ONLY BI LINGUAL rAfiiK BETWEEN NEW YORK ANI) CHICA t VOLUMET] —No 16 DUTCH GOVERNMENT SHIP TORPEDOED London, April 15—Great indig nation has been aroused in Hol land, according to dispatches re ceived tonight, by the destruction of the Dutch government steamer Katwyk by a submarine. The Kat wyk was torpedoed and sent down while riding at anchor off Noor hinder lightship, off the coast of Holland. She was a vessel of 2.- 046 tons, registered in Rotterdam and hound for that port from Bal timore with an American cargo of corn aud cotton. She had been chartered by the government of the Netherlands and her cargo was government owned. Bryand and Wilson to Slap the German Ambassador / Back for His Cruel Words. Washington, April 14—An in formal draft of the reply of the American government to the Ger man note attacking the neutrality of this country was placed before the cabinet by Secretary of State Bryan. It deals directly with the criti cisms which Count Von Bernstorff. the German ambassador, made of the actions of the American gov ernment, and is said to be fully as strong and vigorous in terms as the note from the German embassy It is reported that Count Von Bernstorff will be ignored when the reply is ready aud that it will he sent directly to the Berlin for eign office. French Deny Using Noted Paris Buildings for War. Washington, April 15—An offi cial denial of reports from Berlin that public buildings in Paris are being used as military observation posts has cabled to the French em bassy here today by Foreign Min ister Delcasse. Embassy officials said the for eign office saw in these reports the laying of a foundation for attacks by Zeppelins and aeroplanes upon these buildings. PRESIDENT WILSON DENIES CHINA TALE Washington, April 16 —Sweep- ing denial of all reports regard ing "assurances" given the Chi nese government by the United States was made by President Wil son to his visitors. The President stated that the negotiations had not yet progress ed beyond the stage of inquiry and, that all reports to the contrary from Pekin were without founda tion. Spain Sends Troops To Quell Tribesmen Gibraltar, April 15 —Spain is tending another strong expedition to Morocco to curb the rebellious tribesmen. Twelve hundred have gone from Algeciras and 700 from Cadiz. Other forces are coming from Gre nada and Madrid. $7,000,000 in Gold Returning to U. S. New York, April 15—Lasard Freres, bankers with prominent French financial connection, an nounced the engagement of $7,- 000,000 gold in Ottawa for impor tation to this city. This is the larg est single import of gold made since the return flow of metal ear ly in the year. The bankers say that the transaction has no espe cial significance. - SUBMARINES TO DEFEND BIG CITY IN WAR GAMES " E ~ s . y * j? ■ iliil - *< HH Wi;;■** *• & v#h v v> ~ Js><y w ™ ffflj ~ fir Photos by American Association, Id the hncre maneuvers around New York !n .Tone snbmersfbte will bp pitted niralnst Dreadnought. DIVER WALKS ALONG TOP OF SUNKEN F-4 Honolulu, April 16—Crief Gun ner's Mate Frank Crilly went 288 feet under water here today and walked along the top of the sub marine F-4, which disappeared or# March 25. The depth is said by naval officials to be a world's div ing record. He found the F-4 lying on a smooth sandy bottom with no co ral gnfcyths to impede hoisting operations. She lay on her star board side, her bow pointing to the shore. Two parted lines were found attached to the craft. After Crilly reported it was said further observations would probably be made before an at tempt is made to raise the F-4. Crilly went down in an ordinary diving suit and the re-compression chamber designed to reduce pres sure on the diver was not used. Crilly was under water two hours. It took five minutes for him to make the descent and he was on the bottom 12 minutes. An hour and forty-five minutes was requir ed to bring him to the surface in order to accustom him gradually to the change in air pressure. GIRLS' BRAINS SAME AS MEN Differences in Mentality Due to Artificial Conditions. Chicago, April 15—"Girls' brains function about as men's do", said Dr. Henry Noble Mc- Cracken, new president of Vassar College, before the Association of Principals of Girls' Private Pre paratory Schools of the Middle West, at the University of Chica go today. I "Men aud women differ little in [mental characteristics," said Dr. McCraeken. "What difference ex ists is due to thq generations of artificial economic and social con ditions under which women have heretofore lived." Man Badly Wounded In Stabbing Affray Joseph Doly is a patient in the Indiana hospital and Pete O'Barra is a prisoner in the county jail as the result of a stabbing affray at Blackliek Sunday. Doly is in a serious condition and O'Barra is being held pending the result of the injuries. O'Barra was arrest ed Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Wil liams. Best stores advertise in The Patriot. . Subscribe for the Patriot $1 year INDIANA, PA. SATL'RDAY, APRIL 17, 1915 Supreme Court Refuses Thaw a Sanity Trial. New York, April 15—Supreme Court Justice Newburger declined today to consider the motion of lawyers for Harry K. Thaw that he be granted a jury trial to de termine his sanity. He held that the writ in the case was return able on Monday next aud should be entertained by the justice then sitting at that time, who will be Justice Hendricks. Justice Newburger interrupted preliminary argument by John B Stanchfield, of Thaw's counsel, to announce his decision. & . Thaw and his mother were both in court and seemed disappointed at Justice Newburger's disposition of the case. Thaw was returned to the Tombs. GOOD NEWS FOR ROAD TRAVELERS Ebensburg, April 16 —The coun ty commissioners Monday morn ing started James Figart, of Jack son township, with a force of men to put the road in shape from Mundy's Cross Roads to the Indi ana county line. Mr. Figart and his force will use King road drags on the surface of the road and put the highway in as good condition as possible. The commissioners are planning to begin work very short ly on the road between Ebensburg and Cresson. One of the projects now con templated in that direction is the elimination of a most dangerous curve at a point near the Lilly farm, at present operated by a man named Sheehan. The road at the curve in question nins ru der the C. & C, branch of the P. R P. and has been a menace for, years. On either side of the rail road it is impossible to see any vehicle approaching from the oth er direction and a number of seri ous smashups have been narrow ly avoided in the past. Marriage Licenses Issued. Ole Olsen Heilwood Oscelia A. Ryan Heilwood Harry M. Lowman Clarksburg Mildred M. Coulter West Lebanon Lvsle C. Meyer Shelocta Hazel M. Blvstone Elderton Martin Thompson Heilwood Anna Chapman Heilwood Clair N. Doty Indiana Edna G. McAdoo Indiana James B. Fleming Lovejov Florence V. Lydick Lovejoy Joseph Guest Latrobe Marv Park ; .New Stanton BLAIRSVILLE MAN GAVE FAMILY BRAINY NAMES Blairsville, April 16—Names of famous poets, novelists, dramat ists and other prominent personag es are represented in the family of John Zeigler Simpson, aged f)l, who is dead here. The children are: Florence Nightengale Simp son, Robert Burns Simpson, John Milton Simpson, Charles Dickens Simpson, Walter Scott Simpson. Alice Carey Simpson. Byron King Simpson, Alfred Tennyson Simp son, Anna May Esther Simpson and William Shakespeare Simp son. Simpson, who was a writer of verses that attracted attention, possessed a remarkable memory and could quote at length from many of the poets and authors Formerly he was engaged in the jewelry business here and later conducted a book store in Indiana, continuing to reside in Blairsville. He was reared on a farm near Mt. Pleasant. CHICAGO CARPETERS STRIKE Employers Announce None of Men Will Be Taken Back Chicago, April 15—Sixteen thou sand union carpenters here antici pating e lockout which would be come effective tomorrow, went on strike at the close of work today. The strike, ordered by union offi cials, followed a demand for an in crease in wages from 65 to 75 cents an hour. After the strike was declared the employers made public a spe- Usi notice which said none of the men who struck would be permitted to return to work. The strike of the carpenters will halt all building operations in Chi cago, it was said tonight. List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the In diana office April 10, 115: Meyer Burtman, Miss Margaret Carr, T. L. Douglass. Mrs. Susanna Henry, Mrs. Clark Henry, J. D McKendricks, Miss Helen Merris. Mallie Mock, Vincenzo Proieolo A. Rose, Mrs. Chas. Shoemaker M. O. Siemon, John E. Smith, Ro sie Smith, Mrs. Caroline 1 J. Thaler, Giustino Tomassetti. When inquiring for letters in this list, please state that they were advertised, giving* date. HARRY W.'FEE, P. M.* TORE HEART OUT WITH DYNAMITE One of the most dramatic sui cides in the ristory of this county occurred near Homer City Monday when Joseph Hansoek. aged 28 years, au Austrian, held a stick of dynamite over his heart and ex ploded it. His heart was literally torn out and the hand which held the explosive was blown off at the wrist. Death was instantaneous. Hansoek was a fine-looking, well built youth of nearly six feet. ID had been employed in the Teariug Run mines for several months and boarded at Coy Mines. For seve ral days previous to taking his life he seemed to be worrying over something and last Sunday morn ing walked the floor of his room constantly. When called to din ner Monday he declared that he did not wish any, but appeared on the porch of the house a few 1110- jinents later attired in his best clothes. In his right hand he car i | ried a stick of dynamite. Deliberately Lights Fuse Attaching a fuse to it aud push i ing a cap into the explosive, he ! lighted the fuse, held the dynamite i over his heart and started to run |up a steep liill in the