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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.
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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.
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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
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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."
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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)
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