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ITALIAN
CABINET
RESIGNS
Demands of Citizens Force Ur
gent Council of Italian
Ministers
LONDON, May 14.—The Italian
cabinet has resigned.
"The council of ministers," says
Reuter's Rome correspondent, ''con
sidering it did not possess the unani
mous assent of the constitutional par
ties regarding its international policy
which the gravity of the situation de
mands, has decided to hand its resig
nation to the king. An official note
to this effect was issued tonight.
"The king has reserved his decis
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ion as to whether the resignation will
lie accepted."
Lusitanla Life Boat
With Six Bodies Found
CORK, May 14.—One of the Lus
itania's lifeboats containing the bod
ies of four women and two children,
who had perished of exposure, was
picked up off Fastnet yesterday, ac- 1
cording to a telegram received here
today. The boat was floating in
good condition
118 Americans Still Missing
LONDON, May 14.—One hundred
and eighteen American passengers
on the destroyed liner Lusitania are
still missing, according to a revised
estimote issued by the United States
embassy today.
HONOR STUDENTS
ARE NAMED
The Program of Commencement
Events Also Announced
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Honor students of the Senior class
of tlie Indiana State Normal school
have been named for the commence
ment Wednesday, June 30. They
are: Salutatortian, Frank Terpe,
Marion Center; valedictorian, Miss
Iva Heinple, Indiana; L. Louise
Grant, Washington; Georgine Y.
Holmes, Claysville; Margaret Mor
row, Rodi; Loretta Powers, Titus
ville; Mary Emily Miller, Pittsburg,
Mary Alice Watson, Butler; Claude
Petted, Indiana.
The program of events for com
mencement week is:
Baccalaurette sermon, June 27.
Commencement concert, Monday
morning. June 28.
Class day exercises, alumni ban
quet ami meetings, Tuesday after
noon and evening, June 29.
Graduation cermonies, Wednesday
morning, June 30.
Slick Forger Headed This Way
Dccording to the Punxsutawney
Spirit, Indiana merchants may be
visited by a clever forger, who pur
chases small articles aud presents in
payment a perfectly nice looking
check for $l2, for which he receives
real money in exchange. The check,
of course, is worthless.
His description is given as about
22 years, 5 feet 9 inches, and weight
About 155 pounds.
PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW MIGHTY FLEET.
Photo by American Press Association.
As a part of the most extensive maneuvers in the history of our navy the fleet congregates in the Hudson river
from May Bto the 18th. On the latte - date President Wilson will review it.
CAMBRIA STEEL
FOR RUSSIA
Contract For Car Axles Calls For
$750,000 —Other Foreign
Orders Coming In .
JOHNSTOWN, May 14.—1t was
announced this evening that the Cam
bria Steel Company has landed a
$750,000 order for car axles to be
shipped to Russia in the near future,
probably byway of the Pacific ocean
and through Asiatic Russia to avoid
attacks by German vessels. It is
also announced that more than $l,-
000,000 additional will be realized on
other orders for foreign shipment,
some of which come from nations not
now at war. Business at the big
mills has been picking up consider
ably of iate, being helped by an or
der for 1000 steel cars from the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Company,
and it expected the local mills will
land a portion of the order for steel
cars that will be placed by the Peun
svlvania Railroad Company in the
near future.
Cbautanqaa At Blairsville
Begins June 21
Blairsville will have its Chautau- !
qua this year beginning June 21. A
large number of tickets have been
| sold and it is expected that the en
tertainments will be as well attended
' this year as ever.
State Demonstration on
Care of Fruit Trees
j The state demonstrations to show I
fruit raisers how to kill the wooly;
aphis, the codling moth and other
inseets which are endangering the
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. fruit crop, will be given at the fol- \
j lowing places in Indiana county:
May IS, T. C. Wood, Saltsburg, j
R. No. 1.
Wednesday, May 19, Henry C.
Rudolph. Punxsutawney R. No. 5.
Thursday, May 20, John Wise,
j Lovejoy, R. No. 2.
* The demonstrations will be in
charge of Carl Ebert.
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White's Appointnent
Officially Announced
The Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts
burg railroad Tuesday officially an
ounced the appointment of A. B.
