General Wounded. General Zeigler, who is one of the strategists of the Austro-Hungary army is reported to have been wounded. The correspondent of the Novoe Vrymes sends the following description of the battle at Krosieszyn: "The combat opened at dawn with a bombardment of the Austrian positions on both sides of the San. The Austrians replied vigorously, and their artillery was well directed, causing severe damage in our ranks. "Before reaching Krasieszyn General Ruszky's troops defeated a large force of Austrians at Jaworow. The Sixth and Seventh Austrian army corps, commanded respectively by General Zeigler and Borovic, suffered very heavy losses before they retreated. The Russians took 50,000 prisoners, thirty-three guns and large quantities of arms and ammunition. The Second Austrian corps' headquarters are at Vienna, while the Sixth corps comes from the northeast. The appearance of General Zeigler's forces in the battle line shows that the Austrians rushed to the front troops designed for the defense of Vienna." The Weather

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FOR INDIANA Generally fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature. TEMPERATURE Noon 83 Yesterday Maximum 81 Minimum 47 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST Local Pair and warmer tonight and probably Saturday. General Condition Storms were central this morning over the northwest and south Atlantic coast. Heavy rains are falling in Washington, Oregon, North Carolina and Virginia. 4

BOTH ALLIES AND KAISER CLAIM VICTORY IN BATTLE BETWEEN OJSE AMD MEUSE Berlin Officially Asserts Enemy's Forces Are FwEng and French Attempt to Cat Through German Right Wing Broken Down French Announce Armies Are Progressing North of Aisne River and Counter Attacks Repulsed French Left Wing Reported Advancing. - BERLIN, Sept. 18. (By wireless via Sayville) Official announcement was made at headquarters that the German army is advancing slowly but surely in the battle which is stiU raging in France. The statement follows: . "The battle between the Oise and the Meuse still continues. There are sure indications that the enemy's forces are failing. The French attempt to cut through the German right wing was broken down without notable exertion on the German side. "The German army is advancing slowly but surely. "A sortie from Verdun on the right bank of the Meuse was most easily repulsed. "The General Staff states all the German airships are coming up to expectations in long and dangerous flights. Some were damaged but all of them were repaired. None was destroyed or captured by the enemy." FRENCH CLAIM GERMANS ARE REPULSED. PARIS, Sept. 18. It is officially announced that the French armies north of the Aisne are progressing slowly and that the British have repulsed the German counter attacks. The official statement says : "At Rheims we have also repulsed with great vigor three violent counter attacks made at night. The enemy has vainly tried to take the offensive against Rheims. "At the center from Rheims to the Argonne, the enemy has strengthened its position with important fortified works, and has adopted a purely defensive attitude. "On the east from Argonne to the Woevre region the situation is unchanged. "On our right wing (Lorraine and the Vosges) the enemy occupies positions erected for defense in the vicinity of the frontier." Official announcement was made at 3 o'clock this afternoon that the left wing of the allies is making slow progress at certain points and that counter attacks by the Germans against the English army have been repulsed. The statement says however that there has been no important change in the situation. The official statement says : "The battle has continued along the whole front from the Oise to the region of Woevre during the entire day of the 17th without important changes in the situation at any point. "Three attempts by the Germans to take the offensive against the English army have met with decisive check. The attempts of the Germans to take the offensive near Craorme were evidently intended' to throw: back.the allies which had succeeded in crossing to the north side of the Aisne. (Craonne lies about 22 miles northwest of Rheims and 24 miles from Soissons on the north bank of the Aisne. To the northeast of Craonne lies the famous Soissons drill ground, used by the French army where big sham battles have been fought in the past) The Germans have mounted search-lights along the bluffs overlooking the Aisne and the river is swept at night to prevent any surprise movement. The battle line lies through the famous champagne producing country of eastern France and the hills which the Germans occupy are clad with splendid vineyards, many of which have been completely destroyed by the cannon fire. FRENCH BELIEVE AISNE BATTLE DECISIVE. PARIS, Sept. 18 (4:30 P. M.) !After raging for nearly six full days the battle of the Aisne has reached its culminating point. It is to be decided by the fantastic artillery duel that still continues with a hail of shrapnel from the guns of the Germans and the allies devastating both banks of the peaceful river. The allies have no intention of sacrificing vast numbers of soldiers by sending them against the strong German positions. It has been decided at a conference between General French, General Joffre and Minister of War Millerand that the issue is to be decided by the artillery. They have no doubt as to the outcome. "Our artillery has already demonstrated its superiority," said a high government official this afternoon, after returning from General Joffre's headquarters. "The Germans cannot withstand it much longer. Their inferiority in marksmanship has been effectively determined. "At the first sign of a sharp break on their right wing our cavalry will be upon them. The infantry will follow. They are in such a position that they must win to escape. Our position is such that they cannot win. "As the German right now lies, its position is extremely strong, but it cannot resist the continuous artillery fire forever. It is in a quadrilateral position bounded by the towns of Noyon, Soissons, Laon and Lafere. This we have learned through the daring of our aviators. "On the natural redoubt formed by the heights and the forests, the Germans have brought their contingents of devastating heavy artillery. Their lines of communication are intact. "The French position is equally strong and our fine guns are now pouring a hail of shrapnel on the enemy from the southern heights of the Aisne. If the allies win, the Germans will certainly be driven from French territory altogether."

BERLIN TO PERSIST IN CLOAKING MOVES BY FREDERICK WERNER International News Service Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Sept 18 The situation on the front in France is unchanged, says an official statement issued here today. Taking cognizance of the demand for information as voiced by many of the newspapers, the war office issued this statement: "Referring to the statements that in our own interest Germany should publish a larger number and mpre detailed reports from the battle field, as the foreign press is daily getting such reports from our enemies. It may be said that military consideration will not permit such publications, as such prematurely published dispatches might mean grave danger to the German armies. That is the only reason why the general staff Is keeping operations on the battle field secret.'

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KING GEORGE SIGNS E RULE BILL BY LAWRENCE ELSTON. LONDON, Sept. IS King George has signed the home rule bill for Ireland but while it is now a law, the measure will not go into effect for a year, as the King has also given assent to the bill suspending the operation of the home rule bill until the entrance of other bills. In the meantime the government will develop plans to settle the Ulster exclusion question which arose from the hostility of the Ulster unionists against home rule. The suspending bill was passed in the house of commons on Wednesday. The importance of the legislation was overshadowed by the great war, but the news that the king had signed the . home rule bill caused great rejoicing . among the Irish nationalists. Leaders of the home rule. fight de- . clared that they felt no chagrin over the delay in the bill becoming operative, aa extraordinary conditions prevailing now made it necessary.

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