ONLY 81-LINGUAL
rArisl! BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND CHICAGu
VoLL'ME TJ—No. 31
American Flag Torn and Trampled on by Mexicans. Becker Dies In Sing Sing
RUSSIANS READY TO
ABANDON WARSAW
Lack of Ammunition Given
as Cause for the City's
Evacuation
LONDON, July 80, 8:07 a. m. —The "Times says: "It
is not believed there will be any fighting in the vicinity of
Warsaw, and probably only a rear guard action between
there and a new line. The postoffice moved today."
The decision came as a surprise to all outside the inner
circles of the Russian staff, as the splendid resistance of
fered by the Russians was believed to be evidence of the
Grand Duke's intention to fight it out with Germany.
The cause is given out that the 11
army is short of equipment and am
munition and the sensible thing to
do would be to avoid battle and with
draw until the armies are conditioned
to take an agresaive offensive and
drive the enemy from Russian soil.
RELATIVES OF INDIANA
MINISTER DROWNED
IN CHICAGO RIVER
Robert Clark, His Wife and Child
Meet Death in Terrible
Chicago Accident
Word was received Monday by
Rev. J. Calvitt Clark, pastor of the
Christian church, of this place, that'
his brother, Robert Clark, his wife
and child, were among the drowned
in the Chicago river, at Chicago last
Saturday, when the excursion steamer
Eastland turned turtle, causing a
loss of over 1200 lives.
Rev. Clark was" on his way to
Clearfield and received the relayed
message at Clymer, from which
place he left for Chicago.
State Highway Department
is Oiling State Roads
The Second Brigade encampment
is just a week otf, and great credit
must be given the State Highway De
partment for the manner in which
they are attending to the condition
ing of the state roads leading into In
diana, in anticipation of the great
amount of travel that will lie here at
that time. During the last week the
East Pike and the Jacksonville road
from the borough line to the end of
the macadam have been oiled, some
thing that will he appreciated by all
persons using them, especialy the
motorists. After the oil has soaked
into the macadam it makes a fine,
smooth surface, free from dust.
The oiling of public roads is an in
novation for Indiana, but the states
of New York and New Jersey have
proven it a success. The oil is said
to he the residue of the crude petrol
eum after the kerosene, gasoline, etc.
has been taken out, and is sprayed
onto to road from a tank by means
of a force feed pump.
Oil the Biairsville road the re-sur
facing is progressing rapidly and will
be ready for the encampment. The
work is completed as far as cemetery
hill. \\ est Pike is also bciug re-j
surfaced and in a short time all our
roads will be in first class condition.
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BOULEVARD LIGHTS
! FOR COURT HOUSE
| Rev/ Lights Will Be in Place By
Encampment Week, ami Add
Greatly to Appearance
OTHER LIGHTS WILL 8E PLACED
Yea, verily! Ye olde Courte
House is going to be '-lit up." Tues
day afternoon the County Commis
sioners met with the city fathers and
as a result an order for five boulevard
lights will be given at once. The
lights will greatly enhance the fa
mous old building besides beautifv-
Philadelphia street, and will be in
place by encampment week. They
will be the same as the others in
place about town. Three will be on
the Philadelphia street side, one on
the corner of Court Way, the second
directly in front of the building and
| the third at the Sixth street corner.
Two will be placed 011 the Sixth
street side, one in front of the steps,
and the other in front of the jail
steps.
Following this announcement, it
1 was informally given out that the
Farmers Bank and Godfrey Marshall
would place three lights in front of
their properties, and Bichard W.
\\ elirle is making a eampign for
lignts east of Sixth street. Many
small cities are making their main
streets beautiful at night with these
lights, some being content with hav
ing only one lightoll the post: others
have two. The city of Klmira, X.
V. has three lights to a post, but In
diana is no cheap skate town and
goes that city two better with two
cross arms at right angles with drop
lights at each end and a large globe
in the center at the top. five lights
to the post, making a verv pretty
lighting effect.
However, there must be symetry
in placing them or the effect will be
lost.
List of Letters
remaining uncalled for in the Indiana 1
otiice July 24. 1915:
Pietro Bangiovanni, Miss Grace 1
Brms. Reggivi Fnris. Clyde F. Grom
David Lenisi. Miss Grace Beasinger.
John Shields. L. P. Sliusby. Miss
Mary Taloau. .J. B. Winceheimer.
