ONLY BI LINGUAL uai-EK BETWEEN NEW YORK AND CHICAGL mmmmmmcmmmmzmmMMjmujmrjammßammmmmmammmwmmmxmmmmmmmm VOLUME TJ —No 19 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WERT Initial Bow of Indiana's New Musical Organi zation Monday Night A MUSKM TREAT Monday night at the Auditorium, Indiana's Symphony Orchestra of forty live capable musicians under the direction of Prof. Cogswell, of the Normal Conservatory, wiil make its first public appearance in an ex cellent concert program. Rehearsals have been going on for months until this fine organization has reached a high plane of musical I efficiency and should be heard by every lover of music in Indiana. This the first time Indiana ever cculd boast of a real symphony or chestra with complete instrumenta tion, and a very pleasant surprise is in store for all who attend Monday niglit. It is under the auspices of the Indiana Military Band and -the net proceeds will go to help maintain that excellent organization. The price of admission is only 25 cents, so let everyone buy a ticket whether he intends to go or not. The orchestra will be assisted by three soloists all of whom are favor ites in Indiana. SOUTHERN STORM CLAIMS 21 LIVES Hurricane Brings Fatalities In New Orleans. Forty-five Injured NEW ORLEANS, May 7—The death toll of the wind srorms which devastated Acadia parish, in south western Louisiana and Coahoma county, in Northwestern Mirsissippi, yesterday, today stood at 21. All but one were negroes. Fifteen were killed at Egan and Mermentau, in Acadia parish, aud six near Clarks dale and Jonestown, Miss. Forty-five more persons are known to have been injured in Acadia parish some of tliem seriously. Early estimates place the property Joss at $500,000. j Large Amounts for Destitute Belgians 1 PHILADELPHIA, May 7—Tliej Belgian relief fundjfor destitute non combatants which recently turned its affairs over to the Pennsylvania com mittee made its report yesterday, showing that during the six mouths in which it was engaged in soliciting funds it collected $1 GO, 707 and 4,600,529 pounds of food, worth $62,440. A large proportion of the food collected was sent to Philadelphia by local committees throughout the state ■ * ■ Salesman: Reliable salesman for Household Specialty. Write F. A. Knouff, sales manager, 1209- 30 Keenan Bldg, Pittsburg. Pa. Subscribe for the Patriot $1 year WOMEN OF WORLD TALK PEACE. Photo by American Press Association. American delegates at the international woman's peace conference at The Hague. Jane Addams of the Hull House. Chicago, is second from left in front row. CITY ITEMS IN BRIET INDIANA WILL HAVE TWO CLEAN UP DAYS —The town Board of Health has named May 11 and 12 as the dates for the annual clean-up and all citizens are expected to get out and hustle. There are many sections of the town in need of attention. DAUGHERTY'S STORE ROBBED—A successful attempt was made early Thursday morning to rob Daugherty's drug store at Philadelphia and Eighth streets. About $B5 worth of revolv ers were taken and entrance was made by jimmying the front door. DOG MASSACRE AT HOMER CITY— No mad dogs at Homer City. They are taking no chances and at the last head counting, no less than 15 were graceing the chief dog killer's trophy pole, and his bank account had in creased at the rate of $1 per head. INDIANA WOMAN ARRIVES IN AN AFRICAN MISSION —Mrs. Jane E. Myers cf Indiana, has arrived in Robbers Get $2OO After Blowing Safe The safe in the store of the Seneca Coal Mining Company at Chambers ville was dynamited early Wednesday morning and cash and stamps valued at more than $2OO were secured by the yeggs. A purse containing a large sum of money was overlooked in their haste to escape. The rob ery was the third committed in the town in a little over two weeks. The j police are following up a plausable clue. | Begin War on Local Auto Speeders Burgess J. Irviu Shaffer has issued j warnings to the effect that all per ! sons violating the borough speed laws will be punished to the full ex tent of the law. Much carelessness is alleged to be exercised on tbe part of some of tbe drivers of cars on the streets here. Public Notice I hereby give notice to the pub-' lie in general, that beginning with this date. I am not responsible for any business transacted by Joe liggi, of Homer City, Pa. A. CESARIO, Punxsutawney, Pa. j Best stores advertise in Th Patriot. Kijabe, British East Africa, where she