ONLY 81-LINGUAI BETWEEN NEW YORK ANI) CIIICA 1 VOLUME J T —No 9 COAL COMPANY BREAKS RECORD. Shipment of 4,524 Tons from One Mine at Colver. Colver, Pa., Feb. 26.—Output records for the No. 1 mine of the Ebensburg Coal Company here Mere all broken Wednesday M T hen a total of 4,524 tons of coal came from the opening and passed over the tipple. It is believed that no single op ening in western Pennsylvania is able to surpass this record. Offi cials of the company are very proud of the accomplishment. The Ebnesburg Coal Company is working for the most part on battleship coal orders and Wed nesday's big output goes to the ships of the United States navy. FIRST LEGAL ELECTRO CUTION IN THE STATE. John Talap Put to Death in New Penitentiary Near Belief on te Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 26.—The state of Pennsylvania claimed its first victim by legal electrocution ■ Tuesday, when John Talap, paid the extreme penalty in the elec tric chair at the new Western pen itentiary Tuesday morning. ShoM r ing signs of weakening Talap, con victed of the murder of his wife in August, 1913, at Allentown, M r as strapped in the chair at 7:15 a. m. Eight minutes later three 1200 volt shocks had passed through his body and he Mas pronounced dead. A. B. Hess, of Lancaster, a member of the legislature and fa ther of the electrocution bill, M'as one of the six witnesses. PYTHIANS OF CLYMER DEDICATE NEW HALL Clymer lodge, Knights of Py thias, dedicated its handsome new lodge rooms at that place with an elaborate banquet and dance }ast Monday evening. The lodge has a membership of 130 and more than 80 couples enjoyed the banquet, which was served from 9 to 10:30 o'clock, after which dancing was enjoyed until 1:30. A feature of the evening was the presentation of beautiful carnations to the wo men. The handsome new brick build ing in which the lodge room are located is one of the most modern structures in the town of Clymer. The first floor is used as a theater. Carriers* Elect Officers. The annual meeting of the Ru ral Mail Carriers' Association was held at the court house Monday, when officers for the coming year were elected delegates to the state convention in July were chosen and other business was transacted. The new officers are: President. John P. Campbell, Shelocta; vicq president, Air. Earhart, Saltsburg; secretary. Miss Earhart. Sheloc ta; treasurer, R. E. Wetzell, Black lick. Delegates to the state con vention, which meets July 4, 5 and 6, are: David Rittenhouse, Ro chester Mills; Steele Kerr. Sheloc ta ; Albert Kinghorn, Indiana. WEDDINGS. Sheridan-Shdale. John 11. Sheridan and Miss Blanche Shadle, both of Love joy. were married Monday, February 22, by 'Squire J. F. Shearer, at his residence in Starford. Clymer Men Charged With Robbing Actors. Clymer, Feb. 26—During a per formance in the local theater on Monday night the dressing rooms of several vaudeville actors were ransacked. An investigation was made and three Clymer young men were locked up. One of the prisoners confessed after being locked up. JKS Jfej*' Jsjsjy jjfjm ils,i|j ! jV MB iSBt : Jey mm jjmwf In jflbf mS BBm JfF jfc jjgS Bh m ßr Btjw mm vjPL JKy UNITED COAL CO. TIPPLE DYNAMITED Explosion Is Second in Six Days No Clue to Perpetrators Obtainable. PunxsutaMmey, Pa., Feb. 26. No. 7 tipple of the Berwind-Wliite Coal Company, at Fordham, now operated by the United Coal Com pany, M'as dynamited at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, caus ing heavy damage to the tipple, and destroying the scale office, a two-stofy frame structure. Arthur Packhaffi, night watchman, nar roM T ly escaped death in the explo sion. The explosion Wednesday morning is the second in six days. Peckham escaped death by chas ing the dynamiter and firing seve ral shots at him. He M r as knocked doM'n by the force of the explosion M'hen about 50 yards from the scale house. Last Thursday morning two sticks of dynamite were exploded under the scales and caused con siderable damage. After that ex plosion Peckham M as employed as a M r atchman. Early Wednesday morning Peckham heard a slight noise and looking out noticed a spluttering light within a few feet of the scale house. Rushing outside the building he frightened the dyna miter. A hurried glance at the fuse and Peckham found it was too short to attempt to extinguish it. and he turned his attention to the dynamiter. Drawing his revolver he started in pursuit of the flee ing man, firing as he went. The mine has been operated reg ularly. Some time ago there was trouble between the mine super intendent and some of the em ployes, but this was patched up. when the superintendent was transferred and the men returned to work. The coal company is without a clue to the perpetrators and have placed officers on the case. New Mining Company The Crown Hill Mining Co., In diana's latest .mining operation, an located about four miles direct ly south of Indiana on Yellow creek, will soon be ready for ac tive work, it being planned to have all the machinery in running order by the first of April. The large generator has been placed and the first shipment of mine cars has arrived and all that remains is the assembling of the other vital parts of machinery and the competing of the railroad sid ings. The manager and superintend ent of the Crown Hill Milling Co. is Mr. W. C. Lowther, of School street, son of Mr. Thomas Lowth er. inspector for the 25th bitumi nous mining district. Anita Postoffice