I White as superintendent of the Pitts
burg and Middle divisions to succeed
Peter Frazer, deceased. Mr. White
is a resident of Punxsutawney and
j well known in this place.
CITY ITEMS IN BRIET
MINES WORKING BETTER The
mines in and around Homer Cit} r and
Lucerne are now working from four
to five days a week.
SALE BROUGHT $3,000 —Charles
F. McJunkin has sold his property
South Thirteenth street to Mrs. Mar
garet L. Lowman of 346
street, Pittsburg. The consideration
was $3,000. Possession is given at
once.
ANOTHER INDIANA RESIDENCE
ROBBED —The residence of A. S.
Moorhead on South Seventh street,
was robbed Sunday morning while
the family were at church. A small
amount of money was secured by the
thieves.
CONTRACT FOR LOCAL FIRM —The
New York State Highway Commiss
ion has awarded the contract for six
miles of highway at Little Falls,
Herkermer county, to M. Bennett &
Sons, local contractors, the work to
begin at once.
INDIANA SCHOOL TAX FIXED AT
ELEVEN MILLS —The Indiana school
board has fixed the millage for 1915
at eleven mills; eight mills for the
school use proper and three mills for
WATER COMPANY CLEANS MAINS
Over Foer Miles of Pipe Are
Cleaned at an Expense
of $5,000
The Clymer Water Company has
just completed the enormous task of
cleaning over four miles of its lines
within the borough. Tlio ircrusta
tion which has been the accumulation
of years has been removed, thus al
lowing more even pressure and purer
water.
This was a voluntary act on the
part of the water company and shows
their desire to give Indiana the best
of service.
The cleaning of the mains required
over a month's work and an outlay
of $5,000, and was in charge of a
New York firm.
Paved Streets for Marion Center
At a special election at Marion
Center Monday it was carried 73 to
18 that that thriving little town
should pave the main street, and
bonds will be issued for $4,500.
Work will start at once. With a j
fine water system, electric lights and
this new improvement we would think
that Marion Center was fast enrolling
in the rapidly progressing towns of
this thriving county.
INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, MAY 15 1915
the building fund. The teachers
will be elected at the June meeting
of the schoo l board.
STATE BOARD EXAMS AT INDIANA
JUNE 24—State board examinations
for teachers' certificates will be held
June 24. The board has already
been named, and ever} thing is in
readiness for the holding of the an
nual quiz. There will be an unusu
ally large number of applicants this
year.
INDIANA BOY HIT BY AN AUTO
MOBILE—A son of James Edmiston
was painfully hurt Monday while rid
ing horseback. An automobile
struck his mount and Edmiston was
thrown heavily to the brick pavement.
The auto was being driven by George
Seanor. The horse was slightly
hurt.
WAR VETERANS TO FORM ORGANI
ZATION—A camp of the United Span
ish-American war veterans is soon to
be formed in Indiana. The applica
tion for a charter has gone to Harris
burg and the charter is expected next
week. As soon as it arrives the
muster will be held and the camp in
Johnstown will probabaly have
charge of the organizing.
Oldest Attorney in
Indiana County Dies
Samuel Douglass, aged 87 years,
the oldest attorney of the Indiana
county bar, died Friday at his home
on East Philadelphia street where he
resided for more than 80 years. He
was born July 13, 1827 and was a
life long resident of Indiana.
He was elected secretary and solic
itor of Indiana tcwn council in 1856
and held the position continuously
for 36 years. 31r. Douglass was a
veteran of the civil war, having ser
ved in Co. I, Second regiment, P.Y.
I. He was a member of Post No. 28
G. A. R., and had been a member
of the Indiana County Bar associa
tion since its organization. He leaves
two sisters, Miss Lydia Ann Doug
lass, at home, and Mrs. Moshiem
; Sharretts of South Sixth street. He
was buried Sunday in Greenwood
Cemetery, of which he had been
secretary, treasurer and manager for
many years.
FOR SALE!—Corner lot in Chevy
I Chase, 65x150, for further informa
tion, apply at this office.
Best stores advertise in The
Batriot.
