ONLY BI LINGUAL
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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