rear of his boarding house. As he neared the | summit, he whirled about, facing the town, and pressed the dyna mite closer to his heart. There was an explosion a second later and Hansoek plunged headling down the hill. When his friends reached him he was dead. The cause for the act is not known. Sheets and Mcßurney Are Held Responsible Greensburg, April 15—An in quest into the deaths of the six who met their deaths in the fire and explosion at the Noah Pinizzi place, last November, was conduct jed by Deputy Coroner Potts in Greensburg Wednesday morning. Mr. Pinizzi and his daughter were among the witnesses who were heard. The jury, after considering the javidence, brought in a verdict rec ommending that Joseph Sheets and John Patrick Mcßurney be held for court, on a charge of having started the fire and putting off the | explosives; TWO IN FAMILY PASSED AWAY Just a week after death had call ed the mother of the home, Mrs Grace McLaughlin, aged 30 years of Carneytown, the eight-year-old daughter of the woman, Gladys McLaughlin, died Tuesday after noon. Death in both instances was due to pneumonia Funeral ser vices were held Thursday ami the little daughter was laid to rest be side her mother in Beracha grave i yard. She leaves her father, thre brothres, Roy, Dorsey and Lloyd and a sister, Nancy, all at home. Mrs. McLaughlin was the daugh ter of Porter Kelly, of Plumville and in addition to her husband and the children mentioned above, leaves a brother. Porter Kelly, Jr.. of Vandergrift, and three sisters Mrs. Walter Kunkle. of Creek side; Mrs. John alentine and 51 rs. George Jewart, of Plumville and Mrs. David A. White, of Mar ■icn Center. Hetrick Drug Store Robbed. Sunday morning, about 1 or 2 o'clock, a robber visited Hetrick Bros.' drug store, on Philadelphia street, opposite the Court House. The midnight visitor evidently was just after money, for besides 35 cents in dimes and nickels noth ing else was disturbed. In going through the register he missed 100 pennies. ALL THE NEWS FOR ALL TTIE PEOPLE. HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED?! TWO Offices OF THE LAW ARRESTED A\ . A. Kunkel and Fred Seherer wo officials of Indiana county, and residents of Ernest have been ar rested on charges of malicious mis chief, on information furnished by Tony Ongora. of Ernest. They were taken into custody by Con stable Robert Kerr, of Indiana, and furnished bond for a hearing on Apri 20, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock a. m. The officers are charged with the unwarranted shooting of Ongora *8 dog, which animal was registered and on which the county tax had been paid, the tag being placed on the dog's collar. Another feature of the ease was the fact that the canine was tied fast in the foreign er's yard. The foreigner alleges undue per secution on the part of the officers for some unknown reason and he wants justice. COLVER A BUSY TOWN AND PROSPECTS GOOD Ebensburg, April 16—Under the direction of the new general su perintendent, Edward P. Saxman, the operations of the Ebensburg Coal Company at Culver are main tain in g the extraordinary average which has featured this opening, ew, if any, mines in Pennsylvania arc working steadier than that at Colver, where, it will be recalled all records for single opening out put per month were broken some time ago Colver promises to be a busy town for some time to come. Mr. Saxman, the new general su perintendent, is a well-known min ing man of practical experience. He is vice president of the Eber burg Coal Company and is i president of the Saxman Coal i v >ke Company, which has ext sive coal operations in West Vi. - ginia. At one time Mr. Saxman owned the Sonman Shaft Coal Mining Company at Portage which he sold to the firm of Thorne and Neill, the senior member of which is the famous Yale football star of a number of years ago. Mr. Sax man is a sou of Marcus Saxman, the Latrobe operator. He will spend much of his time at Colver. but his family will reside at the handsome Saxman home in Bryn Mawr. OPPOSE PLAN FOR INDIANA'S ARMORY The board of counly commis sioners of Indiana have determin ed that they can do nothing to as sist this town in getting an armory for Company F of the local mili tary unit of the Tenth regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania. The vote is said to have stood two against the appropriation, Mr Anslcy voting in favor of it. ThUj action means that Indiana will be without an armory for some years to come. The time limit of the state for the acceptance of the offer will ex pire shortly. It had been suggest ed that the funds could be raised through public subscription, but this method of securing the funds. is not looked upon with favor. WHAT IS GOING ON THIS EV ENING. Strand. The Little Rebel. • C • -. ;■ Colonial. Jesse Willard, the champion < the world, in "The Heart Punch Lyric Hall. Rolles Skating at 7:30 . *8 -..jfc. FIVE CENTS
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