Wilson's Note Has
Been Sent To Germany
Safety to Neutrals on the High Seas and for American
\ essels, and Reparation Asked—A Favorable
Reply is Expec ted
STRONG LANGUAGE BUT NO ULTIMATUM
WASHINGTON. May 13.—At 1 o'clock this afternoon President Wil
son's note to Germany demanding guarantees that attacks on merchantmen
j carrying non combatants shall end, and for reparation for violations of
! American Tights in the war zone, had been cleared over the telegraph wires
from Washington and was started on its way over the under sea cables. It
must go byway of Gibraltar and Malta, and then to Rome and overland
lines to \ ienna and Berlin. As a courtesy a copy was delivered to Count
Berustorff, the German ambassador.
The note covered seven pages of note paper, about 1500 words, and while
couched in no uncertain language, is in no way ah ultimatum.
STEAL JEWELRY;
ARRESTED;
TIREAK JAIL
Two Boys Arrested By
Blairsville Police, Pick
Lock and Escape
DETECTiyiTfoO LATE
After being arrested in Blairsville
Saturday night on the charge of hav
ing stolen some valuable jewelry
from the home of Attorney Blair, of
this place, John and William Palmer
broke out of the town bastile in the
municipal building of Blairsville Sat
urday and escaped.
The dash for freedom was "movie
like." The boys picked the lock of
their cell a short time after the con
stable had put them there. After
breaking from the cell they deliber
ately walked out of the building.
Later they ran down to the banks of
the Conemaugh river and wading
across, made a quick disappearance
through the timberland on the edge
of the water.
A few minutes after the boys
made their escape, County Detective
i Neal arrived to take the prisoners
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i back to Indiana. All of Sunday and
| Monday the police were searching for
the pair, but so far no clue has been
found. One of the lads is said to
have been recently discharged from
M organza. * J
Dog Worth $5OO Swallows
Diamond Ring Worth $250
One bite of meat and a cocker
spaniel worth $5OO, increased in val
ue 50 per cent. Monday when Mrs.
: William Walker, of 2817 Veteran
I Avenue, Nortkside, Pittsburg, was
| feeding the dog, a diamond ring!
, worth $250 slipped from her finger
j and with some meat
down the dog's throat. Mr. Walker <
I
is wondering whether it will pay to
kill his $5OO dog to recover the $250 j
diamond ring.
Banquet at Y. M. C. A. Tuesday
A banquet will be given the night
of May 18, next Tuesday at the Y.
M. C. A, A number of invitations
i have been issued and a large attend
ance is expected. The banquet will
be under the auspices of the Lay
man's Missionary movement, There ,
will be special music.
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Russia Makes Loan
of $500,000,000
PETROGRAD, May 14, via Lon
don.—A governmental announcement
made public today instructed tho
ministry of finance to issue a second
| internal loan of 1.000,000,000 rubles
: ($500,000,000.)
Paris Editor] Solve
United States Problem
PARIS, May 14.—While the press
continues to display intense interest
in the sinking of the Lusitania, the
discussion in its editorial colums is
now turning more toward the politic
al side of the tragedy and the prob
able attitude of President Wilson
Much curiosity is displayed regard
ing the decision of the Washingto
government. The Matin believe,
the least the United States could do
would be to expel the German am
bassador.
Aeroplane fleet is
Driven Off From Paris
PARIS, May 12.—A fleet of Ger
man aeroplanes tried to attack Paris
today, but were driven off by the
French airmen.
Countrysice is Aroused by
Bold Daylight Theft
Farmers living in White township
are hunting for a gang of thieves who
J entered the farmhouse of Davison
Harrison about 10 o'clock last Satur
day morning and after ransacking
f
, the house disappeared with some val
| uables.
The theft was a bold one. The
thieves had learned in some way that
the Harrisons would not be at home.
Mr. Harrison and other members of
the family left early for town.
The thieves went to the farm house
| and breaking open a door, went
I through every room. Although
many were working about their farms
nearby, the robbers got away with
out being seen. The robbery was
not discovered until the Harrisons>
returned home.
List of Letters
Remaining uncalled for in the In
diana office, May 8. 1915:
Miss Pauline Doverspiche. Miss Nel
lie M. Logan, 11.C. Lysle, Mrs. Lot.
tie Smith, Charles C. Smith, Master
Arthur Thompson, Mrs. Lydia Wil
liams, J.R. Winceheimer.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they were
advertised, giving date.
HARRY W. FEE. P. ML
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