is to take up mission work. Mrs. Myers left Indiana some time ago. Letters have been received from her by friends. ENCAMPMENT DATE SET. —The en campment of the second brigade National Guard of Pennsylvania will be held here August 7 to 14. The Nealor farm, where the encampment is to be held, will be gone over thoro ughly and arrangements completed before the middle of the summer. COUNCIL, LETS CONTRACT FOR CITY SEWERAGE —Out of a field of ten bidders, Council last Monday even ing awarded the sewer contracts to the contracting firm of Bennett & Sherer, of Indiana, for $5,3G7.64. The estimates ran all the way from this figure to over $9,000. There were but two local bidders, the re mainder being from Greensburg, Johnstown, Altoona and eastern points, Say They Stole Food to Feed the Starving Pleading guilty to the theft of a quantity of meat and alleging that it was stolen to feed their starving children, Guy Lambing and wife, of Washington township, were paroled in court here by Judge S. J. Telford. The couple had been arrested on a charge of larceny, pleaded guilty, ami when brought up for sentence told a story of hardship and want that brought about the parole and an investigation of the conditio. l of the family. Indiana's New Fire Truck Has Arrived Indiana's new motor fire truck has arrived aud is ready for service. This town now has one of the best I equipped volunteer fire departments in this part of the state. The truck i is being given tests and has attract ed much attention. Beautifying Crounds About tbe Hospital The grounds surrounding the In diana hospital are being made beau tiful by the planting of trees and shrubbery by the hospital association Flower beds will sdso add to the ap pearance of the grounds. ADVERTISE IN THE PATRIOT J 1 INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, MAY S 1915 DEER TAKEN TO THE MOOSE FARM WEDNESDAY The six dainty little Follow deer which arrived in Indiana Wednesday evening from New Jersey and con- ! signed by the State Game Commission to the Indiana County Branch of the j Wild Life League, were the objects of much attention. It was the first time that many people in Indiana had seen a real, live deer, and espec ially of the Fallow variety. The little visitors evidently apprec iated the attention they were receiv ing, for they showed no signs of fear The six are fine specimens and with the proper protection throughout the county will doubtless propogate rap idly. The shipment was released in the vicinity of Suncliff by Frank Moose and when they were taken into the woods were reluctant to leave their ci-stodians and had to be forcibly driven back into the woods. There is a heavy fine and imprisonment awaiting any person caught running j the deer with dogs or in any way in juring them and for this reason it is j not expected that there will be any trouble. Five Are Taken to Morganza Three girls antl two boys, all from I Indiana, or near this place, were i taken on the 6:05 train Wednesday morning to the Pennsylvania Indus- 1 trial School at Morganza, to see if the course of training at that institu- ' tion will have any effect on their ' morals, which are badly corrupted. I The five were: Lew Senebaidi, Joe Kalmer. May Woolweaver, Anna Cook and Agnes Miller. The quin tette were in the hands of officers, tin- chief of which was County Sheriff ■ George H. Jeffries. List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the In diana office May 1, 1915: Miss Olive Baylor, Mrs. E. A. Campbell. Guiseppe Ciliotta. I). S. Fleming, Gup H. Foster, M. J. Madigan, Miss Esther Moyer. Miss! Sara E. Nolin, J. Bryan Orr. Alfred Peluchette (3), Mrs. Samuel Roberts, i Henry Roberts, Grant Shank, J. E. 1 Sumney. Dr. William Charles White, Prof. W. H. Work, Auloryco Gawy- j houska. When inquiring for letters in this list please state that they were ; advertised, giving date. HARRY W. FEE, P. M ( Best stores advertise in The j Patriot. ... . . .......... \ RUSSIAN ARMY ABANDONS GALICIAN TERRITORY | Austro-German Allies Wrest City of Tarnow and Dnkla and Lupkow Passes from Shattered Russian Forces Now in Headlong Flight REPORTED MORE THAN 50.000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED VIENNA, May G—An official communication issued this evening by the War Office says: "At 4 o'clock this afternoon the last Russian positions on the heights east of the Dunajec and the Biala risers were gained by our