Robbed. Punxsutawney, Feb. 26. —The safe in the Anita postoffice was blown open at an early hour Tues day morning and about $1,200 worth of stamps and $40.80 in cash, together with a number of blank money orders were taken. The police are looking for "Phil adelphia Slim." a professional safe cracker, who is known to have been in the vicinity. Orders New Equipment. Ebensburg, Feb. 26—The Cam bria Freeman, the county seat newspaper burned out in last week's fire, today placed the last of its orders for all-new equip ment, which includes a No. 8 Mer genthaler linotype, a Whitlock press for the newspaper, two job presses and the other mechanisms and type which are required in a printing office.. Editor McGuire expects to construct a building in the central part of the town. INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915 RUSSIAN IMPERIAL FAMILY AT THE FRONT. Photo copyright by Americati Press Association. f \ '' Grand Duchess Olga. oldest daughter: the czar, the czarina and Grand Duchess Tatlana, younger daughter, sur rounded by staff and nurses of a military hospital near Warsaw DARDANELLES LORTS REDUCED BY ALLIES; WAY OPEN TO RUSSIA British Official Declares England Will Not Oppose Russ Sea port Ambitions MAY HOLD THE CAPITAL Big Change in Policy Will Have Important Effect on Situa tion in Europe. THE CZAR PLANS ATTACK London, Feb. 25—One of the most important changes in British foreign policy in the past 100 years was announced this after noon in the House of Commons by Sir Edward Grey, the minister of foreign affairs, when he stated* in reply to a question from the floor, that England is willing to aban don her traditional •opposition to wards Russian acquisition of a warm water" port and will sup port the intentions recently ex pressed by M. Sazonoff, the Rus sian foreign secretary in the words hat "Russia intends permanent ly to occupy Constantinople." Close upon this momentous dec laration came a dispatch from Sa lonika with the news that the An glo-French fleet, the medium through which Russia may event ually accomplish the extension of her sphere of influence, had begun again the bombardment of the Turkish forts on the Dardanelles and another dispatch saying that the Ottoman government was so much alarmed at the progress of the attack that the crown jewels and the government records had been removed to the interior. Pre vious advices have stated that the Ottoman archives had been taken to Adrianople. Outer Defenses Silenced rrd the Fleet Then Opens Fire Close Range London, Feb. 25.—The Admir alty announces that the Turkish forts at the entrance of the Dar danelles had been reduced by the combined Anglo-French fleet of 32 ships which have been bom barding the positions intermittent ly for more than two months. The feat is regarded in official circles as one of the most import ant accomplishments of the allied forces, and predictions arc freely heard now that the fall of Con stantinople will come soon. This is merely the first step in a stupen dous task and another month's effort will be required to force the passage of the straits, lined with strong forts and modern de fensive works for a distance of 40 miles on both sides. The Turkish fleet which under such conditions is not to be despised is stationed at the narrowest part and im mense mine fields have been plant ed. Powerful Fleet Engaged. The allied fleet is the strongest aggregation of warships afloat with the exception of the British J home fleet. It includes submarines and destroyers, and has a strong detachment of aeroplanes and sea planes, convoyed by the aeroplane ship Ark Royal. The strongest vesels under the British flag are the battleships Agamon. Cornwal j lis. Vengeance and Triumph. Un | der the French flag are the battle ; ships Suffren, Gaulois and Bouvet. ; Together these vessels can throw : a weight of metal that even the | strong Turkish defenses could not long resist. The forts which have been de stroyed are three in number, two at Sedd-El-Bahr, on the north of the European side of the entrance. ! and one at Kuin Kalesi, on the i south, or Turkish side. They have been regarded as among the strongest forts in the world and they have been vastly improved since the beginning of German in fluence in Turkey, German engi | neers having installed the latest | Krupp ordnance and the most modern of defensive works. Tne forts themselves are mostly con structed of earth and occupy a commanding position at the mouth of the straits on the Aegean Sea. Russia to Buy Railway Material in Pittsburg Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 26. In quiry has been received here by the Pittsburg foreign trade com mission from the Russian imperial government for a huge quantity of railroad material for use in gov ernment railway lines' and exten sions made necessary by the Euro pean war. The authorities ask for prices on 5.000 pairs of axles and wheels. OOO to 60.000 tiros. 