Harry Proctor White. Fiona Yambor.
When inquiring for letters in this
list please state that they were ad
vertised, giving date.
HARRY W. FEE. P. M.
COLUMBIA STUDENTS TO FIGHT TYPHUS
Photo by American Press Association.
When the Greek steamer Themistocles sailed it carried twenty-five Colum
bia university students, bound for Nish, Servia, to battle against the typhus
plague there.
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s People You Know i
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—David Weamer, of Jeannette,
was an Indiana visitor Wednesday.
—Mrs. W. N. Liggett, of Chest
nut street, is spending a few days in
Belief out.
—Mr. and Mis. J. St. Clair Sloan,
of Water street, are spending a week
in Ligonier
—Mr. and Mrs. John Wagel and
their family are spending a few days
in Black lick.
—Attorney and Mrs. J. Elder
Peelor and their son, Murray, mo
tored to Pußois Wednesday.
—Mrs. E.R. Lumsden, and daugh
ter. May Jean, of South Sixth, are.
visiting relatives in Nanticoke and
Wilkes-Barre.
—Misses Rose and Ruth Cost, of
West Chestnut street, are the guests
of their sister, Mrs. John Hopkins,
of California, Pa.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pennington
and family, of Vandergrift. wers the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. A Pen
nington, of North Ninth street, last
week.
—Roy Souder, of Pittsburg, is
spending a few days with his family,
who are guests in the home of Mr
and Mrs. Charles W. Books, on
School street.
—Miss Bess Cunningham, of
Wayne avenue, is visiting at the
home of her brother. Charles Cun
ningham, in Cresson. Frank Gun
ningham. of San Francisco, is ex
here soon for a short visit.
Presbyterians Elect Pastor
As a result of a congregational
meeting held in the first Presbyter
ian church, Monday evening, a call
was extended to the Rev. A. M.
Eel Is. of Cairo. 111., to become pas
tor of the church at a salary of $2300
a year. Rev. Eells was elected on
the first ballot cast, receiving 172
votes. Rev. J. R. Ziegler. the only
other candidate, received 150 votes.
The Rev. William J. Wilson, of Oak
land avenue, was moderator at the
meeting and he will notify Rev. Fell
of his election. It is not certain
that lie will accept the call.
Weather permitting, the Indiana
Military Baud will give one of their
popular concerts in front of the Court
House this evening at S o'clock.
INDIANA, PA. FRIDAY, JI LY 30 1015
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Weddings
On Tuesday afternoon in the apart
! ments of the bride's father, J. M.
Cunningham, occurred the wedding
of his daughter, Mary Margaret, to !
Mr. Brongli Erskine Miller, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, of Pittsburg. J
Mr. and Mrs. Miller left in an auto
mobile for Punxsutawney, and from
there started 011 a trip through Can
ada, at the conclusion of which they !
will go to Galveston, Texas, where
Mr. Miller is connected with the Tex- j
as Oil Company. The wedding was
witnessed by the immediate families
of the couple.
Kittaning Gang May
Have Bomed Barns
The state police are said to be in
possession of information which jus
tifies file belief that the two men
arrested several days ago in Kittan
ning, and who later confessed to hav
ing set tire to a number of buildings
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in that vicinity might be the same
gang which set tire to the three barns
and the B. 11. & P. railroad station
at Reed Junction.
The state police have been investi
gating the case since the burning of j
the barns.
225 Teachers Re
eive Certificates
There were 344 persons took the
.
| examinations for teachers before
'Superintendent .James F. Chapman.
Of this number, 225 received certi
ficates to teach The failure to re
ceive certificates this year would
have been considerably less had it
not been for the provision of the new
school code which requires all teach
ers to be 18 years of age. A num
ber under this age passed all branch
es. but were necessarily denied a cer
tificate which would entitle them to
teach.
(Political Advertisement)
For Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas.
(Non-Partisan)
J. X. LANG HAM,
Of Indiana Borough.
Subject to the decision cf the vot
ers of the Fortieth -Judicial District
(Indiana County) at the Primary-
Election to be held on Tuesday. Sep
tember 21, 1915.