troops. "Tarnow was captured by us at 10 o'clock this morning. "The Austrian Southern wing has crossed the Wisloka River. The Russians are retreating eastward of the Lupkow Pass. "The number of prisoners in our hands has been increased to more than 50,000." _ ■■ . Sazanoff Says Reports of German Victory Unfounded * WASHINGTON, May G—The Russian embassy received today advices from the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, at Petrograd, advices stating that reports from Vienna and Berlin of a victory by the Germans and Austrians in Western Galicia are absolutely un founded aud are contradicted most emphatically. The dispatch was signed by Sazanoff. Indiana Man Jailed on Serious Charge Samuel Galbreatli aged about 34 years, a resident of Young township, is in the county jail on a serious charge. It is alleged that he attack ed and attempted to assault the 7- year old daughter of a prominent resident, He was brought to jail j Thursday by Constable H. B. Fulton and locked up on a charge of assault and battery with criminal intent. Queer Explosion Injures Miner j A foreigner employed in the Lu cerne mines had a narrow escapa from death last Monday night, and is at ; present in the Indiana Hospital, | where he is suffering from burns. The man lived in House No. 85 and was emptying some powder from a keg into his mine can. His miner's I i j lamp was a little to close and there J was a tremendous explosion. The man was painfully injured about the ; face and hands, but not seriously. , His wife and children were not hurt but the house was a complete wreck. fire at Biairsviile Tuesday A small building used as a store house, at the rear of J. P. Archi bald's house was tatally destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock j The cause of the fire is unknown as j there were no lights or fires in or near the building. The flames spread j so rapidly that none of the contents j could be saved, and for a time it was feared that the high wind would carry the flames to neighboring houses. ! The prompt action of the volunteer j Fire Company soon subdued the fire without further loss. Biairsviile Woman io Jail Rose Palmer, aged about 30 years of Biairsviile, was brought to the county jail Tuesday morning to serve 30 days for alleged drunkenness and disorderly conduct. ALL THE NEWS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED? :: The stragotic achievement of wil ing up a hostile battle front by a flanking attack, of which Chancellors ville is one of the few successful ex amples in modern history, is now in | full progress in West Galicia. Fav ored by continued good weather, mile after mile of the Russian Carpathian front litis been rendered untenable by the steady, unchecked Austro-Ger man advance. The Russian forces have been in full retreat since dawn .of May 5, and are being closely followed by the Austrian Carpathian army, according to oflicial advices reaching here. Chicago Mayor Mames "Advertising Weeks" CHICAGO, May 7—Mayor Will iam Hale Thompson yesterday issue* a proclamation designating the wee of June 20 to 2G as advertising wee. in Chicago in honor of the eleventh annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, which will meet here that week. Merchants are asked by the mayor toobseivethe occasion by suitably decorating their places of business and by making special displays of advertised, trade marked merchandise. Uncle Sam Short of Money to Pay Help PITTSBURG, May 6—More than 40 employees of Uncle Sam in Alle j gheny county will lose eight days' | work between now and July 1, be i cause of the inability of the govern ment to pay full salaries. Congress failed to appropriate the full amount for the pay rolls and as a result act ing Secretary Newton of the treasury department has ordered all custodian staffs in the 896 federal buildings in the nation to a layoff of four days in May and June. More than 4.500 j employees will be affected. W. G. Smith, custodian of the ' federal building in Pittsburg, said . the order would affect all of his stafT from the char woman to himself, in- I eluding elevator men, watchmen, en gineers and other employees. I . WHAT IS GOING ON THIS EV ENING. Strand. Americano Colonial. Charles Chaplin Lyric Hall. Rolles Skating at. 7:36 FOR SALE—Corner lot in Chevy Chase, 65x150, for further informa tion, zt : x zlz office. FIVE CENTS
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