30,000 " axles and 10.000 rough u Let-is. The order is valued at nearly $2,000,000. Two Postmasters Named. Nominations made by President Wilson at Washington Monday were those of G. S. Burtnett to be postmaster at Beaverdale and Lewis J. Lieb to be postmaster at Colver. WHAT IS GOING ON THIS EV ENING. Strand. The Bomb Throwers. J Lyric Hall. Rolles Skating at 7:30 Grand. Singing and Dancing Pictures. Colonial. Society Girl Gambles at Monte Carlo. BREVITIES Misses Iva Barr and Gae Engle ire home from a week's visit with riends in Punxsutawney. Mrs. 11. A. Moorhead, of East Liverpool, 0., is visiting in the home of her father, R. F. Temple ton. Miss Jessie Luekhart, of North Fifth street, has returned from a visit with friends at State Collage D. L. Thompson has returned to his home in Williamstown, aftei •• • 9 a visit with his brother, Dick Thompson, of Oak street. Mrs. David Taylor has returned to her home in Tappin, 0.. aftei a visit with her daughter. Mrs- Paul Ilasinger, of Wayne avenue. Mrs. Chas. W. Books, of School street, is visiting in the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs. Roy Souder of Pittsburg Mrs. Clark has returned to her home in Bcllevue after a visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. Herman White, ol Wayne avenue. Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark Flude and their son. James, are at their home in Wilmerding. following a visit with Mrs. Flude's parents, Mr and Mrs. James Speedy. Mr. J. H. Black, of Wichita, Kans., and hi.s nieces, Mrs. Hurium DePue, of Taconia, Wash., and Miss Agnes Birkman, of Seattle. Wash., are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wilson, of Church street. James Daugherty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark DauglnJrty. of Jannette, who came here Satur day afternoon to attend the senior "prom" at the Normal school, be came ill early Sunday morning and an attack of acute appendici tis developed. lie was taken to the Mercy hospital. Pittsburg where Thursday a successful ope ration was performed. List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the In diana postoffice Feb. 20, 1915: Mrs. H. B. Borjey. Marshall Boyd, Mrs. J. R. Craig, Mrs. John Stephen Gibbons, Wal ter Grasty, M. C. Hoycl. Indiana Machine Co.. M. Joseph. Mrs. Eliz abeth Kerr. Mrs. G. T. McGlaugh lin. George Miller, Mrs. Andy Pet erson, Birt Roof, Miss Elizabeth Sehriber. Miss Imogene Schull Jessie Sinan, Miss Mary Snyder Mr. Sweitzer (liveryman). When inquiring for letters in this list, plea.se state that they were advertised, giving date. lIARRY W. FEE, P. M. The best stores advertise " The Patriot." ALL THE NEWS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED? ITALY NEAR THE BRINK. "The situation in Italy serves iO illustrate the troubles kings •a\e nowadays in holding down, their jobs. There is not the slight est doubt that the sovereign Mho . ulos in home is exerting every ef fort to restrain his subjects from so embroiling the situation that the nations Mill be plunged into Mar, says the JohnstoMn Demo crat. Italy smarts because of unfor gotten wrongs. The triple alliance M'as, as far as Italy was concern ed, an unnatural compact. It bound her to Austria, the nation that Italians believe despoiled their land. I here is about as much real sympathy between Italy and , Austria as there is betMeen Ger many and Great Britain. The dual monarchy holds provinces that the Latins believe should be a part of their national inheritance. For this reason the jingoes and the im | perialists find it easy to create sen timent in favor of striking at Aus tria noM* while that power is sore ly beset. "If Italy plunges into the pend ing conflict it will because intense nationalists have stirred the peo ple to the fighting point rather than because the king and his cab inet have intrigued to bring a war about. In short, if Italy fights she will be fighting what will he in all its essential elements a war of conquest. "So strained has the situation become that it is currently report ed the German ambassador at Rome threatens to resign unless Austria makes some very decided concessions to Italy." Blames Trouble on War. Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 26—In po lice court today Dennis Bernett told Mayor Cauffiel that the war in Europe was responsible for a s,* ries of domestic troubles that haw been manifest in the Beriu, household for some time. He e plained to the mayor that he is a German and his wife a Belgian, and that Mrs. Bernett frequently upbraided him because the troops of the Kaiser overran her native land and laid it in desolation. Mrs. Bernett insisted that strong drink consumed by the husband was the cause of the trouble and the mayor entertained her view of the mat ter and fined Bernett $3 and costs. After the hearing Mrs. Bernett told her husband to go home and get hLs clothing and that she vould have nothing to do with him in the future. Blairsville Man Has Been Lost Since Feb. 10 An aged man by the name of Reed, who resided in Blairsville for a number of years, left that place several weeks ago to visit his daughter, Mrs. Hill, of Mt. Jewett. He wandered from the | daughter's home February 10, and the McKean County Miner of Feb ruary 18 says that no trace of him had been) found at that date. A county-wide search has been insti tuted for the aged man and the town council of Mt. Jewett bor ough has offered a reward of $25 for information that will lead to his discovery. According to the McKean county paper Mrs. Hill fears foul play, as her father car ried a valuable gold watch at the time. Fears are entertained that he will not be found alive if he spent the bitter cold night of his disappearance in the open, as it is thought that he was physically un able to stand much exposure. Real Estate Transfers. James L. Zack to Maggie Die', lot in Homer City, $l4OO. Ross S. Fleming to Armstrong Township School Board, 1 acre in Armstrong. $275. (Continued to Fagc 4) FIVE CENTS
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