Advertise in the Patriot
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BECKER ELECTROCUTED
AT SING SING PRISON
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Wife's Plea to the Governor
Fails to Save the Con
demed Man
OSSIXING, X. July 29. —Mrs. Charles Becker ar
rived at Sing Sing prison by autoniebile from Pouglikeep
sie at 11:30 o'clock, after an unsuccessful attempt to have
Gov."Whitman commute Iter husband's sentence to life im
prisonment. She went at once to her husband's cell to tell
him the news that meant death in the electric chair. She
bade farewell to her husband at 12:30 a. m. She left the
prison at 1:15, and showed no effect of the mental strain to
which she lias been subjected.
NICEWONGER DIES
OF BROKEN BACK
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Andrew Nicewongcr Was Breaking
Colt to Buggy When He Was
Thrown lo Ground
Andrew Nicewongcr. aged 63. a
well know farmer of Clierryhill town
ship, was seriously injured while
breaking a colt List Friday. He was
brought to the Indiana hospital on
Monday where it was found that he
was suffering from a fractured spine.
He was paralyzed from his hips down
and died Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
Mr. Nicewonger hitched a young
j colt to a wagon to break it. The
animal was driven without a mishap,
and he decided to hitch it to a buircrv
CSC/
He did so and was driving from his
farm to the main road, when the colt
shied and Mr. Nicewonger was thrown
to the ground. When picked up he
was found to be paralzed from the
hips down and has remained i that
condition until called by death.
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Elmer Conrath Will
Take a Nice Trip
Elmer'Conrath, of Indiana, saluta
torian of this year's class of the In
diana High School, is one of the par
ty of 25 Y. M. G. A. boys and Boy
Scouts, who will, as a reward for get
' o
ting subscriptions for the American
magazine and the Woman's Home
Companion, get a trip to the Pana
ma exposition. All their expenses
will be paid and the ambitious ones
are all in the neighborhood of 16
years old. They leave August 14.
going by railroad and returning by
water through the Panama canal.
Clymer 8; Ernest 4
The Ernest ball team and band
went to Glmer last Friday and play- j
ed against a team picked from four
counties and hired by Clymer for the
games during home week. It includ
ed Wagner. Coulter, and Wilkins, '
three men who have played in fast
company. Whinnie pitched a win
ning game for Ernest, it being lost
by errors and bad umpiring. Five
hits that counted as mauv runs being
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made after the side should have !>een
retired, his pitching and the outfield
holding the score down.
1 ALL THE NEWS FOR
ALL THE PEOPLE
HAVE VOL SUBSCRIBED?!
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The New Vogel Minstrels
John \\. \ ogcl's Minstrels, so well
and favorably known in Indiana, will
' lie better than ever tins season for it
will not only have the big minstrel
company of vocalists and blackface
comedians, but a chorus of pretty
1 girls and operatic male and female
vocalists. The idea is new. The
minstrelsy and the music for the
light and comic opera ensembles was
arranged for Mr. Vogel by Marry 11.
I Marshall who has been associated
with the Vogel forces before. Such
numbers as the Miserere scene from
II Trovatore. sextette from Lucia.
Pinafore and Mikado numbers, etc.
will be used. Mr. Marshall left last
Saturday for Columbus. Ohio, to
personally direct the rehearsals be
ginning July 26th. A new march,
••The Minstrel King," dedicated to
Mr. Vogel, and composed by Mr.
Marshall, will be featured in the aug
mented band and orchestra.
Machine Guns Here
Curing Encampment
One of the features of the Encamp
ment of tne Second Brigade. N.G.P.
which starts here next week, will Ijc
the demonstration of the lieav*- ma
chine guns of the regular armv.
Captain C. C. McLain has been
notified that a detachment of troops,
mules, etc., will l>e sent overland
from Fort Meyer, Va., to Indiana so
as to be here for the opening of the
j encampment, and that there will be
daily demonstrations.
The trip overland from Virginia
will take about a week and wall E>e
made \H easy stages. The gun is
carried on the backs of mules, from
which it is lifted and placed on a tri
pod for firing. The cartridges are
on a long tape and are fed into the
machine. Two men are required for
the firing of the gun, one doing the
sighting and the other placing the
cartridges.
The machine gun company num
bers 108 men. There are six guns
to a company and 30 pack mules.
While it is not known definitely, it
is expected the entire company and
equipment will 1* here. Major
Miller of the staff will have a wireless
equipment and expects to be in daily
communication with Fort Meyer.
This attraction will doubtless
mean the presence of many sight
seers each day.
FTVK GENTS